Tags: CONTRA
CONTRA was created by parkrun Founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt because he saw the need for a sportswear brand that embraced inclusivity and fairness, a brand designed to do away with discomfort by offering high-quality kit in ten different sizes and fits.
Our CONTRA ambassadors have been road, trail and treadmill-testing our clothing range and here’s what one of them, Dawn Nisbet, had to say:
“Running in CONTRA kit frees my mind. I’m a size 18 but when I’m running in CONTRA I don’t worry about what I’m wearing; I’m no longer thinking about feeling uncomfortable, or self-conscious.
I’m not pulling my top or t-shirt down, or hiking my running leggings up in a bid to cover bits of my body and that’s because CONTRA kit fits me and my shape.
Feeling comfortable and confident allows me up to focus on my surroundings; on where I’m running and who I’m running with. It’s truly liberating!
What’s more, whilst I get so much pleasure from running I don’t want my enjoyment to be at the expense of someone else’s well-being; knowing that the staff who made my kit are paid a fair wage and that all the profits go back to parkrun makes me feel even better.”
Check out the range here and join the movement.
#movementforeveryone
After diagnosis and treatment for a rare blood cancer, regular parkrunner, Bill Roffey, set his sights firmly on returning to Bramhall parkrun. He is now about to achieving some well-deserved, chunky milestones. When the Coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, I was already a parkrun addict having clocked up over 200 parkruns since first attending…
Martin Cuthbert took up parkrunning as part of his plan to ward off type 2 diabetes and avoid medication. So far, it’s all looking good! I’m 73-years-old and completed my first parkrun in November 2021, I’ve lost weight and my plan to control the type 2 diabetes with diet and exercise appears to be…
