You have a race in the diary. Here is where to start.

Making the Most of Your Membership 

You have a race locked in. Maybe it is your first trail race, maybe your third, maybe a distance you have never done before. Either way, you are now inside Her Trails with a goal on the calendar and a lot of questions about how to use what is here.

This post is a practical guide to help you orient yourself quickly and make the most of your membership from week one.

Trail Note 01

Find your program first

Everything else in your membership works better once you have a training program underway. Navigate to Programs in your member portal and find the one that matches your race and distance. If you are not sure which one fits, post in Coaching Corner or message us. That is not a small question. It is the right first question.

If your event is not listed or your timeline is unusual, that is fine too. Post in Request a Program and we will point you toward the closest match, or help you piece together an approach that works for your situation.

Trail Note 02

Use the circles to stay connected

Her Trails circles are where members with similar goals find each other. If you are training for a specific event, you will likely find a circle built around that race. Join it. Post your questions, your doubts, your wins, and your rough weeks. The women who understand a race goal are usually also training for one.

You do not have to be experienced to be in a race training circle. You just have to be heading in that direction. And if a circle for your race does not exist yet, Trail Chat is always open.

Trail Note 03

Know what the membership is not

Her Trails is not a one-size-fits-all training plan delivered on autopilot. It is a living training environment with coaching, community, and resources designed for women specifically.

That means your experience here will be shaped by how you use it. The more you engage, the more you will get back. A membership sitting unopened will not prepare you for race day. A membership used actively, with questions asked and programs followed, will.

Trail Note 04

The weeks before a race matter differently

As you get closer to your race, the way you use your membership will shift. Long runs become more specific. Recovery becomes more important. The anxiety that arrives in the final weeks is normal and worth naming.

Lean on the community in those weeks. Look for posts from other members who have run your event, come to the Monday coaching call (replays are available if you cannot make it live), and read the race-specific content in the blog. And if you hit a moment of doubt, reach out in Coaching Corner before it becomes a wall.

Trail Note 05

What to do right now

Start with your program. Then join the circle that matches your race or training goal, or Trail Chat if there is not one yet. Then introduce yourself in Welcome and Orientation. Tell us what you are training for and what feels uncertain. That is how this works. We are here.