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Yes, Training Smart is Boring—Embrace It!
Training, friends, is boring. We must not say so. … Or should we say so? It's base season for many of us, and as I was working my way through this weekend's longish run that follows my Saturday long run, I was—as poet John Berryman says, 'heavy bored.' But that isn't...
How Athletes Can Motivate With Healthy Self-Talk
What do you say to yourself when you run? For most of us, we aren't the nicest when the going gets tough. I realized this a couple years go after we talked to Rebecca Rusch on the Consummate Athlete Podcast and she dropped this knowledge bomb about self-talk that as a...
First Races of The Season + Gravel Trends 2025
In this episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, we discuss Peter's first two early-season gravel races, HomeGrown Gravel and The Valley of Tears. We chat about preparation, challenges of early season races (e.g. weather!) and some take-a-ways on gravel equipment...
Training
Intuitive Eating for Endurance Athletes
Caroline Burkholder is an R.D. in Knoxville, Tennessee specializing in Eating Disorder and Intuitive Eating Nutrition Counseling. Follow her on Instagram This episode is brought to you by our Base for Offroad Cyclists's 3 Month Training Plan on Training Peaks.com -...
You Can Do It All… But Not At Once
For many of us, we're in the offseason right now, or soon will be. That means starting to think towards goals for sport (and life) for the next year, ideally a bit ahead of the classic 1/1 New Year's Resolution 'deadline.' So, if you're struggling with a bit of...
The Evolution of My Morning Routine + What I Do Now for Yoga + Strength
To quote every influencer ever, a lot of you have been asking about my morning routine (????). Specifically, after I posted on Instagram pointing out that six years of consistency in that 10 to 15 minutes every morning is what has moved the needle on me having biceps...
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Mindset
Yoga Stretches to Target Common Athlete Issues – Video
We had such a great time chatting with The Valley Om's Sue Amato on the podcast a couple weeks ago that we wanted to bring her back in video form to address some of the specific athlete hotspots—from wrists to back to hips to knees—that are common pain points. In this...
Why You Still Need a Mid-season Reset
Typically, most of us would have a mid-season reset or break for vacation, as a post-peak-race recovery week, or even some downtime from injury or illness. This season, it likely looks a little bit different, as races came off the calendar and it's been all training...
Keep a Confidence Journal — Haley Smith’s Advice on Journalling for Mental Health + Athletic Success
Maybe you currently keep a gratitude journal, but have you considered a confidence journal? We recently had mountain biker Haley Smith on the podcast, and I loved talking to her about her mental routines and rituals. As one of the top mountain bikers in the world...
Nutrition
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Lifestyle
How to Get Things Done, Even Workouts – Julie Ireland
KeyWords: Productivity, Getting Things Done, David Allen, Self-Improvement, GTD So stoked on this episode! Organization is a huge passion for Molly, and she has been completely obsessed since she was a little kid with streamlining every aspect of life. It is hard to...
How *Not* to Travel: Plane Edition
I’ve been doing a lot of traveling for the last few years, obviously. And while I’d love to say I’d reached airport ninja status, the sad truth is that I still screw up at least once per trip, at least when flying is involved. I was waiting in security for secondary...
Simple Wedding Makeup… For Minimal-Makeup Wearers
Disclaimer: I don’t hate makeup—I actually really like it—but I am bad at it, and bad at applying it at regular intervals, especially since I work at home/out of a hotel most of the time. So, the week before I got married this summer, my sister and I walked into a...
Women Specific
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Gear
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...
Weirdest Bikepacking Gear We Love
As more and more people are opting for adventure in the form of bikepacking this summer, there's a scramble to borrow tiny tents and panniers, front and rear lights, and serious mini-pumps capable of actually inflating a tire to reasonable PSIs. But there are some...
Favorite Gravel Riding Gear 2020
Gravel racing has been booming in popularity in recent years, but really, it's the kind of riding that Peter has always loved as a mountain biker, and that Molly has reluctantly embraced as a (former) cyclocross racer. Over the years, we've figured out some good...
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