Beste Mettleset podcasts (2024)

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73. Women's Sports News This Week 🤺🥋🎾 🏃🏽‍♀️Egyptian Fencers Speak Up, UAE Jiu-Jitsu, WTA & the Burj2Burj 11:57

20h ago11:57

11:57

Get the latest on women’s sports in the Middle East and beyond! This week we discuss: Egyptian Fencing Controversy - Egyptian Olympian Nada Hafez and her teammates speak out against age-based discrimination from the Egyptian Fencing Federation. More info: Nada Hafez’s social media post Egyptian Fencing Federation Response ECWR Statement on Discrimi…

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72. Women's Sports News This Week 🏎️ 🏏🏂 & The Saudi Games By the Numbers 12:14

8d ago12:14

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Published on Friday, October 25, this is an episode packed with women’s sports news from the Middle East and beyond. No interview this week, but make sure to catch our last two episodes! 🚲 Episode 70: Interview with two-time Saudi Games Gold Medalist, cyclist Elisa Grassi. 🤿 Episode 71: Journey with Nada AlRasheed, who just set three national recor…

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EP71: A Deep Journey 🌊🤿 Record-Breaking Freediver Nada Alrasheed 🇸🇦 on Passion and Patience 1:04:19

12d ago1:04:19

1:04:19

In this episode, we dive deep into the incredible journey of Saudi Arabian freediver Nada Al Rasheed. Nada shares her passion for the ocean and her remarkable achievements in the sport of freediving, including her recent participation in the CMAS World Championship for Freediving Depth in Greece. From her childhood experiences in Jeddah to becoming…

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EP70: Women's Sports News This Week ⛰️🏁🤺 & A Chat With 🇸🇦 Saudi Games Gold Medalist Elisa Grassi 40:22

15d ago40:22

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The date is Friday, 18 October 2024 and women’s sports news discussed on the podcast today include: ⛰️ Two GCC women completed the Explorer’s Grand Slam this week: 🇶🇦 @atalthani 🇵🇹 @mariatrugrit 🏉 Women’s Rugby: Spain took home the WXV3 Championship Title after defeating Fiji at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai last weekend: https://www.world.rugby/wxv/…

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EP69: Women's Sports News This Week 🐪 🏁 🏉 Camel Racing, Rally, Football, Rugby & More 6:34

22d ago6:34

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The date is Friday, 11 October 2024 and women’s sports news discussed on the podcast today include: 🐪 The C1 Championship, the world's first all-women camel racing series: https://adcrc.me/c1-championship/ 🎙️ To listen to our chat with founder Linda Krockenberger: https://open.spotify.com/episode/35PULNn8MBmCzveatxLtQW?si=ac5b588068bb4b2a 🏁 Saudi r…

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EP68: The Ultimate Running Guide: From 5K to Marathon with Physiotherapist & New Balance Coach Melissa Abbey 43:32

26d ago43:32

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In this episode I’m joined by Sports Physiotherapist and New Balance Run Club Coach, Melissa Abbey, to break down everything you need to know about running—whether you’re just starting, getting back into it, or aiming for bigger distances. Melissa, who’s currently training for the New York Marathon, shares her expert insights into injury prevention…

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EP67: Women’s Sports News This Week 🇸🇦🏏 🤿 + a Chat with UAE Team ADQ President, Melissa Moncada at Sport Industry Forum 21:00

29d ago21:00

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Hello, Welcome to our new format, featuring the news headlines for the week, centering women and women’s stories! We hope you like this new format. The Mettleset is now two years old so a big thank you to everyone who has supported us, followed and engaged and liked our content, especially the athletes who have entrusted us to share their stories. …

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EP66.2: From the Streets to the Peaks: Alpine Run Project Alumni Eleana & Nimrah + Darren Davis - Part 2 47:01

