Women's Running UK - August 2022

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Hello!
issue 152 ||August 2022 T h i s m o n t h we . . .
… went full Davina
I have always been concentrate on that steady incline, you
And found out how the menopause might
a solitary runner. don’t have to talk at all, but it’s also fi ne to affect our running on page 30
My negative talk about anything.
experiences with Last Monday, we ticked off period pain,
PE at school mean menopause, HRT, bereavement, yoga,
that I am deeply hydration packs, and the pros and cons
averse to any of three local secondary schools.
sporting activity Aft erwards, I returned home lighter,
that includes the word ‘team’. In fact, happier, more energised, and ready
any request to join a team results in me to face the week. It turns out that the
swift ly running for the hills in the opposite companionship of my group runs has
direction. If only there were medals for given me something new: a therapeutic … took a deep breath
running away. kind of running. If you turn to p80, you’ll
However, my love of lonely long- fi nd it’s not just me who has fi gured this And learnt the techniques to make our
running easier on page 42
distance running has recently been out. Run Talk Run sessions prioritise
brought into question. mental health over physical gains, and
I completed my Leader in Running those who attend are passionate about the
Fitness qualifi cation about six months ago long-term benefi ts of this type of running.
(I am, quite literally, as amazed as you are My lonely goat running is still the
at this development). As a result, I have thing I do the most, but my group
wanted to test my newfound skills, and sessions have taught me that there is an
push myself out of my comfort zone, by important purpose in slow, meaningful,
setting up the smallest of running groups. companionable running. And that
So now, every Monday morning, we run. purpose is to support my mental health
… ran in circles
Sometimes there are four of us, sometimes and my happiness. I’m still not joining
only two. a team, mind.
Cos intervals are WAY easier to monitor
Since its inception, I feel like my whole in a track session on page 66
understanding of myself and my running
has been turned on its head. Running
beside other people – not in competition
– is, astonishingly, wonderful. You don’t
Esther Newman Editor
have to look at each other’s faces as you
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Contents
issue 152 ||August 2022
On the
THE lifestyle
cover
RUNNER’S
8 Headlines
Kit Nike from SportsShoes
GUIDE Let’s make the streets safer for women
Photography Joseph Branston
10 New gear
11 TO THE
We scour the shelves looking for gems
Race day
MENOPAUSE
confidence 11 How do I…
Our guide to the perfect …prepare for race day?
start-line preparation Expert medical
12 Health
advice in our
22 defi nitive guide Shocking stats on female health
30
Warrior
13 Why I run
Triathlete Sophie tells us
Tasneem Pope, a doctor in need of downtime
her plans for Paris 2024
14 Fuel
30
Stock your shelves with summery ingredients
Runners & the
15 Life coach
menopause
When running relationships go bad
Our resident medic
gives the best advice on
16 Clinic
managing menopause
Don’t let blisters burst your running bubble
42
18 My best run
Boost your breathing
Breath training
for running results Bev Logan, founder of Badass Mother Runners
…will help you run further
and faster. If you do it 19 Debate
properly, that is What to do with your old sports bras
48
coach
42
How to have a
happy half
42 How to breathe
This training plan comes
Our Running Skills series looks at how running
with guaranteed smiles
impacts our breathing and what we can do to
maximise the air we breathe
54 66 The racing line:
New shoes can we tempt 48 A happy half
you to some
The best kicks in the shops The training plan that’s guaranteed to
track and fi eld?
right now put a smile on your face; it focuses on
enjoyment during training and on race day
66
52 How I train
Athletics
Norwegian ultrarunner, Henriette Albon
training
Spice up your running with kit
some track and fi eld
86 53 Essential kit
Supplements Scratch your retail itch
What little pill will help you
62 Tech
keep your training
Listen up, we have headphones
on track?
