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Life in an Altitude Tent – Our Best Tips
Sleeping in an Hypoxico altitude tent Sharing an altitude tent (sorry, altitude cubicle) with a partner is asking a lot of your relationship. Let's just start right there. If you're someone living at 0 feet of elevation and planning to race, say, at the 10,000 foot...
2026 Cycling Trends and Sea Otter Fuego XL Race Review
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly discuss the 2026 Sea Otter Classic Event: Industry and bike show trends from the 2026 Lifetime Sea Otter Classic A review from Peter's race in the Fuego XL Mountain Bike Race (A Leadville Qualifer) ...
What are Rockslide Habits?
You’ve spring cleaned, but have you checked in on your habits as the temperatures warm up? I’ve noticed that as season’s change, it’s a great time to rethink some of the daily habits that might be holding you back—especially with things like training time, and general...
Training
Why Your Off Day Should Be OFF the Bike—A Practical Tip
Wondering what to do on your off day? STAY OFF THE BIKE! If you're new to this site, you may or may not know that I wrote a book all about nether regions and the bike called 'Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride Happy.' The book was all about how to take care of...
Why You Should Stop Stressing About Your Mileage
It is very common for athletes to use mileage (A.K.A. distance) to track their runs, bikes, swims and other endurance sport training. When we start training this is one of the easiest and cheapest things to record. Distance is also related to many events we do. Many...
Summer Reading: The New Shred Girls Book is Out Today!
Got a middle grade or YA reader who loves to bike, or a girl who could use a nudge to get excited about outdoor adventure (or is nervous about summer camp)? Enter: Shred Girls: Lindsay and The Curse of Gemini Lakes. The fourth Shred Girls book by Molly is here and...
Racing
Weekly Race Training Plan
One of our most unique training plans is our 16 week Weekly Mountain Bike Race Training Plan, or what we call the 'Weekly World Champ' Plan! This plan is designed for novice/intermediate cyclists who are focused on racing weekly mountain bike (or cyclocross) races. It...
Libido, Training Couples & Racing After Kids – Megan & David Roche
Tune in to the latest episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, featuring Megan and David Roche from SWAP Running and 'The Happy Runner' fame! Bursting with positive energy, they join us for a lively discussion on running with training partners, managing run training...
On Doing Anything… But Not Everything
You can do anything, but you can't do everything. This is something we say time and time again on the podcast, to our coaching clients, and to each other. And one of these days, I'm going to take that advice and really follow it. I'm delighted/devastated to admit that...
Cross-Training
New 30-Minute Yoga Video with Molly + RogersTV
Over on the Collingwood Rogers TV channel, you may spot a familiar face running you through a 30 minute yoga routine... that's right, I'm on public access TV (making all of my teenage Wayne's World fantasies come true). You can also catch this 30-minute yoga routine...
Can You Crosstrain While Peaking for a Race?
Today we discuss if you can cross-train as your big race approaches and when being a Consummate Athlete might not work (or when it works really well!) during a specific preparation period. We also discuss how to decide what races to go back to as races start after the...
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...
Mindset
Time Off, Getting Back in the Habit + Why Time Off Is Scary
Back in May, I took eight days off from running, had a full-out recovery week. It wasn't on vacation, I was at home working. It was annoying, I felt grumpy, and frankly, I got a TON of work done. Yep, that's right, when it came time to strap my shoes back on again, I...
Why You Should Stop Stressing About Your Mileage
It is very common for athletes to use mileage (A.K.A. distance) to track their runs, bikes, swims and other endurance sport training. When we start training this is one of the easiest and cheapest things to record. Distance is also related to many events we do. Many...
What Bad Habit Are You Clinging To? (You Know the One.)
This weekend, I was reminded by someone (ahem, Peter) that my habit of bringing my phone with me to bed doesn't just impact me, it's an issue for both of us. Put in that perspective, I realized it was probably time to tackle that particular bad habit of mine, which of...
Nutrition
How’s Your Daily Hydration, Outside of Training?
When it comes to in-workout hydration, most endurance athletes can tell you the traditional wisdom: Drink at least a bottle (around 20 ounces) per hour with some electrolytes. More on hot days. That’s great information and an awesome starting point, but often, that’s...
