We tackle a topic that not a lot of people like to talk about, but affects many runners - how perimenopause and menopause affect your running. Both Amanda and Laura have experience working with runners experiencing mid-life hormonal shifts. Hopefully, we can help those who are struggling with their running during perimenopause, so that they can keep running after menopause.

This episode is part one of two. In this episode, we discuss:

This episode is part one of two - so be sure to tune into the next one for training recommendations! 

We mention Amanda’s Run Club in this episode. Use the code treadlightly to save $50 on a one-year subscription - ⁠https://www.runtothefinish.com/online-running-group/⁠

Further resources:

Next Level by Dr. Stacy Sims and Selene Yeager: https://amzn.to/3q8627P

References: 

PMID: 22038497

PMID: 29699592

⁠https://blog.femalefoundersfund.com/suffering-in-silence-the-biases-and-data-gaps-of-menopause-e5f131b4b581⁠

⁠https://hellobonafide.com/pages/state-of-menopause⁠

⁠https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popproj/2017-summary-tables.html⁠