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“It’s really easy when
you have a good race to be
all, ‘That was amazing,
72 I’m really good, I’m
really fit, everything
Increase your
balance and
power for injury
was great’ but you
prevention
bootcamp
don’t learn anything
65 Why not try athletics?
from that”
It’s Sports Day! Time to chuck a discus, lob a
javelin, perfect your fosbury fl op or just sprint for
the fi nish line. Let’s go!
72 Balance and power 22
Tame the trails with these eight exercises that
home in on your proprioception skills
76 Perfect form: sore feet Sophie Coldwell on the
It’s all about rolling those soles tough parts of triathlon
BALANCE
38 Anna McNuff 53
Our adventurer may have travelled the world but
80 Running as self-care
she’s found running heaven on the doorstep
How Jess Robson put her mental health front
Pattern or plain,
and centre and founded a successful running regulars
tops or bottoms,
group in the process
we have it all
86 Supplements for runners 28 Running mates
Nutritionist Kate Percy explains what The perfect place to geek out on
supplements are vital, particularly for women your passion for running
88 Support network
features
The As to your Qs: from ankle convalescence to
CBD and breaking the 30-minute barrier
22 Sophie Coldwell
90 Race
A pureblood triathlete, Sophie tells us all about
competing for GB and her plans for Paris Anna Harding has an epic tale to tell
30 A runner's guide to 96 Diary
the menopause
Cabin doors to manual, we’re going global
Dr Juliet McGrattan spills the tea on menopause
98 Footnotes
and how running might just be your saviour
during this important life stage Kenyan multi-distance star, Hellen Obiri
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the team
Editor
Esther Newman
senior art editor
Alex Duce
DESIGNER
Alvin Weetman
issue 152 ||August 2022 fi tness editor Tina Chantrey
sub editor
Rachel Ifans
Digital Editor
Holly Taylor
We couldn’t have Digital ASSISTANT
Kate Sellers
Contributors
done it without… Louise Pyne, Emma Kirk-Odunubi, Laura
Fountain, Liz Hollis, Anna Harding, Lucy
Waterlow, Anita Bean, Kelly Lucas, Juliet
McGrattan, Anna McNuff, Anna Harding,
Anne-Marie Lategan, Laura Barnhouse,
Emma Kirk- Dr Juliet
Kate Percy, Lisa Jackson
Odunubi McGrattan
Advertising MANAGER
Emma is a sports Juliet was a GP but is Megan Gibbings 01225 489984
scientist and now a health writer [email protected]
strength coach who and author. She is Advertising Sales Executive
has worked in the also the Women’s Ella Bywater [email protected]
running industry for Health Lead for 261 Licensing
Regina Erak
over 15 years and, Fearless and the
[email protected]
with her partner, set up Bulletproof Athletic founder and Director of 261 Fearless Club
Head Of Marketing
Verity Travers
(bulletproofathletic.com) to empower UK. She is a regular contributor both to
Creative Director
runners to achieve their goals. An avid runner this magazine and the Women’s Running Jenny Cook
and an experienced gait analyst, Emma is podcast, and her books, Sorted: the Active Managing Director Simon Lewis
keen to use her knowledge to educate on Woman’s Guide to Health and Run Well,
CEO
Jon Bickley
injury prevention and running form. This should be on your bookshelf if they’re not
Cover & Warrior photography
issue, she explains how we can treat and already. This issue, we asked Juliet to explore
Joseph Branston
beat blisters on page 16. running and the menopause on page 30.
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Lucy Laura
Waterlow Barnhouse
Lucy Waterlow is Laura is a nutritionist,
a journalist who personal trainer
started running aged and mum of three.
•Podcast of the Year
10, inspired by her Laura runs in the
• Diversity & Inclusion
marathon-mad dad countryside with
Award 2021
and elite athlete sister. her dog, and has
She’s the ghostwriter of books Run Mummy taken part in many events including obstacle
Run, Nell McAndrew’s Guide to Running, and events, several half marathons and the
Mimi Anderson’s Beyond Impossible and London Marathon. To Laura, health is about
Limitless. She’s recently qualifi ed as a British so much more than PBs and big muscles.
