Women’s Running Collective

Gold Coast Half Marathon Recap, Race Weekend Highlights & Behind the Scenes with ASICS  Marketing GM Tomoko Koda | Women's Running Collective This week on the Women's Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie are recording straight from the sauna after an unforgettable Gold Coast Marathon weekend! The girls recap everything—from travelling to the Gold Coast, the ASICS shakeout run, and race expo,...

Pacing 101: How to Pace Your Race Like a Pro | Half Marathon, Marathon & 10K Race-Day Strategy This week on the Women's Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie are officially one week out from the Gold Coast Half Marathon! They chat all things taper week, from feeling a little flat and restless to trusting the training after months of hard work. This episode is a deep dive into one of the bigges...

Tapering for Race Day: How to Trust Your Training, Beat the Taper Crazies & Arrive Ready to Race | Women's Running Collective This week on the Women's Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie are deep in Gold Coast Half Marathon preparation and officially entering taper mode. They chat through a big week of training, including a challenging long run featuring two race-pace efforts, a tough Mona F...

Building Running Resilience: How to Stay Mentally Strong When Running Gets Hard This week on the Women's Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie are back in the backyard studio (fuelled by snacks courtesy of Hayley’s mum and Rob!) chatting all things resilience. The girls kick things off with a Gold Coast Half Marathon training update, including interval sessions, rolling hills, race-pace workouts,...

International Running Day, 100K Downloads & Why Running Makes You Glow (with Olympian Jemima Montag) This week on the Women’s Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie are celebrating two big milestones — International Running Day and hitting 100,000 podcast downloads! 🎉 The girls chat all things Gold Coast Half Marathon training, including a spicy race-pace session, the joys of deload week, and...

Sports Bras 101: Fit, Support Levels & Running Comfort with Nike's Anna Burdekin This week on the Women's Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie kick things off with a hilarious recap of a rainy Sydney drive, Vivid crowds, and another big week of training as they continue preparing for the Gold Coast Marathon. The girls chat through race-pace long runs, interval sessions, threshold workouts and...

Hayles and Jussie are recording straight from their hotel room at the Marriott Circular Quay in Sydney after approximately 47 failed intro attempts and far too much laughing over absolutely nothing. The girls recap a big week of Gold Coast Half Marathon training including long runs with race pace efforts, interval sessions, sub-threshold workouts, and a rainy Vivid run around Circular Quay dodging...

Fueling for Women Runners: Avoid Under-Fueling, Support Hormones & Recover Better (with Nicole from Total Balance Nutrition) | Women’s Running Collective This week on the Women’s Running Collective, Hayles takes the mic solo while Jussie is away and chats through a huge week of Gold Coast Half Marathon training 💛 From a tough 5 x 6-minute workout session to swim squad, easy runs with Nat, and...

Episode 86: Holly Ranson Returns Western States Golden Ticket, 24-Hour Worlds Update & Ultra Mindset Tips | Women’s Running Collective This week on the Women’s Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie recap another hilarious Wheel of Misfortune punishment which somehow ended in a full hair and makeup makeover before heading out for a run 😂 The girls also chat through their deload week, including...

Marathon Mindset for Women Runners (with Natalie Moore) + Night Run Motivation & Gold Coast Half Training | Women’s Running Collective This week on the pod, Hayles and Jussie are deep in their Gold Coast Half Marathon training block and share a full recap of their week from easy runs and sub-threshold sessions to a super fun night at the Nike Pegasus 42 launch at Sydney Motorsport Park. They a...

Things Only Female Runners Understand + Running World Controversies In this episode, Hayles and Jussie are deep in their Gold Coast Half Marathon training block and for once… it’s actually feeling good. Think threshold sessions, cruisy easy runs, and mixing in cross-training without completely flogging themselves. Of course, it wouldn’t be a normal week without a bit of chaos. Jussie shares how he...

Why Running Can Suck Sometimes (and What to Do About It) Women’s Running Collective This week on the pod, Hayles and Jussie are back with a very real chat about the runs that just… don’t hit 😅 We kick things off with a catch-up on training life. Including a few changes to race plans, the start of Gold Coast Half Marathon prep, and a very close call during a threshold session (yes… a toilet emerge...

Is Running Getting Too Expensive? Goals, Strava, and Starting Gold Coast Half Training | Women’s Running Collective In this episode of the Women’s Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie are back recording from Hayley’s house thanks to a few technical hiccups and fully in the thick of NSW school holiday chaos. The girls chat about what running looks like when routines go out the window travelling, j...

