Badass Mamas

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis and Marathon Training

    by bev logan
    Prior to being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) I ran lots of half marathons, I think about 7 but I always lose count! I never wanted to do a marathon, it seemed like a scary distance and a lot of training! However, there’s something about being diagnosed with a chronic illness, one which I often feel like I have no control over, that made me want to do something big and scary
    Posted in Illness, Races, running journey, running mum

  • Al on Running and Yoga

    by bev logan
    My name is Al and I’m a professional yoga teacher and non-competitive (and super slow) runner. I run to be out in nature, I think if I didn’t run ...
    Posted in c25k, couch to 5k, Mental Health, running journey, running mum

  • Badass Mama Sam on Running with Inflammatory Arthritis

    by Beverley Logan
    Me and running were on a break. It’s hard to explain the amount of pain I was in and the frustration I felt when every medical professional put it down to any sport that I did.
    Posted in Illness, Races, running journey, running mum

  • Cerys on Running Through Covid in Singapore

    by Beverley Logan
    Security guards on the apartment blocks must have thought I was crazy running around and around the block. But I did it and I didn’t stop. I ran my first half marathon in 2hrs 18 minutes. Then logged onto zoom for online teaching not quite believing what I had just done. I don’t think my husband, nor my own children quite believed me either. I thought maybe I could be a runner.
    Posted in running journey, running mum

  • Returning to running after a Prolapse.

    by Beverley Logan
    Standing on the start line I had butterflies. The race started well - probably setting off a little too quick but the pace felt good. The hardest part was between 5-8km but the crowd where amazing. Clapping and cheering every runner that went pass them. I spotted a few people that I knew which helped pushed me on.
    Posted in Illness, Races, running journey, running mum

  • Running Saved My Life - By Michelle

    by Beverley Logan
    Then came the day I realised there was a problem. My resting heart rate had always been low (as had my blood pressure) but it started dropping lower and averaging at 32 bpm instead of 42 (which was my average for a few years). It was my watch that kept alerting me...
    Posted in c25k, Illness, Mental Health, running journey, running mum

  • Helen Shares her Journey Back to Running

    by Beverley Logan
    Over the years I've battled with my mental health it stemmed from being bullied at school then I went on to having five miscarriages I am extremely lucky to have both my children.
    Posted in Mental Health, running journey, running mum

  • Taking Back Control Through Running

    by Beverley Logan
    I still remember the day I started running. I’m a Divorced, Single Mummy to two girls, aged just five and eight. I also suffer with an Anxiety Disorder. The year I got divorced in 2017, I landed my dream career as a Police Constable. A couple of years on…and I found life overwhelming.
    Posted in c25k, couch to 5k, Mental Health, running journey, running mum

  • 'Running Just as Fast as I Can' by Serena

    by Beverley Logan
    I am the first to admit that at school I was a bit of an oddity.  I wasn't sure quite where I fitted - on the one hand I was all black nail varnish, tasseled skirts and bootleg Nirvana cassettes.  On the other I had a secret crush on Mark Owen and knew all the words to Don't Love Me for Fun by Boyzone.  Probably for that very reason I was never really one for team sports 
    Posted in running journey, running mum

  • Badass Mama Kirsty Shares Her Running Journey

    by Beverley Logan
    I did something which at the time felt that it wouldn't happen, and that was put myself into a charity place ballot for the 2022 London Marathon, and lo and behold, I got a place! 
    Posted in c25k, couch to 5k, Mental Health, running journey, running mum

  • Badass Jean on Running Through Cancer

    by Beverley Logan
    I was never much of a runner despite having a career that necessitated it. In January 2018 I told my Dad I'd run Race for Life for him and he ...
    Posted in cancer, chemo, running journey

  • Lockdown turned Amy into a Runner

    by Beverley Logan

    There was lots of talk about how productive some people managed to be during lockdown. People wrote novels, learned Spanish, grew organic vegetables, took up the bassoon… I was definitely not one of those people.

    Posted in couch to 5k, running journey, running mum