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July 2014

2014 Racine – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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A small but powerful contingent of EN athletes are taking on 70.3® Racine this year. Let’s meet Endurance Nation’s Team members taking on the course.   Wendy Watson “One of the small and select Racine group this year. I am a retired physician from Milwaukee in my third year of doing triathlons. Also enjoy teaching…

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Four Keys Lake Placid Bike Course Preview Podcast

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Join Coach Patrick for this insider preview of the Lake Placid Bike Course. From the descent to the flats to the secret climbs to Wilmington, it’s here. This is part of our Four Keys pre-race strategy series. If you or someone you know is racing, please RSVP for the live, FREE talk on Friday July 25th at…

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2014 Couer d'Alene Race Report & Podcast: Al Truscott, EN's Resident Storyteller with a tale from CDA

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“Wow – look at the lake. What if the race had been today?” We’d just come out of Calypso’s Coffee, early on post-race Monday after my 10th Ironman® in Coeur ‘Alene, and Cheryl was reveling in the clear skies and warm gentle breeze blowing across the water. “Yeah, no chop or whitecaps all right. But…

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2014 Coeur d’Alene Race Report: David Leventhal completes his first Ironman at 12:32.xx!

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Stats Race Time: 12:32:45 40 year old male First IM – I’ve completed two half Ironman® races (Austin in 10/2013 in 5:19:xx & Oceanside in 3/2014 in 5:50:xx) FTP – 238 VDOT – 47.2 (Disclaimer – this VDOT is overstated; though I’m not sure by how much. Since my last 5k test I’ve had to…

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The Different Types of Days Off | Voice of the Nation Podcast

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  Coach Patrick posts a review of the different types of Days Off that an Ironman or Half Iron athlete might take…as well as how to make the most of each situation so that you are rested and ready for the next workout – or race!  

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2014 Couer d'Alene Race Report: Jason Brandt goes sub 11hrs in his 2nd Ironman!

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IMCdA Race Report – Jason Brandt June 29, 2014 2nd Ironman® (1st was 2013 Arizona in 10:26) Race Day Stats Total Time 10:46:28 22th of 359 (M40-44) 136 of 2466 140.6 miles Swim 1:07:40 / 55 / 296 2.4 miles T1 3:23 Bike 5:41:25 / 25 / 152 112 miles T2 1:54 Run 3:52:06 /…

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2014 Coeur d’Alene Race Report & Podcast: Peter Noyes rocks his first Ironman with 11:11:xx!

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Peter Noyes’ 2014 Coeur d’Alene Race Report Total: 11:11:37 Swim: 1:23 Bike: 6:05 Run: 3:32 Overall rank of 213 and division rank of 36 (M30-34) Long Version: I had a great first Ironman. My overall goal was to have a good run which I did. I really wanted to be around 3:30 so 3:32 is…

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2014 Ironman Vineman – Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Peter Carroll Hello everyone! I’ve been with EN since 2010 when I signed up for my first triathlon ever (IM CDA). Since then I’ve done 3 IM (2 last year) and a bunch of 70.3’s. The Vineman is my ‘local’ race, about 2 hrs from my house. My parents actually live on the bike course,…

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Post Couer d'Alene Transition: Moving On with the Rest of Your Season

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2014 Ironman® Coeur d’Alene will be noted for wind, wind, and more wind! Please go here to read Coach Rich’s Post-Race Report Now that Ironman® Coeur d’Alene is in the books, it’s time to start focusing on the rest of your season. And if you’re like most age groupers, the completion of your Ironman® has left…

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Coach's Race Weekend Report: Couer d'Alene 2014

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2014 was the 12th running of the event and my 10th race weekend in Ironman® Coeur d’Alene, after having raced Coeur d’Alene 3x and done my coaching thing for seven additional trips to Idaho. This has always been a special event for me and I’d like to share the weekend with you, our readers: Thursday…

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