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Leadville and Marginal Gains – Michael Hotten
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly interview long-time podcaster, broadcaster and multi- time Leadville finisher and supporter Michael Hotten about: Why the Leadville 100 MTB race holds so much esteem and brings people back multiple...
Stomach Gurgling During a Race? A Few Causes + Solutions
A churning stomach, gurgling tummy, hiccups or a bit of a heartburn-y tight feeling during a running or cycling event is normal—and incredibly annoying and stressful! And while it can be unavoidable sometimes, there are a few things you can do to minimize issues ahead...
Does Everyone Get Nervous on Race Day?
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer a listener question about Race Day Nerves including: Whether Race Day Nerves are common and do the best runners and bikers get nervous? Using a Pre-Performance Routine to address things you are...
Training
The Black Friday Deals Athletes Should Shop
If you’re shopping up a storm this weekend for gifts for other athletes or stocking up for yourself (no judgment), here are our favorite sales. In general, we love Black Friday for getting electronics and cycling gear, especially for your indoor trainer setup and...
Goal Setting: Are You Missing the Middle?
As Peter has been doing a season wrap-up with many clients this past month, we've been talking to each other—and clients!—a lot about goal setting. Specifically, the most often-overlooked part the goal setting process: The MIDDLE. Not just how you'll get from here to...
8 Things to Do in the Offseason
If you're in your offseason or about to be, here's your checklist of things you should do while training volume is low, the season is fresh in your mind, and you have a bit of time to reflect and prepare! Take an off-season We cannot stress this enough. It doesn't...
Racing
Molly’s Leadville 100 Race Report—The A Goal That Wasn’t
This post includes the podcast we recorded as well as Molly's written race report below. The Leadville 100 Run Episodes and Adventure were presented by Payable! Use this Add-on to collect Payments in Your Google Forms! Check out Payable Apps in the Google Workspace...
4 Things to Stop Doing in a Pre-Race Taper
My big race of the year (or more accurately, the past two years) is coming up in just under two weeks. I just finished my last two big runs ahead of it, and now, it’s time to start the taper. While I’ll still be running plenty in the next week, then eventually...
Why Complicated Post-Race Feelings Are OK
Picture this: You hurtle towards the finish line of a race feeling triumphant, ready to celebrate your victory. You know you’ve won and you’re grinning ear to ear. The announcer calls your name—and says congratulations on your second place finish. The grin drops. This...
Cross-Training
How Can You Make Life Harder to Boost Your Strength + Fitness?
After having Juliet and Kelly Starrett on the podcast to talk about their great book, Built to Move, I thought of this post and wanted to bring it back... So... How can you make life 'harder' on the daily? Last week, we camped in the rain. I had grand plans of getting...
Cross-Training is Not a Crime
We made the t-shirt so we must discuss the confusingly taboo topic of Cross-training for cyclists and runners. Not only is cross-training ok but its important to your long term success and happiness! This episode is supported by AG1 - Try AG1 with this link -...
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...
Mindset
Commit to Yoga Every Day for a Month — Here’s Some Tips to Make It Work!
I love the idea of a challenge that can keep you feeling good through the holidays even when time/space to train is short, which is why December tends to be a favorite time of mine for challenges that include yoga. (Remember when I talked about minimum viable...
What’s Your Minimum Viable Training Dose?
I’ve always been a fan of the ‘do what you can with what you have’ mentality when it comes to training. Airport in the morning? Okay, my morning yoga might get truncated, or, in some situations, skipped altogether because it’s a 4AM wakeup. But I’ll be honest, my...
Goal Setting: Are You Missing the Middle?
As Peter has been doing a season wrap-up with many clients this past month, we've been talking to each other—and clients!—a lot about goal setting. Specifically, the most often-overlooked part the goal setting process: The MIDDLE. Not just how you'll get from here to...
