In this episode, Holly and I are talking about a load of running bits and pieces that have got us incensed recently. First up: spin classes (which we love) with seats made for men (which we hate). Who out there is going to make a bike seat that doesn’t bruise our undercarriages? It seems ridiculous that in order to boost our cardiovascular health we also have to bruise our vulvas. Second on the list is motivation: we talk about how to keep trucking in the face of race postponement, and – thanks to a listener – ingenious ways we can get our mojo going again if we’ve fallen out of love with running a bit. Our big discussion point this issue, however, is stress incontinence. We talk about how we need to normalise the conversation about it, as so many women can experience it and it is particularly prevalent in women runners, but that doesn’t mean we need to accept it as a fact of life. Yes, it’s common – and that’s why we need to talk about it – but it’s not ‘normal’ and it can be fixed. If you suffer from stress incontinence, do please go and speak to your GP, who will be sympathetic and, in most cases be able to suggest a way forward that will lessen the symptoms or stop them altogether. Now: let’s talk about weeing!

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