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
Women of EN: Kris Frazier
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, and a resident of Louisville, KY. She lives right on the bike course and is recently the former president of the Louisville Landsharks Triathlon Club. Since training with Endurance Nation, Kris has seen a 24% FTP increase, 12% VDot increase, a 7′ HIM PR on a hilly course vs her former flat course PR. She also finished her first Ironman, Louisville, “coherent and with a smile on her face,” and is ramping up for another breakthru performance at L’ville this year. Download... 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
#1: Nutrition is key. Plan, pack and prepare your foods in advance. On your grocery days, set aside some time to wash, chop and bag fruits, veggies and prepare basic meals for the week. Chopped up veggies can become salad fixings, a healthy on the go snack or be incorporated with meat for a quick healthy meal. Marinate, grill and keep chicken ready to add to salad or pair with veggies or pasta for a quick fix dinner. 2. Retire your cape. Outsource daily tasks such as cleaning, meal preparation or... more
Question: What are the considerations for a Half Ironman race rehearsal? Rich Strauss: All of our long course training plans include two race rehearsal workouts, roughly at 6 and 3 weeks out from your race. These are, without a doubt, the most important individual training session in your schedule. You want to get these right, so let’s dig into them a little deeper: Purpose of a Race Reheasal: Dial in/verify nutrition and gear plan: where/eat/kit out your bike just like race day. Does your... more
Meet the EN Women
