Girls Gone Gravel podcast

We’re back! And to celebrate, Kathryn and Kristi welcome back their friend and cycling guide extraordinaire Heidi Rentz. Heidi and her husband started The Cyclist’s Menu back in 2015 with their shared passion of adventuring by bike and eating delicious food. Fast forward 10 years of amazing trips, and the pair have guided countless cyclists on trips around the world, and have built their home base...

On this week’s episode we have another interview from Kathryn’s time in Girona this spring. Today she is chatting with the Girona-based, American cyclist Morgan Aguirre. Morgan started cycling in 2019 and quickly fell in love with the sport. She joined a team, and started racing on the road in the US. With a fully remote job, Morgan realized that she had a unique opportunity to relocate from Seatt...

This week on the show we welcome back Lauren Hall to fill us in on all of the recent happenings in the world of cycling. Lauren was on the ground at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift with the USA Cycling Foundation, and we get all of the inside scoop on what her time was like there. She then headed straight to Leadville to be part of the commentary team and the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike...

This week Kathryn is joined live by professional cyclist and coach Serena Bishop Gordon to chat about all off-season training. Serena is our Feisty Cycling coach and has developed a three month winter training plan for cyclists. Her approach is to think of the “off-season” as a time to build the foundation for your race season, and she talks through a few of the mistakes that she commonly sees ath...

On this week’s episode Kathryn and Kristi are joined by professional cyclist and Life Time Grand Prix athlete Paige Onweller. Shortly after the Leadville 100 MTB race, Paige was hit by a car while out on a training ride while at home in Arkansas. Not only did the crash cause Paige major physical injuries and a severe concussion, it left her struggling with the emotional toll of the trauma from the...

This week we welcome back Lauren Hall and Meredith Miller to take a deep dive into the last two races of the Life Time Grand Prix, LIttle Sugar MTB and Big Sugar Gravel. Lauren and Meredith are both commentators for Life Time’s love coverage of the series, and have had a front row seat to watch all of the amazing racing this season. They chat about how the season has unfolded so far, as well as ho...

On this week’s episode Kathryn and Kristi are joined by ultra runner and pro cyclist Maude Farrell. Maude was the winner of the 2025 Lead Challenge, which is a series of races in Leadville, CO that includes the Leadville Trail 100 MTB, the Leadville Trail 100 Run, and a handful of other races across the summer. Maude talks about the series, including the exciting close finish between her and the w...

On this episode Kathryn is chatting with Southeast Gravel Series co-founders Christy Keely and Nichole Johnson from Greenville, South Carolina. Southeast Gravel is a six event series with events in small towns across North and South Carolina. Before they were event coordinators, Christy and Nicole were teammates on the Kenda racing team in the early 2000s. Although they lived in different parts of...

This week on the show Kathryn and Kristi are chatting with French cyclist, Cécile Lejeune. Cécile grew up in the suburbs of Paris, and got her start in endurance sport in triathlon at age 12. She had quick success in the sport winning national titles in both triathlon and running. This success earned her a running scholarship at Arizona State University. But behind the scenes Cécile was struggling...

Our guest this week may sound familiar to our listeners who have been following along with the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix. This year Meredith Miller has been on the commentary team for Unbound Gravel as well as the Leadville MTB 100 races, serving as the voice that colors the race alongside Bill Ross. But her experience in the cycling industry spans much further than announcing races. After her col...

This week Kathryn and Kristi welcome their first ever mother-daughter duo, Melisa Rollins and Lisa Nelson. This pair of Leadville legends has an impressive history with the MTB 100 Race in Leadville, and this year Lisa finished the race for her 20th time! Known by those around her as “The Hammer,” Lisa tells us what prompted her to sign up for the race the very first time back in 2000, and what ha...

This week Kathryn and Kristi come to us live from the expo at Gravel Worlds in Lincoln Nebraska. They chat with a handful of racers from the Pro Women’s field before the race, and then catch up with the race winner Rosa Kloser and runner up Gee Schreurs. Tune in to catch the pro’s answer to Kathryn’s rapid fire questions! Sign up for our Gravel x Mechanic Camp at https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/ca...

