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The Sneaky Lifestyle Creep of “Hard Things” and “Big Scary Goals”
This is a repost from 2021—but it’s as relevant today as it was back then as I think about what’s coming next for me! Do I return to Leadville? Look at 200 milers instead? Think UTMB? Or it is OK to go “shorter?” You may remember last week when we talked about our...
Pacing For Endurance Mountain Bike Racing
Pacing for endurance events, such as Leadville 100, is a common stumbling block for many athletes. Get it right and you can maximize results you get for the fitness you have. However, if you get it wrong you can have a disastrous result that doesn't reflect your true...
Fall Cycling Fitness: How to Train When You’re Between Races
Join Peter and Molly as they discuss cycling training strategies for the fall, off-season and/or Transition Periods—the time after your major "A" races when you may not have a specific goal on the horizon. They explore how your current motivation, injury, illness and...
Training
Consistency and Training Fundamentals – Dan Cleather
Daniel Cleather is an associate professor of strength and conditioning at St Mary's University. As a coach he has worked with World and Olympic champions in athletics, rowing, canoeing and rugby. Please check out Dan's books the Little Black Book of Training Wisdom...
BECOMING A CONSUMMATE ATHLETE: Our New Book Is Out November 15!
Becoming A Consummate Athlete, the new guidebook to athletic habits + success by endurance sport author Molly Hurford and longtime coach Peter Glassford brings training, nutrition, recovery, gear and so much more together to create an optimal lifestyle for...
Need Some Structure, But Not Too Much? Try This 2-Month Maintenance Plan
If you're craving a bit of structure to your training right now, but you also know that you're heading into a stressful time with work (or doing remote schooling with your kids, or you're prepping for a busy holiday season), this 2-Month Training Maintenance Plan for...
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Mindset
Fitness Junkie: A Novel by Lucy Sykes is April’s Athletic Bookworm Pick
OK, time for something completely different for this month's Athletic Bookworms! I love a good fictional novel, and this one just kept coming up in my searches—"Fitness Junkie: A Novel" by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza. Now, this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I...
Notes from “The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer” by David and Megan Roche
The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer by David and Megan Roche was March's Athletic Bookworm pick and I have to say, it was a really fun, interesting read—the first half of the book is all about the mental side of running, with bits and pieces...
Why Having a Coach is the Greatest Thing to When You’re Injured
Hi, I'm Molly Hurford and I am un-coach-able. Or, at least, I was. (This is said with full and complete apologies to all of my former coaches. I mean it when I say, it's not you, it's me.) A few months ago, I was on the phone with SWAP coach David Roche, interviewing...
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Gear
BackPacking, Camping and FKTs with Eric Batty on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
I'm going to have a massive post coming about La Cloche and hiking and camping the 80km super-technical trail in a couple days, but before we headed into the wilderness, Peter and I did what we do best: researched the crap out of it. And, naturally, that means sharing...
Everything to Know About Bike Shorts (But You Were Too Afraid to Ask)
I re-realized recently that there are still plenty of new and even some veteran cyclists who just don't get bike shorts. Maybe you started in triathlon where you don't wear a full chamois to race (or know WTF a chamois is). That was me. Maybe you go to spin class...
Talking Cycling Apparel Trends (and Hacks!) for Spring on The Outspoken Cyclist
Diane from The Outspoken Cyclist was kind enough to have me back on her podcast this weekend to chat all things cycling-apparel-related, from some current trends to some of my favorite $$-saving hacks. We got into the best cheap buys, why bib shorts are a gamechanger,...
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