Cheeky Run Club

BUCKLE IN CHEEKY CREW this is a big one. Have you heard of the Enhanced Games? If you haven't, they're marketing themselves as an Olympics which would allow performance-enhancing drugs…and it's just been announced that the first ever games will be held in a year.We've done some digging on the games, and boyyyy oh boy is there a lot to unpack here. Let us know what you think!LINKS:Joe Rogan x Enhanced Games founders episodeEnhanced Games founder talking about their business modelJames Magnussen on Dyl & FriendsThank you so much to Pillar Performance for making this episode possible. Try Pillar's Creatine supplement and get 15% off with our code ‘CHEEKY' at checkout!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Good morning Cheeky community! We've got another great interview for you this week… We had the pleasure of sitting down with elite runner, former Australian of the year, and our friend, Grace Tame.We spoke to Grace about her second-place finish at the Great Ocean Road 60km ultramarathon last weekend and how running has impacted her life. LINKS:Try Pillar's Creatine supplement and get 15% off with our code ‘CHEEKY' at checkout! Thank you so much to Pillar Performance for making this episode possibleFollow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Happy Monday everyone!Hold on to your cheeky hats because you're about to be blown away by today's guest.We interviewed the wonderful Jess Stenson: 3 x Olympian, 3 x Commonwealth medalist, and one of the best marathon runners this country has produced. We talked about how to get through tough patches in a race, changing attitudes to the ideal 'runners body', career highs and lows, how she re-found her love for running in motherhood, and so much more. Thank you Pillar Performance for making this episode possible. LINKS:Try Pillar's Creatine supplement and get 15% off with our code ‘CHEEKY' at checkout!Listen to the info on Creatine's impact on your gut that Phoebe speaks about hereCheck out Jess' Instagram and Blog.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Helloooooooo Cheeky community!In today's episode, we share our thoughts on 31-year-old endurance runner William Goodge and explain why he is getting such mixed publicity whilst trying to break the world record for the fastest run across Australia. Is he actually cheating or is it just another case of the Aussie classic, tall poppy syndrome? We are also sharing our latest running recommendations for winter and answer some of your running questions at the end of the episode, so be sure to stick around! LINKS: ·  Use the code ‘CHEEKY' to get 15% off your first order with Pillar Performance·  Click here for Anna's Lululemon running gloves recommendation.·  Click here for Phoebe's LNDR sports bra recommendation and here for a crowd-sourced running/riding lights recommendation.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

WE'RE BAAAAACK with season 6 babyyyyy!!!! In this ep we unpack the rise and rise of the AI training program app 'Runna', including comparing the program it gave us to a program written by a coach, and boy oh boy is there a lot to talk about. We look at the pros and cons of what an AI training program can provide for different levels of runners and share a lot of the communities' thoughts too.At the end of the episode we also unpack how Phoebe has found the last 2 months of taking creatine and some very cool results on that front.LINKS:Try out Pillar's Creatine supplement here!AIS supplement frameworkOur creatine episodeThank you so much to Pillar Performance for making this episode possible

Hello cheeky pals!We're wrapping up season five of Cheeky with an AMAZING chat with Nike Athlete Isobel Hume. We discuss everything from balancing full time work with a huge  running load, how she fell in love with the sport (then out of love, then back in love), how active mediation has lifted her performance, and the community at the heart of it all.We then have our monthly check in on our 2025 goals, including some good learnings on resilience and recovery.Thank you Nike for sponsoring this episode and supporting the pod. We hope you've enjoyed this season of Cheeky Run Club

