Ed note: The following came in from Linda after she was reading the input from all the other women about what makes the EN experience so unique. Thanks for sharing Linda! “As you know I am very new to EN and I have never found so much support (in one place). Because we have this woman’s thread we can go to it any time of day or night, any day of the week. We often have “issues” (as do men) that we need answers to right away and this is the place. There is no judgment, there... more
Racing in a Box
My Ironman St George review has received a lot of comments, emails and posts on the net…from a lot of scared people, frankly! I’d like to take a few moments to get your mind right about this race, and about Ironman racing in general. The Triathlon World’s Perspective/Advice on Racing: You spend months and months building your fitness. You then apply that fitness to a 140 mile day. So, right now, you’re reading my review of IMSG, shining a mental flashlight on your legs and your fitness, and projecting that fitness on this hill, that climb, the run course, etc, and wondering “will it be enough.” Will I have enough fitness on/by race day to have a good race. In other words, the problem is the course and your primary solution to that problem is to throw fitness at it. And hopefully you’ll have enough to toss around on race day. This is wrong. I’ve been coaching Ironman athletes exclusively for nearly 10 years. I’m a 7 time finisher and... more
This post is from the EN Archives. We are re-posting it as part of our Women Only Spring Open House: March 16 – 19, 2010. Learn more about the women of EN and register for your free invitation to explore Team EN and our powerful women’s vibe by clicking here. ———————————- Meet the Team: Kitima Boonvisudhi Kitima, or EN Code Name Kitboo, is a relatively new member. She gives us a great perspective on our power and pace focus,... more
My Ironman St George review has received a lot of comments, emails and posts on the net…from a lot of scared people, frankly! I’d like to take a few moments to get your mind right about this race, and about Ironman racing in general. The Triathlon World’s Perspective/Advice on Racing: You spend months and months building your fitness. You then apply that fitness to a 140 mile day. So, right now, you’re reading my review of IMSG, shining a mental flashlight on your legs and... more
photo credit: doug88888 There is only one thing can think of that’s worse than training the same way, year after year. That would be doing the same training over and over again…but hoping for different results. Sounds simple enough, I know, yet tens of thousands of triathlete are guilty. When things don’t go right on race day, the typical answer is “train more.” But at some point “more” becomes impossible. Maybe you have maxed out your training time; maybe... more
This post is from the EN Archives. We are re-posting it as part of our Women Only Spring Open House: March 16 – 19, 2010. Learn more about the women of EN and register for your free invitation to explore Team EN and our powerful women’s vibe by clicking here. ———————————- Meet the Team: Kris Frazier Meet Kris Frazier. Kris is an EN OG, Charter Member of the Lil’ Peeps Mafia, Ironman Louisville Team Captain,... more
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