Girls Gone Gravel podcast

This week, we welcome guest Kristen Owenreay, a participant at fall gravel camp and recent DFL from Mid South 2026. Kristen shares her experience at MidSouth, where she decided to take on her first century ride. She opens up about losing her mom at age 23, and how that motivates her to ride her bike purely for the joy of it. Kristen also discusses her involvement with All Bodies on Bikes, which started in 2024, and shares her plans for the year, including the Tour de France Femme avec Zwift!
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We’ve all been there; you are 90 minutes into your long ride and you just cannot get comfortable on your saddle no matter what you do. There’s nothing that kills the fun of a ride quite like saddle pain. Lucky for us, we are joined this week by Chloe Murdock, a physical therapist, pelvic health specialist and bike fitter to help solve your saddle pain. Chloe’s extensive background in these three areas makes her the perfect expert to help us address common saddle issues for women. She explains when and why you should seek a bike fit, and how this can be your first step to eliminating saddle pain. Chloe also goes over some common causes of saddle pain, how to tell if your saddle is the wrong one for you, a few common solutions to soft tissue pain, and how to deal with the dreaded saddle sore.
Chloe will be opening her very own bike fit studio in May 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. You can contact her at [email protected].

On our episode this week Kristi catches up with our friend Sarah Sturm at the finish line of Mid South Gravel where she raced the 50 Mile event. Sarah recently announced her pregnancy, and she and Kristi dive into Sarah’s pregnancy journey so far and how she is learning to find her own path through it. At Mid South this year Sarah raced with the masses, and she talks about what that experience was like, as well as why it’s important to continue to support the amateur races, not just the pros.
Follow us on Instagram:
@feistycycling
@feisty_media
Girls Gone Gravel Website:
https://www.girlsgonegravel.com/
Support our Partners:
Register for Feisty Fest at https://feisty.co/events/
Wahoo: Learn about the ELEMNT ROAM 3 at https://bit.ly/4tk2j23
Momentous: Use code GIRLSGONEGRAVEL for up to 35% off your first order at livemomentous.com
Use the code FeistyGravel15 for 15% off at feedbacksports.com

Jill Nazeer is the Brand Manager for Salsa Cycles, and this week she joins Kathryn and Kristi to talk about the brand’s mission to build communities in the world of cycling. Salsa is out to remind folks that every rider at every event is valued, and deserves to be celebrated as such. As a beacon of this mission, you can find the famous Salsa Chaise at many gravel events across the country. Jill fills us in on what exactly The Chaise is, what it represents, and at which events you’ll be able to find it this year. A cyclist and gravel racer herself, Jill also talks about balancing training with life on the road.
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This week Kathryn catches up with cycling coach Serena Bishop Gordon. Serena has been coaching for many years, and this year she is the head coach for the Feisty Winter Cycling program. She first dives into explaining the difference between training vs exercising, and the importance of building progressive load into a training program, and reminds us that rest and recovery are key parts of the training process. With all of the options for training plans out there, it can be hard to determine which plan is right for you. Serena gives us some tips on how to determine if a plan is the right fit for your training needs. She also describes how to measure progress both within one workout, and over time. Serena and Kathryn also tackle some other common questions, like what does FTP stand for, and how do you test it? Serena’s reminder to us is that if you are thinking about getting into a cycling training plan, today is the best day to start!
Follow Serena on Instagram @specialblendgravel and learn more about her coaching and camps at www.specialblendgravelcamp.com/