Twas the week of the Gold Coast Marathon, when all through the show, Phoebe and Anna were stirring, they couldn’t wait to go! That’s right – it’s Gold Coast week, and we can’t wait to see you at our Shakeout run! In today’s ep, we had the pleasure of picking Isobel Hume’s brain on all things preparation before a big race… how to train, hydrate, sleep, carb load, and mentally prepare the week before your event. Make sure you stay until the end of the episode to find out what a ‘dead cow gully’ is – because Anna sure didn’t know (and I’d wager you don’t either!). LINKS:· Register for HERE our Gold Coast shakeout run with Lululemon· Check out our latest Substack: ‘How to fall in love with winter running’· Check out Nourished by Sammy· Issie's 5 minute pre race pep talkFollow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper. Logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.
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Race time calculators
Welcome to Monday cheeky chums! Lots on in today’s ep…Ahead of Phoebe’s Gold Coast half-marathon, we’ve taken a look at Strava and Garmin’s race time predictors… how do they compare, what do they base their calculations off, and do we think either is accurate?Then we’re diving into a listener question; our first go at answering a run-club related ‘Am I the Asshole?’. We can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one.Then, to wrap it up, we share your best tips and tricks to help the oh-so-dreadful runner's knee.LINKS:· Register for HERE our Gold Coast shakeout run with Lululemon· Check out our latest Substack: ‘What I didn’t like about my Oura ring + what I’ve learnt from it’· Check out Pilates instructor Alice Back’s InstagramFollow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper. Logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.
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How to plan your dream runcation
Hiiiii cheeky gals and pals! With cold weather and dark days upon us, we’ve been dreaming of getting away… but not on any old vacation, a RUNCATION!In today’s ep, we’re giving you our top ten tips to plan, execute, and enjoy the best running vacation with your friends. Stick around until the end of the episode to hear us discuss Faith Kipyegon’s upcoming attempt to break the four-minute mile later this month.LINKS:· Check out Faith Kipyegon’s Instagram· Read our latest Substack, ‘The Oura Ring: Gamechanger orrrr bit of a rip off?’Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper. Logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.
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Back to our roots
Hi lovely humans!After a big few weeks and topics on the pod, we’re going back to our roots for today’s episode.We discuss the best way to breathe when you’re running, the importance of mental and physical preparation before a race, and catch up on our backlog of running recommendations!We’re also very excited to share that we’ve launched our Substack, which will discuss all things women’s health, podcast recaps, blogs, product reviews, and so much more.LINKS:· Read our first Substack post – ‘How To: Ignore Your Body’· Check out our post that ended up on the wrong side of InstagramFollow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper. Logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.
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What nobody is saying about the Enhanced Games
BUCKLE IN CHEEKY CREW this is a big one. Have you heard of the Enhanced Games? If you haven’t, they’re marketing themselves as an Olympics which would allow performance-enhancing drugs…and it’s just been announced that the first ever games will be held in a year.We’ve done some digging on the games, and boyyyy oh boy is there a lot to unpack here. Let us know what you think!LINKS:Joe Rogan x Enhanced Games founders episodeEnhanced Games founder talking about their business modelJames Magnussen on Dyl & FriendsThank you so much to Pillar Performance for making this episode possible. Try Pillar’s Creatine supplement and get 15% off with our code ‘CHEEKY’ at checkout!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper. Logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.
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