Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women
228 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSparta Chicks Radio shares inspiring stories coupled with practical, tried-and-tested-in-the-real-world advice from successful women in all walks of life about the realities of fear, self-doubt, courage, bravery, success and living life on your terms. From world class athletes, brilliant business minds to everyday women undertaking epic adventures, Sparta Chicks Radio will help you tap into your inner strength, courage, bravery and determination so you can chase your dreams and live a more fulfilling life on your terms.
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#117: Dr Hannah MacDougall on Burnout, Self-Doubt and Mindfulness
August 04, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 41.5 MBAn elite athlete in two sports and with a PhD in athlete wellbeing, Dr Hannah MacDougall has a unique perspective on emotional, mental and physical performance and wellbeing - so I knew she’d be the perfect guest for Sparta Chicks Radio. Hannah was 9 when she set the goal to become a Paralympian. She’s now a dual Paralympian, having competed in swimming at the 2004 Athens and the 2008 Beijng Paralympics. Unfortunately, Hannah suffered from burnout, fell out of love with swimming and ev...
#116: Paul Watkins on Failing, Winning & Being a Work in Progress
July 28, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB“93% Harry Potter and 7% Bear Grylls”. That’s how Paul Watkins’ website describes him. There are lots of other labels that could be applied too; Pharmacist, mountaineer, full-time dad, ultramarathon runner, motivational speaker and property developer. However, the one label that doesn’t sit comfortably with Paul is “athlete”, which is difficult to appreciate when you consider his list of achievements. Paul has climbed major peaks on all 7 continents and competed in some of toughest ult...
#115: Matilda Raynolds on Body Image, Saying ‘Yes’ and Everesting on Everest
July 21, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBTils’ (as she is generally known) grew up in country New South Wales chasing 3 older brothers around the paddock. So it’s hardly surprising her first foray into sport was on the rugby league field. Sadly, she had to give up the sport in her early teens because once girls reached a certain age, they were no longer allowed to play against boys - and, of course - there was no girl’s league at the time. Fast forward a few years and Tils discovered triathlons. And just 4 years later, she made...
#114: Shelly Horton on Confidence, Courage and Criticism
July 14, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBShelly Horton’s High School career guidance counsellor told her she was too opinionated and warned her to tone it down. Instead, she ignored him and turned it into a career! Shelly is a journalist, TV presenter and producer and her opinions can be heard multiple times each week on Channel 9 in Australia. Shelly is also not afraid of open and honest conversations about difficult topics. So I knew she’d be the perfect guest for Sparta Chicks Radio. In this conversation, Shelly and I disc...
#113: Bonnie Tu on Proving Yourself, Changing Gears & Liv Cycling
July 07, 2019 10:00 - 49 minutes - 40.4 MBIn 2007, Bonnie Tu was the CFO of Giant Bicycles and decided to join the former Chairman who was riding the Tour of Taiwan, a 900km ride that circumnavigates Taiwan. At the time Bonnie was in her late 50s and had not ridden a bicycle since High School (and never a bike with gears!). But when Bonnie walked into a Giant Bicycles retail outlet, she was shocked to realise she couldn’t find a bike or any apparel to suit her needs. The ride proved to be a "very painful experience". And 12...
#112: Taryn Brumfitt on Learning to Love and Embrace Your Body
June 30, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 44.8 MBThe Body Image Movement can only be described as a revolution. And it began in 2013 when Taryn Brumfitt posted a ‘non-traditional’ Before + After photo one night on Facebook. On the left, the ‘before’ photo showed ‘ripped’ Taryn on stage at a bodybuilding competition. On the right, the ‘after’ photo showed a ‘softer’ Taryn with visible rolls around her tummy looking content and happy. The switching of the photos (not to mention Taryn’s obviously content and happy nature in the ‘after...
#111: Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu on Self-Doubt, Feminism & Muay Thai
June 23, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBMuay Thai may, on the surface, appear to have nothing in common with endurance sports, but you might be surprised… I was certainly was when I spoke with Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu for this week’s episode of Sparta Chicks Radio. Sylvie is an American born woman living in Thailand who currently holds the record for the most number of Muay Thai fights by any Westerner - male or female - which (at the time of writing) stands at 242. And, much to my surprise, she’s been a long-time listener of...
