Every body is different, including our hormones. Yet so often, women are following the same training plans or being coached in the same way as men.

We find out from Dr Georgie Bruinvels, research scientist and co-creator of FitrWoman, why we should be taking a much more individual approach and paying more attention to our hormones to inform our training - and by doing so, how female athletes can use the menstrual cycle to improve their performance, whether that's on the track, in endurance events or in the gym.

Dr Georgie also talks us through why and how we should be monitoring our iron levels for optimal health and performance.

This is such an important topic for both men and women to understand and Dr Georgie is an absolute expert. We learned an incredible amount in just this hour interview and we're both excited to implement some changes into our own training.

Follow Dr Georgie Bruinvels on Instagram: @georgiebruinvels

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Rose is going to the Olympics!

There has been a lot going on behind the scenes over the last few months, and in this episode Rose opens up on her journey to being selected, some bumps along the way and how she dealt with it all. Rose also reveals how she was finally told she is going to Paris!

With 14 weeks to go, we get some insight into what Rose's training block will look like vs previous marathon builds, as well as some exciting goals for the race itself.

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Sticking with the ultra marathon theme, in this episode we are joined by Team GB ultra runner and Hoka athlete, Carla Molinaro. This is Carla's second time joining 5 Miles Easy (see episode 3), but we have lots to catch up on!

Carla continued on her 2023 success and is now 50k World Champion! She then went onto finish an incredible 5th place at Two Oceans Marathon and has some big goals ahead of her for Comrades and beyond.

We hear all about Carla's race experiences, her goals for the upcoming Comrades Marathon, as well as some very useful tips and tricks when it comes to nutrition, S&C and training for the ultra marathon distance.

Follow Carla on Instagram: @carlamolinaro

If you’re enjoying our conversations, please do us a big favour and leave us a rating on Spotify/Apple. You can also follow us on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @5mileseasy.

A big thanks to our sponsor for this episode:

VELOFORTE: if you’re looking for a natural way to fuel your training with real ingredients, no artificial nasties and no compromise on taste, Veloforte is for you. Veloforte has an incredible range of kitchen crafted bars, shakes and chews to power your performance and provide an optimal balance of essential ingredients to look after your overall wellness. Head to veloforte.com to check out the full range and use code 5MILES for 30% off.

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