A group of inspiring Irish women came together earlier this week in Dublin to officially launch the 2025 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon, with over 28,000 women expected to participate in 2025.
The 10km event, now in its 43rd year, will take place on Sunday, June 1st. Broadcaster and presenter Katja Mia, businesswoman Aimee Connolly, health and fitness coach Nathalie Lennon and content creator Clóda Scanlon are Vhi ambassadors for this year’s event, and are encouraging women of all fitness abilities across the country to join them on 1st June for what promises to be an inspiring and uplifting day and be part of something big!
To mark the launch of this year’s Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon, long standing title sponsors Vhi commissioned research with 500 female runners to highlight the powerful impact that running and walking habits can have on women’s physical and mental well-being.
The key findings reveal that 75% of women walk or run to improve their physical health; 69% cite mental health benefits as a primary motivator to run; 74% of women report that running boosts their overall mood; 59% say running helps them sleep better, with 55% saying running helps manage stress.
These statistics alone show the critical role that movement plays in women’s overall health. The event is open to all those who wish to walk, jog or run the route through Dublin city centre and between now and June 1st, participants can access training plans ranging from walkers, joggers to runners along with healthy and nutritious recipes by visiting vhiwomensminimarathon.ie where they can also register – or follow @VhiWMM on all social platforms.
