Fighting a Running Battle for Afghan Women in The North Face’s “Free to Run”

Adventure stories are never complete without unexpected detours. But when UN human rights attorney Stephanie Case (@runningcase) began her side passion of ultramarathon running, she had no idea just how far off the beaten path she’d travel, and how close to actual life-and-death situations her road would lead her...

Free to Run, a Dream Lens Media film released this month by The North Face, follows the incredible work of UN Human Rights attorney — and avid endurance trail runner — Stephanie Case, who worked with a women’s group in Kabul, Afghanistan to co-found an organization devoted to bringing visibility to women in regions of conflict and empowering women through...