David Alm
David Alm is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. His writing has appeared in GQ, Mother Jones, and Runner’s World, among other outlets.

The Incandescent Rise of Sofia Camacho
The wildly talented nonbinary drag artist and runner is aiming for a place on the sport’s most visible stage.

Mary Cain: Rethinking the Competitive Model of Youth Sports
After founding Atalanta NYC in 2021, Cain seeks to empower girls using running as a tool for physical and mental well-being.

Neil Wallack: Fundraising Is His Super Power
Each year that he can help to fund one scientist, or one experiment, he knows he’s helping to find “that last little bit” to solve the problem. “That’s damn exciting.”

From a Life Sentence to Freedom: The Rahsaan Thomas Story
Twenty years ago, he was incarcerated for life. He just ran the New York City Marathon as a radically changed man.

The Visionary
Thai Richards is creating a new kind of running community with a radical mission: to destigmatize the way we think about weed and wellness

The Gaslighting of Sha’Carri Richardson
WADA’s marijuana rules are outdated, moralistic, and discriminatory—and they’re being used to manipulate and impede the fastest woman in America

Mary Cain and Alexi Pappas Both Suffered in Silence. Then They Saved Each Other.
The two elite runners reveal how they turned their trauma into trust and leaned on an unlikely friendship to start healing.

After She Escaped Her Strict Religious Community, There Was No Turning Back
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