#110: Karen Barrett from 2-pack-a-day Smoker to Record-Setting Trail Runner
June 16, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes - 48.5 MBKaren Barrett has a remarkable story which reinforces for me of the power of choice and the power of self-belief. A talented runner as a child, Karen had an offer to train at the Australian Institute of Sport. But was forced to turn it down due to her difficult family circumstances. Fast forward a few years and she had become “virtually homeless” and had developed a 2-pack-a day (and more on the weekends) smoking habit. Then in her early 40s, she decided it was time to quit. She starte...
#109: Tiffany Winchester on Donuts, the Imposter & Ultra Endurance Cycling
June 09, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBSettle in and buckle up; this is a fun, deep, long and laughter filled episode of Sparta Chicks Radio. Tiffany Winchester is an ultra-endurance cyclist, with a love of doughnuts, who is currently preparing to ride the Paris-Brest-Paris; an iconic 1,200km endurance cycling event in France later this year. Tiff finished her first bike race as a child and then took a “25 year rest week” from almost all forms of exercise. It wasn’t until her 30s that she started walking and “procrasta-hiki...
#108: Samantha Gash on Inspiration, Impact and ‘Run India’
June 02, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBI could fill a page just listing Samantha Gash’s achievements. In 2010, and in her first ultramarathon, Sam became the first female and youngest person to complete the Racing the Planet 4 Deserts Grand Slam, running 4 ultra marathons across the driest, windiest, hottest and coldest deserts on Earth. That was followed in 2011 by a 222km non-stop race through the Indian Himalayas. It was during that run across the Himalayas that Sam decided to use her running for a greater purpose. Sin...
#107: The InternationElles on Cycling (the Tour de France route) for Equality
May 26, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBSarah Anne Evans and Pippa Lyon who are both members of the Veloroos; an Australian non-professional women’s cycling team. This is Sarah Anne’s second time on the podcast. She joined me with her Veloroos teammate Julie Ann Hazlett in July 2017 to talk about winning their category at the 5,000km Race Across American in 2015 (you can find that conversation here). In 2019, Sarah Anne and Julie Anne, together with a third team member, Pippa Lyon (who you’ll meet today on the podcast for the ...
#106: Quona Ross Atkinson on Ageing Disgracefully
May 19, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 44 MBHow does ocean surf ski paddling figure into one woman’s version of a mid-life crisis? We ask Quona Ross Atkinson on Sparta Chicks Radio this week! Quona grew up on a cattle station in North Queensland and started competing in rodeos, camp drafting and show riding from the time she was 3. An extensive career in barrel racing followed before she took up adventure racing in her 40s. Fast forward to 2019 and after just 5 years in the sport of ocean surf ski paddling, she’s about to comp...
#105: Kelli Jackson on Unicycles, Identity & Starting on the Inside
May 05, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MBKelli Jackson was in her 40s and an “unassuming middle-aged overweight accountant who smoked” when, at a retreat in Bali, she blurted out that she wanted to ride a unicycle around the world. That was in 2010, but it wasn’t until she “survived” 2015 that Kelli started pursuing her goal - which included: learning to ride a unicycle (she didn’t know how when she set the goal!), and getting a large tattoo of a unicycle and the date she planned to start her adventure. Talk about being commi...
#104: Annie Crawford on Running, Mental Health & the Imposter Complex
April 28, 2019 10:00 - 49 minutes - 40.5 MBWith a background in social work and after losing her beloved Dad tragically to bowel cancer, it’s hardly surprising Annie Crawford decided she wanted to “make a difference” rather than returning to the paid workforce when she returned to Australia after living in the US for several years. And she’s made a profound difference in the lives of thousands of Australians ever since. Annie founded Can Too in 2005, a charity with the goal of creating a healthier and fitter community while also ...
#103: Emily Duggan on Confidence, Role Models & Racing Fast
April 21, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 46.1 MBEmily Duggan’s story is a perfect example of why it’s important to share the stories of women in sport. When Emily was a little girl, she was watching TV one weekend and came across the Supercar motor racing series here in Australia and was instantly hooked. However Emily, in that moment, also realised there were no women racing and thought it was a “boy’s sport” and put it to the back of her mind (as the saying goes, “you can’t be what you can’t see”). Thankfully the voice that whispe...
#102: Renee Kiley on Inspiration, Goal Setting & the Fear of Failure
April 14, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBIn November 2013, Renee Kiley joined friends to watch the Noosa Triathlon. And life hasn’t been the same since. At the time Renee was an overweight, unhealthy, pack-a-day smoker. Yet the race reignited Renee’s childhood love of competitive sport. And despite not having ridden a bike or swum laps since she was a kid, Renee set a goal to compete in the Noosa Triathlon the following year. She did that, and more. In March 2014, Renee lined up at the start of her very first triathlon; a S...
