So sad to hear this - the passing of Paul Auster

Having a crappy time, but I made myself go for a jog & once I was out in the sun, it was so glorious that I ended up doing 13 miles. I saw a cupola, unexpected piglets in a wood, tons of wild garlic & remnants of the quarry that produced the stone from which my house was built.

Rachel Hewitt Sophie Power I’ve closed the gender gap for both the 48Hr and 72Hr World Records down to 7-9%, but men and women should never be grouped into a single category as if we are physiologically the same when we aren’t 🤯!

THANK YOU SO MUCH Sophie Power for this brilliant article, debunking the irritating myth that the performance gap between female & male ultra-runners is closing (which leads some to suggest that separate categories for men and women are no longer needed)
runnersworld.com/uk/news/a39393…

So many men accused of domestic abuse try to assert that it is actually they who are the victims, when it's actually part of their abuse.

Man who raped his wife tried to convince court he was victim of domestic abuse
theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/2…

Bradford police 'inundated' with women reporting abuse they received from men, while out running.

My book highlights a recent rise in aggression from men towards women participating in sport - both as athletes & spectators. Men see sport as 'theirs'.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

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The top UK runner in the London Marathon's elite race was Mhairi Maclennan, who finished 11th in 2:29:15. But it looks like Katie Olding ran 2:25:43 out of the mass start, bettering the Olympic standard!