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I love our Runner of the Month feature as it really gives you a chance to get to know some of the incredible ladies we have in our community. I love it even more when I have actually met them in person, such is the case with this months featured runner Dundee based Dianne MacInnes….

Our Runner of the Month for May is the wonderful and hugely inspiring Jo Gennari from London. Let’s find out what she has been up to recently…including her ULTRA MARATHON….YES you read that right…an ULTRA MARATHON. When did you start running and why? 5 years ago I was a member of a weight loss forum…

Its my favourite time of the month again (a little later than usual but all good things are worth a wait)…time to reveal an awesome runner in our runner of the month feature.   So I present 38 year old Liza Vallance from Walthamstow East London. A founding member of the Clubhouse, style icon, all round Queen of Awesomeness…

Its my favourite time of the month again…time to reveal an awesome runner in our runner of the month feature. So I present 37 year old Teresa Whatt from Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset. I think you will agree she is pretty special. When did you start running and why? I started in 2003 after the death of…

Its that time again folks, where we showcase just one of the amazing women from our community who has caught our eye. This month we feature 30 year old Lisa Miller from Northern Indiana, USA When did you start running and why?  3 years ago I was 225 lbs. and I tore my ACL (anterior…

We have cut it a little fine this month, but as they say, save the best till last and all of that. Actually we have had some fabulous Runners of the Month in 2016…you can see them all here. But this months winner is Jayne Hewlett from Taunton, Somerset, who became a bit of an…

Novembers Runner of the Month may be a little familiar to many of you as she has guest blogged for us previously, has modelled our kit and appeared in our Too Fat to Run promo video earlier this year. She is a superstar in my eyes, for many many reasons, and this month there was…

OK…so we are all counting down to Christmas now, everywhere you look there are aisles full of festive treats and adverts reminding you to buy now to get your sofa in time for Christmas…it happens every year, but still it is slightly grating…when lets face it…we are still in October….well only just!!! But one of…

This months featured athlete is a lovely lady who has been following the Fat Girls Guide to Running for as long as I can remember. Jamie Rogers is a regular participant of our monthly virtual run #OneBigFatRun and a wonderful ambassador for plus size fitness…and she comes from New Hampshire in the USA…featuring our international members…

So the breaking news is that Too Fat to Run did not make the final 6 businesses in Richard Branson’s Voom competition. From 5000 “UK businesses we managed to get into the top 40, but did not progress from the semi finals to the finals, despite having a great set of competitive interviews on Thursday…