SLAY

Louise Hazel
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The SLAY Podcast is where women come to get stronger — physically, mentally, and emotionally. Hosted by Olympian Louise Hazel, SLAY cuts through the noise with science-backed insights, bold conversations, and practical tools that help women unlock their potential at every stage of life. Each week, Louise sits down with leading experts in training, nutrition, health, mindset, performance and lifestyle mastery. SLAY is for women who want more: More strength. More clarity. More ambition. More power in their bodies and their lives. Strong women aren’t born — they’re built.

  1. 4d ago

    The Finish Line Is the Starting Line | SLAY Podcast | Episode 192

    You trained for weeks. You crossed the finish line. You got the medal. Now what? One of the biggest mistakes we make in fitness is treating our health like a series of temporary projects: race training, 30-day challenges, summer bodies, January resets. We work hard. We reach the goal. We stop. And eventually, we have to start all over again. In the first episode of our new SLAY Podcast season, Louise Hazel asks a different question: What if the finish line wasn't the end of your training—but the beginning of your next chapter? In this episode: • Why achieving a fitness goal can actually make it easier to lose momentum • The difference between working out and training • Why structure matters more than motivation • How to transition from runner to stronger all-round athlete • Why you shouldn't wait until January to start again • Why your next goal should focus on what your body can DO • The philosophy behind the upcoming SLAY App • Why strength and cardiovascular fitness belong together The goal isn't simply to complete one race. It's to become the woman who trains. We're building the SLAY App to remove the guesswork from training. Strength programming will sit at the heart of SLAY, with cardiovascular training plans available for women who also want to run, improve their fitness and work towards endurance goals. Join the SLAY App waitlist now: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Don't start over in January. Your strongest year starts now. Subscribe to the SLAY Podcast for a new episode every Saturday. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35UovsfJZfat5xU6r6i55b?si=a54a6454c06445c4&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slay/id1393889958 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5I8e0HAZxB-SEvp4oLCCA 📩 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Slay App Waitlist: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@slayathletic/?sub_confirmation=1 Shop: www.slayathletic.com Slay Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6907a431cef52dfcb87b55f9 Slay: Your Strongest Year Yet Free Training: https://www.louisehazel.com/blank-5 Slay Meetups & IRL Community: https://stan.store/slayathletic?fbclid=PAdGRleARCYI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafeUDQD0ickXhd39FFC3Mf9yb8wP9i_yUvaUzpgBP7CcxuScV_dqMudyAT5aw_aem_mbFvFU--n6e5nSf9Kt9J3w ✨ IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU… Please like, comment, and subscribe — it helps this community of strong women grow. Share it with another woman who deserves to rise in 2026.

  2. Oct 17

    13.1 — The Start Line | Slay Stronger Runner | Episode 191

    This is it. Twelve weeks of training. Long runs. Strength sessions. Early mornings. Fuel. Recovery. Self-doubt. Progress. And now there is only one thing left to do: Race. In the final episode of the SLAY Stronger Runner Series, Olympian, coach and SLAY founder Louise Hazel gives you your complete final race-day briefing: from the last 24 hours to the moment you cross the finish line. This isn't another training lesson. The training is finished. This is about execution. In this episode, you'll learn: • What to do in the final 24 hours before your race • Why your race morning should feel boring and familiar • What to do if you don't sleep well the night before • How early to arrive at the start • How to warm up without wasting energy • Why the first few miles require restraint • The Control → Settle → Compete race strategy • How to shrink the race when the distance feels overwhelming • What to do when the dark miles arrive • How to tell the difference between expected discomfort and genuine pain • Why walking does not mean you've failed • The RESET framework for adapting when your plan goes wrong How to race the final 5K • Why you need to look up when you cross the finish line • What your finish time does—and does not—say about you Louise also introduces the final SLAY race-day framework: PREPARE. CONTROL. SETTLE. RESET. COMPETE. CELEBRATE. And before you race, there is one final challenge: Write yourself a start-line note beginning with: “Tomorrow, I get to…” Because twelve weeks ago, you thought the goal was to cross a finish line. Somewhere along the way, you became the woman capable of getting there. You don't become strong at the finish line. The finish line simply reveals the strength it took to get there. Go run your race. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35UovsfJZfat5xU6r6i55b?si=a54a6454c06445c4&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slay/id1393889958 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5I8e0HAZxB-SEvp4oLCCA 📩 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Slay App Waitlist: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@slayathletic/?sub_confirmation=1 Shop www.slayathletic.com Slay Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6907a431cef52dfcb87b55f9 Slay: Your Strongest Year Yet Free Training: https://www.louisehazel.com/blank-5 Slay Meetups & IRL Community: https://stan.store/slayathletic?fbclid=PAdGRleARCYI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafeUDQD0ickXhd39FFC3Mf9yb8wP9i_yUvaUzpgBP7CcxuScV_dqMudyAT5aw_aem_mbFvFU--n6e5nSf9Kt9J3w ✨ IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU… Please like, comment, and subscribe — it helps this community of strong women grow.Share it with another woman who deserves to rise in 2026.

