Today in Running History

Today is Saturday, February 28th, 2026 and this month in 2014, Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald won the USA national 3000m indoor championship while in active treatment for the cancer she had first been diagnosed with nearly 5 years earlier.
 
I am privileged to be speaking with Justin Grunewald today, who completed every step of Gabe’s journey with her, until it ended when she took her last breath in June of 2019.
 
Gabe founded the Brave Like Gabe Foundation in 2018, with a mission to raise funds for research for rare and often underfunded cancers, and promote the ideals of persistence and bravery in the face of adversity that she championed and exemplified. To learn more about the Foundation, please check out their website here. 
 
It is #SaltySaturday, which means that this episode is sponsored by SaltStick. The summer heat will be returning soon, which means that we all need to be replenishing electrolytes lost in sweat.
 
The FastChews from SaltStick are my personal favorite way to get electrolytes in mid-run, and they come in some great flavors, plus caffeinated and uncaffeinated versions, too! Listeners of Today In Running History can save 20% off of your order using⁠⁠ this link⁠⁠.
 
This episode and every single other was edited and produced by my good friend Rob Garcia, who many know by his own ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast "Rob on the Run"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you are looking to get into the podcasting or Youtube space, but need some help on the technical side, I HIGHLY suggest reaching out to Rob. His email is robontherunpodcast@gmail.com
 
And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠

Today is Friday, February 27th, 2026 and at the Katy Half Marathon this month in 2016, Calum Neff bested by more than 2 minutes the Guinness World Record for the fastest half marathon while pushing a stroller, in what would be only the first of many such feats.
 
I’m excited to share my interview with Cal, current world record holder in 3 stroller-race distances and Canadian national record-holder in the men’s 50km, as well as a father of 4 – soon to be 5 – children.
 
It is #FueledFriday, which mean's that today's episode is sponsored by Fuel Goods! This is the sports nutrition marketplace and monthly subscription service that I've been using for the past 3 years to make sure I'm properly fueled for all of my runs.
 
As part of my fundraising efforts to support Keep a Child Alive for the 2026 London Marathon, I am raffling off a box of 12 items from Fuel Goods worth more than $70. Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20, and can be purchased by donating here. 
 
All new subscribers to the RunnerBox by Fuel Goods will automatically receive $10 to spend on anything at the marketplace, and listeners of Today in Running History can save $10 off your first box by using my code "HILLARY10" at checkout.
Check out the Fuel Goods website here!
 
This episode and every single other was edited and produced by my good friend Rob Garcia, who many know by his own ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast "Rob on the Run"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you are looking to get into the podcasting or Youtube space, but need some help on the technical side, I HIGHLY suggest reaching out to Rob. His email is robontherunpodcast@gmail.com
 
And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠

Today is Friday, January 30th, and on this day in 1976, 19yo American middle-distance runner Jan Merrill became the winner of the first-ever women’s Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games, marking the fall of yet another gender barrier to collapse in the 1970s.
 
In this episode, we'll meet Jan and hear what it was like to be a young female athlete at the height of America's running boom - at Millrose, the Olympics, and beyond. 
 
It is #FueledFriday, which mean's that today's episode is sponsored by Fuel Goods! This is the sports nutrition marketplace and monthly subscription service that I've been using for the past 3 years to make sure I'm properly fueled for all of my runs.
 
As part of my fundraising efforts to support Keep a Child Alive for the 2026 London Marathon, I am raffling off a box of 12 items from Fuel Goods worth more than $70. Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20, and can be purchased by donating here. 
 
All new subscribers to the RunnerBox by Fuel Goods will automatically receive $10 to spend on anything at the marketplace, and listeners of Today in Running History can save $10 off your first box by using my code "HILLARY10" at checkout.
Check out the Fuel Goods website here!
 
This episode and every single other was edited and produced by my good friend Rob Garcia, who many know by his own ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast "Rob on the Run"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you are looking to get into the podcasting or Youtube space, but need some help on the technical side, I HIGHLY suggest reaching out to Rob. His email is robontherunpodcast@gmail.com
 
And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠

Today is Tuesday, January 26th, 2026 and this month in 1939, Nina Kuscsik, a pioneering advocate for gender equality in running, was born in Brooklyn, New York.
 
Kuscsik’s successful lobbying of the AAU in 1971 resulted in immediate changes to the rules governing women’s running, and to the Boston Marathon’s first fully legit women’s race the following year.
 
It's #Tattoosday, and listeners of Today in Running History can save 20% off your order using my code "Hillary" at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠Here is the link⁠⁠⁠ to MyRaceTatts.
 
This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob on the Run on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.
 
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and share, then connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram as well at @running_up_that_hillary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or check out my website at runningupthathillary.com. 

Today is Friday, January 16th, 2026 and this week in 1980, 34-year-old Jeff Galloway finished third in the Houston Marathon by using the Run-Walk-Run method he had pioneered six years earlier, and which remains one of the things this icon of the running world, now 80, is known for today. 
 
I’m ecstatic to bring you my recent interview with Jeff Galloway, whose contributions to the sport of running are extensive and varied. Most impactful to me personally is his creation of the Galloway Method, which I have embraced in my own training over the last 4 years, and used to PR in both the full and half marathon this past fall. 
 
You can read more about the Galloway method and check out Jeff's books, app, and other resources at his website here. 
 
