Today in Running History

February 2014 - Gabe Grunewald wins 3,000m Indoor National Championship

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 [https://www.bravelikegabe.org/].    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 [https://aletenutrition.com/20HILLARY].   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"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [beacons.ai/robontherun]. 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 [https://www.instagram.com/running_up_that_hillary/?hl=en], or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠ [runningupthathillary@gmail.com]

February 2016 - World Record Stroller Half Marathon run by Cal and Holland Neff

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 [https://teamkcalondon2026marathon.gofundraise.com/page/Hillary-31083280].    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 [http://ref.fuelgoods.com/IwJtkfiDG8/142465]!   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"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [beacons.ai/robontherun]. 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 [https://www.instagram.com/running_up_that_hillary/?hl=en], or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠ [runningupthathillary@gmail.com]

January 1976 - Jan Merrill wins first Wanamaker Mile for women at Millrose Games

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 [https://teamkcalondon2026marathon.gofundraise.com/page/Hillary-31083280].    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 [http://ref.fuelgoods.com/IwJtkfiDG8/142465]!   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"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [beacons.ai/robontherun]. 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 [https://www.instagram.com/running_up_that_hillary/?hl=en], or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠ [runningupthathillary@gmail.com]

January 1939 - women's running pioneer Nina Kuscsik is born

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 [https://myracetatts.com/?ref=HILLARY] 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 [https://www.youtube.com/@RobOnTheRunPodcast], 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 [https://www.instagram.com/running_up_that_hillary/?hl=en], or check out my website at runningupthathillary.com.

January 1980 - Jeff Galloway finishes in 2:16:35 at the Houston Marathon using walk/run intervals

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 [https://www.jeffgalloway.com/].    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 [https://teamkcalondon2026marathon.gofundraise.com/page/Hillary-31083280].    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 [http://ref.fuelgoods.com/IwJtkfiDG8/142465]!   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"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [beacons.ai/robontherun]. 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 [https://www.instagram.com/running_up_that_hillary/?hl=en], or send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠runningupthathillary@gmail.com⁠ [runningupthathillary@gmail.com]