49 | Henley Gabeau

Starting Line 1928 · Feb 13, 2025 · 1h 8m

In the mid-1970s, Henley Gabeau didn't set out to become an accomplished distance runner. Instead, her athletic journey started as a simple desire to keep up with her 12-year-old daughter while training on the track. Henley quickly noticed there weren't many spaces dedicated to women, so she and a group of like-minded athletes formed RunHERS, one of the first women's running clubs in the United States. She went on to become the first female president of the Road Runners Club of America and then the organization's first-ever executive director; she also played a role in advocating for adding…