  3. Oct 10

    Twelve Questions Every Runner Asks Before Race Day | Slay Stronger Runner | Episode 190

    You're TWO WEEKS away from your half marathon. And suddenly you're questioning everything. Did I train enough? Was my longest run long enough? Why do my legs feel terrible? Should I run this week? Should I carb load? How many gels do I need? Can I walk? What if I can't sleep? What if everyone starts faster than me? And the biggest question of all... What if I can't finish? In this episode of the Slay Stronger Runner Series, Olympian, coach and SLAY founder Louise Hazel answers 12 of the biggest questions runners have in the final weeks before a half marathon. In this episode: • Whether you've actually trained enough • What to do if you missed sessions • Whether your longest run was long enough • Why you shouldn't run 13.1 miles one week before race day • Why your legs suddenly feel terrible • What a higher heart rate could mean • What to eat during race week • Whether you should run the day before • And what to do if you're genuinely scared you won't finish No panic-training. No cramming. No trying to become a different athlete seven days before the race. Instead of spending the next two weeks asking “What if something goes wrong?” Ask: "What if it goes right?" Next Saturday: 13.1 — The Start Line. Your final race-day briefing. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35UovsfJZfat5xU6r6i55b?si=a54a6454c06445c4&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slay/id1393889958 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5I8e0HAZxB-SEvp4oLCCA 📩 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Slay App Waitlist: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@slayathletic/?sub_confirmation=1 Shop: www.slayathletic.com Slay Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6907a431cef52dfcb87b55f9 Slay: Your Strongest Year Yet Free Training: https://www.louisehazel.com/blank-5 Slay Meetups & IRL Community: https://stan.store/slayathletic?fbclid=PAdGRleARCYI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafeUDQD0ickXhd39FFC3Mf9yb8wP9i_yUvaUzpgBP7CcxuScV_dqMudyAT5aw_aem_mbFvFU--n6e5nSf9Kt9J3w ✨ IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU… Please like, comment, and subscribe — it helps this community of strong women grow. Share it with another woman who deserves to rise in 2026.

  4. Oct 3

    The Runner's Mindset | Slay Stronger Runner | Episode 185

    You've spent weeks training for your half marathon. And now that race day is getting closer... Your training plan is telling you to do less. Cue the panic. "Am I going to lose fitness?" "Was my longest run long enough?" "Should I squeeze in one more hard workout?" "What about the sessions I missed?" Welcome to the taper. In Episode 11 of the SLAY Stronger Runner Series, Olympian, coach and SLAY founder Louise Hazel explains why reducing your training before race day isn't losing fitness. It's giving your body the opportunity to finally reveal the fitness you've spent weeks building. In this episode, you'll learn: • What a taper actually is • Why fitness and fatigue aren't the same thing • Why you can feel worse even though you're fitter • Whether you'll lose fitness by running less • Why you can't cram for a half marathon • What happens to your long run • How strength training should change as race day approaches • Why taper week can make you hyper-aware of every ache and pain • Why easy runs sometimes feel terrible during the taper • What to eat and drink during race week • Why eating less because you're running less is a mistake • How to stop panic-training • The SLAY taper framework: Reduce. Maintain. Trust. This week's challenge: Don't add another workout. Instead, create your Race-Day Receipts: ten pieces of evidence proving that you're ready. Because eventually... The work has to stop. And the trust has to begin. Next week: 13.1 — The Start Line. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35UovsfJZfat5xU6r6i55b?si=a54a6454c06445c4&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slay/id1393889958 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5I8e0HAZxB-SEvp4oLCCA 📩 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Slay App Waitlist: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@slayathletic/?sub_confirmation=1 Shop: www.slayathletic.com Slay Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6907a431cef52dfcb87b55f9 Slay: Your Strongest Year Yet Free Training: https://www.louisehazel.com/blank-5 Slay Meetups & IRL Community: https://stan.store/slayathletic?fbclid=PAdGRleARCYI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafeUDQD0ickXhd39FFC3Mf9yb8wP9i_yUvaUzpgBP7CcxuScV_dqMudyAT5aw_aem_mbFvFU--n6e5nSf9Kt9J3w ✨ IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU… Please like, comment, and subscribe — it helps this community of strong women grow. Share it with another woman who deserves to rise in 2026.

