Despite its shortcomings, the treadmill is a fascinating triathlon training tool. Nowhere is this more true than during the OutSeason, when your training is super focused.
read moreThe OutSeason® is prime time to build your endurance sports performance, but triathlon success is about more than just treadmills and spandex.
read moreWhenever possible we encourage our athletes to add the objective intensity metrics of power and pace to the more common metrics of Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and heart rate. Why Objective Metrics? We encourage our athletes to develop the following perspective on fitness, training, and work: “Fitness” is your body’s ability to perform work,…
read moreType A Triathletes Don’t Want Down Time What is “time off’ for the Type A triathlete after a long, arduous season with several key races and many other training events? Many will “relax” by doing a Marathon (or four, on back-to-back-to-back-to-back days!); or maybe they will compete in some kind of 24-hour run relay (Reach…
read moreIt’s that time of year again, as athletes end their current season and begin to plan their training and racing for next season. Inside the team we are now fielding many season planning questions and the Big One is: Question: “Given my race schedule for next season, when should I start my OutSeason® Training Plan?”…
read moreSwimming holds a unique space in triathlon. It’s the shortest of all three distances on race day, yet it often holds the highest level of stress. From our perspective as coaches, swimming is also the most costly training activity you can engage in. For these reasons, we strongly recommend that you implement a swimming ban in…
read moreEvery year we have a few key races that fall on a Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday. While it’s only a day’s difference, you’d think the entire endurance world had turned topsy-turvy as folks simply don’t know what to make of the week. Making your final week work for a Saturday race isn’t exactly…
read moreOne of the guiding philosophies behind Endurance Nation is that we think of the team as an educational organization as much as a coaching organization. With that thought in mind, we developed what we consider a new way of thinking about triathlon training. We’re excited to announce the upcoming release of Triathlon 2.0: Building a Proper…
read moreWe were thinking, it’d be a great idea to give you a taste of what’s coming up in our new eBook, Triathlon 2.0: Building a Proper Season. To whet your appetite, we’ll be putting out a chapter a week for the next few weeks, right here on the Endurance Nation Blog. Of course, there is…
read more“Your fitness is merely a vehicle you drive 140 miles on race day. Do you know how to drive it?” Our Four Keys Talk at Lake Placid was a tremendous success, by any measure — Endurance Nation coaches Patrick McCrann and Rich Strauss delivered detailed Lake Placid race execution guidance to a near capacity audience…
read moreFollow the proven OutSeason Protocol to build an incredible season.
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