Tina Muir

Mother. Author. Sustainability Advocate. Running For Real Podcast. Former 🇬🇧 Elite Runner. Tina’s story resonates with people from all walks of life.

Tina Muir is the founder and CEO of Running for Real, a support network and community for runners; a mother of two; and a former elite runner turned sustainability advocate. She hosts the award winning Running For Real podcast, a collection of conversations about running, the climate emergency, and social justice. Running For Real’s episode with Jordan Marie Daniel was voted Best Podcast Episode o

f 2021 at the Outdoor Media Summit and Running For Real won Best Fitness Podcast at the 2021 Sports Podcast Awards. Tina also co-hosted Running Realized, a podcast that provides a space to explore difficult subjects and offers insights to create meaningful change in the running world and beyond. With an impressive athletic career, including representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland in a world championship, Tina enjoyed success in the world of competitive running. However, it was during this time that she realized the profound impact her lifestyle had on the environment. She made a commitment to embrace sustainable living and reduce her carbon footprint, and recognizing the power of her platform as a renowned athlete and influencer, leveraged her position to advocate for climate change action. Tina has worked with the United Nations on campaigns related to climate change and humanitarian affairs, and has written for the UN Chronicle. The presenters of the New York City Marathon, the Chicago Marathon, and the Peachtree Road Race have brought her onto their sustainability teams. Through her podcast and social media presence, she starts conversations and shares resources on sustainability, climate change, and how individuals can make a positive difference in their own lives. Her book, Becoming a Sustainable Runner, co-written with Zoë Rom, merges runners’ passion for their sport with their concern for their health, their community, and the environment. As the first elite athlete to openly discuss having amenorrhea, Tina’s story went viral and was featured in People Magazine, The Daily Mail, Runners World, Women’s Running, and on ESPN. Since then she has become an advocate and supporter for others suffering from RED-S / REDs (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport). Her relatable and accessible approach has empowered many to become sustainability advocates themselves, creating a ripple effect of positive change that extends far beyond the realm of athletics.

12/13/2024

A fallen tree during a huge storm near my Aunties home in Shropshire meant absolutely no service. Perfect opportunity for a reset. Deleting the app till the end of my family time. See you for some big things in 2025 💚

12/09/2024

I might be British, but as I have been in the US for so long, speaking to a group of British people is in some ways more intimidating. It feels good to be back in the English running community, I have missed it💚

Enjoyed giving a talk this morning about what I have learned working with larger races (and how that can be applied to smaller races as well as organizations, clubs/groups, and as individuals).

My biggest message? As always, it’s about not expecting perfection. In anything we do as human beings, within our careers, and where we try to bring light to something important to us. If we expect perfection, we will fail, and for me, failing makes it harder to (or even at times stops me from) trying again.

Final speaking event of the year ✅ looking forward to reflecting, rejuvenating, and resetting for big goals 2025💚

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11/25/2024

Yesterday I rode my tired legs down to the St Louis arch. It was the first time I had ever ridden there from my house, and while it wasn’t as scenic or as smooth sailing as other bike rides I have done, it was a meaningful moment for me.

As I return to running post surgery, I am faced day after day with humbling realities.

First it was how different healed on the outside was with healed on the inside.

Then it was how much more physical therapy I had to go until I was even close to ready to run.

As I began to run, it was that running was not going to be pain free for a while, and other parts of my body might also struggle after also being on hiatus for months on end.

Next it was taking walk breaks 5 minutes (and 10, 15) minutes into 5ks, people giving me confused looks as they barreled by (she doesn’t look winded?). And it was having to say bye to friends as I could quite finish the entire loop and had to walk back to the start.

Now as the minutes return and I am close to reaching a continuous block that feels normal and what I am used to, my fitness has hit a wall. These five mile runs are hard to keep relaxed breathing, are difficult to maintain a pace that for over half my life has been easy, that feels best to my achilles. These runs leave my body sore and exhausted, unable to do the additional cardio I have been doing up to this point.

