Race Report

2016 Ironman® Wisconsin Race Report: Shaughn Simmons

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A very, very good day.  Fantastic weather, challenging course, incredible team mojo and support, EN staff onsite (Coach R and Mariah) nailing the 4 keys and every other aspect of the race weekend, I was healthy, not injured and my fitness level was very good,……….. I mean, how many things can a person have going…

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2016 Ironman® Wisconsin Coach’s Recap

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  Endurance Nation fielded nearly 50 athletes for the 2016 running of Ironman® Wisconsin, perhaps our biggest showing at this event. Coach Rich Strauss and Mariah Bridges were on hand to create our signature race weekend experience for our athletes and their families, and this is a recap of the weekend. Thursday — Team Dinner Thursday evening over…

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2016 Ironman Mont Tremblant Race Report: Dawn Cass, 5th W40-44, 11′ PR!

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Bit of Philosophy:  Ironman obviously tests your physical abilities, however, when thrown some additional challenges you really need to dig inside yourself mentally.  Do you have the perseverance and attitude to get through?  I actually think anyone could do the race…as long as your head is in the right place.  If your head and mindset…

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2016 Ironman® Mont Tremblant Race Report: Jennifer Eckert, 1st W60-64, Kona!

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I went into this race saying it was my redemption race.  I didn’t finish Tahoe 2013 due to a crash that resulted in a broken collar bone and torn up shoulder, resulting in surgery.  I just wanted to finish and have fun and then ease back a bit and do some different stuff.  I even…

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

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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…

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Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race Report: Scott Dinhofer

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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…

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2016 Ironman Vineman Race Report: John Withrow, Lessons Learned When Things Don’t Go As Expected

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Setting Expectations: Racing Ironman is hard.  Not just the physical nature of the actual race and its associated training, but more so the strain it can and does put on a body and on a family.  This past winter, I had an episode where I had some light-headed spells and actually collapsed one night. My…

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Rob Sabo Running Lake Placid

2016 Ironman Lake Placid Race Report: Rob Sabo, 10:53, 5th M50-54

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Lead up training After IM MOO 2015, my hamstring which had bothered me for the past 2 years was tight so I pulled the plug on the NYC Marathon and started thinking about prep for 2016. I wrote up goals for 2016 and broke them down for Swim bike run and PT for hamstring and…

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2016 Ironman Canada Race Report: Robin Sarner, 10:10, 2nd M50-54, KONA!

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Robin Sarner, IM Canada, Whistler, B.C.  7/24/16. Male 50 yo.   180 lbs.    6 feet 6 inches.     Swim: 58 minutes. Bike: 5:29, 243 np, 226 ave power. Ave cadence 70. (yes on purpose), Ave HR 136 Run: 3:33 ave HR 136.    Ave cadence 79 Second place for age group. 47th overall. Top three kona qualified. No roll downs. So, I made the show for the…

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2016 Ironman Lake Placid Race Report: Scott Dinhofer, 10th M50-54

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IMLP 2016 – The Revenge Race This was my 6th Ironman, first time stepping to the start line at Lake Placid, one of the toughest ranked Ironman events there is on the calendar. The story of this race really begins a year ago when I herniated my L4/L5 disc 3 days prior to the race…

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