27 Jan 2024 | Running after fifty |
On Monday 1st May 2023 ultrarunning adventurer Nikki Love embarked on an epic 4000km run across Australia from Perth to Sydney. This is the second part of my interview with Nikki in which she talks about her distance goals, the dangers she encountered on the roads and...
1 Nov 2023 | Running after fifty |
On Monday 1st May 2023 ultrarunning adventurer Nikki Love embarked on an epic 4000km run across Australia, realising a long-held dream. When she set off from Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Nikki could not know that she could make it to the finish at Bondi Beach in Sydney....
18 Oct 2020 | Running and the menopause |
Earlier this year I interviewed ultrarunning adventurer Nikki Love about how the menopause has affected her running. Since 2016, Nikki has been undertaking ultra distance adventures, starting with the JungleUltra, a 5-day race through the Amazon jungle in Peru. In...
7 Apr 2019 | Running and the menopause |
There is not much research into, or information about, the impact of the perimenopause and menopause on runners. What effect might it have on women’s endurance and on our performance? How can we cope with the symptoms of the menopause? Should we adapt our...
16 Oct 2018 | Running and the menopause |
Arriving late for my first race of the cross country season in 2017, I was already feeling hot and bothered by the time I’d dumped my bag, got my trail shoes on and made my way to the start. It was unseasonably warm weather for mid-October, warm...
