Episodes
Gooood morning cheeky chums! This week, we’re reviewing and awarding our favourite running related products of 2024. We thought it would be fun to look back over the last 12 months and give some recognition to the things that got us through, from our favourite snacks to our favourite shoes! Links below. We are also very excited to say our MERCH IS LIVE!! Shop here! And lastly, we finish off with one of our greatest ever weekly weapons, an organisation called Free to Run, who work to inc...
Published 11/24/24
Hello and happy Monday Cheeky friends! We thought it was time to take a deep dive into all of the different measurements and readings our wearables give us. We unpack:How to interpret resting heart rate patterns to learn if you're overloadedHow accurate HR measurements even are on watches/ringsWtf is HRV, what's normal, and how to respond to itThe validity and meaning of body battery/stress readingsAnd generally we can use technology to help us listen to our body! The legends at Pillar P...
Published 11/17/24
Happy Monday cheeky pals!! Couple of big items on the agenda this week: Get deep on moving for a cause with Jenna (check out her mospace here)Give you a long-awaited merch update!!Introduce you to your latest and greatest weekly weapon (do your homework here)Keep each other accountable to some cross training and sleep goalsDiscuss Anna's transition to a Hybrid Athlete 🤝Sponsor shoutout: Kic has now added Marathon to their KICRUN training program repertoire for people wanting to buil...
Published 11/10/24
Helloooooo Cheeky friends!We had a lot to get through on today's show...and we were once again lucky enough to have sleep expert Dr Olivia Knowles on the show to chat through how to optimize your sleep pre race, sleep banking, how running impacts your sleep, napping, bedtime routines, caffeine, and how a few small changes can make a massive difference over time. Liv did her Bachelor and Honours of Exercise and Sport Science before going on to do her PhD. Her research in her doctorate explores...
Published 11/03/24
Happy Monday cheeky friends! On today's show: we’re talking about the relationship between sleep and running, something that we started to learn the importance of in season three. We are lucky enough to have sleep expert Dr Olivia Knowles on the show to talk us through how sleep can impact your running. Liv did her Bachelor and Honours of Exercise and Sport Science before going on to do her PhD. Her research in her doctorate explores the impact of inadequate sleep on strength training and mus...
Published 10/27/24
HELLO AND WELCOME TO SEASON FOUR!!!! Very happy to have you here and very happy to be back with each other in person! Today, we are going to discuss the pros and cons of racing for amateur runners, as well as how we're going to plan what to do next. We'll also have a catch-up on what’s happened over the last few weeks, talk through a couple of changes for season 4, and bring back a crowd favourite segment. Sponsor shoutout: Kic has made a new strength for running program, including 16 ma...
Published 10/20/24
👉 End of season 3 survey hereSurprise! Hello!Hear all about Phoebe's experience completing the Berlin marathon and our top ten takeaways from the trials and tribulations over the last few months.Thank-you all so so much for coming on the season three journey with us. We are honestly so grateful for your support. If you have five minutes spare and fancy going in the draw for some HAWT new cheeky merch, please fill out our end of season survey!!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagr...
Published 10/06/24
Hey hello hi friends!👉 End of season 3 survey here! In our final ep before the Berlin Marathon we talk about how to make a race plan (or two or three) and a few different common race strategies used in long distance running. One of us tries something for the first time in 20* years and the other has gained a lifetime* friend. Before we do that, we rate our training, mindset, recovery and fuelling for the week and explain why. We then finish by crowning a cheeky team member of the w...
Published 09/22/24
Happy Monday pals!! Today our deep dive is on PROTEIN as we realised that week that one of us is unknowingly falling very short of their protein requirements; turns out you actually need quite a bit of the stuff !! We unpack why you need it, signs you're not getting enough, and some strategies for upping your intake productively.Before we do that, we rate our training, mindset, recovery and fuelling for the week and explain why. We finish by crowing a queen of a cheeky team member of the week...
Published 09/15/24
Um, hi!! This week's podcast is our first episode with TWO special guests which we think calls for a celebration - can we get a WOO?!We start off by giving you our Top Ten Tips on how to nail a long run to help you *and us* have the best possible chance of making a long run the best run of the week.We then introduce our special guests and ask for their insights to help us answer the listener questions for this week. Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this season to life and c...
Published 09/08/24
Oh helllo cheeky chums! Hope you have a blessed day full of MOTIVATION! But...if not, never fear...today's episode we chat about how to navigate through varying levels of motivation. We feel like this topic is super important to talk about as even the most enthusiastic people can find themselves deep in a running rutLet us know what you think of this week's episode, we hope you like it! Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this season to life and creating such magical running shoes/a...
