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The Best Black Friday Deals for Athletes
Let’s be honest, Black Friday is rarely about gift-giving, it’s often more about grabbing a few things that you need (that maybe a partner or parent can then gift to you). Whether you’re shopping for yourself or an athlete in your life, here are a few of the sales...
An Important Reminder as We Head into the Holidays
It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is here, which means yet again, the holiday season truly is upon us. And while most fitness articles written around this time of year center around how to stay healthy at holiday parties and how to sneak exercise into your...
Respiratory Training for Masters, Altitude & 24 Hour Racing – Luke Way
In this episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, Luke Way of Isocapnic returns to talk about respiratory training and how it applies for masters, how it could help altitude training, some details about Corey Wallace's 24-hour solo MTB World Championship win and also...
Training
5 Tips from Dietician Stevie Smith to Optimize Your Health
Stevie Lyn Smith MS, RDN, CSSD, CDN recently joined us on the Consummate Athlete Podcast to talk about all things sports nutrition—and athlete blood testing! It was a really informative episode, and we wanted to pull out a few of our favorite moments to share....
Using Your A Race (or Adventure) as a Reset
Recently, I ticked off my two A races for the season. Well, technically, they were adventures (running 100-kilometer on trail, then running the La Cloche Silhouette Trail at Killarney Provincial Park). And of course, the minute we were out of the woods at La Cloche, I...
Running the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney Provincial Park
Last Thursday (for context, that was June 24, 2021 for anyone reading this later looking for tips on running La Cloche) I finally FINALLY managed to run the entirety of the La Cloche trail in Killarney Provincial Park. We've had false starts—messed up navigation!—and...
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Speaker Applications are Open for Collingwood’s Outdoor Edit Speaker Series: “How To Be Outside”
A speaker series devoted to outdoor adventure, inspiration + motivation HOW TO BE OUTSIDE COLLINGWOOD, ON | OCTOBER 9, 2020 Come for an evening of motivating, inspirational talks around the different ways we can interact with the world outside, in one of the...
Post-Season To Do’s, Off-Season, and 2020 Goals on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
I love an offseason, because it represents a great time to catch up on life, assess how the past season went and start thinking about the new season critically, before diving in headfirst. (Too many of us, myself included, skip this step...) In this episode, we dive...
My Newest Book, “The Athlete’s Guide to Sponsorship,” is Out Now!
AVAILABLE NOW! "The Athlete’s Guide to Sponsorship: An Athlete Entrepreneur’s Guide to Dreaming Big, Racing Smart & Creating a Reliable Brand for a Long, Successful Career" is Out in Paperback + Kindle Have you ever had an idea for a project that just wouldn't go...
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Talking Increasing Visibility of Girls and Women in Cycling on the WISEAN Podcast
I was lucky enough to hop on the Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WISEAN) Podcast with host and founder of WISEAN Jackie Forsyth to talk about all things Shred Girls, as well as my background in writing books like Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride...
The Gross Workout Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
I am obsessed with the topic of gross workout mistakes... probably because when I was writing "Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride Happy" I realized that so many saddle sore issues were SO preventable by just being more on top of hygienic stuff like taking our...
Ortlieb Velocity Backpack: Long Term Review
A backpack that can carry 45 pounds without killing my back, withstand rainstorms, and last for 5+ years at $110? Hells, yes I'd re-buy the Ortlieb Velocity Backpack. A few months ago, I realized that I have staples that I rely on over and over again: my favorite pair...
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