On Running Pants are comfy as hell, uber-practical, and runner chic As a tights person for 99% of runs that are conducted in below freezing temperatures, the idea of running pants is sort of weird to me… But after a summer involving buggy hikes …
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 …
I love that we get to talk sports psychology with Brave Athlete author Simon Marshall on the regular at this point (he was a huge help on the goal-setting piece I’m working on for Canadian Cycling’s New Year’s issue!), and having him on the Consummate …
Writing about fitness is kind of a brutal job, because you run a fine line between picking up on current trends and being on top of that stuff, and also wanting to avoid promoting dumb $hit. That’s why I really liked writing this piece …
Head colds are the worst, and suck even more when you’re an athlete, especially one who’s actually in a training block and sticking to a specific training plan or schedule. I just got home after a couple of weeks of travel, so lots of …
Kate Courtney joined us on The Consummate Athlete Podcast to talk about her World Championship win in the Mountain Bike XCO (cross country Olympic) discipline and what went into that huge performance, from how she trained to how she eats… And I had so …
As a podcaster myself, it’s fun jumping on other podcasts as a guest because a) way less pressure and way more fun, and b) it gives me a chance to hear how other people are interviewing and steal some tips! So, I was just …
Over on Outside Mag’s website, I got to talk all about Instant Pots and why they’re basically an awesome athlete training tool. Kind of weird, maybe… but hear me out! You can get home from work, set it up, go on your run/ride/whatever, and …
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 …
So, cyclocross is here. (How did that happen so fast?!) … Anyway, the start of the season always brings up a few things that you can do — or shouldn’t do — to make this season great. Some of these are obvious to those …
