Master your Midlife Running
Menopause Running Coach
Did you know that exercise, proper nutrition, and recovery can be just as effective as low-dose HRT in alleviating menopause symptoms?
As a certified coaching professional, I can help you navigate your training and nutrition through peri- and post-menopause—so you can feel strong, capable, and in control. You don’t just have to get through menopause—you can thrive.
It doesn’t have to be a daily struggle. Let’s make this phase of life one where you feel your best.
1:1 COACHING Personalised running coaching for midlife women — built around the Menopause Jigsaw: Training • Nutrition • Recovery • Hormones Whether your goal is to rediscover your rhythm, improve your energy, or chase a marathon PB, your plan is tailored to your body and life stage.
MASTERING MARATHON IN MIDLIFE Train for the Dublin Marathon with expert coaching designed for midlife women. A 20-week programme blending performance science with practical strategies for training, nutrition, and recovery — helping you reach the start line confident and finish strong.
WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS
Interactive online and in-person sessions for athletes and coaches — helping you understand how to train as a midlife woman and how to support midlife women in sport.
Also available: general coach development sessions for all coaches, focused on sustainable, inclusive practice.
About Irene Clark
I’m Irene Clark, a Sports Educator and Menopause Coach with over 18 years of experience in coaching, mentoring, and athlete development.
I work with Athletics Ireland, Local Sports Partnerships, and Sport Ireland, specialising in three key areas:
menopause, participation sport, and endurance sport.
My passion lies in helping women and coaches understand how menopause affects training, performance, and wellbeing — and how the right approach can transform it into a period of renewed strength.
“Every woman deserves to feel like a runner again. Every coach deserves the tools to help her thrive.”
My Story
When I began working with midlife athletes, I saw a common struggle: women trying to train the same way they always had — and wondering why it suddenly felt harder.
That challenge led me to study the science of menopause in sport, exploring how training, nutrition, recovery, and hormones interact.
I developed practical, evidence-based strategies to help women train smarter, recover faster, and perform better — not despite menopause, but with it.
In partnership with Athletics Ireland, I led Ireland’s first Menopause in Sport pilot programme, translating research into real-world coaching tools. It’s now evolved into national and international workshops and group programmes that empower women to keep running, training, and thriving.
Ready to Get Started?
Whether you’re a coach, a club, or a runner — I can help you or your athletes thrive through midlife.
Results of Working with me
This is what 100’s of women have achieved by working with me
- Am back to feeling like a runner again
- A marathon was a pipe dream and now its a reality
- My Symptoms have improved & I feel like myself again
- I am no longer wrecked after long runs
- THAT feeling of satisfaction crossing a finish line is back
- I have more time as I am training smarter
- I have my energy back
- No more over-thinking on my training plan
- Knowing I am looking after my long term health with good nutrition
- Feeling well fuelled on all my runs instead of running out of steam
- Loving training and having my spark back again
