Ep007 - Ultra Running and Motherhood with Jasmin Paris

This week my guest is Jasmin Paris. Jasmin is a record-breaking mountain and fell runner, who has dominated in UK and international sky running, fell running and ultras for the past few years.

I first came across Jasmin following her incredible achievement when she won the Montane Spine Race earlier this year. Not only did she set a new race record running 268 miles across the Pennine way, she was a new mum at the time with a young baby who she expressed milk for along the way! Super inspiring! 

In this episode I chatted to Jasmin about how she achieved this incredible record run as an athlete but also as a mum.

We talked about her approach to training and health while balancing motherhood, her career and life. She shared her experience of motherhood journey as an ultra-runner. 

We talk Postnatal recovery and regaining her health fitness after the birth. Jasmin shares m her pre-baby expectations how they matched up to reality. 

Jasmin shares an insight into her pregnancy and birth experience and tells us how she was running pretty much up to the birth.

We discuss what a day in the life of a runner mum looks like and how she fits it all in? I love how Jasmin describes her daughter as 'her teammate', we also talk about her network or support.

We talk about motivation and what gets her up in the morning, Especially after a disrupted night’s sleep

We discuss her breastfeeding experience, particularly expressing and feeding her daughter during the spine race. 

Jasmin shares some words of wisdom to all the mum’s out there who would love to improve their health and fitness, get into running or maybe achieve a new race goal.

This is a really awesome and inspiring conversation. I hope you enjoy it. 

Jasmin’s blog can be found here:

http://jasminfellrunner.blogspot.com/