IMWI

2014 IRONMAN® Wisconsin Race Report: Ian Kurth, 10:47, 47' PR!

Coach P

Cheerleaders, belief, commitment, and a massive PR. Background information: This was my fourth IM, 3rd IMWI, second full season racing with EN. Age 40, FTP 286, VDOT 50, wt 175 2012 times – IMWI 2013 times- IMWI 2014 times – IMWI Swim 1:20:02 1:24:52 1:15:05 T1 0:08:47 0:07:44 0:06:50 Bike 6:28:16 5:54:48 5:42:21 T2 0:05:22…

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Endurance Nation Wisconsin Training Camp, 2014 Re-Cap

Rich Strauss

Coach Rich recaps Endurance Nation’s 2014 Wisconsin training camp, sharing his wealth of experience on and knowledge of the course.

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: Ian Kurth, 39 minute PR!

Coach P

Ian Kurth 2013 Wisconsin race report.  Prom queens, fairies, unicorns, and a PR. Background information: I began my triathlon career with Florida in 2000, which was my first ever triathlon event. Nothing like starting from the top…  Prior to this event, I had completed several marathons and naively thought that an Ironman® would be a…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: Joe Machette – Throws Up All Night, 55′ Course PR, Negative Split Run!

Coach P

IM Moo 2013 – Redemption Race Before I get into this year’s race, a little preamble is in order so that you know where my head was with respect to this course.  On September 9th of 2010, Gen and I received the no-kidding, here’s the result of the biopsy, diagnosis that at the age of…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: Bruce Thompson – 32′ PR!

Rich Strauss

Summary:  I had a good day in Madison.  I finished in 11:26:41, a 32 minute PR, & 9th in 55-59 AG and 304 OA.  Since I had strained my right calf on my last long run before the race, I wasn’t sure how hard I could go.  So my goal was to execute as well as…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: David Salzman, 9′ PR

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David Salzman, setting a 9 minute PR So this is definitely going to be a long read, but I have found that sitting down to write out all of this information is actually quite relaxing and helps to bring closure to the day while creating targets and objectives for the next year.  On the upside:…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: Jeremy Behler, 2nd Ironman and a 3:27 Marathon

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Jeremy Behler en route to a 3:27 marathon! Ironman® Wisconsin 2013 Race Report – Jeremy Behler I want to start out by saying that Ironman® Wisconsin (IMMOO) is an awesome race. If you are even remotely on the fence about entering, get off that fence and go sign up. The course is challenging and scenic…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: Scott Carty, 1st Time Ironman Negative Splits the Run!

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1st time Ironman® puts up a 15′ negative split run!! The planning for the last year had all come down to this one Sunday in September. To say that I had been dreaming about his day, would probably be an understatement. 20 years ago was the first time I heard about the Ironman. I remember…

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2013 Wisconsin: Meet Team Endurance Nation

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Like Ironman® Lake Placid, Team Endurance Nation is making a huge showing at Ironman® Wisconsin 2013! Set in the rolling hills of college town Madison, Wisconsin, you won’t see many cheeseheads wandering the streets. Instead, you’ll swim a loop on Lake Monona, and bike and run through rural and urban settings to the finish line.…

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2013 Endurance Nation Wisconsin Training Camp Recap

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Coach Rich Strauss conducted a three day training camp, August 1 through 4, on the Ironman® Wisconsin course for TeamEN members and fans racing IMWI. Rich has raced Wisconsin three times, with a Kona qualifying PR of 10:05, has coached hundreds to the event, and 2013 was his 8th training camp in Madison. The following…

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