Badass Mamas

  • Expert Advice from 'Being Mum' Festival Founder Kate

    by Beverley Logan
    After a night out I applied for Marathon Des Sables - you only live once right. I was so drunk I’d forgotten I’d applied until a year later (there’s a 2 year waiting list) only to get an email to say that I was in and had a year to train. This is where I really fell in love with running and the running community. Since then I have placed top 10 in Grand to Grand and second in the Themes Path Challenge 100k. I’m determined to win an ultra one day. 
    Posted in Professional Advice, Races, running journey, running mum

  • How Running Changed my Life and my Career

    by Beverley Logan

    So let's just the last 2 and a bit years has been a whirlwind, but they have changed my life for the better. I'm healthier and fitter for my 3 children and husband. I've changed careers and now have my own running and walking club that's open to everyone.

    Posted in running journey, running mum

  • Caitlin's Epic Couch to 5k Journey

    by Beverley Logan

    …as I went out and did my run that day, I didn’t feel ashamed anymore - I felt empowered - so... I wasn’t fast, I was still overweight, my face still went a very fetching shade of red. But I didn’t care any more because I was doing it,

    Posted in c25k, couch to 5k, running journey, running mum

  • Badass Mum of 2 Fay Shares her Half Marathon Journey

    by Beverley Logan

    I went through to the bedroom, woke up my partner and showed him the test. We lay on the bed in stunned silence for a while before I announced, “anyway, I’m off to Parkrun, see you later.”

    Posted in Races, running journey, running mum

  • Badass Mum Katie on how Running Built her Confidence and Calms her Anxiety

    by Beverley Logan

    It has enriched my life so much that it has become part of my identity. And it is also a crucial part of how I manage my mental health and my anxiety – I run for sanity not vanity!

    Posted in Mental Health, running journey, running mum

  • Louise Runs 'Race to The King' a 53 Mile Ultra Marathon!

    by Beverley Logan
    At 40 miles I was no longer a runner, I was no longer me, I was just a woman, putting one foot in front of the other, willing herself on through the night. 
    Posted in Races, running journey, running mum

  • Naomi's Love/Hate Relationship with Running

    by Beverley Logan
    To you, the innocent onlooker, it must look like…wow…this Naomi person must love really running and how determined is she?! She runs loads and always looks so smiley in her running photos. But, if only you knew the truth! I think the people I run with would tell you how much I moan on runs and how hard it is to drag me out for a run at times.
    Posted in running journey, running mum

  • Hazel Shares her Inspiring Journey to Ultra Runner!

    by Beverley Logan

    MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAY I INSPIRE THEM WITH MY RUNNING AND WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE SO FAR AND I HOPE I CAN CONTINUE TO INSPIRE OTHERS ❤

    Posted in Races, running journey, running mum

  • Badass Mum Kirsty Shares her Incredibly Brave Journey and Talks About How Running Helps her Battle Anxiety, Depression and Bulimia Nervosa

    by Beverley Logan
    A few years went by and I moved to a different job where it became more difficult to keep my bulimia nervosa under control, it was that bad I went down into a dark hole and couldn't snap out of it. I stopped running because of the hours I worked and with the change of jobs I got myself into a workaholic mode and just spent most of my time at work, hardly saw my daughter and I didn't know her bedtime routine at all. She missed me, my partner missed me. Scott was the mother and father most of the time. I worked that much it took its toll on me and I was that bad I ended up going down a really dark road
    Posted in Illness, Mental Health, running journey, running mum

  • Running During Pregnancy by Laura

    by Beverley Logan
    When I found out I was pregnant, I was in the midst of training for a half marathon. In fact, I had an 11 mile run planned for the following day. On the basis that I wouldn't be doing something my body wasn't used to, I carried on with my training but let go of any time-based goals. The little bit of research I had done said that not getting the heart rate up too high was the aim, so I have tried to stick to that throughout which has meant ditching interval training and anything else speed-related.
    Posted in Pregnancy, running journey, running mum

  • Mariana on Running, Being a Mum and Breast-Feeding

    by Beverley Logan
    My Daughter was born mid January 2018 by water birth, everything went to plan and our breastfeeding journey started alm...
    Posted in running journey, running mum

  • Victoria of 'Plus The Dog' Shares her Epic Journey into Running.

    by Beverley Logan
    For Christmas, my husband, who is supposed to care about me, and, you know, want the best for me, entered me into a 5K ‘race’ as my Christmas present. I was all at once pleased and really annoyed with him for doing this. I would have been happy with chocolate or something unimaginative but luxurious, but instead I got a race number. This is not luxurious, at least not in any context I know about.
    Posted in running journey, running mum