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EN Podcast #624: How the Endurance Nation Team Coaching Model Destroys the One-on-One Coaching Silo

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach Rich explains the many, many weaknesses of the traditional, one-on-one triathlon coaching model. This model puts the Coach and Athlete into a silo that severely limits the potential of each party. The Coach has little incentive to innovate and the Athlete’s…

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Shorter is Better — How Sprint and Olympic Races Can Make You a Better Triathlete

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Triathletes often join our squad after their first or second year of long course racing and proclaim their desire to get faster.  Here are five reasons we encourage them, and you, to consider short course racing as a great make-you-faster supplement to their long course triathlon focus. If You Want to Get FASTER You Need to Train…

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Episode #622 — Ironman Arizona Race Report: Gary Lewis

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  Join Coach Rich from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) as he and TeamEN member Gary Lewis discuss his 1st time Ironman performance at Ironman Arizona! Subscribe here: Listen to it on iTunes. Listen to it on Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.” Thanks for listening to this Endurance…

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Ironman Arizona Race Report: Michael Collins, 1st M50-54

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  Join Coach Rich from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) as he and TeamEN member Michael Collins discuss his men’s 50-54 winning performance at Ironman Arizona! Mike is the owner of Multisport Orange County and a triathlon coach of over 20 years specializing in short course racing. Mike joined Endurance Nation to learn the long course distance in…

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ENPodcast #615 – Marc Taylor and the Engineering Mind

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P returns to the interview booth and introduces Marc Taylor. A new member for 2016, Marc really did Endurance Nation “the right way” if there is such a thing. His connection to the Team — and our sport — is a…

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2016 Ironman Arizona Recap

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The Team ended its US Ironman racing season this year with 45+ athletes making a strong showing at Ironman® Arizona. Both coaches, Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann, were on hand to lead the team and clock many hours of meetings, as they planned how to make 2017 — our 10th year — even more special…

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ENPodcast #615 – Calvin Kim’s Ultra Running Adventure

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews Calvin Kim, a member of Team Raise the Bar — a Powered By Endurance Nation partner. After his first Ironman at Chattanooga in 2015, Calvin pivoted into ultra running and completed the prestigious Rim2Rim2Rim run (adding 2 miles to make it…

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Considerations for Changing Your Triathlon Distance Focus

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This is the time of year when triathletes assess their season and begin to choose their races for next season. Many triathletes decide to change their triathlon distance focus moving, for example, from focusing on short course races to trying their hand at the 70.3 distance, or making the jump from the half Ironman distance…

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EN Podcast Episode #618 — 2016 Ironman Kona Race Report: Jenn Edwards

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Join Coach Rich from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another race report podcast. Coach Rich interviews Jenn Edwards about her 2016 Ironman World Championship training and race execution. Jenn chased Kona for at least 3 very solid seasons, and her hard work and attention to detail paid of at Ironman Texas 2016, where she earned her Kona slot.…

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ENPodcast Episode 619: 2016 Ironman Chattanooga Race Report — Giselle Carson, 4th Place W45-49, Kona!

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Join Coach Rich from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another race report podcast. Coach Rich interviews Giselle Carson about her 2016 Ironman Chattanooga training and race execution. Giselle is a busy business immigration attorney who trained using our advanced IM program. She rode the bike she should and executed a run that led her to place 4th in…

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