And yet, I don’t feel internal shame or judgement for these humbling moments, these realities that show me just how far away I am from feeling free, being pain free. I have accepted them as part of my journey, as a path that will unfold exactly as it is meant to.

That doesn’t make it easy when in moments like yesterday when every single hill makes my legs feel like I ran an all out race the day before. When I have to use the absolute easiest gear to make it to the top.

So why to the arch? Because sometimes we have to adapt, and find a way to seek something else from a moment. I wasn’t going to be able to do my usual hard pushes through forest park, I couldn’t make it the 40 miles I hoped for, but I could explore somewhere new and like my return from surgery itself, enjoy the journey.

To the arch I went❤️

11/15/2024

New here? I wanna share something. It’s important.

First, context:

I had always been quietly environmentally conscious, I showed that side only to “safe” people.

In mid 2022, in the way only best friends can, challenged me to speak publicly about it. Why was I so proactive in every way except where I had the opportunity to make the greatest impact? She was right. I started a social media (and email) campaign, 100 days of sustainability, each day, I would share one way to be more environmentally conscious.

I didn’t do this to shame people for not knowing and certainly not to guilt people for making a less than ideal choice.

The opposite, actually, to give permission not to be perfect. I had seen how environmental activists shared extremes, go vegan, never fly again. It was effective with people like me who thought about this all day every day, but for most people, it caused them to put their fingers in their ears and do nothing. No one wants to be made to feel like a horrible human who is the problem in this world.

I knew (and shared) that these individual and local actions had very (if any) effect on global emissions. Governments, corporations, and large organizations have to do that, BUT they got people to try, to take the first step. To be curious about environmentalism and talk about it.

Turns out, there was desire for it and 100 days of sustainability launched me into a full career change.

If I could spark curiosity, then as they learn more, they take the bigger actions to make real systemic change, they speak up in places they individually have access to. Once you start thinking about your environmental impact, you start looking at every decision you make, it’s hard to carry on as you were.

And now, with the four years we have ahead, I think it’s time to revisit this starting place, to give a place to start (and rebuild my own hope!) Some ideas you won’t be able to do, others you already do, some will be hard to remember, the most important thing is that you have an own mind and try. We need hope, belief that our choices matter. You do matter and intend to show you that.

Give me a 💚 if you want more.

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11/08/2024

I’m not gonna come in here and post sunshine and rainbows, optimism, or pretend everything is fine. Cause it’s not fine, our planet isn’t fine, I’m not fine. I will pull myself back together, I will find a way forward, to keep doing the work that I do and believe that it matters, but right now, forcing it isn’t it.

In fact, I believe it’s an inability to face the hard emotions, the pain, the struggle that has got us to this place. Hurt people hurt people, hurting people will find any way to escape the emotions that don’t feel good, anything to take some discomfort away. The more “normal” we try to act, we think it helps, but it doesn’t, not really. It just pushes the pain further down, making it affect our physical body over time, the body keeps the score, our mental state further from healed and at peace.

So here I sit in my pain. It doesn’t feel good, especially when my six year old looked at me on Wednesday with tears in her eyes, helpless as she couldn’t help her crying mama feel better. It doesn’t feel good when she says, “why can’t they let girls be in charge, just once?”, and I have no answer to give. But I know showing my girls it’s okay to hurt, it’s okay to cry, it’s okay to feel your emotions, that gives them the permission to do the same.

And in my 36 years of life, I have learned that the more I let myself feel my emotions, be in that pain and let it sit, the sooner I work through it and reach a place of acceptance, and can pull together and dig deep again, shake things up again, and keep driving forward. I recorded a 10 minute podcast yesterday just sharing my raw, real mental state. If you wanna take a listen it’s at runningforreal.com/episode424

I won’t give up on mama earth, I won’t give up on humanity, and you shouldn’t either. It’s also okay to be struggling, it’s uniquely human, and it’s where our drive to change comes from. I know I’ll be back, and you will too.❤️

11/04/2024

New York, you never disappoint. What a weekend❤️. Even without running this year (which was hard), you still made me feel so proud to be a runner, to be a part of this community.

