Tasha Thompson - Founder of Black Girls Do Run UK - A community to inspire, encourage and motivate Black women to run.

<div>Tasha, 43, from London is the founder of Black Girls Do Run UK. </div> <div> </div> <div>In 2019, Tasha set up the online community to inspire black women to run for their health, fitness and mental wellbeing.  </div> <div> </div> <div>Tasha talking about running:</div> <div> </div> <div>“I am a runner and running is definitely part of my identity and how I am often identified by others. For me, being a runner is to simply be someone who runs, enjoys running and becomes miserable if they cannot run – because it is such a big and important part of your life and who you are. It is not about racing, speed, distance, fitness levels or running daily, it is a feeling where life isn’t quite right without running.”</div> <div> </div> <div>Listen to Tasha on the Tough Girl Podcast as she shares more about her life, her passion for running, how she got into running, what she loves about it as well as giving you lots of top tips to help you with your running journey. </div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>The Tough Girl Podcast is being sponsored throughout March by Inov-8.</div> <p> </p> <div>Use <strong>TOUGHGIRL20</strong> to get your 20% discount on all trainers and running gear —>> <a href= "http://www.inov-8.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.inov-8.com&source=gmail&ust=1648510262955000&usg=AOvVaw19aCGA1pl0QVfF4uS_HGl4">www.inov-8.com</a></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Tasha</li> <li>Living in London</li> <li>Being a runner for 23 years</li> <li>Doing her first race in 1999</li> <li>Growing up with an older sister in there early 80s</li> <li>Spending time in the outdoors</li> <li>Being a runner at school and being encouraged to join the athletics team</li> <li>Running 800m and 1500m</li> <li>What happened after leaving school</li> <li>Her early 20