Time To Woman Up
Hold your head up. Be fierce. Put on your shoes and your hat and run in the downpour. Get your body onto that starting line. Stare a horrible situation in the face, and go straight toward it. Joy and suffering are universal stories. Share them: it helps decrease isolation and loneliness. Acknowledge fear and move forward anyway. WOMAN UP.
Support all the women. Be conscious that everyone is fighting a battle. Grant others the benefit of the doubt. Celebrate and promote others' successes. Running (and life) is not a zero-sum sport. The feel-good moments don't come every day. When they do, take the time to fully bask in them. Revel in others' victories, and support others during their struggles. WOMAN UP.
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This past August, we launched our Year of the Underbird program: an open application for aspiring Olympic Trials marathoners, with a promise to select 5 women for a 6 month contract encompassing a stipend, gear, storytelling, and community support. As we reach the end of our flight with our selected athletes, we invited each of them to share a few reflections on their past 6 months as teammates.
Black History Month: Celebrating Our Athletes
We are honored to support five exceptional Black women athletes challenging norms in the running industry: athletes, advocates, and powerful voices in the sport. We invited each of them to reflect on their journeys through sport: how their identity has affected their development, and how they hope to impact the rising generation of athletes. Hear from Madie Boreman, Kendra Coleman, Brenna Detra, Carmen Pelar Graves, and Ari Hendrix-Roach.
Learn, Grow, Pass It On: Increasing Access to Adaptive Sports
Paralympian, pushrim athlete, and Oiselle Haute Volée, Jenna Fesemyer, continues to pave the way and inspire the next generation of wheelchair athletes. She is committed to increasing access to adaptive sports, including access to equipment and training resources, and recently co-hosted a wheelchair clinic for young athletes in Columbus, Ohio.