Human Race

About half of all runners who enter the Leadville Trail 100 don't finish. What stands between them and a finisher's belt buckle? Sandy Monahan. In this episode of Human Race, we follow Sandy as she d...

27 Sep 201643min

We have reached the end of the first season of Human Race. But don't worry. We won't be gone for long. Season two will resume in about a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...

26 Jul 20161min

Greg O’Brien is 66 years old and open about his struggles with early onset Alzheimer’s. When a story about Greg appeared on NPR detailing how he uses running to combat mental decline, Runner’s World e...

19 Jul 201646min

The last time someone broke the record for the fastest crossing of America on foot was 1980. Frank Giannino Jr. traveled from San Francisco to the Brooklyn Bridge on foot in 46 days, 8 hours, and 36 m...

12 Jul 201622min

In the Barkley Marathons' thirty years, only 14 people have ever completed it. But it’s not for lack of trying. Some 1000 runners have attempted to complete Barkley’s five loop course of agony through...

5 Jul 201643min

Human Race is taking a two week hiatus. We'll be back on July 5th with a new episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Jun 20161min

This week’s episode is a sprint—a short story—about how a chance meeting kicked off one woman’s incredible running career. But between that first surprise encounter and this runner’s eventual success,...

14 Jun 201612min

For over 20 years, the so-called World’s Longest Urinal was a New York City Marathon institution. At the height of its glory, it was an astonishing 350-feet long. The story of this urinal is one of ...

8 Jun 201634min