Women’s Running Stories Resources about Women Runners, Adventurers, Athletes*
Entries are in no particular order, and there is a heavy emphasis on resources focused on running. Do you know a resource that isn’t mentioned here? Please contact me.
Podcasts About Running, Adventurers, Sports, Hosted by Women, Featuring Women
Keeping-Track, hosted by Alysia Montaño, Molly Huddle, and Roisin McGettigan
Hear Her Sports, hosted by Elizabeth Emery
Women of Distance, hosted by Lauren Cramer
Making Strides, hosted by Stefanie Flippin and Carolyn Su
Tough Girl, hosted by Sarah Williams
The Mentor: An Athlete’s Guide to Chronic Illness, hosted by Devon Yanko
Real Fit with Pam Moore, hosted by Pam Moore
Hit Play Not Pause, A Feisty Menopause Podcast, hosted by Selene Yeager
It’s Just Sport, hosted by Joanne O’Riordan, for HerSport
Starting Line 1928, a women’s running oral history podcast
More Than Running with Dana Giordano, hosted by Dana Giordano
Female Athlete Podcast, hosted by Lucy Lomax, Dr. Georgie Bruinvels, Dr. Jess Piasecki
Strong Runner Chicks, hosted by Megan Flanagan, Kelsey Varzeas, and Elena Lancioni
Triple Knot, by Haley Markos
Women’s Running Podcast, by Women’s Running Magazine UK
Running on Om, hosted by Julia Hanlon
Another Mother Runner, hosted by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea
Trail Running Women, hosted by Hilary Spires
Women Run Canada, hosted by Kirsten Parker
Siren: A Women in Sport Collective, by Siren Sport
She Explores, hosted by Gale Straub
Melsays, hosted by Melissa Hetu
Podcasts About Running (or Sports), Hosted/Co-Hosted by Women
Run Farther + Faster: The Boston Marathon Podcast, hosted by Julie Sapper and Lisa Reichmann
Nobody Asked Us with Des & Kara, hosted by Des Linden and Kara Goucher
C Tolle Run, hosted by Carrie Tollefson
Running for Real, hosted by Tina Muir
Ali On the Run, hosted by Ali Feller
DNF, hosted by Zoë Rom
The Trail Ahead, hosted by Faith E. Briggs and Addie Thompson
Martha Runs the World, hosted by Martha Hughes
Runners of The Bay, hosted by Mimi Albert and Brigitte Bradford
Operation Move, hosted by Zoey Dowling
Keep the Flame Alive, hosted by Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz
The Run Wave, hosted by Kimberley Williams
The Run Duo, hosted by India Cook and Tommy Mitchell
The Start Line, hosted by Dee and Petrina
Up + Running, hosted Lauren Floris and Abby Stanley
Run This World, hosted by Nicole DeBoom
Hurdle, hosted by Emily Abbate
NPR’s Only a Game, showrunner and host Karen Given
Burn It All Down, hosted by Shireen Ahmed, Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs, Jessica Luther
Blogs and Websites
Run Young 50: A Blog About Women Over 50 Running + Women’s Running History, by Katie Holmes
Live Feisty: podcasts, newsletter, videos, and more
Her Sport, Ireland’s platform dedicated to women’s sport
Let Me Explain Myself, by Devon Yanko
Colorado Mountain Running & Living, by Sarah Lavender Smith
Run I See 50, Black Woman Running, by Dr. Tiffany Chenault
Ultra Runner Girl, by Stephanie Case
Project Love Run, by Filsan Abdiaman
This Hijabi Runs, by Tazneem “Taz” Anwar
The New Story Run, by Rosie Watson
The Mirnavator, by Mirna Valerio
Running in Silence, by Rachael Steil
Run Far Girl, by Sarah Canney
Operation Move: Transform Your Life with Running
Race Ipsa Loquitur, by Amelia Boone
The Runners Trip, by Sarah Lavender Smith
The Hijabi Runner, Running for Change, by Zahra Arabzada
Rabbit Food Runner, by Becca
Becky Runs Away, by Becky Wade
Racing Stripes, by Elizabeth Clor
Marathoner Dale, by Dale Erdmier
Lessons in Badassery: Badass Women in Sport, Fitness, and Adventure, by Katie Spyrka
Marvellous Mimi, by Mimi Anderson
Magazines and Newsletters
Fast Women newsletter, by Alison Wade: there is also a Fast Women blog and Facebook group
Women’s Running (US) magazine
runher magazine (coming fall 2025)
Women’s Running (UK) magazine
Run the North, by Erin Balser
Power Plays! newsletter, by Lindsay Gibbs
Books About Women and Running (& other epic stories about women athletes)
Running While Black, by Alison Desír
Up to Speed, by Christine Yu
Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women, by Maggie Mertens