1M ago47:01

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In Part 2 of this special episode we continue exploring the transformative power of The Alpine Run Project (supported by Nike, JD Sports & Strava) and the incredible journeys it has enabled. In this episode, we hear firsthand from Eleana Matos and Nimrah Sohail, two inspiring young women who went from inner-city life to the French Alps as part of t…

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EP.66.1 From Prison to Purpose: John McAvoy’s Alpine Run Project 🏔️ - Part 1 49:33

1M ago49:33

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In this special two-part episode, we’re diving deep into the incredible story of The Alpine Run Project—a transformative trail running initiative designed to empower young people from inner cities in the UK through nature, community, and sport. In this, Part 1 of 2, we chat with John McAvoy the founder of The Alpine Run Project and a Nike-sponsored…

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EP65: 🇪🇸 Soaring to Paris: 🤸🏻‍♀️Trampoline Gymnast Noemi Romero’s Olympic Journey 15:05

2M ago15:05

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In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Noemi Romero, Spain’s champion trampoline gymnast and first-time Olympian who recently competed at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Noemi’s story is a remarkable journey of resilience, hard work, and triumph. From discovering her passion for trampoline gymnastics at just six years old to making history as o…

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EP64. 🏓 Pickleball’s top player Megan Fudge’s Meteoric Rise, Recorded Live from the Launch of the Pickleball World Rankings 25:07

3M ago25:07

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Hello Everyone, Today's topic is a sport that some of you may or may not be familiar with: Pickleball. And my guest is none other than one of the world’s top players, Megan Fudge. With roots in Europe, the American has had a meteoric rise in the sport, since she started it four years ago going from insurance advisor to now being ranked #1 in the wo…

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19.2 🚵🏻‍♀️ SheTitan: A Woman’s Place Is On The Startline.. Of The Skoda Titan Desert Race Morocco 🇲🇦 42:16

3M ago42:16

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Hello everyone, Dawn here Today’s episode is all about the Titan World Series and more specifically, their plans to get more women on the starline, and over the finish line of the original Titan Series Race, The Skoda Titan Desert Race in Morocco. Mariona Faixat Codinach tells me all about the SheTitan program, what it aims to achieve and why it's …

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19.1 🇲🇦🇸🇦 The Titan Desert Series... the Dakar of MTB Races 46:00

3M ago46:00

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Today’s episode is all about the Neom Titan Desert Race Saudi Arabia, which is my next mountain bike race. The race takes place 18-22 November in Neom, KSA. In today’s episode, I chat with Manuel Tajada Vitales, the manager of the Titan World Series to chat the origins of the race, this year’s edition, the camp and some of his favorite memories of …

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18. 🇿🇦⛺ Luxury Tents AKA A Sani 2 C Race Report with Dawn & Annie 50:10

3M ago50:10

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Hi All In April, I finished Sani2C, a three day, point to point stage mountain bike race in KZN, South Africa. The race was 272 km with 4000m of elevation gain on some of the most beautiful mountain bike trails in the world with various terrains including single track through farmlands, nature reserves, sugar cane fields, forests, down the infamous…

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17. 🇿🇦 Sani 2 C's Farmer Glen Haw on 20 Years of Adventure & Impact 1:17:15

4M ago1:17:15

1:17:15

Hi all, In April, I finished Sani2C, a three day, point to point stage mountain bike race in KZN, South Africa. The race was 272 km with 4000m of elevation gain on some of the most beautiful mountain bike trails in the world with various terrains including single track through farmlands, nature reserves, sugar cane fields, forests, down the infamou…

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16. Lost: My cycling mojo - a dispatch from Alpe D'Huez 🏔🇫🇷 17:33

4M ago17:33

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Today’s episode is a little Bonus update from me on what’s been happening in my world and what’s coming up. Maybe you can relate, maybe you can’t, but I hope some people will find it helpful. And my next race - as noted - is: 🇸🇦 The NEOM Titan Desert Race KSA 🚲 380 KM ⛰️ 2800m 🗓️ Nov 17-23 - 5 days of racing including the Prologue 📍 NEOM, Saudi Ara…

