Runbelievable

Belle Ferguson started running for a surprisingly practical reason... walking took too long.

What began as a time-saving measure soon turned into something much bigger.

Today, Belle is a marathoner, Trek2Health trek leader, and passionate advocate for runners of all abilities. She's also challenging one of running's biggest misconceptions... that taking walk breaks somehow makes you less of a runner.

In this episode:

•  Starting running purely to save time
•  How Trek to Health changed her life
•  The run-walk (Jeffing) method explained
•  Why back-of-the-pack runners deserve more respect
•  Running marathons without chasing elite times
•  Finding confidence, community, and belonging through running

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

She religiously followed the training plan, adjusted work around key sessions, nailed her long runs, and arrived at the start line fitter than ever.

Libby Gibbins did everything right.

But midway through her first marathon… something shifted.

In this deeply moving episode, Libby opens up about imposter syndrome, identity after motherhood, and the mental battle that unfolded as her time goal slowly drifted away.

This isn’t just a conversation about marathon running.

It’s about pressure, self-belief, and the stories we tell ourselves when things stop going to plan.

In this episode:

• Returning to running after kids
• The “mum tax” and identity beyond parenting
• Training for a first marathon
• The mental impact of seeing pacers disappear
• Imposter syndrome in running and life
• Why the finish line still hurt despite success

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

What would make someone run every single day for over 3 years?

In this episode, you’ll meet Frank Chung... a Brisbane runner whose daily running streak dates back to 28 December, 2022.

But beneath the streak lies something much deeper.

Following separation, injury, career upheaval, and periods where he felt completely lost… running slowly became the thing that helped pull him back together.

Now more than 1,200 consecutive days later, Frank reflects on discipline, identity, community, and why running became non-negotiable in his life.

In this episode:

•  The emotional period that brought Frank back to running
•  Building Kedron parkrun and Old Skool Run Club
•  Injury setbacks and drifting away from himself
•  The daily streak that changed everything
•  Running through marriage, fatherhood, business, and life
•  Why running became essential to his mental health

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

Would you turn to running if life threw a massive curve-ball your way?

Mads Biddulph-Wall always had a plan.

As a teenager, she was already thinking about career pathways, maternity leave, and the future she wanted to build.

But when it came time to start a family, life took a heartbreaking turn.

In this episode, Mads opens up about pregnancy loss, grief, and the period where she felt like she lost her sense of self.

Then running entered the picture.

What started as a way to cope slowly became something much bigger.

Follow Mads' journey: https://www.instagram.com/runmadsrun/

Heartfelt is a volunteer organisation that supporteed Mads through professional photographic memories when Beau was born. She has since run in their aid raising nearly $3,000: https://heartfelt.org.au/

In this episode:

• Multiple miscarriages and pregnancy loss
• Feeling like a shell of herself after grief
• Discovering running as a way to regain control
• Going from non-runner to marathon finisher
• How loss changed her perspective on life

***This episode is dedicated to Beau Jude Biddulph-Wall. Fly, little wing.***

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

We can't fathom what motivates someone to run an overnight enduro!

In this special bonus episode, Joshie and Natty head down to Run The River in Brisbane; an overnight endurance event featuring everything from a midnight half marathon to brutal 100km solo efforts.

This episode captures the anticipation beforehand… the nervous laughter, final preparations, volunteers setting up, and runners quietly wondering what they’ve signed up for.

Along the way, you’ll hear from first-timers, seasoned ultra runners, relay teams, volunteers, Australian running legend Pat Carroll, and accomplished endurance runner Clay Dawson.

In this episode:

• Inside Brisbane’s Run The River ultra event
• 100km solo runners and relay teams
• The atmosphere before an overnight endurance race
• Stories from runners, volunteers, and crews
• Marathoners, first-timers, and ultra veterans
• The community spirit behind endurance running

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

What would you do if you were told, that best case scenario, you might live to 30?

In this episode, you’ll meet Adrian Flor… now 42, living with cystic fibrosis and diabetes, and running marathons.

His journey wasn’t straightforward. From childhood health challenges, to serious illness, to being hit by a car... Adrian had to rebuild from scratch.

It started with a treadmill. A goal to run 5K. And the fear of coming last at parkrun.

What followed changed everything...

