Fitter, Faster & Happier - The Female Runner Athlete's Podcast

Clara Evans-Graham , the first Brit home in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics, joins the pod for all things her journey to this point and how she pulled off her debut Olympic marathon with less then 7 days notice. In this episode Clara shows just how much can be achieved when you are rational, patient, and listen to your body. Clara took her time to cultivate her talent, making sure she didn...

This highly requested episode brings to you the facts, the depth, and some not so talked about aspects and information on and around RED-S. Today I am joined by 3 of the most impactful women in the space of female athletes and RED-S: Renee McGregor, Melissa Lodge, and Pippa Woolven ( links to all below- scroll down!) Their bios are below: Renee McGregor : Renee is a leading Sports Dietitian with o...

This week Kiprun athlete Kate Axford re-joins the podcast for a catch up on her phenomenal progression over the past year. In just two years Kate has gone from being a pro-hockey player convert runner to an elite professional runner. But it is this last year where Kate has really started to come into her own as one of the nations best. Tune in to hear about how Kate has approached this change, wha...

This week Olympian, 2023 British 1500m champion and world finalist, and the newly crowned British record holder for the mile, Katie Snowden , joins the podcast to shed light on the secret to sustained success. Katie is not only an exceptional athlete with regard to her calibre, but her avoidance of injuries and other major obstacles is definitely something to talk about. Another unique aspect to K...

From child stardom and records galore, to severe RED-S and an eating disorder, Molly Canham went through it all. 2 Years ago Molly bravely shared her story in depth; as well the very insightful reflections she had during, and post recovery. Now, 2 years down the line post recovery, Molly is finally reaping the rewards of her hard work and commitment towards recovering fully from RED-S, once and fo...

Asics and John Clark Motor Group athlete Natasha Phillips re-joins the podcast to chat through her past year. Natasha is the European U20 Half Marathon record holder but also a second year university student, and someone who has so far been self coached. Over the past year Natasha has competed at her first World Championships, finished 1st Brit in the Antrim Coast Half Marathon, got her first inju...

M11 Track Club's Ava Lloyd joins the podcast to share her journey to her success over the past season. Ava placed 5th in the World U20 1500m Championships, took 2 National titles across the 800m (indoors) and 1500m, and competed in several international meets. Although despite some very impressive PB's and a lot of success this year it has not been plane sailing and rainbows for Ava. Like...

Innes FitzGerald and Jess Bailey both sit together down for a catch up since their last respective episodes, released in March and April 2024. Since then they have both run at the world U20 cross country championships and world U20 3000m championships ( with top 20 finishes both times), as well as taken a bunch of top spots at a range of domestic championships. In this episode they talk through th...

New Zealand athlete and corporate professional Georgie Grgec joins the podcast to talk through her running journey which has recently landed her a top 50 at the world cross country championships and a 15.20 5000m. Georgie shares her experience of junior success out in New Zealand and how her struggles with injuries led her to leave the sport. She then talks through how she found her way back to ru...

NNormal and American athlete Allie Ostrander joins the podcast to share her story of how she moved past an eating disorder to run PBs including an Olympic Qualifying time. Allie is a world class athlete with resume of titles and achievements to her name, however she is also well known and well loved as a content creator in her own right. Allie has shared her running journey from being one of Ameri...

Now an 800m Olympic semi-finalist and British senior 800m champion, Phoebe Gill becomes the first return guest as she dives into the details and behind the scenes of her recent debut Olympic experience. Phoebe has always been a phenomenal record breaking athlete but her progression over the past few months saw her from being a world class junior athlete to not just a world class senior athlete, bu...

Amy-Eloise Neale has competed at all the major international competitions from World Championships, Dimond Leagues, Commonwealth Games, and the Olympics. She is a Tokyo Olympian in the 5000m, European Indoor Champion 3000m (2022), 4th at the Commonwealth Championships 5000m (2022), and British Champion Indoor 3000m / Outdoor 5000m (2022) Her time in the sport started very young but she has sustain...

