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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,...
The 30-Second Before Bed Habit That Makes Tomorrow Healthier
Everyone talks about the morning routine, but the reality is that it’s nearly impossible to have a good/steady morning routine if you’re not setting yourself up for it the night before. Case in point: I'm in an unfamiliar spot this month, and with a hectic schedule...
Goal Setting & Mental Toughness – Dr. Scott Frey Returns
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Molly Hurford interviews Dr. Scott Frey, who returns to the show for a 2nd time! This interview discusses: Mental Toughness Is Molly tough? Goal Setting for the new year and specifically to build toughness...
Training
4 Common Limiters Holding You Back From Your Athletic Goals
When we start a training plan for cycling, we might be thinking about going faster in a race, finishing a big ride or improving our functional threshold power, which are all good goals. The issue with these outcome goals is they don't take into account the type of...
Should You Use the Auto-Pause Feature on Your Garmin Bike Computer
Let The Timer Run! When you're out on a ride, it can be tempting to use every feature your Garmin bike computer offers, including the Auto-Pause function. After all, it sounds convenient—automatically stopping the timer when you stop moving and starting it again when...
My Top 5 Cycling Tips
Getting started in cycling? Here's what I really, really wish I had known when I got started—maybe then I wouldn't have spent the first 2 years riding in my gym shorts instead of finding comfortable bibs! If you're not new to cycling, some of these may seem a little...
Racing
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Mindset
Fiction Versus Reality – An Important Athlete Lesson
I read a lot of fiction. A lot of it is very cheesy. And without getting too deep into it, one of my favorite authors not only owns a bookstore in a small town, she's used that bookstore (and the couple other businesses she owns) as settings for a couple of her books....
Dealing with Fear and Stress After a Bike Crash with Mindfulness
Recently, I had a reader email me to ask about recovering mentally from a crash. It's a great question, and tricky. Long after road rash heals, the memory of it may remain, and it might make riding on the road/trail/wherever a lot scarier. The same is even more true...
On Doing Anything… But Not Everything
You can do anything, but you can't do everything. This is something we say time and time again on the podcast, to our coaching clients, and to each other. And one of these days, I'm going to take that advice and really follow it. I'm delighted/devastated to admit that...
Nutrition
Sonya Looney’s Plant-Based Nutrition Tips for Athletes
As you all know, endurance mountain biker Sonya Looney is one of my favorite amazing humans—I love her badass attitude towards tackling some of the world's hardest MTB stage races, her entrepreneurial drive, her rad podcast, The Sonya Looney Show (where she's had me...
Why Carbs Are Good… And How to Use Them to Your Athletic Advantage
Hi, I'm here to give my weekly PSA on why carbohydrates are very important for athletes. I've said it a billion times on the Consummate Athlete Podcast and wrote about it in Fuel Your Ride, but any diet that suggests that as an athlete, you should cut out an entire...
Emil Johansson on Autoimmune Disease and His Diet
Emil Johansson isn't the typical athlete I'd feature on here, since normally I write more about women on this particular site, but when I interviewed him, his story of coming back from autoimmune disease (and back injuries) and how it impacted his eating was so...
Lifestyle
September is Coming… My Favorite Back-to-School Inspired Outdoor Gear
Because who doesn't love B2S? Seriously, back to school (despite not being in school) is one of my favorite times. I feel like it's a holdover from adolescence when September was more like the New Year than January 1 ever was. I've said it a million times, I always...
“The Art of Active Travel” is Now Available as an Ebook
After all of our time on the road and in the air traveling for work and training (and a couple of vacations), I've put all of my best tips into one place—and added a bunch of new content in the last couple of months! You can now download all of my tips and tricks for...
In Her Bag: My Race Day Running Kit and Bag
When it comes to life on the road, running is how I managed to stay sane and maintain fitness. Now, it's my primary form of racing and the ultrarunning scene has been awesome. If you missed it before, the 'What's in Her Bag' section is admittedly, my new favorite...
Women Specific
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Gear
7 Pieces of (Cheap!) Cyclocross Gear You Need This Season
If there's one thing I know, it is cyclocross, and the gear that you need for it. I've raced on super grassroots teams and solo, traveled the country for races in every type of climate, literally written the book on the sport, managed one of the biggest teams in the...
Molly’s 10 Pieces of Outdoor Gear That Have Lasted 10+ Years
There are some pieces of gear that are great for a couple of seasons... and then, there are pieces of cycling kit, running apparel and outdoor gear that have stood up to over 10+ years of hard, hard use. We wanted to pay homage to a few of the pieces that we've used...
How to Feel Like a Pro at Your Next Race (Even If You’re Back-of-the-Pack)
Some readers may remember the article I posted a few years back titled, "Luck favors the prepared." Well, I still stand by it, and it's a huge piece of the 'how to look pro' puzzle. And when I say 'look pro,' I don't mean that you have the priciest gear or the biggest...
Videos
Exploration – A Bike Skill to Practice and Coach ?
I talk a lot about this idea of skills. I use skills for traditional 'bunny-hop' type skills and also more practical or theoretical tasks we must accomplish while on bike, such as drinking, eating, pacing. One skill I have been working on more and more with clients is...
Braking basics
Subscribe and/or watch the video on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFUw1LY5pr8&feature=share&list=UUgI4Bth1qen4yDO-rJlGNhg&index=3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFUw1LY5pr8?list=UUgI4Bth1qen4yDO-rJlGNhg Some basic drills on how to get better at...
First steps to Clearing Obstacles ( log hop , rock over etc.)
Want to watch on Youtube Channel ? Subscribe and check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4CLn0lgv-I Today we talk about riding over obstacles on the trail. This could be a log hop or over a pile of rocks/ logs. We use this skill constantly. The first step...