  5. Sep 26

    How to Measure Running Progress When Your Pace Isn’t Improving | Slay Stronger Runner | Episode 188

    You’ve been training for weeks. You’re running further. You’re lifting weights. You’re fueling properly. You’re recovering better. So why aren’t you getting faster every week? And if your pace hasn’t changed… is your training actually working? In Episode 10 of the SLAY Stronger Runner Series, Olympian, coach and SLAY founder Louise Hazel explains why pace is only one measure of running progress, and why you could be becoming a significantly better runner without seeing a dramatic change on your watch. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why running progress is never perfectly linear • Why the same pace can represent completely different levels of fitness • The SLAY Performance Triangle: Pace, Effort & Recovery • How to use heart rate without becoming obsessed with it • What Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) can tell you • Why your easy runs can reveal improvements in aerobic fitness• How running economy improves • Why being able to run further is progress • Why recovering faster is a performance improvement • Why accumulated fatigue can temporarily hide your fitness • Why constantly testing yourself can actually interfere with training • The six metrics in the SLAY Progress Scorecard This week's challenge: Repeat. Don't race. Repeat an easy run you've completed previously at a similar perceived effort and compare how it feels. Not just how fast you ran. Because your watch can measure your pace. It can't measure the entire athlete you're becoming. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35UovsfJZfat5xU6r6i55b?si=a54a6454c06445c4&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slay/id1393889958 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5I8e0HAZxB-SEvp4oLCCA 📩 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Slay App Waitlist: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@slayathletic/?sub_confirmation=1 Shop: www.slayathletic.com Slay Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6907a431cef52dfcb87b55f9 Slay: Your Strongest Year Yet Free Training: https://www.louisehazel.com/blank-5 Slay Meetups & IRL Community: https://stan.store/slayathletic?fbclid=PAdGRleARCYI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafeUDQD0ickXhd39FFC3Mf9yb8wP9i_yUvaUzpgBP7CcxuScV_dqMudyAT5aw_aem_mbFvFU--n6e5nSf9Kt9J3w ✨ IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU… Please like, comment, and subscribe — it helps this community of strong women grow. Share it with another woman who deserves to rise in 2026.

  6. Sep 19

    How Far Should Your Longest Run Be Before Race Day? | Slay Stronger Runner | Episode 187

    You’re training for 13.1 miles. But does that mean you actually need to run 13.1 miles before race day? And if you haven't… how can you possibly know you'll finish? In Episode 9 of the SLAY Performance Series, Olympian, coach and SLAY founder Louise Hazel breaks down one of the most important - and misunderstood - sessions in half-marathon training: The long run. Because your long run isn't an exam. It’s a rehearsal. And its purpose isn't to prove that you can run a half marathon. It's to prepare your body to. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Whether you need to run 13.1 miles before your race • How far your longest training run should be • Why time on your feet can matter as much as mileage • How fast your long runs should actually be • Whether walking during a long run “counts” • Why racing your long runs could sabotage the rest of your week • How to practice race-day fueling and hydration • What to do when a long run goes badly • Whether you should make up a missed long run • Why strength becomes increasingly important as fatigue sets in • How to recover after your longest sessions • The six-part SLAY Long Run Checklist This week, Louise challenges you to stop simply completing your long run and start rehearsing race day. Practice your breakfast. Wear your race-day kit. Carry your fuel. Control your pace. Pay attention to what happens when you get tired. Then ask: What worked? What didn’t? And what will I change next time? The goal isn’t to arrive at race day having proved you can survive 13.1 miles. It’s to arrive healthy, prepared and confident enough to execute them. Subscribe to the SLAY Podcast and join us each week as we build stronger runners—physically, mentally and emotionally. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35UovsfJZfat5xU6r6i55b?si=a54a6454c06445c4&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slay/id1393889958 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5I8e0HAZxB-SEvp4oLCCA 📩 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Slay 10K: https://slay.myflodesk.com/slay10k Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@slayathletic/?sub_confirmation=1S hop www.slayathletic.com Slay Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6907a431cef52dfcb87b55f9 Slay App Waitlist: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Slay: Your Strongest Year Yet Free Training: https://www.louisehazel.com/blank-5 Slay Meetups & IRL Community: https://stan.store/slayathletic?fbclid=PAdGRleARCYI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafeUDQD0ickXhd39FFC3Mf9yb8wP9i_yUvaUzpgBP7CcxuScV_dqMudyAT5aw_aem_mbFvFU--n6e5nSf9Kt9J3w ✨ IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU… Please like, comment, and subscribe — it helps this community of strong women grow. Share it with another woman who deserves to rise in 2026.

