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Return on Investment Series, Part II: The Swim

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Triathlon swim start In Part I of this series we introduced you to the concept of using “Return on Investment” to make decisions on how you invest your limited resources of time, headspace, Spousal Approval Units, and money towards triathlon training. These constraints are simply part of being an Age Group triathlete. To help you…

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Four Secrets of the Long Course Swim Revealed

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BOOM! And so begins perhaps the most unique spectacle in all of endurance sports — the Ironman swim start. Nearly 2500 bodies and 5000 arms and legs churning the water to start a 140.6 mile day. Below are our tips for surviving, and excelling at, the Ironman swim.

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Four Secrets of the Long Course Swim Revealed

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BOOM! And so begins perhaps the most unique spectacle in all of endurance sports — the Ironman swim start. Nearly 2500 bodies and 5000 arms and legs churning the water to start a 140.6 mile day. Below are our tips for surviving, and excelling at, the Ironman swim.

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Six Long Course Marathon Secrets Revealed

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The phrase “racing Ironman” is essentially an oxymoron. Within any given Ironman, there are maybe fifty athletes who will be racing to the peak of their fitness. There are another 250-ish athletes who think that they are racing, but they will most likely end up with a slower-than-desired finish. The rest of us? Well, we…

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Top Five Most Inspirational Triathlon Videos

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Most of us don’t sign up for a triathlon because we are excited about the prospect of waking up at 5am and training in the dark. Or spending hours away from our family and friends each week.

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Meet the Team: 2011 Arizona

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TeamEN takes on Arizonain the Arizona desert!  Looks to be a challenging weather day but the team is ready to make it happen.  This is a favorite event for many of our racers and they can’t wait to light this firecracker. Meet a few of them below. Terry Olivas TeamEN ArizonaRace Captain My name is…

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Rethinking the Value of the Brick Run for Long Course Triathlon

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Making improvements to your training approach is a critical annual exercise if you are looking to improve. As coaches we perform the same review, although we have the benefit of looking at training and results from a detached perspective. And our top change for the 2012 season is a big one: we decided to eliminate…

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Return on Investment, a New Perspective on Triathlon Training, Part I – Introduction

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Lactate Threshold, Rate of Perceived Exertion, or Functional Threshold Power? Periodization or Reverse Periodization? Tastes great or less filling? As a triathlete it’s easy to get caught up in confusing and conflicting advice on how you should/should not train. As coaches of busy age group triathletes, just like you, we’d like you step back and…

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Cash for Clunkers and the Triathlete Liberation Project

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Endurance Nation has officially launched two unique programs created to encourage you to train with an Endurance Nation training plan or join TeamEN for your 2012 season. They are unique and probably controversial, but if they can help you be a better triathlete then bring it on!!!

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Meet The Team: 2011 Florida

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TeamEN is ramped and ready to make it happen in Panama Beach with 25 rock stars ready to roll!  The weather looks spectacular for racing and if execution is the name, TeamEN has the game. This is a lively bunch with HUGE mojo and lots of laughing and chatter!  Go TeamEN! Meet a few of…

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