“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 …
I finally am running / hiking long enough distances to necessitate a run pack again, and I freaking love the Osprey run vest lineup—their commitment to women’s-specific fits is really impressive across all their lines. For the last couple months, I’ve been dealing with …
If you’ve been keeping up with the Athletic Bookworms, you know that this month, we’re reading (and cooking) with Shalene Flanigan and Elyse Kopeky in their awesome new cookbook, RUN FAST. COOK FAST. EAT SLOW. The authors were kind enough to provide one of their …
Let’s start with this basic premise: Cycling doesn’t have to be uncomfortable. As a cyclist for the past decade, I had years to learn my way around dealing with my “chamois area” while on the bike—and off the bike! And I’ve met plenty of …
The new trend in the wellness industry right now seems to be articles and podcasts and IG posts all about perfectionist tendencies and how they’re holding us back. And I think that might be true for, say, 15% of people. The other 85% of …
I have a flight to Spain coming up in a couple of weeks and I re-stumbled across a piece over on Thrillist about the unwritten rules of flying that I freaking loved… And of course, reading it made me think of a few rules …
This month, we started the year with a bit of inspiration mixed with a bit of holy $hit I never want to do that by reading North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail by Scott Jurek and Jenny Jurek. Scott is an ultrarunner who’s …
Super exciting news! The pre-order for Shred Girls: Lindsay’s Joyride is finally open! If you preorder the book and email me a copy of your receipt and we’ll send you a signed Shred Girls postcard plus some sweet Shred Girls stickers that can be …
OK, I know: a cookbook for the Athletic Bookworms read for February, WTF? I had the same thought when I first got Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow.: Quick-Fix Recipes for Hangry Athletes by Shalane Flanagan out of the library a couple weeks ago. I …
As I keep packing and unpacking, I notice more and more patterns. Lately, I’ve been realizing that of everything I own, I turn to the same few pieces of clothing for 99% of situations, so I wanted to put together a full current list. …
I’ve been on the road for most of the last 10 years, and I’ve been a professional writer/journalist/now podcaster for that stretch of time as well. I’ve written all of my books (most recently, Shred Girls) from a wide array of AirBNBs, hotels and …
Over on Gear Junkie, I’m talking about the most useful piece of gear that an endurance athlete can buy for under $2: a lacrosse ball. It’s small, packable, cheap as hell, and can provide the most satisfying, painful massage ever. Since we fly a …
December was a serious recharge month for us… The first one we’ve taken in probably a decade, now that I think about it. We went on an actual vacation to Santa Teresa in Costa Rica, where we opted to NOT go on copious amounts …
This is a weird area of expertise for me, but if you’ve ever heard me on a rant, you know I am obsessed with the perfect merino wool hoodie. Merino wool is great for travelers because it doesn’t stretch, it wicks sweat, it doesn’t …
Ready to get motivated to chase a big scary goal this year? Enter this month’s super-inspirational (but also fun-to-read and running-oriented) Athletic Bookworm pick. I wanted to take a break from the uber-motivational self-development genre and go more memoir to start the year on …
Planning to start a New Year – New You type of diet? Probably push pause for half a second. I know a ton of people are super into intermittent fasting right now, because second to maybe the keto diet, it’s one of the big …
This month’s Athletic Bookworms was similar to November’s choice, The Motivation Manifesto: Not 100% athlete oriented, but a lot of lessons that we can take from it with our training (and, of course, in our everyday lives). This one was The ONE Thing: The …
Our recent trip to Costa Rica, to a small beach town called Santa Teresa, was absolutely awesome. Would 110% do again, and we honestly might next year. Because we had such a great time, though, I had the idea to write this piece about …
Over the years, I’ve found a few brands that produce products that can stand the test of time, and I was thinking about this the other day as I tromped through the snow to town and realizing that my Outdoor Research women’s snow pants …
I’m guessing most of you reading this know who cyclocross superstar and all-around badass Ellen Noble is, so in a lot of ways, she needs no introduction. She’s one of my closest friends, and I can’t believe it took us so long to get …
A year and a half ago, I started talking about a new project I was working on: The Shred Girls book series and website, dedicated to getting more young girls onto bikes and feeling confident. It took hold: I had originally planned to self-publish …
As an athlete, I have wildly varying views on blood testing and tracking. On one hand, eat well, sleep more, train smart = 95% of the battle. But it turns out, there are things that can be going on with our bodies that we …
This month’s Athletic Bookworms pick is one that I chose because in December, the tendency — at least for me — is to write a laundry list of New Year’s Resolutions that’s so extensive that the odds of me keeping them is slim to …
If you have a cold, does that mean you should crash on the couch, or still head out for your run or yoga class? If you do enough crunches, will you end up with a six-pack? Will lifting heavy weight make you super swole? …
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, we’re really zooming in on one key element of the year that a lot of athletes miss: a proper, thoughtful look at how the last year went. After all, what’s the point of season goals or …
“Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is THE book on flow state that you always hear about in other books, on podcasts, and in Instagram quotes. So, I wanted to go to the actual source and see WTF he actually says …
Winter can be tough as an athlete. The upcoming 2019 season seems SO far away, but it’s really not… This is the time for recovering as needed, then starting to grow your base up again. It’s about working on good habits, not going too …
I know I’m a little late to the Gift Guide game here on The Outdoor Edit but it’s been a roller-coaster of a month on here and in life. So, without further ado, a few of the things I’m giving as gifts this year …
Smartwatches for runners: Sounds sort of obvious, but I feel like I’m forever asking a runner what she’s using and the answer is NEVER the same. Let’s start with why I want a smartwatch vs a straight-up running watch: I am NOT a tracking/logging …
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. …
Confession: I don’t like food logging, though I know a ton of athletes (especially runners) out there who keep a food log. I just find it freaking annoying, and rarely can I stick to it for more than a day before getting frustrated and …
Squatting: easily one of the most functional, simple moves that we can do to get stronger across the board… But runners often skip strength. Let’s be honest, when I pitch stories, a lot of them are pitched because they’re things I want to try …
I am a runner (and cyclist) who really, really hates speedwork. Seriously, ask me about my last interval workout (at least, before I committed to my new coach back in November). I genuinely couldn’t have told you when it was. That’s why my tendency …
