The Lucie Beatrix Podcast

Lucie Beatrix sits down with fellow running coach, Kati Billow to talk about nervous system regulation, mind-body connection, and the softer skills that can turn fitness into real performance. Katie shares how a traumatic NYC subway attack reshaped her relationship with running, coaching, and what it means to keep showing up when a race goes sideways.

• growing up in dance and yoga then finding running later
• building a running identity through community in New York City
• training through family stress and using running as a tether
• recovering from trauma and PTSD while still pursuing big goals
• therapy, EMDR, acupuncture, and learning nervous system basics
• simple daily tools to create safety and stay regulated
• plant medicine experiences in a supported container and integration work
• Chicago Marathon reflections on heat, pacing pivots, and grit
• deciding when to finish versus when to stop for injury
• coaching athletes through disappointment with process goals
• using personal style and self-expression as a race-day ritual
• competition mindset without turning running into a zero-sum game
• fueling strategy with Pop Tarts, gels, hydration, and aid stations
• next goals including a dedicated half marathon block and recovery

My Instagram handle is forgotaboutkati, and her a Substack called The Interval.