Month: May 2020

News Release: Queens of Speed Virtual 5km

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Who will be crowned the fastest female region in the UK? Join our fun virtual 5km in support of Refuge and be counted Runners the world over have been missing their daily Saturday fix of Parkrun. But this Saturday May 30th is different. Join the Girls Run the World Virtual 5km in support of Refuge. Run it fast, slow, or walk-run …but take part and be counted! This is not just about you but about your team – choose whether you run for the North of the UK or the South (even if you live in Australia). Our team at

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Junior Freelance Content Writer

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Would you like to be part of a fast growing digital company that helps to inspire, motivate and empower women? The freelance Content & Community Writer will work closely with the founder of Girls Run the World on strategy. Your main role will be researching, writing, editing and commissioning stories for the GRTW content platform on our website, weekly newsletters and social media posts. You will be responsible for creating bold, compelling and engaging written content for all our digital platforms. You should have a passion for writing, social media, and be confident writing content across topics related to running,

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Letting go of event goals during Covid-19

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Leanne Fullwood, 32, a critical care nurse from Birmingham explains how she has coped with letting go of training and endurance fitness during Covid-19 I’ve been a runner since university and a triathlete for five years, having done a full Ironman in 2018 and seven half distance triathlons of 70.3 distances. I love it but juggling three sports, rather than just running is tricky at the best of times. With the restrictions on exercise during Covid-19, adding to my role in nursing, I’ve had to learn to adapt and let go of worrying about loss of fitness and the disappointment

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How learning to recover made me a stronger ultra runner

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Georgina Smith, 34, a chef lives in Chamonix with husband, Dan Fitzgerald. She reveals how pulling out of the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa, a 72 mile ultra race in September 2018 eventually led to a podium place When you train for a mountain ultra with 10 summits over 4000 metres, it puts the fear of god into you so you train hard! The race had been created by Lizzy Hawker, record five-time winner of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, who had used the trails around Monte Rosa, which lie between Italy and Switzerland to train for the UTMB.  Renowned

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