Mel Bound is the founder of This Woman Runs (previously This Mum Runs), the worlds largest digital, mobile and in person running community for women on a mission to empower all women to be more active, more often, for life through running and community. TWR offers free weekly runs for women in 80+ towns and cities around the UK and worldwide supported by a team of trained Run Angel volunteers.
Mel is also the creator of the Run30™, Run60 and RunStrong programmes designed to engage more women and girls in running through accessible and inclusive programmes, content and communities.
A movement builder, community & run leader, regular speaker and advocate for women’s running and health, Mel is passionate about tackling the stubborn inequalities for women and girls’ physical activity. She is a Non Executive Director of Sport England and This Girl Can, a Global Fellow of the Facebook Community Leadership Programme, recognised as one of the Top 16 Most Impactful Community Leaders in the world, listed in the Maserati 100 Top 100 British Disrupter Entrepreneurs and a previous winner of the Women’s Sport Trust “Grassroots Gamechanger” Award.
Mel is a Mum of two, and spends her free time trail running with her dog, Tilly, and trying to get better at running up mountains (her happy place).