What do you do when your body makes a decision your mind isn't ready to accept?

For Emma Hansford, running was never about chasing podiums. But after becoming a mum and later navigating perimenopause, she found herself confronting something many runners quietly experience: the need to reset expectations.

In this honest conversation, Emma shares her journey through postpartum recovery, perfectionism, identity and learning that success isn't always measured by pace.

It's a conversation about redefining what it means to be a runner... and discovering that sometimes slowing down can move us forward.

In this episode:

• How corporate triathlons sparked a love for running
• The reality of life after childbirth
• Perimenopause and its impact on running
• Letting go of perfectionism
• Why slower doesn't mean weaker

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About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

When Dan and Alicia welcomed their first daughter, Eva, into the world, they were told she had an incredibly rare genetic condition and was unlikely to live beyond childhood.

For the next seven years they navigated specialist appointments, uncertainty, and unimaginable heartbreak.

Throughout it all, they kept running... including Eva and their second child Ivy as part of their routine. The role the running community has played throughout their journey is truly remarkable.

This is a conversation about grief, resilience, community, and the remarkable little girl who continues to shape their lives long after her passing.

In this episode:

• Eva's Cockayne Syndrome diagnosis just weeks after birth
• Navigating seven years of uncertainty and hope
• The role running played during the hardest years
• Keeping Eva's memory alive
• What moving forward really looks like after loss

Runbelievable — real runners, unreal stories.

🌏 Episodes, community, and all things Runbelievable:

http://runbelievable.au

🎧 New episodes drop every Wednesday; hit follow so you don't miss a lap!

About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.

A pair of running shoes wrapped under the Christmas tree didn't just start Rob Birchall's running journey... they changed the direction of his life.

After losing his father at a young age, serving in the Army, working as an ambulance dispatcher and quietly battling imposter syndrome, Rob spent years believing he had to hide how he really felt.

Running didn't solve every problem.

But it helped him discover something even more important... that being himself was enough.

In this episode:

• Losing his father as a child
• The Christmas present that sparked a love for running
• Working in for the Army and NSW Ambulence
• Living with imposter syndrome
• Why asking for help changed everything
• Learning to finally be comfortable being himself

Runbelievable — real runners, unreal stories.

🌏 Episodes, community, and all things Runbelievable:

http://runbelievable.au

🎧 New episodes drop every Wednesday; hit follow so you don't miss a lap!

About Runbelievable

Runbelievable is the podcast for every runner. From your first parkrun to your 100th marathon, from walk-run intervals to dabbling in trail running, every runner has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with runners from all walks of life, Runbelievable explores the challenges, achievements, setbacks, and experiences that connect us through running and shape who we become.