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Girls Run the World

Oct 23, 2020

 

'If the only black people you see in magazines are elite runners, it makes you feel that you have to be exceptional to take part in running.'

Listen to these two trailblazing sisters (not sistas, they really are siblings!) chat about growing up in London, how they started running, and the work they are doing to help...


Oct 9, 2020

Elle Linton started cycling as a way of commuting to work in London.

So when a friend suggested they cycled to Richmond Park just to 'cycle round and round,' she thought it was a crazy idea. 'Why ride round in a circle?' 

Despite the punctures enroute, she discovered a love of cycling for the community, being able to...


Sep 19, 2020

Beth Pascall, 32 is a true trail blazing ultra runner. 

Even as a young girl, there was something about exploring the outer edges of comfort and challenging herself that appealed. 

From begging her dad and brother to let her go on a long bike ride when she was young, this love of exploring the world we live in and the...


Sep 15, 2020

Like many women, Jevid Majid started running through doing Parkrun in then home town of Nottingham in 2017. 

As a way of getting fit, and finding time for herself, the mum of two says, 'It’s the most liberating feeling to be on your own and having that escape, processing the day and in turn it benefitting your...


Sep 3, 2020

Life often takes unexpected turns and that is particularly true for Australian born Lucja Leonard whose life has been changed by a dog.

After starting to run to lose weight, she and her husband, Dion, started running incredible ultras all over the world. 

It was in China when her husband came across Gobi,...