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Runner Gift Guide for the 2024 Holiday Season
It’s that time of year again: Our gift guides for every athlete in your life! This year, we’re focusing on runners, cyclists, travelers, and then some stocking stuffers and last minute gifts for any athlete in your life. And if you’re not loving anything on this list,...
Speed Skill and Coordination Drills for Cycling
There are several types of drills that cycling coaches and training plans use to help develop Speed Skill or Coordination. These two terms are mostly the same thing so I am going to use coordination from here on. There are numerous things that could be called...
The BS of Athlete Food Diaries – And What to Think About Instead
Thanks to social media, it's not just the top level athletes who are sharing their 'food diaries' or 'what I eat in a day' posts. Now, everyone is sharing them. And while some of them are impressively calorie-laden and actually fuel the work the athletes are doing,...
Training
So You’re Going Long (on a Ride or Run)
If you're preparing for a long run or long ride, we've got you covered. Here are a few articles that we've written over the years that will help you figure out how to pack, what you need to know before you go, and how to get through the day. We'll start with a few of...
Podcast – Q&A Yard work = Training? & Lessons from Long Runs
Today we review Molly's recent long-run challenge (100km) plus a few listener questions about how to persist when you typically train with a spouse who is now injured, Molly discusses a new study on probiotics in cyclists and we discuss whether yard work counts as...
Does Yardwork Count as Training?
I recently had a coaching client ask if yardwork counts as training, or should be noted in his training log. This is a great question! This idea of 'what counts' is very much one of philosophy with a hint of accounting—are we swapping training for yardwork, are we...
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Mindset
Thoughts on Being Able to Release Results… But Only When You’re Doing Well.
It is SO easy to not care about results when you're doing well... Or, at least, to say you don't care about results, and that you're all about the process. I actually started drafting this article before I'd had a really crappy result (on an FKT attempt, not in a...
What I’m Reading: “Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero” by Christopher McDougall
Everyone knows I love books by Chris McDougall—and Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero is no exception! You might have noticed that the last couple of months, I didn't post any new Athletic Bookworm picks. I'm stepping back from doing that on a...
Habits of Highly Effective Athletes: The Ultimate Round-Up
In case you missed it, last year, I did a huge list (with VERY specific details) around the Habits of Highly Effective Athlete. If you haven't checked all of them out, now is the time to do it, as the offseason starts and you have time to reflect on what you want for...
Nutrition
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Gear
The $30 Cycling Raincoat I Ordered This Morning
Did I need another raincoat? Hell no. But I spotted this Women's Co-op Cycles Rain Jacket in Cocoa on REI's sale page for $30 down from $100 and fell in love. THAT COLOR!! (I know, it's not black. Hey, I can break out of my #healthgoth sphere long enough to enjoy...
Chrome Storm Seeker Women’s Raincoat Review—Paddington Bear Gets a Commuter Chic Makeover
Chrome is getting back into women's clothing (THANK GOD BECAUSE I NEED A NEW PASHA MERINO HOODIE) and I give them credit, they're doing it really methodically, versus rushing to get a huge lineup out so people can applaud. They're actually being really thoughtful...
How to Transition to Barefoot Running + Living
I was one of those people who did exactly what Chris McDougall hoped people wouldn't do: after reading Born to Run, I a) signed up for a trail marathon that was happening 8 days from the day I signed up, and b) switched to barefoot shoes. (Sorry, Chris.) The marathon...
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