Like many people, Ashley had made a bucket list of things she'd like to do. Among those items was "running a marathon before she turned 30."After her father underwent multiple surgeries, Ashley found that running had become a way to release fear and anxiety and make co...

Katie McHugh remembers how intimidated she felt the first time she walked into the gym she’d joined to work out. “I was 30 years old,” Katie says, “and 120 lb. heavier than I am now. I’d decided I wanted to get into shape because I was too young for simple things to be...

Mukesh Pitroda recalls a love-hate relationship with running starting in the fifth grade. “My interest in running started because my father had had a heart attack, and part of his preventive care regimen included running. I was inspired to start up, too and joined the...