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Active menopause

I’m confused about: How reduced oestrogen and progesterone affect women?

I read a poster shared by a private menopause clinic on their social media channel. […]

16 things I have learned about the menopause (recently)

A few people have been asking me for an update on my menopause. It’s not […]

50sense author launches #KnowYourMenopause campaign

Elizabeth Ellis, a former colleague and a friend of many years, has launched a brilliant […]

That angry head (and the cure of a mountain)

Yesterday, I wrote about how I have been suffering with an angry mood, caused, I […]

Menopause menace: My head feels really, really angry

There are many different symptoms of the menopause and I have had the misfortune to […]

How can we attract more female runners to multi-stage races?

While female entries for running races such as 5ks, 10ks and half marathons have risen […]

The menopause: Everything is drying out…

The list of menopause symptoms is vast. Before I started the process of ever-diminishing hormones […]

Orcadian runner Erica training for world record ‘Meno Ultras’

Scottish runner Erica Clarkson is hoping to set a world record for running around a […]

What my DNA says about my health and fitness potential

I was offer a DNA test to “discover the inner you”. The Evergreen app and […]

Annette’s 50 miles x 50 weeks at 50

With a 50th birthday fast approaching, Annette Flaherty set herself a huge challenge to run […]

Erica’s bid to break ultra running world record on 400m track

A runner from Orkney has set herself a mind-boggling world record bid. Erica Clarkson will […]

Track running: What I have learned

Recently, I have been attending weekly track running sessions with the Glasgow Triathlon Club. I […]