Human Interest
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October 23, 2024
Born Out of Frustration: See How Liv Cycling Became the Leader in Women’s Bikes
When Bonnie Tu stirred the leaders of the largest bike manufacturer in the world to start a women-only brand, males dominated cycling as a sport and industry. GearJunkie
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October 7, 2024
How Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak Survived the Ordeal on Chaukhamba III
Yesterday, a helicopter from the Indian Air Force picked up Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak after a French climbing party helped the two climbers down Chaukhmaba III. The past three days have been full of tension. Explorers Web
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September 15, 2024
Barred from sports, Afghan women are forced to train, exercise in secret
The Taliban authorities have implemented an austere interpretation of Islamic law, with women bearing the brunt of restrictions that the UN has labeled “gender apartheid.” In November 2022, the Afghan Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice announced that women were barred from parks and gyms...
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September 9, 2024
Athletes Don’t Owe You a Mental Health Disclosure
In 2016, then-21-year-old Molly Seidel was the top distance runner in the NCAA and seemed destined for a thriving athletic career. But a series of injuries sidelined the Notre Dame student from that year’s Olympic Trials. That summer, she quietly checked into a four-month-long eating disorder treatment program. She returned...
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September 5, 2024
USA Cycling Told Kristen Faulkner She Had Just a 6% Chance to Win an Olympic Medal—She Defied the Odds
According to Faulkner, USA Cycling staff sat her down and showed her that their simulations gave her a six-percent chance of medaling in the road race. By contrast, the USA Cycling team-pursuit team was expected to medal on the track. Would she potentially sacrifice the track team’s chance of a...
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August 22, 2024
Carissa Moore Announces Baby, Surfed in Paris Olympics Pregnant
Carissa Moore is having a baby. The 2020 Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion made the announcement with an Instagram post. The news comes in the middle of a big year for Moore. In January, she announced she would be stepping away from the Championship Tour. The exception to Moore’s competitive hiatus...
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August 15, 2024
Where’s the Fanfare? Sunny Stroeer Becomes First Woman to Ski 1,000-Mile Iditarod Race
At the end of March, Sunny Stroeer became the first woman in history to complete the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational (ITI) on skis. She finished this self-supported ultramarathon in 29 days, 23 hours, and 6 minutes, less than 1 hour under the 30-day cutoff. Gear Junkie
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August 6, 2024
Sports Organization Launches Non-Profit Focused On Female Athletics
Women make up 38.4% of total athletes in the U.S., yet only 6% of sports science data is female-focused. Michele Kang is looking to change that. On July 27, Kang announced the launch of Kynisca Innovation Hub, an enterprise of Kang’s Kynisca Sports International Ltd. With a world-class team of scientists,...
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July 30, 2024
Who Is Ilona Maher? U.S. Rugby Player’s Body Positivity At The Olympics Is Going Viral
American rugby player and two-time Olympian Ilona Maher—who won a bronze medal on Tuesday—has become one of TikTok's most popular Olympians through her series of well-timed comedy bits, poignant commentary on sexism in sports and vocal support of “all the different body types” as she exposes the treatment she’s received...
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July 11, 2024
New Film Debuts About Courtney Dauwalter’s Epic ‘Triple Crown’ of Ultra-Trail Running
In 2023, Courtney Dauwalter won ultrarunning’s three most iconic races during the span of about nine weeks—Western States 100, Hardrock 100, and Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc—in what has become known as the “Triple Crown” of ultra-trail running. Salomon, one of her primary sponsors, has just released a new film about her...
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June 12, 2024
Her Mount Everest Record May Inspire More Nepali Women to Climb
Nepali photojournalist Purnima Shrestha doesn’t fit the stereotype of the imposing and rugged mountaineer. She stands barely five feet tall, and comes across as soft-spoken and shy. Her easygoing attitude stands in sharp contrast to that of mountaineers who post their latest achievement on social media. When I met her at a...
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June 4, 2024
She wanted to empower Black women in sport — so she started an inclusive running club
Until the pandemic shuttered gyms and fitness classes, Allison Hill was left with no outlet for exercise other than running. She was looking for a way to keep both her mind and body well, so she strapped on a pair of beat-up running shoes and hit the pavement. Now in...
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May 28, 2024
New York Liberty Star Breanna Stewart on the Rise of the WNBA, Mom Style and Why Her Puma Relationship Is So Authentic
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart — a two-time WNBA champion and two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player — said a collaboration on the Stewie 3 is coming, and included in the remaining colorways are two that are about important moments in her life. “Puma has been amazing throughout this entire process,” Stewart said. “There’s...