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EP63. 🛹 Skate and Have Fun 🇮🇳 India's skateboarding star Zarah Ann Gladys' Olympic dreams and ‘have fun’ philosophy 20:58

5M ago20:58

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Today’s guest is the youngest athlete I’ve had on the podcast. At just 8 years-old Zarah Ann Gladys was also the youngest competitor at the World Skateboarding Tour 2024 from Arada, which took place earlier this year in Dubai. The event, which covered both park and street skateboarding disciplines, saw skateboarders from all over the world compete …

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15. 🇷🇼 Komera 💛 Rwandan cyclist Violette Neza’s mission to share the joy of cycling 33:04

5M ago33:04

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Happy World Bicycle Day! Earlier this year, I spent a week chasing - and sharing the stories of the cyclists competing in the Race Around Rwanda, a 1000km self-supported bikepacking race with 18,000m of elevation and 40% offroad. I detailed the stories from the road of beautiful and brutal race this year in episodes 6 through 10 as well as episode …

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14. 🇷🇼 The Race Around Rwanda’s Lanterne Rouge(s) - #55 Bartmus & Bartmus 27:46

5M ago27:46

27:46

If you’ve been following The Just BIkes Podcast for a while, you’d know that earlier this year, I spent a week chasing the cyclists competing in the Race Around Rwanda, a 1000km self-supported bikepacking race that took place in February. With about 18,000m of climbing and 40% offroad with some VERY wild weather patterns, this race is tough. It’s o…

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62. 🗞️ 🎙️ Sports journalist Reem Abulleil on storytelling, the regional stars of sport and finding your super-power 1:17:57

5M ago1:17:57

1:17:57

Hello everyone. Today’s guest is one of the region’s most prominent sports journalists. She and I met years ago while I was working in public relations, managing the communications for Yas Marina Circuit for the Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and Reem was working as a journalist with Sport 360. Since that time, Reem’s career has f…

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13. Saudi's First Pro-Cyclist Moroj Adil 🇸🇦 on Going from Learning to Ride 🚲 to Pro in Two Years 1:04:11

6M ago1:04:11

1:04:11

Moroj Adil is Saudi Arabia’s first pro cyclist and you’d be forgiven for not knowing her name yet as she only started cycling two years ago. Yes, that is right, from not knowing how to ride a bike, to being on the Liv Alula Jayco Continental team, her story is one that needs to be heard and what’s most exciting is that it's just getting started. In…

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EP61. 🚲 Saudi's first pro-cyclist Moroj Adil 🇸🇦 on self-belief and her road to the Liv AlUla Jayco Continental Team 1:03:34

6M ago1:03:34

1:03:34

The Mettleset is back, We have an amazing array of guests lined up, and kicking off this new era is a guest who is simply remarkable. Moroj Adil is Saudi Arabia’s first pro cyclist and you’d be forgiven for not knowing her name yet as she only started cycling two years ago. Yes, that is right, from not knowing how to ride a bike, to being on the Li…

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12. 🏔️🚲 Elevation Revelation: Nick Glover 🇮🇲 on Triple Everesting, mindset, the peloton of sherpas and processing it all 2:21:59

7M ago2:21:59

2:21:59

Today’s episode features a member of a very elite club with member numbers totalling around 50 worldwide at the time of recording. This club is the Triple Everest Hall of Fame. Not just any old member of this club, Dubai-based Nick Glover is a unique one as he is also believed to be the first type one diabetic to ever Triple Everest, and the first …

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11.2 🐘 🚲 Part 2 of The Story of VIA Race with organizers Ingeborg Oie and Ian To 32:18

7M ago32:18

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This is part two of our two part episode on VIA Race, a new 4000 km self-supported bikepacking race set to kick- off this July from Southern Spain. If you haven’t listened to part one yet, I do suggest you do that as this is a continuation of our chat with Ingeborg and Ian, the organizers of VIA Race. Check it out HERE. In part two we discuss the e…

