Ambition, discipline and resilience belong to no gender. Women in sports deserve the same recognition as men, for their achievements, their determination and the stories behind them. I created this video series to bring remarkable female athletes into focus and give those stories the spotlight they deserve.

It begins with Deidre, who turned to running to reclaim her life after a period of profound personal upheaval. Her radical choice to keep moving forward helped her find a way through the chaos—and led her to a community where she belonged and a place she had never imagined reaching: the starting line of a marathon.