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How to Bring More Women to Trail Running – Live Episode
Join us for a special live episode presented by Salomon at Vo2 Sports Co. in Collingwood, Ontario. This panel discussion, "How to Bring More Women to Trail Running," features insights from four inspiring women: Erin Doucette, Sabrine Chanda, Christina Blackley, and...
Sprint Through Setbacks with This New Book!
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Micha Powell is sharing her story to help young athletes find their passion and pursue their dreams. My 10th book has dropped! I co-wrote Sprinting Through Setbacks with Micha Powell and could not be more psyched that it’s on the...
Coaching + Training Plans for Cyclocross Racers
Cyclocross is a demanding and dynamic cycling discipline that requires a great engine, tremendous skills and tactics to deal with decisions around equiptment, lines and pacing. Consummate Athlete offers a variety of services that can support your cyclocross campaign...
Training
Favorite New Gear Picks: Spring 2020
Every season, we're going to be posting about some of the new finds we've made when it comes to the best gear for the Consummate Athlete lifestyle. It's a bit of a mashup, from bikes to running shoes to clothing to kitchen gadgets to other sport accessories for an...
How to Get Started Riding the Rollers – VIDEO
When it comes to riding the rollers, it's tempting to start with a doorway or a wall and start by leaning a hand on the wall to get rolling. But that's not how you ride a bike outside--and it's actually making riding the rollers harder, not easier. Endurance coach...
My Best Virtual Marathon Advice
I'm no stranger to running virtual marathons: last year, I realized that in a lot of ways, I actually love the experience of race day simulations. Yesterday, though, was ROUGH. A few weeks ago, we had the awesome Liz Warner of Run to Reach on the Consummate Athlete...
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“Ready to Run” — Athletic Bookworms Review + Notes
Ready to Run: Unlocking Your Potential to Run Naturally by Kelly Starrett & TJ Murphy I read Ready to Run a couple years ago but now that I've upped my mileage significantly as I started into the world of ultra-running, I'm finding myself a lot more aware of...
“When you can’t CREATE you can WORK” — Some Thoughts on My New Favorite Quote
You know when you come across a quote that just SPEAKS to you / almost screams at you? When I happened to be in a writer's block-filled slump, I stumbled on this Henry Miller one in a list of 'rules for writing' that was posted over on Brainpickings and I can't get it...
Athletic Bookworms September Picks: Back to School Edition!
I was trying to choose which book I wanted to read this month for the Athletic Bookworms, and I got stuck because there were SO MANY on my to-read list, so I decided to go for a bit of a smorgasbord, and do it back-to-school style. You remember being in high school...
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Getting Started with Bike Commuting
Outside magazine asked me to write about how to get started bike commuting, but with a twist: they wanted to dive into each 'type' of bike commuter, which immediately perked me up because it reminded me of fashion magazines I read as a teen (which style are you, which...
Supporting Your Active Lifestyle on a Budget: Gear
I've written about the best ways to keep your active clothing expenses under control (quality over quantity here!) and how to budget for a serious need for cheap, healthy eats while on the road. And all of that, by the way, crosses over into saving $$$ when you're...
Troubleshoot Power Meters
One of the trade-offs with power is that we must deal with having electronics strapped to bicycles that undergo tremendous forces and extreme conditions (temperature, precipitation, altitude, dirt, sweat and a few other possible bodily fluids ...) You wouldn't expect...
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