#101: Kristen Ulmer on Embracing Your Fear (& Why You'll Never Conquer It)
April 07, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIf there is one woman who has had an up-close-and-personal relationship with fear, it’s Kristen Ulmer. At 20, Kristen was skiing for the love of it and in jeans. By 23, she was on the US moguls ski team, starred in the first of 20 extreme skiing movies and was named the ski media as best woman big mountain extreme skier in the world (a ‘title’ she held for 12 years). This is a woman who came face to face with fear, in life-and-death situations, regularly and she developed a very intima...
#100: Michelle Lee on Overcoming Obstacles & Oceans
March 31, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBI first spoke with Michelle Lee back in July, 2017 when she shared her goal to complete the world’s toughest nautical challenge; the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. A 5,300km / 2900 nautical mile solo, unassisted and self-supported ocean rowing event across the Atlantic from the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain all the way to Antigua in the Caribbean. (You can find that conversation here). In February 2019, Michelle achieved her goal and, in the process, became the first Austr...
#099: Dr Stacy Sims on How to Work With Your Body, Not Fight Against It
March 24, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBDr Stacy Sims is an environmental exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist at the University of Waikato in NZ. She’s an incredible athlete in her own right too, having competed at the Hawaii Ironman in Kona as well as the Xterra (Off-Road Triathlon) World Championships in Maui. And she’s the author of an important book called Roar. It is a profound book that will challenge everything you thought you knew about training, nutrition, racing and recovery. At the core of Stacy’s work i...
#098: Jess Fox on Resilience, Goal Setting & Proving Yourself
March 17, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB3 months after finishing High School at the age of 18, Jess Fox qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. She left those Games with a Silver medal and, in hindsight, admits she felt the need to prove herself and to show that her result in London wasn’t a fluke. Of course, it wasn’t a fluke - in fact, it was just the start of an incredible career! A 2 x Olympic medalist (Jess won Bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics), Jess has also won 7 World Titles (and counting!) making her the most success...
#097: Lucy Gossage on the Finishing Last & Achieving the ‘Impossible’
March 10, 2019 09:00 - 38 minutes - 31 MBLucy Gossage finished last in a cross country race when she was 13 or 14. And while she didn’t realise it at the time, she now recognises that a fear of failure held her back from participating in any competitive sport until she was talked into doing her 1st triathlon at the age of 26. Fast forward a few years, she’s now an oncology doctor and former professional triathlete who won 13 x Ironman Championships throughout her career. Lucy has now returned to working as an oncology doctor ...
#096: Melissa Urie on Mental Strength, Confidence & Ultraman
March 03, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBMel joined me on the podcast way back in episode 14 to share her experience of becoming only the 2nd woman ever to complete the Epic 5 - a race consisting of 5 Ironman-distance triathlons on 5 Hawaiian islands over 5 days (you can find that conversation here). This week, Mel returns to the podcast to share her experience of competing at the Ultraman World Championships on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2018. Ultraman is a 3 day triathlon, consisting of a 10km swim, 420km riding and an 84km ...
#095: Katee Pedicini on Recovery, Rejuvenation & Happy Hormones
February 24, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBKatee Pedicini’s work around hormones and their impact on our health, happiness and performance has been pivotal for many women, myself included. Katee is the founder of Holistic Endurance and is based in Melbourne. She’s a triathlon coach and self-confessed hormone nerd who specialises in managing fatigue, stress and hormones to achieve not only performance but optimal health and happiness. And I can hand-on-heart say Katee and her work has changed my life. Katee has been on the podca...
#094: Lucy Barnard on Year 2 of Walking the Length of the World
February 17, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBThis week, Sparta Chicks Radio celebrates its 2nd birthday (or anniversary). And there is no-one I’d rather share that celebration with than this week’s return guest, Lucy Barnard! Lucy is attempting to become the 1st woman to walk the length of the world. She set off in February 2017 from Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina to walk all the way to Barrow, Alaska; a journey of 30,000km /20,000mi across 15 countries that will take her about 5 years. Yes, years. Lucy was first on t...
#093: Julie Howle on Sport, Surgery & the Imposter Complex
February 10, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBJulie Howle is a talented triathlete and surgical oncologist. She's currently the Head of the Melanoma and Sarcoma Multidisciplinary Groups at Westmead Hospital here in Sydney and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney. Julie is also an Age Group World Champion triathlete, having won her AG at the ITU Long Distance World Championships in 2017. And she's a 2x finisher for the Hawaii Ironman in Kona (in 2017 and 2018). Plus she’s someone who openly admits that her experie...
