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May 2020

Ultra Tired

Six Critical Ultra Endurance Hacks for Your Next Challenge

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Will You Have What It Takes? 2020 has quickly turned from an epic race season into something entirely…different. Depending where you fall on the emotional spectrum, you are either excited about the opportunities you have or you are despondent about everything you have lost. We are working with our teammates to make sure they remain…

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PODCAST: The Mental Side Of Endurance [Double Interview Edition]

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Patrick interviews two long-term members of Endurance Nation about how they deal with the mental challenges associated with endurance events. Whether you’re doing a sanctioned race or rolling your own event, experienced athletes know that significant mental challenges lie in wait for…

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Al Truscott

Chasing Triathlon Excellence Across All the Age Groups [A Case Study]

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The Host with the Most: Another Great Epic Camp with Al! Always Active I was on age group, high school, and college swim teams. I was always the worst swimmer on the team, and a breaststroker at that. Then, in college, I became a skier in the 70s, I spent two years as a ski…

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PODCAST: Choosing One of Two Konas [Coffee Chat Edition]

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for a special Coffee Talk podcast. In this informal check-in, Coach Patrick reviews what it means to have a year with no world championships — and then (potentially) a year with two world championships. Will they need a championship steel cage grudge match to see which 2021 winner is…

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PODCAST: vEverest Podcast Part 2: Lessons Learned

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P returns to complete the second installment of his virtual everything podcast series. In this episode, Patrick talks about the lessons learned over the course of the event. They were many changes that had to be made, all of which you…

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PODCAST: vEverest Podcast Part 1: The Preparation

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P opens up on his recent Virtual Everest ride (on Strava here), specifically the planning that goes into making the ride possible. This should provide some context to the “rules” you’ll find online regarding the event. Key Talking Points Having the…

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PODCAST: Matt Bach from UCAN on Making the Switch

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews Matt Bach from UCAN Nutrition about his journey to using the product and how it helped him compete at a higher level. Key Talking Points The UCAN origin story. How UCAN helped Matt up his Ironman game. What is…

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