The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir, by Caster Semenya
Bomb to Trails: Interweaving Heritage, Life, and PTSD on the Pacific Coast Trail, by Jessica Pekari
Breakthrough Women’s Running: Dream Bit and Train Smart, by Neely Spence Gracey and Cindy Kuzma
Sprinting through Setbacks: An Olympian’s Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome, by Micha Powell
The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State, by Aime Alley Card
The Longest Race, by Kara Goucher
Choosing to Run: A Memoir, by Des Linden with Bonnie Ford
Good for a Girl, by Lauren Fleshman
How She Did It, by Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery
Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story, by Wyomie Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis
Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail, by Heather “Anish” Anderson
Yoyisa (Overcome), by Ntombesintu Mfunzi
Limitless, by Mimi Anderson
Fast Girl, by Suzy Favor Hamilton
Wind in the Fire, by Bobbi Gibb
Wilma Rudolph: A Biography, by Maureen M. Smith
No Finish Line: My Life As I See It, by Marla Runyan
Paula: My Story So Far, by Paula Radcliffe
The Extra Mile, by Pam Reed
Running Home, by Katie Arnold
Runner, by Lizzy Hawker
A Beautiful Work in Progress, A Memoir, by Mirna Valerio
Olympic Collision, by Kyle Keiderling
Collision Course, by Jason Henderson
The Mum Runs, by Jo Pavey
American Women’s Track and Field, 1981–2000, by Louise Mead Tricard
Beyond Impossible, by Mimi Anderson
Running: A Love Story, by Jen A. Miller
The Pants of Perspective, by Anna McNuff
Feel-Good Fitness, by Alysia Montaño
Running Tide, by Joan Benoit Samuelson
American Women’s Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980, by Louise Mead Tricard
The Fragile Champion: Doris Brown Who Always Ran the Extra Mile, by Ken Foreman
What Made Maddy Run, by Kate Fagan
Run the World, by Becky Wade Firth
Run Like a Mother, by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea
Train Like a Mother, by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea
Tales from Another Mother Runner, collection of essays edited by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea
First Ladies of Running, by Amby Burfoot
Marathon Crasher, by Merry Lepper
A Long Time Coming, by Jacqueline Hansen
Fast Girls, by Elise Hooper
Fire on the Track, by Roseanne Montillo
The Beauty of Running, by Gayle Barron
Let Your Mind Run, by Deena Kastor and Michelle Hamilton
Dandelion Growing Wild, by Kim Jones
Strong, by Kara Goucher
The Girl Who Ran, by Frances Poletti and Kristina Yee
Underdog, by Kim Conley
Thirst, 2,600 Miles to Home, by Heather “Anish” Anderson
Fearlessly Frosty: The Mighty Story of Mountain Runner Anna Frost, by Chloe Chick
A Race Like No Other, by Liz Robbins
Runner, by Lizzy Hawker
First Ladies of Running, by Amby Burfoot
Running for Women, by Joan Benoit Samuelson and Gloria Averbuch
Running Tide, by Joan Benoit with Sally Baker
Mighty Moe, by Rachel Swaby and Kit Fox
Becoming Boston Strong, by Amy Noelle Roe
Bravey, by Alexi Pappas
Mental Training for Ultrarunning, by Addie Bracy
High Performance in Midlife and Beyond: Champion Masters Women Runners and Other Experts, by Cathy Utzschneider
ROAR, by Dr. Stacy Sims with Selene Yeager
Films and Film Festivals for Women in Running and Other Sports
Sisters On Track, on Netflix
This Land, featuring Faith E. Briggs
Run Like a Girl, a film by Charlotte Lettis Richardson
Spirit of a Runner and Going the Distance, by Jessie Beers-Altman
Additional Resources
No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport, and the Unevenness of Social Change (aka, the research behind the 4% stat), by Cheryl Cooky and Michael Messner
The Balanced Runner, running form expert and Feldenkrais practitioner Jae Gruenke
Sorted: The Active Women’s Guide to Health, by Juliet McGrattan
Dr. Stacy Sims, groundbreaking workshops, research, and more about women’s physiology and performance
Coach Parry, Running Through Menopause Masterplan Training Program
Coach Parry “The Female Athlete” YouTube channel
The Menopause Cheat Sheet, newsletter by Barbara Hannah Grufferman