Jun 15, 2026

76. We Ran 123km in Under 24 Hours. Our Ultramarathon debrief

We Ran 123km in Under 24 Hours. Here's What Actually Happened | EP - 76 | The Mood Booster

Welcome back to The Mood Booster Podcast. This week, Charlie and Dr Marcus are sitting down with their hard earned medals and doing something they have been saving for the pod: a proper, honest debrief of the most physically demanding thing either of them has ever done.

Six months ago, they said yes to running the National Forest Way Ultra 75 by Beacon Hill Events. 123 kilometres. 22 hours and 47 minutes. Vomit, blood, blisters, rain, and a fence they had to scale in the dark at 1am. This is all of it.

🎧 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞:

Charlie and Dr Marcus take you through every stage of their inaugural ultramarathon, from the 5am start line and imposter syndrome in the dark, to poppy fields at 60K, a full panic attack at 80K, blisters that required medics at the 70K aid station, and a final 10K that was almost entirely uphill through brambles and tree roots at midnight. They also explore what the experience revealed about pain, partnership, the mental game of endurance, and two very different ways of coping when your body wants to stop but your mind refuses to let it.

🛠 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞:

From breaking a race down into manageable blocks, to the psychology of not giving pain the air time it needs to take hold, to the role that partnership plays when solo willpower runs out, this episode is full of honest, lived insight on what it actually takes to do something that feels impossible. Whether you are a runner or not, this one is for anyone who has ever had to find something extra when they had nothing left.

📍 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝: Community and Connection, Introspection and Inspiration, Wellbeing and Joy