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🏃♀️RUN THE SPECTRUM ⚡️12 half marathons 2026 for autism accessibility 🧠@spicybrain.podcast @spicy.runclub Disability Advisory Group @londonmarathon
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I got diagnosed with autism as an adult, it explained a lifetime of feeling different without knowing why.
The relief was huge.
But so was the loneliness.
Because nobody really tells you what happens next.
How do you unmask?
How do you navigate friendships, work, relationships, burnout, sensory overload, when you suddenly realise your brain works differently?
That’s why I created Spicy Brain 🌶️🧠
A weekly podcast exploring life through a neurodivergent lens, with honest conversations from people across the spectrum, late-diagnosed adults, experts, advocates, and people closely connected to the autistic experience.
This isn’t a clinical podcast.
It’s emotional, funny, messy, insightful, and real. The kind of conversations I wish existed when I was trying to figure myself out.
We’ll talk about:
✨ Late diagnosis
✨ Autism in women
✨ Masking & burnout
✨ Relationships & friendships
✨ Mental health
✨ Work & everyday life
✨ Neurodivergent success stories
✨ And the things people usually keep to themselves
There are neurodivergent people in every single room. This podcast is for the people who’ve always felt out of sync with the world, and for the people who want to better understand them.
🎙️ Spicy Brain Podcast launches May 26th with new episodes weekly.
Subscribe on @spotifyuk, @applepodcasts & @youtube.
20 May 2026
Autistic runner and founder of Run The Spectrum, Lara Sullivan (@sullivanlara), is using her lived experience to highlight what neurodivergent inclusion in running can look like. Diagnosed as autistic at 27, she describes years of anxiety and depression that eventually led to therapy and the realization that she had always felt different. The diagnosis reframed her past and how she understood herself, and later changed her relationship with running.
Her diagnosis brought mixed emotions. "I felt a lot of emotions. Relief and validation were part of it, but there was also anger," she explains. Around this time, she returned to running after years away from the sport. What began as short runs to process emotions quickly became a means of regulating and grounding. She later signed up for the London Marathon in 2023, despite never having run more than 5km.
Training became a key way for her to process her diagnosis. Running gave her structure and clarity, and helped her regulate emotionally. Crossing the finish line, she describes feeling an unexpected sense of peace with being autistic. Since then, running has supported both her mental well-being and her social confidence.
As she became more involved in racing, Lara noticed a gap in accessibility. Race environments can be highly overstimulating, with noise, crowds, and constant sensory input. "Instead of focusing on running my best race, I sometimes find myself going into survival mode," she says. Neurodivergent needs, she explains, are routinely overlooked, whereas physical disabilities are not.
This led to two projects. Run The Spectrum is Lara's personal challenge to complete 12 half marathons in 2026, culminating in a full marathon, to improve accessibility for people with autism at races. Alongside it, she founded @spicy.runclub, a neurodivergent-designed community launching in London this June with four ways to join: a social 5k, a sensory-inclusive quiet 5k (ear defenders welcome), a 3k walk, and a virtual option for those who prefer their own environment.
What's one small change you wish race events would make to feel more welcoming to neurodivergent runners?
05 Jun 2026
VOGUE X NIKE DECEMBER 2025 ✨ I’m in @britishvogue babyyyyyyyyyyy
The best experience surrounded by an incredible team 💕
Full team credit:
Photographer: Courteney Frisby @courteneyfrisby
Photo Assistant: Alice Lee @alice.rose.lee
Stylist: Justin Hamilton @justinplz @aframe_agency @justinplz
Styling Assistant: Katie Somavia @katiesomavia
Seamstress / Tailor: Qasim Okhara @okharraa
Hair Stylist: Issac Poleon @issacvpoleon @thewallgroup
MU Artist: Mata Marielle @thewallgroup @mata_marielle
Hairstylist Assistant: Ana Torres @iamanaveronica
MU Assistant: Tahiyah Ali @tahiyahmakeup
Creative Director: Boatema Amankwah @_boatema
Designer: Emily Batten @emilybattenx
Lead Creative Producer: Costanza Pereyra @costanzapereyra
Producer: Geri Kinde @geri_kinde
Senior Copywriter: Cassie Doney @cassie.dny
Project Manager: Liv Hicks
Sales Director: Amelia Morley @ameliam0rley
Runners: Edijs Snjerjersons @edijssnejersons
TJ Jevon
@nikelondon @ldn_slct @manni_o @sabinevanasbeck
21 Nov 2025
NEW IN OUR SPICY BRAIN WORLD: SPICY MINI EPISODES coming with episode 1 tomorrow at 10am 🌶️🧠
On tomorrow’s episode we focus on 7 tips on what to do if you think you’re neurodivergent.