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11.1 🐘 🚲 The Story of VIA Race with organizers Ingeborg Oie and Ian To - Part 1️⃣ of ✌️ 1:09:33

7M ago1:09:33

1:09:33

We know that bikepacking and ultra-cycling is about testing your limits - physical and mental, it's about adventure, camaraderie. It is about eating. It’s also about storytelling and this is the story of one of the newest self-supported ultra-cycling races on the calendar, VIA Race. Ingeborg Oie and Ian To, the team behind this upcoming race, agree…

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10. RAR 🇷🇼 Jenny Tough’s Race Around Rwanda 27:44

8M ago27:44

27:44

The Race Around Rwanda is a 1000km self-supported cycling race that takes place annually every February in Rwanda. This year, The Just Bikes Podcast was on the ground and aimed to give you a daily update of what was happening, the highs, lows, weather and emotions and all the people questioning, ‘can that really be considered gravel?’ Due to tech p…

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EP60: Women of Wisdom - IWD 2024, the fourth in a series 43:43

8M ago43:43

43:43

This is the fourth episode in a series to commemorate International Women’s Day because for us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just sports industry for all athletes. We’ve taken some of the best moments from the 50+ episodes that we’ve recorded to share with you tales of joy, mettle…

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EP59: Women of Wisdom - IWD 2024, the third in a series 39:21

8M ago39:21

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This is the third episode in a series to commemorate International Women’s Day because for us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just sports industry for all athletes. We’ve taken some of the best moments from the 50+ episodes that we’ve recorded to share with you tales of joy, mettle,…

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EP58: Women of Wisdom - IWD 2024, the second in a series 32:41

8M ago32:41

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This is the second episode in the Women of Wisdom, a series to commemorate International Women’s Day. For us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just sports industry for all athletes. We’ve taken some of the best moments from the 50+ episodes that we’ve recorded to share with you tales …

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EP57 Women of Wisdom - IWD 2024, the first in a series 31:01

8M ago31:01

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This is a very special edition of The Mettleset Podcast, the first of a series, with episodes going live daily next week as well. For us, everyday is International Women’s Day as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just sports industry for all athletes. Since our first episode went live in October 2022, we’ve had the opportunity …

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EP56 REWIND- Pt 2 of 2 - 🩺 Dr Kate Jordan is demystifying female athlete health and well-being 21:06

8M ago21:06

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Today’s episode is a continuation of our discussion on female athlete health with Dr Kate Jordan, a sports and exercise medicine physician at based in Dubai. The first part of this REWIND episode came out last week, and you can access it directly from here: EP55: Part 1 Female athlete health: Sports and Exercise Medicine doctor Kate Jordan on commo…

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9. RAR 🇷🇼 Look at Us - Stories from the Finish Line of The Race Around Rwanda 2024 51:48

8M ago51:48

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The Race Around Rwanda is a 1000km self-supported cycling race that takes place annually every February in Rwanda. This year, The Just Bikes Podcast was on the ground and aimed to give you a daily update of what was happening, the highs, lows, weather and emotions and all the people questioning, ‘can that really be considered gravel?’ Due to tech p…

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EP55 REWIND - Pt 1 of 2 - 🩺 Dr Kate Jordan is demystifying female athlete health and well-being 36:49

8M ago36:49

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Concussions, shoulder troubles, ACL tears, low bone density, Low Energy Availability, menopause … Sports, and injuries from it, tend to impact female athletes in a different way to their male counterparts. Yet, it is only now that awareness and medical research has ramped up around the gender differences in sports medicine. Joining us on today’s sh…

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8. RAR 🇷🇼 Day 3 & 4 - Here For The Vibes at CP3 of The Race Around Rwanda 44:13