1. Celebrated the inaugural year for Team For Climate, a HUGE step forward, and a beautiful example of how races from big to small can acknowledge and address climate change.

2. One of my favorite events of the year. .k.bailey and I brought together some of our favorite trail blazers and leaders together for a night of presence and connection.

3. Huge turnout for the plogging event this year, loved that joined us.

4. Emotional support and restorative moments with .ryan❤️

5. face as I went by in the 5k (and hugs after) knowing how much that moment meant to me

6.Speaking about how to take your first steps to being environmentally conscious at the expo. did an amazing job moderating with and I.

7. Cherished time with friends, especially those celebrating huge steps forward in their career

8. 250 runners coming together in NYRR Team For Climate. If 250 people raising $777,000 for environmental advocacy doesn’t show how individuals coming together matters, I don’t know what does.

9. Soaking in a big win at the start line with the sustainability team

10. Joining .williamson.5011 for the final two miles on her way to her second TCS NYC marathon ❤️ you crushed it (you too !)

weekend, you are my fave

11/03/2024

Before yesterday, I had not run more than 10 minutes without a walk break. On that beautiful morning I got to run an entire 5k without walking once. An accomplishment I have not be proud of since 2002 when I first started running as a 14 year old.

Yesterday, I was beaming, this one was special for so many reasons.

Yes, first 5k

AND

I got to run it with my best friend who was the angel who took care of me in my days post surgery, seeing the absolute worst in me and still holding my hand, still jumping up in the middle of the night when I cried out in pain.

AND

I got to run it in the city I ran my last race in before surgery, hugging the friends whose arms I had cried into saying how long it was going to be until I could race again, when they reality set in that I was really doing this surgery (thanks for being there at the finish ).

AND

I got to talk to a man while running fast about what I was wearing and why it mattered.

AND

I felt hope, I saw my future, it was one filled with joy and being authentically me.

I was in absolute awe of my body, five months off running and I ran 21 minutes 🤯 our bodies are incredible, and this period has taught me just how important it is to listen to them.

Oh THANK YOU for capturing the pure joy in this moment, 5k isn’t an achievement for many running the today, but it sure is for me❤️

11/01/2024

It’s building, it’s inspiring, it’s changing the narrative, I can feel it💚

Earlier this week I struggled, my hope, my optimism, my belief in our ability as human beings to figure out this problem, together, was low. I knew coming here would revive that, and the 2024 plogging event did so much more.

Seeing the number of people who came to join us today (especially at 9:30 on a Friday!).

The pure joy of those who were there, smiling, finding picking up pieces of trash FUN (because of the energy, the community, the love for our planet in the air).

The pride and satisfaction bursting out of everyone who attended at the end, knowing they had done something important to be a part of the solution, rather than always feeling like simply the problem.

It was magic, and I can’t wait to see how big we can grow this event in the years to come. I dream of a world where multiple hundred runners choose this over yet another shakeout.

I know that day is coming

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Ps. Yes, my daughter made me a picture to wear today🥹🥰

10/31/2024

Sustainable. You know what the word means, right? At least in the way I use the word here.

Except it’s not just about being a good environmental steward. Well, in a sense. Ultimately, all living beings are connected. Yes, our environmental choices affect every single other living being on this planet, it matters.

The thing is, we can’t take care of our planet if we are not taking care of ourselves. We can’t even think about being a good environmental steward if we are simply trying to survive. We can’t prioritize it if we don’t feel like we belong anywhere, that our own value matters.

Lately, I have been thinking about my own sustainability, yes, environmentally, of course, but as a human being. How can I say no thank you to things that drain me. How can I take care of my body and give it the nourishment, the rest it needs rather than burning myself out over and over again.

How can I listen to that little voice inside that says “you don’t want to be here or do this, you don’t have to”.

How can I do things for myself even at risk of others thinking I am lazy or not doing enough.