It is #FueledFriday, which mean's that today's episode is sponsored by Fuel Goods! This is the sports nutrition marketplace and monthly subscription service that I've been using for the past 3 years to make sure I'm properly fueled for all of my runs.
 
As part of my fundraising efforts to support Keep a Child Alive for the 2026 London Marathon, I am raffling off a box of 12 items from Fuel Goods worth more than $70. Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20, and can be purchased by donating here. 
 
All new subscribers to the RunnerBox by Fuel Goods will automatically receive $10 to spend on anything at the marketplace, and listeners of Today in Running History can save $10 off your first box by using my code "HILLARY10" at checkout.
Check out the Fuel Goods website here!
 
This episode and every single other was edited and produced by my good friend Rob Garcia, who many know by his own ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast "Rob on the Run"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you are looking to get into the podcasting or Youtube space, but need some help on the technical side, I HIGHLY suggest reaching out to Rob. His email is robontherunpodcast@gmail.com
 
And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠

Today is Tuesday, December 30th, 2025, and 50 years ago this month, Jacqueline Hansen set a course record and logged her fifth marathon win in 3 years in the third-ever Honolulu Marathon.
 
In this episode, I sit down with Hansen to hear about that memorable 1975 victory, which became one of many milestones in a career that continues to this day.
 
It's #Tattoosday, and listeners of Today in Running History can save 20% off your order using my code "Hillary" at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠Here is the link⁠⁠⁠ to MyRaceTatts.
 
This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob on the Run on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.
 
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and share, then connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram as well at @running_up_that_hillary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or check out my website at runningupthathillary.com. 

It is December in northern Maine, and today’s race marks the 10-year anniversary of the first Millinocket Marathon, held on December 12, 2015, to provide a boon to an area especially hard hit by the 2008 financial crisis.
 
In this episode, I sit down with founder, race director, and native Mainer Gary Allen to hear all about this cult favorite marathon.
 
It is #FueledFriday, which mean's that today's episode is sponsored by Fuel Goods! This is the sports nutrition marketplace and monthly subscription service that I've been using for the past 3 years to make sure I'm properly fueled for all of my runs.
 
All new subscribers to the RunnerBox by Fuel Goods will automatically receive $10 to spend on anything at the marketplace, and listeners of Today in Running History can save $10 off your first box by using my code "HILLARY10" at checkout.
Check out the Fuel Goods website here!
 
This episode and every single other was edited and produced by my good friend Rob Garcia, who many know by his own ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast "Rob on the Run"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you are looking to get into the podcasting or Youtube space, but need some help on the technical side, I HIGHLY suggest reaching out to Rob. His email is robontherunpodcast@gmail.com
 
And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠

Today is Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 and this week in 1993, Adam Goucher of Colorado Springs won the Foot Locker XC National Championships in San Diego in a time of 14:41, defeating by 12 seconds the hometown favorite, one Meb Keflezighi, and achieving a time that still remains tied for the 6th fastest in the event’s 47-year history. 
 
In this episode we’ll sit down with Goucher himself to hear about the race that cemented his place in American cross country history, and how that experience led to and colors his current chapter with the sport as both an assistant cross coach and dad of a student athlete.
 
It's #Tattoosday, and listeners of Today in Running History can save 20% off your order using my code "Hillary" at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠Here is the link⁠⁠⁠ to MyRaceTatts.
 
This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob on the Run on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.
 
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and share, then connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram as well at @running_up_that_hillary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or check out my website at runningupthathillary.com. 

Today is Friday, November 21st, 2025 and this month in 2007, British marathoner Paula Radcliffe clenched her second of four NYC Marathon victories, just 10 months after becoming a mother.
 
In this episode, I sit down with Paula herself to discuss motherhood, marathoning, her 23-year journey to becoming a 6 Star World Marathon Major finisher.
 
It is #FueledFriday, which mean's that today's episode is sponsored by Fuel Goods! This is the sports nutrition marketplace and monthly subscription service that I've been using for the past 3 years to make sure I'm properly fueled for all of my runs.
 
All new subscribers to the RunnerBox by Fuel Goods will automatically receive $10 to spend on anything at the marketplace, and listeners of Today in Running History can save $10 off your first box by using my code "HILLARY10" at checkout.
Check out the Fuel Goods website here!
 
This episode and every single other was edited and produced by my good friend Rob Garcia, who many know by his own ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast "Rob on the Run"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you are looking to get into the podcasting or Youtube space, but need some help on the technical side, I HIGHLY suggest reaching out to Rob. His email is robontherunpodcast@gmail.com
 
And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠

Today is Tuesday, November 11th, and this week in 1957, Peter O’Connor, the man known as the “Irish Antelope” and the first-ever Olympic political protester died at 85 at his home in Waterford, halfway between Dublin and Cork, on the eastern coast of Ireland.
In this episode, we'll learn more about the forgotten 1906 Olympics in Athens, and hear why exactly O'Connor decided to shimmy up a flagpole during his medal ceremony. 
 
It's #Tattoosday, and listeners of Today in Running History can save 20% off your order using my code "Hillary" at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠Here is the link⁠⁠⁠ to MyRaceTatts.
 
I want to thank all of you for your patience during my unplanned 2-week hiatus, and I would not like to thank my flu shot for anything at all. 
 
This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob on the Run on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.
 
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and share, then connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram as well at @running_up_that_hillary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or check out my website at runningupthathillary.com.