How Two Iconic Photos Changed Women's Running
Kathrine Switzer and Sophie Power are two women whose lives and careers were defined by iconic photos that challenged gender norms in running. Switzer, an American, made history in 1967 when she became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. The race director attacked her, shouting fo... [More info]
“35% of women are running at least once a week, with 14% running 2-3 times a week and 4% running daily. Overall, 40% of the UK population are running regularly”
“51% of women have never been for a run at all”
“11% of women were” “put off running because they feared looking silly or falling over”
“safety remains a key issue for women runners” “48% of women stated that they had felt unsafe while running, compared to 36% of men”
On last night’s #GoodGym mission we were invited to reflect on what #LiftTheCurfew meant to us and how did we feel about running at night? For me I feel like I have to be more aware of my surroundings, I don’t wear headphones after dark, I don’t get quite the same amount of headspace as I do in the daylight as I’m much more attentive to where am I and who is around me
“It shouldn’t be down to women to modify their behaviours to feel safe from violence. We should live in a world where violence against women and girls just doesn’t happen.”
“With fear of harassment and assault the biggest barrier to women running in the dark, the onus is on society to change.”
“GoodGym has put together a training guide on male allyship at https://www.goodgym.org/stories/women-night-safety to help improve women’s safety at night”
https://www.womensrunning.co.uk/training/running-dark/
#running #womensrunning #GoodGym
“Threshold Events, the organisers of Race to the Stones and Endure 24, have discovered that investing heavily in female participation in their events has resulted in significant uptake by both women and men.”
“The focus on female engagement throughout the Ultra 50:50 campaign did not negatively impact on the events’ appeal to male participants.”
From https://www.womensrunning.co.uk/news/female-participation-in-races/
“Last week, a new study revealed that 68% of women runners have experienced abuse while running.”
“More than two-thirds said that they had been harassed while running, from being whistled at to being followed.” from https://www.womensrunning.co.uk/news/shocking-new-statistics-reveal-how-many-women-experience-harassment-while-running/
Runners world covered this issue recently too noting “when it comes to running, UK women are over twice as the global average to feel unsafe” https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/a776048/listen-to-and-download-the-runners-world-uk-podcast/
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