Girls Gone Gravel podcast

This week Kathryn and Kristi connect with cycling entrepreneur Laura Crawford. Laura is an advocate for bike tourism and believes that there is more to cycling than placing. Laura and her husband Russ created #supplelife, #partypace and the Path Less Pedaled community, which embraces the experience of cycling, no matter your pace. Laura is instrumental in the development and expansion of the bike...

This week on the Girls Gone Gravel podcast, the ladies sit down with Scott Bikes athlete Krista Turcasso. Krista discusses how she finds balance racing and training for multi-day endurance events with motherhood and being an entrepreneur. This summer she will be racing the Trans Rockies Gravel Royale on her Contessa Addict, and she gives us a sneak peal of what this awesome course will hold. The T...

This week, Kristi and Kathryn sit-down with Pink Gravel founder and Breast Cancer Survivor, Amy Oleen. Amy shares her journey to regaining her mental and physical strength after surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Amy also shares how a self exam led to early detection, her fight to get active again and creating a space for active survivors to share their story. Amy reminds us that small goals are...

This week on Girls Gone Gravel Kathryn and Kristi are chatting with Maribeth Orr. Maribeth is a triathlete, gravel cyclist, physician, and mom of four. She tells us how she got into cycling as a need for a lifestyle change, and how the sport helped her make better choices for herself and for her family. We also hear how gravel riding has allowed Maribeth to explore the beauty around her home, make...

This week on the show Kathryn and Kristi sit down with winter warrior and fat bike racer Jill Martindale. Jill is the 2020 Iditarod Trail Invitational 1000 Champion and a member of the Michigan Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. She details all of the highs and lows of racing 100 miles across Alaska on her bike in the middle of winter while a global pandemic was unfolding. Jill also gives us some tips fo...

Happy 2021 to our Girls Gone Gravel listeners! 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 encouragi...

**REBROADCAST** This week Kathryn and Kristi catch up with professional cyclist, chef, and entrepreneur Jess Cerra. We hear how a grad school lab experiment catapulted Jess into a professional cycling career, and she tells us about the challenges of making ends meet as a female professional cyclist. Jess gives us the inside scoop of how experimenting in the kitchen to find the best ride snacks led...

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...

On the show this week, Kathryn and Kristi speak with Olympian mountain biker and co-founder of Little Bellas, Lea Davison. Leah details her origins in ski racing then mountain biking and her first qualification to the World Championships. She also covers her feelings on Olympic postponement, how she's been staying motivated during this time and her belief that all her hard work will pay off.   Plu...

Our host, Kathryn and Kristi discuss all things winter riding with Rachel Cohen and Laura King. From the perfect cold weather gear to training tips, there are no bad days when it comes to training outdoors year round. You can follow Rachel on Instagram @nancy_legpower and Laura at @lauracameronking

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...

On this week’s episode Kristi and Kathryn sit down with Sally Turner, the race director for Mid South Gravel. Sally discusses the gravel scene in Stillwater, COVID-19 mitigations for the 2021 race and the future Mid South Gravel events… spoiler alert: No Bobby Hugs. You can follow Sally on IG at: @stillwater_cycles and on Facebook: Sally Turner Sign up for race updates at: https://www.midsouthgrav...

This week on the show Kristi and Kathryn talk with Sarah Sturm, bike racer and owner of OSO Creative. Sarah discusses how cycling changed the trajectory of her life, growing a design business during COVID and her E-Bike adventure through Death Valley. Sarah shares how e-bikes provide flexibility and accessibility to the cycling community and joining the adventure rig community. Follow Sarah on Ins...

This week hosts Kristi and Kathryn talk with Vanessa Foerster. Vanessa is a Mental Endurance Coach and Founder of the Diversify Triathlon Movement, a movement designed to help bring more Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) athletes into the sport of triathlon. DTM serves as a bridge to connect BIPOC athletes with coaches and remove two barriers to entry; knowledge and support. Vanessa also di...

This week Kristi and Kathryn take the opportunity to speak with Laura Karpinski and Rose Barcklow. Laura and Rose created the blog, Gravel Bike Adventures, which provides information on gravel routes curated by womxn for womxn. Gravel Bike Adventures cultivates a space for womxn looking to escape from the increasing hazards of road cycling and explore the scenic and adventurous world of gravel bik...

On this episode of Girls Gone Gravel, Kathryn and Kristi speak with Rose Grant, Professional Mountain Biker and winner of the 2020 Belgian Waffle Ride - Cedar City. Entering her first gravel race, Rose utilized her race philosophy to “let it play out” and rode to a first place finish on the 125-mile course, which features roughly 6,000 feet of climbs over terrain that included gravel, single track...

This week Kathryn and Kristi are joined by Michelle Duffy to discuss the events that led up to the rebrand of the race formerly known as Dirty Kanza in Emporia Kansas. They discuss the process and challenges associated with rebranding one of the world’s best known gravel cycling races and what the future looks like for the race under its new name: Unbound Gravel. Kristie communicates how they navi...

This week, Kathryn and Kristi catchup with Allyson de la Houssaye, cyclist and founder of Women of Oz, to discuss building a bike friendly community for beginners. Women of Oz is an inclusive, non-profit organization in Northwest Arkansas. Their mission, “to get women on mountain bikes by breaking down barriers” [to participation] including intimidation, education and access to equipment. Allyson...

Kristi is back! This week, Kristi and Kathryn sit down with Aimee Ross, Director at Bike Bentonville in the Mountain Bike Capital of the World: Bentonville, AR. Putting Arkansas on the cycling map is no small feat, but Aimee is no stranger to hard work and resiliency. With more than 15 years of experience in the cycling industry, Aimee discusses how self advocacy not only helped her progress in a...

This week Kathryn and special guest host Alison Tetrick chat with competitive cyclist and cycling equality advocate Heather Sawtelle. Heather found cyclocross racing shortly after college and hasn’t looked back; she has competed in road, gravel and cyclocross racing across the US. In 2020 she was selected to be part of Les InternationElles, a team of 10 female cyclists from across the globe who ar...

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 on the show Kathryn and Kristi chat with wildlife biologist and Cairns Project Ambassador Lisa Vormwald. Lisa tells us how a knee injury brought her into the world of gravel cycling, and shares her new found love for bike packing trips. We hear how a unique opportunity caused by COVID allowed her to participate in The Crusher - an epic 248 mile enhanced gavel experience in Michigan's Upp...

On this week's episode, Kathryn and Kristi once again catch up with journalist, cyclist, podcast host and author Selene Yeager to discuss her new found love for standup paddle boarding and the launch of her new podcast “Hit Play, Not Pause” - A feisty menopause discussion for active, athletic women. Selene shares what it means to be and stay active while navigating the different stages of menopaus...

This special episode features mini interviews from three women who are actively building their local cycling communities. Tina Khan, president of the NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association) League in Kansas, shares why it is important to get more kids on bikes. In partnership with Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, she is helping raise funds to match a $100,000 grant aimed to get more kids...

This week Kathryn and Kristi catch up with professional cyclist, chef, and entrepreneur Jess Cerra. We hear how a grad school lab experiment catapulted Jess into a professional cycling career, and she tells us about the challenges of making ends meet as a female professional cyclist. Jess gives us the inside scoop of how experimenting in the kitchen to find the best ride snacks led to a successful...