Training

2016 OutSeason and the Evolution of Endurance Nation

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Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann, the Endurance Nation coaches, feel that the 2015 racing season was a watershed year for them, as both athletes and coaches. They learn just as much from watching their athletes as they do from their own training and racing…the combination of these two elements is a large part of what makes…

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Coach Patrick — What I Learned During the 2015 Triathlon Season

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The end of another year is a great chance to review all of our lessons learned…what worked, and what didn’t. As a coach and athlete, I pretty much test all manner of new training protocols on myself before recommenting them to our Endurance Nation athletes. The process of self-improvement is a large part of what…

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2015 Chattanooga Race Camp Day Two & Three Recap

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  Day Two – A day of options: On the second day of camp, EN athletes had a lot of options for training. One group decided to ride the whole 116 Mile bike course, the next group decided to drive out to the start of the loop portion of the bike course and do two…

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All Things Hills, for Triathletes, Part I: Training

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Not matter where you live, it’s likely that with enough time in the sport you will encounter hilly terrain in either your training or racing. Hills can be fun, challenging, and create opportunities for you to excel on race day. In Part I we’ll introduce you to training on hills before turning our attention to…

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#ENTriChat "Fueling the Distance"

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Every 1st and 3rd Mondays on Twitter, Endurance Nation hosts #ENTriChat at 8pm EST. This hour long chat is sponsored by a different EN sponsor every chat, with different topics and give-a-ways! This week we discussed “Fueling the Distance” with Infinit Nutrition INFINIT’s custom-blended nutrition solutions are designed to match an athlete’s unique nutritional profile…

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#ENTriChat "Training with Power"

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Every 1st and 3rd Mondays on Twitter, Endurance Nation hosts #ENTriChat at 8pm EST. This hour long chat is sponsored by a different EN sponsor every chat, with different topics and give-a-ways! This week we discussed “Training with Power” with Ruster Sports. Ruster Sports gave away a code for their Armored Hen House at this…

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The Endurance Nation Four Keys of Triathlon Training – Key #4: Semper Fun!

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If you’ve stuck with this series so far, you’ve learned about #workWORKS, Return on Investment, and The Box. We conclude the Four Keys of Triathlon Training with: Key #4: Semper Fun In our experience, many triathletes get so geeked out with “my long ride needs to be X and my long run needs to be…

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#ENTriChat "How to Safely Add Run Volume to Triathlon Training"

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February 2, 2015 #ENTriChat an hour long Twitter chat, sponsored by INSIDE TRACKER one of the newest sponsors to the Endurance Nation Team. Inside Tracker is Sophisticated, science-based blood analytics, tailored just for you. Feel free to tell them EN sent you!   Read more about “How to Safely Add Run Volume to Triathlon Training” from…

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The Endurance Nation Four Keys of Triathlon Training – Key #3: The Box

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In Part I we introduced you to the Four Keys of Triathlon Training and Key #1: #workWORKS. Key #2, Return on Investment, is here. Today we introduce you to the third key we use to guide the training of our athletes: Key #3: The Box Your training plan is a box of workouts. Your life…

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The Four Keys of Triathlon Training – Key #2: Return on Investment

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In Part I of this series, we introduced you to the Four Keys of Triathlon Training and to our first key, #workWORKS. Today we continue the discussion and give you: Key #2: Return on Investment (ROI) You are an age group triathlete with limited time, money, headspace, and Spousal Approval Units (SAUs) to invest in…

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