Girl. Woman. Athlete.

In this episode Sophia is joined by Jodie Fa'avae. Jodie shares her life experiences and the tricks she learnt in order to make that important time for herself in the outdoors throughout every stage of life. From being the 7-year downhill mountain biking champion in her 20s, raising three active children to lining up for the Coast to Coast aged 50, Jodie has years of wisdom and stories to share that are insightful for all!

In this episode Sophia is joined by Jess Lamb, a plant based ultra runner with a passion for environmental protection. We talk about the journey Jess is on, the lessons she's learning with how to fuel for endurance events whilst minimising waste and some ways that sport lovers can make a difference with groups like Athletes for Nature.

This episode is a special GODZONE Chapter 12 race recap. Sophia is joined in the studio with Holly Weston and Abby Pagel to talk all things race prep and then race debrief. Chapter 12 has been called the toughest race yet - tune in to find out how these girls endured one of the worlds most challenging multi-day adventure races.

Sophia interviews Fleur Pawsey, a Coast to Coast longest day winner and someone who's competed in the event 14 times. She came dead last the first time but came back for more and surprised herself with how good she got over the years. Fleur is a humble athlete whose let go of the competitive side of multisport and adventure racing, she shares what she's learnt and how that helps with the adventures she enjoys now. Her main focus is bikepacking with the Tour Te Waipounamu next on her horizon.

In this episode Sophia interviews Vicky Havill. Vicky is a trail runner, a coach, a mother, a wife and one of the 1% of people who are diagnosed with epilepsy here in New Zealand. Vicky shares her journey into trail running, thanks to a friend who invited her on a trip and what an impact this had on her life. She didn't foresee epilepsy, something she was diagnosed with in her 30s, and she shares the battle to get a diagnosis and the mental battle to decide to continue to run on the trails!