Welcome to The Ascend Diaries. This series is all about highlighting the women's running community in the build up to the Nike After Dark Syd race in September.

While this series follows the journey to the Nike After Dark Tour, it's about so much more than one race. Whether you're lining up on the start line in September or simply love running, you'll find stories, lessons, and conversations that will inspire every part of your own running journey.

In this episode of The Ascend Diaries, Lyds sits down with Turia Pitt to explore the women’s safety crisis hiding within running. Turia Pitt is an athlete, author, coach and passionate advocate for women’s safety, and joins us to chat about what needs to change so every woman can experience the freedom of running without fear.

Throughout the episode we discuss the powerful ro ...