When I first started trail running I read countless articles on what to pack in your running vest from nutrition to hydration, bear spray to band-aids. To be perfectly honest, it was a bit overwhelming at times to try and figure out what worked and what didn’t. I remember my first run with my vest. Thinking back I laugh because …
It’s Never a Problem Until There is One
It’s never a problem till there’s a problem… maybe most of you don’t know, but over August Long weekend, I suffered a traumatic injury to my hand. I haven’t been able to work for almost two months now. I have constant nerve pain and my fingers are only now just starting to heal and look some what normal again. I …
42km Across the Desert
Run with your heart and your feet will follow; the emotions of a desert marathon. We have ambassadors all around the world.. this is Saskia from Switzerland Here is her adventure through her marathon… this one was across the desert in Petra, Jordan. Have a read: Although my 100k was really successful when considering my finish time, my rank, my …
August Challenge: Try Something New!
August typically is a month where we are either at our peak mileage training for our goal races, or are starting to head towards taper town. No matter where you are in your running/training schedule, it is always good to change things up. Here at Run Like a Girl, we are all about getting out there, living life and chasing …
Meet Ann
We met Ann at our Be Fearless race back in June. She absolutely smashed the 11km and won overall. She told us she had been wanting to be an ambassador for a long time. We get 1000s of applications for ambassadors and it can be hard to filter through them all… sometimes it takes meeting us in person to join …
Where are our Ambassadors!?
We decided it was time to check in with our ambassadors to see what they are up to in their parts of the world! We literally have ambassadors all around the world, with different goals, running different distances, even in different seasons!! Here is a little write up from most of them on where they are at!! Hope you enjoy! …
JULY Yoga Challenge
RLAG JULY Yoga Challenge This month we are switching things up. Instead of pushing ourselves physically, our goal is to move more inward for this challenge! Our amazing ambassador Kate helped up with this challenge. She is a yoga instructor and has helped us create a different challenge for this month!! Purpose: To stretch & strengthen while establishing a more …
Birth: My Story
You know how in the movies when someone goes into labor they know they are in labor because their water breaks… like everywhere…. it’s totally unrealistic! HA! That is exactly my story. Tuesday September 5th. Just another warm sunny Tuesday full of Run Like A Girl work at home and lifting weights at the gym. Actually, it is also my …
UTA 100: With a Little Help from my Friends
This is what is so about our community… how people can connect over the love of running, support each other like old friends and be their finish line hug at the end of something huge. For Kirsty, the UTA 100 was a a huge dream… and she is proud to say so accomplished it… with fellow RLAG ambassadors there to …
The “Crappy” Part about Running
I want to talk about something kind of crappy… it’s pretty annoying to be out for a run and have nature call… and not just like pop a squat quick nature call… no like a panic alarm, emergency call to deal with number 2. It makes running kind of shitty sometimes… Okay enough of the crappy puns… let’s talk about this …