Published 09/01/24
PSA: send this to someone you know who is injured 🧡Today we unpack the experience of being injured. We open up about the common emotions and the more destructive narratives that can dominate when in the thick of an injury. We then try and reframe those emotions/narratives into something more productive and compassionate.Obviously we are not psychologists at ALL so reminder to speak to a professional if you're struggling.We then rate ourselves on our fuelling, recovery, cross training and mind...
Published 08/25/24
Oh helllo there! We don't say this enough but todays ep is! jam! PACKED!!! We start off by unpacking some of our biggest takeaways from the Olympics, including why the Aussie women did so well and how mental health/wellness impacts performance. We then rate ourselves on our mindset, recovery, cross training and fuelling for the week. You'll get some insight into the BTS of our lives you didn't know you needed and we'll set some micro goals for between this episode and the next.Thanks to the t...
Published 08/18/24
A final and hearty good morning to you armchair experts! Anna is back and we re-live in glorious detail the two biggest and most exciting events of them all: the women's 1500m final and marathon.The biggest congrats to every single athlete who competed for team Aus, you all make us massively proud!!And THANK YOU all for coming on this journey with us, it has been extremely fun 🧡Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Str...
Published 08/14/24
This week the chat is all about cross-training: what is it, why is it important, and how do we approach it. We then rate ourselves/10 for our mindset, fuelling and recovery for the week and explaining why. We finish by awarding our cheeky team member of the week to someone who gives some incredibly wise and helpful advice about cross training 🙏Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this season to life and creating such magical running shoes/apparel 🍌🫶Follow us wherever you get your pod...
Published 08/11/24
Are you ready to become an armchair expert for the olympic marathon?! Sure you are!!In this episode we:interview SINEAD DIVER (Australian record holder) who will be competing at the Olympics!!!discuss what makes the marathon so excitingtell the story of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behindgive you a run down of the race favouritesmake our own predictions of how it will unfoldENJOY, we did!!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, a...
Published 08/10/24
Goooooood morning armchair experts!Today we welcome our London correspondent LEISH onto the show! We unpack the women's 10,000m final and then make some biiig predicitons for the men's marathon, men's 5000m final AND women's 1500m final. Huge if true.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
Published 08/09/24
Good morning armchair experts!Anna is back on the mic after another big day in Paris to discuss...Women's 1500m semi's and how the finals might be shaping up to be the most exciting race... ever??Nina Kennedy's historic gold medalWe finish by discussing tomorrow's events and making some predictions for the upcoming women's 10,000m final.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...
Published 08/09/24
Good morning armchair experts!Phoebe is joined by someone who is decidedly NOT Anna to discuss...The insaneee and highly controversial men's 5000m heats3 x aussie performances in the men's 800m heats1500m women's repechageWe finish by discussing tomorrow's events and making some predictions for the upcoming men's 800m repechage, women's 1500m semis AND (critically!!) women's 400m hurdles final SHOWDOWN!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna'...
Published 08/07/24
Helloooo armchair experts! Day 6 was cooking with HEAT. We kick off the recording hot off the shock men's 1500m final result and unpack that, including getting slightly sidetrackedWe unpack the women's 1500m heats including the incredible performances from our 3 x Aussie queensWe finish by discussing upcoming events and making some predictions for the upcoming men's 5000m, 800m and women's pole vault!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's S...
Published 08/06/24
Are you ready to become an armchair expert for the 10,000m?! Sure you are!!In this episode we:lose it in the first 60 secondsdiscuss what makes the 10000m event so excitingtell the story of the Aussie athlete you'll be getting behindgive you a run down of the race favouritesmake our own predictions of how it will unfoldENJOY, we did!!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 &...
Published 08/06/24
Helloooo Cheeky chums! Join us AND special guest Eleanor aka Noz aka Spanish correspondent for our Day 5 aths wrap 🍌And what a day it was!We can't help but discuss a bit of the field action with 2 Aussie medals in the high jump and a stirring pole vault world recordWe witnessed one of the most dramatic 5000m finals in history, with a very strong performance from Australia's Rose Davies, another iconic run from Sifan, and some argy bargy between world record holder Tsegay and race favourite Ki...
Published 08/05/24
Week three of the marathon block is done and there are officially eight weeks until Berlin (send help). This week we get a bit real (again!!) and talk about our struggles with sickness, injury and dive deep into recovery as a whole. We finish by awarding our cheeky team member of the week to someone who gave advice on the cheeky strava thread that stuck with both of us 🙏Remember to register for marathon watch party here!Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this season to life a...
Published 08/04/24