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How is Menopause showing up in your running?

This quick quiz will help you uncover what's actually being disrupted in your running and performance. Choose one answer for each question that feels closest to how you're feeling right now.

You'll then receive a full breakdown of your results so you can make sense of it all, along with next steps to improve your running performance.

1) After a normal training week, you usually feel:

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1) After a normal training week, you usually feel:

A

Strong for one session, wiped out for the next

B

Constantly tired, whatever I do

C

Unsure how my body will respond

D

Fit, but not progressing

2) Your relationship with effort right now feels:

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2) Your relationship with effort right now feels:

A

Runs take more out of me than they used to

B

Like I'm always pushing through fatigue

C

I don't trust what I'm feeling

D

Controlled, but capped

3) On race day lately:

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3) On race day lately:

A

My body doesn't show up how I expect

B

I feel drained before I even start

C

I'm anxious about pacing and strategy

D

I feel I execute well, but the result disappoints

4) Sleep and recovery right now:

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4) Sleep and recovery right now:

A

I sleep, but I don't feel refreshed or restored

B

Broken, light or restless

C

Fine one week, awful the next

D

Good enough, but room for improvement

5) How do easy runs feel?:

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5) How do easy runs feel?:

A

Heavier than they should

B

Never feel easy

C

Unpredictable

D

Comfortable, but not sure I'm making progress

6) When you think about pushing harder, you mostly feel:

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6) When you think about pushing harder, you mostly feel:

A

Wary and unsure how long it will take to bounce back

B

Like I'm already on the edge

C

Unsure whether it's safe or smart

D

Frustrated - I should be capable of more

7) Your motivation lately is best described as:

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7) Your motivation lately is best described as:

A

Willing, but not always able

B

Driven, but exhausted

C

Up and down

D

Strong, but unrewarded

8) When a session doesn't go to plan, you tend to:

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8) When a session doesn't go to plan, you tend to:

A

Feel physically and emotionally flat

B

Push through anyway

C

Question yourself and your ability

D

Analyse what's missing

9) Outside of running, life feels:

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9) Outside of running, life feels:

A

Manageable, but draining

B

Full-on and relentless

C

Variable and hard to predict

D

Stable but sometimes mentally heavy

10) The most frustrating thing right now is:

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10) The most frustrating thing right now is:

A

Not recovering quickly between sessions

B

Always feeling tired

C

Not trusting my body

D

Not seeing the results from the work I'm putting in

Where should I send your results and full breakdown?

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