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 …

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 …

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 colle…

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…

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: @g…

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 t…

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…

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…

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…