My tips for menopause and fitness
I was invited on World Menopause Day, on Monday, to give a talk to staff at Scotrail about menopause, sport, fitness and the great outdoors. It was pertinent that the theme of Menopause Day...
Category: Fit over 50
Inspiration, interviews and empathy as we head into our middle and later years.
11 things I’ve learned about wild swimming
Moving to the Highlands has introduced me to an outdoors activity that I was sure `I would never enjoy. But I am now a huge fan of wild swimming. These are some of the...
Cioch Mhor hill race recce
Now a member of the Highland Hill Runners, it’s been great to discover lots of new trails and routes. The Inverness-based club also organises four races each year, including the Cioch Mhor Hill Race....
Sutherland gem: Run-hike of Ben Bhraggie and Beinn Lunndaidh
I am enjoying the wide variety of outdoors activities on my new doorstep in the Scottish Highlands. An hour from home is the village of Golspie, in Sutherland. A popular hill walk takes you...
Nicky Spinks: 3rd female in Tor des Geants
Runner Nicky Spinks has added a third place in the very challenging endurance race, the Tor des Geants, to her already impressive list of achievements. The inov-8 ambassador was third female in the 330km...
Runner Anna Troup sets new women’s record on 268-mile Pennine Way
Ultra runner Anna Troup overcame “awful” weather, injury and sickness to set a new female record time on the iconic 268-mile Pennine Way. She reached Kirk Yetholm, in Scotland, after running north from Edale,...
Nicky Spinks reclaims women’s Lake District 24-Hour record
Yorkshire ultra runner Nicky Spinks has reclaimed the women’s Lake District 24-Hour record. On August 15, she beat the previous fastest time of Carol Morgan (23:57) reaching 65 peaks of 2000ft or more in...
Corbett bagging: A new friend and a run to Càrn Chuinneag
Cath and I have been friend-matched by a someone we both know. Jo knew that Cath was keen to find people to join her on training runs for this year’s Cape Wrath Ultra. Jo...
‘We need to change how we talk about the menopause’
I was invited to write about my realisation that I was menopausal in this feature for the Sunday Post. The article focused on broadcaster Kaye Adams and her call to change how we all...
Menopause advice for cyclists – and other sporty women
This article appeared in the Journal of Cycle Coaching and was commissioned by the Association of British Cycling Coaches. The aim was to give coaches more information about how the peri-menopause and menopause affects...
