by Molly Hurford | Nov 6, 2024 | Lifestyle
In “The Athlete’s Guide to Sponsorship: An Athlete Entrepreneur’s Guide to Dreaming Big, Racing Smart & Creating a Reliable Brand for a Long, Successful Career,” I talk a lot about the importance of treating sponsorship like a job, and to me, a big part of that...
by Molly Hurford | Nov 1, 2024 | Training
I’m a big ‘when things calm down’ person. But here’s problem: I am lying to myself. I have a post I wrote 2016 where my now sister-in-law made a joke about me saying that things would calm down, then proceeded to list out a travel schedule that suggested things would...
by Molly Hurford | Oct 30, 2024 | Gear, Training
Laundry. Specifically, washing (and drying) your cycling kit. Seems ultra-simple, right? Wash, rinse, repeat. Umm… Turns out with cycling kit, it can be a little more complicated. In addition to skin irritation—more on that in a sec—I was out on a ride yesterday...
by Molly Hurford | Oct 24, 2024 | Training
We recently recorded a podcast episode with exercise physiologist Julia Casadio that went all over the place, but had a big chunk devoted to her specific field of study, heat adaptation and heat training. The pandemic forced her and the Olympic athletes she works with...
by Molly Hurford | Oct 23, 2024 | Mindset
I have learned something new about myself this week: I am a pre-race future-focusing list-making extraordinaire. This isn’t a new trait, but it is new that I’ve realized it. I don’t mean that I do this after every 5K or weekly race. But heading into...
