Running Year Spotify Wrapped: Best Shoes, Races, Gear & Lessons for Women Runners

Women’s Running Collective, Episode 64 2025 Year in Review: Our Runs, Fails, Faves & Festive Chaos

In our final episode of the year, Hayles and Jussie sit down with a peppermint tea, hot choccy (or something stronger…) and unpack everything that made 2025 iconic, chaotic, emotional, and very, very sweaty.

From the highs of Sydney and London Marathons to the lows of period disasters mid-run, this one is basically our Spotify Wrapped but Runner Girl Edition. We cover our top shoes, clothing, books, guests, training blocks, hilarious fails, plus a new Christmas movie you’ll absolutely want to watch.

Whether you’re here for motivation, pure entertainment, or to feel better about your own questionable running choices this episode has it all.

Episode Breakdown

00:00 — Introduction & Banter The festive chaos begins.

00:05 — Welcome to the Women’s Running Collective Final ep of the year energy!

00:42 — Reflecting on the Year: Our Spotify Wrapped Yes, Taylor Swift makes an appearance.

01:03 — Weekly Running Recap Silly season training: heroic or horrendous?

02:52 — Running Gear Reviews What stayed, what slayed, and what got returned.

07:07 — Top Running Shoes of the Year Our holy grails of 2025. (Want a full list for Instagram? Just say the word!)

11:56 — Favourite Running Clothing Shorts that don’t chafe. Bras that actually support. The winners.

18:00 — Best Running Songs Cue the playlist: the beats that carried our legs this year.

21:28 — Top Running Books & Podcasts The ones that inspired, educated, and stopped us doomscrolling.

26:14 — Proudest Runs & Funniest Fails From big PBs to big… embarrassments.

29:31 — Period Horror Story It always happens on the long run.

30:53 — Menstrual Cup Woes Say a prayer.

31:53 — Top Three Running Events of the Year Our favourite races vibes, views, medals and all.

33:58 — Most Unhinged Running Decisions Would we do them again? Absolutely.

35:04 — Running Playlist Wrapped The bangers that defined 2025.

37:10 — Regrettable Purchases Money was spent. Lessons were learned.

39:49 — Iconic Guest Conversations Our most powerful, helpful, hilarious guests of the year.

44:31 — Community Highlights Shouting out YOU — the girlies who make WRC what it is.

51:54 — Charity Spots for Sydney Marathon Where to sign up, how to join, and why you should. APPLY to be a charity runner here https://sm26.grassrootz.com/batyr

53:57 — Christmas Break & What’s Coming in 2026 Big plans. Big dreams.

🎄 Year-End Recommendations from the Ep Top Shoes

Hayley

• Tempo - Superblast 2

• Race shoes - New Balance sc elites V4

• Everyday running shoes - Nike Vomero 18plus

Jussie

• Jussi- superblast 2

• ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo

• ASICS Kayano

• Shoe you’d save in a house fire – NEW super blast or Vomeros, Jussi Vomeros

Top Running Songs

Perfect for your Year-End WRC Wrapped playlist.

Best running songs

• Hayley -Taylor swift I can do it with a broken heart & life of a showgirl

• Hayley - Benson boon - beautiful things

• Hayley and Jussie – Unwritten Natasha Beddingfield

• Jussie- Queen don’t stop me now

• Jussie – APT & Pink Pony Club

Book & Podcast Picks

Running books - Hayles

• "Born to run"

• "Choosing to run" Des linden

• "In the long run" Emma Mugglestone

Podcasts - Jussie

Just the gist

I catch killers

Do you fucking mind- alexis fernandez

Movie Recommendation

Two Christmas ones hehe - Merry Xmas and Champage Problems (YOU ARE WELCOME) XO Hayles