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SURPRISING SLEEP INSIGHTS + METRIC REAL TALK

Hello, hello!

Lots going on this weekend, with the start of pro road season (already?!) and the culmination of cyclocross season with World Championships happening. If you need some trainer motivation and haven't watched Worlds yet, it's well worth it! 

In the meantime, a couple things to catch up on over at ConsummateAthlete HQ:

The One Training Metric to Rule Them All: Are you getting caught up focusing on a single metric at the expense of everything else?

And dealing with Time Zones & Social Jet Leg with sleep scientist Dr. Amy Bender, one of our first ever podcast guests who's returned to talk through how shifting sleep on a weekend vs a weekday can lead to trouble, and why naps are not a bad thing!

We also have a training plan for the Paris to Ancaster Gravel Race that starts today... three months to go until race season in Ontario kicks off again!

As always, thanks for being part of our crew—here's to a great year ahead!

-Molly & Peter

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What We're Pondering This Week

CATCH UP ON THE CONSUMMATE ATHLETE

• The Paris to Ancaster 12-Week Plan — Start Now to be Ready for Race Day!

• My Running Experience with Ice Spikes – And When I’d Use Them Again

• One Training Metric to Rule Them All

• PODCAST: Time Zones & Social Jet Leg – Dr. Amy Bender

• PODCAST: Molly is on the The Human Kinesome Project

• How to Get Through NYR Quitters Day & Hang On to That Resolution!!

• How to Eat on the Bike: In-Ride Nutrition Basics

• PODCAST: When Metrics become Goals + Zones + Resolution Check in

• Another Way of Looking at the Cup Metaphor – How Overfilled is Your Life?

• Do You Need a Break from the Trainer?

• What We’re Wearing: Winter Cycling Gear (Peter’s Picks)

• Going to the Leadville 100 MTB Race? Start Your Training Now with Our 8-Month Training Plan

• PODCAST: Fitting Long Backpacking Trips into Life – Kendra Allenby

If you love all things healthy habit-related, make sure to check out our book, Becoming A Consummate Athlete. (If you got the book + found it helpful, do us a huge favor and pop over to Amazon to quickly leave a rating or review.)