What Next Mum

Welcome to another episode of the What Next Mum Podcast! In this episode I chat to Cath Wallis, an Australian long distance walker and trail runner and single mum of 3. Just before turning 40 Cath realised her life was one long "To Do" list and decided to do something for herself - by signing up to a 1 day 100km walk. Cath completed the walk second to last and just before the cut off tim...

Welcome to a new episode of the What Next Mum Podcast! In this episode I speak to Heather Hann, a mum of 2 who last summer got the world record for the fastest 10km with a single running buggy. Heather talks about her running journey prior to children, how she stayed fit during her pregnancies and how she has found buggy running not only has given her valuable head space as a mum but has also made...

Welcome to a new episode! In this episode I chat to Ruth-Anna Macqueen - Consultant Obstetrician, family cycling champion and mum of 3. Ruth-Anna has been a life long cyclist. She cycled through her 3 pregnancies and even to hospital to be induced with the third.  She has been car free for 10 years and explains how she has done it.  We talk bike trailers, cargo bikes and the impact family cycling...

Welcome to a new episode of the What Next Mum Podcast! In this episode I speak to Anna Troup - a 51 year old ultra runner and Mum of 2 daughters. Anna and I talk about her love of team sports and rowing during school and university and how she came to ultra running in her 40s in 2012 as an activity that she could do with her partner. Anna trained for and competed in the 2014 UTMB but it was not un...

Welcome to a new episode of the What Next Mum Podcast! Rather than release a new series I will be releasing ad-hoc episodes.  In today's episode I speak to Irish marathon swimmer and Mum of 2, Elaine Burrows Dillane. Elaine swam competitively as a child but did not swim again until 6 years ago when she took up sea swimming.  In those 6 years Elaine has gone from swimming in local swimming eve...

Welcome to the final episode of Series 2! I leave you with a brilliant and inspiring episode - of the 4 Mums from Yorkshire who in 2015/2016 rowed the Atlantic. In this episode I speak to Frances Davies, Helen Butters and Niki Doeg, all professional women who have 2 children each.  They share how they came to join a rowing club and just a year later, agreed to row an Ocean, despite their husbands...

Welcome to another episode! In this episode I chat to Alice Thomas, a triathlete, pre and postnatal PT who is a mum of one and pregnant with her second. We talk about Alice's love of triathlon which led her to competing in an ironman event and the aquabike world multi-sport championships in Denmark in 2018. Alice talks about how she stayed active during her first pregnancy and how she is find...

Welcome to another episode of the What Next Mum Podcast. Today I am speaking to Dr Juliet McGrattan @drjulietmcgrattan - a GP, runner, author of “Run Well and “Sorted - The Active Women’s Guide to Health” and Mum of 3.  Juliet is also the co-founder of 261 Fearless UK. In this episode we talk about Juliet’s own fitness journey, the fact that she was too tired to run after her first pregnancy with...

Welcome to another episode! This week I speak to Anna Rutherford - ultra runner, lawyer and mum of 2, her youngest being just 11 months old when we spoke. In May 2021 Anna hit the headlines when she ran the 216 miles of the Southern Upland Way in 62.5 hours - getting a female FKT in the process.   Anna went from running short distances straight to ultra distances in 2010.  She found she was too si...

Welcome to another episode! This week I speak to Ann Daniels - polar explorer, speaker and mum of 4, including triplets. When Ann's triplets were just 18 months old and she was a single parent, she saw an advert to join a women's only relay team to the North Pole.  She decided to apply, was successful and took part in the trip 18 months later despite having no skiing experience.  Her par...

In this episode I talk to Moire O'Sullivan @moire_osullivan - mountain runner, writer and Mum of 2. Moire talks openly about her lack of maternal instinct when she had her boys and the importance of staying active and competing during her pregnancies and afterwards.  She then went on to write a book about her experience which I found hugely inspirational; Bump Bike & Baby. In 2018 Moire&a...

In this episode I talk to Sabrina Pace-Humphreys - co-founder of @blacktrailrunners, ultra runner, Mum of 4, grandmother of 2 and @inov_8 ambassador. When Sabrina and I spoke she, together with a team from @blacktrailrunners, had just completed the Ramsey Round and we start with this and about the racism Sabrina and the team faced. We go on to talk about Sabrina’s journey into running after her 4t...