Anthem Publishing
Athletics coach to help others love running She’s passionate about helping people be the
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as much as she does. This issue, she heads healthiest, happiest versions of themselves London Road,
to the track to encourage us all to add some and this issue, she explores Run Talk Run’s Bath BA1 6PL
athletics into our training on page 66. focus on mental health on page 80. [phone]
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HEADLINES
Th e people, campaigns, research
and updates making an impact in our
running community this month
FIGHTING
FOR FEMALE
SAFETY
New initiative encourages runners to
make a stand against sexual harassment
and demand safer publice spaces
he Safe Spaces Now educational institutions and Claire Barnett, executive streets that they deserve to
T
campaign is part of a online spaces. director of UN Women UK, feel safe in, it will also be a
new partnership “Th is partnership with UN says of the plans: “I am so moment of protest against the
between UN Women UK, Women UK and Stylist Strong inspired by the passion and status quo and a celebration of
Strong Women, Asics London Women will help to educate, the power of the thousands of a new era of focus.
10K and LimeLight Sports. raise awareness and empower people in the Safe Spaces Now “In addition, it will gain the
It recently invited people to our runners to feel safer while community who are making attention of decision-makers
take to the streets of London exercising outdoors,” says this change possible. Th is who, together, we have the
to run for safety, for change James Robinson, CEO of project will not only bring power to infl uence,” she said.
and for freedom. LimeLight Sports Club. people together to reclaim the unwomenuk.org
Th e Safe Spaces Now Th e club donated £5 from
campaign is backed by the the sale of each Asics London 52%
Mayor of London and had 10K ticket to the Safe Spaces
supporters taking to the Now initiative so that UN
streets of Westminster in the Women UK can fulfi ll its
capital during the Asics plans to train 10,000 people to
London 10K early in July. help put a stop to sexual
Launched by UN Women harassment in public spaces.
UK in 2020, the aim of the Th e funds raised will enable of people who exercise
Safe Spaces Now initiative is to the charity to deliver training
wash their activewear
improve the design of public in schools, universities and
spaces and the behaviour of local communities to tackle
after every single wear,
the people within them. Wide- sexual harassment and abuse
ranging plans are being from the root by improving
massively contributing
implemented by partners in understanding of important
public transport, festivals, issues such as consent and
to carbon emissions
nightlife, workplaces, gender-based violence.
According to the BAM Pong Index
results, part of the brand’s Dare to Wear Longer
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T h i s m o n t h
Neita takes double w e l o v e . . .
at UK champs
Sprinter Daryll Neita has set herself up
for an exciting world championship by
taking both the 100m and 200m sprint
titles at the UK athletics championships,
held in Manchester at the end of June.
Both wins were wind assisted, with Neita
beating Dina Asher-Smith to the 100m
title. She is the fi rst female athlete to
achieve the sprint double at the champs
since Laura Turner in 2010.
1 IN 2 GIRLS QUIT SPORT
Green People Nordic
Roots Cranberry
DUE TO PERIODS
Micellar Foam
£19, greenpeople.co.uk
lobal sports company Puma and launch an active underwear collection with Contains apple cellular water
G
to improve elasticity, glycerine
leak-proof apparel company Puma and together normalise menstruation
to hydrate, and antioxidant-rich
Modibodi have commissioned a and tackle the stigma that women can’t be
cranberry to support ageing.
global survey to investigate the reasons why active on their periods or when
girls give up on sport. experiencing any of life’s leaks.”