Ultimately, their opinion of me is none of my business, what is my business is taking care of myself, so I can show up for my family, our community, our planet.

It might not be the way I always did things, but I am showing up for me, I know thats how I can be sustainable.

Today, that looked like not spending the day in a coffee shop working, because I’m going to be “on” all weekend. With the free hours I had, I did what I wanted. I went to the National Museum of the American Indian, something I have wanted to do for a long time, but have never prioritized. It always felt more important to “do work”.

Im not typically a museum person, but my curiosity and interest was there, so I explored slowly by myself, my phone tucked away in my bag. It wasn’t for anyone else, it wasn’t for social media, it was for me, for my own learning and enjoyment.

Now I can go into this insane weekend of overstimulation knowing I started it by connecting to my inner voice, not starting it already exhausted from cramming too much into a day💚

10/24/2024

“Oh your job is easy,” someone said to me recently, about my work as Sustainability Director.

I felt the anger rise up. Sustainability is involved in every single element of putting on a world championship and mass race of tens of thousands of people. And for each element, I have to work to get them to actually consider it, not just put a recycling bin and call it good.

While many race organizers are working to prioritize environmental impact, there are literally hundreds of other tasks, sustainability can easily fall down the list if someone passionate about it isn’t relentlessly bringing it up.

I am well aware I won’t achieve all the things I want to do for this championship.

I will spend dozens of hours working for initiatives that will simply be told, “no.”

I know I will not be able to get every area to care. I probably won’t even be able to get most of what I want to do through.

But what I can do, and where I will channel my energy, is giving it my best, bringing my full self, not letting my belief in the world I am fighting for be squashed as it is not the “way things have always been” and it makes others uncomfortable.

I went to San Diego this week for the site visit, because if I’m not in the room while conversations are happening, sustainability often won’t be considered.

And yes, you better believe I pushed back and spoke up when greenwashing is involved. It isn’t easy, and at times, I can feel the eye rolls (even if I can’t see them), as I make everything “harder”.

But I know it matters. I know this can be a watershed moment in running, and I believe in my heart that doing this with the San Diego community at the center (the true community, not the polished, material version), we can do incredible things. And that is enough to keep pushing that Boulder up the hill.

If you sign up for this race next September, check the green runner box, we are building something special, you will wanna be a part of it. .31 (and .sandiego!) let’s keep going 💚

10/22/2024

This morning, for the first time post surgery, I could truly see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I could feel my running stride, my form, my rhythm.

I could relax enough to use the word, enjoy.

I could run a distance that allowed me to remember what it felt like to go for a run.

I could feel it coming back together.

Month one was painful
Month two was progressive
Month three reality set in
Month four was hopeful
Month five was demoralizing
Month six was a rollercoaster.

And then all of a sudden, the six month mark passes, and we turn a corner, I start to go a few hours at a time without remembering I had surgery. It felt good, but running 5 minutes at a time, it was hard to truly believe.

Then today, I felt it on the run too, that hope, and now I can believe.

Thats not to say I’m done with setbacks, i know I have a long way to go, and a long road ahead, likely with days years into the future where it hurts. But im taking the win, and celebrating it for what it is, a huge step forward.

4 x 7 1/2 minutes at a time with a 2 1/2 minute walk between each doesn’t look like much on paper (strava), but as you see here, I’m beaming, it’s what it represents ❤️

10/18/2024

First Canadian plog✅ from the expo, and this was also my first trash pickup where we got to a (beautiful) park and rather than running along a route, we spread out to catch all the pieces of garbage/trash/rubbish in the area.

(This 🇬🇧 who lives in the 🇺🇸 but is visiting 🇨🇦 doesn’t know what words to use nowadays!).

Even though this meant I didn’t get to know and hear stories of many other attendees or even see a lot of the group as we went off in small groups, it was fun and inspiring in a different way.

Coronation park and the Martin Goodman Trail was generally in good condition, it had clearly been well maintained, BUT we still found a lot of waste, especially, as always, cigarette butts. Over 20lbs of garbage and recycling (which we collected separately).

