This is a Global Player Original Podcast.

Hello there, I'm Jenny Faulkner and I'm thrilled to have you here for another episode of RunPod.

Now, in case you're a newbie to the Run Pod Run Club, let me welcome you along.

Let me tell you that this run club is the

run club of the podcast world where all runners unite. I'm talking the young, the old, the fast,

the slow, the gazelles, the stomperes, the plodders, the speedy Gonzalez, the men and the women.

But there's one thing that actually can set us girls apart from the fellas,

and that's the fact that we're the ones who can find that running and fitness can become

a bit more of a challenge for no reason other than we are of a certain age and experiencing

menopausal or perimenopausal symptoms. And for a long time, I've been asked by you if it might

be possible to dedicate an episode to these issues. And so yes long time, I've been asked by you if it might be possible to dedicate an

episode to these issues. And so yes, yes, of course. That's yes is the answer. And I've recruited

the expert help of Karen Weir. Karen's a top running weight, triathlon, crossfit coach,

who is passionate about helping women stay fit and active as they get

older. Karen, it's lovely to have you back on Rumpud. It's nice to be back, Jenny, and this is a

topic very close to my heart. Do you know what? It's something that everyone will experience,

every women will experience, and men will possibly will get to experience it through the women that they know as well.

They'll kind of see the impact of it.

So I think it's an important episode to do.

And also because it's quite a frustrating time for many women,

because they don't understand why maybe they're running slower or they're feeling heavier.

They've not changed anything.

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