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Patrick McCrann

Challenge a Friend

Challenge? Accepted! Take Control of Your Schedule and Get Social with a Weekly Challenge

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It’s hard to find any upside in the world right now, which is why you have to make your own. Here’s how we suggest you tackle the problems of social distancing and the lock-down mentality.  There’s never been a better time to come up with something fun and new than right now. Virtually the entire…

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PODCAST: Swim Training Alternatives

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  Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach Patrick talks about how to strategically modify your swim training without pool access during the coronavirus lockdown. Key Talking Points The Swim Training Quadrant:  High Skill/Long Distance, High Skill/Short Distance, Low Skill/Long Distance, Low Skill/Short Distance Skill Work vs Aerobic…

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Endurance Training and Racing in the Time of COVID-19

New Guide on Training & Racing vs The Coronavirus

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This is an open letter to the endurance community with information on how you can stay on track with your personal training and racing goals for the year while things are rapidly changing around us all. For many of us, working out is a form of therapy, a daily “exercise” in what it means to…

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Matt Moves to the Front of the Triathlon Pack

Improving from Back of the Pack to Pack Leader [A Triathlon Case Study]

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Matt Celebrates a Massive Personal Best Finish Time! Access Our Insider Triathlete Email Series Looking to Race to the Front of the Pack I have been a back of the pack, self-trained 70.3 triathlete since 2013, and wanted to take my training seriously with the hopes of jumping to a 140.6 by 2020. I joined…

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Racing Proud: The Gray Area between Completing and Competing

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P talks about the mindset difference between COMPLETERS and COMPETERS, both of whom will do an event but will approach it with different mindsets. How do you identify? Can you learn from another mindset if you are more aligned with a…

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Omius Headband Industry Interview

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another special endurance industry interview podcast. This week Coach P interviews Gustavo Cadena of Omius. Omius provides technical gear to elite triathletes looking to beat the heat and be their personal best. You’ve likely seen the gear and not even been sure what you are looking at…so maybe…

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Podcast: Adding Run Variety to your Training

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P talks about how fixed training schedules can inhibit your ability to get fitter, peak and reach your potential. Key Talking Points Thinking beyond volume. Thinking outside of race specific training. The importance of FUN in your training week. Thanks for…

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Kori Maximizes Training Time for Great Ironman Results

Ironman Triathlete Eliminates Junk Miles to a 25 Minute PR! [A Case Study]

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Kori Crushes the Competition at the Hincapie Gran Fondo Blessed Life Means Little Training Time I have a very full life, having been blessed with three beautiful children, a firefighter husband, and a busy career in the engineering field. Maximizing my daily window of opportunity to train is crucial to my success as a competitive…

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Podcast: Three Nutritional Behavior Changes

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P talks about how to work backwards from your desired race state to make better decisions about your nutrition. Key Talking Points Starting from a Place of Positive Health Find the Lowest Hanging Fruit Creating a Small, Positive Change Thanks for…

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Justin Wagner Interview: Teams, Cycling Camps and Dad Jokes (Oh My!)

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for a special interview podcast with Justin Wagner. A long-time Zwifter and successful road racer, Justin brings as much personality to his training as he does intensity. He leads by example (as his results demonstrate) and is always ready to help out cyclists of all abilities. Plus, all his…

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