Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Megan Signed Up For A Girls Weekend... Not A 42km Marathon | Itty Bitty Bit

Episode Date: September 8, 2026

Megan was buzzing after getting invited on a mums' weekend away in Queenstown, until a marathon registration form landed in her inbox...    Join the Itty Bitty Hitty Committee HERE!Instagram:  @THEHITSBREAKFASTFacebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & Megan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was just saying to you guys, you would be proud of me because I've made adult friends. That's cool. It's hard, isn't it, to make friends as adults? Yeah. I'm not hard. I just think people have their friend group and they're probably like, oh, I don't see them enough. And you're like, you know, a lot of time. And then you meet new people.

I get, like, real anxious when I meet new people and I don't know what to talk about. So they'll... Which surprises us, you know, and it shows that you're being, you know, like being honest here now. Because you talk for a job, you know? Yeah. People would find that hard to believe. But I'm just talking to you too, essentially. You don't think about anyone else.

If you look at the latest figures, that's all you're talking to. That's all right. We like listening to you. Thanks. More people could. They'll be good, but hey, that's all right. Megan just likes the tour. Keep it close to that.

So I have managed to find a group of women who like to listen to me talk to. And it's a bunch of moms from my kids' school. And they invited me on a girls' trip. That's cool. And I was like, oh my God, cool. They must like me. Yeah, right. When did this invite come out?

It was like a month ago. I think I might have been filling a space, but that's okay. That's all right. That's okay. I'm cool with that. And so I have taken someone's flights that couldn't come. So I was like, great, paid for it. And they were like, we're going to do all these fun things.

It's going to be awesome. And now I've been sent a registration. form for the Queenstown Marathon and I know that there's other options so I could do the 10K Oh it's a marathon Girls weekend away

Yeah A rough fitness one Yeah So there's gonna be fun stuff Now you because you did sign up for run club Remember you're so proud you're putting it on social media The neighbourhood run club That was 5K and I think I did it twice

Alright There's no more run club now No No run club to a hundred No run club to a Marathon. Do they give you any clue? Like, oh, you've got to have stamina for the weekend?

And you're like, yeah, I will, well be there. Yeah. Not like a sexual run. But they exercise hard and party hard too. Gotcha. Okay. So I don't do either of those hard. I'm like, exercise soft, party soft.

Do you think it's an option? The whole time, consistently. Do you think there's an option not to do the run or do you think you need to do some form of that? I mean, they've said, you don't have to. Right. But I don't want to be, like, I don't even have a lazy one. You can't choose like other options, can't you?

Well, there's a 10-K. They were like, you could do the 10-K. And also, I like fast walk rather than run. So my friend was like, well, I'll do the marathon. And, you know, so you've got ages to complete the 10-K. 100% she would finish that marathon before I finish the 10-K. She's going to run 42 kilometres. Shut up.

Oh, no, I'm just, I'm just getting, explaining the distance. I know. So I can't wake up in this hotel, like, and be like, see you guys. have a good run. I'm just going to go back to bed. But by the time you wake up, they might have finished the marathon. You could be having breakfast and be like, how was that, guys? You know, you could do that.

Yeah. Also, one of the other fun activities is doing a winery tour. Great. Yeah, great. On bikes. Jeez, these guys are productive. Yeah. I mean, the friends for you.

It's all I can say, knowing you like I do. I mean. I don't want to have wine and exercise. But also, I'm terrible. The wrong crowd. Yeah. You have got over the wrong crowd. I'm definitely going to crash.

I can't ride a bike at the best of times. Especially if you just run 10Ks as well, the legs aren't going to move, mate. Emma, his phone through now. Emma is actually the tour party organiser of Megan's trip to Queensland. Emma, lovely to have you on. Morning. And now we're just talking about how much Megan's looking forward to going. I heard.

I heard. What's her options? I mean, because honestly, she is really excited about going away for the weekend. and she's nervous about the run. What's her options running-wise? Well, I mean, we could go all in and do the marathon, but there'd be a very quick build. Yeah, there's a half marathon, and there's a 10-K,

and the 10-K starts nice and early, so you'd be finished by 8.30, 9 o'clock. Time for shopping before I cross the line a few hours later. A whole day ahead of you, Megan. Finished. What time does it start? Seven. There you go.

I'm running at seven. But also what gave me hope there, Emma, as you said, a quick build and we could get her up to marathon status. Absolutely. I reckon we could do it. Yeah, we can do it. Quick build, quick build. Are you joking? No.

It's like, how many, is it two months away? Yeah, I don't know if I'd have a friend at the end of it. I'm stressing about a 10K. Also, you would definitely cross the finish line doing that marathon before I even do the 10K. 100%. No, not at all. It'll be time for shopping before I cross the lane. Can I just ask you, on the itinerary of the weekends,

you've done the whole marathon in the morning, then she's talking about a bike ride wine to it. Is that all happening in the same day, Emma? No, after the marathon, we've got hot pools and dinner. Yes. And then on the Sunday morning, we've got, it's an e-bite ride and winery. Oh, the bike does it all. So we're being kind of nice.

Yeah, there you go, Megan. I've never ridden an e-bike. Oh, it's easy. My issues with riding a bike is the steering. I always run into things. Oh, it's a quick weld, Megan, it's quick-wild. Speed. All I'm hearing a problem, Zella.

I don't know why you invited this lady on your girls. Next time, we've got Maddie McClellan. He's keen.