It just goes to show that even somewhere that looks clean, still has lots of items harming the earth around us. Once you get your eyes used to focusing on finding small pieces, you start to see lots, everywhere. Also why it’s important to pick up a few pieces every day in our own lives, there is always more to find.

I loved hosting this event with who have built something really amazing as the longest, recreational, multiple use trail network in the world. It travels 28,000 km from coast to coast to coast in Canada. Hope we see more and more of this around the world.

This was a beautiful example of what happens when we collaborate and work together, something I’m excited to explore more with .recycling on our panel at 11:40am at the expo tomorrow. We can have an impact as individuals, but we have the greatest impact when we all bring our strengths and come together 💚

So grateful to everyone who joined us plogging today, now on to the 5k tomorrow with my trash skirt (I’m excited to run with .runs !)💚

📸 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 by , love these ❤️

10/15/2024

What a beautiful way to celebrate a marathon well done for the Chicago community 💚

Yesterday morning, hosted my first plogging run in Chicago with runners who wanted to be a part of something special (many had run the marathon the day before!) and a few of the .event who had worked so hard to put on an amazing race, but still joined us❤️

gave us the best compostable bags (yes, the ones I talk about often as my home trash bags), not one person had to throw away their bag early because of it ripping (which never happens!), if it can handle trash in this way, it can handle anything!

We had so much fun cleaning the streets of Chicago (bet you never believed those words could go together!). BIG ideas loading for future Plogging events in Chicago, this is just the beginning💚 THANK YOU to the amazing humans who joined us today ❤️

So grateful to for sending Scott Fiedler to capture this moment and sending the photos to everyone who joined us, he did an incredible job, and I love that the runners can document what they did today 💚

10/14/2024

10 moments to sum up the weekend❤️
1. Cycling around the course to check out the aid stations and refill stations
2. spin the block electric energy
3. Abbott 5k run walking as authentically me (thanks for capturing this moment💚)
4. Interacting with runners and signing Becoming a Sustainable Runner books at the expo
5. Refill stations in action, something that was a first for this race 💚
6. Plenty of time with one of my favorite humans to recenter during intense weekends
7. Celebrating my fellow St Louisian .louis
8. Appreciating our green team volunteers at a zero waste station
9. A finish line hug with
10. Taking a moment to pause with someone I admire and learn from every single time I work with .event, 🌎

And these do not include, this morning we hosted an amazing plogging event, photos coming soon….

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10/12/2024

First race post surgery✅

While not what is typically considered a race, loved run/walk-ing the Abbott Chicago 5k this morning in my trash skirt and climate stats while celebrating being back out there. I still had to walk 2 minutes every 5 minutes, which wasn’t easy, but as reminded me as I struggled to stop running, think of the long game (needed that Ali ❤️).

Appreciated the warmth and support of who knew what a big deal this 5k was for me, and also got to be me out there by making people think with my outfit (and seeing reusable cups for the aid stations!), I carried my skyflask (of course!).

Highlight moment was seeing on the side of the race (who took this photo), Brennan has been with me through this entire haglunds/achillies journey, not only as my chiropractor, but most importantly, my friend. He has hugged and talked me through so many tearful moments over the last few years. So grateful to see this friend who knew how much this meant to me more than anyone.

The stats I wore on my body?
🌎 we would need 5.1 earths if everyone in the world lived like Americans
🗑️ 95% of plastic does NOT get recycled
🧥 there are enough clothes on earth today to clothe 6 generations of humans
🍎 33% of food is wasted
🌊 8 million tonnes of plastic enters the ocean each year

I’m not back, I’m not better, but I’m on my way💚

10/03/2024

If you wish you went to previous sustainability events, or heard say how meditative plogging is, here’s your chance:

💨Bank of America Chicago Marathon

💚Friday 11th Oct
Come say, “Hi” at the sustainability booth at the expo.

💚Saturday 12th Oct
Running the Abbott Chicago 5k in my trash skirt.

