MEDIA

2024

Women Win Running Against All Odds: The Women of Spark Change

2023

iRunFar Running the New York City Marathon for Free to Run: Three Young Afghan Women Run in Solidarity With Those Who Cannot
ABC7 NY Eyewitness News 'Free to Run' gives girls, women sense of self through running
Canadian Running Magazine Afghan women refugees running New York City Marathon for freedom
Kurdistan24 Photos: More than 3,000 people participated in Erbil International Marathon
Morgunblaðið Runs to support young women
OrilliaMatters Local Afghanistan refugee finds freedom through running group
BBC Radio Scotland Interview with Stephanie Case
Sports Illustrated From Kabul to Colorado: The agony of Afghanistan’s Ironwoman
The Guardian Extreme adventure from Afghanistan to Ecuador: the Banff Mountain Film Festival returns

2022

Beyond Sport Sport Addressing the Crisis in Afghanistan: Q and A with Free to Run
The Guardian ‘I Feel Free When I Run’: The Young Women Enjoying a Sense of Freedom in Iraq
ESPN Beyond the finish line: A marathon run for Afghan girls and women who can’t

2021

TIME Magazine A Decade After the Arab Spring, These Activists Are Finding New Ways to Fight for Progress

2020

Samantha Gash podcast Stephanie Case: The Ultimate Outlier
Beyond Sport Meet the Beyond Sport 2020 Global Awards Shortlist
Beyond Sport Meet Free to Run
iRunFar Catching up with Stephanie Case
Ouest France For women’s freedom, Yvane will again run in Afghanistan

2019

Study UK British Council Stephanie Case: Social Impact Alumni Award Global Finalist 2019
Like The Wind Magazine More than sports
Tough Girl Podcast Stephanie Case - UN human rights lawyer in Afghanistan

2018

Agence France-Presse In ultra-conservative Afghanistan, all-female 'Free to Run' discovers freedom in running
Alive Free to Run: Stephanie Case is transforming women’s lives, one ultramarathon at a time
Runner’s World Running for a New Kind of Freedom
Running Magazine Canada Albertan champions running for women in Afghanistan
CBC Radio Podcast Meet the lawyer and marathon runner who creates safe spaces for others to compete
Trail Runner Nation Podcast Living Life Outside the Comfort Zone with Stephanie Case
Rocky Mountain Outlook From bombs to race bibs

2017

Global News ‘Coldest marathon on the planet’ in Cochrane funds ice rink for girls in Afghanistan
NBC News Afghan Girls and Women Run in Mixed-Gender Bamiyan Marathon
Euro News Afghan women defy tradition to run marathon
Runner's World Asics? Check. Hijab? Check. Meet the Afghan Student in NY Running for Equality
The Berkshire Eagle Running for Freedom: Afghan women run 50-mile ultra race in Pittsfield State Forest
ESPN Meet the two amazing women running across America -- to break the same record
Strava Get In The Boat: A Story of The Western States 100
South China Morning Post On World Refugee Day, Hong Kong asylum seekers talk about…
Outside Magazine Meet the People Making Running More Inclusive
The Guardian International women's team take on Marathon des Sables in world first
The Independent Women barred from Tehran marathon defy rules to complete their own race instead
Runner’s World Heroes of Running
Ultra Runner Podcast Stephanie Case – Rescue in the Alps and Pushing our Limitations
The Guardian 'Girls can do just as much as boys': groups that empower young women
The Runners Trip All Women Should Be Free to Run: A Campaign For Those Who Face Violence and Repression
Tough Girl Podcast Tough Girl - Stephanie Case - Ultra runner, human rights lawyer, and founder of Free to Run
South China Morning Post Pianist moved by plight of refugees in Hong Kong
Runner's World The Ultra-Activist: Stephanie Case
Calgary Herald Cochrane runners' race helps Afghan girls

2016

Daily Mail Canada's 'Marathon Man' finally achieves Afghan ambition
AFP News Agency Marathon in Bamiyan a symbol of freedom for Afghan women
LaCroix Le marathon de Bamiyan, une affaire de femmes et de liberté au pays des Bouddhas
Daily Mail Marathon in Bamiyan a symbol of freedom for Afghan women
Süddeutsche Zeitung Nachts von Wegweiser zu Wegweiser
Runner's World From Kabul to the New York City Marathon
Outside Magazine Afghanistan’s Only Female Marathon Runner Is Racing to Keep Women’s Sport Alive
LaCroix Hong Kong: la course à pied, palliatif pour réfugiés en carafe
Hong Kong Free Press Running gives hope to Hong Kong’s stranded refugees
iVoox Talking to Virginie Goethals about Free to Run
Daily Mail Running gives hope to Hong Kong's stranded refugees
Jezebel The woman who broke the rules by running the first international marathon in Iran
Runner's World Iran holds its first marathon, but women are excluded
South China Morning Post The healing powers of exercise for women refugees in Hong Kong

2015

PBS NewsHour In Afghanistan, using sports to fill the gender gap
Runner's World Afghanistan's Only Female Marathon Runner
Radio Free Europe Runners From Around The World Race In Afghan Marathon
The Guardian Running Afghanistan's first ever marathon
The Guardian Afghanistan's female marathon runner defies danger to go the distance
Daily Mail Afghanistan's first international marathon: Runners compete under high security
BBC Persia Charity marathon to combat thalassemia
Trail Running Canada Free to Run: An Interview with Stephanie Case