Strides Forward Resources for 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.
(* I want to give a special shout out to Alison Wade and her Fast Women newsletter as well as the Fast Women community on FaceBook for many of these recommendations. Without them, this list would be much shorter!)
Podcasts About Running, Adventurers, Sports, Hosted by Women, Featuring Women
Keeping-Track, hosted by Alysia Montaño, Molly Huddle, and Roisin McGettigan
She Runs Trails, hosted by Melody Dowlearn
Strong Runner Chicks, hosted by Megan Flanagan, Kelsey Varzeas, and Elena Lancioni
Melsays, hosted by Melissa Hetu
Triple Knot, by Haley Markos
More Than Running with Dana Giordano, hosted by Dana Giordano
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
She Explores, hosted by Gale Straub
Women on the Road, hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Hear Her Sports, hosted by Elizabeth Emery
Tough Girl, hosted by Sarah Williams
Podcasts About Running (or Sports), Hosted by Women
Hurdle, hosted by Emily Abbate
The Run Wave, hosted by Kimberley Williams
Run Farther + Faster: The Boston Marathon Podcast, hosted by Julie Sapper and Lisa Reichmann
Running for Real, hosted by Tina Muir
The Start Line, hosted by Dee and Petrina
C Tolle Run, hosted by Carrie Tollefson
I’ll Have Another, hosted by Lindsey Hein
Up + Running, hosted Lauren Floris and Abby Stanley
Run This World, hosted by Nicole DeBoom
Ali On the Run, hosted by Ali Feller
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
Run Young 50: A Blog About Women Over 50 Running in the UK, by Katie Holmes
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
Personal Running Blog, by Devon Yanko
Magazines and Newsletters
Fast Women newsletter, by Alison Wade: there is also a Fast Women blog and Facebook group
Women’s Running (US) magazine
Women’s Running (UK) magazine
Run the North, by Erin Balser
The Kick newsletter, by Molly Mirhashem
Power Plays! newsletter, by Lindsay Gibbs
Books About Women and Running
Fast Girl, by Suzy Favor Hamilton
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
Marathon Woman, by Kathrine Switzer
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
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
Good for a Girl, by Lauren Fleshman (coming soon)