Jul 16, 2026
When Ellen Wessel and Elizabeth Goeke started running in the 1970s, they quickly realized the apparel available wasn’t well suited to women’s needs. Shorts bunched between the legs, didn’t fit right around the waist, chafed in unmentionable areas—and definitely didn’t have pockets. Sports bras, let alone those...
Apr 30, 2026
Jan Seeley is a modern Renaissance woman, succeeding in pursuits as wide-ranging as field hockey, running, writing, and race directing. She's been running for more than 50 years, was an editor at Human Kinetics and then of Marathon & Beyond magazine, and is now the race director for the Christie Clinic Illinois...
Apr 16, 2026
Gordon Bakoulis has built an impressive running résumé that includes: a five-time qualifier for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, finalist in the 1992 U.S. Olympic 10,000-meter Trials, and an age-group champion at the 2001 New York City Marathon, where she ran 2:41 at age 40. Her marathon personal best stands at...
Mar 12, 2026
“I was just in the right place at the right time” is how Lynn Blackstone likes to color her participation in one of the pivotal events in the history of women’s running—"The Six Who Sat" protest at the start of the third New York City Marathon in 1972. While this may seem a vast understatement, what cannot...