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Pistol 100 Ultra Race Report

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Athlete Name: Ginger Ropka Race Name: Pistol 100 Ultra Year: 2024   I ran the Pistol 100 Ultra last weekend, and it went quite well IMHO.  I can highly recommend this ultra.  It was a 10 mile loop on a paved park path that meandered around a creek and through some woods. It had lamposts…

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Earning the Big Buckle at the Leadville 100 MTB: Your Race Is Only Over If You Give Up

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The Leadville 100 course, as depicted in the image, presents a challenging mix of peaks (up to 12,500 feet!) and valleys (holy rocks, Batman) that tested my skills. But the result speaks for itself!

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Lessons Learned from a Personal Best Ironman

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for Part Three of this special post race recap of his Age Group win at Ironman Arizona. In this installment Coach P discusses lessons learned for the future. Patrick went 9:19 to a new personal best time, with his fastest IM marathon in over 5 years! Key Talking Points…

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The Art Of Pushing Through Setbacks

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The Art of Pushing Through Setbacks Join us for another Endurance Nation Podcast, where this week we virtually sat down with EN Athlete Jenn Edwards. We discussed her rise to endurance sports and an underlying theme of pivotal moments that define her story. With each adventure, setback, and turn, Jenn attacks the issue with positivity…

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Cozumel Race Report: A Lesson in Building Speed Through the Years

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Have you ever noticed those last stubborn 5lbs you might want to skim, can be the peskiest to drop? The same can be for a personal record in your sports performance.  Sometimes, the longer you are in a sport or the more elite you are, the more difficult personal records can become. A thirteen-minute personal…

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Road To Roth – How A First Timer Is Stacking The Deck In Her Favor

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When EN Athlete Abbey Bonner decided to take on Challenge Roth as her first Iron Distance Triathlon, she knew it would be an exciting yet CHALLENGING road (see what we did there?). Nothing she can’t handle. She has her WHY…she has her WHEN (all the races leading up to Challenge Roth)…and Endurance Nation has her…

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Podcast: What It Takes To Prepare For Mt. Kilimanjaro

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P  interviews the intrepid Mariah Bridges on her adventure tackling Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Key Talking Points include: What route to pick (Mariah took the Lemosho route) How to handle your itinerary on the ground. Whether or not to “go solo”…

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The Strategy, Skill and Lessons from Racing Back-to-Back-to-Back

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When I decided to tackle Ironman Cabo just four weeks after the World Championships, my goal was to carry my fitness forward in order to earn another spot to Hawaii. I was disappointed with my performance on the Big Island and wanted a second shot. This was to be my 25th Ironman® race, and I…

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Late Season Qualifying: The Race Report

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  Quick Summary: 25th Ironman, 9th Kona Qualifying spot 9:39:57 (fifth-time going sub 9:40!) 3rd place in M40-44 8th Overall 2nd American Swim PR The Preparation My 2017 race schedule had already included, Ironman Mont Tremblant and Ironman World Championships, just four weeks prior to Ironman Los Cabos. With little time between the two races,…

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Coach Patrick’s 2017 Ironman World Championship Race Report

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For those of you with short attention spans, I went 10:27 on the day.  1:07 swim 5:02 bike 4:04 marathon While it’s not even close to my personal best, the highlight of my day was being able to flex my mental toughness. Racing here is special, and I not only had a great time racing…

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