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2013

Endurance Nation is the 2013 Ironman TriClub Program World Champions

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It’s official…after a full season of traveling and racing, Endurance Nation has been crowned World Champions of the Ironman® TriClub Program (Division I-Clubs 400+ Members). This effectively makes Endurance Nation the world’s largest online triathlon team, or at the very least, the most active. TeamEN has between 40 and 90 members racing at every Ironman®…

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Objectify Your Training: A New Perspective on The Triathlon OutSeason® [Video]

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Whenever possible we encourage our athletes to add the objective intensity metrics of power and pace to the more common metrics of Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and heart rate. Why Objective Metrics? We encourage our athletes to develop the following perspective on fitness, training, and work: “Fitness” is your body’s ability to perform work,…

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2013 Florida Race Report – First Time Ironman Jaime Fields Nabs a 12:11 Finish

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This was my first Ironman® and prior to the race, I had only raced in sprint distance races. When I registered for Florida in 2012, I knew right away I needed some way to train that would provide structured training plan for me to follow. I found EN via a google search and decided I…

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2013 Arizona Race Report – Steve Dorris Learns a Valuable Lesson In Patience And Execution

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Previous IM background: Florida 2009 13:40:01, Texas 2011 DNF. Joined EN in 2010, but really only utilized the training plan.  Never really plugged into the forums or dug through the wiki until this year.  First IM with anything close to a race execution plan. Goal for IMAZ: 11:55:00 Arizona Times Swim: 1:16:32 T1: 8:28 Bike: 6:03:12 T2:…

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Approach Your First Time Ironman with R.I.G.O.R.

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The journey to your first Ironman® finish line is full of unseen challenges and amazing rewards. It’s one of the few times in your adult life that you will work really, really hard for something that matters to you. So much of what we do is focused on other people or other commitments. But signing…

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2013 Arizona Race Report: Rian Bogle – 2 Years On TeamEN Shaves 4 Hours Off His IM time…10:52!

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Listen to Coach Rich’s chat with Rian about his performance at Arizona2013 on the Endurance Nation Podcast, available in the player at the end of this post! Wow! Where to start? There are many things to say, and the numbers are spinning around in my head. Its another year and another Ironman® down: My third…

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2013 Arizona Race Report – Al Truscott "Rages Against The Dying Of The Light", Pulls off an 11:19 Race

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Listen to Coach Rich’s chat with Al about his performance at Arizona2013 on the Endurance Nation Podcast, available in the player at the end of this post! “Was that you handing me my bag in T2?” Bruce Thompson had just rolled into Rula Bula. Our after party was in full swing, the EN team humming…

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Why Is There A Waiting List To Join TeamEN on January 6?

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Why a Waiting List? Endurance Nation was founded in 2007 with about 80 athletes. By 2010 the Team was over 400 strong and we decided to institute a waiting list, only opening up the team to new members three times per year. By putting people on a waiting list, we can manage our growth so…

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Why You’ll Never Succeed By Taking Time "Off" Each Year: OUTseason vs. OFFSeason

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Type A Triathletes Don’t Want Down Time What is “time off’ for the Type A triathlete after a long, arduous season with several key races and many other training events? Many will “relax” by doing a Marathon (or four, on back-to-back-to-back-to-back days!); or maybe they will compete in some kind of 24-hour run relay (Reach…

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2013 Florida Race Report – Brian Anderson, First Time Ironman, NASA Engineer, Team EN Rock Star

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Introduction and Pre-race Information First off, by way of introduction, here’s a little information about me. I’m married with 4 kids. The crazy part about that is that the 4th was born right in the middle of training (in July). But the great thing about the EN training plans is that I could still make…

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