Books | Consummate Athlete

Shred Girls: Lindsay and The Curse of Gemini Lakes

Molly Hurford — Sun, 11 May 2025 21:51:13 +0000

By Molly Hurford

The fourth Shred Girls book is here and it’s time for summer camp! In Shred Girls: Lindsay and The Curse of Gemini Lakes, Lindsay, Ali and Jen are heading to a multi-sport camp in the mountains where they’ll ride bikes, swim, canoe and try out all new sports. But something strange is going on at Gemini Lake. It’s almost like the camp is… cursed!

As tensions rise and weird incidents multiply, the Shred Girls face their biggest challenge yet: Can they put aside their growing conflicts and work together to uncover the truth? With friendship tested and camp chaos mounting, they’ll need all their skills, courage, and teamwork to break the curse before Gemini Lakes is destroyed forever.

One summer. Three friends. An impossible challenge.

Will the Shred Girls save their camp, or will this be the worst summer of their lives?

Get the book:

Amazon.com (ebook and print)
Amazon.com (audiobook)
CANADA: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | McNallyRobinson.com
USA: Amazon.com | Bookshop.org | BarnesAndNoble.com | BetterWorldBooks.com
UK: Waterstones

The Shred Girls Series

Adam Tuerlings — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:30:08 +0000

The Shred Girls series is all about getting more girls excited about bikes and spending time playing outside. Join Ali, Jen and Lindsay as they adventure on bikes, learning about friendship, family, and making decisions along the way. Recommended for readers ages 8-13.

Lindsay’s Joyride | America (also on Barnes + Noble) | Canada | UK @ Waterstones | Everywhere else

Ali’s Rocky Ride | America (also on Barnes + Noble) | Canada * | UK @ Waterstones | Everywhere else

Jen’s Bumpy Ride | America (also on Barnes + Noble) | Canada | UK @ Waterstones | Everywhere else

Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride Happy

Adam Tuerlings — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:29:22 +0000

If you were on a ride and sprained your ankle, would you say something to the group you were riding with? Obviously, you wouldn’t just suffer in silence. But what about when you’re out on a ride and you realize that you’ve gone completely numb ‘down there,’ or you’re chafing so badly you’re afraid you’re bleeding? Most people don’t speak up in that case. Most will suffer in silence, come home and have no idea why they have massive saddle sores—if they realize what a saddle sore even looks like—or how to treat it.

Your level of experience doesn’t matter. I know riders from beginners to pros who have questions about their bodies that they aren’t comfortable asking bike shop employees, coaches or even their doctors. We’ve been conditioned not to talk in public about our nether-regions, and that lack of communication is hurting our riding—making it a lot less fun.

Riding shouldn’t be uncomfortable. You shouldn’t be getting saddle sores every ride. Cramping shouldn’t make you cry on the bike. And you shouldn’t be wearing your underwear with your bike shorts.

Enter ‘Saddle, Sore’: the first guide to answer all of these embarrassing, awkward or just plain weird questions that you have about the bike and those sensitive areas.

In this second edition, gynecologist, doctors, naturopaths, saddle makers, chamois designers, pelvic floor specialists, midwives, team soigneurs, and more, come together to provide their best tips. You’ll learn how to diagnose and treat saddle sores, how to choose a saddle and chamois, whether a pad is better than a tampon, what causes numbness on the bike, how to get back to riding after pregnancy, and so much more. You’ll also find new chapters—including a section for male riders—and many questions that have been asked and answered since the first edition came out in 2014.

The Athlete’s Guide to Sponsorship

Adam Tuerlings — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:29:21 +0000

So you want to be a pro athlete? Awesome. But … How do you do it? You put in the training hours, you start doing well at races, and then a big team or company just hands you a suitcase full of money, right? Sadly, it’s not quite that simple. There are thousands of amazing athletes all over the world who can’t make a living at their sport. By the time you shell out cash for the gear, the race entries, the travel, the lodging, the food, the massages, the gear you need after you break/wear out the first set, it’s freaking expensive to be a pro.That means you need to hustle and find a team that can actually pay you living wage, figure out a job that you can work while pursuing your sport, or cobble together enough sponsorships to keep you afloat.This book will teach you how to do that, from finding the right brands to approach to developing a racer resume and website to cultivating your own personal brand identity through your social media, real life and racing. If you want a thriving career in sport, this book is for you.

Becoming A Consummate Athlete

Adam Tuerlings — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:29:21 +0000

Tired of training and not getting wins? Feeling a lack of motivation, or that there just isn’t enough time to do it all? Missing when sport felt fun?If you’ve been training for an endurance sport like cycling or running but find yourself feeling stuck or not getting the results that you want, your daily habits might be to blame. Being an all-around athletic, healthy human capable of tackling any outdoor adventure—a Consummate Athlete, if you will—takes smart training and thoughtful lifestyle choices. In this book, you’ll learn new ways to look at your recovery, fueling, training, record keeping and even your gear in order to help you reach your athletic goals while actually enjoying your healthy lifestyle. Longtime endurance sport coach and kinesiologist Peter Glassford and his equally athletic wife, author and fellow coach Molly Hurford are going to change the way you view your training. Remember: You are an athlete, and you owe it to yourself to start living like one!