For this episode, I chose a variety of clips from 10 episodes published in 2024 that have stuck with me and made an impact. This isn't a "best of" so much as a celebration of the huge variety of experiences and motivations women have in this sport.

I hope you'll find something in here to motivate and inspire you, and perhaps spark a new interest for 2025. It's incredible how much this sport brings to so many people and the myriad ways it can show up in our lives.

Enjoy!

Clips were pulled from these 10 episodes

Katie Holmes: The Life-Changing Power of Running, After 40, published Sep 17

Sister Liz Sjoberg: Becoming a Sister on the Run, published Jan 19

Alison Mariella Désir: Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, published Jul 9

Emily Halnon: An Epic Trail Run to the Gorge, Her Book, Her Mother, Her Return to Living Big and Bold, published May 6

Rebecca Mehra: Professional Track Racer, On a Season of Inspired Change, published Mar 8

Race Report: Rachel McArthur + USATF One-Mile National Championships, published May 20

Anita Cardinal: Don't Stop Unless You're Proud, published Jan 11

Micha Powell: An Olympian's Transformative Race Experiences and Book: Sprinting through Setbacks, published Aug 12

Carmen Graves: Professional Track Racer and Steeplechaser, published May 13

Naseemah Palmer: "Running Reminds Me I'm Living," published Nov 4

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