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May 10, 2024
Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jasmin Paris About Her 2024 Barkley Marathons Finish
Jasmin Paris (U.K.) made history on March 22 in the waning minutes of the 2024 Barkley Marathons, when she came around the final corner of the finishing road. No woman had ever finished four laps of five-lap race before, let alone the whole thing. After two previous attempts at the event in...
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May 8, 2024
Pregnant runner wins half-marathon
Elite American long-distance runner Anna Rohrer made headlines on Saturday when she won the half-marathon at the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis while 23 weeks pregnant. Clocking 1:15:18, the now two-time winner of the race was not expecting the win. She told Canadian Running that without any expectations heading into the race,...
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May 3, 2024
How Form’s Co-Founders Use Social Media To Build a Winning Fitness Brand
While Form was initially created to leverage creator Sami Clarke’s large social media following, it has evolved into a fitness brand capable of standing on its own with offerings including workout content, activewear and more. Over the past year, Form’s membership has grown by 300%, and the “Samis” have also...
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April 26, 2024
Laura Kenny opens up on how fertility issues led her to retire from cycling
Laura Kenny recently announced she was stepping down from competing, just four months before Paris 2024. Kenny appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday and explained how struggling to conceive her second child changed her mindset on life and led to her decision to end her cycling career. Independent
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April 3, 2024
‘I’m 48, perimenopausal, and ran 38km per day for six days, here’s what I’ve learned’
If modesty is a matter of downplaying your achievements, Mirna Valerio is the definition. She’s one of ten women who took part in lululemon’s FURTHER Ultramarathon – a historic six-day event in which each athlete surpassed the furthest distance of their careers, totalling 2,880 miles. At 48, former Spanish teacher and mother-of-one Valerio...
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March 27, 2024
Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jasmin Paris About Her 2024 Barkley Marathons Finish
Jasmin Paris (U.K.) made history on March 22 in the waning minutes of the 2024 Barkley Marathons, when she came around the final corner of the finishing road. No woman had ever finished four laps of five-lap race before, let alone the whole thing. After two previous attempts at the event in...
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March 20, 2024
Finding a Groove: An Interview With Camille Herron About Her 6-Day World Record at the 2024 lululemon FURTHER Event
Camille Herron of the U.S. has set yet another world record, this time the women’s 6-day world record by running 560.330 miles (901.764 kilometers) at the 2024 lululemon FURTHER event in La Quinta, California. The race was held on a 2.55-mile loop around Lake Cahuilla made up of largely dirt. Ten women, all lululemon-sponsored athletes,...
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March 12, 2024
She’s 12. She runs an under-3-hour marathon. And she’s prepping for the 2028 Olympics
The 5-foot-tall sixth-grader placed second among all girls and women at the Ventura Marathon in February when she ran the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours 58 minutes, averaging less than 7 minutes per mile. Her goal this year is to run the fastest recorded marathon for a 12-year-old of either gender — she's...
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March 1, 2024
Erin Ton Breaks Speed Records in Marathon Hike of Manitou Incline
The Manitou Incline is considered one of the most challenging hikes in Colorado, but Erin Ton completed it at record speed — thirteen times. Ton took on the "Inclinathon" challenge — going up and down the Incline's 2,744 steps thirteen times, over around 26 miles, just short of the length of a marathon —...
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February 21, 2024
Uniting Female SAR Communities: Meet the ‘Women in Rescue’
Rescuers who are women have been called “pretty mules” by patients who they’re carrying out of the backcountry; they’ve even been called “wimps” and “b*tches” for being perceived as too cautious or too assertive. This isn’t uncommon for women in SAR. Many of them regularly face harassment and unfounded questioning from...
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February 13, 2024
Few Triathletes Look Like Sika Henry. She’s Working to Change That.
Sika Henry signed up for her first sprint triathlon in 2013. She didn't even own a bike. Fast forward 10 years—she's been an IRONMAN 70.3 podium finisher five times, competed in the IRONMAN World Championships, and earned her Pro Card as the first Black female professional triathlete in 2021. She...
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January 24, 2024
Meet the Female Mountain Guides Who Made Rogers Pass Safe to Ski
There is a seismic shift happening in mountain culture and outdoor adventure right now. Female athletes, rescuers, guides, and recreationalists are getting more representation, becoming more prevalent, and gaining the respect they’ve always deserved. Sylvia Forest and Danyelle Magnan, who star in the Arc’teryx film “The Pass,” have been at...
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