Th e survey revealed that one As part of the launch of this
in two female teens skip sport collection, Puma and
because of their period, Modibodi will work with
specifi cally due to Puma’s She Moves Us
embarrassment, pain charity partner, Women
or fear of leaks. Th e Win, to donate bundle
discomfort of disposable packs to 500 girls and
products coupled with a women in need.
lack of education and Jodie Williams,
training means that female British sprinter and
Espa Tri-Active
players fi nd that the fear of Puma athlete, says: “Period
Resilience SOS Skin
leaking psychologically poverty is a huge issue globally
Clearing Serum
impacts their sporting but one that isn’t spoken about
£69, espaskincare.com
performance. enough. Making sustainable menstrual
Kristy Chong, CEO and founder of products widely available is something that A combination of plant actives,
marine actives and aromatherapy
Modibodi, says: “Th ree in fi ve teens skip needs to be addressed urgently and that is
support cellular renewal and
sport due to fear of leaking or revealing why I am so proud to be a part of the Puma healthy, balanced skin.
their period, which is why we are thrilled to x Modibodi collaboration.”
ETHNIC MINORITIES
UNDERREPRESENTED
IN TRIATHLON
Just two per cent of British Triathlon
members are black or from ethnic
minorities, and this is partly due to the fact
that many black people in England don’t
learn to swim. To improve diversity in
Wonderskin Liquid
triathlons and swimming, a new sports
programme between BADU Sports and Gym Face Serum
LimeLight Sports Club is currently training
£30, eu.wonderskin.com
teenage athletes from ethnic minorities,
Give your face a workout with
many of whom had no previous swimming
this collagen-building serum with
experience, to compete in their fi rst ever
gotu kola and purifi ed seaweed
triathlon, the London Triathlon, on Sunday
extract. Reduce under-eye
7 August 2022. triathlonengland.org puffi ness, swelling and circles.
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lifestyle
|| New gear || How do I...?
NEW GEAR
Th e latest kit for summer running and recovery
Safari-so-goody
Feline summery? These animal-print faux-fur sliders
will help boost recovery with their sugarcane EVA foam
footbed and traction outsole and they look good too!
£34.99, thefoamlife.com
Keep a cool head
With its thin omni-freeze fabric, the Columbia
Coolhead II Cap releases heat so you stay cool
even on the hottest days. A wicking sweatband
soaks up any moisture and the pyrithione zinc
in the fabric prevents bacterial growth. It’s much
more lightweight and fl exible than other summer
caps and we love the whiter-than-white vibes.
£30, columbiasportswear.co.uk
Sunny delight
A breath of fresh air
The lightest of lightweight layers to slip in your pack
This clever little box, the Air Mini by Atmos-Clear,
for sunset runs. The Vuori Daydream Crew is
silently sanitises the air in your workout room,
made from strato tech fabric which, jargon aside,
destroying 99.9 per cent of bacteria, mould, fungi and
means it’s a technical knit that feels soft and silky
viruses. How does it work? We’re glad you asked…
Swigger’s paradise
against the skin. It has a UPF rating of 30+ too.
here comes the science bit: the AtmosClear cleanses
the air by pulling it into the unit and treating it with A built-in hydration tracker in the £65, vuoriclothing.co.uk
ultra-violet irradiation using UV-C LED technology. sustainable Aladdin Sports Tracker
£189, atmos-clear.com bottle helps you monitor how much
water you’re drinking. Its push-button
lid is easy to open while on the
move, and the fi nger loop can be
STAR
attached quickly to packs.
£17.99, aladdin-sustain.com BUY
Mood music
With nine hours of battery life (up to
18 with the case) and a secure in-ear
Stow and go
fi t, the Sennheiser Sport True Wireless
Earbuds rival any sports headphones you The women-specifi c fi t in the Camelbak Octane 9L is a boon and the
can buy at the £200 price point. With pack is large enough and versatile enough for summer ultra-races
four sets of fi ns and two sets of in-ear or winter run commutes. It has a 2L Crux reservoir, double sternum
tips, you can choose to be more aware straps, ample quick-stow storage on the front and an impressive four
of your environment (on a run), or block pockets on the back (we love the stretchy overfl ow pocket for wet
out noise completely (at kids’ bedtime). kit). You can hook in/take off poles quickly and the seriously thick
Tap control is easy on the move. panels of mesh padding will protect your back.
£199.99, sennheiser-hearing.com £105, camelback.co.uk
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