Crank up the volume and maximize your fun with the NC GRiT Podcast! Created entirely by student athletes from the North Carolina Interscholastic Cycling League's Senior GRiT Ambassador team, this podcast is all about sharing the stoke and getting more girls on bikes! Tune in to hear inspiring stories from amazing female riders, learn about the awesome NCICL and GRiT communities, and discover the joy of mountain biking. Whether you're a seasoned rider or brand new and just curious about the s ...
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Cultivating Healthy Competition: The Mindset Behind the Rider Development Project
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37:19Healthy competition fuels growth in cycling. On this episode of NC GRiT, we explore how the Rider Development Project cultivates grit and resilience through positive competition. We go behind the scenes to discover how they're shaping the future of cycling by developing stronger cyclists and stronger individuals Podcast music: Espres by Lunareh We …
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Pedal-Powered Creativity: Fueling Community through Mountain Biking & Art!
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17:05Season 3 Episode 3 of the NC GRiT Podcast feature the Girls Drawing Together project, led by Laidy Rogers of the Riverside High School mountain biking team! Hear how she is using art and creativity to build community within the North Carolina Interscholastic Cycling League. We hope to see you on the trails! Comment what you would like to hear on a …
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Season Event Reveal & GRiT Recruitment and Retention
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25:22Season 3 Episode 2 of the GRiT Podcast reveals the dates for the upcoming NCICL season with league director Brian Russell. Along with this we shared a recap of the past events that happened over the last few weeks. All in all the highlight of this episode is special guests Siana Rehman and Salma El-Wafi who each got to talk about their Senior Ambas…
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Join our new co hosts, Vivian, Hadley and Alex, for their introductory episode of the NC GRiT podcast! They'll share about our recent student leadership training weekend, the upcoming GRiT preseason event, and what participants can look forward to at the upcoming NICA Eastern Regionals event! Have an idea, question or suggestion for future podcast …
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Join the Senior Ambassador leads of the Health and Wellness project and GRiT Committee member, Marilyn Laxton LCMHC, NCC! They will answer questions submitted by NCICL student athletes and coaches, as well as share their own experiences, and wellness tips and tricks. We'll help you feel positive in the start chute for the Salisbury Scramble, or whe…
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Positive mindset, a powerful tool every girl should carry with her!
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49:42A group of special Senior Ambassador guests from the Health & Wellness and Rider Development projects join us to share a wealth of knowledge and experience. We dive into the importance of building resiliency through a community that supports your growth and wellness as an athlete, and a female in a male dominated sport. Join us and share your quest…
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Join us as we speak to Senior GRiT Ambassador, Lydia Herrera, and GRiT Committee member/female bike mechanic Elise Freed about the GRiT Mechanical Project and what inspires them to help empower girls to learn more about their bikes. We also discuss how much maintaining a growth mindset can help you in many areas of life and mountain biking! We hope…
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Taking Action to Get More Girls on Bikes!
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23:01Join us as we interview Senior Ambassadors Siana Rehman and Skylar Arnold about their projects, the GRiT Recruitment Initiative and the GRiT Mentor Program! Hear about the ways our female student athletes are working together to get more girls on bikes and create a welcoming and inclusive community for new riders of all backgrounds. We hope to see …
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Wrapping Up an Awesome Pre Season and the Girls Drawing Together Project
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17:33Join us as we speak to Senior Ambassador, Malaida Rogers, about the Girls Drawing Together project and our GRiT and Adventure events! We hope to see you on the trails! Comment what you would like to hear on a future episode to help get more girls on bikes in NC! NC_GRiT Instagram NC GRiT YouTube Want to get involved? Check out our website for more …
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Pre Season Stoke with League Director Brian Russell
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22:49Join us and NCICL League Director, Brian Russell, as we share all the things we are stoked for in the pre season and beyond, and discuss the exciting ways you can choose your own adventure in season 8! We hope to see you on the trails! Comment what you would like to hear on a future episode to help get more girls on bikes in NC! NC_GRiT Instagram N…
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Join us and Senior GRiT Ambassador and GRiT Tent Manager, Abby Russell, as we discuss all the exciting events in the works for our upcoming pre season and important dates to put on your calendar to maximize your fun in season 8! We hope to see you on the trails! Comment what you would like to hear on a future episode to help get more girls on bikes…
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Join us for a chat with GRiT Health & Wellness Advocate, Rachel Pellom!
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27:13Get to know Senior GRiT Ambassador and Health & Wellness Advocate, Rachel Pellom of the Durham County Composite team! We will ask her about her project and how she developed a passion for sharing health, wellness and nutrition knowledge with her fellow female cyclists to empower them in their cycling journey. We hope to see you on the trails! Comme…
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Hydration And Staying Connected During The Summer
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24:30Join us to chat about the importance of staying hydrated to maximize your riding fun during the summer heat, how we stay connected and spread the word about NCICL during the off season to recruit more girls and our big plans for the summer! We hope to see you on the trails! Comment what you would like to hear on a future episode to help get more gi…
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Tamara Sanders on building community - from the bike shop to the trail!
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47:03Wrapping up NCICL season 7 chatting with Tamara Sanders, owner of Back Alley Bikes in Carrboro, NC about being a female in the bike community and helping to build a community that supports everyone. Stop by Back Alley Bikes and say hello to Tamara: 100 Boyd St Carrboro, NC 27510 919-967-7777 https://www.backalleybikes.net/ [email protected]…
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Three event weekends and lots of fun remain in NCICL season 7! In this episode we share some of the best things still to come in GRiT this season, and a few more of our favorite things! We hope to see you on the trails! Comment what you would like to hear on a future episode to help get more girls on bikes in NC! NC_GRiT Instagram NC GRiT YouTube W…
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Join us to look back on our favorite parts of Crankin at the Creek, hear about women we admire in cycling who are making history right now, some race day tips and what we were looking forward to most for the Salisbury Scramble weekend. Not to worry though... we have 5 more stoke-filled event weekends left - including a bonus Dark Mountain race to m…
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Black History Month and NCICL Event Weekends Beyond Podium
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41:10Join us to chat about Black History Month with our very special guest, Kenya Templeton of Charlotte, NC. We will also share various different aspects of NCICL event weekends that we feel make them so very rad, whether you are aiming for podium or simply want so come out and part of the fun in a noncompetitive way! Be sure to check out Kenya's Insta…
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We are so stoked to share our first NC GRiT Podcast - planned, recorded, edited and published by our Senior GRiT Ambassador Podcast team! We will share our favorite part of the three pre season GRiT events, details about NCICL's GRiT Mentor Program for female student-athletes in their first season with our league, and what we are looking forward to…
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