Cheeky Run Club

👉 End of season 3 survey here Surprise! Hello! Hear all about Phoebe's experience completing the Berlin marathon and our top ten takeaways from the trials and tribulations over the last few months. Thank-you all so so much for coming on the season three journey with us. We are honestly so grateful for your support. If you have five minutes spare and fancy going in the draw for some HAWT new...

Hey hello hi friends! 👉 End of season 3 survey here !  In our final ep before the Berlin Marathon we talk about how to make a race plan (or two or three) and a few different common race strategies used in long distance running.  One of us tries something for the first time in 20* years and the other has gained a lifetime* friend. Before we do that, we rate our training, mindset, recovery and fuel...

Happy Monday pals!! Today our deep dive is on PROTEIN as we realised that week that one of us is unknowingly falling very short of their protein requirements; turns out you actually need quite a bit of the stuff !! We unpack why you need it, signs you're not getting enough, and some strategies for upping your intake productively. Before we do that, we rate our training, mindset, recovery and...

Um, hi!! This week's podcast is our first episode with TWO special guests which we think calls for a celebration - can we get a WOO?! We start off by giving you our Top Ten Tips on how to nail a long run to help you *and us* have the best possible chance of making a long run the best run of the week. We then introduce our special guests and ask for their insights to help us answer the listene...

Oh helllo cheeky chums! Hope you have a blessed day full of MOTIVATION! But...if not, never fear...today's episode we chat about how to navigate through varying levels of motivation. We feel like this topic is super important to talk about as even the most enthusiastic people can find themselves deep in a running rut Let us know what you think of this week's episode, we hope you like it!...

PSA: send this to someone you know who is injured 🧡 Today we unpack the experience of being injured. We open up about the common emotions and the more destructive narratives that can dominate when in the thick of an injury. We then try and reframe those emotions/narratives into something more productive and compassionate. Obviously we are not psychologists at ALL so reminder to speak to a profess...

Oh helllo there! We don't say this enough but todays ep is! jam! PACKED!!! We start off by unpacking some of our biggest takeaways from the Olympics, including why the Aussie women did so well and how mental health/wellness impacts performance. We then rate ourselves on our mindset, recovery, cross training and fuelling for the week. You'll get some insight into the BTS of our lives you...

A final and hearty good morning to you armchair experts!  Anna is back and we re-live in glorious detail the two biggest and most exciting events of them all: the women's 1500m final and marathon. The biggest congrats to every single athlete who competed for team Aus, you all make us massively proud!! And THANK YOU all for coming on this journey with us, it has been extremely fun 🧡 Follow us...

This week the chat is all about cross-training: what is it, why is it important, and how do we approach it. We then rate ourselves/10 for our mindset, fuelling and recovery for the week and explaining why. We finish by awarding our cheeky team member of the week to someone who gives some incredibly wise and helpful advice about cross training 🙏 Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this s...

Are you ready to become an armchair expert for the olympic marathon?! Sure you are!! In this episode we: interview SINEAD DIVER (Australian record holder) who will be competing at the Olympics!!! discuss what makes the marathon so exciting tell the story of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behind give you a run down of the race favourites make our own predictions of how it will unfold EN...

Goooooood morning armchair experts! Today we welcome our London correspondent LEISH onto the show! We unpack the women's 10,000m final and then make some biiig predicitons for the men's marathon, men's 5000m final AND women's 1500m final. Huge if true. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram , TikTok , Substack , Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava , and join...

Good morning armchair experts! Anna is back on the mic after another big day in Paris to discuss... Women's 1500m semi's and how the finals might be shaping up to be the most exciting race... ever?? Nina Kennedy's historic gold medal We finish by discussing tomorrow's events and making some predictions for the upcoming women's 10,000m final. Follow us wherever you get your...

Good morning armchair experts! Phoebe is joined by someone who is decidedly NOT Anna to discuss... The insaneee and highly controversial men's 5000m heats 3 x aussie performances in the men's 800m heats 1500m women's repechage We finish by discussing tomorrow's events and making some predictions for the upcoming men's 800m repechage, women's 1500m semis AND (criticall...

