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UnboundXL + Ultra Gravel Distances – Kristen Legan
In this episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, we chat with 2023 Unbound XL winner and gravel coach Kristen Legan. She answers listener questions about training for ultra-long gravel events, covering topics like fueling, rest stops, training hours, and key...
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...
How Can You Make Healthy Choices Easier?
As many people do, we often start reassessing habits we have around this time of year, revamping some and adding/subtracting others. Ultimately, we’re always looking for ways to make healthy choices easier in the new year, based on where we are in life at the moment…...
Training
Do You Need a “Life” Weekend?
Racing season is here (or getting closer and closer) for most of us and weather is warming up, which means weekends are probably being devoted to long rides and runs or full days at the races. But here's the thing: While that's sustainable for a few weeks in a row,...
The Importance of Overall Health
If you've ever read that one of the best examples of feature story journalism began with the sentence, "Frank Sinatra has a cold," you'll love this intro. Because I had a toothache. Well, first, I had a cap on my back molar come loose, then fall out. I went to the...
How to Pick Your Pre-Race Rituals – And What to Avoid
My first race back after almost 3 years of not racing got me thinking a lot about pre-race rituals. It's easy to get a little too ritualistic about them, but at the same time, having them can make the day before your race a lot more simple. Ideally, the day before a...
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Mindset
Self-Isolation + Remote Work Healthy Living Suggestions and Reminders
These are scary times and I know a lot of people who are going into self-quarantine because of travel, isolating due to illness, working remotely all of a sudden, or are simply practicing the very smart social distancing suggestion. That means a lot more time at home,...
How To Be Outside Speaker Series Postponed
I'm sure this isn't a shock but sad to announce that we're going to be postponing the How To Be Outside Speaker Series until Fall 2020 due to COVID19. This wasn't a hard decision to make: Public health is obviously a huge priority. Details on new date/any necessary...
Winter-Blahs, Training Camp Prep & Too-Big Goals
This week on The Consummate Athlete Podcast, we were all about Winter-Blahs, Training Camp Prep & Too-Big Goals. Three topics that I really, really love, especially as we headed into our women's gravel training camp here in Girona. It's not about showing up to...
Nutrition
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Lifestyle
The Perils of Growing Out Your Hair; (I got an expensive haircut)
So, I got my hair trimmed the other day, and while $70 is pretty insane for a haircut (and that's before tip, yikes!), it was totally worth it. The trim itself was great, but the styling was the gamechanger. Observe, if you will, the 'Before.' Now, bear in mind, I'm...
Travel Tips for a Newbie International Adventurer
We went to Ireland back in 2014, and it was my first-ever Euro trip. And while it was nothing shocking in terms of being super-difficult to navigate (since the country is English-speaking and our host at the AirBNB spot was awesome), there were a few things that I...
“Mud, Snow, and Cyclocross” is OUT!
Molly's first book is Mud, Snow and Cyclocross and it details the history of USA Cyclocross "Cyclocross is a far more emotional cycling event than anything else. I think it's because you're on the limit right from the beginning. It has more tragedy - mechanical...
Women Specific
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Gear
My Practical, Non-Cheesy Holiday Gift Guide for Cyclists
Trying to buy a gift for the cyclist in your life and coming up short? Cyclists have a lot of gear, yes, so it should be really easy to buy for them, right? Nope. The gear is so custom, so size and personal preference dependent, that it's fricking hard to get the...
Best Outdoorsy Foodie Gifts for 2019
Like the other categories I've listed, I wanted to come up with options that were good for everyone—so I didn't include specific gels or sports drink mixes, because I can say as endurance athletes, we rarely want you to buy us new flavors or potions that we haven't...
Outdoorsy, Fun Favorites From $7 to $99: Gift Guide 2019
For the people who already buy all of the sport-specific gear that they could possibly need or want but are still super outdoorsy and active, what do you get them for a gift? A bottle of wine is kind of generic, tickets to the movies are too boring, but a certain...
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