Human Race is a podcast from Runner's World. Hosted by Rachel Swaby, Human Race focuses on long-form storytelling. It brings the depth and reporting you’ve come to expect from ambitious features in the magazine—but with the intimate and immersive aspects only audio can provide. Each week, we share a story about runners and the world of running.
When Amy Downs thinks about her life, it splits into two distinct sections: before the bombing and after the bombing.
34 Min
Aug 15, 2017
A run club participates in a crazy ass sport with crazy ass people and crazy ass asses.
Early flights, injury, illness? Karen Queally has no plans to stop her 20-year running streak.
Brandon Hudgins has a rare autoimmune disease. He refuses to stop chasing a dream that he knows might not happen.
A judge starts a running club for the homeless and its impact expands far beyond Skid Row.
Brent Burmaster decided he’d run at least 3 miles every day for the rest of his life. But what started out as fun, soon turned into survival.
When Richard Sikorski collapsed during the 2015 Chicago Marathon, his race stopped and another one began: the race to save his life.
Why human beings run and a surprising marathon goal after volunteering for a major surgery to save a mother-in-law's life
A woman who lost it all in a tragic accident finds running helps her rediscover the most essential part of herself is still there.
This is the story of a man who changed his whole life, starting with a few Harvard Stadium steps.
Runners are retroactively disqualified from races. A mom with a blog is attacked by a vicious online mob. But this is not your classic good versus evil storyline.
Runners are retroactively disqualified from races. A mom with a blog is attacked by a vicious online mob. But this is not your classic good versus evil storyline.
How one runner’s life is transformed after a sudden loss. And what he gained in its place.
What it's like to hold one of the most thankless jobs in running—and why it's not at all what you think.
One vocal Alzheimer’s patient forces our producer to face her biggest fear. And it’s all because of running.
One vocal Alzheimer’s patient forces our producer to face her biggest fear. And it’s all because of running.
For 36 years, no one has been able to break the record for the fastest crossing of America on foot. This week, Human Race goes on the road with one man who’s trying.
This year is the 30th anniversary of an event designed for brutal bloody failure. Why do runners subject themselves to thrashed legs, bruised egos, and a ton of hurt? In this episode, we find out.
