How To Do Hard Things In Motherhood (And Build Real Resilience)

Intervals.

Honestly? My least favourite session of the week.

And yet it’s the one I know I need most for my running right now.

So instead of leaving it until the end of the week when my legs are heavy and motivation is low, I’ve started putting it at the beginning of my training week when I’m fresher and more focused.

Because often, it’s the hard things that make us better.

And these sessions? They’re making me a faster runner.

Why “Just Going for a Run” Isn’t Always Enough

For years, my run training looked like this:

Put trainers on.

Head out the door.

Run a bit further each time.

No pacing.

No structure.

No idea about splits.

And to be fair it worked… to a point.

But now? Time is limited.

Between work, motherhood and everything in between, my sessions need to be efficient and effective. They need purpose.

So today, at the end of my working day, I did:

6 x 800m intervals.

Hard? Yes.

Fun? Not exactly my favourite.

Worth it? Absolutely.

Each session teaches my body to adapt. To get stronger. To run faster. To tolerate discomfort.

Growth Lives Outside Your Comfort Zone

If you want results, you have to do the hard thing sometimes.

Not in a punishing way.

Not in a “no pain, no gain” way.

But in a way that stretches you.

Right now, your “hard thing” might not be intervals.

It might look like:

• Walking into your first postnatal strength class

• Picking up dumbbells again after months off

• Doing a quick home workout while the baby naps

• Saying yes to support instead of trying to figure it out alone

It’s rarely the easiest option.

But it’s the one that moves you forward.

Go do the hard thing and I promise you will feel so much stronger for it. 

You’ve got this!