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

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)

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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 12 years, and has contributed to every national newspaper in the UK. She is the author of 10 books including the New York Times, and Times bestseller Fast Exercise and the Official 2012 Olympic Fitness book. Peta has appeared on TV and radio and was once the resident health expert on GMTV’s Lorraine show.

In this week's episode Peta shares, some of her concerns around the approach to racing and training for young athletes she has seen, and how certain aspects of these concerns have worsened in recent years. An insightful discussion around the sport as a whole and nature of training and how it can be fine tuned to build future champions.

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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 discusses the challenges she has learned to work with regarding the menstrual cycle.

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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 devastating events which took place for him during those championships.

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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 she shares her journey, the highs, the lows, and details. A deep dive into running in the NCCA, and re-finding her love for the sport, and motivation to compete post her return from America. Megan also works whilst running providing inspiration to everyone who balances both.

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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 sure to check out her Instagram for the much requested baked oats recipes) .

Sofia's positive attitude, resilience, and dedication towards her goals makes for an inspiring listen.

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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 determination and commitment towards the pursuit of her goals, and true strength of character as she battles with challenges to chase her dreams.

This is a very real and honest episode, which sheds light on the role mental health plays for athletes. It will have you come away feeling inspired.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy. Please be sure to leave any comments in the Q&A, and rate the show if you have been enjoying it :)

All the best for the week ahead!

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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 which she shares with us.

Definitely lots to be learned from this episode, especially if you are an aspiring young athlete, so be sure to stay tuned to pick up some tips and find some motivation if you are currently suffering a running related setback.

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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 energy expenditure. It can affect people and athletes of all levels and abilities and can have serious short and long term consequences. So please be sure to seek the relevant medical and professional advice if you feel anything resonates with you. And check out the website @ Project RED-S for further information on all things RED-S

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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 her struggles with iron levels and the journey to resolving this, which uncovered a coeliac diagnosis.

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