Peta Bee is an England Athletics qualified coach, South of England women's team athletics manager, sits on the English Cross Country Association committee as well as a past international athlete herself. Outside of coaching and running she is an award-winning health and fitness journalist, having written for The Times for over 25 years, she was the performance editor for Athletics Weekly for 1...

Headed to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics, Nike sponsored Calli Hauger-Thackery talks through her journey to where she is now, and lead up going into the Olympics. Calli is a beacon of positivity, and combined with her dedication, hard work, talent and say yes attitude she shows what can be achieved with the right training and set up. Calli shares what she has learned over the years, and discus...

Hoka sponsored athlete Callum Elson from The Distance Project talks all things around his mindset and approach to running, specifically during his recent/ current freak injury. Callum shares his journey as he rose to the top of the sport, and the place he was in as he went into the indoor world champs with high hopes. He then shares how he has managed and remained positive following on from the de...

Megan Davies is the UK#9 over the 5k, and top class 1500m runner, competing recently in the British Olympic Trials and Championships over the distance. She has been training for most of her life, although it all began with an unexpected passion for swimming. She has had her fair share of struggles with injuries and a sub ideal coaching set up in states whilst competing in the NCAA. In this episode...

Sofia aka sof_trackbeast , is the UK #4 and #5 over the 5000m and 5k for U20. She has recently made significant progress with her running achievements having risen quickly to the top of her age group rankings across several distances this year. She is well known on Instagram for her transparency in sharing her journey as a younger athlete with both Autism and ADHD, as well as her baked oats ( be s...

Verity is the 2023 reining British 5k road champion, and placed 8th in the world 5k road championships 2023. Having previously achieved an Olympic qualifying standard for Tokyo, but missing out on selection, Verity shares her journey from going all in and battling with mental health to finding her way towards a strong build back with aspirations of selection in Paris. Verity shows extreme determin...

Fresh off an 18th place finish (2nd European) at the world U20 cross country championships, Jess Bailey is one of Britain's top junior talents and this episode sees her talk through her experience so far. Jess has competed on the world stage across Mountain Running, Track, and Cross Country, and despite still being at school studying for her A-Levels, she demonstrates an excellent mindset whic...

Pippa Woolven is a former GB athlete and the founder of Project RED-S In this episode she shares her experience of RED-S and how this led to the creation of Project RED-S. She shares her reflections upon the state of RED-S and the changes she has seen over the years, and the direction she hopes to see things move towards in future years. RED-S is a condition whereby energy intake does not support...

Phoebe Barker is an international runner, vet student at Cambridge University, and triathlete. In fact it was triathlon which brought her back to running, and running faster then ever, after a major injury led to her wanting to stop running. This episode sheds light on how to Phoebe balances her life and running, and achieves a lot of success within running off very few miles. She also shares a he...

Innes FitzGerald the one everyone is talking about as the next biggest super talent on the running stage. But who is she, where did she come from, and aside from bucket loads of natural talent what does she do to perform so well so consistently. This episode gives you a little bit of insight into Innes approach to training and racing and some of her background into and around the sport. She is def...

Everyone has heard of it, but does everyone really know what it is and what it can include? Todays guest is Dr Philip Hurst a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, and a man who has worked on projects commissioned by the International Olympic Committee for The World Anti Doping Agency. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A SCREEN SHARE SO BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR SCREEN AT 31.23 for how to check...

How can you reach your maximum running potential? Do you know what is going on behind the scenes of your training, how your unique physiology is contributing to your running performance, and which areas you should focus on to see the most improvement? Well join Dr Richard Blagrove (Bsc(hons) MSc, PhD, SFHEA, PGCE, ASCC, CSCS) A highly qualified strength and conditioning coach, senior lecturer in P...

Having run the Olympic Qualifying time for the 800m, Isabelle Boffey talks us through her journey from extreme junior success to this point. She shares her reflections on the rationale behind her continued and sustained success in the sport. Issy, has continued to improve her 800m time every years for 11 of the 12 years she has been competing in it. So aside from the talent, what is her secret? Bu...