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Women’s Sport Research Update via Strong Girl Talk Podcast
This episode is a preview of Molly's new podcast with Dr. Sasha Gollish called 'Strong Girl Talk Podcast'. In this preview episode Molly and Sasha discuss the state of research that focuses on women in sport. Please subscribe and follow the new STRONG GIRL TALK...
Things We Learned from Camping–That We’re Taking Home with Us
We're finally heading home after a few weeks doing the vanlife + camping thing. As you may have read a couple weeks ago, nothing is quite as idyllic or "simple" as it seems. It's hard to balance work, training and regular life while living out of a van at a...
Winning Zwift Academy – Noah Ramsay
Noah Ramsay joins Peter and Molly to talk about the training and coaching that has gotten Noah to the pro-tour over the last 5 years and the whirlwind fall of 2024 that included winning ICEMAN Cometh and the Zwift Academy challenge. This Episode is Brought to ...
Training
Can You Set Fun Goals?
We discuss an interesting listener question about setting goals around group rides or other fun events that aren't the traditional outcome/race goals. This episode is brought to you by 3 Month 100% Made for You Training Plans by Consummate athlete - These popular...
3 Month Base Period for Off-Road Racers
This plan is a Base or 'General Preparation' plan. It is meant to help you gradually accumulate general fitness for offroad cycling disciplines. This plan is meant to precede a 'build' or 'specific preparation period'. It is typically performed 4+ months out from your...
End of Season Check-Ins: How’s Your Overall Health?
So you're in the offseason, or coming close to it... Even if your racing schedule has simply slowed down rather than stopped (hello, cyclocross!), this time of year is a great time to handle some of those nagging health things you haven't been doing for yourself. Take...
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Mindset
How to Start Planning for Your 2021 Goal Now
Summer Goals... They seem so far away, but the reality is that you can be thinking about your goals for next season right now, so that when July rolls around, you're as prepared as possible, and honestly, so that you stay motivated as winter hits. As fall/winter...
Athlete Self-Talk Mistakes You Should Avoid
Do you regularly find yourself bummed out mid-run or ride? You may have an athlete self-talk problem—and what I've come to realize is that not every self-talk mistake sounds negative... sometimes, they can be sneakily unhelpful. We have a podcast with sports mental...
BECOMING A CONSUMMATE ATHLETE: Our New Book Is Out November 15!
Becoming A Consummate Athlete, the new guidebook to athletic habits + success by endurance sport author Molly Hurford and longtime coach Peter Glassford brings training, nutrition, recovery, gear and so much more together to create an optimal lifestyle for...
Nutrition
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Lifestyle
9 Simple, Easy Ways To Pack Efficiently For Your Holiday Travels
Check out my latest article over at Literally, Darling on how to pack for holiday travel. /// Before you go, get subscribed for a twice-monthly set of tips, tricks + outdoor motivation!
Avoiding the Worst of Jet Lag
Clearly, I spend a lot of time on planes. And in the next month, I'll have two more overnight flights and two flights from Europe back to the US, one all the way to the West Coast. So, jet lag and I are on pretty close terms. This year, though, I think I've finally...
Minimal Minimalism, Minimally.
Lately, I've been reading a lot about minimalism (in fashion, and now more about it in life in general), and I've also been reading a lot about personal finance and saving money. The conclusion? I have a lot of stuff. I buy a lot of stuff I don't need nearly this much...
Women Specific
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Gear
Our Consummate Athlete 2020 Fall Gear Wish List
Back to school is looking a little different this year, obviously, but that doesn't change my love for all things back to school shopping. It's still boiling hot out, but since we're up in Ontario, I know it's only a matter of weeks before temps start to drop, and I'm...
Backpacking Gear: Our Best Camping Upgrades in the Last Year
We just got back from a hiking trip of the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney Provincial Park and once again, we've refined our backpacking and hiking gear a bit more. Of course, this time, we had a bit more weight to carry, in the form of one mini-dachshund who...
Doing a Hard or Long Training Workout? Dress for Your Goal Race
If you're heading out on a long or hard training workout, give yourself a psychological boost while also gameplaying for your (eventual) race day by dressing for your goal race. Most athletes we work with skip this step and on race day, end up with barely used...
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