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What Weight Plates to Get For Your Home Gym?
This is something we just went through so we wanted to share for those of you building out home gyms so you can #liftheavyshit at home! Once you have gotten some progress out of our basic home-gym setup (see this post - LINK for our basic home gym setup to get started...
A Pro’s Guide to Racing Gravel & Ultra-Running with Heather Jackson
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Molly Hurford interviews professional gravel racer and ultrarunner (and former pro Ironman) Heather Jackson and they discuss: Transition from Triathlon to Gravel and Ultra-running Balancing two sports at a high level...
Preview of Bentonville OZ Bike Park
We spent the week between the 2025 Little Sugar MTB Race and the Big Sugar Gravel race in Bentonville. Apart from running and riding on the great trails and gravel roads and connecting with several of the athletes we coach we also got a sneak peak of the Bentonville...
Training
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 ...
The Consummate Athlete 2024 Goal Setting Episode
Peter Glassford and Molly Hurford discuss goal setting for the next cycling or running season. They discuss Molly's annual New Year article with Canadian Cycling Magazine, how they are thinking about goal setting for themselves this year. A review of SMART goals and...
Racing
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Mindset
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...
36 Things About Endurance Sport (+ Life) for 36!
I know it's super cheesy, but I deeply love a good list, so for my 36th birthday, I wanted to share 36 things I've learned about endurance sport (and life) in the last couple of decades. Sunscreen. Always sunscreen. Cannot stress this enough. You should have a big...
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...
Nutrition
Klean Athlete’s Whey Protein + Recovery Supplements are Travel-Friendly Perfection (And Taste Great!)
Klean Athlete's whey protein is making me a very happy, recovered athlete right now. You all know — especially if you read Fuel Your Ride — that I'm a huge fan of eating real, whole foods. But... I'm also on the road a lot, putting in big hours on the bike or on the...
How to Train with your Partner + Can you Train the Gut?
The Latest Episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast covers some big topics! Strategies to Train with your partner AND how to live with a partner who is also training Can you Train the Gut for endurance? Do you get bonus time for riding indoors or doing other sports...
Try This Inflammation-Fighting Thai Quinoa Salad Recipe from RUN FAST. COOK FAST. EAT SLOW.
If you've been keeping up with the Athletic Bookworms, you know that this month, we're reading (and cooking) with Shalene Flanigan and Elyse Kopeky in their awesome new cookbook, RUN FAST. COOK FAST. EAT SLOW. The authors were kind enough to provide one of their...
Lifestyle
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...
Planning a Vacation in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica on a Budget (Sort Of)
Our recent trip to Costa Rica, to a small beach town called Santa Teresa, was absolutely awesome. Would 110% do again, and we honestly might next year. Because we had such a great time, though, I had the idea to write this piece about how to do the trip on a budget....
Fall Favorite: Minimal Shoe Style + Comfort with VivoBarefoot Ryder Boots
It's hard to find a pair of good-looking black boots that fit our walk-heavy lifestyle: Even on 'date night,' we're usually walking the couple miles into town to go out, which means until I found VivoBarefoot Ryder Boots, I've been date-night-ing in sneakers. (Which...
Women Specific
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Gear
Our Favorite Trek/Bontrager Gear is Still on Sale!
It's no secret Peter loves Trek and Bontrager gear! Here are 6 of his favorite, go-to gear items that are on sale ahead of the holidays (Nov 15 - Dec 31). Bontrager Velocis Cycling Bib Short This short and looks great and adds a compressive feeling. Holds up well to...
Our Gift Guide for MTB Stage Racers, Training Camp Lovers or VanLife-ing Cyclists
The best gifts for mountain bike stage racers, training camp afficionados, vanlife-ing cyclists... Sounds like a pretty niche gift guide, doesn't it? But honestly, that's a lot of us these days. Basically, if you're traveling to train somewhere, particularly if you're...
The 3 Best Phone Apps for Improving Your Training
Phone apps are a huge help for many things in our lives, but they also can be distracting and costly if you aren't careful. Keep it as simple as possible! These 3 apps are ones that have been on our phones for years that make our training more fun, consistent and...
Videos
Have tools/tube on Each Bike – Video
Equip each bike for worst case scenario . Don't rely on remembering all your tools and spare parts . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_jZ-YZuObM
Troubleshoot Heart Rate Monitor Problems – Video
#athlete problems. How many times have you had a HR monitor read something way off or not read at all ? See a few options in the below post and video. If you need help trouble shooting see this newer post HERE on how to fix broken or misreading HR Strap If you...
What is Stability? Criteria for Movement – Video
Steve Neal of Crossfit Orangeville providing another great discussion today . It might be time to scale back those ab searing core bashdowns and think more about how you are moving and how it might affect your cycling , or more importantly your back health. Post any...