Take the Baton - Women's Running Conference - Saturday 13th 09:15 - Saturday 13th September 2025 16:30

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Take the Baton - Women's Running Conference

Before you enter Take the Baton - Women's Running Conference

  • Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another name by emailing hello@261clubuk.co.uk
  • In the event of us cancelling the event, your ticket cost will be refunded.
  • If you require any adaptations (including space to breastfeed), please contact us.
  • Hot food includes vegan/vegetarian and gluten free options.  
  • We cannot be held responsible for events outside of our control, such as last minute speaker cancellations. 
  • All information is correct as of 9th June 2025.  Updates will be posted as soon as possible.
  • Car parking will be at your own risk, as they are public car parks, they are outside of our control.
  • Please remember, we are a small community interest company that aims to empower women through running.  We are organising this event with the best intentions.  

Registration

£ 50.00
1 Day Ticket
£ 50.00
Early bird (Ages 16 - 130)


About Take the Baton - Women's Running Conference

261 Club UK are delighted to present the Take the Baton women’s running conference.



Join us for a day of celebration, learning and motivation with high-profile speakers, panel talks and the opportunity to be a part of the future development of women’s running in the UK.



Our headline keynote speaker is Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a registered runner in 1967. This is a rare, in-person, UK appearance for Kathrine. Come and listen to her tell the story of that infamous day, when a race director tried to throw her off the course because she was a woman. Find out what really happened and how this moment in time changed not only the course of her life but played a pivotal role in the development of women’s running all around the world.



261 Club UK hosts will be joined by Holly Taylor from Women’s Running Magazine and the Women’s Running podcast.



Confirmed Speakers and Panellists:



Kathrine Switzer - 261 Fearless

Roger Robinson - Running historian, author, record holder, and speaker

Sophie Power - SheRACES, Team GB athlete, Guinness World Record holder

Lisa Jackson - Journalist, Author and 100 Club Marathon runner

Holly Taylor - Women's Running Magazine Digital Editor & Podcast host

Tasha Thompson - Founder of Black Girls Do Run UK

Mel Bound - Founder of This Woman Runs



More to be announced soon...



There will be movement (come in your running kit!), food and fun. Take a full day of ‘me time’ and indulge yourself in the wonderful community of women runners from around the UK. Together we can make change happen.



The essentials:



When: Saturday 13th September 2025. 09:15 to 16:30



Where: Whitelands Farm Sports Ground, Bicester OX26 1AJ



Tickets include: a full-day ticket, including coffee and pastries upon arrival, a hot lunch, parking, and all activities.



Kathrine Switzer, alongside other running pioneers of the 1960s and 1970s, paved the way for us. Now is the time for us to Take the Baton. The conference will honour the past, celebrate the now and motivate and empower all of us to create the future of women’s running. Join us.



Places are limited, and we are expecting to sell out quickly, so reserve your spot today!


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