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The OutSeason® Shopping List for Triathletes

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Having a great “next year” starts much sooner than you think. Inside Endurance Nation our focus begins in the winter with our OutSeason® training program. The OutSeason® is a no-nonsense, highly-focused training block designed to improve critical bike and run fitness. It is synchronized with the time when you have minimal volume demands in intentional,…

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Case Study: Jenn Edwards (W40-44) — EN Veteran

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[box]This post is part of our regular Case Study series, where we highlight some of the great people that are a part of Team Endurance Nation. Our members are all ages, all abilities…and they are all awesome! We hope you enjoy learning about us. Feel free to surf the blog or Become a Team Member to explore…

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Redefining Triathlon in Winter — The OutSeason®

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Don’t Spend Winter In A Speedo — Unless It’s Like This! Winter is coming, and it’s time to start thinking about what you will do now to achieve your 2014 season goals. I’m not suggesting that you _have to_ do race-like volume or put in massive training weeks. But if your goals for 2014 involve…

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Meet The Team: Austin 70.3

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Meet some of Team EN members competing at Austin 70.3® 2014! Jeff Leslie (F 45-49) San Antonio, TX. Third year in a row at this event. Looking to improve some from last year, which was a major improvement from the first year (ie….after joining EN!). Would like to move into top quarter of AG.    …

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Meet The Team: Beach to Battleship 2014

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Meet some of Team EN members competing at Beach to Battleship 2014! Leslie Knight (F 45-49) I’m a US Air Force Family physician and my current job is commander of the medical group at Holloman AFB, NM . I started my athletic career as a runner because the Air Force made me, then aerobics classes, then took…

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Coach Patrick's 2014 Ironman Hawaii Race Report

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The Bike on Strava: Part 1 = http://app.strava.com/activities/207403160/ The Marathon on Strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/207403993/ I arrived in Kona with my highest level of bike fitness and solid confidence in my run and my run execution plan. As I noted to several other athletes here during the week, Kona is one of those races where you can’t…

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Hawaii Finish Shot

Twenty Winter Triathlon Training Do’s and Don’ts

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TeamEN at the 2014 Ironman World Championships DON’T Have an OffSeason In our experience and observation, once you give yourself permission to be “off,” this starts a cascade of counterproductive effects that will significantly impact your performance next season. Specifically, having an OffSeason gives you explicit permission to tear down many of the gains you’ve…

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Meet Team Endurance Nation: Ironman® Hawaii 2014

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Meet some of Team EN members competing at Ironman® Hawaii 2014! Eric Blakie (M 60 to 64) I am an ex rugby player, then fell(mountain) runner and then triathlon for last 12 years. Hawaii will be my 35th full IM and 6th this year—yes a bit silly but I had my reasons. I did Hawaii in 2011…

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Your One Thing for Ironman® Hawaii

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Every year Team Endurance Nation puts ten to twenty athletes on the biggest triathlon stage on the planet — the world championships of Ironman® Hawaii. Over the years we have learned a great deal about the preparation for this season-ending, life-altering race, and we want to share some of the highlights as well as what…

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Meet Team Endurance Nation: Ironman® Chattanooga 2014

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Meet some of Team EN members competing at Ironman® Chattanooga 2014! Dan Billingsley (M 40 to 44) I am from Springfield, IL. This will be my 3rd Ironman since IMWI (11:48) in 2010 and IMAZ (9:50) in 2012. I have had a solid year of training for this event and I am looking forward to the…

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