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Kickass Midlife Method

Rachael Woolston

Welcome to the Kickass Midlife Method, the podcast dedicated to inspiring women 45 plus to rediscover their energy, fitness, and sense of adventure while developing a powerful mindset for a thriving later life. Hosted by Rachael Woolston, a fitness, running and health expert with over 15 years of experience this podcast is your guide to leading a kickass life no matter your age. Every week, we visit a different topic or feature interviews with fellow experts or motivational stories from kickass

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7 of the Biggest Myths about Fitness & Diet in Menopause

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2024/11/26

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Break the Bias Kate Jayden

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2022/05/10

In the fifth episode of our special Break the Bias series, I chat to Kate Jayden, who has just finished runnnig 101 marathons in 101 consecutive days. Kate set off on New Year's Day 2022, and has raised over £27,000 to help refugees with food, hygiene products, and mental health support. The distance of 100 marathons, is the same distance that a Syrian refugee would travel to come to the UK. But this is not her first ultra endurance challenge. In 2027, she ran from London to Paris and cycled back.

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Break the Bias with Alison Wood

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2022/04/26

Endurance cycle coach, Alison Wood challenges bias in so many ways, and has done throughout her life. Of mixed race heritage, she was raised in Essex/London by a white mother within a stones throw of the British National Front headquarters. We chat about her upbringing and experience of always being the non-white face in her family and enviromment. Her grandmother wanted her to be a dancer, which she did until her twenties. Perhaps this meant that she was well equipped to be the only non-white

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27:27

Break the Bias with Tasha Thompson, founder of Black...

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2022/04/12

On the 3rd year anniversary of Black Girls Do Run UK, a community to inspire, encourage and motivate more black women to run, I spoke to Tasha about what inspired her to set up the community. She discussses fear of 'the sugars', the term used for diabetes which was prevalent in Jamaica where her parents were from. I first interviewed Tasha two years ago for the GRTW podcast, just as the Black Lives matter movement exploded, a lot has changed for the community and Tasha. Feted by brands including

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Break the Bias with Vera Ngosi-Sambrook

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2022/03/29

Vera Ngosi-Sambrook grew up in Malawi and moved to the UK to study mechanical engineering. From the very start of her adult life, she has challenged bias in her choice of career. It was after meeting her husband that she first tried cycling, on a tandem, on the promise of being able to just leisurely cycle. Five years later, she was awarded a scholarship The Ultra Distance Scholarship, with her own coach to train for the Pan Celtic Race https://www.pancelticrace.com. From only being able to cycle

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34:37

Break the Bias with Sally Brider

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2022/03/15

In our first episode of our new series celebrating women who break down barriers, we chat to Asics FrontRunner Sally Brider about the representation of older women in running and overcoming the impact of menopause on mental well being.

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27:53

Trailblazers - Jules and Dee Stephenson

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/10/23

'If the only black people you see in magazines are elite runners, it makes you feel that you have to be exceptional to take part in running.' Listen to these two trailblazing sisters (not sistas, they really are siblings!) chat about growing up in London, how they started running, and the work they are doing to help encourage other BAME men and women to run.

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TrailBlazers: Elle Linton

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/10/09

Elle Linton started cycling as a way of commuting to work in London. So when a friend suggested they cycled to Richmond Park just to 'cycle round and round,' she thought it was a crazy idea. 'Why ride round in a circle?' Despite the punctures enroute, she discovered a love of cycling for the community, being able to explore and a way of getting fit. So much so, she set up her own women's cycling group to inspire others - and so she had a group of women to spin with right from her front door. Now,

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Trail Blazers`: Claire Smith

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/10/03

Over twenty years ago Claire Smith (@brutalclaire) started running, pushing her baby in a buggy in a bid to lose weight. This August, she was back to pushing a baby stroller but this time, it carried everything she needed to run the length of the UK without any support from John'O Groats to Lands End. She certainly has form. This is the endurance athlete who has also completed 20 back to back Ironman distance events. So, if you're about to take on the virtual @londonmarathon today, listen to this

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Trail Blazers: Laura Kennington

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/09/26

If you feel dissatisfied with your life, have you done anything about it? No? Then you may want to listen to this podcast for inspiration. A bit fed up with her life and work trajectory, Laura Kennington turned her life upside down and decided to kayak down the River Volga in Russia on her own simply after hearing about the river during a pub quiz. She had no experience of kayaking. Or travelling solo in far flung destinations. It set in motion a career as an adventure athlete in a world typically

