How full is your cup + free inflammation-fighting recipe! | The Outdoor Edit Newsletter
THE OUTDOOR EDIT NEWSLETTER
Hellooooooo!
Last week, I started writing this intro pointing out that I need a nap. This time, I'm drafting it fresh on the heels of having a nap, so I am feeling much, much perkier despite the heavy amount of training we've been doing here in Girona this week.
The camp, like every other one I've coached, has been awesome and illuminating—I find that being around serious riders makes me think harder about my own healthy habits and routines, be more focused and work harder on the bike (in the case of a riding camp like this one), and be smarter about how I'm working, because efficiency is key.
OK, with efficiency in mind, on to what I'm digging this week.
XO,
Molly
GOT A TRAINING QUESTION?
As always, we're on the lookout for more questions for our training and nutrition Q&A episodes of The Consummate Athlete Podcast! Respond here with any questions: there's no question too general OR too specific! (And listen to the latest Q&A if you have any questions around FTP, training from indoors to outside or workout timing for busy people.
HOW FULL IS YOUR CUP
Loving this concept of the cup as a training metaphor—it's given me a really great, clear way to look at coming back from injury with a seriously positive approach! Read about the idea of your cup as an athlete + what I'm doing here.
RECIPE BONANZA!
This month's Athletic Bookworm read is RUN FAST. COOK FAST. EAT SLOW. from Shalene Flanagan and Elyse Kopecky, and they were nice enough to give us the recipe for their Inflammation-Fighting Thai Quinoa Salad. It is SO GOOD! (PS Make sure you tag #AthleticBookworms and @mollyjhurford on Instagram if you make a recipe from their cookbook to enter to win a nutrition book bundle!)
LAZY AF RUN CLUB
Last week, I featured the Early AF Run Club shirts I have on my store... but for those non-morning-people (ahem, the sane ones), I added a LAZY AF option to my store on The Outdoor Edit!
I WROTE A BOOK
I might sound like a broken record to some of you who've been reading my work for a while, but every time I chat with someone new, I realize that I do so much writing that sometimes, things like the Shred Girls series get lost in the shuffle! If you pre-order Lindsay's Joyride (out May 7!). email me the receipt and I'll send you a signed Shred Girls postcard + Shred Girls bike frame stickers... and if you share it with a friend, let me know and I'll send you even more stickers!!
"Shred Girls: Lindsay's Joyride" is an empowering new series from the cyclist who runs Shred-Girls.com is guaranteed to give readers an adrenaline rush--and the confidence girls gain from participating in sports. It's time to ride and save the day!
Lindsay can't wait to spend her summer break reading comics and watching superhero movies--until she finds out she'll be moving in with her weird older cousin Phoebe instead. And Phoebe has big plans for Lindsay: a BMX class at her bike park with cool-girl Jen and perfectionist Ali. Lindsay's summer of learning awesome BMX tricks with new friends and a new bike turns out to be more epic than any comic book--and it's all leading up to a jumping competition. But some of the biker boys don't think girls should be allowed to compete in BMX. Now it's up to Lindsay, Jen, and Ali to win the competition and prove that anyone can be great at BMX.
Preorder here: