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Enjoying Your Off Time (on a Daily Basis)? Why It Matters
New research has shown that "feeling like leisure is wasteful and unproductive may lead to less happiness and higher levels of stress and depression." Personally, I was not surprised at all when I read this, because it's a feeling I completely relate to. And I know...
Fall Running & Cyclocross Running
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly discuss: Cyclocross clinics and setting up your practice Favorite gear for the fall and for starting running (e.g. what shoes to buy) Why and what to consider to prepare for the running required...
Moving as Your Chance to Habit Reset
We just moved a couple of weeks ago—not a major move, literally down the road—and it’s been a serious eye-opener in terms of what changing houses can do for your habits. Moving into the new place, there was some degree of ‘immediately putting things back to the way we...
Training
Shaking Things Up in Your Training Routine… Without Breaking It
I'm an incredibly routine person. If you've been reading this blog or listening to the podcast for a while now, you probably know that. I have a strict yoga/core morning routine, we eat the exact same breakfast most days, my workday and training are pretty routinized...
What is RPE and How to Use It in Training
Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), otherwise known as FEELING, is used to help athletes, including cyclists and runners, and their coaches understand how hard an effort OR a workout feels to the athlete. There are no wrong answers but it is important that athletes and...
Annual BT 700 Bikepacking Newsletter 2024
With his permission, we are reposting Matthew Kadey's great update on all things Ontario bikepacking again this year. Thanks to Matt for all his work organizing these events and developing these routes! See Matt's 2023 bike packing update here: See our past Podcasts...
Racing
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Mindset
9 Ways to Make Your Office More Athlete-Friendly
Back to the office after working from home? Make your office—whether you work from home or commute to work—more athlete-friendly. Get Competitive Start an office pool for who can do the most miles in a month, or find coworkers who are up for friendly runs at lunch, or...
On Channeling Anxious Energy for Good (or At Least, for Neutral)
I admit, I am an anxious person by nature. I lean towards optimism most of the time, but the second there's a potential conflict, wrinkle, or—honestly—I feel like there's the slightest chance someone is upset about something, my default is a racing heartbeat, shaking...
Your Home Gym Setup for Off-Season Strength
The off-season is coming for many of us, but regardless of the time of year, having a spot in your house to do some strength and mobility work is a big part of being an efficient, healthy athlete. Here, we're talking about the few pieces of gear that we love for all...
Nutrition
Athletic Body Image: Never a Perfect Answer, But a Lot of Thoughts
We've been talking a lot on the podcast lately about identity as an athlete, topics like RED-S and racing weight, and how to be the happiest, speediest version of yourself—and I've talked a bit about my own personal takes on it, but I haven't ever really written about...
How Your Diet Can Help Keep You Calm
Can certain foods or a change in nutrition cure anxiety? Absolutely not. But... What I'm starting to realize more and more is that how we eat can absolutely change how we feel—and it's not always about what we're eating or drinking, part of it is how we're actually...
How to NOT Kill Your Sourdough Starter
I LOVE sourdough bread. It's super tasty, and for some reason, something about the whole fermentation / no yeast thing is just so fascinating to me. My amazing friend Karlee Gendron gave me a sourdough starter last summer, and after a few terrible tries on my part, I...
Lifestyle
Some Great Flying Advice For Making a Trip 110% Smoother
I have a flight to Spain coming up in a couple of weeks and I re-stumbled across a piece over on Thrillist about the unwritten rules of flying that I freaking loved... And of course, reading it made me think of a few rules of my own. I'm still not the smoothest flier...
My 5 (Everyday) Wardrobe Staples
As I keep packing and unpacking, I notice more and more patterns. Lately, I've been realizing that of everything I own, I turn to the same few pieces of clothing for 99% of situations, so I wanted to put together a full current list. And shocker, I know, most of them...
How To: Be A Good Athlete Host (Without Spending Money or Expending Tons of Energy)
Over the years, I've both stayed at a lot of host houses and been a host of athletes myself. And over those years, I compiled a bit of a mental dos/don't list for both sides, admittedly mostly on the side of 'what an athlete being housed should do.' But I remember the...
Women Specific
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Gear
My Experience with Oura Ring as an Athlete
I've been using an Oura ring on and off for quite a while now—I've had it for a year and a half, though I admit that I've been a very sporadic user. Or I *was* a sporadic user, I should say. I've been wearing it steadily for a few months now, and I've been pleasantly...
My Post-Race, Long Run or Hard Ride Staples
Lately, I've been trying to focus on post-ride and run comfort and quick turnaround to recovery and real life—especially since we've been camping and it can be really easy to end up sitting around in sweaty kit chatting about your ride or run rather than showering,...
A Few High Visibility Bright Pieces That I’m Loving for Riding and Running (Seriously)
Most of you know that I really, really hate color. Give me black, white or gray and I'm thrilled. Give me hot pink, and I cringe. I could get into my 'why I always wear black' tirade, but that's not the point of this article. The point is, despite my deep love of...
Videos
Drinking as a Skill – Episode 125
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQt4xw62GzU Peter comes to you live from Dufferin County Forest talking about the importance of training to drink / fuel both in technical terrain and intense intervals/race situations.
Fixing a Flat on the Trail – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3H_ZvNQARs Peter gets a flat and changes it while riding Sycamore Canyon, Near Malibu California
Gear Bag for Cyclists – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V6sPBA7Hc