Girls Gone Gravel podcast

This week on the show Kathryn & Kristi are coming to us live from their Women’s Brunch the day before the Last Best Ride in Whitefish, MT. They first catch up with pro cyclist Sara Sturm, who went on to win the event. Also a finisher of the epic “LeadBoat” challenge last weekend, Sara chats about how she is feeling about the race, and what she thinks makes gravel events so special. Next, we hear f...

We have an extra-special episode for our GGG listeners this week; Kathryn and Kristi are live in Leadville from the expo of the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race. The duo have a full schedule ahead over the next couple of weeks covering gravel events in the northwest. They share a couple of their favorite interviews so far, and the ones they are looking forward to most. Then Kathryn catches u...

This week on the show Kathryn and Kristi are catching up with cyclist, and bike packing enthusiast Crystal Kovacs. She tells us about her introduction to the sport, and how the purchase of a fat tire bike completely changed her perspective on cycling. Crystal grew up going on long horse packing trips with her parents. She explains how the experiences and memories she shared with her parents motiva...

This week on the show Kristi and Kathryn catch up with professional cyclist Emily Newsom in Waterbury VT as she preps for the Rooted Vermont gravel race. Although she is fairly new to gravel, Emily has had a long career as a cyclist on the road. She tells us about her path into the sport after graduating with a masters degree in Piano Performance, and talks about the similarities between being a p...

This week on Girls Gone Gravel, Kathryn and Kristi chat with cyclist and tennis player, Kristine Johnson. Kristine tells us about how she went from tennis player to bike racer after meeting her now husband Steve, who was the Athletic Director for USAC. She explains how the community of feisty women that she met at cycling events prompted her to start her own women’s masters cycling team. Kristine...

This week in the podcast Kristi and Kathryn are catching up with cyclists and BFFs Cynthia Frazier and Rachel Wills. The pair recently raced Unbound XL, and they give us all of the knitty gritty details of how they managed to survive the epic 350 mile mission. We get the inside scoop on how they trained for the event, their favourite gas station ride snacks, and all of the ups and downs that came...

Welcome back listeners! After a much needed break Kathryn and Kristi are thrilled to be back on the show this week with their awesome guest Whitney Allison. Whitney is a professional cyclist and entrepreneur based in Ft. Collins, CO. We hear about her “everything bikes” business called Bike Sports, as well as the events and programs that she and her husband put on in the area. Whitney got her star...

This week Kathryn and Kristi sit down with Sport Psychologist, Researcher and Cyclist Dr. Erin Ayala. Erin shares her experience researching mansplaining and how to identify microaggressions in the cycling community. Erin also discusses her experience with realigning herself with brands who are inline with her values, staying humble and creating lasting change Erin founded an endurance cycling tea...

This week Kathryn and special guest co-host Laura King talk with gravel cycling enthusiast Kymberly Byers. Kymberly discusses her entry into the cycling/gravel world at the age of 44, how camaraderie led to her first bike packing trip, The Great Alleghey Passage and why she feels so at home during her solo adventures on her bike. Kymberly also shares her interactions with strangers on the road, he...

This week our hosts Kristi and Kathryn sit down with cyclist and Epidemiologist, Lauren De Crescenzo. Lauren discusses how her life was changed by a serious injury at a bike race that resulted in her waking up in a rehab center in Colorado. She shares how this unfortunate incident led to her returning to collegiate racing and how she captured the Everesting record on a route in Hogpen Gap, Georgia...

This is the week that Kathryn and Kristi finally get to meet IRL! This week’s episode was recorded live at Unbound Gravel in Emporia, KS. Kathryn and Kristi sit down with three awesome women who are preparing to take on either the 100 or 200 mile races. They tell us what brought them to Unbound, how they train and where they got their training and preparation tips for the race. The three also talk...

This week on the show Kathryn and Kristi are chatting with Krstin Carpenter, the Founder and CEO of Verde Brand Communications. Kristin gives us her industry insider predictions on what 2021 will hold for the gravel cycling industry, and describes the importance of fostering community through in-person events when it is safe to do so. She is encouraging everyone in the gravel cycling community to...

This week on the show Kathryn and Kristi catch up with professional cyclist Shayna Powless. Shayna started riding bikes as soon as she could walk, and won her first bike race at just 4 years old. An all-around athlete through high school, Shayna narrowed her focus to cycling in her senior year and then became a member of the UCLA inter collegiate cycling team when she went to college. Although she...

