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Essential Women's Index

A guide to everything on this site for women

Welcome to the RW Essential Womens’ Index. Just like our other popular indexes, we’ve selected our best articles and links, this time for women runners.

Yes yes, we know: there's not that much difference between girl running and boy running. Some of the articles here are just as suited to men, and 99% of the articles on the rest of the site are just as suited to women. But we hope this page might be a useful starting-off point, and a guide to good reads you didn't know we had.

It goes from training schedules and women-only races through to first-hand articles on pregnancy. From tips on weight loss to how to balance a hectic life. If you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro - it’s all here.

Some of the very best articles are only for subscribers to Runner's World magazine ( )* - but don't worry, you can take out a subscription right now, at 30% off. You'll get instant access to all the web articles, plus 12 months of Britain's best running magazine. *(UK edition)

Essential Need-To-Knows

  • 30 Things Every Woman Should Know The more you know about training, nutrition and health, the better you’ll be at getting the most from your running, whether that means fitness, weight loss, great race performances or just plain fun. Here are 30 top tips, crammed full of useful information to help you reach your goals.
  • Balancing Act Finding the time to run adds another line to the to-do list in an already overbooked day. If running is the key to your health and offers peace of mind then this article is a must-read. Adapted from the Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running by Dagny Scott.

Getting Started and Moving Forward

No matter what gender category you are, there are some principles that all runners should take note of. Here are ideal training articles to get your teeth into:
  • In The Beginning... Whether you’re a beginner or a 20-year veteran of the sport, you’ll benefit from this collection of newcomers’ tips and lifelong principles
  • RW's Training Basics The 10 training foundations of a long running career
  • Easy Does It Running isn’t meant to be completely effortless, but sometimes you do get the feeling that it could be a bit less like hard work. Here are 35 tried and tested ways to make things a little easier
  • Hard Training - With Mike Gratton Who said women didn't play hard? See how the former London Marathon winner advises three female RW members about moving their training to the next level

For more articles, check out our BIG Beginners' Index and our Training section

Pregnancy

It’s a fact! Fit mums have healthier pregnancies, easier deliveries, and smarter and healthier babies.

  • It Won't Change My Running! First-hand experience of running and pregnancy - prepare to be surprised...
  • Two For The Road If you’re a pregnant runner who wants to maintain her fitness, then your running needn’t suffer.
  • Eating for Two RW’s US Nutrition Editor, Liz Applegate, hands out top tips to keep your body in tune and in its best condition for your baby.

Back Into The Swing

Can we expect to see our running performances improve after nine months of pregnancy?

  • Life After Birth Three real-life stories of how giving birth can improve your running.
  • Baby Strollers If you thought that the arrival of a baby means waving goodbye to running, think again. Here’s a great selection of baby stroller reviews to help you choose what’s right for you and your baby.
  • The Right Start Here’s how to make your children full of beans for running, without becoming a pushy parent

Weight-Loss

These articles should help to ensure that your exercise - and your eating - works to your very best advantage.

  • Light On Your Feet Forget diet shakes and hamster-size portions. The secret to losing weight is better training – here's how. This is one of our best-ever articles
  • Loss Highway Three no-diet plans for getting a bit thinner, a lot healthier and fit enough to run a marathon
  • How Many Calories Do You Burn? How many calories do you burn when you run? Here's a weight- and speed-adjusted table

For some great weight-loss articles check out our BIG Weight-Loss Index

Racing

You don’t have to be the competitive type to enter a race every now and then. There are plenty of races out there for you to choose from - and if you're wondering how beginner friendly they are, just click the forum link under a race listing to ask. Here are some of the very best and some you just have to consider:

For more on race-training and races check out our BIG Race-Training Index and our comprehensive race listings

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Each month in Runner's World magazine, our experts answer your real-life training and health questions. Here are a few of the highlights:

Women Talk

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Graham Drummond 
Posted: 24/06/04 12:07:08 08
There seems to be a perception that women are a minority group when it comes to participating in sports. I'm afraid, in my experience, evidence does not support this. Every class I attend at my gym is geared towards women, every running event my wife and I have been interested in participating in has been solely for women and then I get an email from runners world telling me that 47% of their readership are women - Graham is a man's name by the way. To be honest, I simply don't care whether someone is a man or a woman when it comes to exercise - what does it matter? - it makes not one jot of difference.

Lastly, for all you women out there, before you start organising yet another all women running affair, can you give some thought to this. ...
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