11/02/2026
Today was marathon day in New York City— the TCS New York City Marathon runs the first Sunday of every November. Growing up I lived just two blocks away from the marathon course and we would go cheer everyone on. Roughly half the field each year is women. Research on female runners consistently finds that about 1 in 3 deal with urine leaks during training or racing (especially on hills, sprints, or fatigued late miles), and it’s an active area of current study — Mayo Clinic and others are running 2026 clinical trials on cadence retraining for stress urinary incontinence in runners. It’s common, under-discussed, and rarely framed as something treatable rather than “just part of running”. If you’re tired of it, do something differently… schedule with a pelvic floor PT.