Category: NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE: SUPPORTING UKRAINE

Posted on 07/03/202207/03/2022 by Rachael Woolston

Girls Run the World announce to donate 25% profits from merchandise sales from March 7th through to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal Girls Run the World have pledged to support the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, which help to provide food, water, shelter and healthcare to refugees and displaced families affected by the war in the Ukraine. The appeal is run by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), where every pound donated is matched by the government. ‘I am sure I am not the only one who feels helpless in the face of the horrifying events happening in Ukraine,’ explains Girls Run the World

NEWS RELEASE: #BREAKTHEBIAS PODCAST

Posted on 07/03/202207/03/2022 by Elsa Smith

On International Woman’s Day 2022, Girls Run the World announce the launch of their new podcast series Break the Bias. Focusing on women who address gender bias in participation and performance, sports science, coaching and more Glance around the start lines of most running races and it is clear that more women than ever are taking part in races. The percentage of marathon runners made up by women has risen dramatically, going from 20 percent in 1986 to a little over 50 percent in 2018 according to research from Run Repeat and the International Association of Athletics Federation. And as

GRTW Press: New coach, Natalie Creswick joins the team

Posted on 09/11/2021 by Elsa Smith

We are excited to welcome inspirational triathlon and cycle coach, Natalie Creswick to our team who will be helping us to challenge the gender bias in women’s triathlon coaching and participation Our recent surveys have indicated that one of the biggest obstacles to women’s participation in triathlon, particularly over the standard distance is confidence on the bike. So, who better to join the team that 41-year old Natalie Creswick, British Cycling Level 2 coach who races for Magspeed. Best of all, she also understands how cycling applies to triathlon, having started out in triathlon. “I found my love for cycling

Apply to be part of GRTW Project Marathon Team 2022

Posted on 08/11/202117/12/2021 by Elsa Smith

Do you want to achieve a marathon personal best, good for age or simply have the best finish line feeling? Apply to be part of GRTW Project Marathon online training team for Manchester and Brighton 2022… Crossing the finish line of a marathon is a journey that doesn’t begin on the start line. It starts way before that with setting your goal and intentions, and then having a brilliantly structured training plan. Our running coaches, GRTW founder, Rachael and level 2 coach, Tara have helped hundreds of women to achieve marathon personal bests, finish line feelings and good for age

News Release: GRTW Train Strong Together™

Posted on 13/10/2021 by Rachael Woolston

Our recent survey of women in triathlon discovered that time to train with others is one of the main factors that prevent women from training for endurance events. Today, we announce our new online training groups to help support women around the UK to participate and achieve their race goals in trail running and triathlon Nowadays, there are running and triathlon clubs in most major cities if not towns. But that still leaves great areas of the UK without a club, or even if there is one, most sessions are in the evenings. For many women, this rules club participation

NEWS RELEASE: BRIGHTON MARATHON 2021

Posted on 15/09/202115/09/2021 by Rachael Woolston

Girls Run the World help over 11,500 runners achieve their goals at Brighton Marathon Over the last twenty weeks, Girls Run the World has been delighted to partner with Grounded Events to provide digital training support to their race participants. Showcasing the breadth of the female coaching team on our platform and digital training web app, Girls Run the World helped support runners with content in the form of video, blogs and podcasts, alongside live and on-demand streamed training content. Our mission at Girls Run the World is to help more women lead healthy, empowered lives through running and triathlon.

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News Release: Choose to Challenge

Posted on 08/03/202109/03/2021 by Elsa Smith

On International Women’s Day, Girls Run the World announce our choose to challenge initiative to address gender disparity in three main areas, trail running, triathlon and coaching Girls Run the World was born out of a demand for a sports tech platform, that offers digital training and coaching specific to women in running and triathlon. Today, on International Women’s Day 2021 we announce our two year initiative as part of the campaign #ChooseToChallenge in the following areas. TRAIL RUNNING Our mission is to increase the numbers of women participating in trail running. Although this figure is increasing, studies ndicate that