This week in the Locker Room Sara Gross and Kelly O'Mara talk about women who are leading the way into the wilderness. They also discuss the latest issues in women’s sport including Nike’s new hijab for Muslim women and March madness (and the female broadcaster who is covering it).  This week’s gripe comes from a listener who just had to get something off her chest, plus celebrate the amazing 79-year-old who skied to both the North and South Poles. Their guest is entrepreneur and trekker Marinel De Jesus who shares her experience and wisdom as the founder of Peak Explorations and Trails Without Borders. For more conversations from the world of women's sports visit us at www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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This week in the Locker Room Sara Gross and Kelly O'Mara talk about women who are leading the way into the wilderness. They also discuss the latest issues in women’s sport including Nike’s new hijab for Muslim women and March madness (and the female broadcaster who is covering it).  This week’s gripe comes from a listener who just had to get something off her chest, plus celebrate the amazing 79-year-old who skied to both the North and South Poles. Their guest is entrepreneur and trekker Marinel De Jesus who shares her experience and wisdom as the founder of Peak Explorations and Trails Without Borders. For more conversations from the world of women's sports visit us at www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.

Canada's dynamic duo Maria Samson & Kim Donaldson have the latest from the world of women's international rugby as they review the Six Nations tournamemt that winds up this weekend. They also bring us the inside scoop on the 2017 World Cup Finals as teams prepare their game for this summer's big event in Ireland in August.  The former Canadian teammates knows who's who and what's what in the game and have some fascinating insight into players and their form.  Plus Maria shares some exciting news of an important role she has been given for women's rugby in Canada. For more conversations from the world of women's sports visit us at www.wispsport.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.

Chris Stafford talks to Jamaican born Deta Hedman who has been an international darts player for more than 40 years with over 100 rankings titles to her name making her a legend in the sport. Some of her most prestigious titles include the World Masters, Europe Cup, Las Vegas Desert Classic and Zuiderduin Masters. But it is the World Championship crown which has eluded her and remains top of her bucket list. With tournaments both at home in England and abroad every weekend, Deta stays as focused and motivated as ever, whether she is representing her Oxford Club or England. She tells us how her family moved to the UK when she was just a teenager and how, despite darts being a male dominated sport, she made her mark.  She says she has always enjoyed playing men but when she beats them they are reluctant to admit they were beaten by a woman, even though she is one of the best players in the world. For more conversations from the world of women's sports, including over 600 podcasts, visit www.wispsports.com, and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Chris Stafford talks to Jamaican born Deta Hedman who has been an international darts player for more than 40 years with over 100 rankings titles to her name making her a legend in the sport. Some of her most prestigious titles include the World Masters, Europe Cup, Las Vegas Desert Classic and Zuiderduin Masters. But it is the World Championship crown which has eluded her and remains top of her bucket list. With tournaments both at home in England and abroad every weekend, Deta stays as focused and motivated as ever, whether she is representing her Oxford Club or England. She tells us how her family moved to the UK when she was just a teenager and how, despite darts being a male dominated sport, she made her mark.  She says she has always enjoyed playing men but when she beats them they are reluctant to admit they were beaten by a woman, even though she is one of the best players in the world. For more conversations from the world of women's sports, including over 600 podcasts, visit www.wispsports.com, and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports. Contact us at [email protected].

Multi-talented athlete Tara Norton joins Sara and Alyssa to explain how she ran a double marathon with a stress fracture in her femur and lived to tell the tale. A former professional triathlete, Tara had 25 Top 10 placings in long distance races during her career. Now a coach and a mom, Tara sets her sights on longer races and in 2016 took on the Ultraman triathlon in Hawaii - 10km (6.2mi) swim, 421km (261mi) bike, 84km (52.4mi) run. Known for mental toughness, Tara shares her wisdom and answers questions from the Women for Tri Facebook group. Sarah McPherson also drops by to talk about TriEqual's new initiative, Change Makers. And Alyssa tells us how she is handling two Ironmans in two weeks in New Zealand. For more conversations from the world of women’s sports visit www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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Multi-talented athlete Tara Norton joins Sara and Alyssa to explain how she ran a double marathon with a stress fracture in her femur and lived to tell the tale. A former professional triathlete, Tara had 25 Top 10 placings in long distance races during her career. Now a coach and a mom, Tara sets her sights on longer races and in 2016 took on the Ultraman triathlon in Hawaii - 10km (6.2mi) swim, 421km (261mi) bike, 84km (52.4mi) run. Known for mental toughness, Tara shares her wisdom and answers questions from the Women for Tri Facebook group. Sarah McPherson also drops by to talk about TriEqual's new initiative, Change Makers. And Alyssa tells us how she is handling two Ironmans in two weeks in New Zealand. For more conversations from the world of women’s sports visit www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.

Chris Stafford talks to Eventing legend Lucinda Green MBE about the changes that the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has made to the Olympic format and the implications to three and four star level. Lucinda explains what it could mean for the future of eventing in general if the four star level is no longer the pinnacle of the sport. The fallout could have dire consequences, which begs the question of who the governing body is listening to as the sport struggles to stay in the Olympic family. And we hear Lucinda's reasoning about why cross country construction today may be contributing to rotational falls.  For more conversations from the world of women's sports visit www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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Chris Stafford talks to Eventing legend Lucinda Green MBE about the changes that the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has made to the Olympic format and the implications to three and four star level. Lucinda explains what it could mean for the future of eventing in general if the four star level is no longer the pinnacle of the sport. The fallout could have dire consequences, which begs the question of who the governing body is listening to as the sport struggles to stay in the Olympic family. And we hear Lucinda's reasoning about why cross country construction today may be contributing to rotational falls.  For more conversations from the world of women's sports visit www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.

Switzerland’s Tatjana Haenni is the former Deputy Director of the Competitions Division and the Head of Women’s Competition at FIFA - the international governing body for soccer. In that role she led the organisational aspects of all FIFA Women’s World Cups including the recent Women’s World Cup in Canada. Tatjana has dedicated her career to women’s football and advancing women in sport generally. She is also President of FC Zurich, a volunteer position that she is passionate about as she continues her work in the game. With many year's experience in sport’s leadership Tatjana has a clear vision of how and why women’s voices should be heard to increase representation in the board rooms of sport’s administration at all levels. For more conversations from the world of women's sports visit us www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.
 

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