Consummate Athlete

Hiking and Backpacking – La Cloche Silhouette Killarney

Hiking, Walking, Back Packing, Ontario Parks, Camping, Outdoors,

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Hiking and Backpacking – La Cloche Silhouette Kilarney

As we hinted last week we went and tried  walk (or ‘speed hike’) the La Cloche Siloutte Trail in Kilarney Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada . We finished the loop and talk about what we learned about walking for extended periods of time and about camping in the backcountry. Check out Molly’s Post about the trail…

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BackPacking, Camping, FKTs – Eric Batty

Eric Batty shares his camping experience on the show today. Eric has won the team 24 hours OCR Championships in Vegas, Set FKTs on many trails including the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney, raced mountain bike at an elite/pro level for many years and now works as an Arborist (he climbs up trees all…

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Race Day Nerves – Q & A – May 2018

Today is a Q & A based no Molly’s Question posted on Instagram and Facebook about Race Nerves- Check out the instagram questions    Topics Covered:  The Whole Day: Warmup,s dressing, bike setup, DETAILS STRESS ME OUT SELF-TALK, how to warm up, how to be social at the race Start Line Nerves FAMILY: How to deal with…

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Race Day Nerves – Q & A – May 2018

Nerves, Pee, Poo, Racing, Practice, Training, Mental Training, Sleep, Nutrition

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Sport Nutrition, Altitude, Heat – Stacy Sims

Dr. Stacy Sims joins us today to share her experience in altitude, heat and the sex differences in sports training and nutrition. Stacy has worked with many organizations including Clif-Bar, USA Cycling, Standford University and her own company Osmo nutrition. Follow Stacy Sims  Get ROAR – By Stacy Sims and Selene Yeager ———– Check out…

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Over-training & BMX – John Badessa

John Badessa is a former world-champion BMX racer and Category 1 road cyclist from Rhode Island. He is the creator of CyclingJunk.com, an online cycling marketplace, and Fit2BeSick.com, a site dedicated to preventing athletes from overtraining. Check out Shred-Girls.com to learn about the upcoming book series by Molly Hurford and www.smartathlete.ca for phone consults, coaching, training…

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Speed Skating, Cycling, Olympics – MIA MANGANELLO

Mia Manganello talks speed skating, cycling, and the Olympics today. As always many pearls to take away from people who have found success in multi-sports and in high-level sport. Mia accomplished both and has a great story. Check out Mia Manganello’s Instagram Check out Shred-Girls.com to learn about the upcoming book series by Molly Hurford and…

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All about Bike Packing – Paul Calandrella

Paul Calandrella joins us today to tell us all about Bike-Packing one of the hottest and growing disciplines in the bike industry. Molly just went on a big trip and has completely changed her view on bike packing … find out why! Check out REI for Bike Packing Gear  Check out Shred-Girls.com to learn about…

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Ultra-Trail Running – Sarah Cotton

Sarah is a professional Under Armour ultra trail runner and a coach. Originally from Connecticut, and a recent graduate from Georgetown University, Sarah moved out west for the broad landscapes and the high mountain running. When she’s not on the trails, you can find Sarah with a camera or a paintbrush in hand. Check her…

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