Afghan women refugees running New York City Marathon for freedom

“I am doing this race not only for myself, but for all Afghan girls who can not run due to the situation”

WATCH: Free to Run aids women’s running in Afghanistan

Free to Run was founded by Canadian ultrarunner Stephanie Case

Strava fans: if you’re not following these runners, you’re missing out

Have fun (and maybe learn a few things) checking out the training regimes of these trail running dynamos