What Next Mum

Welcome to the final episode of season 5 of the What Next Mum Podcast! We are finishing on a high with my chat with Sophie Carter, a PT, run coach and Mum of 5 who came second woman in the 100km Race to the Stones at 20 weeks pregnant. In this episode we chat about Sophie's journey into running, how she stayed active during her pregnancies and how she managed to run RTTS when pregnant and even more amazingly, come back to win it in 2023 while still breast pumping.  Incredible stuff. You can find out more about Sophie and her coaching at projectrunsc.co.uk. Thanks so much to Sophie for sharing her story and for you for listening.  If you have missed any episodes please go back and take a listen and please share the podcast or leave a review to help others find it.

Welcome to a new episode of the What Next Mum Podcast! In this episode I chat to Claire Maxted, ultra runner, writer, you-tuber and mum of 1. Claire is the author of The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook and the host of the excellent Wild Ginger Running You Tube Channel and Podcast. In this episode we chat about the shock and trauma of childbirth and being a new parent, how Claire got back into running post baby and how she is juggling her career, ultra running and what races she has in the calendar this year. Claire and I dig into how difficult it can be to be a new parent and the struggle to regain fitness post birth and I love how honest Claire is about this. Thank you so much to Claire for sharing her story and to you for listening.

Welcome to a new episode of the What Next Mum Podcast! In this episode I chat to Natalie Hawkrigg, a fell runner, GP and mum of 3. Natalie has been fell running for over 25 years and has completed the Bob Graham Round,  However, following a calf tear in 2018 she took up more swimming and this led her to obtain the record for the winter  Frog Graham Round in 2022 in a time of 15h45. She is the only person to have undertaken all 3 UK major swimruns - which include the Stirling Round in Scotland and the Puddle Buckley in Wales. Natalie also shares how she kept her fitness during pregnancy and after and what this year has in store for her. This is an inspiring episode (as they all are) and I hope it motivates you in your next challenge.  Thanks for listening!

Welcome to a new episode of the What Next Mum Podcast! In this episode I chat to Dr Ruth Naughton-Doe, a mum of one, trail runner and bike packer. Ruth and I chat about life pre-children and the barriers to be active when you don't feel you look the right way - and the traumas of having to wear knicker shorts at school! When Ruth's daughter was 2 she and her husband took her on a 2 week bikepacking trip to Iceland and we chat about the trip, how Lyra found it and dealing with online negativity. Ruth is also a trail runner and hiker and she shares the frustration of getting back to running and coping with the realities of her post partum body and the journey to recover from birth. I really enjoyed this chat and I hope you enjoy listening.  If so, please take the time to share the episode and to rate it on whatever platform you listen.

Welcome to a new episode of the What Next Mum Podcast! In this episode I chat to Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn, an ultra running Mum of 1. Katie got into ultra running after meeting her husband who was a hill walker.  They entered the Lakeland 50 as a pair and in 2017 came back and took the male and female course record. Once Katie fell pregnant she continued to run and hill walk right up to the birth and was back running soon after. In 2022 Katie donned a GB vest for the fourth time for the Ultra Trails World Championships and had her best year of racing in 2023. Thanks so much to Katie for taking the time to chat all things running and motherhood and to you for listening.