If you’re anything like me, the last month of summer gets hectic: family vacations, friends hosting parties/barbecues/weddings, ice cream, margaritas… The list goes on. And for me this August in particular, staying motivated to stay healthy/active/training has been a little tougher since we already …
Jacques DeVore is a strength coach, a cyclist, and—along with Roy Wallack—the author of the new strength training for cyclists manual, Maximum Overload. The book is awesome, guys. A really easy read, tons of info, and some really great suggestions for how to improve …
What often gets missed when we talk about Ironman training is the week after the race. Your body is beat up and you’re exhausted. But now what? You want to recover, but you’re not a pro. You have a life to get back to. …
I know most of you have seen me talk about lady part issues over on SaddleSoreWomen.com a million times, but this piece was super cool because it gave me a totally different way of looking at the issue of saddle sores and discomfort on …
This was a fun one to record, even if it was done roadside while we crossed back to the East Coast. But here it is, the Consummate Athlete Ironman Post-Mortem episode where Peter and I break down how the training for the big race …
This piece on Ironman was so much fun to write for Bicycling, because it let me think about the whole year of training—and race day! A lot of practical stuff in here, like what to wear and choosing the right gear, but also some …
PSA for those of you going on summer vacations and cramming all your belongings into cars, leaving them outside all day as you stop in various locations. Give you gear a break (and avoid ruining your sick paint job on your frame) with this …
I interviewed Tara Mayo on MapMyRun to talk about being a vegan ultrarunner, but as soon as I had her on the phone, I knew we wanted her to be a podcast guest to talk about her rad life. She’s a yoga teacher with …
Writing this article was hella helpful in the last couple months of training for Ironman… It’s not always easy to practice what I preach with this stuff, but I knew that the run and staying hydrated was going to be a limiter for me …
Obviously, you guys know I’m HUGE on running. But I definitely wasn’t a runner my whole life. And when I started at 20, running a mile was basically the worst. But over the years, I’ve gotten more competent and grown to really, really love …
Who doesn’t LOVE a good packing article? I have to admit, when Outside asked me to write something about what was in pro’s bags for race day, I was basically beside myself because all I ever wanted to write as a young fashion journalist …
Another month, another long drive: this one was a 4 day excursion from Ontario to Alberta, crossing through the Badlands. It wasn’t a leisurely drive, it was a race to get out to Canmore as soon as possible while staying reasonably healthy. We had …
Deep water running, WTF? I saw a sign for this at the pool in Collingwood a few weeks ago and was intrigued: I remember deep water running in college when my legs were super cramped and I couldn’t run, but the idea of doing …
I can’t count how many places Peter and I have slept in the last year, or how many travel days we’ve had. So, you guys know we’re getting pretty adept at packing and traveling. (You’d hope, anyway.) The biggest thing I’ve realized is that …
This was a really fun episode because there is pretty much nothing that Paul hasn’t done in the world of extreme sports, and the journalist in me was so excited to hear about the TV show, Boundless, that he was part of until it …
This was a super fun article to do for Nylon, a deep dive into what the deal with collagen is. I’m a big fan, and it’s been making the rounds in the ‘wellness’ community the last few months. Personally, I dig it because it’s …
Huge thanks to everyone who expressed interest in being part of this first Athletic Bookworm Bookclub. The first book we’re going to tackle is The Brave Athlete, which was the clear winner out of the three options I put out to the group. I’m excited …
Monday morning seemed like an appropriate time to link to this article I recently wrote over at Nylon, packed with the morning routines and rituals of fitness and wellness ‘gurus.’ I am morning-routine obsessed, and I love hearing about what other people do every …
It feels like I’ve been interviewing MTBer Geoff Kabush for forever—actually, he was probably the first Canadian athlete I ever met! (Funny thinking about that now that I’m married to a guy who’s been racing him for half his life.) Having him on The …
A couple weeks ago, I joked on Twitter about starting a book club for athletic bookworms, and somehow, it got a ton of traction. Apparently, I’m not the only bookworm-turned-jock out there! So, I thought, why the hell not? I love to read, and …
I love writing about cycling nutrition (I mean, I wrote an entire book on it!) so obviously, when Bicycling wanted a piece on how and what riders in the Tour were eating in a day, I was super stoked. I got to chat with …
Last week’s podcast (sorry this is a little late, holiday weekend and TONS of stuff to talk about in later posts going on) with Emily Allan-Dakin was a major favorite of mine, partially because we geek out hard about our similar journeys through triathlon …
Laundry. Seems ultra-simple, right? Wash, rinse, repeat. Umm… Turns out with cycling kit, it can be a little more complicated. In addition to skin irritation—more on that in a sec—I was out on a ride yesterday and got caught in the rain. A guy …
The Consummate Athlete philosophy (i.e what we preach in our podcast) is that being prepared to crush pretty much any sport at any time is an excellent goal to have. It’s one we’ve been working on… and over at Nylon, I’m talking all about …
Resident comic nerd Molly here! So, I went to see Wonder Woman last night, and naturally, as someone who loves the whole Consummate Athlete lifestyle, it got me super motivated to train. And that led to thinking about how to train like Wonder Woman. …
