Month: October 2019

GRTW Runderlust – top running travel destinations

Posted on 26/10/2019 by Sarah Shaw

From hip artists communities to incredible food, this weekend’s runderlust list brings some perfect Autumn inspiration for a weekend get away Ljubljana marathon Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, once former Yugoslavia until it gained it’s independence in June 1991. As one of the smallest cities, in one of the smallest countries in Europe, it perhaps makes for one of the best capitals in which to combine a marathon with a city break. Save your legs and take the glass-walled funicular up to the medieval fortress of Ljubljana Castle , then take a mooch through the Old Town’s maze of narrow

Sweet recovery treats for runners

Posted on 24/10/201924/10/2019 by Rachael Woolston

You know that moment when your training – running or triathlon -tips you over the edge from, ‘Ohh, I’m smashing it, I feel so fit and healthy,’ to ‘Ohh, I’m still smashing it but, eek, I keep eating cake ALL the time!’? Yep, that time! Suddenly your running tights feel, well, even tighter despite all the running. More importantly though, overeating all that sugar plays havocs with your hormones AND it contributes to the inflammation that your muscles are already suffering from the training which means you don’t recover as well. (We keep our eye on that for you too

My marathon journey: from stroke to finish line

Posted on 20/10/201918/10/2019 by Rachael Woolston

Lou Read, 36, a lawyer and mum of two, from Notts was a sub 20 minute Parkrun runner until she suffered a stroke last October which left her unable to walk or even talk. Almost a year on from the anniversary of her stoke, she shares the first of her monthly blog posts for Girls Run the World, charting her training and return to the London Marathon in April 2020. The marathon and I have unfinished business. After dropping from a time of 3hrs, 26minutes to 3hours, 13minutes between 2016 and 2017, I gave training for the London Marathon 2018

Runderlust – bucket list race destinations

Posted on 19/10/201918/10/2019 by Sarah Shaw

Run all the miles, eat all the food… sound like your perfect way to spend a weekend? Look no further for our epic run-eat-escape inspiration! Eco Marathon del Chianti (Half marathon and 8 mile races also available)

GRTW Runderlust – this weekend’s pick of our bucket list races

Posted on 13/10/2019 by Sarah Shaw

From the beauty of London’s city parks to the mountains of California, where our running race reporter, Sarah Shaw will be running this weekend, this is our pick of this weekend’s bucket list races Royal Parks Half Over 16,000 runners will run through four of London’s eight Royal Parks, including Hyde Park, The Green Park, St James’s Park and Kensington Gardens, crunching through 13.1 miles of autumn leaves and passing iconic landmarks along the way – such as Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament. As you might expect from a race series that was created to support

Join us in inspiring your girls to be unstoppable this International Day of the Girl Child

Posted on 10/10/201908/10/2019 by Sarah Shaw

October 11th marks International Day of the Girl Child. Join us this year in highlighting awareness of the day with #grtwunstoppable October 11th marks International Day of the Girl , an initiative started by Plan International, seven years ago to raise awareness of the importance of nurturing girls globally. It’s an initiative now supported by organisations around the globe, who call for a world where every girl can realise basic humans rights, such as to live free from violence, to attend and complete school, to choose when and whom she marries, and to earn equal pay for equal work. Progress has been made but

What to do if you didn’t get a London Marathon ballot entry

Posted on 07/10/201906/10/2019 by Rachael Woolston

Have you been disappointed in not getting an entry to the 2020 London marathon for the first/fifth/tenth time? If you want to increase your chances of getting into London 2021 WITHOUT having to enter the ballot or get a charity place, read on our advice about how to go about it… Get a good for age marathon place WAIT! Before you dismiss this out of hand as ludicrous, reflect on this; one of our coaches here, Tara, ran her first marathon at 4 hours 48 minutes, no where near a good for age place. She also had no history of

GRTW Runderlust – our look at this weekend’s bucket list races

Posted on 05/10/201904/10/2019 by Sarah Shaw

Pack your binoculars! This weekend’s race round-up takes in sea views from all four corners of the British Isles, and maybe the chance of spotting a sea creature or two… Loch Ness Marathon (plus 10k, 5k and junior races) Obviously there’s the stunning loch (lake) and spectacular Highland scenery – but we all know that the real draw here is the search for Nessie…. And what better distraction to get you through 26.2, than the chance of a monster-spot?! Prepare for cold weather, splendidly wild isolation (there are few crowds around these parts, though you may get a cheer from