Follow Adrian's journey: https://www.instagram.com/cf_runner/

In this episode:

• Living with cystic fibrosis and CF-related diabetes
• Being told as a child, that you won't live past 30
• Starting from zero (and training just to avoid coming last)
• The role of parkrun and community
• Running marathons with chronic health conditions
• Balancing training, health, and being a single dad

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

What does it feel like inside Brisbane’s oldest sporting club?

In this special episode of Runbelievable, Joshie steps away from the usual one-on-one format and heads down to Thompson Estate Athletics and Running Club (TEES Athletics) to find out.

Established in 1900, TEES is Brisbane’s oldest sporting club. On a perfect Monday evening, with close to 100 runners, Joshie set out to capture something simple… the spirit of training.

What followed was anything but simple.

From sprint groups flying past at full speed, to kids laughing trackside, to coaches driving their athletes, this episode brings you inside the energy of a real running community. Along the way, you’ll hear from coaches, the club president, and runners of all ages and abilities... each sharing what keeps them coming back.

This isn’t a polished race recap or a single story.

It’s the sound of running, exactly as it happens.

Everything TEES: https://thompsonestateathletics.au/

In this episode:

• Inside Brisbane’s oldest running club (est. 1900)
• Three training sessions happening at once
• Coaches, athletes, and community voices
• The sounds and atmosphere of a live training night
• What keeps people coming back to run clubs
• Why community matters more than pace

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

Running with Crohn's Disease is that even possible!?

In her own words, Mary Booth "was the most unsporty child you could ever imagine"!

Growing up, she avoided sport wherever possible; even hiding in the bathroom to get out of PE. But life had other plans.

After joining Defence and pushing through early fitness struggles, Mary’s journey took an unexpected turn when she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in her early twenties. Months of pain, weight loss, and uncertainty forced her to rethink everything she knew about her body.

In this episode of Runbelievable, Joshie and Matty sit down with Mary to talk about what it means to run with chronic illness... and why, for her, running became a way to reclaim control.

From cycling to ease symptoms, to discovering parkrun, to eventually completing half marathons, Mary’s story is one of resilience, planning, and learning to work with your body rather than against it.

Now, through her platform “Sore Tummy Runner,” she’s helping others navigate the realities of running with Crohn’s.

Follow Mary's journey: https://www.instagram.com/soretummyrunner/

For more information about living with Crohn's: https://crohnsandcolitis.org.au/

In this episode

• Avoiding sport and early struggles with fitness 
• Joining Defence and passing fitness tests 
• Being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease 
• Managing fatigue, pain, and uncertainty 
• Running as a way to regain control 
• Supporting others with IBD through social media

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Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

Fresh off race day, previous guest Shona Farr returns for a Runbelievable Recap… a real, unfiltered debrief whilst the mind is fresh but the body is a mess.

No polished summary. No highlight reel. Just the honest reality of how the day unfolded… physically, mentally, and everything in between.

We talk about:

• The worst lead up you can imagine
• What surprised her most on the day 
• What it felt like crossing the finish line 
• Why a marathon will NEVER be on the cards ("slap me" she says)

https://www.instagram.com/shonarunsveryslowly/

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

Can "Rest Days" make you enjoy running even more!? 

In 2015, Dan Creeber was truly out of shape.

A holiday in Majorca became a turning point...and what started with a weekly parkrun soon turned into something much bigger. Fast forward to today, and Dan has logged over 10,000 kilometres, built a routine around running, and committed to completing a marathon every year “until he can’t.”

But his story isn’t just about miles.

In this uplifting episode of Runbelievable, Joshie sits down with Dan to talk about fatherhood, mental health, and the moments that change how you see everything. From the traumatic birth of his second child, to stepping away from work to reset, to quietly redefining his relationship with running... Dan’s journey shows how running can evolve from a habit into something far more meaningful.

This is a story about consistency, perspective, and learning when to push… and when to pause.

Dan and his wife Kim run a super cool boutique clothing brand called Rest Day:

Check out their gear -> https://restday.online/

In this episode:

• A turning point in Majorca
• Why parkrun means so much
• Committing to a marathon every year 
• The impact of fatherhood and life challenges 
• Processing trauma and mental health 
• Redefining balance between fitness and wellbeing 
• Why the finish line is enough

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.