When Jen Volk first laced up her running shoes, she wasn’t chasing a finish line — she was chasing a challenge. A competitive athlete throughout high school, Volk was always active in some form. The second-year nursing major’s marathon introduction was not some grand plan;...

Bradley French is a modern renaissance man. He’s a fourth-year behavioral neuroscience major on the pre-medical school track, member of the Phi Delta Epsilon fraternity, Huntington 100 inductee, Nu Rho Psi Honors Society member and an undergraduate teaching fellow. French is...

Jonathon Piesik, a fourth-year business administration major with a finance concentration at Northeastern, got into distance running because of his mom. Now, six years after setting it in his sights, Piesik is ready to take on one of the hardest road races in the world: the 129th...

Eighteen weeks ago, Charlie Adams wouldn’t have considered himself a long-distance runner; but on April 21, he will run the Boston Marathon. Charles, or “Charlie,” Adams, a third-year industrial engineering major born and raised in Falmouth, Maine, always dreamed of...