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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...
Dealing with Constant Razor Burn When Cycling or Running
This is a conversation I have CONSTANTLY with riding and running friends. Lady parts aren’t the only sensitive skin we deal with on the bike, and sunburn isn't the only issue we deal with on the run. Anyone else have some leg chafe/shaving issues? (Hand up!) I find...
Handling the Ghosts of Goal Setting
When we checked out of our hotel at Leadville, the last thing I did was take down the BELIEVE sign I’d hung on the bathroom mirror. (A nod to Ted Lasso, if you haven’t watched it.) It felt… well, it felt crappy, to be honest. Obviously, regardless of the race outcome,...
Training
“Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride Happy” is $3.99 on Kindle This Week
There are so many new cyclists out there lately that I wanted to make sure it was easy to access information about comfortable, happy riding... So, from October 8 to October 15, the Kindle version of my comfy-riding handbook, "Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride...
All the Cyclocross Skills You Need in One Place
Cyclocross season is upon us and while Nationals are cancelled in North America, local races are still happening, and it still makes sense to practice your cyclocross skills. Whether you're a mountain biker, a gravel racer, even a roadie, or you are a full-on...
Yoga Stretches to Target Common Athlete Issues – Video
We had such a great time chatting with The Valley Om's Sue Amato on the podcast a couple weeks ago that we wanted to bring her back in video form to address some of the specific athlete hotspots—from wrists to back to hips to knees—that are common pain points. In this...
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“The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer” by David and Megan Roche is March’s Athletic Bookworm Pick
The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer by David and Megan Roche is March's Athletic Bookworm pick, and like David is all the time, I am FREAKING STOKED. We just had him on the Consummate Athlete Podcast, and it was honestly the most positive vibes...
How to be a Happy Runner with Coach David Roche on The Consummate Athlete Podcast
This week on The Consummate Athlete Podcast, we had my amazing ultra-running coach David Roche on the show to talk all about being a Happy Runner—consequently, that's both his mission in life and the title of the book he and his wife recently wrote. (Hint, it's coming...
Why (and How) Athletes Should Regularly Consider The ‘Cup’ Metaphor
"The cup metaphor suggests that pain occurs when all of the stressors/loads in our lives exceed the space in our cup. When we overflow we have pain." -Greg Lehman A while back, we had chiropractor and pain expert Greg Lehman on The Consummate Athlete Podcast. I...
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How to Start Mountain Biking
Mountain bike season is almost here! (And if we would stop getting snow in Ontario, I'd already be out on the trails. Sigh...) If you're new to the mountain biking scene, or are curious about getting offroad, I have an article over on Outside mag's website that you're...
The Athlete’s Healthy Office Set-Up for At Home or At Work
Now that we're actually living in our condo more frequently (as frequently as I'll ever live in one spot, anyway) and I finally have it somewhat organized the way I want it, I wanted to do a post about how we've set up our home office to be optimized for a healthy,...
What I Learned from 150 Women at Joyride150’s Women’s Weekend of BMXing Fun
This past weekend, we headed to Joyride150 near Toronto, Ontario, for their seventh annual Women's Weekend. For two days, women rule the park, and while it's not an official "clinic" per se, there are coaches at different stations on Saturday morning for women of all...
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