When Olympic heptathlete Chari Hawkins was competing in college she says she constantly judged the way her body looked. “What’s so crazy is how much it got in the way of my performance,” she told the ...

The unrealistic ideals placed on female athletes are not only ignorant, but also deeply harmful, writes Lauren Fleshman.

This is the type of body often seen on such magazine covers as Runner's World. For example, one of the runners suspected that “a lot of people get into ultra because they think it’s going to give them ...

Running is a sport that is one of the most empowering ways for girls and women to exercise. Female runners learn through training how resilient they are both physically and mentally. However, female ...