Girls Gone Gravel podcast

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Girls Gone Gravel is a community of women empowered to chase their big adventures.

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Be Who You Are with Madigan Munro and Sofia Waite (Episode 198)

The USA Women’s national mountain bike team is absolutely stacked with talent. This week on we hear from Kristi who had the chance to sit down with two of its up and coming stars while visiting Bentonville this fall. Madigan (Maddie) Munro is a ski racer turned mountain bike phenom from Boulder, CO. She is currently signed with Trek Factory racing and will be making the jump from U23 to Elite on the World Cup circuit in 2025. Sofia Waite, of Golden, CO started her athletic career as a runner but quickly found her way to mountain biking through her local NICA program. Growing up racing against Maddie, Sofia has now signed with BH Coloma and is also racing as a U23 on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. The pair talks about the supportive dynamic throughout all of the women on the mountain bike national team, and how they are also becoming role models for the next generation of USA mountain bike athletes. They also fill us in on what life on the world cup circuit is like as they travel the world to race their bikes. Follow Maddie on Instagram @madigan.munro Follow Sofia on Instagram @sofiawaite Join the More Women More Miles community at https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/morewomenmoremiles

34 min
NOV 12

More Women More Miles with Meredith Root (Episode 197)

This week Kathryn and Kristi are joined by Meredith Root of Tactic Nutrition to share some big news for 2025. Girls Gone Gravel will be teaming up with Life Time and Tactic Nutrition to create the More Women More Miles community. This is our way of “keeping our foot on the gas” to make sure that women’s participation in big gravel events continues to grow. As a coach, Meredith explains how important it is for women to continue to regularly carve out time and attention for themselves, no matter how small or big your goals may be. The More Women More Miles program will help us all do just that, with bi-monthly meet seminars covering a range of topics related to racing long, a community of like-minded women, and pre-race meetups at Unbound in 2025. Follow Meredith and Alex on Instagram @tacticnutrition and learn more about their coaching services at tacticmethod.com and tacticworksout.com Join the More Women More Miles community at https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/morewomenmoremiles Follow us on Instagram: @girlsgonegravel @feisty_media Girls Gone Gravel Website: https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/ Feisty Media Website: https://livefeisty.com/ Support our Partners: Use the code gggfierce for 30% off at fiercehazel.com Tifosi: Use the code FM20! to get 20% off your order at tifosioptics.com To shop all LTH Nutritional Supplements, head to shop.lifetime.life/nutrition and use code FEISTY at checkout to get 20% off your order! Feisty’s Lift Heavy Guide: Get your guide to lifting heavy plus a 4-week training plan at https://www.womensperformance.com/lift-heavy

47 min
NOV 5

**REBROADCAST** Books and Bikes with Caroline Tory (Episode 179)

This week Kathryn and Kristi are catching up with Life Time Grand Prix athlete Caroline Tory from Aspen, Colorado. Caroline grew up in downtown Toronto but was always drawn to the mountains, and after attending college in Maine she moved to Colorado and dove head first into the outdoor lifestyle spending her time skiing and mountain biking. A collegiate runner, Caroline was no stranger to competition, so as she got more confident on her mountain bike competing in races was a natural progression. Caroline discovered that she was drawn to longer mountain and gravel cycling events, and her success in races gave her the confidence to apply for the Life Time Grand Prix in 2023, and she is taking on the series again in 2024. Off the bike Caroline runs the Literary Arts Program at the Aspen Institute, she gives her insights on balancing a demanding full time job and racing the Grand Prix, and answers the hard hitting questions; like if audiobooks count as reading. Follow Caroline on Instagram @ctory1

50 min
OCT 29

Be a Good Steward with Amy Charity (Episode 196)

Putting on a gravel event for thousands of people is no small task. Our guest this week Amy Charity knows that all too well. Amy is at the helm of the GRVL series which hosts gravel races in FNLD GRVL in Lahti Finland, RDL GRVL in Adelaide Australia, as well as SBT GRVL in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This year their flagship race, SBT GRVL was met with an enormous new challenge as it faced major resistance from some residents of the small rural community that hosts the event. Amy talks through the challenges of putting on such a large event in a remote, rural community and how she and the GRVL team have had to work with stakeholders to make changes with the event so that it minimizes disruptions for residents of the county. She also discusses why it is so important that we, as gravel cyclists, act as good stewards to the places in which we ride our bikes to ensure that these places are being protected and preserved for all users of the land. Follow SBT on Instagram @sbtgrvl and check out their website for details on the 2025 event. Follow us on Instagram: @girlsgonegravel @feisty_media Girls Gone Gravel Website: https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/ Feisty Media Website: https://livefeisty.com/ Support our Partners: Use the code gggfierce for 30% off at fiercehazel.com Tifosi: Use the code FM20! to get 20% off your order at tifosioptics.com To shop all LTH Nutritional Supplements, head to shop.lifetime.life/nutrition and use code FEISTY at checkout to get 20% off your order! Feisty’s Lift Heavy Guide: Get your guide to lifting heavy plus a 4-week training plan at https://www.womensperformance.com/lift-heavy

50 min
OCT 22

Big Sugar Post Race Show (Episode 195)

