by Molly Hurford | Dec 12, 2019 | Training
Raise your hand if you don’t take time to warm up or cool down in your workouts. Now, raise your hand if you don’t do any ‘prehab,’ i.e active stretching pre-workout, or stretching or foam rolling post-workout. (Be honest.) For me, having my...
by Molly Hurford | Dec 11, 2019 | Mindset
Vacation gives me a lot of headspace to think—sure, it’s still a working vacation since when you’re freelance, you rarely press the full on ‘stop’ button, but being away from home without laundry, housework, any social stuff other than spending...
by Molly Hurford | Dec 9, 2019 | Podcast
Today we discuss RPE scale and how it might relate to heart rate. We also discuss dressing for cold/winter races, whether/when not eating during workouts makes sense and balancing race/gear budgets for next year. We offer several Training Peaks Training Plans for...
by Molly Hurford | Dec 7, 2019 | Gear, Lifestyle, Women Specific
2019 was a solid year as far as cool new (or new-to-me) products went, but I have to admit, I spent more of the season actually whittling down my collection of gear, letting go of some of my (older) bikes, handing off some kit to younger riders in the NJ NICA leagues,...
by Molly Hurford | Dec 5, 2019 | Nutrition
Sourdough bread: the final frontier of baking. Or, arguably, the simplest bread to make but also kind of the toughest to master. I’ve been trying to get more into baking and making my own food (ahem, see my story on wanderlust vs homesteading—this is why...
