Cheeky Run Club

Phoebe & Anna

Cheeky Run Club is a social running podcast and community - an unofficial meeting place for the everyday runner. Each week we'll dive deep into a topic that keeps amateur runners up at night. Let's rebrand running 🍌

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20 episodes
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Sunday · 46 min
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.
July 12 · 41 min
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.
July 5 · 48 min
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.
June 28 · 41 min
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.
June 21 · 56 min
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.
June 14 · 40 min
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.
June 7 · 49 min
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.
May 31 · 51 min
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.
May 24 · 50 min
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.
May 17 · 55 min
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.
May 10 · 44 min
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.
May 3 · 43 min
A bit going on in the running world this week!
Welcome to a new week and new ep! This ep, we chat about the men’s and women’s marathon world records, both being broken at the London Marathon last weekend, Sebastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa running sub two hours, and two hours fifteen respectively. We also unpack the Puma controversy, one of their former athletes claiming their shoes are defective and caused career-ending injuries… leading her to sue for damages! To round out the ep, we have some more Am I The Asshole running scenarios, and Anna gives an exciting update on her return to running. 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.
April 26 · 34 min
Walkers welcome !
Happy MONDAY Cheeky Fam! In today’s ep, we’re going to unpack Nike’s marketing bum at the Boston Marathon, signs reading ‘Runners Welcome. Walkers Tolerated’… and the backlash which ensued. Then, we'll do a deep dive into some Am I The Asshole running scenarios sent in by you guys – labelling hard runs “easy”, shoulder barging people running two abreast, and going for a jog while your partner is in early labour! 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.
April 19 · 1 hr 1 min
WELCOME BACK ANNA!!!
HELLO CHEEKY FAM!!! And hello to the newest member of our family - baby Florence! We are so excited for Anna to be back in our ears, chatting through her birth story and first weeks as a mum. We chat about all things returning to running, physio exercises, and breastfeeding. We also break down the awful 1500m Australian Athletic Champs event where Claudia Hollingsworth accidentally tripped Jess Hull… and the confusing results that ensued. Thank you to Pillar for bringing this episode of Cheeky Run Club to life. LINKS: Pillar vegan protein powder (yum) 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.
March 29 · 55 min
End of season AMA + Syd Track Night interviews!
Happy Monday friends 💛 In today’s ep, Phoebe covers the best and worst running news of the week, answers some listener questions, and reflects on the last two magical weekends! We also have three more interviews from Sydney’s track nights for you this week, who were such a pleasure to speak to. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported Cheeky Track Nights in Melbourne and Sydney – we couldn’t have done it without you guys. We’ll both be back in your ears with season 10 before you know it… Thanks for your ongoing support! Thank you to Pillar for bringing this episode of Cheeky Run Club to life. Use the code CHEEKY for 15% off your first order!! LINKS: Episode on Iron!! 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.
March 22 · 47 min
How to make your program work for you + some big old debriefs
Well HELLO everyone! We are on an absolute high this Monday after our first Cheeky Track Night in Melbourne. Truly was a dream come true. Phoebe is flying solo in today’s ep, and starts by chatting about how to make your running program match your lifestyle. We also got to have a cheeky debrief with a few of you after your races on Saturday night, which really captured just how special weekend #1 was – we can’t wait for Sydney next week!!! There are a few tickets left for Sydney Cheeky Track Nights if you want to get involved. Thank you so much to New Balance and Rebel Sport for making these weekends possible. LINKS: Jess Stenson's 'training in the first trimester' here Sign up for cheeky track nights in Sydney 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.
March 15 · 58 min
How to run your fastest 5k
HAPPY Monday Chums! This week, we’re breaking down what to expect at our Cheeky Track Night this weekend and track nights more generally. We’ll take you through checking in, warmups, marshalling, and race etiquette so you’re prepped and ready for your big night in Melbourne or Sydney. We also get what is hopefully Anna’s final weekly waddle update – that’s right, ladies and gents – she’s 40 weeks! Anna reflects on her experience with Braxton-Hicks contractions and the beautiful support she’s received from friends and family. Tickets for Cheeky Track Nights are available! Thank you so much to New Balance and Rebel Sport for making this possible and bringing this episode to life. LINKS: Sign up for cheeky track nights in Melbourne here and Sydney 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.
March 8 · 1 hr
Facing your (running) fears ft Issie Hume
Happy ! Monday ! Crewwww! We’ve all been afraid, nervous, or anxious to try something new – something that pushes us outside our comfort zone, and we can’t predict the exact outcome. Something like Australia’s very first 5km women's-only track night… . Whether it’s a marathon or a track race, today’s episode features the wonderful Issy Hume, who unpacks what fear is and how to live with it. We also catch up on Anna’s 39th week of pregnancy in what may be the final weekly waddle… stay tuned! We’ll also cover an exciting interview Harry Styles did in Runner’s World, and how running is an escape for him. Tickets for Cheeky Track Nights are now available! Thank you so much to New Balance and Rebel Sport for making this possible and bringing this episode to life. LINKS: Sign up for cheeky track nights in Melbourne here and Sydney here 5k predictor running session (turns out it's called quarters not corners) Harry Styles interview in Runner’s World 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.
March 1 · 47 min
A belated (hopefully) bronze medal for Australia
Welcome to March cheeky fam! We’ve covered many-a-doping scandal on the pod, and this week we’ll get you up to speed on the latest World Athletics doping saga, which could have positive implications for an Aussie athlete… Cheeky Track Nights is just around the corner, and we answer all your track-related questions in our No Stupid Questions segment, before getting into Anna’s Week 38 of pregnancy update (!!!!!!!). Limited tickets are still available for Cheeky Track Nights - big thank you to New Balance and Rebel Sport for making this possible and bringing this episode to life. LINKS: - Sign up for cheeky track nights in Melbourne here and Sydney here - Pregnancy belt - Athletics Integrity Unit podcast 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.
February 22 · 44 min
How to: Get faster
HIIIII friends! In a world where zone 2 running reigns supreme, today we're looking at how you can truly work on your speed. We also answer a few of your track related stupid questions. We’ll check in on our latest sleep experiment in this week's Health Diaries and finish it off with the Weekly Waddle: the week 37 addition. Tickets for Cheeky Track Nights are now available! Thank you so much to New Balance for making this possible and bringing this episode of Cheeky Run Club to life. LINKS: Sydney Track Night Melbourne Track Night 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.