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Training Tired, Taking 2 Days off + FKT Killarney & Bruce Trail
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Discuss UTMB and Courtney Dauwalter and Ludovic Pommeret as great athletes! Molly FKT attempt on Killarney La Cloche Trail New Story about new Unsupported FKT on Bruce...
The 5 Kitchen Gadgets We Love + Use Constantly
As we gear up for a move and actually pack our kitchen up, we’re revisiting this old post—and it holds up! Kitchen gadgets for athletes are kind of love/hate, right? We all want the gadget that will make it easier to eat healthy more often, and save time, but we end...
A Few Tips for Athletes Trying Hiking or Camping Adventures
(Namely, that we are not hikers/campers. We're trying, though!) But seriously, earlier this month, we did a really fun hiking trip in our favorite park with a couple of friends and we had an absolute blast. I would also say that it was our most successful...
Training
The Importance of Time Outside (Even During Trainer Season)
We've been lucky enough to be in a sunny, warm spot to work and train for this past week, living out of our van and spending all but our sleeping hours outside, and the difference in mood, overall health, digestion, skin—you name it!—has been pretty astonishing. It...
Why the “Race-Simulation” Can Be Great for Training + Motivation
I often have a pretty sporadic race calendar, because to be honest, I prefer only having one or two big races on the calendar every year. That means I don't get a ton of race days in, which means in the last few years, I've had to do more 'race day simulations' within...
Tiny Habits to for Athletes to Try in the New Year
In this episode, Molly and Peter discussed 9 habits, methods and mindsets to help boost your training in the New Year. Many are tiny actions that can be done once that will 'rock slide' into better results over time. 10 Habits to Boost Your Training in the New Year ...
Racing
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Mindset
5 Things Your Coach (Probably) Wishes You’d Do
When it comes to working with a coach, you probably want to get the most out of your training. A good coach can help push you to great results, but it takes constant communication with your coach to make the relationship really flourish. Last week, we talked about the...
How To Get Over Your Fear Of Open-Water Swimming
A topic that I come back to year after year, no matter how many triathlons I do, or how many years of *not* doing triathlon I take, is that I really want to enjoy open water swimming. But every time I get out in a lake or bay or ocean, I get a bit of panic tightening...
Deciding on the Right Attitude for Altitude
This week, we chatted a lot about racing at altitude on the podcast as I (Molly) talked through my race at the Leadville Trail Marathon, and what we took from that as we head into a year of preparation for the Leadville 100 run. I had been really nervous about racing...
Nutrition
Race weight, Pantry Staples, Perfect Meals – Lori Nedescu
Lori Nedescu a Nutritionist returns to chat with Molly Hurford about race weight, stocking your pantry for successful eating and putting together a great meal. Follow Lori at https://www.instagram.com/hungryforresults/ If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting...
Your Guide to DIY Fermentation
I love a good DIY, but I am NOT a patient person, so for me, getting into fermentation has been a bit of a challenge—but such a delicious one! I've been messing around with sauerkraut, kombucha, picked radishes and even sourdough bread in recent months and it's been a...
Simple, Healthy Vegan Recipes for Athletes
As some of you may know, I started my 'athletic career' as a vegan... and admittedly, a VERY unhealthy one. (I mean, I was driving to Brooklyn to get vegan fast food several times a week. From New Jersey. Also, Oreos and Mountain Dew = totally vegan. I'm not proud of...
Lifestyle
My Mobile Office Must-Haves for Writers, Journalists & Podcasting Digital Nomads
I've been on the road for most of the last 10 years, and I've been a professional writer/journalist/now podcaster for that stretch of time as well. I've written all of my books (most recently, Shred Girls) from a wide array of AirBNBs, hotels, and host houses in...
My Travel Advice from the Start of My Nomadic Life — That’s Still True Now!
I was cleaning out the pages on this site when I stumbled on one that was buried deep—travel tips that I had written back in 2012. Naturally, I clicked through to it to mock my younger, new-to-traveling self. But as I read through, I just kept nodding. Turns out, my...
From Years of #NomadLife, My Best Cheap (Active, Healthy) Travel Tips
Because I know for a lot of people, new year means resolutions around traveling more and saving more money, I figured I would put together a list of the tips that I've figured out over the last few years of being on the road for work/fun/adventure. While I've never...
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Gear
Gift Guide: Very Last Minute Presents for Athletes
Ran out of time to shop and heading out in a matter of hours to a holiday shindig where you're expected to have a gift for your athletic friend? Spouse surprised you with a bonus gift and you want to quickly one-up them? Gift got stuck in the mail and you don't want...
The Hard-to-Shop for Athlete Gift Guide
Athletes are notoriously hard to shop for, especially if they're the type of athlete who loves gear and always has the latest and greatest. And they're also usually pretty darn particular. This isn't an insult, by any means, because we're firm believers that everyone...
Gift Guide: Budget Gifts + Stocking Stuffers for Athletes
We know that not every athlete requires a full set of athletic Christmas presents, or maybe you have a lot of friends in your run group to buy for this year and you only budgeted for some sub-$10 gifts for everyone. Don't panic: While plenty of athletic gear does come...
Videos
Getting clipped in and rolling on a Steep Descent
Often we will find ourselves needing to get rolling on a downhill . If we can't we risk injury or we run way longer then we need to (and risk injury while running down sketchy stuff that is way safer on a bike) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYjVIhSU-yU
Heart Rate Strap Care – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKo3QrZaT8 How to take care of your heart rate strap
Rear Wheel Lifting without Clipless Pedals – Ep98
Learning to rear wheel lift will help you get over logs. Learning to do it without clipless pedals makes you even better when you add clipless pedals back in. I like to think of this like using tools in swimming (ie. flutter board) , if we take out some of the...