Femmi Pod

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 complet...

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 profe...

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 a...

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...

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 s...

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 runni...

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...

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...

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. F...

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...

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.co Head to our website femmi.co Watch the Women in Motion series

This week we speak to the amazing Megzy Waters. Megzy is the Nike trainer here in the Pacific and a proud Warumungu/Yawuru woman, who stands strongly with her Aboriginal culture. Megzy is all things sport, being the host of Yokayi footy, the owner of her own gym, airlocker training in Brunswick melbourne, and just an epic voice for change all across Australia. Follow Megzy on IG - @megzyy_ 'Follow...

In this episode, we fill you in on the latest news, including Est being struck down by covid again! We then dive into the importance of a taper in the lead up to a race, as well as the exciting events going on throughout the Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival weekend for our Femmi Community. Find us on IG @ femmi.co or head to our website femmi.co

In this episode we welcome the two times Mountain Running World Champion, Grayson Murphy, otherwise known as Racin Grayson. Grayson didn’t find running until a little later in life, at university, and has now gone on to be one of the best runners in the world. Grayson is not only an amazing trail runner, but she has also achieved some pretty amazing results on the track and the road too. We chat t...

In this episode we break down the reasons why rest days are so important. We chat through our own experiences as athletes and how, by not taking rest days, our mental and physical health suffered. We discuss tools to help remove the feeling of guilt on a rest day and how to build yourself into a sustainable runner for life. Follow Femmi on IG - @ femmi.co Head to our website to find out more about...

In this episode we speak with the incredible Katie Babbott, a researcher at the University of Auckland, as well as a passionate runner, who is part of the Femmi Run Community. Katie has recently completed her PhD titled ‘Eating behaviours, body image and mental health: updated estimates of adolescent health, well-being and positive functioning in Aotearoa NZ.” Throughout this conversation we dive...

Finally we can let you in on the secret, we are building an app! In this episode we talk you through what we've been working on. The Femmi app is coming. Join us to hear more about what the Femmi app is all about and the in's and out's of the building process. To register your interest to be an early tester on the Femmi app head to femmi.co Head to our IG - @femmi.co

This week we welcome the VP of Nike Women's Sports Apparel, the incredible Jordie Katcher. Jordie has spent the last 20 years with Nike working across the brand in many differing functions - including retail, digital, and apparel for running and women's fitness. Jordie led the team that developed 13 of the kits for the recent global football event and is on the pod to speak about that incredible p...