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Life in an Altitude Tent – Our Best Tips
Sleeping in an Hypoxico altitude tent Sharing an altitude tent (sorry, altitude cubicle) with a partner is asking a lot of your relationship. Let's just start right there. If you're someone living at 0 feet of elevation and planning to race, say, at the 10,000 foot...
2026 Cycling Trends and Sea Otter Fuego XL Race Review
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly discuss the 2026 Sea Otter Classic Event: Industry and bike show trends from the 2026 Lifetime Sea Otter Classic A review from Peter's race in the Fuego XL Mountain Bike Race (A Leadville Qualifer) ...
What are Rockslide Habits?
You’ve spring cleaned, but have you checked in on your habits as the temperatures warm up? I’ve noticed that as season’s change, it’s a great time to rethink some of the daily habits that might be holding you back—especially with things like training time, and general...
Training
What are Rockslide Habits?
You’ve spring cleaned, but have you checked in on your habits as the temperatures warm up? I’ve noticed that as season’s change, it’s a great time to rethink some of the daily habits that might be holding you back—especially with things like training time, and general...
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The 30-Second Bedtime Habit That Makes Mornings Better
The 30-Second Bedtime Habit remains one of my all-time favorite habits, regardless of where we are in the world... In fact, I'd argue that anytime life shifts away from our normal routine, this is the habit that becomes even more important than pretty much anything...
Racing
Why You Need a Post-Race Ritual—Even 20 Minutes!
I wrote this thinking about the women in my life that I know. I've seen my friends cross the finish line, and before they've even caught their breath, they're back into real life, making sure the kids have snacks and are ready to get home, all while still...
It’s OK to Spend Time Working Out Exactly What You Want from Your Athletic Life
Sometimes, I'm at a loss for what to write about endurance sport that we haven't written before. But fortunately, there's always something new to look at, and often, it comes up in unexpected ways! We're working on a website revamp for this site right now, which has...
7 Things to Do ASAP Post-Bike Race
So, you finished a bike race... now what? This list might be super obvious for many of you long-time racers, but we find that every year, it takes a couple of races before we get back in a smooth rhythm. Take off your chamois Whether the race was dry or muddy,...
Cross-Training
What is Consummate Training? Our Approach
New here? Training to be a Consummate Athlete is about using Cross-training to foster Consistency, Confidence and Community (the 4 Cs !) We also encourage athletes to think about things other than physical training by being prepared, taking care of their equipment,...
Commit to Yoga Every Day for a Month — Here’s Some Tips to Make It Work!
I love the idea of a challenge that can keep you feeling good through the holidays even when time/space to train is short, which is why December tends to be a favorite time of mine for challenges that include yoga. (Remember when I talked about minimum viable...
How to Set Strength Training Goals
The best way to get into the strength training habit is to start strength training: especially if you haven’t done much in the past, you’ll start seeing results quickly, which will likely feed your desire to stick with it. Strength training is addictive when you start...
Mindset
What are Rockslide Habits?
You’ve spring cleaned, but have you checked in on your habits as the temperatures warm up? I’ve noticed that as season’s change, it’s a great time to rethink some of the daily habits that might be holding you back—especially with things like training time, and general...
Q1 Check-In as Base Building Wraps Up
It’s almost the end of March (how has this first quarter of the year felt like a decade and also like only a few days) and that means a few things: Cyclists are starting to get their bikes off the trainer and outside, many of us are shifting out of base building mode...
The 30-Second Bedtime Habit That Makes Mornings Better
The 30-Second Bedtime Habit remains one of my all-time favorite habits, regardless of where we are in the world... In fact, I'd argue that anytime life shifts away from our normal routine, this is the habit that becomes even more important than pretty much anything...
Nutrition
Our Favorite Kitchen Gadgets for Healthy Eating… And the One We Don’t Use
I am a lazy cook/baker. (See: The Lazy Guide to Sourdough.) But I also am cheap, meaning I don’t like to do a lot of takeout (and our healthy takeout options here aren’t amazing). So, I cook. But I do it in the laziest way possible, which means I love a good kitchen...
