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Hello! • ISSUE 181 // JANUARY 2025

This month we…

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Women’s Running

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

HEADLINES • The people, campaigns, research and updates making an impact in our running community this month

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NEW GEAR • New products to make sure you stay warm and safe on your winter runs

KNOW HOW MUCH PROTEIN I SHOULD BE EATING? • Protein requirements for women vary depending on age, fitness abilities and hormone function

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

Lianne Milner • Lianne Milner, a personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist, recently finished second in the Chester Marathon with a 12-minute PB!

FUEL • The latest nutrition to nourish your body and fuel your running

HARNESS YOUR MOTIVATION

This month’s wise women

INJURY CLINIC Morton’s neuroma • There are many causes of this chronic foot pain, from bad shoes to low cadence. However, once you’ve got it diagnosed, it’s relatively simple to treat

Great City Race • Cat Rawsthorne, co-captain of the Standard Chartered running team, looks back at last year’s Great City Race, a fundraising run in London

Events

Are running shoes enough to protect our feet and joints from high impact? • Our experts discuss whether we should consider adding an extra insert into our running shoes to increase shock absorption or whether shoes alone – even minimalist ones – are better for you

THE PERFECT PAIR!

Ask Sav NEW YEAR, NEW PERSONAL GOALS • Our new columnist is here to answer your pressing running concerns; no question too silly, no puzzle too tricky. Let’s begin!

“People stress about race day but here’s the thing: you’re not going to win it. I won’t and neither will most people reading this. You’re there to do yourself proud, not anyone else” • With her infectious enthusiasm for running and her brilliant podcast, Jenni Falconer has been an inspiration for many of us for years. We caught up with her to talk about her training, and also to share her advice for all of us embarking on that 26.2 for the first time in the spring

How to fundraise {without the stress} • Hitting a large monetary target, like the ones required for charity places at the London Marathon, can be daunting but fundraising brings a rewarding dimension to races

Running mates Because we run better together • This month, we talk about motivations for running in winter, how to organise an amazing race in just 24 hours and the hot topic of qualifying for Boston Marathon…

We organised our own ‘great south run’ • Pound Hill Pounders stepped in to host its own version of the cancelled race – in Crawley!

We hang out with Georgie Duffield • Georgi Duffield is a 29-year-old account director from Nottingham

CLUB OF THE MONTH CITY OF BIRMINGHAM STRIDERS • This friendly club encourages members to run...