Running Mindset for Women: When Your Head Helps and When It Holds You Back
Your legs might be ready. Your lungs might be fit enough. Your plan might be solid. Then your head walks in and starts causing chaos. It tells you your easy pace is embarrassing. It tells you everyone on Strava is fitter than you. It tells you the interval pace on your plan is ridiculous. It tells you one awful long run means your race is doomed. And sometimes, yes, your head needs to get out of the way. Other times, your head needs training just like your body does. Not with
Poppy Hawe
8 min read
Race Day Half Marathon Fueling Guide for Women
Most half marathon fueling mistakes happen in the final 48 hours, or on race morning, not in the 12-week training block. That is the bit I want you to hear. You can hit every long run. You can nail your intervals. You can taper properly. Then you can still get to mile 9 feeling flat because you under-fuelled breakfast, skipped the start-line top-up, or thought one gel would cover a 2-hour race. This race day half marathon fueling guide for women is here to keep it simple. No
Poppy Hawe
6 min read
Train and Race Around Your Cycle: The Performance Edge Women Miss
You know the session. Same route. Same pace target. Same shoes. Same breakfast. Last week it felt controlled, sharp, almost easy. This week your legs feel heavy by the second kilometre, your heart rate sits higher than it should, and your breathing feels out of proportion to the work. It is tempting to assume your fitness has dropped. Most of the time, it has not. For many female athletes, that shift is the menstrual cycle showing up in training. Not as an excuse. Not as a we
Poppy Hawe
9 min read
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