9M ago44:13

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The Race Around Rwanda is a 1000km self-supported cycling race that takes place annually every February in Rwanda. This year, The Just Bikes Podcast was on the ground and aimed to give you a daily update of what was happening, the highs, lows, weather and emotions and all the people questioning, ‘can that really be considered gravel?’ Due to tech p…

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7. RAR 🇷🇼 Day 3 Twinning - Caps #77 Mark & Oliver on the Race Around Rwanda 13:46

9M ago13:46

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The Race Around Rwanda is a 1000km self-supported cycling race that takes place annually every February in Rwanda. This year, The Just Bikes Podcast is on the ground and aiming to give you a daily update of what’s happening, the highs, lows, weather and emotions and all the people questioning, ‘can that really be considered gravel?’ February 6th is…

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6. RAR 🇷🇼 🚲 Day 2 - Hard Earned KMs: CP1 to CP2 of the Race Around Rwanda 26:33

9M ago26:33

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The Race Around Rwanda is a 1000km self-supported cycling race that takes place annually every February in Rwanda. This year, The Just Bikes Podcast is on the ground and aiming to give you a daily update of what’s happening, the highs, lows, weather and emotions and all the people questioning, ‘can that really be considered gravel?’. February 5th i…

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RAR 24 🇷🇼 🚲 Day 1: Tugende… or not. What happened on day 1 of the Race Around Rwanda 37:50

9M ago37:50

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The Race Around Rwanda is a 1000km self-supported cycling race that takes place annually every February in Rwanda. This year, The Just Bikes Podcast is on the ground and aiming to give you a daily update of what’s happening, the highs, lows, weather and emotions and all the people questioning, ‘can that really be considered gravel?’ February 4th is…

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4. 🇦🇪 🚲 A slice of UAE cycling history: The Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge 1:04:50

9M ago1:04:50

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This is Episode 4! Today’s episode gives a glimpse into the history of cycling in Dubai as I speak to the Race Director of the oldest mass participation cycling race in the United Arab Emirates, The Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge. I owe a lot to Dubai when it comes to cycling and this race was actually my very first ever. A race I did a week aft…

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EP54: 🎾 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open insider Vickie Gunnarsson shares her journey on and off the court 50:37

9M ago50:37

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It is sport event season in the Middle East and one event that we’re super excited to see roll into Abu Dhabi for its second edition is The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open which is taking place 3-11 February at the International Tennis Center, Zayed Sports City. In today’s episode, we speak to one of the unsung heroines of the event, Vickie Gunnarss, Senio…

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3.2 Ultra-Eating 🍕🚲 Ultra-Cycling Coach Niel Copeland & Dawn chat race nutrition when riding your bike a really (really) long time (Rewind from The Mettleset) 1:09:40

9M ago1:09:40

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This is Part 2 of a 2 Part series and If you missed the first part, you may want to go check it out. I chatted with my coach Niel Copeland about all things ultra-cycling - Ultra Cycling 101 - but we saved perhaps the best, for this episode and that is ultra-eating or how to eat and fuel when riding your bike for a very very long time. As I mentione…

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3.1 Ultra-Cycling 101 📚 🚲 Coach Niel Copeland & Dawn chat about what it takes to be an ultra-cyclist (A Rewind from The Mettleset) 1:20:05

9M ago1:20:05

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EP 3.1 is actually a rewind from The Mettleset, and if you haven’t checked that out, you really should. Released a year ago, this EP is still very relevant for anyone who has ultra-cycling on the 🧠. Maybe you want to be an ultra-cyclist? Maybe you are one already, or maybe you’re just curious to know how one can race distances 700 km to 7000 km +, …

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EP53 Pt 2: 🇮🇶🤼‍♀️ Iraqi jiu-jitsu gold medallist Ishtar Izzawi on finding her flow through jiu-jitsu 29:29