Expect tips and tricks as a way of a more practical guidebook on how to do life if you’re neurodivergent. I’m SO excited to bring you more solo eps so we can connect further from our wonderful guest interview ❤️
Comment what topics you’d like for us to cover in these mini episodes! ❤️
09 Nov 2026
Brining back posting one pic at a time, with my child 💕
07 Nov 2026
SPICY DUBLIN: 14th November 🌶️
MEET SPICY: We’re a neurodivergent run club where you can move in a way that feels comfortable for you. We’re a community for autistic, ADHD and neurodivergent people who want to run, walk, meet others or simply connect with other Spicy Brains.
At Spicy, we group by sensory needs rather than pace. Choose a social 5K, a quiet 5K with no pressure to chat, or a 3K walk. You don’t need to be an experienced runner, and you’re welcome to come on your own or bring someone with you. There’s no pressure to keep up or stay for the social part.
Our first Spicy Dublin meet-up is on 14th November at Herbert Park. More details are coming tomorrow. 🌶️
06 Nov 2026
SPICY DUBLIN: You’re our next location 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Spicy Run Club is bringing our neurodivergent movement community home to Dublin, and we’re SO excited to meet you!
Created by neurodivergent people, for neurodivergent people, Spicy puts sensory needs at the heart of every meet. A space to move, make friends and connect with other spicy brains, without the pressure to fit in.
We group by sensory needs, not pace. Choose your space:
🌶️ 5km music run — for a chat and some music
🌶️ 5km quiet run — for movement without the small talk
🌶️ 3km walk — for those who prefer a gentler pace
Whether you’re autistic, ADHD, AuDHD or exploring your neurodivergence, we are for you. You don’t need to be a runner. Come on your own or bring a friend, family member or loved one, whatever helps you feel comfortable ❤️
📍 Herbert Park, Dublin
🗓️ Saturday 14 November
🎟️ Free tickets coming very soon!
Follow @spicy.runclub for ticket updates and send this to someone in Dublin who needs a little Spicy in their life 🌶️
📸 @daniellealakija
05 Nov 2026
Most of my life feels like a little bit of a blur, is this only me? 🫣🌶️🧠
Full episode on Spicy Brain. Link in Bio.
02 Nov 2026
Send this to your sister ❤️
As long as I’ve my sister I’ll always be ok ❤️❤️🩹
Full episode of Spicy Brain on all platforms. Link in bio
30 Oct 2026
Wishing I could bottle October up and feel it all over again, and again and again 🌹
Campaign with @nikelondon
@nikelondon x @spicy.runclub for ADT London
Lead article on @womensrunninguk October issue
Run the Spectrum 9 at @mcrhalf
My dad came into the studio and got to see a little bit of @spicybrain.podcast
Wow wow wow. I’m hungry and I love my life so much!!!!!!!!!
28 Oct 2026
On this weeks episode I sit down with my sister and best friend. We speak about how it feels to have an autistic sibling, childhood and late diagnosis.
A personal and emotional episode, now live on all platforms ❤️
27 Oct 2026
What would happen if neurodivergent women ruled the world? 🌶️🧠
Just two spicy brains plotting the next female world domination hihi.
Full episode link in bio.
24 Oct 2026
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