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OUT RUNNING SHARK WEEK

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You have a womb, and you love to run. You look at your calendar, do your sums, plan your races well… until along comes an unexpected visitor. Do you curse and moan, pop on your chosen sanitary wear, and get on with it; or curl up into a blob of moaning misery and cancel your excursion? How are you to manage that damn period? And how much is it affecting your performance?

Gynaecologist and Wild Woman on the Run Dr Robyn Spring upacks the effect of your hormones, flow management, and other effects of menstruation on running.

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