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For Beginner Long Course Athletes: The TeamEN Advantage

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By now you’ve likely heard about our Beginner Open House, coming in April. We’re excited to have you come inside our Team to check out our resources, support, and especially our members. We’d like to take a few minutes here to discuss what TeamEN has to offer the beginner Ironman athlete.

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Why You Should Race With A Team [Plus A Free Webinar]

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Team Endurance Nation is gearing up for our final membership drive before the 2013 racing season. If you are interested, you should consider signing up for the official Wait List for more information. There are a lot of great reasons why you should consider racing with a Team, even if it’s not TeamEN. Here are…

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Ironman San Juan Race Report — Bart Stevens

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  Results: 5:39:44 (Swim: 38:33; Bike: 2:35; Run: 2:17) Race Photos (Personal) On March 17, 2013, I participated in the third running of Ironman® San Juan. While I had (another!) disappointing performance, I enjoyed the experience immensely and highly recommend the addition (and prioritization) of this beautiful, challenging race to the bucket list of any long-course…

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Second Annual Blue Ridge Parkway Cycling Camp by Endurance Nation

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Second Annual East Coast Cycling Camp, Jefferson NC May 8 – 12, 2013 Come join Coach Patrick and a handful of Endurance Nation veterans for four days of amazing cycling. This is a great way to add “far” to your “fast,” and will be a great boost to your fitness from the winter. This is…

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Build Your Own Adventure

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Considering a journey that is beyond simply being “off the beaten path?” We’ve still got your back! Our members are constantly testing the limits of what’s possible (or sane!) and we can still help you train and prepare. Please contact us using the link below, describing your event and event date. We’ll take it from…

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Triathlete Real Running Form Review: An Age Grouper Video Analysis

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There’s a lot of chatter inside Team EN about becoming a better runner; as a coach it’s a fine line between talking about fitness vs proper technique. But at the end of the day there’s no hiding from the camera…I am putting the video below out there for folks to see not because I am…

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FREE TRAINING PLAN — 8 Week Bike Focus

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  We coach our team of over 800 triathletes via a suite of over 30 training plans. While we make most of these training plans available to the general public in our Store, we have a handful of special purpose, members-only, special-sauce training plans that we do not release to the public…until now! For a…

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A Three Year Plan for Age Group Triathlon Excellence

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There’s a big difference between getting faster today and becoming a better triathlete. This is why we have created the Endurance Nation Three Year Plan for Triathlon Excellence; a resource our Members can use to navigate your way across multiple seasons. See below for information on how you can get your own copy. But, of…

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Three Ways Triathletes Can Handle the Upcoming Holiday Week

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There are few darker / harder times of the year than when the average, endorphin-obsessed athlete can’t exercise. Somehow having time off but not being able to exercise is almost worse than being injured…but don’t let your healthy obsession steer you wrong this holiday season. Here are a few positive ways to handle the down…

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Arizona 2012 Race Report: Todd Mellinger, 9:31, 2nd AG, 30' same course PR!

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This was my second IM of the year and third since suffering a heart attack in 2009.   My reasons for racing have changed somewhat but my goal was to get that ever elusive Kona spot. Its hard to explain why anyone would really want to do such a miserable race, it really is the most oppressive…

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