In today's newsletter we explain why we have deleted our X account and the other ways we connect with our community open.substack.com/pub/freelanc...

Today's podcast is particularly topical since FFJ just deleted its Twitter account. Big tech has as much responsibility as individuals in creating a safe and meaningful society. freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/harr...

I have been incredibly lucky this year to have worked with some amazing and inspirational women. From the runners I coach at Great Bowden Runners to the women I have interviewed around the globe who have been fearlessly taken on phenomenal challenges. runningmatters.substack.com/p/my-top-5-w...

Hoping I've gifted the article successfully so that everyone here can read it.

@emmajourno.bsky.social @lilycanter.bsky.social rightly feature in @theguardian.com sports books of the year column yesterday! ⭐️

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d... Well this has made our day, eh @emmajourno.bsky.social?!!!! Thanks you so much @jonathanliew.bsky.social 💛

Ooh look at @thetimes.com sports books of 2025. @lilycanter.bsky.social and I did not know this was happening until I started getting WhatsApp messages as Granny had spotted it. Not bad for a book that was rejected by multiple publishers who weren't interested in women's stories.

Amazing day at the William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards yesterday! Our book Ultra Women definitely made an impression and it was fantastic to make the final shortlist.

📚 | 2025 Shortlist @lilycanter.bsky.social and @emmajourno.bsky.social: Ultra Women "Shedding light on why female athletes are outperforming men in endurance events, despite the obstacles put in their way." — WHSBOTY 2025 Reading Panel Check out our full shortlist here ⬇️

It is not in my nature to mention the C word while we’re still in November but excited to spot Ultra Women in this Xmas gift guide @lilycanter.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

📚 shout out for Ultra Women- one of my books of the year! 🌟 @emmajourno.bsky.social & @lilycanter.bsky.social excellent book should be on your Christmas list people! 🌲 A manifesto told in real life stories of endurance sport, how inclusion, representation & research is still much needed 🌟

The winners of the Freelance Journalism Awards 2025 are out! Congratulations everyone!! open.substack.com/pub/freelanc...

Lot's of extra interest in Ultra Women after the @bookieprize.bsky.social. You can get it anywhere there's books, including Amazon, Waterstone's, Hive. Ask your local bookshop to order. Our publisher also has 20% off to celebrate @lilycanter.bsky.social www.canburypress.com @lilycanter.bsky.social

The book that many publishers said people wouldn't read because it was about women and ultra endurance has just been shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year. Yes, @emmajourno.bsky.social and I are feeling smug this morning. Just shows how good women are at persisting against patriarchal nonsense...

In this special bonus episode we chat to Martin Hickman the director of Canbury Press. He shares trade secrets on how to impress a publisher and what he is looking for from journalists who want to become authors. freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/book...

Excellent newsletter this week (as every week) from my Ultra Women co-author @lilycanter.bsky.social Remember if you want to know more about why women are so good at this stuff and their amazing tales of endurance we have just the book for you www.amazon.co.uk/Ultra-Women-...

What a month it's been for women and endurance world records!!! open.substack.com/pub/runningm...

A recent "influencer" trip to Paris gave me a new-found respect for content creators - it's not an easy gig, as I discovered whilst running 20k whilst trying to enthusiastically capture content... Read more about what I learnt about content creators here: runningmatters.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...

It was lovely chatting to Stephanie Case about pregnancy, postpartum running and podium positions for Running Matters this week. She was ambitious, relaxed, diplomatic and forthright all in equal measure runningmatters.substack.com/p/stephanie-...

Find out why Hannah Cox is running 100 marathons in 100 days across India despite only taking up running last year 💪 open.substack.com/pub/runningm...

Just went to listen to see what they had to say about UItra Women and was a bit blown away. I think mostly because we seemed to have completely overturned their expectation about what the book was about! "I think it's perfect", he ends. @lilycanter.bsky.social and I couldn't agree more ;-)

📚 | 2025 LONGLIST "Shedding light on why female athletes are outperforming men in endurance events, despite the obstacles put in their way." @emmajourno.bsky.social and @lilycanter.bsky.social joined forces to uncover the history behind sexism in sports in their longlisted book Ultra Women.

How to run 80 miles without breaking your body - or how peanut butter sandwiches, two portions of chips and a bag of donuts got me through a 24 hour trail race. runningmatters.substack.com/p/how-to-run...

