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Patrick McCrann

PODCAST: How Endurance Nation Adjusted to Support Our Athletes During the 2020 COVID-19 Season

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another short coffee conversation. These shorter episodes are for smaller, timely conversations that might not otherwise make it to the big time. If you’ve got a topic for Coach Patrick, submit it online [here] **Today’s Theme: Adapting as a Business to the Pandemic** Our athletes are more than…

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Aquabike

Training and Racing the Aqua Bike

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Once upon a time the Aquabike was something no triathlete wanted to do. It was an opportunity that race directors gave athletes who became injured and still wanted to compete. Over time, this small niche has grown to become a very competitive aspect of the triathlon world. There are many events across the country where…

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PODCAST: Weathering the Storm – Four Principles

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation [www.endurancenation.us]for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P breaks down how he uses past experiences to improve future outcomes. The current pandemic situation is challenging us all, and how we choose to respond will determine where we end up. Here are the four principles Coach Patrick follows, as…

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PODCAST: MidSeason Decision Making (Coffee with Coach P Episode)

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another short coffee conversation. These shorter episodes are for smaller, timely conversations that might not otherwise make it to the big time. If you’ve got a topic for Coach Patrick, submit it online [here] Today’s Theme: Mid Season Decision Making in the Covid-19 Era The midpoint of every…

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Abbey Bonner at Challenge Roth

Everything You Ever Needed to Know for Your First Ironman [A Case Study]

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Abbey crossing the line of her first full 140.6 distance event @ Challenge Roth. Looking For The Works I was looking to gain access to guidance on how to prepare for this, advice on race execution & access a reliable and robust training plan. In short, I was looking for a little bit of everything.…

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Running Mile 14.5 Boston

How to Hack Your Virtual Boston Marathon

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So, you were going to do the Boston Marathon. Well you sort of are, just virtually! You’re probably not as excited about that “opportunity.” With the right approach you can use this opportunity to turn this challenge into something positive for this season.

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PODCAST: VASA INTERVIEW

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P sits down with Keith Watson, the new Chief Operating Officer at VASA. VASA has been a long time partner of Endurance Nation, helping many other athletes maximize their training time as they prepare indoors for their next triathlon using the…

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PODCAST: Q&A – Modifying Core Strength for a Shoulder Injury

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another short coffee conversation. These shorter episodes are for smaller, timely conversations that might not otherwise make it to the big time. If you’ve got a topic for Coach Patrick, submit it online [here] This Week: Injury Adjustments Making adjustments to your training plan to account for injuries…

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PODCAST: Transitions Build on Experience with Patti Rosen

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly Endurance Nation podcast. This week Coach P sits down to interview long-time member Patti Rosen to talk about how she optimizes transitions. A super accomplished athlete, Patti has raced — and won — almost every level of triathlon on the planet. Key Talking Points Her biggest…

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Runners and the Pace Problem

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Runners and the Pace Problem Runners have a pacing problem. At first, tracking run workouts purely by pace and heart rate makes sense, until you breakdown the reasoning behind the metrics. The key to faster running may come down to which metric runners are paying attention to. For years, running pace has been a critical [...]read more