Helloooo armchair experts! Day 6 was cooking with HEAT.  We kick off the recording hot off the shock men's 1500m final result and unpack that, including getting slightly sidetracked We unpack the women's 1500m heats including the incredible performances from our 3 x Aussie queens We finish by discussing upcoming events and making some predictions for the upcoming men's 5000m, 800m a...

Are you ready to become an armchair expert for the 10,000m?! Sure you are!! In this episode we: lose it in the first 60 seconds discuss what makes the 10000m event so exciting tell the story of the Aussie athlete you'll be getting behind give you a run down of the race favourites make our own predictions of how it will unfold ENJOY, we did!! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagra...

Helloooo Cheeky chums! Join us AND special guest Eleanor aka Noz aka Spanish correspondent for our Day 5 aths wrap 🍌 And what a day it was! We can't help but discuss a bit of the field action with 2 Aussie medals in the high jump and a stirring pole vault world record We witnessed one of the most dramatic 5000m finals in history, with a very strong performance from Australia's Rose Davi...

Week three of the marathon block is done and there are officially eight weeks until Berlin (send help).   This week we get a bit real (again!!) and talk about our struggles with sickness, injury and dive deep into recovery as a whole. We finish by awarding our cheeky team member of the week to someone who gave advice on the cheeky strava thread that stuck with both of us 🙏 Remember to register fo...

Aaaaand just like that the Athletics are HERE. Join us for our Day 2 aths wrap!!  Anna is coming to us LIVE from Paris and gives us a bit of insight into the vibes on the ground We unpack the drama that was the Men's 1500m, Women's 5000m and Women's 800m heats We discuss wtf is a repechage and make some predictions for what's coming up next 👀 Follow us wherever you get your po...

Helloooo Cheeky friends! Join us for our Day 3 aths wrap!!  Anna has officially attended her first Olympic event!  We unpack the drama within the Women's 100m semi final as well what happened in the Women's 800 and Men's 1500 repechage rounds. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram , TikTok , Substack , Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava , and join our Strava co...

Are you ready to become an armchair expert for the 5000m?! Sure you are!! In this episode we: discuss what makes the 5000m event so exciting tell the stories of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behind give you a run down of the race favourites make our own predictions of how it will unfold ENJOY, we did!! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram , TikTok , Substack , Phoebe&a...

Week two of the marathon block done and things are heating up.    This week we get a bit real and talk about our respective mindset challenges in the early stages of training for a race. We then rate our training, recovery and fuelling for the week out of 10 and unpack why. We finish by awarding our cheeky team member of the week to someone who gave advice on the cheeky strava thread that stuck wi...

Are you ready to become an armchair expert for the 800m?! Sure you are!! In this episode we: discuss what makes the 800m event so exciting tell the stories of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behind give you a run down of the race favourites make our own predictions of how it will unfold ENJOY, we did!! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram , TikTok , Substack , Phoebe&apo...

Oh hiiii, fancy seeing you here! One of the best parts of the Olympics is the sudden emergence of armchair experts every where you go. You can't avoid them: they're on busses, in the lift, at the water cooler. They argue over fine details of sports they'd never heard of before last week, have strong opinions on the judges scoring abilities in the latest breaking routine, and can con...

Are you ready to become an armchair expert for the 1500m?! Sure you are!! In this episode we: discuss what makes the 1500m event so exciting tell the stories of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behind give you a run down of the race favourites make our own predictions of how it will unfold PLUS YOU GET A BONUS INTERVIEW with absolute superwoman Jess Hull!!!!! ENJOY, we did!! Follow us wh...

WE ARE BACK CHEEKY FRIENDS!!! Did you miss us?!?!   Season 3 is going to be done a little differently, so tune IN to hear about our new format and big plans. This weeks episode includes a race recap from Gold Coast half mara (as well as what we can learn from it), an overview of how our training will change in the lead up to Berlin Marathon, and finally setting our goals for Berlin. We can't...