How to Make Healthy Leftovers — A Few Easy Ideas
We eat A LOT of leftovers in this house. In fact, I'd say almost every night, there's something at the dinner table that's recycled from the night before, whether it's extra guacamole, leftover rice, or a full-on 'rewrite' of the exact same meal we had the night...
Pantry Staples Under $100—That Can Feed Hungry Athletes for a Week
$100 to grocery shop for 7 days for a family of 4 (or, you know, two athletes?)? Yes, it can be done! Whether your budget is tighter because of inflation or you're just trying to save some extra cash, we have you covered on how you can eat healthy while saving money....
Lifestyle
5 Off- and On-Bike Things I Learned on Our inGamba Bike Tour
This fall, we were lucky enough to spend a few days in Italy, riding some of the best roads that Tuscany had to offer, sipping some of the best wines from the region, and eating food prepared by a master chef every night for dinner. Did I mention the daily massages?...
Healthy Holiday Travel Tips and Hacks
Everyone writes about being healthy for the holidays. Heck, I did it about healthy travel over Thanksgiving! But with holiday season upon us, it's never a bad thing to refresh your memory on how to stay active, healthy and happy over the course of the next two weeks....
Apps to Organize Your Life as A Sponsored Athlete, Club Coordinator or Team Captain
In “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,” I talk a lot about the importance of treating sponsorship like a job, and to me, a big part of that...
Women Specific
September is Coming… My Favorite Back-to-School Inspired Outdoor Gear
Because who doesn't love B2S? Seriously, back to school (despite not being in school) is one of my favorite times. I feel like it's a holdover from adolescence when September was more like the New Year than January 1 ever was. I've said it a million times, I always...
In Her Bag: My Race Day Running Kit and Bag
When it comes to life on the road, running is how I managed to stay sane and maintain fitness. Now, it's my primary form of racing and the ultrarunning scene has been awesome. If you missed it before, the 'What's in Her Bag' section is admittedly, my new favorite...
What’s In Her (Race and Workout) Bags: Nicole Loher, Badass Triathlete / Superwoman
Nicole Loher is a triathlete, runner, digital strategist, creative, all-around badass living in Brooklyn, NY. I stumbled across her a couple years ago, immediately got her on The Consummate Athlete Podcast to talk all things healthy living, routine-building and racing...
Gear
Reviewing the Norda 005s (That Survived and Won Sulphur Springs 100!)
I get asked a lot about running shoes because, well, it’s hard to find the perfect pair. If you’ve been following along on the running side of things, you know I fell in love with norda shoes a year ago when I wore the 001s for their first time out and raced to the...
5 Things to Do as an Athlete Before Summer Really Hits
It's almost summertime, which means HOORAY, you can get outside for your training... but as an athlete, there are a few things you might want to check before the summer heat (and your race season, if you're a runner, cyclist or triathlete) really kicks into high gear....
Best Bib Shorts for Every Body, Every Budget, Every Season
When I did a women’s night chat on Zoom a couple weeks ago, we ended up spending 15 minutes on my favorite topic, bib shorts. If you’ve never tried a pair, I 10/10 recommend making the switch from regular shorts to bibs—much more comfortable!! Bib Shorts: Velocio Luxe...
Videos
New 15-Minute Athlete Core Yoga Flow – Video
I really enjoyed making this core yoga flow for our episode with Sue Amato of The Valley Om (her awesome 30-minute flow for athletes is here!) — I wanted to put something together that really encapsulated what my normal morning looked like. That meant a flow-y series...
15 Minute Core Strength with The Consummate Athlete — Video
Coach Peter Glassford shares his 15 Minute Core Strength Routine this week! Fridays, we do morning yoga routines live on Zoom with Consummate Athlete coaching clients, and this week, we split it up between a 15-minute yoga flow and this 15-minute core strength routine...
What Does a Cycling Coach Do?
If you're new to cycling and have heard that you should get a coach, there's a chance you've had to ask, 'But what does a cycling coach do?' And there are a lot of answers to that question: For top pros, coaches might travel with them to camps, ride alongside of them...