A community of female distance runners dedicated to embracing all shapes, sizes, colors, backgrounds, and showing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach.
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According to the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF), 40% of teen girls are not participating in sports. Among the reasons that girls lose interest? “Feeling awkward about their bodies and not liking the way they look." #FixGirlsSports
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Representation has been such a huge issue across the..Being able to see yourself reflected in product is important and encouraging. @runnersworld @racingrausin @adambleakney runnersworld.com/runners-sto…
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Doing something that feels like a Monday. Today, tomorrow + every damn day goal:
Normalize 250+ lb fat girls like me wearing sports bras while working out + not giving a damn. Too hot to keep your body hostage. Most people don't give a shit; the ones who do need to find a hobby. – at Brooklyn, NY
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Thank you @MountainRoche for @trailrunnermag. Excellent article and a great list of additional resources and reading. Let's listen and learn and act to keep this forward progress moving: trailrunnermag.com/people/no…
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Run time=listening time & today's joy is @StrongRunChicks podcast episode with @blackgirlsrun CEO Jay Ell Alexander, where she talks about her own running story & the organization. strongrunnerchicks.com/episo…
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After placing 6th in the 10,000m at the 2011 USATF championships, I was kicked out of the Oregon Project. I was told I was too fat and “had the biggest butt on the starting line.” This brings those painful memories back.
This was a long time coming. For years, I felt broken and alone- I waited, yet no one reach out to help.
Now I am ok. But the system isn’t. And I can’t stay silent.
This was hard to share, so thanks @lindsaycrouse & @nytimes for all your support. ❤️
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This was a long time coming. For years, I felt broken and alone- I waited, yet no one reach out to help.
Now I am ok. But the system isn’t. And I can’t stay silent.
This was hard to share, so thanks @lindsaycrouse & @nytimes for all your support. ❤️
nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opini…
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Thank you for helping share this story. This story isn’t just mine, but so many people’s.
But we can enact change. This should not be a “normal” example of a girl in sport being forgotten. We need good people, coaches, and professionals in place to guide our athletes.
Once the fastest girl in the U.S., Mary Cain is speaking out about the abusive training on Nike’s elite team.
Tonight on @NBCNightlyNews: she tells @RehemaEllis it took “redeveloping a new self-worth” in order to finally share her story.
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For more info on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S). My mission now is to set up educational platforms for coaches, parents, and athletes to better understand how to stay healthy and happy in training, since both girls and boys are at risk.
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"A healthy weight does not always equate success and recovery. It does not always mean the sufferer is 'well' again. We are failing athletes by only looking for eating disorders in the thinnest appearance."
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS. @StrongRunChicks @NEDAstaff #eatingdisorderrecovery #eatingdisorders #running #runners nitter.cf/lizefb/status/87908413…
Training on Empty: Eating Disorder Awareness: The Good, The Bad And T... trainingonempty.blogspot.com…
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.@gg_runs shows us the true definition of strength everyday. Tomorrow and through it all we'll be cheering you on. bit.ly/2ruOdP8 – at Granite Falls, WA
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"She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails."
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"I was the injured runner that didn’t know when to walk away. I felt shame& weakness in wanting to quit"-@jendesushi citiusmag.com/ok-to-quit-run…