💚Sunday 13th Oct
The Green Team will be hard at work. Be sure to take your trash to the Zero Waste tents. Dropping your waste off there helps us, really!

‼️ is going to have refill stations at miles 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19. Let’s prove they are needed!

💚Monday 14th Oct, 9am
Come for a plogging 3k (1.8 mile) with .event as a celebration of community and the city.
Meet at Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain, 301 South Columbus Drive.

🍁 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon

💚Friday 18th Oct, 12:30pm
Plogging with and . EASY run (or walk).
Meet at the Enercare Centre (entrance on Princes’ Boulevard).

💚Saturday 19th Oct, 11:40am
I am moderating a panel at the expo; Small Ideas, Big Impact: Innovative Solutions for Sustainability from Environmental Leaders.

💚Sunday 20th Oct
I’ll be sharing environmental initiatives of the .

🍎TCS New York City Marathon

🌎NYRR’s Team for Climate will be a big part of this year’s . While I will not be running it, I’m excited to be their cheerleader.

💚Friday 1st Nov, 9:30am
Year3️⃣ of our NYC marathon plog with
Meet at the NYRR Run Center, 320 West 57th Street.

💚Saturday 2nd Nov
Running the Abbott Dash to the Finish 5k in my trash skirt.
In the afternoon I will be on a sustainability panel at the expo at 12pm and at the NYRR booth 2-3pm with copies of my book.

💚Sunday 3rd Nov
I will be with NYRR’s Team For Climate and the Green Team.

will be providing bags for the plogging! Their bags are not only perfect for trash bags at home, but we used them for our Boston plog earlier this year👌

🥤Want to stop seeing millions of cups on the road?
At all three of these races, you can use your handheld or belt to carry your own hydration. I recommend skyflask. Be the change you wish to see.

Where will I see you?

09/30/2024

“I work at the intersection of sustainability and running, getting runners to believe they have a role in the climate movement and their voice matters” is my most common response when I meet new people and they ask me what I do.

Last week though, I feel like I took a huge step, I went beyond runners, expanding it to sport as a whole, a world so much bigger than running and in many ways, much more exciting and new.

I didn’t just host a panel or talk about running and sustainability, as the moderator, I found ways to weave together three inspiring, trail blazing women I admire so much. Dr Jessica Murfree, a sport ecologist, Annie Horn, senior sustainability at the NBA, and Fi Morgan, Chief Purpose Officer at SailGP.

I feel very proud of the way I was able to bring their stories, their guidance, their advice together, and add in snippets of my own to share from my experience.

A month ago, I loved hosting a climate and sports conversation with virtually, and taking it to the next step in person was a reminder that I am ready for the next level. I can represent sport as a whole, not just running.

Thanks to for the validation and reminder that I deserve this. You are the best cheerleader and example of a rising tide lifts all boats, everyone adores you!

Thank you to for always believing in me, and especially to and for all your hard work and being my sisters in sustainability 💚

09/27/2024

For the last 20 years, the word “runner” has been the first word most people use to describe me. For a while I loved it, for a while it didn’t sit well, and now, it mostly feels neutral.

I get it. It is a HUGE part of my life, a part of my life that has led me to almost every opportunity I have today.

That said, this week, it felt like a different part of my identity was first, climate activist, and I’ll be honest, that felt REALLY good. Two words that scared me for many years, that I was afraid to identify with. “Runner” felt so much safer and it didn’t bring the uncomfortable look of panic in people that “climate activist” does as people suddenly feel self conscious of every action they make, like I am judging their every move. Besides, I didn’t feel like I was extreme enough, that was the model, and I didn’t fit it.

I did a lot of activism this week, a lot of reminding people that I too, am an imperfect environmentalist (spoiler alert, we all are!!), I watched their postures relax, the relief wash over their face. I also had deep conversations with other environmentally passionate people who get the hard parts and a lot of cup filling time with some of my favorite friends who know me simply as “Tina”, no identifying words necessary.

