Podcast

Gift ideas for athletes, how to fit in exercise in an already packed schedule, when to have kids, and lastly, why are age-groupers peeing on the bike during triathlons?

Lauren's NYT Op-ed, marathon performance, finding love, avoiding burnout while pursuing your career, and what success for Picky Bars looks like to them.

Lauren and Jesse react to Mary Cain's op-ed in the NYT about her time with Nike's Oregon Project, and the culture of body shaming, disordered eating, and abuse in the running world.

This episode gets into the Nike Vaporfly / 2-hour marathon controversy, how to identify, avoid, and rectify overtraining, and keeping your small business from ruling your life.

Rapid fiya! “Fun” pool workouts, using caffeinated gels, breaking the ice with a crush, Jesse and Cyclocross? Lauren gives tips on writing practice, and a new Picky Bar in the works...

So, your training partners are faster (or slower) than you. Your partner has a different parenting style than you. You're just not that into goal-setting. It's all good, yo!

This episode tackles some big topics, including mental health issues and how they relate to sports + performance, striving for a goal vs. being content, and how to end it with a coach.

This week's discussions include handling race nerves, making race day fun for a spectating partner, how kids have improved their lives, and ironically, Jesse's recent vasectomy.

Jesse offers his top training tips for preparing for Ironman World Championships, he and Lauren talk Netflix, battling amenorrhea, whether Picky packaging is recyclable & more.