Tasha Thompson was midway through a race last year when she asked a course marshal which way the route turned next. The attendant, seemingly oblivious to Thompson's…

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more…

Led by Tasha and Linda, Black Girls Do Run UK launched their Instagram last spring, and it documents the community’s wonderful running adventures, to encourage female runners of colour…

Black voices of the running community you should listen to and amplify…

Tasha Thompson, 43, from London is the founder of Black Girls Do Run UK. Last year, she set up the online community to inspire black women to run for their health, fitness and mental wellbeing…

Born in London, a coalition of running enthusiasts is growing by the day to inspire more of us to run everyday journeys, errands and commute. Running mayors will advocate in their cities to legitimize it as an active travel…

Tasha Thompson

Running Mayor of London Borough of Brent…

Founded in 2019 by Tasha Thompson, a keen runner who wanted to create an Instagram page to connect Black women, Black Girls Do Run UK (BGDRUK) has grown by an amazing 600 per cent to become a physical community that inspires, encourages and motivates black women to run…

Tasha also believes that more visibility of regular women from all walks of life running is key. “One of the off-putting misconceptions about running is the need to be fast and that if you are not fast, you are not a real runner,”…