Katie Holmes is a UK-based runner and charity consultant who loves cross country, track and park run. On her website she shares the stories of female runners over 50 and highlights their achievements.   Katie is also an independent sports historian, focusing on the history of women's endurance running. Her work is driven by a desire to capture stories which might otherwise be lost and to recover, and uncover, stories which have faded out of the collective memory due to the marginalisation of women in sport.    In 2020 she was awarded an Independent Researcher Fellowship by the Women's History Network.   Listen to Katie on the Tough Girl Podcast!   New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out.    The tough girl podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast.   Show notes Who is Katie Starting running in her late 40s Being born in Scotland What life was like growing up Having a love for the outdoors Not being active in team sports Why she decided to start running Joining a local running club Going to Park Run Becoming part of the running community Figuring out that she could run faster Signing up for the Robin Hood Half Marathon  Turning 50 in 2013 Blogging about women runners over 50 Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis in her late 20s and yearly 30s Wanting to get a range of different women with different experiences  What a typical running week looks like Running her first ultra in 2019 Equinox 24 hour race  Running through the night Speaking to runners over 50 about what motivated runners to participate in this event Being inspired by her sister Judith who is 2 years older South Downs Way 50  The history of women’s endurance running  Run Equal Campaign  Advice for new runners Park Run Learn to run courses Racing a marathon using the  “run, walk, run” method Final words of advice   Social Media   Website - www.runyoung50.co.uk    Twitter - @RunYoung50    Instagram - @RunYoung50    Facebook - @runyoung50    Run Equal - https://runequal.org