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Goal Setting: Are You Missing the Middle?
As Peter has been doing a season wrap-up with many clients this past month, we've been talking to each other—and clients!—a lot about goal setting. Specifically, the most often-overlooked part the goal setting process: The MIDDLE. Not just how you'll get from here to...
Progress Strength with Limited Weights + Zone 2
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Making Strength training for cyclists Harder with Limited Weights What is Zone 2 Heart Rate Trail Scanning to improve cornering and bike skills generally and Black Friday...
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...
Training
E-Bikes are Part of a Healthy Aging Strategy
We wanted to pose a question today: What if electric bikes (e-bikes) and electric mountain bikes (e-MTB) could keep you and your friends riding and moving in nature for many more years, compared to deciding you'll never use one? Hear us out! You do not NEED to get an...
Is It Time for a Habit Audit?
Today as we recorded this week's podcast, I was talking about the fact that my knee is experiencing a bit of a tweak these last few days. It's nothing new or super serious-feeling, but it is serving as a reminder that I can't take my general health/working legs for...
First Gravel Training Plan
This 3 month gravel cycling training plan is perfect for your first 50 mile gravel race or for beginner and intermediate riders who want to learn to train consistently to improve their gravel racing and riding. BUY NOW via Training Peaks Is This Gravel Cycling...
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Mindset
How Can You Make Life Harder to Boost Your Strength + Fitness?
After having Juliet and Kelly Starrett on the podcast to talk about their great book, Built to Move, I thought of this post and wanted to bring it back... So... How can you make life 'harder' on the daily? Last week, we camped in the rain. I had grand plans of getting...
Savoring the Moment in Race Week
Last year, my September race didn't go great and was my first ever DNF in an ultra. There were a multitude of reasons, both physical and mental, and I think based on the physical (gut issues and wasp stings), I made the right call. But looking back, I know part of it...
Can You Close Some Tabs?
... On your computer or in your life? You know over here at Consummate Athlete HQ, we love a good life/training metaphor and this is an awesome one. Last week, I realized I was wasting a lot of time feeling overwhelmed with my computer as I tried to quickly get...
Nutrition
Your No-BS Guide to Summer Hydration
If you've been wondering how to hydrate as temps rise, Stacy Sims chatted with me over on Nylon about some no-BS tips for summer hydration. (She's also on The Consummate Athlete Podcast with us this week!) I love talking to Stacy about most things, and hydration is...
My Top 5… Nutrition Tips
I decided I wanted to start doing a series of top-5 tips in the fields that I really find fascinating, and in topics that I've researched and written about extensively over the years. So, it makes sense to start with nutrition, since one of my first books, Fuel Your...
5 Ways to Add More Vegetables to Your Day
Increasing the 'nutrient density' or the amount of healthy foods you take in is a common recommendation. Taking action on adding more vegetables to your day can be tough though, how do you get veggies into your morning oatmeal? Arugula This leafy green is very tasty...
Lifestyle
Wanderlust Versus Homesteading: The Struggle is Real
My sister-in-law and I were chatting a while ago during one of the rare family functions that I was actually in town for. The conversation went something like this: "So, what are you up to these days?" -Her "I'm racing tomorrow, then Monday I'm home, Tuesday I drive...
Easy Tips to Keep Your $hit Together While Traveling
My sister and her best friend went to Ireland recently—it was Colleen's first international trip, and while her bestie Vic is about as organized and compulsive as I am about travel stuff, it got me thinking (and imparting a lot of not-asked-for wisdom) for their trip....
My Best Travel Tips for Introverts
Introvert travel is tricky. I'm definitely on the introvert side of the spectrum, meaning my energy mainly comes from time alone, which makes our life on the road really freaking hard sometimes—especially when you consider that most of our travel is with people,...
Women Specific
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Gear
Save Time at Home, Add Hours to Your Training + Recovery Schedules
As I've gotten older, my life has gotten much more focused on optimizing my time usage. This is especially true around the house. So, I admit, I felt very, very old when I decided that for my birthday a couple years ago, all I wanted was a Roomba. But I thought it...
4 Things We’re Loving This Month
We haven't done one of these posts in quite a while, but I have missed bringing out these occasional posts highlighting things that we've been trying and testing—and loving—lately. Goodr Ninja Kick the Damn Rabbit BFG Sunglasses It's embarrassing to admit, but I have...
Easy DIY: Turn Your Race Medals Into Resin Coasters
I'm always trying to figure out what to do with medals from races. I've hung them, we have a big jar of them, but we never really do much with them. I realized a couple of them were roughly coaster sized recently, and that got me thinking. How could I make our medals...
Videos
Bike Skills Project Episode on Flat Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJygQyTpc4
But-but and I’m flattered that you would even think of me ( how to fix a flat and boot a tire )
New Bike Skills Video on Flat Changing and Tire Booting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJygQyTpc4
Timex Vertical Hill Climb Challenge 2012 – watch Peter get shelled
Check out this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y7oV0Uc0zw