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Hello! • ISSUE 146 || FEBRUARY 2022

This month we…

We couldn’t have done it without…

Womens Running

LIFESTYLE • Headlines || People || Food || Kit || Health || Opinion

WOMEN CELEBRATE CENTENARY FOR ATHLETICS • Time to raise a glass to 100 years of women’s athletics (and an award or two for Women’s Running). Here’s to all women in sport – let’s keep fighting for equality!

SEEING THE TRAILS THROUGH A BLACK LENS

WINTER AFFECTS WOMEN MORE THAN MEN

Women’s Running wins double award

This month we love…

NEW GEAR • Bust February blues with these red-hot wonders

Ensure the menopause doesn’t stop me from running? • During menopause, your body changes and it can mean you’re battling tiredness, low mood and sometimes physical pain. How do you come through this transition without having to sacrifice what you love?

HEALTH • The latest nutrition, beauty and health headlines. Because running doesn’t end at your feet

3 RECOVERY PRODUCTS

Lucy Day • Lucy committed to running during lockdown and came out with three PBs

FUEL • We’re all about food when it comes to making sure you’ve got enough energy to bust out runs whatever the weather, and avoid winter coughs and colds

3 of the best health boosters

EAT WELL • HOW CAN I PREVENT RECURRENT COLDS FROM INTERFERING WITH TRAINING?

Easing in gently…

This month’s wise women

CLINIC • You’ve been injured, you’ve rested up and now you’re back, chomping at the bit to get back to where you were before, right? Wrong! Take it slowly and retrain your brain and body properly to make a safe and successful return to running

Lost Lake, British Columbia • Anna Patrickson keeps going back to Whistler in Canada for its stunning and challenging runs

Events

Should I do a strength workout before a hard training session? • We know that strength training complements running, but when do you fit it in to your weekly exercise plan? Two accomplished runners discuss whether lifting weights before a run will benefit or hamper your performance

A NEW ADVENTURE • It’s time for something different, but what? If you’re stuck in a rut with your running, you need to inject a bit of adventure into your life. And right here is where you start

Essential kit • Once you’ve picked your adventure, you need to make sure you have the kit to keep you safe, protected and comfy

Inspo for adventure seekers • Whet your appetite for adventure and keep on course for success with these 5 ideas

Running mates Because we run better together • This month, you share your 2022 running goals, tell us why everybody is a winner at your club and explain how your best friend is your motivation. Great work #WRTribe

FRECKLETON & WARTON RUNNING CLUB

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What perfect piece of running kit are you always searching for?

RUNNING FOR MY BEST FRIEND • Tracy Kirk, 51, from Durham, wants to inspire other runners to believe in themselves by taking on the iconic London...