Nutrition
The Lazy Baker’s Guide to Easy Sourdough Bread – Video + Recipe
I got into baking sourdough in earnest two years ago when we got home from my 100-miler because, well, I was hungry and had a couple weeks off. And what I realized after a lot of trial and error was that most recipes were far too complicated (even the ones that...
The BS of Athlete Food Diaries – And What to Think About Instead
Thanks to social media, it's not just the top level athletes who are sharing their 'food diaries' or 'what I eat in a day' posts. Now, everyone is sharing them. And while some of them are impressively calorie-laden and actually fuel the work the athletes are doing,...
Organizing Your In-Ride Food and Hydration—Kitchen Cleanout
If you're anything like us, you probably have a random drawer or two or three that houses your in-run or in-ride food and hydration mix. Maybe it's scattered throughout your kitchen and garage and dresser with all your other cycling gear. Because being able to eat and...
Lifestyle
What Bad Habit Are You Clinging To? (You Know the One.)
This weekend, I was reminded by someone (ahem, Peter) that my habit of bringing my phone with me to bed doesn't just impact me, it's an issue for both of us. Put in that perspective, I realized it was probably time to tackle that particular bad habit of mine, which of...
5 Small EcoFriendly Shifts from a Sustainable Runners
On my other podcast, Strong Girl Talk, we had Tina Muir, runner, author of Becoming a Sustainable Runner, and co-founder of Racing for Sustainability, on to talk all things Earth Month and sustainability. I loved what she had to say about being imperfect but doing...
Eating for Training and Racing at a Hotel – While Staying Healthy and on Budget
If you're back to traveling for races or training camps, you may be wondering how to handle healthy (and filling) eating in a hotel. Here, we're digging into our best tips for those who want minimal muss/fuss (beginner), those who are willing to put in a minimal...
Women Specific
The Coziest Post-Workout or Camping Pants: Icebreaker Carrigan Sweater Pants Review
After doing a 3-day bikepacking and running adventure last fall, I realized that while I love leggings, I really hate them on a trip like that for post-ride or run. All I wanted to do after a day in a tight lycra kit was put on loose, comfy sweats. I realized is that...
Finally, a New Merino Hoodie (from Kitsbow)
When I saw the new women's Kitsbow Galena Merino Hoodie, I was tentatively filled with hope and excitement. You all know that I've been looking for a merino wool hoodie that comes anywhere near my old favorite, the Chrome Pasha Hoodie that I got 12 years ago and has...
Nathan Women’s Vaper Howe Running Hydration Vest Review
Switching hydration vests is a tricky proposition. My first vest didn't fit me very well, but it still took weeks to convince me to try another option. Two years later, when presented with the Nathan Women's Vaper Howe Running Hydration Vest, I was still not psyched...
Gear
The Self-Supported La Cloche Trail Gear Breakdown
Doing my recent self-supported FKT attempt of La Cloche in Killarney Provincial Park out in the middle of nowhere means being super prepared with all the safety gear and what I needed to run for 50 miles, including enough food plus a way to filter water. Even though I...
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...
Videos
Boost Your Mental Performance – Video
For Ontario Cycling's women's cycling week, I brought Krista Chandler, PhD, Mental Performance Consultant and Owner of The Mental Link as well as Professor at the University of Windsor Kayla Buck, MHK, Mental Performance Consultant and Erin Attwell, track racer for...
Pelvic Health + Common Cycling Injuries for Women – New Video!
For Ontario Cycling's women's cycling week, I spoke with two amazing women, Dr. Roz Lougheed Simpson of the Cleveland Clinic Canada and Laura Powers, a physio who focuses on pelvic floor health in Collingwood at Higher Function Women's Health. In this session, we...
Talking RED-S and What Everyone Needs to Know: Video
I teamed up with the Ontario Cycling Association to host a webinar with researcher, coach and former elite triathlete Alex Coates to talk all about RED-S (relative energy deficiency in sport) last week and we went deep! If you remember Alex from the podcast we did...