Did you know your menstrual cycle has several effects on your running performance? From body temperature to metabolism, breathing to bone density, your monthly cycle can influence your weekly runs. However, few female runners and coaches take the menstrual cycle into consideration when planning training. After all, you don’t know what you don’t know... right?
In this article, Dr. Jason Karp, founder and CEO of the women’s-specialty run coaching company, Kyniska Running, shares with us six facts your mama and your coach probably never told you about running as a female.