Women's Running

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Hello! • ISSUE 150 || JUNE 2022

This month we…

We couldn’t have done it without…

Womens Running

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

AMPUTEE RUNS 104 MARATHONS IN 104 DAYS • Relative running newbie Jacky Hunt-Broersma is reaching unbelievable feats of endurance and strength, and raising money for fellow amputees in the process

Age is no barrier

MCCOLGAN BREAKS BRITISH 5K RECORD

FASTEST DEBUT MARATHON RUN IN HISTORY

This month we love…

NEW GEAR • The warmer weather marks a tri-umphant return, so here’s our pick of essential cross training kit

Manage muscle niggles when running while pregnant? • Looking after your muscles while you’re pregnant will help you keep exercising for longer

PROTEIN PROTECTS AGAINST BREAST TUMOURS • The latest nutrition, beauty and health headlines. Because running doesn’t end at your feet

3 EYE CARE PRODUCTS

CHEAP SUNGLASSES ARE OK FOR RUNNING

Claire Gleave • Being able to train in the beautiful Cotswolds is Claire’s inspiration to run, while juggling busy family life and her own business

FUEL • Exercise is good for period pain and lethargy, but there are also foods that relieve menstrual symptoms. Also, press turbo boost with our pick of energy eats

3 OF THE BEST Energy enhancers

CAN MY TRAINING DIET HELP TO RELIEVE PERIOD SYMPTOMS?

MEAL MATHS • Blend the ingredients to make an avocado & nut pesto. Whizz until smooth & stir through cooked pasta

Plough your own furrow

This month’s wise women

INJURY CLINIC With Emma Kirk-Odunubi

EXTRA STRENGTH WORK • Incorporate these exercises into your routines for more intermediate/advanced strength:

Southsea, Hampshire • Sarah King gives us an ode to her local seaside route which she finds so rewarding, whatever the weather

Events

Is quantity or quality of training more important for runners? • Junk miles, rounding up, chasing mileage goals… many runners believe that the further they run, the better runner they will become. But is the quality of our training more important than the distance covered?

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I USED TO ALWAYS TRY AND CONTROL EVERYTHING AND IN TRIATHLON YOU HAVE TO LET GO A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE LOTS OF ELEMENTS ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL • Emily-Faye Jevons loves triathlons. Not only does she get a kick from performing well, she’s also found that training is a tonic for the rigours of life

EMILY’S ESSENTIALKIT • Must-haves when Emily is out on a run

THE BIG QUESTIONS • This month, you share your views on heading out when you don’t feel like it, the joy of a non-competitive club, and running again after injury

Supercharge your pasta sauce

Nickie O’Hara • Nickie, 50, a customer services team...