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Stuck In a Training Rut? How a Coach Can Help You Out of a Plateau
We find that most athletes struggling in a training rut fall into 2 categories: Training too much, and not training enough! Here, we're looking at the two problems and how a cycling coach can help get you out of each: Problem 1: You’ve been doing Big Volume, all the...
Goals for Recreational Cyclists & Heart Rate Decoupling
Today we discuss two listener questions about how to set goals if you are a cyclist who does not compete and another one around the concept of Heart Rate Decoupling. This Episode is Brought to You By: The Payable Add-on for Google Forms – Try it out...
What We’re Shopping on Prime Day
Prime Day is here, which means we’re shopping for some deals. I find that for athletic equipment, Prime Day isn’t really much to write home about. It can be a great time to buy your new cycling computer or watch, but I do recommend that you don’t just jump to whatever...
Training
Planning a Long Ride? Read This First
We recently had 60-year-old Keith Morical on the podcast to talk about how he rode his bicycle through 48 states in 31 days, with almost no rest... which means riding almost 250 miles per day! After chatting with him about his route planning, on-bike eating, and...
What are the Fatigue, Fitness, Form Numbers in Training Peaks?
What exactly are the Fatigue, Fitness, and Form numbers in Training Peaks? Many athletes get too concerned about these numbers, even without understanding exactly what the numbers represent or how to setup programs like training peaks to calculate the numbers...
2021 Word of the Year: Level Up
This year, I admit that I struggled a bit with the concept of my usual one word resolution. 2020 was obviously a weird one, and 2021 promises to be equally weird. That is the beauty of the one-word resolution, though: it's general enough that it can be applied in many...
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Mindset
A Look at 32… In Training, Work, Travel + Life
I turned 32 last week, which means I am officially firmly planted 'in my 30s.' For the last few years, I've tended to do some kind of birthday post, because I usually try to use this time each year as a mid-year reflection point (the convenience of being born in...
Advice from 5 Amazing Female Athletes on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
This episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast was released on the day Shred Girls: Lindsay's Joyride came out last month, but I wanted to highlight it because holy $hit it has some amazing points! (Also, if you got a copy of Shred Girls, do me a HUGE FAVOR and review...
Necessary Come-Down Periods in Training, Racing + Work
For me, getting through my first race and the book launch has led to a pretty big come-down the last couple of weeks. While I'm still plugging away at work and training, I definitely needed the time at home just coming back to some level of homeostasis... That's meant...
Nutrition
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Gear
On Running Pants: Review
On Running Pants are comfy as hell, uber-practical, and runner chic As a tights person for 99% of runs that are conducted in below freezing temperatures, the idea of running pants is sort of weird to me... But after a summer involving buggy hikes where mosquitoes went...
My Fall Athletic Clothing + Gear Wishlist
Because I'm gear-obsessed and because who doesn't love the start of fall (except summer people who don't understand cyclocross or cross country, obviously), I wanted to kick off what I plan on doing as a seasonal piece on here: A clothing and gear wishlist for the...
Rinse Your Bike Anywhere With This Genius (Cheap) Hack
I wrote about this a while back in Bicycling, but found myself sending it to a few people in the past week as I talked to some apartment dwellers bemoaning their bike-wash abilities. It's tough to get a bike clean when you don't have a hose hookup! So, over on...
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