Helllooooo lovely people! Ever had someone tell you to just, “listen to your body”? In today's episode, we look at how stress can make it difficult to keep an ear out for those cues and give you guys some tools to help reconnect with your bodies. And you guys loved our new segment, “Conversations with Friends,” and we loved having a giggle and giving our hot takes on your long-run debates at the end of the episode.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Happy Monday cheeky chums!Todays ep is CRITICAL LISTENING because we discuss one of the tricksiest and most finicky part of running: the art of respecting the niggle. Note we say ART not science because we're not medical professionals and you obviously should seek medical advice where appropriate, however we also know that we don't all have the means to go tearing off to the physio everytime we get sore on a run. We chat about some good rules of thumb to help you identify what your niggle is/how serious it is, and then go through the tools you can have in your toolkit for managing them.Stay until the end of the episode to help us settle an age-old runners' debate in our new segment, “Conversations with Friends."Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Hello Cheeky friends!Today we're taking you through track nights – what they are, if they're accessible to amateur runners, and if so, how you can get involved. Phoebe also reflects on how her own track night went last week, racing in the 5km event. You should also definitely stick around to the end of the episode, where we reminisce about our International Women's Day run last weekend in collaboration with Nike, sponsored by Ultra Violette.A Cheeky gift:Use our Ultra Violette discount code ‘CHEEKY15' on their websiteFollow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Hello cheeky friends!In today's episode, we do some mythbusting around creatine: overhyped gym bro fad or genuinely helpful performance booster for runners? We also check in on our 2025 goals now that we're in March!AND if you haven't heard, we're hosting another Cheeky run this Saturday in Sydney to celebrate International Women's Day

Happy Monday friends! This week, we answered a listener question: How do I stop comparing my running to others? We unpack why we compare ourselves to each other, why it's so common in the running community, our own experiences, and how to overcome it! At the end of the episode, we also have some new running recommendations for you—a fun idea for your next getaway and a recipe we are loving! LINKS:Use our Ultra Violette discount code ‘CHEEKY15' at checkout on their website Our Sydney IWD run will be held on Saturday 8th of March! Keep your eye out for more details on our socials in the coming days.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Happy Monday Cheeky friends!This week, we spoke with the wonderful endocrinologist Dr. Izzy Smith about (drum roll please)...IRON! We discussed the importance of iron in daily life and running, how to know if you're low in iron, and what you can do to help your levels. At the end of the episode, one of us reveals we were prompted to get a blood test after speaking with Dr. Smith aaand let's just say we're glad we did.We also have a very special announcement for our listeners who live near Sydney for International Women's Day! We hope you enjoyed this week's episode..let us know

Helloooo friends!We officially celebrated our first birthday on the weekend and it was SUCH a special morning. If you missed out, don't worry!! In today's episode, we debrief  the event after recapping the lessons we've learnt over the last year of building Cheeky Run Club's wonderful community.We also attempt to answer two listener questions, so be sure to stay until the end!LINKS:Join us at Nike's After Dark run hereFollow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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Hi chums! In this ep we discuss how we can set up routines and processes to help us achieve our goals for 2025. We also have some banked-up running recommendations (and anti-recs) for you guys, so stick around until the end of the episode.We also enthusiastically invite you to celebrate Cheeky Run Club's first birthday with us!! We're celebrating this milestone with a 5km run into coffee/chats/breakfast/cake - it'll be in Melbourne on Saturday the 8th of February. All running abilities welcome; we can't wait to see you there

We're baaaaack - we hope you had a lovely holiday cheeky friends!To kick off the new year and season five of Cheeky, we revisit the goals we made at the start of 2024 and reflect on how well we stuck to them. Then, we share our goals and our (potentially controversial??) ins and outs for 2025.Be sure to stick around to the end of the episode… we have an exciting event coming up that you're about to hear allll about.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Hello cheeky friends! This episode is all about protein for running. We speak to leading sports dietician and wonderful human Jess Rothwell to get an understanding of what protein actually is, how it helps us in our training, recovery and general life, what happens if you don't get enough of it, how much you actually need, and the most common mistakes she sees amateur runners (including us!!) make when it comes to protein. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did - thanks again Jess for all your help! We the debriefed about Anna's podium finish on the weekend and discussed the yearly dilemma of how to balance running with Christmas/holidays.This episode is sponsored by Aid Station, one of the world's leading sports nutrition websites. Use the code Cheeky10 to receive 10% off nutrition and hydration products!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Hello cheeky friends! This episode is all about carbohydrates. We speak to leading sports dietician and wonderful human Jess Rothwell to get an understanding of what carbs actually are, how they help us in our training, recovery and general life, what happens if you don't get enough of them, how much you actually need, and the most common mistakes she sees amateur runners make when it comes to carbs. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did - thanks again Jess for all your help! We also chatted about something fun that Anna has coming up this weekend and some more running hot takes. This episode is sponsored by Aid Station, one of the world's leading sports nutrition websites. Use the code Cheeky10 to receive 10% off nutrition and hydration products!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

