GoodGym x #ThisGirlCan - Women's Community Group Run

Organised by Kate Neale who some of you may recognise as run director at Luton Wardown Parkrun, this is a community run for women- all about solidarity. Welcoming women runners and walkers of all abilities, this is set to be a powerful, joyful celebration of movement, 3-4km followed by coffee and a chat.

Sport England's This Girl Can campaign seeks to change how women think and feel about sport & physical activity and encourage women to be active in ways that work for them, regardless of age, background or ability.

Let’s Lift The Curfew launched in 2023 to showcase women’s stories and concerns around getting active outdoors in the darker months when the clocks go back, as well as calling on wider society to acknowledge their role in making getting active outdoors safer for women.

How to support the campaign:

Read up: GoodGym has also produced training https://www.goodgym.org/trainings/night-safety-training-for-men for male allies to help contribute towards women’s safety at night that would be good to circulate with any male members.

Clothing considerations: Front and rear runners should ideally wear high-visibility, brightly coloured clothing. Where possible encourage members to use reflective clothing and have some members use headlamps or handheld lights for visibility.