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season planning

How to Handle Large Endurance Volume Blocks

Patrick McCrann
Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week you will learn about how to use a training camp to improve your overall fitness. Endurance training is all about managing the balance of work and fatigue to create adaptation. Walking this line safely is not an easy thing to do, but [...]read more

Planning a Solo Camp Endeavor

Patrick McCrann
Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach Patrick covers how to best prepare for a solo training camp endeavor. Strategic volume is a critical component of the Endurance Nation training approach and as a lead up to a race or major goal, it can be a make or [...]read more

One Training Hack to Rule Them All: The Weekly Recap

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) as he discusses the importance of a Weekly Recap session as part of your training plan. A shorter feedback loop will allow you to set more relevant, specific goals…and keep you on track! Specific talking points include: The fallacy of black swan changes to your fitness or speed/strength…

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Vacation Planning for Endurance Athletes

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) as he discusses how to handle the Vacation vs Race-cation dilemma that many endurance athletes struggle with. Specific talking points include: Spousal approval units Active destination Shuffling your training around Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast…find more online here. Prefer to Watch the Show? Follow Endurance Nation…

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Train Smart

The OutSeason and Winter Endurance Training

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P dives into the value behind winter training as a tool for building a fantastic season. Key Talking Points include: – Why Winter Training Can Make Such a Difference – The Value of Intensity in the Winter – Top Three Winter Mistakes…

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Annual Run Volume By Week

Why You Don’t Run As Much As You Think, and How to Fix It

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One of the biggest issues that endurance athletes face is overreaching. Simply doing too much has the potential for devastating consequences. This is something that everyone knows, but not everyone does. It is a lesson that takes years to learn and is usually a path wrought with injury and setback. But it doesn’t have to…

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Episode #649: Where Does One Season End and Another Begin?

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P discusses the nuances of successfully “ending” a season. Starting a season is easy…but ending can be ugly. And the grey area between the two is full of POTENTIAL! Tune in to hear why Endurance Nation athletes use our Run Durability Program (RDP) to…

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The Year of the Half (Get Stronger, Faster and Have More Fun)

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The Half Iron distance is the most underrated event in the triathlon world. There’s a gap between what beginners do at the Sprint and Olympic distance level, and then what the most advanced folks do at the Ironman® level. The 70.3®  distance falls right in between these two and is often overlooked. In this blog post, I’ll cover…

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Make Up Your Mind

The Best Way to Add a Fall Marathon (Type A Triathlete Edition)

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At the end of every year the average triathlete faces a unique question: should I run a Fall marathon? Unfortunately most triathletes don’t appreciate the full cost of what doing a Fall marathon means. A marathon seems inconsequential as compared to their prior training. And the reward seems high – their friends will like them…

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Season Planning 101 – The Southern Hemisphere Edition

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Author’s Note: This article is part of the Down Under Series focusing on athletes in the Southern Hemisphere (And expats in the Middle East!) who are currently in the winter training months. Athletes can save on our OutSeason® Plans in the EN Plan Store with the code DownUnder20 now until 8/31/2016. Use code "DownUnder20" to Save…

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