What happens if you find yourself on a half marathon course when you only trained for a 5K? If you're 12-year-old LeeAdianez Rodriguez-Espada, you just go with the flow. The Rochester, New York tween was running late to the Wegman's Family 5K last weekend, so her mom dropped her off at the start line before going to park the car. [...]
Last year, we told you about Ida Keeling, 99, who set a world record for her age group in the 100-meter dash. Now 100, Keeling is gearing up to race in the famous Penn Relays in Philadelphia once again. She stands just 4'6" and 83 pounds, but she packs one helluva punch. She lives by herself, does her own housework, [...]
Photo courtesy of Annelise Schoups Lotatoa "Lota" Ward, 9, is used to going the distance. He made headlines last year when he ran 33 miles of the 50-mile Antelope Island Buffalo Run shortly after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. “Running helps me feel better and feel strong,” the Utah boy told us last spring. “It helps [...]
A 65-year-old woman named Ethel toed the line against a 22-year-old woman in a foot race. Most people would put money down on the youngster to win. This video, however, speaks volumes about the power of staying in shape and aging gracefully. Black people are solar powered we stay lit 🌞 #17th🙏🏾 #17thsoulja #BlackIG17th A video posted by @17thsoulja4 on [...]
Photo courtesy of Davina McNaney By Steve Coulter To some, running is all about putting one foot in front of the other — a seemingly simple, repetitive task. But to others, like Medway, Mass. mother Davina McNaney, the exercise represents something else entirely. Persistence. Dedication. Inspiration. Survival. Those are the four pillars of McNaney’s running mantra that carried [...]
Photo by Edmée Van Rijn By Kim Constantinesco Mohammed Al-Khatib has the Olympic flame in his heart, and it burns for the love of his country. The 26-year-old from Palestine has never been to the Olympics before, but he's expending all of his time and energy trying to get there so that he can become the first [...]
Photo: SweetM Images By Kim Constantinesco Last spring I spoke with Lotatoa "Lota" Ward, a 9-year-old boy from Utah, who is running ultramarathons through treatment for a brain tumor. As he was training for his first 50-mile race in 2014, doctors discovered a growth in his brain. Lota, who began running when he was 7, endured three [...]
Globetrotting has taken on an entirely new meaning for 35-year-old Becca Pizzi. Pizzi not only ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, but she became the first American women (and second women in history) to complete the challenge, known as the World Marathon Challenge. Pizzi took first place in all seven marathons averaging 3:55:11 in the around-the-world trip, [...]
As far as fairytale stories go, anything is possible. Dan Boyle, and his daughter, Courtney have raced more than 100 miles together with Dan pushing his daughter in her wheelchair. When the Seven Hills, Ohio father-daughter team heard about Disney's Glass Slipper Challenge, they were all set to catch a plane to Florida. However, upon reading the fine print [...]
A young woman named Hillary, 22, may be in her fourth bout with cancer, but she has always been one to keep her feet moving. In 2013, Hillary lapped the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital 286 times becoming the first patient to cover 26.2 miles while receiving in-patient care. Rather than wearing a numbered bid, [...]