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Patrick McCrann

Take That Snake Mountain

2017 Blue Ridge Cycling Camp Day Three – Snake Mountain and More!

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Day Three of the Blue Ridge Parkway cycling camp…and it’s on. Hard to get back on the bike after the epic ride to the top of Mount Mitchell and back. Even harder to stay focused. After all, you just put up the biggest ride of the year the most elevation and distance. Spoiler alert — we…

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The Calm Before the Storme

2017 Blue Ridge Cycling Camp Day Two – Mt Mitchell

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Only Time My Bike Was Pointed Downhill in the Last Two Hours! AKA the “Down with Mount Mitchell Edition” The second day of our annual camp is always dedicated to this epic quest: the full ride to and from Mount Mitchell. For those of you who don’t know, Mount Mitchell is the highest point on…

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TriSports Staff

Must Have Gear for Your First Triathlon

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I recently did a podcast on the gear required to go from JV to Varsity level as a triathlete. As many of you pointed out, beginner triathletes could also use some help! Never fear…I broke out the Endurance Nation Time Machine to take myself back to 1999…the year of my first triathlon (I’ll spare you…

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Five Things We Think You Should Know [Endurance Insider]

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Here are some of coolest things we’ve seen, bought and are considering doing. It’s part of our “Endurance Insider” weekly update that goes out every Friday. Feel free to share and to sign up to be the first to know each week! Five quick bullet points that you can easily share on social media and…

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Boston Marathon Race Week, Race Day and Race Execution

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P breaks….down all things Boston Marathon, including: – Race Week Logistics – Hacking Your Sight-Seeing Goals – Planning for Race Morning (food and travel) – Race Course Overview – Race Execution Using Our Plus/Minus Strategy Subscribe here: Listen to it on…

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First Triathlon Infographic

5 Big Picture Ways to Cruise Through Your First Sprint Triathlon (Bonus Infographic)

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You can avoid some of the most basic triathlon challenges with better planning. Here are five ways to make sure your first triathlon is a stepping stone to a full on multisport addiction. It doesn’t have to be much harder than this!!! 1. Include Swim/Bike and Bike/Run Workouts Not every workout counts the same towards your race.…

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EN Podcast 634 – Top 7 Things that Won’t Happen In Your First Triathlon

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast.  This week Coach P covers the challenges of that first triathlon. Could be your first triathlon of the year…or the first one of your life! Here are some things you are likely overlooking, or just assuming will go well. Do yourself a favor and…

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Episode 636 – Rob Sleamaker from Vasatrainer.com

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews Rob Sleamaker from [Vasatrainer.com](www.vasatrainer.com) to learn more about the Vasa Trainer for swim training. Improving your swimming is one of the hardest parts of becoming a better triathlete — mainly because you can’t really get a sense of what…

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Episode 636 Interviewing Taren Gesell of TriathlonTaren

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  Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for a special interview podcast with Taren Gesell aka TriathlonTaren. An emerging social media force, Taren is as funny as he is fast. We had more than a few laughs talking about “going public” with one’s multisport obsession. The conversation ranged from Ironman to an epic marathon…

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