Femmi Pod

This week we have a very exciting guest, all the way from the uk, the one and only Phily Bowden. Phily is a content creator, running coach and 2.29 marathoner, representing both England and the UK on the global stage. Not only is Phily an elite athlete, she is also incredibly relatable to all runners of all abilities. During this conversation we dive into the behind the scenes of one of the biggest and best running personalities online. Check out Phily's IG and Youtube channel Head to Femmi's IG Download the Femmi app

We are two weeks out from race day at Rotorua Marathon. In this episode we dive into our training as we start to wind down for the big race. We then dive into a conversation about balancing your health and performance at the same time, and why, in fact, it is beneficial to do so. Download Femmi Follow Femmi on IG

In this episode we dive deep into our Rotorua Marathon training builds, with Lydia training toward the 42.2km and Esther toward the 10km. We chat through how interruptions in training can affect your confidence and how to overcome these, alongside what to prioritise in training if you have to deload slightly. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

As we wrap up Women's History Month, this week on the Femmi Pod we are joined by the incredible Kathrine Switzer, who made history as one of the first women to run the Boston marathon in 1967. At that time women running marathons was unheard of. While running the marathon the race director approached Kathrine with anger and attempted to pull her off the course. Kathrine not only went on to complete the Boston marathon in 1967, she went on to complete 40 marathons since, including winning the NYC marathon in 1974. Kathrine has been a huge advocate for women's running ever since, founding ‘261 Fearless’ a global womens running network - empowering women to run, something we are obviously also so passionate about at Femmi. Follow Kathrine on IG Find out more about 261 Fearless Follow Femmi Download the Femmi app

In this episode we chat to the incredible Elliott Heath. Elliott resides in Portland, Oregon and is both a Bowerman Track Club Coach (one of Nike’s premier running clubs) and a Nike Running Footwear Product Manager. Elliott oversees the racing portfolio across track, field and road models. Prior to his role in Nike Footwear, Elliott was an all-American collegiate middle distance runner and a professional Nike running athlete. Throughout this conversation we speak to Elliott about how Nike continues to push the boundaries of innovation, we get into the details of the new Nike Alpha Fly 3s and speak about the importance of running communities. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

In this episode we do something a little different and play a game of 'Would you rather?' but a women's running edition. We also get you up to speed with all things Femmi, work and our training as we head toward the Rotorua Marathon 2024. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

In this episode you'll meet a key part of the Femmi team, Taegan Baxter. Taegan first joined the Femmi family back in 2020 as one of our very first athletes, who we coached for about two years before she joined the team in a more formal capacity, as the Head of Growth. In this conversation you'll hear about Taegan's running story and we then go on to pick her brain on her view of women's running and the future of what we are building here at Femmi. Download the Femmi app Follow Femmi on IG Follow Taegan on IG

In this episode we catch up before diving into a conversation of the role that run clubs should pay in our lives as runners. We talk about the explosion of run crews, and break down the current trend of run clubs becoming dating clubs, including the pros and cons of this. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

We made it! Episode 100! Join us for this conversation as we share stories from our amazing Femmi Run Communities leaders about how their relationship with themselves and their bodies have evolved over time. Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app

In this episode we get you up to speed with all things Femmi - from our own running, through to building the Femmi app and current challenges being women founders. We then dive into an conversation about the role of validation (or feeling validated) when it comes to building your confidence as a woman. Understanding your unique female physiology is critical to help you make the best decisions for both your training and your health. Download the Femmi app Follow Femmi on IG

In this episode we are joined by our Femmi Physiotherapist, the amazing Grace Coombs. Grace has a particular interest in physiotherapy for runners alongside women’s health. We speak to Grace about all the things we can do as women runners that can set us up for a sustainable year of running. We dive into the most common running injuries, how to prevent them and how to keep our bodies healthy and strong. Listen to other Graces episodes: Ep 26 - Grace Coombs Femmi Physiotherapist Ep 53 - Pre- and Postnatal Physio with Grace Coombs Follow Grace on IG Follow Femmi on IG Or head to femmi.co

Welcome back to the Femmi Pod for 2024. The Femmi Pod is safe space to talk about women, running, movement and many things in between. In this episode we talk about setting intentions for the year ahead and break down why we run, as well as why we are so passionate about getting (and keeping) other women in the sport. We also discussed women who we are finding inspiration from watching their running journey, such as @rileyj Follow Femmi on IG Download the Femmi app Into the Magic Shop

In this episode we are excited to welcome the incredible Colleen Quigley. Colleen has not only won the US 3000m steeplechase title, but also placed 8th at the 2016 Rio Olympics, alongside many other extremely inspiring results. Colleen (or steeple squigs as some of you may know her by) is also now competing in the sport of triathlon. But what we love most about Colleen is her drive to inspire more young girls and women to stay in sport - something we touch on in this episode. Follow Colleen here - @steeple_squigs Sign up to Colleen's newsletter here Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co Download Femmi on the app store

In this episode we welcome back to the pod our incredible Femmi expert, Dr Izzy Smith. Dr Izzy is an Australian based doctor working in endocrinology and is part of our medical expert team, guiding femmi on all things womens health. In this episode we deep dive into contraception for women and the pros and cons of the differing forms of it, from the oral contraceptive pill (or the OCP) through to the different IUDs. We also chat about their potential impacts on performance as female runners. Follow Dr Izzy Smith on IG - @doctorizzyksmith Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co Download the Femmi app

In this episode we welcome back to the pod our incredible Femmi expert, Dr Izzy Smith. Dr Izzy is an Australian based doctor working in endocrinology and is part of our medical expert team, guiding femmi on all things womens health. In this episode we deep dive into contraception for women and the pros and cons of the differing forms of it, from the oral contraceptive pill (or the OCP) through to the different IUDs. We also chat about their potential impacts on performance as female runners. Follow Dr Izzy Smith on IG - @doctorizzyksmith Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co Download the Femmi app

This pod is a safe space to talk about women, running, movement and many things in between. We acknowledge that 2023 has been an incredibly difficult year for many people. We hope that the Femmi pod and our stories can provide some welcome distraction. Please enjoy this episode where we touch on some of the highs and lows of the year with regards to our running and journeys as founders of Femmi. Follow Femmi on IG Head to our website or download the app

In this episode we give you some big updates on the app..spoiler alert, WE ARE NOW IN THE APP STORE. We then want to dive into a conversation about what we believe women runners need to succeed - ‘success’ referring to whatever YOU see as personal success in the sport. Download Femmi here Follow Femmi on IG here

In this episode we get you up to speed where we are at in both training and work, and get you across the exciting updates on building the Femmi app. We then dive into the importance of celebrating the wins - from the big to the small, and how stopping to celebrate can actually give you even more motivation to push. Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co Head to our website femmi.co

In this episode we welcome two very special guests to the pod. Joining us is our incredible Femmi coach, Amy O’Halloran, along with Zoe van Potaka, an athlete and coach herself. Both of these incredible women are not only amazing runners, but also have one of the most important jobs of all, being mums! We are super excited to be diving into the conversation about running through pregnancy, taking time off and coming back after giving birth. Follow Zoe on IG - @zoe.vanpotakaFollow Amy on IG - @amymummarunnerrmaFind Femmi on IG @femmi.co or head to our website here

After a busy couple of weeks at Femmi, we are back and here to catch you up on all the fun things we’ve been up to, plus all the challenges we’ve been facing. So listen in as we give you an overview of the last few weeks as athletes, coaches, business owners and female founders.Follow Femmi on IG - Femmi.coHead to our website femmi.coWatch the Women in Motion series