For anyone who’s competed in a long course – specifically iron distance – triathlon, you know that it can be a daunting experience. The time management that goes into training, pace management, nutrition management, the mental and emotional control needed to get to the finish line as well as your body and training should allow you to get through the race; long course triathlon throws a lot more at us than 140.6 miles. Especially for first-time iron athletes, you need more guidance than you can get from just following a training plan – sometimes you need a therapist, or at least a mentor who’s been through it all, made lots of mistakes on their own and can teach you how to avoid them.
Enter Patrick McCrann and Rich Strauss of Endurance Nation. They’re coaches who each had their own business, have competed in multiple long course races with multiple Kona qualifiers to show for it. They teamed up a few years ago and have since created Endurance Nation, a program they intend to join triathletes together for coaching and to cull knowledge and experience from participants so each member can access training advice from a variety of peers, in addition to themselves. They put on multiple training camps throughout the year, offer podcasts, forums, books, blogs – and now they have a DVD, Endurance Nation’s Four Keys to Long Course Triathlon. More
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