Cheeky Run Club

The Do's and Don'ts of race week

Happy season finale, friends! To celebrate, we’ve got the incredible Issie Hume to co-host this episode with Anna! You may remember her from episode's prior but she will be toeing the line this weekend in the Melbourne Marathon and trying to beat her PB of 2:38 (the gal knows how to RUN!!!)...... Phoebe is just a little bit busy at the moment HEHE. Ahead of the Melbourne Marathon (or any race you have), we want to give you ten dos and don'ts to keep in mind in the week leading up to your event! From carb loading to mindset, we cover it all in this episode. Thanks for joining us for another season of Cheeky Run Club! We will be back in your ears for a new season in a few weeks. LINKS: - Listen to Issie’s pre-race manifesting soundtrack HERE. - We’d love to hear from you! Send us any questions about running, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or running hills you’ll die on – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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How to (actually) listen to your body

Happy Monday!! This week (on what may be the last episode this season), we take allll our lessons from pregnancy/post partum and share five of our lessons on how to *actually* listen to your body that are hopefully helpful to all runners. The Weekly Waddle also rears its head for possibly the last time as we discuss some super cool new research on one of the biggest mysteries of childbirth: what actually kicks off labour?!?! LINKS: Listen to The Mystery of Childbirth Is Finally Being Unravelled here We’d love to hear from you! Send us any questions about running, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or running hills you’ll die on – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

HYROX drama!! Legend or biohazard?!

Welcome to a new week friends A crappy topic… but one we simply can’t ignore. By now you’ve heard of Joanna Wietrzyk, an Aussie Hyrox athlete who soiled herself at a world championship in Beijing last weekend… and the major backlash that followed suit. In this episode, we unpack whether the hate was warranted, if it was blown out of proportion, and compare the incident to other endurance sports. LINKS: - We’d love to hear from you! Send us any questions about running, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or running hills you’ll die on – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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Weird and whacky pre race rituals

Hello Cheeky Cheekers! Welcome back to another jam-packed episode, where we talk about your STRANGEST pre-race rituals… whether it’s asserting your dominance or doubling up on undergarments! We also chat about the new World Athletics Ultimate Championship with a grand prize of 150,000 USD up for grabs, and why some people are upset that certain events didn’t make the cut. We finish the episode on a more serious note, chatting about postpartum expectations and how Phoebe is feeling as she draws closer to her due date. LINKS: - We’d love to hear from you! Send us any questions about running, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or running hills you’ll die on – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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The fine line between inspiring and demotivating

Good morning, cheeky listeners! On today's show, we explore the line between when running achievements and content go from being inspirational to demotiviating, particularly in the pre and postpartum space. Watching someone run a sub-3-hour marathon at 32 weeks pregnant is INCREDIBLE – so why do we feel the need to compare ourselves? We also celebrate Australian Cam Myers' 1500m Diamond League final win and play a fun game guessing the top 10 best running cities in the world!!! LINKS: - Send us an email! We’d love to hear your running questions, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or hills you’ll die on! – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com - Check out Time Out's article about the Top Rate Cities for Running Worldwide here Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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Cheeky's top 10 fun runs to do in Aus

Hello Hello! This week, we’re going through and sharing our list of top ten runs you must do in Australia before you die!!! We’ve either run them, watched them, or admired them from afar… but whether it’s the toughness or the beautiful destinations, we’d love to get them done at some stage. Here’s our respective lists… but definitely check out the episode for more details on why these are so special! LINKS: - Send us an email! We’d love to hear your running questions, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or hills you’ll die on! – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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Do we need to Beat The Boys?!

Happy Monday fam! Chances are that if you’re listening to this podcast, you’ve heard of Mary McCarthy, an OG running influencer known for her fast pace, injuries, and catchphrase, ‘beat the boys’… We unpack Mary’s new event encouraging women to beat men… but we have some questions about the event's messaging, and ask whether we need to beat men to enjoy running. We then wrap up this week's yap with a 34-week Weekly Waddle update with Phoebe, chatting all things pelvic floor, running and birth prep! LINKS: - Send us an email! We’d love to hear your running questions, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or hills you’ll die on! – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com - Watch Jess Stenson’s ‘The Home Straight’, Episode 9, here - Watch Beat the Boys Videos in full here and here. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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We're back (and in a better mood lol)!! Euro Champs, AITA & Sunshine Coast drama

Good morning everyone! Today’s episode is jam-packed, and we kick things off with a review of the European World Championships between Keely Hodgkinson and Audrey Werro! We then dive into a recent video from the QLD Marathon which stirred up some controversy: Hybrid training club Team Nox taking up the racetrack with two e-bikes who hadn’t paid to be there. Finally, we revisit some pre- and post-partum running-related questions we missed last week, and unpack an Am I The Asshole submission too. LINKS: - Send us an email! We’d love to hear your running questions, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or hills you’ll die on! – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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Hey siri do you need your neck to run?! Plus!! Am I the asshole is back and lotsa listener questions!!

Happy Monday Chums We are back with more of your favourite… Am I the Asshole’s are BACK and boy are they juicy this week! We weigh in on gym, Strava and cycle lane etiquette, plus touch on under-fuelling for long runs. And our pre and postpartum running recoveries are hitting us hard this week – so what better time to dive into some listener questions navigating their way through similar territory. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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Glasgow Comm-down: a debrief and discussion of what's next for the games

Welcome back Cheeky listeners! We're kicking off Season 11 with a BANG - the Commonwealth Games having just wrapped up over the weekend. Australia’s Athletics team was in fighting form, and the results have reflected that! We chat through the NEW 100m national record from Lachlan Kennedy, debrief the nail-biting 5km finals finish between Rose Davies and Jess Hull, and give our predictions for the final events we missed on the Sunday. We also check in on Anna’s postpartum journey and Phoebe’s pregnancy journey, and how they’re going with their running. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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BTS!! of the selection appeals process

Hiiiiiii cheeky friends, Very fun last ep of season TEN before a quick lil break pre comm games. We cover: a huge record set by some cheeky gals 👀 our new favourite item of running clothing (/clothing generally?) 2 x biggg running records that went down the BTS we've always wanted: how does the Athletics Australia appeal process actually work?! Among other things! Some links: Erniold LS tee Cam Myers interview Haftu Strintzos story Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

Is our health obsession making us lonelier?

