Category: PODCAST

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

Running saved me

Posted on 29/07/2021 by Rachael Woolston

Marathoner, swimmer, breast cancer survivor, US actress, Ingrid Walters, 49 spoke to GRTW founder, Rachael Woolston about mental resilience and how running kept her sane… Actress and elite marathoner Ingrid Walters chats to us about getting faster with age, running through breast cancer and the need for better representation of black, Asian and mixed-race female athletes in endurance sport. Ingrid was a competitive swimmer in her teens, one of the few black faces at the swimming pool in 1980’s America, a scene she now finds familiar as a marathon runner. At the age of 47, Ingrid achieved a sub 3

Black Girls Do Run UK: We’re just trying to be active, healthy and have fun!

Posted on 14/08/2020 by Rachael Woolston

Tasha Thompson, 43, from London is the founder of Black Girls Do Run UK. Last year, she set up the online community to inspire black women to run for their health, fitness and mental wellbeing. Tasha started running 21 years ago, she started out in the gym on the treadmills and made the switch to running outdoors and entering races and she hasn’t looked back. We wanted to find out why there aren’t many BAME women running and how we can promote diversity in the running world. Have you noticed an increased number of black females taking part in races?

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

Girls Run the World interviews Julia Davis, winner of the South Downs Way 50 2019

Posted on 12/04/201920/08/2019 by Rachael Woolston

We talk to the astounding runner, Julia Davis, 32 who won the SDW50 2019, smashing the women’s course record on having the confidence to set your sights high and how to deal with race day gremlins…whatever distance you’re running to listen to our first podcast episode, click here.