by Heather Laskin | Apr 19, 2017 | Inspiration
A runner who saw off furious race officials to become the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon has repeated the feat 50 years later. Kathrine Switzer became a hero of the women’s rights movement in 1967 after she officially completed the then all-male race....
by Heather Laskin | Nov 2, 2016 | Awesome
While training for his first-ever marathon, Will Reeve, son of the late “Superman” star Christopher Reeve, didn’t run into many problems. He did, however, encounter a tiny dog, which sank its teeth into his ankle when he was running across a private driveway in Maine....
by Heather Laskin | Aug 8, 2016 | Animals
Extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard was competing in a 155-mile race through China’s Gobi desert when he realized he had a tail – literally. A stray dog had joined him on the trail and would not leave his side for the next 77 miles. Dion shared food,...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 24, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
Kay and Joe O’Regan didn’t start running until they were both 50 years old, but the couple has certainly made up for lost time. They finished their first marathon – the London Marathon – hand in hand in 1986, and since then Joe has run 29...