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If you're in half marathon training, you know this one. You've got a race time in your head, you check your running pace...
09/24/2026

If you're in half marathon training, you know this one. You've got a race time in your head, you check your running pace every 30 seconds, and a few seconds either way can make or break your week. Me included, and I'm a run coach.

Here's what I've learned about how to run faster without letting the numbers run you. Set the time and chase it properly. A clear goal gets more out of you than "just do your best". But judge the day too: the sleep you had, the week you had, and whether you gave what you had in you.

That's a good run. Even at 6:14.

Send this to the mum runner who checks her watch every 30 seconds, and save it for race week.

Follow along for more tips on getting faster as a mum runner, without making it your whole life.

09/23/2026

As a run coach, I’m really embarrassed to admit that I used to do these five things to become a faster runner.

1. Ran every run flat out. Every single one.
2. Added more runs whenever I could squeeze them in. Knackered, not faster.
3. Stretched for ages and never lifted a thing.
4. Headed out on a coffee and nothing else.
5. Went back far too fast after my first baby.

What actually worked? Easy runs that are properly easy, two runs a week that count, a bit of strength, proper fuel, and a lot more patience than I’d like.

Follow along for more tips.

09/23/2026

1. Ran every run flat out. Every single one.
2. Added more runs whenever I could squeeze them in. Knackered, not faster.
3. Stretched for ages and never lifted a thing.
4. Headed out on a coffee and nothing else.
5. Went back far too fast after my first baby.

What actually worked? Easy runs that are properly easy, two runs a week that count, a bit of strength, proper fuel, and a lot more patience than I’d like.

Follow along for more tips.

09/23/2026

I used to think this was how you got faster. Isn’t that mad?

1. Ran every run flat out. Every single one.
2. Added more runs whenever I could squeeze them in. Knackered, not faster.
3. Stretched for ages and never lifted a thing.
4. Headed out on a coffee and nothing else.
5. Went back far too fast after my first baby.

What actually worked? Easy runs that are properly easy, two runs a week that count, a bit of strength, proper fuel, and a lot more patience than I’d like.

What’s the silliest thing you thought would make you faster?

Follow along for more tips from run mum and coach.

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