This week on the show we welcome back Lauren Hall to fill us in on all of the recent happenings in the world of cycling. Lauren was on the ground at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift with the USA Cycling Foundation, and we get all of the inside scoop on what her time was like there. She then headed straight to Leadville to be part of the commentary team and the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike...

On this week’s show we are joined by runner-turned-cyclist Caroline Wreszin. The LA based athlete got started on the bike in highschool when an injury sidelined her from running, and she was hooked from the first ride. As a self described competitor, Caroline found her way into gravel racing, and despite her first race being icy cold, she hasn’t looked back. Last year Caroline built up her own pri...

On this week’s episode we have another interview from Kathryn’s time in Girona this spring. Today she is chatting with the Girona-based, American cyclist Morgan Aguirre. Morgan started cycling in 2019 and quickly fell in love with the sport. She joined a team, and started racing on the road in the US. With a fully remote job, Morgan realized that she had a unique opportunity to relocate from Seatt...

We're sharing this episode of Feisty's weekly women's sports show, called The Feist, because we thought you’d enjoy this preview of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Even if you already know everything about cycling, we're sure you’ll find something you don’t know in today’s episode. And be sure to subscribe and follow The Feist wherever you listen, so you don't miss any future episodes of the...

This week on the show we are throwing it back to April, when Kathryn had a chance to sit down with professional cyclist Danni Shrosbree in Girona ahead of the kick off to her 2025 race season. Growing up as a running and competitive swimmer, Dani dabbled in triathlon a bit, then was recruited to her university rowing team. After university she was looking for an outlet to stay active and found cyc...

On this episode, Kathryn and Kristi welcome back pro racer and Gravel Worlds organizer Hannah Shell. Hannah has always been a huge advocate for women in the gravel space, so when she was asked to join the team of organizers for Gravel Worlds she jumped at the chance. The race takes place in Lincoln, NB, and is a weekend packed full of fun activities for everyone including the world famous “First t...

On this episode Kathryn is joined by our friend Brooke Goudy as well as Roam Fest founder Ash Zolton. Roam Fest is a three day mountain bike party in Fruita, Colorado for femme riders to celebrate getting together with like-minded folks who love riding bikes. Ash talks about how Roam Fest came to be, and how the festival has evolved over the years, and the things that haven't changed like creating...

This week Kristi is coming to us from live on the ground at SBT GRVL. Listen in as she catches up with gravel pros, age group athletes, race organizer Amity Charity, GRVL Femmes team leader Lani Woods, women’s para division champion Clara Brown, and the epic duo of mom-to-be Iz King and her own mom who took on the ride together. This year the event was spread over two days. Saturday’s non-competit...

Welcome to The Feist — your favorite sports, with your feistiest friends. Hosted by Sara Gross and Kelly O’Mara, Feisty's newest podcast is here to celebrate the unstoppable rise of women’s sports. Every week they'll cover what you need to know in women's sports: from running to basketball to everything in between. The Feist will bring you the untold stories of female athletes, interviews with tho...

Welcome to our third episode in our SBT GRVL series! This week Kathryn and Kristi welcome cyclist and mom of two, Lani Woods. Lani is captaining a GRVL Femmes team at SBT this coming weekend, leading a group of five women through the event. Lani got her start in cycling after a knee injury in 2020 sidelined her from obstacle course racing. She found joy on the bike, and loved being able to push he...

This week we have our second episode of our special series with SBT GRVL, and we welcome another GRVL Femmes mentor Christie Tracy. Christie is an ultra endurance cycling specialist, who started dabbling in gravel racing about 5 years ago. She recently outright won the 2025 24 hour time trial national championships, beating every other competitor! Christie began her cycling career after doing a tr...

This is the first episode of a three part series in collaboration with SBT GRVL. Kathryn is joined by guest host and SBT founder Amy Charity, and the pair get the chance to chat with professional cyclist Ellen Noble. Ellen is part of a new initiative by the folks at SBT for 2025 called the SBT GRVL Femmes Challenge mentorship program. The program pairs professional racers with a team of amateur wo...

Over the past eight years, Feisty Media has grown into a go-to resource for women’s health and performance education. In this special episode, Feisty CEO Sara Gross and Hit Play Not Pause host Selene Yeager reflect on how Feisty’s content has evolved to meet the real-life needs of active women. From menopause and nutrition to strength training and brain health, Feisty is offering more than ever—in...