On this week’s episode Kristi & Kathryn are chatting with cyclist and US Paralympic hopeful Josie Fouts. Josie tells us about the first date that got her interested in cycling, and how that eventually led to her leaving her full time job as a microbiome lab manager to pursue a full-time career as a cyclist. After racing at the Para Pan Am Games in 2019 Josie realized her bike handling skills neede...

This week on the show Kathryn & Kristi are talking bike racing, mental health, and much more with Dr. Ashley Zapata. Ashley is a clinical psychologist that works with collegiate athletes at the University of Minnesota, as well as professional sports teams in the Twin Cities area. She chats about coping with the mental discomfort of living through the pandemic, how to create boundaries for ourselve...

On this week’s episode, Kathryn and Kristi and chatting with cyclist Marley Blonsky. Last month, Marley was featured in the Shimano film All Bodies on Bikes with her friend and fellow cyclist Kailey Kornhauser. As a self proclaimed fat cyclist, Marley tells us about her mission to make the cycling industry more inclusive for all people of all sizes, and discusses with Kathryn and Kristi how leader...

This week on the show Krisi & Kathryn are chatting with Nicola Cranmer. Nicola is the co-founder and general manager of Team Twenty24, an all-women’s professional cycling team whose mission is to develop and support female cyclists pursuing Olympic cycling. She founded the team 17 years ago, after her own experience racing on a co-ed team highlighted the need for women’s specific support & promoti...

This week on the Girls Gone Gravel podcast, Kathryn and Kristi chat with former pro cyclist Scotti Luchega. Scotti is the recent founder of the Natural State Rock & Republic, a cycling retreat that leads bike packing tours, and provides coaching, lessons, bike fitting, and indoor cycling classes in Springdale, AR. She tells us about how their own experiences with gravel riding, bike packing, a...

This week on the show Kathryn & Kristi and chatting with friend and fan of the podcast Claire Colbert. Claire is a producer at CNN, and she recently wrote an article for the Girls Gone Gravel blog about making space for women in cycling. The three discuss why it’s important to do more than just say that “everyone is welcome” and how we can take action to create everlasting changes to make all folk...

Happy Birthday to us! The Girls Gone Gravel podcast is turning ONE! What better way to celebrate with than to have the very first guest, Alison Tetrick back to chat with Kathryn and Kristi. Alison discusses the lesson learned from 2020, starting a business, and finding & giving grace. Alison shares her race plans for 2021, how we can define success for ourselves, and how important it is to just ge...

This week on the show Kathryn and Kristi catch up with Kaysee Armstrong. Kaysee is a professional cyclist, NCIA Coach, and accountant. She shares how she got into cycling after growing up as a competitive cheerleader, and tells us how early success in her collegiate cycling career motivated her to pursue a career in bike racing. We hear how Kaysee’s “just say yes” attitude has allowed her to trave...

This week on the podcast, Kathryn and Kristi sit down with Krystal Salvent. Krystal is the co-leader of Black Girls Do Bike - Denver, an Outride ambassador, and a member of the Ride for Racial Justice community. Krystal shares how Team in Training inspired her to leave her indoor cycling comfort zone and explore the world of cycling the great outdoors. Krystal discusses dismantling barriers to inc...

This week on the podcast, Kathryn and Kristi sit down with Kathryn Bertine. Kathryn is the CEO of Home Stretch Foundation, a former Cycling Pro and ESPN Columnist. She is also the author of the book STAND: A memoir on activism. A manual for progress. What really happens when we stand on the front lines of change. Kathryn shares her journey to create lasting change in the cycling community, why wom...

This week Kathryn and Kristi sit down with Sport Psychologist, Researcher and Cyclist Dr. Erin Ayala. Erin shares her experience researching mansplaining and how to identify microaggressions in the cycling community. Erin also discusses her experience with realigning herself with brands who are inline with her values, staying humble and creating lasting change Erin founded an endurance cycling tea...

This week Kathryn and Kristi sit down with professional gravel cyclist, Kathy Pruitt as she discusses her unique path into gravel racing. Kathy started her career at the age of 5 in motorcycle racing, and went on to become a pro mountain bike gravity racer before finding gravel. A champion downhill racer, Kathy gives tips on how to go downhill faster and safer. She also recounts how a group of rid...