Today I am speaking to Lowri Morgan @_lowrimorgan - ultra runner, broadcaster, running coach and Mum of one who is currently training for Ironman Wales.  Apologies for my dog briefly interrupting our chat! Lowri talks about her adventures before her son - including the Jungle Ultra and being the only person to complete the brutally cold 350 mile 6633 Ultra in the Arctic. When she became pregnant s...

Welcome to another episode!  This week's is with Beth French - ocean swimmer and mum of one. Following the birth of her son Beth swam the English Channel - and even got back in time to put her son to bed. In 2016 she took on the Oceans 7 challenge - to swim the 7 major channel crossings  in a year - a world first.  She is a single mum and a fan of functional fitness so she included her son in...

Welcome back to Series 2! Today's episode is with Dr Jessica Bruce; a runner and Mum of 2 who also runs @Run3d,  biomechanic  specialists in running injuries. Prior to having children Jess was a keen runner with a marathon PB of 2:58.  She found it difficult to run during her first pregnancy but ran all the way through her second. Amazingly, just 7 months post birth she achieved a world recor...

Welcome to the final episode of series 1! Today's episode is with Laura Lee; a former international hockey player, PT and mum of 2. Laura talks openly and honestly about how difficult her first pregnancy was, the recovery and how she found pilates and a focus on healing and health helped her prepare for and recover from baby No.2. As a PT who works with a lot of post-natal women as well as pe...

Welcome to another episode! Today's episode is with Sophie Bubb, a mum of 2, former ironman triathlete and runner who has just sold her home to spend the next few years living on a catamaran and sailing the world with her family. Sophie was athletic before she had her boys - she sailed competitively then spent a few years travelling the world skating, skiing and surfing. Sophie stayed active...

Welcome to the podcast! In today's episode I talk to Mel Findlater.  She is a Mum of 2 who has recently moved to Vancouver Island mid-pandemic.  You can read more about her here: wearehappyparents.com. Mel is the founder of the Ordinary Superparents Facebook Group which she set up as she wanted to build a community of parents with an adventurous mindset.  She is also a member of the Yes Tribe...

Today’s episode is with Sally Kettle @sallykettle @activepregnancyfoundation Sally is an adventurer, founder of the Active Pregnancy Foundation and mum of one. Sally has rowed the Atlantic Ocean twice - the first time with her Mum, achieving a World Record in the process and the second time as an all female team of 4. She then went on to qualify as a humanitarian aid worker and took part in the Cl...

Today's episode is with Sarah Booker; runner, triathlete, Asics frontrunner, Breca Swimrun ambassador and mum of one. Sarah's love of running started when her daughter was one.  Since then she has gone on to compete in 35 marathons and ultra marathons including the Autumn 100 (centurionrunning.com) and 24 hour races including the Thunder Run, Endure 24 and the Hope 24. She is also a tria...

Today's episode is with the phenomenal Ellie Lacey. Ellie was a fit and active runner when her liver failed without warning and she needed an immediate liver transplant.  Thankfully she was found a transplant with just 2 days to live.  Ellie was back running 2 months post transplant and competed in the Transplant Games just over 5 months post transplant.   A year post transplant Ellie managed...

In this episode I chat to Maria Leijerstam - an amazing endurance athlete and mum of 2. In 2013 Maria was the first person to cycle to the South Pole. She has also cycled across New Zealand and taken part in a number of multi-day adventure races. We talk about how Maria stayed active during her pregnancies and how soon she got back to fitness afterwards.  When her youngest was just over one Maria...

Janine is a new mum, writer, triathlete, runner, cyclist and open water swimmer.  Apologies for the change in audio half way through due to internet issues! Before having a baby Janine cycled Land's End to John O'Groats, competed in UK Ironman, represented GB as an age group triathlete, ran the Paris Marathon and then cycled home and swam the 5 mile length of Coniston. We talk about the...

Wendy is a Mum of 2, a running coach and running buggy expert having run a business selling buggies for 2 and a half years. We talk about running a marathon to lose weight, the benefit of getting proper advice on exercise when pregnant and pelvic floor weakness post babies.  None of this stopped Wendy running getting a Boston Qualifying marathon time and then running the Boston Marathon despite an...

Today's episode is with Jen Benson - writer, photographer, runner, adventurer and mum of 2.   Together with her husband Sim, Jen has written a number of books; the latest being "100 Great Walks with Kids".  You can find out more about Jen and Sim on their website jenandsimbenson.co.uk and on instagram @jenandsim.   In this episode Jen and I talk about the impact of having children o...