The night before she was set to run her very first marathon, Kiran Gandhi got her period. After a year of training, she refused to miss the momentous moment because of biology. She had two choices: She could either run the 26.2 miles with a tampon, or she could bleed freely.
She chose the latter.
Gandhi went without a tampon during the London Marathon in April in an effort to fight period-shaming and to take a stand for women around the globe who don't have access to menstruation products or who have to "hide [their period] away like it doesn’t exist."
She chose the latter.
Gandhi went without a tampon during the London Marathon in April in an effort to fight period-shaming and to take a stand for women around the globe who don't have access to menstruation products or who have to "hide [their period] away like it doesn’t exist."
