Woman on her shark week intentionally runs marathon without tampon

 Kiran Gandhi, 26, a Harvard Business School graduate, let her period flow freely during the 26-mile, London Marathon race in a bid to raise awareness about fellow women who have no access to feminine products. She urged women to embrace that time of the month, instead of hiding away in shame.

And after the race, she proudly posed for photographs with family and friends wearing her blood-stained running trousers.

Kiran wrote on her website, with the heading 'Sisterhood, blood and boobs':

"I ran the whole marathon with my period blood running down my legs.

"I ran with blood dripping down my legs for sisters who don't have access to tampons and sisters who, despite cramping and pain, hide it away and pretend like it doesn't exist.
"On the marathon course, sexism can be beaten.
"If there's one way to transcend oppression, it's to run a marathon in whatever way you want. "Where the stigma of a woman's period is irrelevant and we can re-write the rules as we choose."

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