The last race of the 2024 Life Time Grand Prix is officially in the books, and we have our last wrap up show of the season this week! Kathryn and Kristi were on the ground in Bentonville for Big Sugar and they spoke with athletes, artists, and industry insiders, including a live wrap up with Lauren Hall and Janel Spilker. Follow us on Instagram: @girlsgonegravel @feisty_media Girls Gone Gravel Website: https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/ Feisty Media Website: https://livefeisty.com/ Support our Partners: Use the code gggfierce for 30% off at fiercehazel.com Tifosi: Use the code FM20! to get 20% off your order at tifosioptics.com To shop all LTH Nutritional Supplements, head to shop.lifetime.life/nutrition and use code FEISTY at checkout to get 20% off your order! Feisty’s Lift Heavy Guide: Get your guide to lifting heavy plus a 4-week training plan at https://www.womensperformance.com/lift-heavy

55 min
OCT 15

Big Sugar 2024 Preview Show with Lauren Hall and Janel Spilker (Episode 194)

It’s almost time for the final race of the Life Time Grand Prix for 2024. Big Sugar is just a few days away, and this week we welcome back Lauren Hall and Janel Spilker to get the pre-race scoop, including a course preview, and the group’s podium picks. The standings for the top 10 in the overall for the Life Time Grand Prix are about as tight as they get, and Big Sugar is anyone’s race. Janel and Lauren give us a breakdown of who can contend for the top spots, and how that will play into the race at Big Sugar. Follow us on Instagram: @girlsgonegravel @feisty_media Girls Gone Gravel Website: https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/ Feisty Media Website: https://livefeisty.com/ Support our Partners: Use the code gggfierce for 30% off at fiercehazel.com Tifosi: Use the code FM20! to get 20% off your order at tifosioptics.com To shop all LTH Nutritional Supplements, head to shop.lifetime.life/nutrition and use code FEISTY at checkout to get 20% off your order! Feisty’s Lift Heavy Guide: Get your guide to lifting heavy plus a 4-week training plan at https://www.womensperformance.com/lift-heavy

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OCT 8

**REBROADCAST** Fueling for Performance with Sarah Lange and Anna Hicks (Episode 186)

This week we have another special episode for you with two Life Time Grand Prix athletes, who, off the bike, are experts in sports nutrition. Sarah Lange is a registered dietician, and Anna Hicks is a certified nutritionist. The pair discuss how mindset and diet culture can play into our fueling decisions as athletes, and why it is important for us to challenge those thoughts when they come up. They give us some concrete tips on how to build better nutrition practices around our training and racing, so that we can perform our best both on and off the bike, and also help break down some nutrition basics to help build a foundation of fueling for performance and success. Follow us on Instagram: @girlsgonegravel @feisty_media Girls Gone Gravel Website: https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/ Feisty Media Website: https://livefeisty.com/ Support our Partners: Use the code gggfierce for 30% off at fiercehazel.com Tifosi: Use the code FM20! to get 20% off your order at tifosioptics.com To shop all LTH Nutritional Supplements, head to shop.lifetime.life/nutrition and use code FEISTY at checkout to get 20% off your order! Feisty’s Lift Heavy Guide: Get your guide to lifting heavy plus a 4-week training plan at https://www.womensperformance.com/lift-heavy

59 min
OCT 1

**REBROADCAST** Spread Positivity with Peta Mullens (Episode 184)

If you’ve been lucky enough to cross paths with Peta Mullens, you will undoubtedly notice her positive energy and enthusiasm for cycling. With over 20 years in the sport, Peta has raced almost every discipline, from criterium to mountain biking, and also has more than 20 national titles in her home country of Australia. This year, Peta has made the trip to America from down under to compete in the Life Time Grand Prix. She tells Kathryn and Kristi what excited her most about participating in the series, and also gives her perspective on women’s cycling overall and the changes that she has seen in her storied career. Follow Peta on Instagram @petamullens Follow us on Instagram: @girlsgonegravel @feisty_media Girls Gone Gravel Website: https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/ Feisty Media Website: https://livefeisty.com/ Support our Partners: Use the code gggfierce for 30% off at fiercehazel.com Tifosi: Use the code FM20! to get 20% off your order at tifosioptics.com To shop all LTH Nutritional Supplements, head to shop.lifetime.life/nutrition and use code FEISTY at checkout to get 20% off your order! Feisty’s Lift Heavy Guide: Get your guide to lifting heavy plus a 4-week training plan at https://www.womensperformance.com/lift-heavy

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Today’s Episode about Women’s Racing the next few months

Jul 23

Kimcork

Was just wonderful!! Great insights — I knew some but certainly not all…. And personal element of the insights were especially terrific!
Stoked, pumped, inspired

Mar 24

Heycoachmac

As a fellow adventure-seeker I’m so inspired by these stories. I want to try it all, and have yet to make it to mountain biking yet, but be assured it’s on the docket!
Loving this content

08/24/2022

Tom_Tu

Thank you for making such a great show featuring awesome women.
Girl power fuel!

08/11/2022

Clarisse from Sweet Sippin

Thank you guys for this awesome podcast, I feel like I made new friends, and I am learning so much! You guys should interview Cynthia Frazier, she is the organizer of the race Gravista in Virginia and just an absolute beast on the bike. She won Unbound XL this year.