Running Through Winter: How to Get Out the Door, Layer Smart, Stay Safe & Avoid Getting Sick | Women’s Running Collective Ep. 79 In this episode of the Women’s Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie are back chatting all things winter running and let’s just say… it’s been a week. From chaotic training schedules to freezing mornings in Lithgow (we’re talking below zero 🥶), the girls share what...

Run My Way: NSW Research on Women’s Running Safety + What’s Next In this episode of the Women’s Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie take you behind the scenes of a really powerful night at the newly upgraded Sydney Olympic Park track, where they were invited to a female-only track event hosted by the We Run Foundation in collaboration with the NSW Office of Sport and Transport for NSW. The night...

Training Smarter, Not Harder: Hills, Recovery & Running Myths (Women’s Running Collective Ep. 76) In this episode of the Women’s Running Collective, Hayles and Jussie catch up on the week that was from Jussie’s hill-heavy training as she builds towards UTA 50K, to Hayles sharing how special their International Women’s Day community run was, raising funds for a local oncology unit and women’s s...

International Women’s Day: Trailblazing Women Who Changed Running (Plus UTA Training, Superblast 3 & Weekly Recos)   THANKYOU to our very first legit sponsor ASICS AUSTRALIA Hayles and Jussie are back on the mic for another episode of the Women’s Running Collective and kicking things off with a little life catch-up. Jussie has just returned from Europe where she managed to squeeze in runs thro...

🎙 Women’s Running Collective Podcast Elite Runner Insights + ASICS Superblast 3 Review With Leanne Pompeani, Jemma Pollard & Izzy Batt-Doyle Hayley hosts the Women’s Running Collective solo this week (while Jussie is off travelling ✈️), bringing you a special episode recorded at the ASICS Superblast 3 launch in Sydney. Across the episode, Hayley shares short, powerful interviews with three of...

Episode 73: How to Hack Dopamine to Get Out the Door (Plus: Running in the Snow + A Beautiful Listener Story) Yes… we re-recorded this one. 😅 After some technical gremlins, Episode 73 is back louder, clearer and possibly even better. Weekly Running Catch-Up Hayles: Managing a grumpy back, so it’s been less running and more swimming + strength. A reminder that sometimes “training” doesn’t look lik...

Episode 72: Busting Negative Self-Talk, Getting Back Into Training & The “so close but not Sub-20” 5K Okay first things first… yes, we know. The mic situation. 😅 Hayles jumps on at the start to confess to a full technical microphone fail which makes her a little tricky to hear. We debated binning the episode… but decided the convo was too important not to share. Thanks for sticking with us it...

Road vs Trail: The Great Running Debate | Episode 71 In Episode 71 of the Women’s Running Collective podcast, Hayles and Jussie dive into one of the biggest questions in the running world: road running vs trail running. From weekly training recaps to the realities of balancing running with hormones, family life and busy schedules, this episode is relatable, honest and full of laughs. The girls bre...

Episode 70: Training Chats, Strong Women & a Very Special Guest Lou Kelly Episode 70 is here and it’s a GOOD one. This week we’re chatting all things training, recovery, mindset and welcoming an incredible guest into the WRC space running coach Lou Kelly. We kick things off with a real-life catch-up on our own running weeks (public holiday miles, spicy intervals and the juggle of training arou...

Women’s Running Collective Podcast Episode 69: Training for Your First Half Marathon Episode 69 In this episode, Hayles & Jussie kick things off with a catch-up on the week that was, including a fun trip to Sydney for the ASICS Gel Nimbus 28 launch… and a not-so-fun run-in with an aggressive runner at Centennial Park (because apparently even runners need etiquette reminders 🙃). From there, we...

Starting the Year Strong: Setting Yourself Up for Running Success in 2026 Women’s Running Collective Podcast Welcome to our first episode of 2026 🎉 and a little moment to pause, reflect, and set the tone for the year ahead. In this episode, Hayles and Jussie celebrate three years of the Women’s Running Collective podcast (Well kinda) more like we are in our third year, share a big holiday catch-u...

Unscripted Laughs & Holiday Chaos: Women’s Running Collective Bonus Episode This bonus episode is exactly what happens when Hayles and Jussie hit record with no plan, no script, and zero self-control and honestly, we wouldn’t have it any other way. To wrap up the year, we’re bringing you a light-hearted, laugh-out-loud episode full of running-related Would You Rather questions, cheeky confessi...