Human Interest
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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 5, 2024
How a coffee expert is revolutionizing the water filtration market
Willmington/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – The launch of the Vitaloop Flexguard Water Filtration Bottle represents a significant milestone in the quest for clean, reliable water. This innovative product, crafted by Arild Vikingstad, promises to redefine water filtration standards with its unique automatic pump system, ensuring consistent pressure and filtration time for unmatched...
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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 14, 2024
She Had Never Run a Mile in Her Life, Then She Completed a 6-Day Ultramarathon at Age 31. Here’s How She Did It
Vriko Kwok knew the fourth day of her six day ultramarathon was going to be the hardest one. She had some ground to make up if she was going to achieve her goal of running a total of 300 kilometers. Well+good
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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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December 12, 2023
Women at Work: Why Timberland PRO’s Emily Miller Designs for the Trades
Even with a rock-solid design framework, creating durable and dependable footwear for tradespeople is not easy or simple. For one, making shoes and boots for some of the toughest wear environments can be aesthetically limiting. But there are also a lot of industry standards and safety tests that Timberland PRO...
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November 23, 2023
Kristin Armstrong Q&A: ‘I retired, had a baby, and then won Olympic gold’
Kristin Armstrong is one of the greatest time trialists of all time. She became world champion in the event twice during her career, and won three successive Olympic gold medals, at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. The American is now a coach and ambassador for the virtual cycling...
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November 16, 2023
For Shalane Flanagan, Community Is An Essential Part of Women’s Running
For Shalane Flanagan, community is an essential part of women’s running. The Olympian, NYC Marathon champion, and coach shares how the social side of the sport elevates performance. Women's Running (possible paywall)
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October 21, 2023
How Olympian Alyce Wood approached pregnancy and returning to sport postpartum
Eight months after the birth of her first child, Florence, dual Olympian Alyce Wood returned to competition. With an eye to competing at next year's Paris Olympics, Wood remained extremely active during her pregnancy. The 31-year-old tapped into resources from the Australian Institute of Sport's (AIS) Female Performance & Health Initiative...
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September 8, 2023
Lindsey Vonn Is Learning How to Rest. Kind Of.
Lindsey Vonn is perpetually in motion. Now that she’s fully retired from her championship career on the U.S. Ski Team, she’s running her foundation, keeping up her wellness routines, and was even spotted at the U.S. Open praising Billy Jean King. She’s also halfway through a series of knee-replacement surgeries...
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August 30, 2023
Unsung heroes: Antri Christoforou on being the odd one out, life as a bike mom, taking her own path
The 31-year-old didn’t come from a particularly sporting family, certainly not one that was at all interested in cycling, but she found the bike at a young age and loved it. She had a lot of energy to burn as a child, and cycling was a good way to get...
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August 25, 2023
Shikha Tandon | How I transitioned from swimming in the Olympics to a career in sports tech
Shikha Tandon, a former Olympic swimmer who is now director of partnerships at exercise intelligence firm Svexa, outlines what steps the sports business needs to take to empower more athletes to have their say in the future of the industry. SportsPro
