Learn from the legends. Get inspired by their stories.
2018 Boston Marathon Champion
Des Linden is the embodiment of perseverance. After years of near-misses and heartbreak at Boston, she won the 2018 Bost...
2017 NYC Marathon Champion
Shalane Flanagan broke the 40-year American drought at the NYC Marathon in 2017, becoming the first American woman to wi...
American Marathon Record Holder
Deena Kastor is the American record holder in the marathon (2:19:36) and a bronze medalist in the 2004 Athens Olympics. ...
Olympic Marathoner & Mental Health Advocate
Kara Goucher is a two-time Olympian known for her courageous racing and honest vulnerability about the mental health cha...
1984 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist
Joan Benoit Samuelson, known as "Joanie," won the first-ever women's Olympic marathon in 1984 in Los Angeles. She did th...
First Woman to Run Boston (Officially)
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with an official race number. When race offi...
Remember: Every one of these champions started exactly where you are. They showed up, did the work, and kept going. You've got this, Jules.
