A Women's Running Podcast by Run Panthera

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 JonesGuest: Laura (@lauraellenfearless)Music: Cali by WataboiFind 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 JonesGue...

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, w...

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 w...

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 wh...

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 qui...

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 could...

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 virtua...