Happy Monday chums! We’re getting philosophical this week – does prioritising our health make us lonelier? We read a Substack article which explored this idea, and we wanted to unpack it on the pod through a running lens… We also look at the Commonwealth Games team announced for Glasgow (and reflect on our incorrect predictions), PLUS chat through some more running hills you’d die on!!! LINKS: Substack article here Send us an email! We’d love to hear any questions, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or running hills you’ll die on! – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

Drama drama drama (aka comm games selection)

GOOD MORNING POPPETS!!!! Today we unpack the aths team that has finally been selected to represent Aus at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. We also make some predictions for the Paris Diamond League that will take place in the early hours of Monday morning for our Aussie listeners - so make sure you watch and see how right or otherwise we were 🤪 We also hear about how Anna is starting to incorporate some speeeed work back into her running for the first time in 2 years (!) and how Phoebe is thinking about making the call for when in her pregnancy to stop running (pretty much when the contractions start coming through) (kidddddding) Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

Hard Launch

Hiiii! We have a verrrry exciting announcement to share with you all today and the first section of the pod will be dedicated to unpacking that! We’ll also chat through the Commonwealth Games team selections – they’re weeks overdue, and the scheduling is a bit of a mess for our Aussie middle-distance girls. Finally, we die on some petty running hills our listeners submitted. LINKS: Send us an email! We’d love to hear any questions, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or running hills you’ll die on! – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

Diamond (Leagues) are a runner's best friend

Good morning friends! Today, we recap some more diamond leagues, chatting through some middle-distance events, and even branch out and look at some men’s races and pole vaulting! We also reviewed some of the hills you’d be willing to die on… you'll have to weigh in and let us know what you think of no dogs at park runs, listening to music while running with others, and hiding Strava runs. Finally, we check in to find out how Anna’s postpartum running rehab is going and chat through the highs and lows. LINKS: - Send us an email! We’d love to hear any questions, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or running hills you’ll die on! – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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Petty running hills and winter running blues

Rise and shine cheeky chums ☀️ Today debrief the Rome Diamond Leagues before getting into some novel and life changing running tips for winter. Anna will be sharing her best tricks for running in the cold, while Phoebe will share tips for when you’re sick (she’s a pro) (she did, however, just discover nasal spray). Of course, we review some AITA’s, and play around with a new segment – which running-related hills would you die on? Justified or irrational… LINKS: Send us an email! We’d love to hear any questions, ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios, or running hills you’ll die on! – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

Satisfy Circle Pit and a lot of strange noises

Happy June Cheeky Crew!!! In this week’s ep, we’ll unpack the recent Adidas X Satisfy marketing campaign gone wrong – but we’ll catch you up to speed on the punk-rock-desert-run-circle-pit (Yes, those words all mean something!!!!). We recap the second Diamond Leagues of the year, which saw an incredible win for Abby Caldwell! Then, we weigh in on your running dilemmas – from hiding bad runs on your Strava to gatekeeping running from your partner! We round out the ep with a VERY exciting Rehab Diaries update from Anna – who’s absolutely kicking goals!!! LINKS: - Send us an email! We’d love to hear any questions, thoughts, or ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com - Check out Satisfy videos here Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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Injury Anxiety

Gooood morning cheeky team 🥰 Let’s kick off another ep with some more (possibly) inaccurate race predictions… we were pleasantly shocked by the Diamond League results last weekend and thought we’d give it another crack. We also do a deep dive into injury anxiety: What is it, how do you work through it, and Anna’s experience returning postpartum. Friend of the pod, Issie Hume, also joined in to sprinkle some wisdom on the subject as well! These 'Am I The Asshole' running submissions are honestly too good. This week we’ve got gel littering (!), reporting runs on Strava, and overtaking people who you think are going too fast! LINKS: Send us an email! We’d love to hear any questions, thoughts, or ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

The (un)Enhanced Games are here

Hiiiii Cheeky pals!! This week is set to be big, with the very first Enhanced Games kicking off with a whopping (checks notes) forty athletes… We unpack the business model and why it’s not landing with sports fans. Plus, our Aussie girls did us proud in the Diamond Leagues over the weekend. We shared our predictions before the event… let us know if you were surprised! And we’re still loving your running Am I the Asshole submissions, so keep 'em coming! This week, we’ve got footpath manspreading, playing chicken with cyclists, and friends racing you on a casual jog. We finish off with Anna’s return to running journey. LINKS: Listen back to our first Enhanced Games episode here Send us an email! We’d love to hear any questions, thoughts, or ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

Why are women so good at ultras?

Happy Mother’s Day Cheeky Mums! In today’s episode, we chat about the INCREDIBLE result from the Cocodona 250-mile race, which saw Rachel Entrekin come first overall AND set the overall record! #upthegirls We are still loving all your AITA running scenarios too! We weigh in on road running, ghosting running invitations, and distancing yourself from friends with unhealthy running habits. To finish off, Anna recaps all your excellent tips on running while breastfeeding and how she’s used some of them over the last week. Send us an email! We’d love to hear any questions, thoughts, or ‘Am I the Asshole’ scenarios – cheekyrunclub@gmail.com Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.

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