#092: Steph Lowe on Hormones, Pills & PCOS
February 03, 2019 09:00 - 48 minutes - 39 MBSteph Lowe is a triathlete, Sports Nutritionist and the Founder of the Natural Nutritionist. Steph was first on the podcast in August, 2018 (episode #69) where we had a wide-ranging discussion about nutrition - specifically the benefits of adopting an LCHF lifestyle on everything from your hormones, weight, PMS, mood, immune system, gut health and even 3:30itis. I asked Steph to return to the show so we could ‘deep dive’ into one specific health issue that affects millions of women; Poly...
#091: Alyssa Godesky on Self-Doubt, Comparison & the Vermont Long Trail
January 27, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBAlyssa Godesky is most well-known these days for being a professional triathlete and the co-host of the popular Ironwomen podcast. What isn’t well known is that she was an ultra marathon runner and trail runner, long before she moved into the world of triathlons. In 2018, Alyssa returned to her trail running roots and set out on a mission to break the Fastest Known Time (or FKT) on the Vermont Long Trail in the United States, a 273mi / 440km trail which traverses the State of Vermont fro...
#090: Jana Pittman on Breaking Down, Bouncing Back & Women’s Health
January 20, 2019 09:00 - 56 minutes - 45.8 MBAt 20, Jana Pittman became the Commonwealth Games Champion in the gruelling 400m Hurdles event and, at 21, the World Champion. By the end of her athletics career, she’d competed at 2 Olympic Games, won 2 x World Championships and 4 x Commonwealth Games Gold medals. Then in a transition that surprised many people, she switched sports! She took up the bobsled and represented Australia at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, becoming the 1st able-bodied Australian woman to compete at both the ...
#089: Kate Penglase on the Challenge of Proving People Wrong
January 13, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBAn active, sporty child, it wasn’t until Kate was in her late 20s that she discovered mountain biking and quickly fell in love with both the physical demands of the sport, but also the strong technical and strategic elements of it. In 2010, Kate lined up at the start of her first race on her entry level bike, complete with bell and reflectors; it also happened to be a mixed pairs team in a 24 hour mountain bike. Her team won their category and a love affair with 24 hour racing was born. ...
#088: Kemi Nekvapil on Trail Running, Comparison & the Power of Choice
January 06, 2019 09:00 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBPerhaps the most powerful question you can ask yourself is - what do I need? There is no-one better equipped to help us answer that question than Kemi Nekvapil. Kemi is, quite simply, a force of nature. A pioneer in the raw food movement in Australia, Kemi is now an accredited executive and personal coach. She’s committed to helping women like you and I change how we feel about ourselves and how we express ourselves, so we can set boundaries and pursue what we want from life, without...
2018: #1 Most Popular Episode of 2018 - Rebecca Stone
December 30, 2018 09:00 - 56 minutes - 45.4 MBThe #1 most popular episode of Sparta Chicks Radio in 2018 was Rebecca Stone on chronic pain, mountain biking and motherhood. Rebecca is a busy woman. She’s a midwife, a mum, and someone who loves racing her mountain bike for 24 hours - all while living with fibromyalgia. In 2010, after 9 months of severe pain which ultimately left her unable to work, drive or walk for more than 5m, Rebecca was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. A chronic condition, fibromyalgia causes widespread pain and se...
2018: 2nd Most Popular Episode of 2018 - Katee Pedicini
December 29, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBThe 2nd most popular episode of Sparta Chicks Radio in 2018 was Katee Pedicini on structuring your training for hormonal health. Kate Pedicini has a degree in Exercise Science who specialises in managing fatigue, stress and hormones in endurance athletes to achieve not only athletic performance but optimal health and happiness. Kate first appeared on the podcast in 2017. In May 2018 she returned and we dived deeply into two specific issues concerning women’s hormones and health; - pe...
2018: 3rd Most Popular Episode of 2018 - Nicole Bunyon
December 28, 2018 09:00 - 50 minutes - 41.3 MBThe 3rd most popular episode of Sparta Chicks Radio in 2018 was my conversation with Nicole Bunyon on fear, self-talk and Running Mum’s Australia (RMA). Nicole founded RMA in 2013. It’s an Australian wide network and community for mums who love to, or are interested in, running. While RMA shares many women’s stories, I wanted to turn the tables (and microphone) and Nicole and share her story. She joined me on the podcast in June to discuss: - how she started running as a child and wh...
