Real Runners

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners from all over the globe! Follow the stories on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runner stories from all over the globe! Follow all of them on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are sharing runners' stories from all over the globe. Follow all of them on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners' stories from around the world. Follow all of them on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners' stories from all over the world. Follow all of them on our Instagram page.

For Global Running Day, we are celebrating runners' stories from around the globe. Find all of them throughout the day on our Instagram page

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One inspiring runner has a message for domestic abuse victims everywhere: "Know that you are worth having a happy life."

Presented with obstacles that could have deterred her from reaching her highest potential, Shelley ran right through them and became badass.

Was the commitment to run an 8K to herself or her daughter?

Check out Caitlyn Pilkington's author page.

When she went into labor, she thought she had time to take a hike. Here's her story.

The final miles of a marathon are tough—especially when fighting for a Boston Marathon Qualifying Time.

If you have a tough time owning the term runner, you are not alone.

Hint: It's not at all about how you look.

At what point do you finally own the label "runner"?

At 5’4”, my highest weight was 239 pounds. I was always in pain. Now, I have found freedom through running.

She thought running clubs were only for elites—until she joined one.

We went behind the scenes of when we told Kiley the big news and what her time in San Diego looked like for the cover shoot.

And now she's a full-blown ultrarunner.

Stephanie gave up her familiar life and dove shoes first into running, then triathlon—and now Ironman.

After a game-changing injury, one woman re-discovered running after a series of fortunate events took her around the world.

The best part is their two young kids completed their first half marathon with them.

One mother-runner ran away from her baby weight and right into some half-marathon PRs.

Even if you've never laced up running shoes in your life, it's impossible not to swallow the love potion once you do.

A magical part of the sport is sometimes the most overlooked.

The death of two young runners gave some powerful fuel to another who ran in their honor.

You hear the phrase all the time—but what the heck does it mean?

Taryn started running in Kuwait, and the sport became a habit that followed her back to civilian life in Los Angeles.

From running in formation to running half marathons, Deidra understands the power of running and shares why she's thankful for it.

One runner dives into her own knee struggles and shares what works best to protect those joints.

"Races help me focus on 'living with cancer' rather than 'dying from cancer.'"

When it comes to fitness, sometimes it is best to just focus on how you're feeling.

Before the world is awake, there is the runner hitting the pavement.

Erin Fryer gave up a lifetime of dieting and found a way to love being healthy.

After a riding accident, one woman worked hard at finding a new passion

One athlete bravely shares her deepest struggles and outstanding triumph with a very dark disease that affects many runners.

After a health scare, Jill Conley went from nothing, to walking, to running—and loving herself.

A strong will, dedication and a little (or a lot) of running can certainly change a life.

You can dabble in running after having kids—or you can pack your breast pump and hit the trails.

Check out Caitlyn Pilkington's author page.

Runner Kristan Verhaeghe experienced a very familiar-sounding path to becoming a runner by her own definition.

After settling abroad, this triathlete is making a difference in the Dominican Republic.

Jackie Quetti is one of the kind, but she's making a difference for other runners just like her.

A stroke didn't stop this runner from completing a half.

This is how one runner went from barely strong enough to move to one of the strongest runners on her team.

It's never too late—or too early—to find the love of your life.

Mary Barnett ran four races in one week following a mortar blast at her camp in Iraq.

How one runner dealt with two serious medical diagnoses before qualifying for Boston.

A happenstance hospital find landed Kris Toomey training for a full Ironman.

10-year-old Hannah faced a rare medical setback and ran right through it.

Colleen O'Hare will finish her final relay leg where her husband is buried.

I finished my first marathon in last place, but felt like I won.

Alisha Perkins didn't believe in the runner's high until she discovered it herself.

Kyllian Warman is a rockstar fundraiser in honor of her father's passing.

Meet the inspirational real runners that were featured on our March 2015 cover.

Debra Milano bounced back from a family tragedy and re-discovered her love for running.

Shelley gave up overeating and re-discovered her passion for running.

After doctors thought she would never run again, Samantha proved them wrong.

Florida runner Catherine embraces the benefits of running groups after flying solo for too long.

Susie Lemmer ran through her health complications to qualify for the 2016 Boston Marathon.

Dorith completed her first marathon with memories of her friends on her shoulders.