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Trail Blazers: Beth Pascall

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/09/19

Beth Pascall, 32 is a true trail blazing ultra runner. Even as a young girl, there was something about exploring the outer edges of comfort and challenging herself that appealed. From begging her dad and brother to let her go on a long bike ride when she was young, this love of exploring the world we live in and the extremes to which the human mind and body go motivates her in all she does. Listen for more on what motivates her and how lockdown forced her to focus on just one goal - smashing the

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20:38

Exploring Race and Diversity: Jevid Majid

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/09/15

Like many women, Jevid Majid started running through doing Parkrun in then home town of Nottingham in 2017. As a way of getting fit, and finding time for herself, the mum of two says, 'It’s the most liberating feeling to be on your own and having that escape, processing the day and in turn it benefitting your physical and emotional health.' But her running took her further than just races. As a Muslim woman,Jevid wanted to encourage more women into running and established Runners Renew Programme

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Special episode: Lucja Leonard and the UTMB

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/09/03

Life often takes unexpected turns and that is particularly true for Australian born Lucja Leonard whose life has been changed by a dog. After starting to run to lose weight, she and her husband, Dion, started running incredible ultras all over the world. It was in China when her husband came across Gobi, now immortalised in the book, Finding Gobi. It has taken her from the UK to Chamonix and now to the US. Here, she chats about her ultra marathon experiences, including the UTMB - and the

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Exploring Race and Diversity: Tasha Thompson

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/08/07

Tahsa Thompson, 43, from London is the founder of Black Girls Do Run UK. Established in 2019, she set the online community up to help inspire women of colour to run for their health, fitness and mental well being. A runner herself for over 20 years, this mum of two describes how, when she first started running 10km and half marathons, she was the only black face in the race photographs. But what is STILL preventing black women in the UK from running? We discuss this and more.

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Exploring Race & Diversity: Tanzeem Anwar

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2020/07/31

Like many women before her, and many who will come after, Taz started running as a way of getting fit and having some me time from her three sons. But she would go out before sunrise, initially worried about how the Muslim community in her area would react to a woman running. She soon learned that her community, along with most of the running community that she has since become part of have been welcoming. Now an ambassador for Asics, she talks about running in a hijab and her mission to get more

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Exploring Race & Diversity In Endurance Sport: Shirin...

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/07/17

Iran's first female triathlete, Shirin Gerami took part in the World ITU Championships in London in 2013 in a body suit, inspiring women the world over that your cultural background should not inhibit your right or ability to take part in triathlon. She followed this with completing the Ironman World Championship in Kona in a full body suit. We caught up with her as she returned to London after living on a farm in Norfolk during lockdown about diversity in endurance sport, and how Covid-19 has

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20:37

Exporing Race & Diversity in Endurance Sport: Kelsie...

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/07/02

'I've never seen another black woman racing in any triathlon events that I have done.' We speak to Kelsie Johnson, 25, (@kelsieolivia94) a personal trainer, triathlete and PhD student about race in triathlon. Kelsie took up triathlon a few years ago and is part of the new Facebook community, Women Who Tri for Justice, set up following the decision by Ironman to close their own women's group, following controversy over the removal of conversations about the Black Lives Matter movement.

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52:18

Exploring race & diversity in endurance sport: Ingrid...

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/06/19

Celebrating extraordinary trailblazers in endurance sport, Ingrid Walters, 47, an actress and elite marathon runner, chats to us about getting faster with age, running through breast cancer and the need for better representation of black, Asian and mixed race female athletes in endurance sport.

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Marathon Mastery: Ruth Farnell, 12 marathons in 7 months

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2020/03/13

Vegan runner, Ruth Farnell, 58, decided to take on 12 marathons in 12 months in 2019. Her goal? Just to see if she could do it and to explore the world she lived in through her races. Here she talks about mental resilience and what she learned, plus nutrition as a vegan runner - and beating her PB. **Some audio is poor on this podcast.

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Girls Run the World - Mastering the Marathon

Kickass Midlife Method ·

2019/06/28

From Ruth Farnell, who ran 12 marathons in 12 months in 2019, to Sam Wingert, mum of two who took on the Olympic marathon trial in February 2020, we chat marathons and how to master them. From mental strategies to training tips - right the way through to toilet tips, we chat everything to help you have your best spring marathon. First episode launches Sunday 15th March.

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