9M ago29:29

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Hi Guys, If you’ve arrived at Part 2 of our chat with Ishtar Azzawi, the founder of Baghdad Skate Girls, after listening to Part 1, fabulous. We hope you enjoyed it! If not, we urge you to head to Part 1 of this episode to listen to the inspiring origin story of a skateboarding community exclusively for women in Iraq. This instalment dives into Ish…

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EP53 Pt 1: Rolling Revolution: 🇮🇶🛹 Baghdad Skate Girls Founder Ishtar Azzawi on shaping a new horizon for women through skateboarding 1:02:18

9M ago1:02:18

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Ishtar Azzawi calls this her planting season. It’s fitting because this jiu-jitsu champ, and our guest, who has represented her country Iraq in the sport while living abroad all her life had always felt that her true calling had gone unanswered. So, last year, she decided to pack her life in the UAE and head home to Baghdad. The planting season sym…

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2.2. 🚲 Cycling Storyteller Juliet Elliott on becoming both a cyclist and Content Creator - Part 2 of 2 46:13

10M ago46:13

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This is Part 2 of my chat with Cycling Storyteller, Juliet Elliott. Juliet Elliott is a friend of mine and also a widely followed cycling storyteller who shares adventures and advice on two wheels in a series of fun, accessible videos on her YouTube and Instagram account, with a combined audience of over 225,000 followers. She’s gained such a follo…

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2.1 🚲 Cycling Storyteller Juliet Elliott’s Year In Bikes - Part 1 of 2 34:45

10M ago34:45

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Today’s guest is Juliet Elliott, the queen of storytelling on two wheels. Between her YouTube and Instagram, Juliet has a combined audience of over 225,000 followers, gained through sharing adventures and advice that is fun, accessible and with a dose of good humor. Juliet and I love a chat so I’ve actually divided this episode into two parts - bot…

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EP52: Sumud: 🇵🇸🕊️🚲 The Story of Para-Cycling Team the Gaza Sunbirds 50:57

10M ago50:57

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Welcome to 2024 and perhaps one of our most important episodes. This is the story of the Gaza Sunbirds, a Palestinian para-cycling team located in Gaza, as told by Karim Ali, the team’s UK-based International Coordinator. While we wished that sharing this story would have been under better and peaceful circumstances, we’re here to tell you that thi…

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EP51: 🏇🏼🇦🇪 Hoofbeats and Harmony: Dressage athlete Natalie Lankester on the promising trajectory of dressage in the UAE and performance in the 2023 Asian Games 57:26

11M ago57:26

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Hi Guys, Remember the first time you heard about the sport dressage? Did you have to google it or are you reaching for your phone right now? You’re not alone! Even in a country where we are based - the UAE- and a region where equestrian traditions date back centuries, dressage (and we’ve just dropped a hint here), is only just growing in popularity…

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1. 🚴🏼‍♀️ Dr Sarah Ruggins on endurance and signing up to The Transcontinental, without a bike 1:18:59

11M ago1:18:59

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The Transcontinental (TCR) is an annual, self-supported ultra-cycling race that, as the name suggests, spans almost across the entire European continent. It is widely considered one of the toughest on the planet, testing rider’s fitness, mental strength, planning, problem solving and ability to endure as they ride 4000km with approx 40,000m of clim…

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🎙️ We have news... 🚲 0:48

11M ago0:48

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As you just heard, The Mettleset is launching a new podcast, The Just Bikes Podcast - hosted by Dawn and friends. As the name suggests, the podcast is all about bikes. From ultra- to adventure, the pain cave to the peloton and lots of type-two fun, The Just Bikes Podcast will feature a host of guests from all over the world to talk about all things…

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🚲 What's all this about then? 5:21

11M ago5:21

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The Just Bikes Podcast is a new podcast from The Mettleset, hosted by me, (slow) ultra-cyclist Dawn Barnable and friends. As the name suggests, the podcast is all about bikes! From ultra to adventure, the pain cave to the peloton and lots of type-two fun, I'm going to be speaking to. feature a host of guests - new and old friends - from all over th…

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