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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.

Episode 29: See You on the Road

For Human Race's final episode, we share several of your stories. This episode of Human Race is brought to you by Brooks. Sign up for the Brooks Big E...
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Episode 28: Crash & Return

In his 20s, after running cross country in high school and college, Tim Manzer swore off running completely. Then, in his early 40s, his doctor told h...
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Episode 27: From The Rubble

​When Amy Downs thinks about her life, it splits into two distinct sections: before the bombing and after the bombing.Before the bombing, Amy’s life h...
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Episode 26: Pacers

In 2011, at the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run, Noe Castanon Mendez was a pacer in need of a runner. Thomas Wong was a runner in need of a pace...
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New episode coming next week

I'm taking this week off. But you'll get a new episode of Human Race next Tuesday (8/8). In the mean time, I want to hear from you. Email me stories a...
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Episode 25: Rosco's Runners

Earlier this year, Human Race asked listeners to send in stories about their run clubs. We got inspiring, motivating, and touching stories from all ov...
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Episode 24: What would it take?

On January 1st, 1997, Karen Queally decided that running every day was something she could do for herself. She had recently given birth to twin girls ...
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Episode 22: Skid Row Marathon

When Judge Craig Mitchell visited the Midnight Mission homeless shelter on Skid Row in Los Angeles in 2012, the organization’s president asked him if ...
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Episode 21: Twenty-Four Years

Run streakers people committed to running at least a mile every day. There are now Facebook groups filled with run streakers and a national organizati...
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