2018: 4th Most Popular Episode of 2018 - Leah Gilbert
December 27, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBThese days, a Fitness and Sports Counsellor, and Body Positivity Advocate, Leah’s relationship with food and her body wasn't always so, well, positive. A child who loved sport but who, because she was bigger than the other kids, was very self-conscious of her body. Leah openly admits that, as a result, she always limited the amount of effort she put into her sport (and therefore limited her potential). It was only with the birth of her daughter in 2012 that Leah's relationship with food,...
2018: 5th Most Popular Episode of 2018 - Steph Lowe
December 26, 2018 09:00 - 53 minutes - 43.3 MBThe 5th most popular episode of Sparta Chicks Radio in 2018 was Steph Lowe, the Natural Nutritionist, on nutrition, performance and happy hormones. Steph is a triathlete, Sports Nutritionist and the Founder of the Natural Nutritionist, a business based in Melbourne, Australia dedicated to teaching how easy real food living and performance can be. The foundation of her approach is a whole foods, lower carb higher fat (or LCHF) lifestyle, which she also describes as JERF (just eat real foo...
#087: Caroline Buchanan on Fear, Crashing & Mindfulness in Practice
December 16, 2018 09:00 - 55 minutes - 45.4 MBCaroline Buchanan's cycling bio is quite extraordinary. Not just because she's an 8x World Champion, but also because she has achieved those titles across 2 multiple disciplines within the sport of cycling (3x in BMX and 5x in mountain biking). She is a 2x Olympian (London in 2012 and Rio in 2016) and has now competed at the World Championships in 4 different cycling events. Off the bike, Caroline is committed to the next generation of cyclists and to encouraging more girls to get into...
#086: Lucy Bartholomew on ‘Showing Up, Blowing Up, Growing Up’ at WSER100
December 09, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBLucy was my guest on the podcast back in January, 2018 (episode 45). In that episode, Lucy shared her background; how she first started running as a way to spend time with her Dad, her first 100km race at 16 through to her victory in 2017 at the 100km Ultra Trail Australia race (also her 21st birthday). At the time of that episode, Lucy was still getting her head around the news she had secured an entry to the Western States Endurance Run (WSER); not only one of the world’s most prestigi...
#085: Mel Thomas on Self-Worth, Strength & Giving Girls a Voice
December 02, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBMel was born into an extremely violent home. Her father was physically abusive towards not only her mother but also to Mel and her sister as well. Despite her mum eventually leaving her father when she was around 12, Mel was firmly trapped in a cycle of violence. At High School, Mel found herself the victim of bullying, but also at times an instigator of it. This continued into her romantic relationships too, where she found herself in several abusive relationships. That was until, a...
#084: Tania Cahill on Losing Doubt, Feeling Proud & Setting FKTs
November 25, 2018 09:00 - 47 minutes - 38.9 MBIn 2011, a doctor told Tania - then aged 42 - that she wouldn’t live to see grandchildren if she didn’t stop smoking and drinking. That distressing doctor’s visit 7 years ago started a chain reaction of events that has led Tania to become the first woman to run the length of the Hume and Hovell Track - a 453km track from Yass to Albury in regional NSW. Her time of 8 days, 12 hours and 39 minutes is now recognised as the ‘fastest known time’ (FKT) for a woman over the Hume and Hovell. S...
#083: Tanya Geisler on Unshakeable Confidence
November 18, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBTanya Geisler is a Leadership Coach from Canada who specialises in working with women regarding their experience with the Imposter Complex. Tanya was one of my first guests on the podcast; episode #007 back in April 2017. That conversation was not only one of the most popular episodes from 2017, but it is also the most profoundly impactful episodes. If you haven't listened to that episode, I'd encourage you to press 'pause' and go back and listen to that episode first (you can find it ...
#082: Jo Bailey on When Your Biggest Fear Comes True
November 11, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBJo joined me on the podcast back in episode #38 in November 2017. In that conversation, we discussed Jo’s background and history, why she started running at 35 and the way in which she’s struggled with comparison, feeling like an imposter as well as how it took years for Jo to call herself an ‘athlete’ and mean it. If you haven’t listened to that episode, I’d encourage you to listen to episode 38 first. Almost one year to the day later, Jo and I pick up where we left off and cover the ...
