Ep 296. Feminism, heckling, summer running

Ep 296. Feminism, heckling, summer running

From The Women's Running Podcast by Esther Newman

April 10, 2026 · 1h 20m · Season 1 · Episode 296

About this episode

The episode discusses feminism in running, safety concerns during summer running, and the terminology used to describe female runners.

Welcome to episode 296 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Ladeez This episode, we talk about whether we prefer to be called ladies or women, and why it is that some races and runners prefer the term ‘lady’. We also wave our feminist flags about different distances in cross country. We know this is a contentious subject, so send in your thoughts! Running & safety We also talk about running and safety in the summer. Holly’s had some horrible experiences recently while running – we hope you’ve all been avoiding crap like this in your running; but if not, do please let us know what’s been going on, and how you’re dealing with it. Join the gang! If you’re fond of this pod, you are going to LOVE Women’s Running Magazine. Hop along to womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad to subscribe to the best running magazine there is and to bag yourself a tasty saving with a third off. That’s womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad . Links Pick up Helen’s book, How To Face Big Change And Come Back Stronger Sign up to Sophie…

People in this episode

Hosts: Esther Newman, Holly Taylor

Topics covered

  • feminism
  • running safety
  • summer running
  • cross country
  • gender terminology

Keywords

  • feminism
  • running
  • safety
  • cross country
  • ladies
  • women
  • summer running

Sponsors

Women’s Running Magazine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women’s Running Magazine, Zencastr, Patreon

Products: How To Face Big Change And Come Back Stronger

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