The Brownlee Centre hosted its first female-only 5K race and a one mile fun run to celebrate International Women’s Day. It also raised funds for the Gift Wellness Foundation, which is tackling period poverty in the UK and abroad, and the Forgotten Women’s Safe Toilets project.
The event was the brainchild of Lynn Taylor, who founded RaceBest with her husband Martin in 2013. She was inspired to establish a female-only race after noticing that certain races were less popular with women than men and wanted to create a race where females feel more comfortable and that is purely for them.
1. Leading the way
Women donning their Abbey Runners colours during the 5k race. | jpimediaresell Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
2. Start them young
A young girl enjoying the fun run at the Brownlee Centre on Sunday. | jpimediaresell Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
3. Eyes on the prize
Charlotte Ashcroft gets ahead in the fun run | other Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
4. We Can Do It
Women come together to run in aid of International Women's Day on Sunday. | jpimediaresell Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
5. Holding hands
A young runner is given a helping hand around the fun run route. | jpimediaresell Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
6. Pretty in Pink
Harriet Ludlow is on course during the fun run at the first IWD 5K. | jpimediaresell Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe