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Summer Reading: The New Shred Girls Book is Out Today!
Got a middle grade or YA reader who loves to bike, or a girl who could use a nudge to get excited about outdoor adventure (or is nervous about summer camp)? Enter: Shred Girls: Lindsay and The Curse of Gemini Lakes. The fourth Shred Girls book by Molly is here and...
How to Support a Partner in a Big Adventure
In 2021, I did my first 100-kilometer trail run—and in doing so, I saw just how incredibly helpful Peter was throughout the day and in the day after. I saw it again during my 100 miler a year later. This summer, we each have big events that include a fair amount of...
Can You Stop in a Training Ride + How to train on A Mountain Bike
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions about making stops during training rides and a question about whether it is possible to train off-road for cycling (rather than on the indoor trainer): How to do Intervals on...
Training
Lea Davison Live from Quebec Singletrack Experience 2023
Retired Professional Mountain Bike Racer and Olympian Lea Davison (@leaeatsalot) joins Molly and Peter at Quebec Singletrack experience for a live Q&A with participants from the race. This episode is brought to you by GOODR Sunglasses. Goodr offers a 30 Day Money...
Low Motivation and Cycling Training – Q&A Podcast
We discuss two questions around low motivation and cycling training. Another listener question around mid-season break (or low motivation mid season!) . This episode is brought to you by Consummate Athlete phone consultation for cyclists -...
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...
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Mindset
Scheduling Your Training… As Part of Your Work + Life
I'm betting if you struggle to get your training done on a daily basis, part of it can be blamed on one simple fact: Your work and life calendar likely sits in Google, while your training schedule is sitting in Training Peaks or is written down on a piece of paper...
Athletic Bookworms Book of the Month: “Four Thousand Weeks” by Oliver Burkeman
OK, this month's Athletic Bookworms is a little different. Rather than another memoir like last month's, I decided to go for something that felt like a good read to take us into that goal-setting time of the year. So, we're reading "Four Thousand Weeks: Time...
“Shred Girls: Jen’s Bumpy Ride” is OUT NOW!
In the third Shred Girls adventure by Molly Hurford, Jen’s Bumpy Ride, ultra-perfectionist Jen has to make a big decision: Should she stick with the Shred Girls, or join the local cycling team that promises to make her faster, and help her to become a pro cyclist? The...
Nutrition
5 Nutrition Rules I Try to Live By as an Athlete… And Fuel Your Ride ebook is On Sale!
Last year, my nutrition book, Fuel Your Ride: Complete Performance Nutrition for Cyclists, came out with Rodale Press. It was a huge undertaking to research and write, and man, did I learn a ton! Now, the ebook version is on a massive sale on Amazon for a few days,...
Post-Ironman Recovery for the Average Normal-Person Non-Pro Athlete
What often gets missed when we talk about Ironman training is the week after the race. Your body is beat up and you're exhausted. But now what? You want to recover, but you're not a pro. You have a life to get back to. And you have work to do. So, let's talk about the...
Ironman Fueling: Some Hard-Earned Advice and Tips
I have a ton of Ironman content coming in the next few weeks on here and on the Consummate Athlete Podcast, but one of the key things I wanted to talk about was food and hydration, since those were the biggest factors, in my opinion, as to why this race was miles (and...
Lifestyle
Fancy Moments on Adventure Trips: What I Bring to Be Ready for Anything
While most of the time when on the road, we're in spandex of some variety or cutoff shorts and tshirts, occasionally, there are times when we need to be a little bit dressier mid-adventure: vanlife fashion, if you will. Maybe there's a work meeting that comes up, or a...
A Few Outdoor Wedding Photos and Planning Tips—Our 1-Year Anniversary!
A year ago yesterday, Peter and I got married in Ellicottville in upstate New York. Two of our best friends performed the ceremony, and since it was at this grouping of three ski chalet houses (not as fancy as it sounds), all of our friends who came could stay...
Why the Undercut is an Athlete’s Secret Weapon (and Hella Stylish)
A year and a half ago, I spotted a girl at a mountain bike race looking hella stylish and edgy—but not scary. Then, a couple months ago, one of my best friends also started looking significantly edgier—without adding a tattoo or piercing. It wasn't that they made a...
Women Specific
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Gear
Your Small Space Bike Cleaning Problem, Solved
We've always talked about how a weed sprayer is a great tool for cleaning a bike in a small apartment space. And I still 100% believe that it is, especially if you're on a tight budget, since you can get a weed sprayer that works just great for $25 on Amazon or at...
All the Equipment for 100 Miles of Running (on Trails)
As I'm sure most readers here know, I can't do any kind of event without writing about it—it's how I figure things out for myself, and hopefully (maybe) help a few people out in the process. So, with my first 100-miler in the books, I've been pondering all of the...
What We’re Wearing: Winter Cycling Gear (Peter’s Picks)
A couple weeks ago, we covered what Molly is wearing for most of her cold weather winter runs, and today, Peter is sharing his favorite tips, winter cycling gear and accessories for riding in cold conditions. (For some of Molly's favorite winter riding gear, check out...
Videos
Going faster through Berms – Video
I really like the pump track for showing how one limiter can get improved and expose another one. It is sort of an analogy for training (and life?) . Once you get the pumping motion down on the pump track then the corners start coming faster ... now what ? In addition...
Corners with Berms – Video
Yet again with the pump track ! This might be a key learning tool in the pursuit of Bike Skills ?Level pedals on berms is the flip side of the outside foot down cornering concept . The split between when to use which is fuzzy but the extremes (i.e. pump track vs....
Riding Over Drop Offs – Video
Back at Joyride today . Looking at Drops or Drop Offs or Jumping off of Cliffs Same Rule of Thumb as pummeling through rock gardens, over log piles or getting ready to jump logs ... ready position (elbows out, leaning forward/ready to spring, pedals level) If you are...