On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister pushed through the finishing tape at Iffley Road track in Oxford, England, and collapsed into ...

Running is a sport that is one of the most empowering ways for girls and women to exercise. Female runners learn through training how resilient they are both physically and mentally. However, female ...

A female runner is dead at 30 years old months after winning a prestigious marathon. Shewarge Alene, an Ethiopian athlete, won the 2025 Stockholm Marathon earlier this year. The 30-year-old Ethiopian ...

Women have been running in shoes designed for men’s feet and bodies. A New study shows that women's running shoes need to be made for women.

I’m a runner — and runners know the value of a good start. Lots of races are decided by those first steps out of the blocks — and whether they’re fast enough and strong enough to propel you toward ...

The BIPOC Women Runner Society offers space for new and experienced BIPOC runners to connect and stay active. A new student organization this year at the University of Minnesota, the group was created ...

Nina Kuscsik, winner of the first official women’s race at the Boston Marathon, twice winner at New York, and an important early advocate for women’s running, died on June 8 at Huntington Station, ...

With ideal conditions and strategic pacing and drafting, Kenyan Faith Kipyegon is on the brink of hitting the fabled track and field milestone, a new study suggests. The authors are now calling for a ...