Emily speaks with founder of WeAreFearless Club Laura, about body confidence and being bad at PE, as well as the good (and the bad side of social media) and the power of women supporting women. Host: Emily Jones Guest: Laura (@lauraellenfearless) Music: Cali by Wataboi Find out more about Run Panthera by visiting the website.

Running a marathon can be hard, even more so when you're injured. Back in October 2021, Emily ran her first marathon where she encountered a number of obstacles related to an ongoing injury. It left her feeling mentally (and physically) defeated and is something she's spent the last few months trying to process. In this episode, Emily is joined by coach and friend of the podcast, Lillie Bleasdale, to discuss her experience of the marathon, the mental and physical side of recovery, and why you...

Emily is back for the first of two Christmas specials of the podcast! In this episode Emily speaks with Ailsa, runner, marathoner and owner of Medal Monday Designs, selling unique gifts for runners. She talks about her running journey, including her first race, her struggle with her mental health and what it's like being the face of the of London Marathon! For 20% off all orders in the Medal Monday Designs store, use code RUNPANTHERA20 (valid until the end of January 2022). Host: Emily Jones ...

Esther Goldsmith is a Sports Physiologist and part of the science team at FitrWoman - a menstrual cycle tracking app for athletes. However, Esther started out as a dancer, completing an Undergraduate Degree in Contemporary Dance. It wasn’t until she began to fall out of love with dancing that she found running, and eventually, after a few years out, went on to complete a Masters in Applied Sports and Exercise Physiology. She wrote her dissertation on running economy and the menstrual cycle,...

Ruby Raut is the founder and CEO of WUKA, a period pants brand that does good. Ruby grew up in Nepal and was given old sari rags to use as in place of period products, a sustainable but unhygienic alternative to tampons and pads. It was this concept, using reusable materials in place of disposables, that gave Ruby the inspiration to found WUKA. In 2019, Ruby took part in the Vitality 10K with Bryony Gordon's Mental Health Mates and Celebrate You body confidence campaign. The only requirement...

Leanne Shrive's running journey began with the humble 5K, however, it quickly snowballed into something much more. After completing her first 5K, Leanne set herself a challenge of running 100K within 3 months and when she'd managed to achieve that, her hunger to find a bigger challenge drove her to complete 12 events within 12 months, building up to a half marathon. It's this drive that pushed Leanne to sign up for her first ultramarathon and marathon (in that order), which she completed all ...

Ellie Ripley’s running journey began when she was a child, running cross country in all weather conditions. As a young runner, she was very competitive and enjoyed racing against her friends, however, when her studies became too much Ellie had to put her running on hold. Now, as a Respiratory Physiotherapist, Ellie has a different relationship with running - one where her biggest competition is herself. Prior to the pandemic, her plan was to run her first marathon before the age of 25, but ...

Balega Ambassador Glynis Buchan has been on a running streak since New Year's Eve 2017. At the time of our recording, she'd been running for 1177 days and she'd recently overtaken Forrest Gump's run streak. Glynis's running journey began in her living room on the Nintendo Wii Fit, after having her son. Running was always just a way to stay fit and healthy - it was only after she completed her first 5K race that she really started to fall in love with running. Her run streak happened q...

Jo Wright is probably one of the most inspirational women you'll ever meet. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at a young age, Jo was unable to even wash herself let alone go for a run. After trying a range of different treatments, including chemotherapy, and battling through various side effects, in 2019, Jo finally found something that worked for her. What followed was an incredible journey driven by Jo's determination to, in her words, get on with her life and embrace the things she cou...

Sasha Cowley and Caroline Eaton founded RunFitMum in 2015 after encouraging mum’s from their children’s school year to run the Race For Life together. From there, through RunTogether, they developed RunFitMum and with encouragement from the rest of the group, forged a friendly and supportive community of mum's who run. Today, with more than 450 Facebook members, RunFitMum remains a friendly and welcoming community of women who run, hosting regular weekly running meetups as well as virt...

Fiona Quinn is incredible. She is the first woman to complete a length of Britain triathlon when she stand up paddleboarded from Lands End to John O'Groats in 2018 (despite being afraid of the sea), having previously walked and cycled the route. Now she’s taking on a couch to ultramarathon challenge, having never really run before in her life. Later this year, she’ll be running what is considered to be the toughest ultramarathon in Britain - The Pennine Way. Running the equivalent of 1...

Sam Morris has been running for 10 years this year. In those 10 years, she's taken part in a wide range of running events and races, including 24-hour events and ultra races, and she's got a stack of medals to show for it. However, despite this, it's the marathon that she loves running the most providing her with a mental and physical challenge that she craves. She's also run a parkrun in 25 different locations and is hoping to complete all of the parkrun's in the West Midlands, once restrict...

Mari Thomas is a runner and founder of MAAREE, a revolutionary sports bra brand and three-time winner of Women's Running Magazine's Best In Test Sports Bra for Bigger Boobs. After completing a degree in Sports Engineering, Mari secured a spot doing sports bra testing. Whilst she was in this role, she saw first-hand the lack of research and development that many of the bigger sports brands undertook when creating a sports bra. A few years later, after creating her own prototype sports bra, Mar...

Angela Smith is a self-confessed shuffler and (in her words) a big fan of the "party at the back". When Angela took part in her first charity running race, she had no idea how much running would impact her life. After realising that her mental health and Generalised Anxiety Disorder improved with the more running she did, she soon began to embrace her runs and started applying for more races. Since then she's gone on to complete several races (including the London Marathon) and raised money f...

By day, Ally Head is the Health & Sustainability Editor at Marie Claire. By night (and also in the day) she's a runner and queen of the post-run snack. Earlier this year, Ally completed her first ultra-marathon, running a total of 60KM virtually around central London. Despite the extreme weather conditions and lockdown restrictions, after 6 hours, Ally crossed the virtual finish line having raised over £2,300 for Mind, the mental health charity. In the first episode of series 2, Ally sha...

It's a brand new series! Emily is back for series 2 of A Women's Running Podcast by Run Panthera and this time she's partnered with Balega to shine a light on ordinary women doing extraordinary things, in running. Listen every Monday from the 15th March 2021.

Last year, Emily surveyed the Run Panthera community to better understand women's running. What she actually discovered was that two thirds of all women surveyed sometimes feel unsafe when running alone and a high proportion of those women were afraid of what might happen to them at the hands of other men, whilst out running. In the final episode of series 1, Emily shares data and research around running and harassment including responses from a recent Run Panthera social media survey....

Becca's running journey began when she was at university, after being told by her doctor that she was overweight. Looking for a way to get fitter and help improve her own body confidence, she started running and hasn't looked back since. Now, after completing an impressive number of races and events, including marathons, duathlons and triathlons, she's got her sights set on completing her first full ironman. In this episode, Becca and Emily discuss everything from body confidence and ...

Last year Annie Scott ran her first marathon virtually as part of the virtual version of the 2020 London Marathon. It was an experience like no other and something she will remember for the rest of her life. In this episode, Annie discusses everything from how she got into running (over a bottle of prosecco with her fellow running buddy Lauren) to completing a year of incredible running challenges, culminating in her first marathon. Instagram: @the_running_girls Host: Emily Jones Music: Cal...

Lillie Bleasdale isn't new to Run Panthera, nor is she new to running. Her running journey began with a fundraising challenge, however, since then, Lillie has gone on to complete a number of races including the London Marathon. After her training for both the Boston and Chicago Marathons was cut short last year (thanks to Covid-19), Lillie went on to launch her own fitness/run coaching business called PASSA. Don't forget, it's important to look after your mental health especially durin...