Maori ultrarunner Paora Raharaha says that his resilience comes from the trials of his younger days. Explains Raharaha, “If people who are in dark places come out, then they can go a long way. After going through a lot, these people are quite strong and mentally tough, and capable of doing anything. My past … [Read more...]
WeRunFar Profile: Yolanda Holder
Yolanda Holder is a master of a mighty technique that most trail runners and ultra runners need for their longest races: powerwalking. Powerwalking is a fast-walking technique that is applied by ultra marathoners, marathon walkers, and other racers during organizes events. Holder's first race was the 1988 … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Jordan Marie Daniel
Jordan Marie Daniel is a fourth-generation indigenous runner and tenacious human-rights advocate. She’s perhaps most prominently known for firing-up global awareness for the missing and murdered indigenous women humanitarian crisis with a red handprint painted across her face, symbolizing violence, as she … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Junko Kazukawa
Kazukawa was the first person to tackle both the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning and Leadville Race Series in a single season, in 2015. Kazukawa had finished her first-ever century run only four years prior to this mega feat—the 2011 Leadville Trail 100 Mile, at age 48—a goal she used as closure after her second … [Read more...]
WeRunFar Profile: Lisa Henson and John Medinger
Over the past 40 years, there is perhaps no other couple that has made the impact and influence on the American ultrarunning community as Lisa Henson and John Medinger. In the sport's earliest years, they each dove passionately in, found each other, and have uplifted in numerous others along the way. … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Loren Morgan
For the past two years, Loren Morgan has been a youth coach for the Rio Rancho/Albuquerque Westside chapter of Running Medicine (RM), a family-oriented, affordable run and walk program that's inclusive to all abilities, fitness levels, ages, and backgrounds. After growing up on a farm where he ran with … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Keira Henninger
Keira Henninger is a veteran race director who has paved the way for premiere trail running and ultrarunning races in her home state of California and influenced races nationwide over the past decade. … [Read more...]
WeRunFar: Errol “Rocket” Jones
Ultrarunner, race director, writer, and volunteer Errol "Rocket" Jones has lived in Oakland, California, for the past five decades, where he runs daily. Learn more about his legendary energy, community contributions, and life in our latest WeRunFar profile. … [Read more...]
WeRunFar Profile: Alison Mariella Désir
From the sidewalks to the trails, runner and wellness changemaker Alison Mariella Désir, 35, has spearheaded multiple organizations and political campaigns to uplift thousands of runners and their health security. Throughout her career, she’s advocated for mental healthcare and organized social-political … [Read more...]
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