For as there have been runners, there have been people who cannot stand running in the heat. And for good reason: in this episode we explore why running in the heat/humidity is sooo much harder. BUT what's less rarely talked about is the upside to running in heat, so in this episode we also unpack the physiological adaptations you get from running in the heat, which (SPOILERRRR) are kind of wild. We then get stuck into tips n tricks for thriving in your summer runs + warning signs that things are heating up a little too much.We then do some race previews and get pumpeddd for ON:TRACK:NIGHTS on the 14th of December (join us!!), and finish with The Run Down segment covering some bloody exciting news in Australian running.The legends at Pillar Performance have generously setup a discount code for the Cheeky community, use CHEEKY15 at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. Thanks to Pillar for making this episode of Cheeky possible!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

HOWDY! Welcome to our first ever 'mailbag' episode. This was so FUN. We gave our thoughts on... will the running boom will last?what if you're never the runner you were pre-injury? what are our favourite running cities? how much do we pay attention to our HR on easy runs? andare we doing this podcast for fun or money?

Gooood morning cheeky chums! This week, we're reviewing and awarding our favourite running related products of 2024. We thought it would be fun to look back over the last 12 months and give some recognition to the things that got us through, from our favourite snacks to our favourite shoes! Links below.  We are also very excited to say our MERCH IS LIVE!! Shop here! And lastly, we finish off with one of our greatest ever weekly weapons, an organisation called Free to Run, who work to increase the opportunities for women in areas of conflict. The legends at Pillar Performance have generously setup a discount code for the Cheeky community, use CHEEKY15 at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. Thanks to Pillar for making this episode of Cheeky possible!Our favourite running products:Mitch Dyer from Straight At ItJess Stenson's blogOura ringLulu lemon align shortsAsics SuperblastOn Cloudboom strikeHoka Mach 6Pillar Performance Magnesium PowderGarmin VenuOn running shortsBANDIT shortsLSKD shortsFollow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Hello and happy Monday Cheeky friends! We thought it was time to take a deep dive into all of the different measurements and readings our wearables give us. We unpack:How to interpret resting heart rate patterns to learn if you're overloadedHow accurate HR measurements even are on watches/ringsWtf is HRV, what's normal, and how to respond to itThe validity and meaning of body battery/stress readingsAnd generally we can use technology to help us listen to our body! The legends at Pillar Performance have generously setup a discount code for the Cheeky community, use CHEEKY15 at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. Thanks to Pillar for making this episode of Cheeky possible!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Happy Monday cheeky pals!! Couple of big items on the agenda this week: Get deep on moving for a cause with Jenna (check out her mospace here)Give you a long-awaited merch update!!Introduce you to your latest and greatest weekly weapon (do your homework here)Keep each other accountable to some cross training and sleep goalsDiscuss Anna's transition to a Hybrid Athlete

Helloooooo Cheeky friends!We had a lot to get through on today's show...and we were once again lucky enough to have sleep expert Dr Olivia Knowles on the show to chat through how to optimize your sleep pre race, sleep banking, how running impacts your sleep, napping, bedtime routines, caffeine, and how a few small changes can make a massive difference over time. Liv did her Bachelor and Honours of Exercise and Sport Science before going on to do her PhD. Her research in her doctorate explores the impact of inadequate sleep on strength training and muscle health in females. You can find out more about her business Sleep Ed here.We then assess each other's efforts on the challenges we set last week and finally finish with a little announcement from Anna. Sponsor shoutout: Kic has now added Marathon to their KICRUN training program repertoire for people wanting to build confidence and consistency in their running. You can use the code CHEEKYRUN for one month free. Thank-you to Kic for making this episode of Cheeky possible.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Happy Monday cheeky friends! On today's show: we're talking about the relationship between sleep and running, something that we started to learn the importance of in season three. We are lucky enough to have sleep expert Dr Olivia Knowles on the show to talk us through how sleep can impact your running. Liv did her Bachelor and Honours of Exercise and Sport Science before going on to do her PhD. Her research in her doctorate explores the impact of inadequate sleep on strength training and muscle health in females. You can find out more about her business Sleep Ed here.Sponsor shoutout: Kic has made a new strength for running program, including 16 masterclasses to get you feeling strong for your next run! You can use the code CHEEKYRUN for one month free. Thank-you to Kic for making this episode of Cheeky possible.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

