Author Molly Hurford and Endurance Coach Peter Glassford bring you the Consummate Athlete Podcast. We interview people who embrace multiple sports to... more
Join us on this episode as we discuss two scenerios for the fall racing and training season. What do you... more
In this episode as we discuss 10 Vital Signs for tracking and enhancing your movement and health, as outlined in... more
Today's listener question is one we touch on often at Consummate Athlete. Can you keep improving as you age? What... more
Ben Frederick created the Small Monsters Project which aims to destimatize mentall health by investing in traumatic brain injury education... more
Molly and Peter discuss a listener question about changing race distances if concerned about fitness before a race. This relates... more
Ashton Lambie is a professional cyclist and World Champion in Track cycling. He set the 4000m Individual Purusit record becoming... more
Today we discuss How intense you need to be. This question was sparked by a listener who has gotten really... more
Namrita Brooke, PhD is a Registered Dietician and coach to cyclists, runners, and multisport athletes of all levels. With >10... more
Today we discuss fueling workouts and the periods around your workout. While simple to say there are many factors that... more
Retired Professional Mountain Bike Racer and Olympian Lea Davison (@leaeatsalot) joins Molly and Peter at Quebec Singletrack experience for a... more
We discuss two questions around low motivation and cycling training. Another listener question around mid-season break (or low motivation mid... more
Peter and Rob Gray discuss the Constraints Led Approach, Ecological Dynamic and Non-Linear Pedagogy -- which are a lot of... more
We discuss Molly's experience adapting to altitude and then racing the Leadville Trail Marathon Running Race. Discussion of a question... more
Traci Carson PhD. is a researcher, scientist, professor and (still sometimes) athlete. She is passionate about helping active women... more
We discuss flow state, focus-refocus and a question about how hard to go in workouts. Download or find links... more
Mahshid Hadi ( @artventuree) Now living in Canada, Mahshid left Iran to escape dangerous persecution. Her passion for bikepacking and... more
We tackle the common question of increasing training hours. In simple terms, more training time will increase fitness BUT when... more
Luke Way, an endurance coach and the founder of Isocapnic, joins us to talk about respiratory training and their tool... more
Molly Hurford and Peter Glassford discuss things to consider doing after you finish your race. We range from taking off... more
Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman is back on the Consummate Athlete... more
We discuss the difficult decision to race if you are sick and how this relates to our 'race if you... more
Dr. Sian Allen (DrSianAllen on Twitter) is a Human Performance Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in agile &... more
We discuss a few listener questions about how to keep doing strength as you transition to cycling outside and dealing... more
Lorri Lown is a road cycling coach and virtual bike fitter from California. She discusses transitioning from the indoor bike... more
Molly and Peter discuss doing a review of the first quarter of the year (Q1) and how to set goals... more
Chris Johnson is a physical therapist based in Seattle, WA. With over twenty-plus years of experience as a clinician-coach and... more
Today we handle 3 related questions around TSS and Consistency. We discuss Consistency, Getting Faster Without Increasing TSS (or hours)... more
Chris Panasky runs BikePackAdventures a podcast and website that offers information about bike packing in Canada. We discuss bike packing... more
We discuss what Training Stress Score (TSS ) and the associated metrics, numbers and system can be used for and... more
Eric Orton is a running coach. Find him under the handle 'Born to Run Coach' on Instagram! He and... more
We field questions from listeners about early season gravel races including Paris to Ancaster. Thanks for all your questions! Download... more
Today we are joined by Raphaël Gagné. He is Olympian and now Coach in the Mountain Bike XCO discipline from... more
Peter and Molly discuss how you can choose what races to do this year. Even if you are looking at... more
Sandra Walter has been one of Canada's top Mountain bike racers for over 20 years. We discuss how she has... more
Molly and Peter discuss ways to test at home for cycling (a.k.a. field or performance testing). They touch on indoor,... more
We have a treat for you in this episode! We had 4 superb coaches discuss aging and today we share... more
Today we discuss whether you should use heart rate or power to guide your training. Feeling is also thrown in... more
Christopher McDougal and Eric Orton discuss their new book Born to Run 2 (available here - https://amzn.to/3GjQQKz ). They discuss... more
Molly and Peter Discuss 10 habits, methods and mindsets to help boost your training in the New Year. Many are... more
Dr. Stacy Sims returns for a 3rd episode. Stacy is one of our most popular guests on the show and... more
Molly and Peter discuss goal setting and a few different ways to think about goals ranging from setting 'intentions' to... more
Rachel Pageau is a downhill mountain bike racer and Massage Therapist from Quebec, Canada who races for Jukebox Cycling. She... more
Molly and Peter reflect on their year and race seasons and provide questions for you to reflect on your... more
Lea Davison is a 2x Olympic mountain biker from Vermont. She co-founded Little Bellas MTB an organization that gets girls... more
This episode goes over assessing risk from a few different perspectives. We include a short interview with Jukebox Cycling Racer... more
Alexey Vermeulen returns to the podcast to talk about what goes into preparing for a race. We also discuss the... more
We discuss a few listener questions around the concept of burnout, low motivation and racing too much. Download... more
Sydney Marshburn was a competitive swimmer until a condiiton required amputation of her left leg above the knee in August... more
We discuss an interesting listener question about setting goals around group rides or other fun events that aren't the traditional... more
Caroline Burkholder is an R.D. in Knoxville, Tennessee specializing in Eating Disorder and Intuitive Eating Nutrition Counseling. Download... more
We discuss a listener question about how to go about training for bike packing (and should you?). Topics covered include... more
Saarim Aslam is a trainee clinical psychologist at Oxford and the author of Making Sense of Anxiety and... more
We discuss listener questions about Cyclocross one of our favorite sports and one of the best disciplines to learn to... more
Kylee Van Horn returns to the Podcast to answer Training and Racing Nutrition Questions. Topics include overcoming 'trouble' eating during... more
We discuss two listener questions today. 1) Should you do intervals on the trail or on the road/track? 2) How... more
7X World Champ. MTB & Gravel Hall of Famer. Author of Rusch To Glory. Emmy award winner for Blood Road.... more
Molly and Peter talk about what to do once the big races are done. Should you race cyclocross, take time... more
Molly talks to Coach Lucas Wall about Cross Training, the value of data and coaching Alexey Vermeulen since he was... more
Breck Epic, Quebec Singletrack Experience, Leadville 100, Swiss Epic and our local favorite the 'Eager Beaver' are among the big... more
A common question we get is about upgrading categories or 'cat-ing up' and about going longer in endurance events. We... more
7X World Champ. MTB & Gravel Hall of Famer. Author of Rusch To Glory. Emmy award winner for Blood Road. Founder of... more