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How to Use Failure to Your Advantage
We’ve all had a bad race. Maybe it was a DNF, or maybe you finished just off the podium. Most of us have shed a tear or two in frustration in the car heading home from a big race. But then again, if every race went great, what would the point be? A few years ago, we...
Q&A – Bentonville, ‘Healthy’ Fueling, Starting Running, Indoor Threshold
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Our recent trip to Bentonville and Bentonville Lift serviced year-round Bike Park The trouble with fueling with whole foods or 'healthy' foods Trouble with getting started...
Q&A – Strength or Muscle, Spinning too much & Outside Interval Anxiety
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer 3 listener questions about: Getting anxious about doing interval workouts outside Stacking strength days on the same day as harder bikes (double days) Are we building strength or muscle mass or...
Training
The Paris to Ancaster Training Plan — Start Now to be Ready for Race Day!
This plan is designed to get you ready for your best Paris to Ancaster gravel race yet. Being a Consummate Athlete means being prepared, so we have included reminders about preparation, bike setup, and critical event-specific workouts to ensure you are ready to thrive...
Let’s Talk About House-Cleaning (as Athletes)
House cleaning and home maintenance on an athletic blog? Sounds weird, but we've said it before and we'll say it again: the more time you can save in other less-fun areas of your life, the easier it is to spend more time on your training and athletic goals. We're big...
Holiday Q&A
Today we discuss questions about training for cycling and endurance sport during the holiday season. Strength training follow ups from the last episode, weather, habits, traditions, and training disruption for travel and parties. This episode is brought to you...
Racing
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Mindset
Ambition and Balance – The Tightrope Type A Athletes Walk
If you work a normal non-pro-athlete job, training and racing is supposed to be a fun outlet... Right? Right?! Coming off of a weekend where I was relatively lazy with the exception of my training, this is something I'm thinking about a lot as I try to settle into the...
Gratitude Journals Really Do Work—Especially For Athletes
We've written about the power of gratitude many times in the past. Pretty much every sports psychologist brings this concept up, and we know that the research bears it out. Writing a quick gratitude list every day really can change your brain (literally). Recently, I...
Finding Your Athletic Support Crew
I often find myself thinking about a chapter from our book Becoming A Consummate Athlete, titled "The Importance Of Finding Your Support Crew." If you're a pro racer, your support crew is likely pretty obvious. But for the rest of us (and even for pros when they look...
Nutrition
Athlete-Friendly Chili Recipes For… Chilly Days.
Chili is genuinely one of my favorite things to make—I freaking love our CrockPot!—so when Outside asked me to get a bunch of chili recipes from a huge variety of chefs and athletes, from vegans to vanlifers to Alexi-freaking-Pappas, I was super stoked. I got some...
Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow.: Quick-Fix Recipes for Hangry Athletes by Shalane Flanagan is February’s Athletic Bookworm Pick
OK, I know: a cookbook for the Athletic Bookworms read for February, WTF? I had the same thought when I first got Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow.: Quick-Fix Recipes for Hangry Athletes by Shalane Flanagan out of the library a couple weeks ago. I skimmed through the...
Performance Nutrition – Lori Nedescu,RDN
Lori Nedescu is a Registered Dietitian. She joins us to talk about improving performance with good food and health practices. Lori started 'The Cadence Kitchen' which has become 'Hungry For Results', a nutrition resource for anyone looking to improve performance and...
Lifestyle
Surprising Travel Hacks + Stops for Showers, Bathroom Breaks, WiFi, Cheap Eating and Free Sleeping
My mental blocks to proper #vanlife or #nomadlife are twofold, my husband often reminds me when I bring up the idea of hitting the road for a couple months. First, he points out, I need steady internet to work. Second, I really, really enjoy showering regularly. A day...
In Washington, DC? Come to the Women’s Social I’m Hosting at the Rapha Cycle Club!
If you're in the DC area, come hang out next week! On Wednesday, Sept 12, I'll be at the Rapha Cycle Club in DC talking all things cycling in a night for just the ladies who love to ride bikes. These nights are always a total blast: there's often wine involved, we get...
Why Back to School Still Means Something To Me
September always brings up back to school vibes. I love a good stationary set, and my heart beats a little faster when I see all the cool school supplies at Staples when I'm in making copies. As a serial list-maker, I love any excuse to list out some goals and...
Women Specific
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Gear
Stock Up on Cycling Basics + Favorites with Velocio’s Holiday Sale!
If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know I (Molly) am a huge fan of Velocio for their ultra-comfy cycling kit that fits like a glove and lasts forever. Seriously, I was one of the first journalists to try their original bib shorts with a zip fly in the...
Our Gift Guide for Athletic Women in Your Life
Shopping for your crew of athletic women in your life, or trying to find the perfect present for your runner / cyclist partner? We've got you covered with the gifts we're giving to the athletic women we know... and what Molly has on her own wish list! From $10 to...
Small Wins That Can Make You Feel More Pulled Together as an Athlete
We often get asked what it means to be a consummate athlete, and when we first started the podcast and the business, we originally defined it as someone who could just into any and every sport and have fun doing it, because they were conditioned to be strong...
Videos
Fans for indoor cycling success – ep77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ou4DHnhXw how to set up your fan for a better indoor trainer ride Honeywell HT-908 Turbo Force Room Air Circulator Fan Read more: Perfect Your Indoor Bike Trainer Setup...
Getting Going on Rollers – Ep 71
The big question . How to get going on those crazy roller contraptions ? Boil it down to the couple key movements, relax and remember you are moving 0km/hr ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTNOnFI6rV4
Rocky Trails, Don’t Pedal ALL the Time – Video
rock gardens, if not mountain biking in general, requires a very ON/OFF pattern of riding. Little sprints in the correct gear and ready position are alternated Are you Pedaling too much ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxXcFnxM14Q