HELLO AND WELCOME TO SEASON FOUR!!!! Very happy to have you here and very happy to be back with each other in person! Today, we are going to discuss the pros and cons of racing for amateur runners, as well as how we're going to plan what to do next. We'll also have a catch-up on what's happened over the last few weeks, talk through a couple of changes for season 4, and bring back a crowd favourite segment. Sponsor shoutout: Kic has made a new strength for running program, including 16 masterclasses to get you feeling strong for your next run! You can use the code CHEEKYRUN for one month free. Thank-you to KIC for making this episode of Cheeky possible.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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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 fuelling for the week and explain why. We finish by crowing a queen of a cheeky team member of the week, and then with some special announcements

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 listener questions for this week.  Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this season to life and creating such magical running shoes/apparel. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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 rutLet us know what you think of this week's episode, we hope you like it! Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this season to life and creating such magical running shoes/apparel Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

PSA: send this to someone you know who is injured

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 didn't know you needed and we'll set some micro goals for between this episode and the next.Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this season to life and creating such magical running shoes/apparel

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

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

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 excitingtell the story of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behindgive you a run down of the race favouritesmake our own predictions of how it will unfoldENJOY, we did!!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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 medalWe finish by discussing tomorrow's events and making some predictions for the upcoming women's 10,000m final.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Good morning armchair experts!Phoebe is joined by someone who is decidedly NOT Anna to discuss...The insaneee and highly controversial men's 5000m heats3 x aussie performances in the men's 800m heats1500m women's repechageWe finish by discussing tomorrow's events and making some predictions for the upcoming men's 800m repechage, women's 1500m semis AND (critically!!)  women's 400m hurdles final SHOWDOWN!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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 sidetrackedWe unpack the women's 1500m heats including the incredible performances from our 3 x Aussie queensWe finish by discussing upcoming events and making some predictions for the upcoming men's 5000m, 800m and women's pole vault!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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 secondsdiscuss what makes the 10000m event so excitingtell the story of the Aussie athlete you'll be getting behindgive you a run down of the race favouritesmake our own predictions of how it will unfoldENJOY, we did!!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

Helloooo Cheeky chums! Join us AND special guest Eleanor aka Noz aka Spanish correspondent for our Day 5 aths wrap

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

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, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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 groundWe unpack the drama that was the Men's 1500m, Women's 5000m and Women's 800m heatsWe discuss wtf is a repechage and make some predictions for what's coming up next

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 excitingtell the stories of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behindgive you a run down of the race favouritesmake our own predictions of how it will unfoldENJOY, we did!!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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 with both of us

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 excitingtell the stories of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behindgive you a run down of the race favouritesmake our own predictions of how it will unfoldENJOY, we did!!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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 excitingtell the stories of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behindgive you a run down of the race favouritesmake our own predictions of how it will unfoldPLUS YOU GET A BONUS INTERVIEW with absolute superwoman Jess Hull!!!!!ENJOY, we did!!Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, Tiktok, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community

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 confidently tell you who will win the most niche of events.So - we've made this for everyone who loves running but finds athletics a bit of a black box, orrr those of you who have become such aths nuffies that you want every bit of content you can (cc @ Anna). In these quickfire episodes we'll dive into the middle/long distance track events to give YOU the info you need to sound like a total expert.In each ep we will:discuss what makes that event so excitingtell the stories of the Aussie athletes you'll be getting behindgive you a run down of the race favouritesmake our own predictions of how it will unfoldplus some bonus interviews with the athletes competing in some eps!!

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 wait to get stuck in!Thanks to the team at On for helping us bring this season to life and creating such magical running shoes/apparel