This week on the show we bring you Kristi and Selene’s live coverage from the Leadville 100 MTB a few weeks ago. We start off with Kristi’s conversation with Michelle Duffy from Life Time. Michelle explains her mission at Life Time to bring more attention to female professional athletes through the Life Time Grand Prix, and why it’s important to do…

Melisa Rollins was born to race the Leadville 100; although if you had asked her in highschool if this was true, she would have disagreed. Melisa's parents have been racing the Leadville 100 MTB since she was just a year old, so the race runs deep in her blood. She herself has started the race seven times, and crossed the finish line 7 times, inclu…

This week Kathryn and Kristi welcome back 2022 Lifetime Grand Prix Champion Haley Smith. Haley recently completed her Masters of Science in Sport Psychology, and in this episode she takes a deep dive into how we can all work towards keeping our mindset positive during races and training rides. As both an academic and an accomplished athlete Haley k…

We are back to our regular program! This week on the show Kathryn catches up with Crystal Anthony a few days ahead of her recent 9th place finish at the Leadville 100. The Bentonville-based athlete grew up in a cycling family, but first set her competitive sights on collegiate running. After missing out on an Olympic marathon qualification by a han…

What if everything you thought you knew about concussion was wrong? Brain Storm, presented by Momentous, is a podcast series that follows 7-time World Champion adventure athlete Rebecca Rusch after a violent bike wreck leaves her with a “mild” concussion that turns her world upside down. Each episode follows Rebecca on her journey to heal her brain…

Welcome to our daily coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Kathryn and Kristi are on the ground providing updates on all of the day’s action and behind-the-scenes need to know. Follow @girlsgonegravel and @feistymedia for more coverage. In today’s show: A WILD last day. A whole week comes down to four seconds. Thanks to our partners who…

Welcome to our daily coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Kathryn and Kristi are on the ground providing updates on all of the day’s action and behind-the-scenes need to know. Follow @girlsgonegravel and @feistymedia for more coverage. In today’s show: All the excitement from the penultimate day!! Thanks to our partners who made this c…

Welcome to our daily coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Kathryn and Kristi are on the ground providing updates on all of the day’s action and behind-the-scenes need to know. Follow @girlsgonegravel and @feistymedia for more coverage. In today’s show: Today was our cluster. Jess from Liv on directing a team. Thanks to our partners who…

Welcome to our daily coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Kathryn and Kristi are on the ground providing updates on all of the day’s action and behind-the-scenes need to know. Follow @girlsgonegravel and @feistymedia for more coverage. In today’s show: Sadbh from Liv on how you have to see it to be it. Thanks to our partners who made t…

Welcome to our daily coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Kathryn and Kristi are on the ground providing updates on all of the day’s action and behind-the-scenes need to know. Follow @girlsgonegravel and @feistymedia for more coverage. In today’s show: Three days in one stage. A trip in the Zwift team car. Thanks to our partners who ma…

Welcome to our daily coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Kathryn and Kristi are on the ground providing updates on all of the day’s action and behind-the-scenes need to know. Follow @girlsgonegravel and @feistymedia for more coverage. In today’s show: Two events in one day. How Liv is investing in the future of women's cycling. Thanks…

Welcome to our daily coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Kathryn and Kristi are on the ground providing updates on all of the day’s action and behind-the-scenes need to know. Follow @girlsgonegravel and @feistymedia for more coverage. In today’s show: These cyclists are taking in ALL the carbs. How Kristin Faulkner is bringing cycling…

This week we have two special guests to help us all get ready to watch the 2024 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race. We are joined by cycling legend, and Feisty’s Hit Play Not Pause host Selene Yeager, as well as another cycling legend and the voice of the Life Time Grand Prix Janel Spilker. Selene has raced Leadville in the past, and she gives …

We have another heavy hitter in our lead up to the Tour de France Femme avec Zwift; Kate Veronneau the Director of Women’s Strategy at Zwift, and arguably #1 fan of The Tour. Kate is a former professional cyclist, and has been leading the charge on the Tour de France Femme for three years. She offers some incredible insight on the route, including …

If you have questions about any aspect of the Tour de France Femme avec Zwift, this episode is for you! This week Kathryn and Kristi welcome back our very special 5-timer Alison Tetrick to chat all things bike racing leading into the Paris 2024 Olympics as well as the Tour de France Femme avec Zwift which starts just days after the action wraps up …

Riders at the 2024 Tour Divide endured all kinds of weather as they made their way south from Banff to Antelope Wells. Our guest this week, Meaghan Hackinen, found a way to prevail despite the less than ideal conditions, winning the women’s race and also setting the fastest Grand Depart time. Meaghan got her start in cycling commuting to school, ev…

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…

Like many of our guests, Justine Barrow found her way to cycling after an injury sidelined her from running. What make’s Justine’s story so unique was that it was at age 35, and almost 10 years later she still feels like a relative “newbie” in the gravel racing scene. Her results however would suggest that she is far from that; as the 2023 Australi…

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…

Paige Onweller recently finished 3rd place at Unbound Gravel in that iconic nine woman sprint finish in the 200 mile race. This impressive finish gained her some key points in the Life Time Grand Prix. What makes this finish even more impressive, is that it was just 12 weeks after Paige underwent surgery on her right ankle to repair a torn ligament…

Geerike “Gee” Schruers was a soigneur on the women’s pro tour for over 10 years, taking care of some of the best riders in the world to help them perform at their best. However, last year she was tempted by the growing gravel scene, and made the jump to professional racing herself. Gee joined up with Specialized and is the only Specialized/SD Worx …

What a race it was at the 2024 edition of Unbound Gravel! This year the women had their very own start, and they put on an amazing show. On this week’s episode, Kathryn is on the ground in Emporia with interviews from the race expo before race day. Kathryn also linked up with women’s 200 mile winner, Rosa Klöser, after the race, as well as Geerike …

It is almost time for Unbound Gravel 2024! On this episode of the show, Kathryn and Kristi are joined by Life Time Grand Prix commentators Janel Spilker and Lauren Hall to dive into all of their race-day predictions. The course is heading north this year, and Kristi gives us her insider’s scoop on what riders can expect from the infamous North Rout…

This week Kathryn and Kristi welcome back 2022 Lifetime Grand Prix Champion Haley Smith. Haley recently completed her Masters of Science in Sport Psychology, and in this episode she takes a deep dive into how we can all work towards keeping our mindset positive during races and training rides. As both an academic and an accomplished athlete Haley k…

If you’ve ever thought about taking on a long gravel adventure but don’t know where to start or even if you are familiar with longer gravel events but want to sharpen up your training, this episode is for you! Kathryn and Kristi are joined this week by professional cyclist and cycling coach Scotti Moody. Scotti has taken on (and won) many ultra-end…