Episode 7: Training Updates

Babbles with Bethany.

In January 2026, Bethany and I took on the UTMB Arc of Attrition 100 mile race in Cornwall. This episode was recorded the day after the race where we reflect on our DNF and race experience. Despite DNFing, we made so many memories and still laugh out loud at the memories we made.

In January 2026, Bethany and I took on the UTMB Arc of Attrition 100 mile race in Cornwall. The Arc is known to be one of the toughest winter races in the UK where runners face limited daylight hours, challenging coastal paths and extreme winter weather. The day before we started the race, we sat down to reflect on our training, feelings towards the race and share our race strategy.

In Part 2 of Episode 9 with Arran Williams, adventure coach and ultra-runner, we continue the chat we had from Part 1.Mindfulness is a key theme throughout this episode. We talk about how Arran incorporates it into his daily life, and why he believes many people practise mindfulness more often than they realise. We also explore how it can be a simple yet powerful tool to support your running. We share the mindset strategies we use to get through tough miles, manage challenging moments during races, and approach intimidating distances. We also talk about the importance of failure and how reflecting on them can help us learn and improve. As Arran explains, failures are often never as big as they seem in our heads, and some of the most valuable lessons come from getting things wrong.

In this episode I talk with Arran Williams who is a running/adventure coach and ultra-runner himself. We talk through his journey into ultras and coaching, his mindset approach and what led him to become vegan.

This episode is the second half of Episode 8 where I talk with Craig, the co‑founder of Good Time Running Club. We talk about his upcoming running goals, what he hopes to achieve in 2026, his new ‘Run Differently with Craig’ sessions and returning from injury.

During Episode 8 of the podcast I am chatting to Craig Hannigan, the co-founder of Good Time Running Club. We dive into how he started running, growing a thriving running community with a close friend, and some of his favourite memories and moments with GTRC.

This is my second 'training updates' episode where I talk about how training has been going since the last update and the running I have been doing. This episode reflects on the past six weeks of training, running my 5km personal best and my longest runs in six months. I remind myself how solo episodes do not need to be scary and how time seems to be flying at the moment.

For this week's episode I am joined with Susie and Bethany (2/3 members of 'The Witches') to talk about our favourite running memories together, how we met and our plan for running and crewing the Arc of Attrition. Disclaimer: we do love each other our friendship is based on sarcasm and making each other cry :)

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Kath, who’s not only a passionate fitness gal but also a qualified dietitian. We chat all about the importance of fuelling yourself properly when running—why it matters and the difference it can make to your training and recovery.Kath shares insights from her work as a dietitian, breaking down what she does day-to-day and we also swap stories about what has worked for us personally, and why most of us could probably benefit from simply eating more.