  7. Sep 12

    How to Design Your Race Day Strategy | Slay Stronger Runner | Episode 186

    You’ve done the training. Now you need to execute it. Because getting fit enough to run a half marathon and knowing how to race a half marathon are two completely different things. Go out too fast and you could pay for it at mile ten. Try something new on race morning and your stomach could have other plans. Panic when your watch shows the wrong pace and months of preparation can suddenly feel irrelevant. In Episode 8 of the SLAY Stronger Runner Series, Olympian, coach and SLAY founder Louise Hazel gives you the complete Race Day Blueprint: how to prepare, pace, fuel and mentally execute your half marathon from the night before to the finish line. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why race day actually starts the night before • The biggest mistake runners make in the opening miles • Why adrenaline can sabotage your pacing • The SLAY Control → Settle → Compete strategy • Whether walking during a half marathon is okay • How to approach race-day fueling and hydration • What to do when your race plan goes wrong • How to use A, B and C goals • Why you should never try anything new on race day • The RESET framework for recovering when things don’t go to plan This Week’s Challenge: Create your personal Race Day Blueprint with your A, B and C goals, breakfast, fueling strategy, opening effort, mental cues and race-day mantra. Because race day isn’t the day to become confident. It’s the day to cash in the confidence you’ve spent weeks building. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35UovsfJZfat5xU6r6i55b?si=a54a6454c06445c4&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slay/id1393889958 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5I8e0HAZxB-SEvp4oLCCA 📩 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Slay 10K: https://slay.myflodesk.com/slay10k Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@slayathletic/?sub_confirmation=1 Shop www.slayathletic.com Slay Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6907a431cef52dfcb87b55f9 Slay App Waitlist: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Slay: Your Strongest Year Yet Free Training: https://www.louisehazel.com/blank-5 Slay Meetups & IRL Community: https://stan.store/slayathletic?fbclid=PAdGRleARCYI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafeUDQD0ickXhd39FFC3Mf9yb8wP9i_yUvaUzpgBP7CcxuScV_dqMudyAT5aw_aem_mbFvFU--n6e5nSf9Kt9J3w ✨ IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU… Please like, comment, and subscribe — it helps this community of strong women grow. Share it with another woman who deserves to rise in 2026.

  8. Sep 5

    The Runner's Mind | Slay Stronger Runner | Episode 185

    By now you've trained your body. You've built strength. You've learned how to fuel. You've recovered better. You've logged the miles. But race day isn't won by your legs alone. It's won by your mind. In Episode 7 of the SLAY Stronger Runner Series, Olympian, coach and SLAY founder Louise Hazel shares the mindset tools she used throughout her Olympic career to perform under pressure, manage nerves and silence self-doubt. Because confidence isn't something you're born with. It's something you train. In this episode you'll learn: • Why confidence comes from evidence—not motivation • How Olympians prepare mentally for competition • How to stop believing every thought in your head • Why race nerves are normal—and how to use them • The power of visualization before race day • Why discipline beats motivation every time • How to stop negotiating with yourself • Why confidence is built from collecting "receipts" • How positive self-talk changes performance • The Olympic mindset that helps you stay calm under pressure This Week's Challenge Spend five minutes every evening visualizing race day. Picture yourself: 🏃 Walking to the start 💥 Feeling nervous 😊 Staying calm 🏁 Crossing the finish line Then write down one piece of evidence that proves you're becoming a stronger runner. Confidence is built one promise at a time. Coming Next Week: Race Day Blueprint We'll cover pacing, nerves, warm-ups, fueling, race strategy and exactly how to execute your best half marathon. Subscribe and train with us every week as we build stronger women—physically, mentally and emotionally. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/35UovsfJZfat5xU6r6i55b?si=a54a6454c06445c4&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slay/id1393889958 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5I8e0HAZxB-SEvp4oLCCA 📩 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Slay 10K: https://slay.myflodesk.com/slay10k Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@slayathletic/?sub_confirmation=1 Shop www.slayathletic.com Slay Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6907a431cef52dfcb87b55f9 Slay App Waitlist: https://slay.myflodesk.com/nhkxhv00tg Slay: Your Strongest Year Yet Free Training: https://www.louisehazel.com/blank-5 Slay Meetups & IRL Community: https://stan.store/slayathletic?fbclid=PAdGRleARCYI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafeUDQD0ickXhd39FFC3Mf9yb8wP9i_yUvaUzpgBP7CcxuScV_dqMudyAT5aw_aem_mbFvFU--n6e5nSf9Kt9J3w ✨ IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU… Please like, comment, and subscribe — it helps this community of strong women grow. Share it with another woman who deserves to rise in 2026.

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The SLAY Podcast is where women come to get stronger — physically, mentally, and emotionally. Hosted by Olympian Louise Hazel, SLAY cuts through the noise with science-backed insights, bold conversations, and practical tools that help women unlock their potential at every stage of life. Each week, Louise sits down with leading experts in training, nutrition, health, mindset, performance and lifestyle mastery. SLAY is for women who want more: More strength. More clarity. More ambition. More power in their bodies and their lives. Strong women aren’t born — they’re built.

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  • Creator
    Louise Hazel
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    191
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Louise Hazel
  • Show Website
    SLAY

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