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June 2014

2014 Lake Placid Training Camp Recap

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In our 12th year of coming up to Lake Placid, we were not disappointed by the awesomeness of the Adirondacks. We experienced rain and sun, sampled the hills and headwinds, and even snuck in a few swims in Mirror Lake. With our mission being a complete reconnaissance for the Ironman® in July, I can confidently…

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The Four Keys of Race Execution | Sample EN's Updated Seminar

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Ironman® Triathlon Execution Seminar: Lesson #1 — The Four Keys Over the past decade, we’ve developed a program of key elements to help guide our athletes to better performance and higher rates of success in the execution of their races. We’ve found that there are four elements that propel athletes forward, and they are based more…

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Ironman® Coeur d’Alene: the Complete Race Breakdown, by Endurance Nation

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Endurance Nation has a long history on the Ironman® Coeur d’Alene course: Coach Rich raced the event in ’03, ’05, and ’08, with a PR of 10:02, has been on hand for the race pretty much every year, and has coached hundreds to the Coeur d’Alene finish line. Coach Patrick raced Coeur d’Alene in ’08,…

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2014 Ironman Boulder – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Meet the Team EN members competing at Ironman® 70.3® Boulder 2014! Duane Rorie Triathlon since 2007. Have completed Florida in 11:25 and have done about 8 70.3® races with a PR of 5:08 in 2013 at IMBoulder 70.3. Wimpy swimmer, decent cyclist, good runner! Initially wanted to go under 5:08, but training has been very…

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2014 Texas Race Report – Gonzalo Canteros-Paz sets a personal record!

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Short Summary Swim: 1:12:41 / Bike: 5:46:05 / Run: 4:12:03 / Total: 11:19:11 / M40-44: 72/427 / OA: 367/2,437 Background 40 years old. Started doing triathlons 4 years ago. Before that I was a rugby player, native from Argentina, moved to the US 12 years ago. After rugby, started doing 5Ks and 10Ks and then…

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2014 LinzTriathlon () Race Report – Stefan Reiter reaches his first podium!

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Short version: After a disappointing swim I managed to screw up my transition a little followed by strong ride in heavy rain and finished with a very solid run. This alltogether was enough to put me on 3rd place of my AG beaten only be two professional athletes! Long version: 1) Pre-Race I followed my…

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Post Texas Transition — Moving On & Making Progress

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2014 Texas was as epic and challenging as an Ironman® should be. While it wasn’t super hot, the heat and wind were both factors that created conditions to test athletes of all ability levels. You can read the full Texas recap from Coach Patrick here. Now that Texas is in the books, it’s time to…

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2014 Ironman Eagleman – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Meet the Team EN members taking on 2014 Ironman® 70.3® Eagleman! Let’s give them some love!   Carla Trevizo I hail from Columbia, MD and did my first sprint tri 2009 and have done Iron Girl every year since. I’ve thrown in a few 1/2 marathons, mud runs and 5K’s into the mix. I’m a…

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2014 Ironman Kansas – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Meet the members of Team Endurance Nation taking on 2014 Ironman® 70.3® Kansas this weekend. Leave them a comment to cheer them on! Keith Shireman I’m from Searcy, AR and a Certified/Licensed Athletic Trainer dealing with care and prevention of sports medicine injuries. This is my 2nd year in the sport of triathlon. I’ve competed…

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2014 Ironman Boise – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Meet the Team Members who are competing at 2014 Ironman® 70.3® Boise this weekend. A small, but powerful contingent.   Eric Burney From Inland Los Angeles (the 909) been doing triathlons since the fall of 2013… Joined a local tri club, Inland Inferno, love to challenge myself… Looking forward to Boise, June Lake and Lake…

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