In this episode we dive deep into our Rotorua Marathon training builds, with Lydia training toward the 42.2km and Esther toward the 10km. We chat through how interruptions in training can affect your confidence and how to overcome these, alongside what to prioritise in training if you have to deload slightly. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

As we wrap up Women's History Month, this week on the Femmi Pod we are joined by the incredible Kathrine Switzer, who made history as one of the first women to run the Boston marathon in 1967. At that time women running marathons was unheard of. While running the marathon the race director approached Kathrine with anger and attempted to pull her off the course. Kathrine not only went on to complete the Boston marathon in 1967, she went on to complete 40 marathons since, including winning the...

In this episode we chat to the incredible Elliott Heath. Elliott resides in Portland, Oregon and is both a Bowerman Track Club Coach (one of Nike’s premier running clubs) and a Nike Running Footwear Product Manager. Elliott oversees the racing portfolio across track, field and road models. Prior to his role in Nike Footwear, Elliott was an all-American collegiate middle distance runner and a professional Nike running athlete. Throughout this conversation we speak to Elliott about how Nike...

In this episode we do something a little different and play a game of 'Would you rather?' but a women's running edition. We also get you up to speed with all things Femmi, work and our training as we head toward the Rotorua Marathon 2024. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

In this episode you'll meet a key part of the Femmi team, Taegan Baxter. Taegan first joined the Femmi family back in 2020 as one of our very first athletes, who we coached for about two years before she joined the team in a more formal capacity, as the Head of Growth. In this conversation you'll hear about Taegan's running story and we then go on to pick her brain on her view of women's running and the future of what we are building here at Femmi. Download the Femmi app Follow Femmi on...

In this episode we catch up before diving into a conversation of the role that run clubs should pay in our lives as runners. We talk about the explosion of run crews, and break down the current trend of run clubs becoming dating clubs, including the pros and cons of this. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

We made it! Episode 100! Join us for this conversation as we share stories from our amazing Femmi Run Communities leaders about how their relationship with themselves and their bodies have evolved over time. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

In this episode we get you up to speed with all things Femmi - from our own running, through to building the Femmi app and current challenges being women founders. We then dive into an conversation about the role of validation (or feeling validated) when it comes to building your confidence as a woman. Understanding your unique female physiology is critical to help you make the best decisions for both your training and your health. Download the Femmi app Follow Femmi on IG

In this episode we are joined by our Femmi Physiotherapist, the amazing Grace Coombs. Grace has a particular interest in physiotherapy for runners alongside women’s health. We speak to Grace about all the things we can do as women runners that can set us up for a sustainable year of running. We dive into the most common running injuries, how to prevent them and how to keep our bodies healthy and strong. Listen to other Graces episodes: Ep 26 - Grace Coombs Femmi Physiotherapist Ep 53 - Pre-...

Welcome back to the Femmi Pod for 2024. The Femmi Pod is safe space to talk about women, running, movement and many things in between. In this episode we talk about setting intentions for the year ahead and break down why we run, as well as why we are so passionate about getting (and keeping) other women in the sport. We also discussed women who we are finding inspiration from watching their running journey, such as @rileyj Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app Into the Magic Shop

In this episode we are excited to welcome the incredible Colleen Quigley. Colleen has not only won the US 3000m steeplechase title, but also placed 8th at the 2016 Rio Olympics, alongside many other extremely inspiring results. Colleen (or steeple squigs as some of you may know her by) is also now competing in the sport of triathlon. But what we love most about Colleen is her drive to inspire more young girls and women to stay in sport - something we touch on in this episode. Follow Colleen...

In this episode we welcome back to the pod our incredible Femmi expert, Dr Izzy Smith. Dr Izzy is an Australian based doctor working in endocrinology and is part of our medical expert team, guiding femmi on all things womens health. In this episode we deep dive into contraception for women and the pros and cons of the differing forms of it, from the oral contraceptive pill (or the OCP) through to the different IUDs. We also chat about their potential impacts on performance as female...

This pod is a safe space to talk about women, running, movement and many things in between. We acknowledge that 2023 has been an incredibly difficult year for many people. We hope that the Femmi pod and our stories can provide some welcome distraction. Please enjoy this episode where we touch on some of the highs and lows of the year with regards to our running and journeys as founders of Femmi. Follow Femmi on IG Head to our website or download the app

In this episode we give you some big updates on the app..spoiler alert, WE ARE NOW IN THE APP STORE. We then want to dive into a conversation about what we believe women runners need to succeed - ‘success’ referring to whatever YOU see as personal success in the sport. Download Femmi here Follow Femmi on IG here

In this episode we get you up to speed where we are at in both training and work, and get you across the exciting updates on building the Femmi app. We then dive into the importance of celebrating the wins - from the big to the small, and how stopping to celebrate can actually give you even more motivation to push. Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co Head to our website femmi.co

In this episode we welcome two very special guests to the pod. Joining us is our incredible Femmi coach, Amy O’Halloran, along with Zoe van Potaka, an athlete and coach herself. Both of these incredible women are not only amazing runners, but also have one of the most important jobs of all, being mums! We are super excited to be diving into the conversation about running through pregnancy, taking time off and coming back after giving birth. Follow Zoe on IG - @zoe.vanpotakaFollow Amy on IG -...

After a busy couple of weeks at Femmi, we are back and here to catch you up on all the fun things we’ve been up to, plus all the challenges we’ve been facing. So listen in as we give you an overview of the last few weeks as athletes, coaches, business owners and female founders.Follow Femmi on IG - Femmi.coHead to our website femmi.coWatch the Women in Motion series

This week we speak to the amazing Megzy Waters. Megzy is the Nike trainer here in the Pacific and a proud Warumungu/Yawuru woman, who stands strongly with her Aboriginal culture. Megzy is all things sport, being the host of Yokayi footy, the owner of her own gym, airlocker training in Brunswick melbourne, and just an epic voice for change all across Australia. Follow Megzy on IG - @megzyy_ 'Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co Head to our website femmi.co

In this episode, we fill you in on the latest news, including Est being struck down by covid again! We then dive into the importance of a taper in the lead up to a race, as well as the exciting events going on throughout the Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival weekend for our Femmi Community. Find us on IG @femmi.co or head to our website femmi.co

In this episode we welcome the two times Mountain Running World Champion, Grayson Murphy, otherwise known as Racin Grayson. Grayson didn’t find running until a little later in life, at university, and has now gone on to be one of the best runners in the world. Grayson is not only an amazing trail runner, but she has also achieved some pretty amazing results on the track and the road too. We chat to Grayson about her running career, as well as her pure passion for the sport, and her desire to...

In this episode we break down the reasons why rest days are so important. We chat through our own experiences as athletes and how, by not taking rest days, our mental and physical health suffered. We discuss tools to help remove the feeling of guilt on a rest day and how to build yourself into a sustainable runner for life. Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co Head to our website to find out more about the Femmi app

In this episode we speak with the incredible Katie Babbott, a researcher at the University of Auckland, as well as a passionate runner, who is part of the Femmi Run Community. Katie has recently completed her PhD titled ‘Eating behaviours, body image and mental health: updated estimates of adolescent health, well-being and positive functioning in Aotearoa NZ.” Throughout this conversation we dive into Katies work and her findings, and the issues surrounding bad body image for girls and...