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The 2026 Goal Setting Podcast
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly discuss goal setting for 2026 including: Questions to help narrow down events and goals for the year Questions to help figure out what you want to do for the year ahead and what is limiting your...
Our “Do Not Buy” Gift Guide for Athletes
If you're shopping for the athlete in your life, we have a ton of gift ideas coming in the next week or two. But we also have seen a lot of well-intentioned gift giving go completely sideways, so for the sake of the athletes you know, here's what we recommend not...
Lower Indoor Cycling FTP, Home Gym Weights, Climb Cadence – Q&A
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Declining FTP when indoors or in off-season? Should it happen? how long? Picking weight plates for your gym setup to #liftHeavyShit (post on gym next steps) What Cadence...
Training
Dealing with Constant Razor Burn When Cycling or Running
This is a conversation I have CONSTANTLY with riding and running friends. Lady parts aren’t the only sensitive skin we deal with on the bike, and sunburn isn't the only issue we deal with on the run. Anyone else have some leg chafe/shaving issues? (Hand up!) I find...
Why You Should Be Training With Other People (Sometimes)
When designing training plans or working with athletes on their bike skills and movement, I try to think about the environment or 'ecology' of a workout and how I can help guide an athlete to adjust their environment to get the adaptation or movement skill they...
A Training Plan Matters—Even If You’re Not Racing
I know the idea of having a training plan when you don't have a race on the calendar might seem a little weird—but as a cyclist (or any endurance athlete!) there are so many benefits to having structured training, and a specific-to-cycling training plan. Trust me, as...
Racing
MTB Stage Racing + Gravel Grinding – Geoff Kabush
Professional Mountain Biker Geoff Kabush joins the podcast for a second time to talk about training for different events, MTB Stage Racing tips, Gravel Grinding strategies (DK200!), Beer+Pushups, how we should deal with doping and finally on what keeps him training...
Practical examples of how YOU can use Sports Psychology in your Training and Racing
This episode of the Consummate Athlete is a good one: Many times Sports psychology gets ignored as people think you have to be a crazy person to use these techniques but the fact is that no matter how hard you pedal into that "smart" Trainer on the virtual island your...
Born to Run, Racing Donkeys & Building Community with Author & Badass Christopher McDougall on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
Guys. I kind of freaked out about this week's guest, Christopher McDougall. That's right, we had the author of Born to Run and Natural Born Heroes (June's Athletic Bookworm pick!) on the show. It was a big deal for me as a writer and a runner, since as a writer,...
Cross-Training
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Mindset
Sprint Through Setbacks with This New Book!
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Micha Powell is sharing her story to help young athletes find their passion and pursue their dreams. My 10th book has dropped! I co-wrote Sprinting Through Setbacks with Micha Powell and could not be more psyched that it’s on the...
6 Lessons I Learned from Track & Field Trials
I was at Canadian Track & Field Trials in Montreal all last week doing coverage for Canadian Running and promoting my newest book, Micha Powell’s memoir, Sprinting Through Setbacks: An Olympian's Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Imposter Syndrome. (We co-wrote...
Process Over Outcome, Every Time
This week on the podcast, we talked about a mid-season goal check in, refreshed ourselves on SMART goals, and talked about process and outcome goals—and which matters more. I wanted to do a deep dive into this, because SPRINTING THROUGH SETBACKS, my book with Olympian...
Nutrition
What Exactly Is a Nutritionist?: What You Need to Know Before Working with One
This is a topic I am SUPER interested in: WTF is a nutritionist? It turns out that not all nutritionists are created equal because—spoiler—nutritionist isn't a 'protected term.' In fact, literally anyone, even someone with zero nutrition training or experience, can...
Nutrition Questions with Registered Dietitian Kylee Van Horn
Registered Dietician Kylee Van Horn joins us to discuss common questions about nutrition in general and specific questions from listeners. Kylee is an ultra-runner and owner of Fly Nutrition Please consider supporting us by: a) Rate and review on your preferred app!...
Healthy Recipes to Crush Your Next Holiday Party
My favorite piece of advice for holiday party eating + trying to stay healthy over the holidays also means being a great guest: Bring a healthy(ish) dish or two so you're both a good party-goer, and you guarantee that you have something to eat. From a super simple...
Lifestyle
How To Be Outside INSIDE: Free Virtual Summit at 8PM on April 18
Join us on Zoom and on Facebook Live and @MollyJHurford's Instagram Live on April 18, 2020 at 8PM for a 90-minute preview of what's coming at the How To Be Outside Speaker Series when we can all congregate in real life in Fall 2020. (If you join on Zoom, you'll be...
Thoughts on Coming Home from Spain in the Midst of the COVID19 Pandemic
I've been writing this on and off for the last very hectic 96 hours as we made our way from not being sure we'd get out of Spain to finally making it to the US and then getting back to Canada yesterday afternoon after a lot of extremely stressful travel. We're...
I Got to Interview Wonder Woman!
If you know me, you know that I'm a huge comic book nerd and that I am firmly in the DC universe camp. So naturally, when I got asked if I was interested in interviewing Gal Gadot, AKA Wonder Woman, about her healthy lifestyle, I absolutely jumped at the chance. Not...
Women Specific
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Gear
My Running Experience with Ice Spikes – And When I’d Use Them Again
When I did a 6-hour trail race on some seriously icy trails, I was forced to figure out running in ice spikes... and that meant that I broke my cardinal rule for race day, the 'never try new things' rule that typically, I'm religious about. With the temperatures...
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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...
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...
Videos
Cross is Coming: What Workout Should You?
Inevitably or eternally, #CrossIsComing, so when you decide it's time to get ready for CX season what workouts are best for you to do? The best workouts for one athlete may not be the best ones for you. Your friend, or your favorite pro, may be very good at high...
Pick a Big Crazy Goal
What is Your Big Crazy Goal this Season and Why did you pick it? I did an Ironman last weekend. It was my first triathlon, which is sort of a crazy way to start doing a triathlon, but I like a good challenge and I had a lot of relevant experience that made an Ironman...
How To… Attend a Skills Clinic for Mountain Biking or Cyclocross
This is a throwback post, but one that I wanted to bring back up as it gets into clinic and racing season. A few months ago, when I was thinking about things that I needed to improve on for a solid Xterra season, the first thing on the list was technical MTB skills. I...