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Down Bad, Crying at the Gym – Spring Blahs & Low Motivation
In this episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, we dive into the challenges many athletes face with low motivation, burnout, or what we like to call the 'spring blahs.' As you prepare for early races and navigate through varying weather conditions, including...
An Athlete’s Journey Through Knee Pain – Mackenzie Myatt
Join us for a special bonus episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, where Author, Poet and Elite Racer Mackenzie Myatt shares her recent experience with knee pain and some poetry about the experience! Check out her her recent book with Strong Girl Publishing, 'In...
Sourdough Pizza on the Grill: The Perfect Pre-Race Meal!
How to Grill a Pizza I posted about making a sourdough pizza on our new electric grill last week ahead of doing a fun race—the ELEVATE challenge at Blue Mountain with City Shred—and the number of comments I got about it were ridiculous. So, I thought I’d share a quick...
Training
Do’s and Don’ts on Social Distancing For Runners
Obviously, unless you've been hiding under a rock, you know that social distancing for runners and for everyone is super important right now. Sure, it sucks to not run with our friends right now—but if you're in an area where you can still run outside, count yourself...
How I’m Dealing with the Current Emotional Ups and Downs (in Training, Work + Daily Life)
It's been a roller coaster of a month for everyone—for Peter and I, a few weeks ago, we were trying to make our way home from Spain, then we spent two weeks in quarantine, and then .. well, barring the fact that I can grab groceries and run outside (albeit on the...
8 Ways to Get Your Running Motivation Back
I'm gonna be real honest here: I'm struggling a lot to find my running motivation, groove, spark, whatever you want to call it right now. I'm not really super focused on competing, so the lack of races right now is annoying but not the end of the world. But the...
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Mindset
“Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence” is April’s Athletic Bookworm Read
Welcome to April's Athletic Bookworm pick! This month, we're all about the brain, and reading Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence. My teammate Christin (ahem, check out our crit team here!) recommended it and I immediately picked it up. Because honestly,...
Habits of Highly Effective Athletes: Know Where You Want To Go
Welcome to another week of the Habits of Highly Effective Athletes series! This week, I wanted to talk about one of the things I think gets missed a ton by athletes who aren't working with a coach. So this is most of us, right? Maybe you have a training plan, maybe...
Habits of Highly Effective Athletes: Measure to Manage
Welcome to another week of the Habits of Highly Effective Athletes series! This week, I wanted to talk about one of the things I think gets missed a ton by athletes who aren't working with a coach: collecting data. So this is most of us, right? Maybe you have a...
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Troubleshoot Heart Rate Monitor Problems – Video
#athlete problems. How many times have you had a HR monitor read something way off or not read at all ? See a few options in the below post and video. If you need help trouble shooting see this newer post HERE on how to fix broken or misreading HR Strap If you...
Fans for indoor cycling success – ep77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ou4DHnhXw how to set up your fan for a better indoor trainer ride Honeywell HT-908 Turbo Force Room Air Circulator Fan Read more: Perfect Your Indoor Bike Trainer Setup...
Arm or Leg Warmers Falling Down? – Video
Today a post for all those skinny folks or those folks whose family has bought them awesome 'warmers' 2 sizes to big. Keep those arm/knee/leg warmers up so you can focus on skills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlPO2yjgD0o
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