August, 2016 | Endurance Nation

The Best Way to Add a Fall Marathon (Type A Triathlete Edition)

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By: Patrick McCrann

August 31, 2016

At the end of every year the average triathlete faces a unique question: should I run a Fall marathon? Unfortunately most triathletes don’t appreciate the full cost of what doing a Fall marathon means. A marathon seems inconsequential as compared to their prior training. And the reward seems high – their friends will like them…

Adjusting Your Race Plan For The Heat

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By: Patrick McCrann

August 29, 2016

Is it me or does every race seem to be hot these days? Without a doubt, racing in the heat is one of the biggest challenges that endurance athletes face. Staying warm on a cold day isn’t easy, but staying cool under effort is almost impossible. Here is guidance for adjusting your race plan on a…

Free / Cheap Cycling Speed Opportunities for Long Course Triathletes

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By: Rich Strauss

August 25, 2016

We know you’ve done tons and tons of work to build a bigger engine, YOU, to power your bicycle. But did you know there are many small tweaks and changes you can make to your setup that will yield free speed on the bike? Well, it’s free in the sense that you don’t have…

2016 IRONMAN® Vineman Race Report: Josiah Garrison, 45′ PR!

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By: Rich Strauss

August 24, 2016

I’ve been racing long course triathlon and training with EN for the past 2 1/2 years. Vineman was my second full IM, my first was IMAZ ’14. I’ve also done two 70.3’s. Training started out slowly in 2016. I followed first the OS, then Get Faster EN plans from Nov – March. The intensity work didn’t…

Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race Report: Scott Dinhofer

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By: Rich Strauss

August 23, 2016

Endurance Nation athletes are united in their commitment to living a fitness lifestyle through endurance sports. The most frequent expression of that commitment is typically long course triathlon training and racing, but our athletes often step outside of this box to seek different challenges. Three weeks after racing Ironman Lake Placid, and only about 5-6…

The Better Brick Workout

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By: Patrick McCrann

August 22, 2016

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P walks through the logic of running before your bike ride vs after. Traditional brick workouts focus on learning to run with “heavy legs” but most runners don’t actually suffer decreased performance from this situation. A bigger area for improvement is to…

2016 Ironman® Wisconsin Tips

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By: Rich Strauss

August 18, 2016

Racing 140.6 miles is too big of a problem to solve through fitness alone. Rather, it’s an exercising in making smart decisions as you efficiently drive your fitness vehicle around the course. Therefore, the more difficult races are the ones that force you to make frequent decisions on terrain on which making poor decisions can…

RaceSaver™ Bag Review: How It Will Improve Your Next Race

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By: Patrick McCrann

August 18, 2016

When is the last time you did a triathlon and you weren’t struggling with the heat? The debate rages about global warming, but on race day there is no doubt: races are getting hotter and harder by the year. By the time you get to the run, it’s no longer about how fit you are.…

Actions in the First Third of the Ironman Bike and Run

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By: Rich Strauss

August 17, 2016

Did you know that after months and months of training, blood sweat, and tears, and thousands of dollars invested in equipment and travel to your race, you’re most likely to trash it all in the first 30 miles of the bike and 8 miles of the run? In this post I’ll explain why and what…

How Endurance Nation Does Kona

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By: Mariah Bridges

August 16, 2016

ALOHA! The Ironman® World Championship 2016 is rapidly approaching. Endurance Nation is the largest and fastest online endurance team in the world, and nobody does Kona like we do! Meet our dedicated Kona partners. These amazing companies help make being a part of the Endurance Nation crew all the more fun! NormaTec NormaTec is the…