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Racing a Windy Triathlon Bike Course

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We’ve talked quite a bit on our race execution posts on this blog about how to ride hills in a long course triathlon, but we have done relatively little on how to execute on a windy day. And I recently returned from Ironman® Coeur d’Alene, where strong winds on the out and back section of highway…

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Post Couer d'Alene Transition: Moving On with the Rest of Your Season

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2014 Ironman® Coeur d’Alene will be noted for wind, wind, and more wind! Please go here to read Coach Rich’s Post-Race Report Now that Ironman® Coeur d’Alene is in the books, it’s time to start focusing on the rest of your season. And if you’re like most age groupers, the completion of your Ironman® has left…

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Rev3 Quassy Race Report: Darren Freeman, 45' PR!

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REV3 Quassy 2014 Half Race Report Name: Darren Freeman Age Group: M40-44 Race Date: June 1st, 2014 First Triathlon: May 2012 Years with EN: 2             Race Goals: When racing, I like to establish several goals for my events so that I can measure myself against what I can do…

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The Four Keys of Race Execution | A Free Course

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Ironman® Race Execution: The Four Keys Over the past decade, we’ve developed a program of key elements to help guide our athletes to better performance and higher rates of success in the execution of their races. We’ve found that there are four elements that propel athletes forward, and they are based more on education and execution…

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Why Is There A Waiting List To Join TeamEN on January 6?

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Why a Waiting List? Endurance Nation was founded in 2007 with about 80 athletes. By 2010 the Team was over 400 strong and we decided to institute a waiting list, only opening up the team to new members three times per year. By putting people on a waiting list, we can manage our growth so…

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Arizona 2013 Race Report: Jason Brandt, 10:26, First Timer!

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Race Day Stats Total Time 10:26:47  38th of 312 (M35-39)  247 of 2701 Swim 1:08:04 / 56 / 412 T1 4:17 Bike 5:17:30 / 48 / 335 T2 3:07 Run 3:53:49 / 39 / 247 Race Day Goals Become an Ironman,this was my first   (ACCOMPLISHED) Race less than 12 Hours (ACCOMPLISHED) A great race would be 11:09 or…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: Bruce Thompson – 32′ PR!

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Summary:  I had a good day in Madison.  I finished in 11:26:41, a 32 minute PR, & 9th in 55-59 AG and 304 OA.  Since I had strained my right calf on my last long run before the race, I wasn’t sure how hard I could go.  So my goal was to execute as well as…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: David Salzman, 9′ PR

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David Salzman, setting a 9 minute PR So this is definitely going to be a long read, but I have found that sitting down to write out all of this information is actually quite relaxing and helps to bring closure to the day while creating targets and objectives for the next year.  On the upside:…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: Jeremy Behler, 2nd Ironman and a 3:27 Marathon

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Jeremy Behler en route to a 3:27 marathon! Ironman® Wisconsin 2013 Race Report – Jeremy Behler I want to start out by saying that Ironman® Wisconsin (IMMOO) is an awesome race. If you are even remotely on the fence about entering, get off that fence and go sign up. The course is challenging and scenic…

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2013 Wisconsin Race Report: Scott Carty, 1st Time Ironman Negative Splits the Run!

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1st time Ironman® puts up a 15′ negative split run!! The planning for the last year had all come down to this one Sunday in September. To say that I had been dreaming about his day, would probably be an understatement. 20 years ago was the first time I heard about the Ironman. I remember…

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