James Cooper
James Cooper, the "smilinggg man," is more than just an ultra-endurance athlete. He is a dedicated mental health advocate who uses his incredible physical feats and his inspiring message of the Smilinggg daily practice to make a tangible difference in the lives of others.
His story, including completing a marathon every day in 2024, is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit and the importance of prioritising our mental well-being.
Learn more about James: website, Instagram.
Charlotte Ricca
Charlotte is a performance psychologist and founder of Kinda Brilliant Psychology, offering powerful, practical mental strategies to help runners reach their full potential.
Whether you're just starting out, training for an event, or competing at an elite level, Charlotte can help you embrace pressure, overcome self-doubt and build the mental resilience you need to train and run at your best.
Her approach combines evidence-based techniques, psychological research, and practical, actionable insights to help you get out of your head and out of your way. Because the only thing holding you back is YOU.
Karl Bevan
Karl is a Chartered Physiotherapist with a background in both the NHS and private healthcare, including at Six Physio.
With experience across musculoskeletal physiotherapy, sports injuries, post surgical rehabilitation and persistent pain, Karl supports runners at every level – whether you're recovering from an injury, surgery, managing long-term pains, or training for your next event.
Karl's approach combines evidence-based physiotherapy with elements from his work as a Personal Trainer and Yoga Teacher. His goal is to help injured runners get back to doing what they love and become stronger, more balanced and resilient runners.
Karl is also a strong advocate for conditioning the body to enhance running performance and reduce the risk of injury.
Graeme Weatherill
Graeme is a sports massage therapist and soft tissue specialist. Over the years, he's helped many runners and athletes overcome injury sustained through vigorous training.
At RunFest, Graeme will be providing pre-booked or walk-in relaxing and soothing massage treatments to soothe any pain. Sports massage is clinically proven to help ease tension by getting blood and oxygen flowing to the muscles, helping to speed up healing and prevent injuries.
Throughout, Grame will also be able to offer advice and recommend exercises to get you – and keep you – in peak running performance. Check out Body Zen.
