Keyword "Women's Mini Marathon" - List of latest news (12 results)

03:30 ‘We’re a young, agile business’– Sculpted by Aimee’s founder confident despite tariff threat

Businesswoman Aimee Connolly is refusing to panic about how Donald Trump’s tariffs will affect the growth of her make-up company around the world.

04/03 Registrations now open for 2025 VHI Women’s Mini Marathon on June bank holiday weekend

Registrations are now open for the 2025 VHI Women’s Mini Marathon on Sunday, June 1.

02/06 Runners hit the road for Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon and Cork City Marathon

Marathon events see more than 10,000 take part in Cork with over 20,000 women set to participate in the Dublin mini marathon

01/06 ‘It started off as one dead leg’ – Woman taking part in VHI Mini Marathon to raise awareness of motor neurone disease

One Kildare woman is preparing to run the VHI Mini Marathon this Sunday for her dad, an avid runner who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease just after his 60th birthday last year.

29/05 ‘It’s about knowing your body’ – VHI women’s health expert offers advice for exercise in all life stages ahead of mini marathon

A women’s health expert has shared tips for adapting exercise to menstruation and various life stages ahead of the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon on June 2.

22/04 Women’s Mini Marathon: ‘When I do the run, I’ll be thinking, if my husband can get through his chemo, I can get through this’

When Lauren Nelson returned home from a trip to Portugal in 2022, she was “on cloud nine.” It hadn’t been any regular holiday — she had just gotten married. She and her new husband, Darragh, as well as their young daughter, were celebrating the perfect week away when they found a lump on his bicep.

26/03 Women’s Mini Marathon: ‘First, I ran around the block. Then I ran 5k. Then 50k. That was the day I knew I could do anything’

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, as the evenings grow brighter, dozens of women in Dublin’s north inner city will take to the streets. The Sheriff Street Running Club has begun training for the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon.

06/03 VHI Women’s Mini-Marathon ‘the epitome of women coming together’, says Sculpted founder and event ambassador Aimee Connolly

Entrepreneur Aimee Connolly has described the annual VHI Mini-Marathon as “the epitome of women coming together”.

31/05 I call my prosthetic leg ‘Saoirse’ – Amputee adventurer prepares to run in Women’s Mini Marathon

Amputee and adventurer Nikki Bradley is on a mission to advocate for those with disabilities.

17/05 WMM diary: ‘Don’t beat yourself up — you’re going to fall off the wagon with your training but keep moving forward’

Louise Kearney’s training was going well, she smiles wryly, but after returning to her running club — “they do push you, and you’re part of a lovely community” — she began to experience “a niggle” when running. “I don’t know if it’s because I ran faster than I usually do.”

16/05 WMM diary: ‘I switch things up so I don’t start to dread bits or get bored of routes’

Sorcha Ní Riain’s training is going well — she is trying to get out for three to four runs a week. “I try to make two or three sessions with the club, maybe a park run. And sometimes if I’m lucky I can squeeze in a run on my break from work.”

15/05 WMM diary: ‘Don’t come up with excuses to not go, come up with excuses to go – it spurs me on’

Mother of two and SNA Sharon Felton reports that her training is “going really well,” despite her having had a busy couple of weeks — she organised the Darkness into Light walk in her local area, and had her son’s Confirmation the same day.