Keeping an eye on her sleep, in particular, has been incredibly important, even if the puppy now wakes her up at night. “I’m a big sleep person – I believe it’s the best form of recovery. It’s the one time your body is switched off completely. It’s one of the most regular things I track on my Whoop.”

Another area of tracking that’s becoming increasingly important in the women’s game is menstrual tracking, allowing athletes and their teams to monitor the impact of the menstrual cycle on performance and all-around wellbeing. We know, for example, that the spike in energy that occurs during the follicular phase – when your body is preparing to release an egg – can increase performance. Apps like FitrWoman and Jessica Ennis-Hill’s Jennis Cycle Mapping already provide athletes with the opportunity to train with their cycle in mind, but research into the benefits is still ongoing. I ask Mead whether this is something she incorporates into her training plan.

“We’ve done a lot of stuff at Arsenal recently, and in January we’re actually starting a three-month plan with a menstrual cycle specialist, so hopefully we’ll get some good data from that. It’s about understanding that everybody is different – some people are on their period for longer, some people are regular while other people aren’t. It’s another tool to understand more about yourself and how we all respond differently and find out what works best for you.”

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