Lovely to see Ultra Women longlisted in @bookieprize.bsky.social amongst a sea of men's sports books. @emmajourno.bsky.social and I fought to have the stories of these women told and we're delighted our perseverance paid off 😃 #WHSBOTY

@lilycanter.bsky.social and I are over the moon that Ultra Women has made it onto this year's @bookieprize.bsky.social longlist. Many of you will know that it was a long road to get this book published but we always had faith that people would want to hear these stories. @canburypress.bsky.social

When Ultra Women came out @lilycanter.bsky.social and I set ourselves a challenge to do a 24h run. So off we went to Equinox at Belvoir castle to do 10k loops. I did 70 miles, Lily’s knee held up really well and she did 80miles. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 home to bed now…

What a women's running conference taught me about community, collaboration and change runningmatters.substack.com/p/from-troll...

www.techradar.com/health-fitne... These shoes were seriously the craziest pair I have ever run in!

@lilycanter.bsky.social and I having a work meeting in Nottingham on Friday as it's half way between us. Recommendations for somewhere central with nice food (and vegan options) plus Wifi please.

Super pleased with how my piece on the sustainable community of Knoydark turned out in travel website Adventure.com adventure.com/off-grid-com...

To drink or not to drink - is it better to over or underhydrate? Should we be adding electrolytes to the mix? Here's a guide to running and hydration. runningmatters.substack.com/p/how-much-w...

I want to shout this from the rooftops! Excellent newsletter @lilycanter.bsky.social by the time I’ve done my long run tomorrow I’ll have done 32 miles this week plus 13 hiking. This is in run up to 24h event which I would like to get to in one piece! open.substack.com/pub/runningm...

More Ultra Women chat from @lilycanter.bsky.social and I. We’ll stop when you’ve all bought tge book ;-) open.spotify.com/episode/0vUu...

Catch me talking about the Ultra Women book on the Tough Girl podcast @lilycanter.bsky.social was on last week so there’s no escaping us ;-) open.spotify.com/episode/6uFC...

Some great advice here from FFJ's @lilycanter.bsky.social on how to track down the perfect case study for your story www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-to-...

@lilycanter.bsky.social and I had a trip to London today for Ultra Women book promo and had a lovely chat with Jenni Falconer for Run Pod. Spent the afternoon in British Library finishing a big investigation and also managed 26k steps. I’ll sleep well tonight ;-)

runningmatters.substack.com/p/what-its-l... Every wondered what it would be like to run in an all-female trail race? Hint: there's no one urinating or spitting in front of you at any point on the trail 😊

Lovely day out at SheRACES 50k women's only race. Back running with @emmajourno.bsky.social, and saw two of my athletes pop their ultramarathon cherry. Also got to catch up with the formidable Sophie Power. Incredibly the race had no DNFs. That's what happens when you support women 💯%.

Running on holiday when it’s really hot can be very difficult. Especially when there are loads of flying-spider-bug things!!! Here’s what I learnt about running in the heat and how to adapt your training. open.substack.com/pub/runningm...

what does art, culture, migratory fish and earth care have to do with running? #salmonrun 20 September 2025 @thegreenrunners.bsky.social @worldofrunning.bsky.social @lilycanter.bsky.social @cezzalew.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social

Thanks so much to @emma-cole.bsky.social for this fantastic in-depth feature on women in ultra cycling for @cyclist.co.uk. Loved chatting to you for this piece about muscle fatigue and the ability to keep going! @lilycanter.bsky.social www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/are...

If you interview more than 70 athletes and experts about ultra endurance as @lilycanter.bsky.social and I did for our Ultra Women book, you're going to pick up some tips for building your mental and physical resilience. www.techradar.com/health-fitne...

www.techradar.com/health-fitne... @emmajourno.bsky.social

Ultra-marathon runner finishes two hours ahead of pack @lilycanter.bsky.social we’re gonna need a bigger book www.bbc.com/news/article...

Spent the weekend getting some well needed fresh air, fun times with friends and very little phone signal on the Gower Peninsula @lovetrails.bsky.social @lilycanter.bsky.social and I also did a talk about ultra women and sold a lot of books!! 🙌☀️🏃‍♀️

Check out ‪@mattmwilliams.bsky.social‬ explain why is he is championing Ultra Women for the @bookieprize.bsky.social @lilycanter.bsky.social and I are honestly thrilled to be included in a list of fantastic sport reads!

Unconscious bias in school sports day is very much alive and kicking runningmatters.substack.com/p/how-school...

This extract from the Ultra Women book published in the South Morning China Post shows just one of the many and varied stories we tell of women's endurance abilities!

Excited to see Ultra Women reaching the shores of Hong Kong in this extract published in the South China Morning Post! www.scmp.com/lifestyle/he...