Now when someone introduces me as a “climate activist” first, I feel proud. I know my work is having an impact, I know my voice matters, and I love showing other people that theirs do too.

As I head into my busiest part of the year, I feel inspired and ready. Sure, there may be a meltdown in there somewhere, a moment where I feel like it’s hard to keep going, but now I have a network of other activists and environmentalists to lean on, to remind me that we are in this together.

The authentic me no longer hides my tree hugging, my passion for Mother Earth, or my love of running, and I know there’s more to discover. With the people in my life there by my side and Steve and my girls there as my home, I’m excited to dig deeper 💚

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I hesitated to post this. It felt raw and real. It was. But it’s also imperfection, and we are taught to hide those parts of us. In many ways, that’s what makes us the most beautiful, the most human. We aren’t perfect, and trying to be is what has got us into this situation in the first place. Your reactions might not be as dramatic as mine, the future of our planet occupies a lot of my brain space, but one thing I know we all struggle with is feeling like we are not doing enough, that we are running out of time. Here’s the thing, part of that is intentional, if we feel nothing we do is good enough, if the systems stay in place to make it harder and harder to make a conscious choice, if we feel like nothing we can do matters, then we give up and continue pretending we don’t know better (although all this weighs on our minds because we DO know better and it feels like we are living a lie). The thing is, while those individual changes don’t really reduce emissions, your voices, your choices DO matter. Trying to be a perfect environmentalist is going to lead to burnout and exhaustion (while still failing), but if we just focus on making as many conscious choices as we have the ability to, that matters. Lots of imperfect environmentalists is better than a few trying to be perfect. It’s okay to struggle, it’s also okay to feel fear for future. We all do. Keep doing your best, that’s all we can do 💚

The ups, the downs, and everything in between. It’s been an amazing 5 years @tracksmith, let’s see what’s next in this adventure ❤️ Tracksmith.com/tina

Over 6000 runners ran the La Jolla Half Marathon (and 5k) on Saturday, but instead of tens of thousands of cups lining the streets, they ditched disposable cups and used a Hydrapak speed cup or their own hydration. Runners refilled using Water Monster manifolds or Hydrapak speed refill pitchers. We learned a lot and there are improvements we can make from the feedback runners in the race gave us, but I genuinely believe once runners get used to this, we will look back on this as a defining moment in the running industry. Pass this video along to your friends and race directors, zero waste hydration stations are coming 💚

Todays Running For Real Podcast episode is ode to the women that inspire me to take up space, to follow my heart and chase my dreams. To the women who believe that raising other women up (and human beings) is the absolute best way for us all to thrive. When I texted 55 women, I expected a third to say yes. I was absolutely blown away that 51/55 said yes, and got their recordings to me within three days. THAT is the power of women supporting women. When it comes to being stronger together, these women believe that. My team put this together in an intentional progression, and we can’t wait to hear what you think. Head over to the Running For Real podcast to come listen to the advice these inspiring leaders would love to share with you today. Find it on your favorite podcast player or at runningforreal.com/episode389 This is an episode to save for days you need a reminder of your power, your strength, and what you have the potential to be. Thank you to Jeremy and Sally for all the extra hard work you put in to make this possible. Thank you to Tracksmith AG1 by Athletic Greens and Precision Fuel & Hydration for your support with this episode. ❤️Happy International Women’s Day 2024!❤️

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Tina is a 2:36 marathoner and Great Britain runner who shocked the running world by taking a hiatus to focus on starting a family and overcoming amenorrhea. A few months later, she was pregnant, and had her first daughter, Bailey Grace in January 2018. Tina created the Running for Real Community to foster a healthy mindset around running. This is a space where runners can explore, embrace, and get better from setbacks through inspiring podcasts, videos, and blog posts, and most importantly, sharing thoughts and experiences. Behind every personal best, there are plenty of personal not-so-bests, from beating ourselves up about just-missed PRs to the injury blues to embarrassing falls. Running can really hurt, but we don’t have to go through it alone.