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How to Handle Plummeting Motivation to Train
Motivation isn't all you need to succeed at work or in sport, but damn, does it make things a lot easier. Confession time here: I've been suffering a serious bout of low motivation / ennui / the blahs the past couple of days. Sure, I'm getting things done—workouts,...
How to Set Strength Training Goals
The best way to get into the strength training habit is to start strength training: especially if you haven’t done much in the past, you’ll start seeing results quickly, which will likely feed your desire to stick with it. Strength training is addictive when you start...
Race Review + Spring Race Preparation with Jenny Quilty
In this episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, Molly interviews running coach Jenny Quilty about doing race reviews, preparing for spring races and fueling for endurance athletes. Check it out to gain insights to put into action ahead of your running and biking...
Training
Training for Bike Packing
We discuss a listener question about how to go about training for bike packing (and should you?). Topics covered include the demands on gear, experience, camping and the physical demands you might address during different phases of the year. We mention our Training...
Training Outside of a Standard 9 to 5 Schedule
Over on Bicycling.com, I wrote a really fun piece about how to build a training plan that makes sense for you if you don't work a standard Monday to Friday 9 to 5 job—which is, to be honest, a huge chunk of people in the workforce! Honestly, it's a little bonkers that...
Stress & Anxiety for Athletes – Saarim Aslam
Saarim Aslam is a trainee clinical psychologistt at Oxford and the author of Making Sense of Anxiety and Stress: A Comprehensive Stress Management Toolkit Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!)...
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Mindset
Athlete Identity and You Right Now
Athlete identity is something I've been thinking about a lot in the past year, even before the pandemic wiped goal races off the calendar. I know a lot of people who've trained hard for a year, run a marathon, and... stopped running. Why? Because at no point during...
“Shred Girls: Ali’s Rocky Ride” by Molly Hurford is Out Tomorrow! Get a Copy for the Shred Girl in Your Life + Hang Virtual Launch Invite
I'm super excited to share the news that "Shred Girls: Ali's Rocky Ride," Book 2 in the Shred Girls series, is available for pre-order now and is out TOMORROW! We're also hosting a virtual launch party with a reading, Q&A with some inspirational IRL Shred Girls...
Your Guide for Training in Heat
As summer hits in full force with a serious heat wave for many of us this week, it got us thinking about all the experts we've talked to over the years for their best tips for training in heat. Here, we wanted to put together a comprehensive guide of our top posts and...
Nutrition
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Lifestyle
The Trick to Chic Capsule Wardrobe Style
OK, I'm not an actual expert on dressing like you're a cool French girl (though I do read quite a bit about it). But it all tends to boil down to classic, understated, yet somehow badass and/or high fashion. Similarly, capsule wardrobes tend to be minimalist dreams of...
Surviving Your First #VanLife Trip Together
I wrote about surviving a cross country #VanLife drive with a significant other (or random accomplice) a few months ago, but what about #VanLife itself? We've finally kitted out our van and hit the road between cyclocross races, training and working the whole time....
Being Consummate Athletes in BC: August 2017
Whistler—about two hours from Vancouver in beautiful British Columbia in Canada—is one of our favorite places on earth. Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics, and Whistler was a big part of that. The mountain resort is home of Crankworx, Wanderlust and Ironman Canada,...
Women Specific
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Gear
What Athletic Reads We’re Loving: Summer 2020
If you're looking for books for athlete types who are trying to figure out how to navigate the current situation, stay motivated and maybe just learn some new stuff, you've come to the right place... Here's what's on our bookshelves right now! New Reads The Athlete's...
Favorite MTB Gear You Haven’t Tried
Mountain bike riders love their MTB gear. From Tire Plugs to packs, goggle to the flashiest new shoes this is some of the more uncommon MTB gear we have been using that you should consider trying. Hydration Vest Whether you ride Gravel, MTB or have started bike...
The Devices and Apps Consummate Athlete Recommends
Whether you're new to endurance sport or just getting started with serious training or looking to upgrade your gadgets for better data collection, which running GPS watch or cycling computer or power meter to use can be tricky. Here, we're rounding up what we've used...
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