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

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This week I am joined by the GB junior international, Birmingham university sports scholar, and first year med student Ellen Weir @ellenweir.runs

She has participated in a range of sports from rowing to climbing to gymnastics, but ultimately she chose the running life.

So far she has competed intentionally at the world mountain and trail running championships, and in the European championships for both the 5000m, and cross country. She is also a top tier Steeplechaser.

In this episode we talk about:

- Her experience of racing in major championships

- What she has learned from years of racing

- Some of the factors behind her success, and continued enjoyment of the sport

- How she got into running

- What the transition to uni has been like

- What mountain running is

- Her thoughts on racing and more recent transition towards the Steeplechase and Mountain

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If you want to perform better as an athlete, but also be

On this podcast I will be talking with a range of runners

There is a lot to talk about, so lets get into it.

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All the best for the week ahead! Run happy, live happy, be happy!

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Trigger Warning: this episode covers content relating to the eating disorder Anorexia, and grief from losing a loved one.

In this inspiring episode I speak with Great Britain, and Northern Ireland runner, and the 2023 British Senior Womens Cross Country Champion Grace Carson.

She shares her story of how she has faced challenges with losing her mum, and dealing with Anorexia.

How these impacted her and her running, and how she worked to find herself to the good place she is in now.

She shares her journey into running, reflections on winning the British Cross Country Championships, and recent races and plans for the upcoming season.

For Links to Further information and Help surrounding topics covered in this episode:

CAMS - Children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS) - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Beat - The UK's Eating Disorder Charity - Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)

Mind- Home - Mind

All the best for the week ahead- Run Happy, Live Happy, be Happy!

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This week I am with double BUCS champion and student athlete Beth Morley. She has a 4.16 1500m, and 2.05 800m.

In this episode we talk about her journey to the successful, and happy runner she is now. She talks about her struggles with training motivation, and racing confidence, and how she overcame them.

She talks about how she maintains a good relationship with running; the importance of valuing friends and the social aspects of running; and her plans for the season ahead.

If your struggling with motivation, this may be the perfect episode for you.

All the best for the week ahead guys! Live happy, run happy, be happy!

#runningpodcast #femalerunning #runningmotivation #studentathlete

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Today I am here with New Balance sponsored athlete Alex Millard. She is fresh of a run at the world cross country championships in Australia, She is the European U23 bronze cross country medalist, the winner of the BUCS A race cross country championships

In this half of the episode we cover:

- Her approach to training

- Her thoughts on running social media and why she is not on Strava

- How she has motivated herself through challenging times

-Her views on racing distances and racing plans for the future

- Being sponsored by New Balance

- Her plans for the future 

Hi Guys, welcome or welcome back to Fitter, Faster and Happier.

Today I am here with New Balance sponsored athlete Alex Millard. She is fresh of a run at the world cross country championships in Australia, She is the European U23 bronze cross country medalist, the winner of the BUCS A race cross country championships 

In this episode we cover:

- How she got into running

- Her reflections on her progress so far

- How she has stayed injury free, and continuing to make progress

- The type of racer she is, and racing strategies

- Taking bronze at the European Cross Country Championships

- Competing in the World Cross Country Championships

#NewBalance #Femalerunning #running #training 

Hi Guys, and welcome or welcome back to the podcast! Today I am back with England, and GB runner Kirsty Walker. She is a Scottish middle distance runner, fire engineer, and 2 times BUCS champion. In this half of the episode we cover the following topics:

- Maintaining and sustaining success in running

-The influence of family on running performance

-Identity as a runner, and how this can change

-The experience of winning BUCS cross country in 2022

-Struggling with, and finding racing confidence 

-The influence of the 'running heard effect'

- Goal setting, and future ambitions 

All the best for the week ahead! 

Live happy, run happy, be happy!

Hi Guys, and welcome or welcome back to the podcast!

In this episode I chat with GB and England runner Kirsty Walker, she is Scottish middle distance runner, fire engineer, and 2 x BUCS champion. In this half we cover:

- Starting a new job and entering the working world as a runner

- Taking a temporary step back from runner, and how this has changed her perspective on running for the moment

- Her running journey

- Having junior success as a runner

- The roll of other sports in her running journey

-Reflections on staying injury free 

Hey Guys, and welcome or welcome back to Fitter, Faster, and Happier. This week I speak with England Runner Louise Hackett, she is a student athlete at Loughborough University, Reigning English Schools cross country champion, and BUCS cross country medallist.

In this half of the episode we discuss Louise's journey into running, and how she went from a non-runner to a England runner. We discuss a range of topics:

- The factors which helped her make this progress, and what her training set up is like.

- How she dealt with injury

- What motivates her

- How she has dealt with increased success 

- Coming from a running household 

- Being coached by a family member

- The Youth Talent Programme 

- Social Media and sport 

- Winning English Schools National Cross Country

- Competing in the British University Cross Country Championships 

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In this half of the episode I talk with top national runner, and student athlete Abi Hancock. Topics covered:

-  We dive a little deeper into dealing with injury, and her experience with injury

- Balancing third year uni work with running and training 

- Staying social and maintaining a healthy balance 

- Dating another top runner

- the process of being recruited to run at an American university