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The Consummate Athlete 2024 Goal Setting Episode
Peter Glassford and Molly Hurford discuss goal setting for the next cycling or running season. They discuss Molly's annual New Year article with Canadian Cycling Magazine, how they are thinking about goal setting for themselves this year. A review of SMART goals and...
Athletic Gear to Save or Splurge On: The “It Depends” Category
We recently talked about 5 Pieces of Gear to Save on for Endurance Athletes and 6 Pieces of Gear to Splurge on for Endurance Athletes. The save/splurge camps were pretty simple to divide, but there are a few types of gear that I kept waffling on, because for some...
The Paris to Ancaster Training Plan — Start Now to be Ready for Race Day!
This plan is designed to get you ready for your best Paris to Ancaster gravel race yet. Being a Consummate Athlete means being prepared, so we have included reminders about preparation, bike setup, and critical event-specific workouts to ensure you are ready to thrive...
Training
Coping w. Injury, Numb Hands and Frustration with Training
This episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast (you can listen or download below) answers a few listener questions. Check out the show notes on HERE on the podcast page. Coping with Injury When you are injured and unable to do your sport, or to do your sport as much...
Habits of Highly Effective Athletes: The Ultimate Round-Up
In case you missed it, last year, I did a huge list (with VERY specific details) around the Habits of Highly Effective Athlete. If you haven't checked all of them out, now is the time to do it, as the offseason starts and you have time to reflect on what you want for...
Are You Sabotaging Your Healthy Lifestyle?
Over on Nylon, I had THE BEST time writing and investigating ways that we, as super healthy fitness-y types, are probably still sabotaging our best efforts to lead those healthy lifestyles. If you're reading this, you can probably guess a couple of them—going into a...
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12 Rad Cycling Women You Need to Follow on Instagram
Looking for some inspiration to put in long miles or explore new places on your bike? When I was assigned a piece rounding up rad female cyclists for Bicycling, I was super stoked: it offered me a chance to spend some time trolling Instagram, asking around who the...
“Back to School” Resolutions: 2017 Edition
You guys know I'm a huge fan of resolutions. I make them a couple times a year: New Years, birthdays occasionally, and always, always, always, for Back to School. My fondest summer memories involve floating in the ocean at the beach with my sister between body-surfing...
5 Nutrition Rules I Try to Live By as an Athlete… And Fuel Your Ride ebook is On Sale!
Last year, my nutrition book, Fuel Your Ride: Complete Performance Nutrition for Cyclists, came out with Rodale Press. It was a huge undertaking to research and write, and man, did I learn a ton! Now, the ebook version is on a massive sale on Amazon for a few days,...
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