Time-to-Run Women

New eligibility regulations for female classification

The IAAF this week issued new Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification (Athlete with Differences… [more]

Growth of Running Apparel

State of the Sport Part I: Growth of Women's Running Women’s Running Apparel and Shoes With… [more]

The Running Shoe Generation Gap

Your feet take the brunt of the punishment during running, each one pounds the ground some 600 times… [more]

Tokyo on a Trot by Cassandra Davis

I recently had a business trip to Tokyo, which was my first visit to Japan. So, naturally I was worrying… [more]

Running with poles by Cassandra Davis

Last year when I ran in the Mauritanian desert I met a Finnish competitor with ski poles. He was getting… [more]

The Women’s section

Welcome to 'women's section' of Time-to-Run international. Here we hope to provide you with all the information relevant to the women runner
- Cassandra Davis Women's Editor

You can look forward to upcoming articles in this section from her on motivation, femininity and running, how power moms fit running and racing into their schedules, tips on clothing etc.

Tokyo on a Trot by Cassandra Davis

I recently had a business trip to Tokyo, which was my first visit to Japan. So, naturally I was worrying beforehand if I would be able to run there without getting lost, I had visions of myself trying to memorise street names in Japanese. To my surprise and delight, I discovered when consulting the website of the … [Read More...]

How does running affect contraception and infertility?

The absence of periods in runners of course often causes infertility, and is a major concern for even the recreational runner. However, there are also many cases of runners and non-runners with amenorrea who have fallen pregnant, so that running is not a recommended form of contraception. … [Read More...]

Why does running sometimes stop periods?

Amenorrhea is the medical term which refers to a prolonged absence of menstruation during the reproductive years of a woman for reasons other than pregnancy. Exercise is well known to affect the menstruation cycle, although it is not fully known how. … [Read More...]