“I’m hitting a major milestone: 30, or as I like to call it, the Cut the Bullsh-t and Go Be Awesome stage.” —Actress Olivia Wilde I don’t even care that that quote isn’t from someone more renowned for his or her literary prowess, or …
Recently, I turned 30. This alone is not shocking. What was a shock to my system though, was the morning after celebrating at my favorite pizza spot in Collingwood, Ontario—Pie. Full-on admission: I had a massive meal. The pizzas aren’t tiny, but are technically …
Summer is officially here, and that means SUMMER VACATION! (Cue cheering noises here, and a countdown calendar for us to be done with Ironman so I can truly embrace the doing-whatever-I-want-for-training lifestyle again…) Anyway, for most of us, summer is a great time to …
So, I turn 30 today. That’s a scary thing to write, for someone who still kind of feels like she’s 17. I didn’t think much about the fact that I would be hitting this milestone back when I was, say, 28. But in the …
Cleaning your bike and your kit is pretty obvious, but what about everything else? I recently went through a bit of a skin conundrum where I was freaking out that I was having hormonal issues… and then I realized that it wasn’t my hormones …
I love writing about all things sports nutrition—hence my book Fuel Your Ride—so being asked to figure out the best food and drink options and tips for trail running over at MapMyRun.com was a blast. I got to chat with some of my favorite …
I loved writing this piece for Bicycling because it let me do a ton of research into what questions people are asking online—on Reddit’s cycling channel, specifically. The questions were all over the place, so I had to jump around and talk to a …
From the day we decided to start the Consummate Athlete Podcast and started a list of guests we would want to have on the show, I knew I wanted Mo Bruno Roy to be featured! She covers all the bases: she’s a consummate athlete …
Summer travel & training. Yikes. This one stresses me out a lot right now. Our travel schedule—ironically, stacked with races, but for me, mostly races I’m doing talks at—makes it really hard to work in the hours needed for IM training. It’s been a …
A couple months back, I talked about these crazy robot shoes I was playing with in an Instagram story, and after a few weeks of wearing them, I wrote about the benefits over on MapMyRun.com. In short, the UA SpeedForm® Gemini 3 Record-Equipped sync to …
Welcome to the first in a series of what’s going to be a series of regular articles that highlight super cool girls doing amazing things in sport over at Shred-Girls.com, home of The Shred Girls Series! While I love the fictional Lindsay, Ali and …
This was one of Peter’s first solo episodes, and it was fun for me to listen to it! Rich and him dive into the tips and what we’ll call ‘hacks’ of Ironman, the key workouts you need to do before race day, and what makes …
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 …
I loved the genius coaches I spoke with and getting to bust through some of these INSANE running myths that people still subscribe to (hellooooo, “I don’t have a runner’s body.”) It’s a really good read (if I do say so myself) to bust …
I keep reading a ton about the whole art of single-tasking and batching tasks lately. But while I get that it works for some people… I’m not entirely sure that I’m 100 percent on board. There are definitely times when the single-tasking is a …
I loved writing this piece for Nylon because I freaking love Spring Cleaning! (OK, I also love Back to School and New Years Resolutions. Really, anytime I have a good excuse to make a goals list and consider it a fresh start. I’ll be …
So, I love the We Got to Hang Out Podcast, and I admit, before I met Annalisa Fish and Abby Watson, I was SUPER nervous. (I get that way around really rad women. You should see me at a Bicycling staff meeting, I’m paralyzed …
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 …
I’ll confess that I’m not a great climber, by any stretch. That’s why, when Nylon gave me this assignment, I went to an expert: Leslie Timms, one of the top female rock climbers in Canada (and a generally rad person!). We had a blast …
It’s been a minute since I’ve done a more personal catch-up post on here. (I recently talked about feeling over/underwhelmed, though, which was about as personal as it gets!) But I wanted to pop on to do a bit of a catch up/chattier post …
I’ve been really enjoying Q&A episodes on The Consummate Athlete Podcast. The questions are rad (and I’d love to hear yours!) and it’s just fun to have an hour to talk business and fitness with Peter. This one is particularly fun since I get asked …
I admit, it’s taken me a long time to become more than a fair-weather runner. But being able to bust out a run no matter what the weather makes it a lot easier to stay true to a training plan, and as weather gets …
We recently had our good friend Charlotte over for a visit (and I am so freaking excited to have her on our podcast!)… In the couple days she was around, she and I got to shred on mountain bikes a few times, chill on the beach, and chat …
I’ve tried CrossFit on and off over the years and while I think a good CrossFit class is super-dependent on who’s teaching it and it can go horribly, it’s worth trying if you’re looking to get strong and test out the HIIT waters. So, …
I talked to Traci of Aspire Performance back in February about some sports psych questions I had for an article, and the call that I had assumed would take 5 minutes ended up taking 30 because we got along so freaking well and had …
A year and a half ago, I spotted a girl at a mountain bike race looking hella stylish and edgy—but not scary. Then, a couple months ago, one of my best friends also started looking significantly edgier—without adding a tattoo or piercing. It wasn’t …
I have a ton of Ironman content coming in the next few weeks on here and on the Consummate Athlete Podcast, but one of the key things I wanted to talk about was food and hydration, since those were the biggest factors, in my …