How to Eat on the Bike: In-Ride Nutrition Basics
When should you start eating during a ride? What should you eat? Is sports drink better than gels, or vice versa? How many calories do you need per hour? We wanted to bring you a few of our rules of thumb for cycling nutrition. Molly has 2 entire books -- Fuel Your...
You Don’t Have to Eat the Cookie—But You Definitely Can!
'Tis the season... for confusing messaging around food. On one hand, there's the 'how to stay fit through the holidays' posts and podcasts that talk about how to skip the pumpkin pie at grandma's and stick to your diet. There's a slew of healthy holiday hacks that...
Lifestyle
When You Shouldn’t Ignore the Small Stuff
In training and general health/nutrition advice that we give, we are almost always telling people to focus on the basics: Be consistent in your training, eat your vegetables, prioritize sleep over fancy recovery modalities. But there are time when small stuff—the...
2026 BikePacking Ontario Update
This is our yearly share of a newsletter from Ontario Bikepacking Guro / Registered Dietician and 'friend of the pod' Matthew Kadey Check out past episodes and posts with Matt Kadey here and enjoy his yearly update on all things BikePacking in Ontario and Canada (and...
Commit to Yoga Every Day for a Month — Here’s Some Tips to Make It Work!
I love the idea of a challenge that can keep you feeling good through the holidays even when time/space to train is short, which is why December tends to be a favorite time of mine for challenges that include yoga. (Remember when I talked about minimum viable...
Women Specific
Why You Need a Post-Race Ritual—Even 20 Minutes!
I wrote this thinking about the women in my life that I know. I've seen my friends cross the finish line, and before they've even caught their breath, they're back into real life, making sure the kids have snacks and are ready to get home, all while still...
Are You Buying Gear or Buying Time?
I had to laugh a few months ago. I was riding with a time-strapped friend and we were chatting about the latest wheelset that promised to give you an extra 10 watts (or rather, save you 10 watts). She had a big race on the schedule in a few months, and she was...
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Dr. Stacy Sims – Weight Lifting, Protein, Menopause [Rebroadcast]
This is our most popular episode in 2023 so we are rebroadcasting this important interview with Dr. Stacy Sims. Her mission is to help women better understand their bodies and elevate them in research, science, sport, and ultimately, in life. The ideas that that...
Gear
Life in an Altitude Tent – Our Best Tips
Sleeping in an Hypoxico altitude tent Sharing an altitude tent (sorry, altitude cubicle) with a partner is asking a lot of your relationship. Let's just start right there. If you're someone living at 0 feet of elevation and planning to race, say, at the 10,000 foot...
Your Athletic Gear Spring Cleaning Checklist
It's that time of year, spring cleaning! I love a good spring cleanout, putting away my deep winter stuff and ski gear and prepping for warm weather. It makes me feel a little like new year's is happening again, right around the time when I've typically forgotten many...
Why You Need a Post-Race Ritual—Even 20 Minutes!
I wrote this thinking about the women in my life that I know. I've seen my friends cross the finish line, and before they've even caught their breath, they're back into real life, making sure the kids have snacks and are ready to get home, all while still...
Videos
New 10-Minute Yoga/Strength Flow Video
If you’re looking for a quick reset, Molly put together a new 10 minute flow to quickly sneak in some mobility, core and strength work for busy days! https://youtu.be/Q3mM39UVdA0 Or watch on youtube here
New 8-Minute Yoga for Anytime
Looking for a quick mid-day reset, an easy morning wakeup, or a post- or pre-ride flow to feel nice and limber? We’ve got you covered with this quick 8-minute yoga flow with Molly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiBJyC6PfwU
Short Strength + Stretch Routine – Video
Since we were talking marginal gains on the podcast this week and mentioned my morning routine (still going strong after 9 years… longer than our marriage!), I wanted to make a new video walking you through a 10-minute version. You may need to modify it at first,...