Just a reminder that over on recently-introduced The Outdoor Edit store, you can snag fun Shred Girls swag, plus a few fun/funnier tanks and caps! Just a note: Grabbing gear on here isn’t just hella stylish, it helps keep this site and …
We’ve been talking a lot on the podcast lately about identity as an athlete, topics like RED-S and racing weight, and how to be the happiest, speediest version of yourself—and I’ve talked a bit about my own personal takes on it, but I haven’t …
A few exciting Shred Girls notes… I know you’ve probably seen these if you follow Shred Girls on IG or follow me on there, but just in case… The pre-order for Shred Girls: Lindsay’s Joyride is open! The book is just the beginning of …
Peter and I were talking about the whole Marie Kondo Kon Mari concept and messing around with ways to evaluate our various ‘stuff’ the other day, and one of the ways we wanted to do it was forcing ourselves to wear every article of …
When it comes to your training, which matters more: routine or optimal training environment? A few months ago, I would have argued optimal training environment. Now, I’m not so sure. Today as we recorded an intro for this week’s podcast, I started ruminating a …
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 …
“It’s not a sacrifice, it’s an investment.” -Ellen Noble My friends are freaking brilliant—and Ellen absolutely floored me with this very casually delivered quote one night during the ENCX Quest last week. I love talking about athletic identity and the psychology of why and …
Did I need another raincoat? Hell no. But I spotted this Women’s Co-op Cycles Rain Jacket in Cocoa on REI’s sale page for $30 down from $100 and fell in love. THAT COLOR!! (I know, it’s not black. Hey, I can break out of …
Can certain foods or a change in nutrition cure anxiety? Absolutely not. But… What I’m starting to realize more and more is that how we eat can absolutely change how we feel—and it’s not always about what we’re eating or drinking, part of it …
OK, time for something completely different for this month’s Athletic Bookworms! I love a good fictional novel, and this one just kept coming up in my searches—”Fitness Junkie: A Novel” by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza. Now, this might not be everyone’s cup of …
The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer by David and Megan Roche was March’s Athletic Bookworm pick and I have to say, it was a really fun, interesting read—the first half of the book is all about the mental side of …
I loved having Lori Nedescu, RD and pro cyclist, on the Consummate Athlete Podcast back in January so much that we decided we needed to have her back on to talk all things nutrition as we get into the racing season for most of us …
I LOVE sourdough bread. It’s super tasty, and for some reason, something about the whole fermentation / no yeast thing is just so fascinating to me. My amazing friend Karlee Gendron gave me a sourdough starter last summer, and after a few terrible tries …
You all know that I loved The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo, and it’s sparked a lot of joy in my life in recent years. I’ve decluttered the crap out of my gear closet, …
Chrome is getting back into women’s clothing (THANK GOD BECAUSE I NEED A NEW PASHA MERINO HOODIE) and I give them credit, they’re doing it really methodically, versus rushing to get a huge lineup out so people can applaud. They’re actually being really thoughtful …
Last week on The Consummate Athlete Podcast, we talked with amazing sports psychologist Danelle Kabush about a HUGELY IMPORTANT TOPIC: Body image as athletes, and the ins and outs of RED-S, formerly known as the female athlete triad. The big thing with RED-S is …
I was one of those people who did exactly what Chris McDougall hoped people wouldn’t do: after reading Born to Run, I a) signed up for a trail marathon that was happening 8 days from the day I signed up, and b) switched to …
Klean Athlete’s whey protein is making me a very happy, recovered athlete right now. You all know — especially if you read Fuel Your Ride — that I’m a huge fan of eating real, whole foods. But… I’m also on the road a lot, …
Introvert travel is tricky. I’m definitely on the introvert side of the spectrum, meaning my energy mainly comes from time alone, which makes our life on the road really freaking hard sometimes—especially when you consider that most of our travel is with people, coaching …
Hi, I’m Molly Hurford and I am un-coach-able. Or, at least, I was. (This is said with full and complete apologies to all of my former coaches. I mean it when I say, it’s not you, it’s me.) A few months ago, I was …
The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer by David and Megan Roche is March’s Athletic Bookworm pick, and like David is all the time, I am FREAKING STOKED. We just had him on the Consummate Athlete Podcast, and it was honestly …
For athletes on a budget, host housing can make or break a season. In fact, let’s consider the numbers: if you have a host house in say, Athens, Georgia, for winter training, you’re saving potentially thousands of dollars in rent, electricity bills, internet, and …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
See, movement matters! From your emotional to your mental to your physical state, there are so many research-backed reasons to get moving more. So if you’re in a slump, check out this piece I wrote for Nylon a few weeks back about the nitty-gritty …
I was lucky enough to get to chat with a runner who’s run around the world, Becky Wade (who wrote a rad book about her experiences!) for an article for MapMyRun—a look at training around the world, and the differences between countries (plus some …
Feel like something is just not working with your training lately? If you’re feeling stale and like you’re just not making any progress, there are a few typical reasons for it. Honestly, reason #1 is usually that what you’re telling yourself that you’re doing …
We had one of my favorite people/writers/podcast guests on the show last week—author Matt Fitzgerald, and he talked about his new book, Life is a Marathon. This is his most personal book he’s written by far, and it’s a great read. We talk about …
WTF are running strides? Yeah, that’s basically what I was saying a few months ago, and now I’m obsessed. Who knew that running fast (just for a tiny bit) could have such a big impact on your overall fitness/training/running? Hmm… As someone who hates …
Bicycling recently resurfaced this article I wrote about bike commuting, and it’s a good one so I figured I would give it a share as well—especially since it features a lot of my favorite people! I love the idea of bike commuting, despite working …
