This conversation is published in full on the Lane 9 Podcast, episode 48.
"My big fear with all of this is the trickle down," says Dr. Sasha Gollish as she joins us to chat about her work in Gender Equity in sport, her time as a professional runner for team Canada, how she knew she was in perimenopause, and much more.
Gollish ran at a younger age, but took some time off and worked as an engineer in Toronto before getting back to the sport at a high level. We talk about what it looked like to go back into competitive running, working with Oiselle and Asics, going to the World Marathon Championships in 2023 for Team Canada, and eventually navigating perimenopause.
As a gender equity advocate, Gollish worked to bring awareness to the World Athletics decision to resume "sex testing" for athletes competing in the female category, so we discuss her thoughts and perspective on that, along with concerns about how it may impact athletes down the line.
Gollish also shared her experiences thus far as an athlete in perimenopause. She noted that, early on, some of the symptoms were similar to what we might assume is Relative Energy Deficiency in sport, or REDs. She talks about some of the ways she has navigated her symptoms, what has been helpful for her as an athlete, and how she has continued training and running through perimenopause.
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