Novice to Gold in 4 Years & Redefining Motherhood in Elite Sport: 4x Olympian Helen Glover

This week on The Runna Podcast, we sat down with Helen Glover - two-time Olympic champion, triple world champion, and the first British mother to return to elite rowing and stand back on the Olympic podium.

Incredibly, Helen didn’t pick up a rowing oar until age 21. Within just 4 years, she won Olympic gold - going on to hold every major title in her event and lead an unbeaten global streak between 2014 - 2016. By Rio 2016, she was the #1 ranked female rower in the world.

Raised in a fiercely competitive Cornish family, Helen didn’t touch an oar until 21. Four years later she was Olympic champion, then, with partner Heather Stanning, dominated the world stage, setting best times and going unbeaten between 2014–2016. After Rio, she stepped away to start a family… then rewrote the rules on motherhood in elite sport with a lockdown comeback, a 4th in Tokyo, and silver in Paris 2024 - with her kids in the stands. Now she’s chasing new challenges, including the Oxford Half with Runna. 

What You'll Learn:

✅ How she went from total novice to Olympic gold in just 4 years

✅ The mental training techniques behind Olympic success 

✅ Breaking barriers as a mother in elite sport

✅ Helen's comeback blueprint from lockdown to Paris 2024 podium

✅Why she’s fallen back in love with running (and how she’s training for Oxford Half)

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