#081: Dr Kate Baecher on the Psychology of Fear and Adventure
November 04, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBKate is a psychologist, mountaineer and ‘free spirit at heart’. A rock climber and mountaineer (who also served in the Army for 10 years), Kate has a unique perspective on how to manage fear, the thoughts we believe and the stories we tell ourselves. We dive deep into the topic of fear on this episode and discuss: - why spending time in nature is such a powerful source of confidence for women (hint: it’s about the facades we carry in our everyday life), - why fear is actually a good ...
#080: Pip Candrick on Why You Should ‘Max Your Life Out’
October 28, 2018 09:00 - 55 minutes - 45.1 MBHearing Pip Candrick share her love of trail running, it’s hard to believe she only took up the sport in her late 40s after being diagnosed with brain cancer. To regain her health after treatment, Pip joined a gym that challenged her to set a goal. She picked running a Half Marathon which, she says, ‘…was just ridiculous. I don’t know why it came out of my mouth’. Pip quickly fell in the love with the sport, and discovered a surprising side effect of her long runs. During a long run ...
#079: Elly McLean on Plant-Based Nutrition, LCHF & Marathon Running
October 21, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBElly is a marathon runner and nutritionist who works with Steph Lowe (episode 69) at The Natural Nutritionist. Elly first explored an LCHF (lower carb, healthy fat) protocol after various health issues caused her to question the traditional approach to nutrition she’d been taught at University (including the (in)famous food pyramid). After working in the United States, Elly decided to adopt a vegan diet. But soon found that it wasn’t conducive for her to thrive as a marathon runner. ...
#078: Kate Ross on Self-Doubt, Motherhood & Riding like A Girl
October 14, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBAn age group mountain biker and mum of 3 in her 40s, Kate was scrolling through Instagram while breastfeeding her youngest daughter in 2017 when she saw a competition by Liv Cycling (an incredible women’s cycling brand) for a spot in their Trail Squad; the prize included a new bike and entry to a mountain bike stage race somewhere around the world. Needing a goal or something for herself, she decided to enter the competition. Then one Sunday, months later she opened her email to find out...
#077: Grant Giles on Psychology for the Awakened Athlete
October 07, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBGrant Giles is obsessed with understanding what happens between an athlete’s ears. Grant has 25+ years of experience in triathlons, starting with a 14 year career as an elite athlete. He then turned to coaching and ultimately developed some of Australia’s most successful professional triathletes. These life experiences - together with his own struggles with anxiety - led him to become obsessed with understanding what happens between an athlete’s ears. These days, Grant runs Sports Supp...
#076: Ellie Greenwood on Ultra Running, Injuries & Course Records
September 30, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBEllie Greenwood is ultra running royalty. I also got the impression from our chat that she’s incredibly humble and I suspect that description may not sit comfortably with her — but it’s the truth. A 2x winner of one of the world’s most famous and revered races, the Western States Endurance Run 100 (that’s 100mi/160km). In 2012, she also smashed the course record — that record still stands today. She’s also a 2x winner of the World 100km Championship and in 2014 she also won the Comrad...
#075: Tracey Croke on Mountain Biking, Travel and Timmy the Tumour
September 16, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBIf you follow Tracey on social media, you would have seen stunning photos from her work assignments in Far North Queensland, Jordan, Finland, Sweden, South Africa and Botswana over the past 12 months. Of course, social media is just the highlight reel. It doesn’t show the full story. Tracey bravely shares that story (for the first time) in this conversation. Back in 2016, Tracey realised she was experiencing some hearing loss. After 9 months of searching for answers, she was diagnosed ...
#074: Hayley Talbot on the Greatest Lesson You'll Ever Learn
September 09, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes - 39 MBBack in episode #17, Hayley shared her story and experience of becoming the first person - male or female - to kayak the length of the Clarence River. The longest river system on the east coast of Australia, the journey of 400km took Hayley 2 weeks to complete. If you haven’t listened to that conversation (recently), I’d encourage you to go back and listen to our initial conversation first — as it is our starting point for this chat. You can find it here. Hayley had only completed he...
#073: Heather Hawkins on Cancer, Running & Her Adventurous Spirit
September 02, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBBack in 2007, Heather Hawkins was, by her own admission, a desperately unfit and busy mum of 2. Then one day she visited her doctor after noticing some unusual symptoms she had initially attributed to the ‘middle age’ spread, enjoying Christmas a little too much and even menopause. A scan later the same day revealed the shocking news - Heather was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Fortunately, Heather has not only survived but thrived in the years since. And just 6 years ago took up runni...