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Coach Patrick’s 2015 Ironman Hawaii Race Report

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The Short Version: 10:02, good enough for 60th AG (new personal best!) and my third best time here on the Big Island — but my most complete race (finally, in my 7th attempt here)! Thanks to all of you for your support, well-wishes and more…no way I could ever do this on my own. Biggest…

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Run Durability Equipment

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  Run Durability Webinar with Coach Patrick Duration: 1 hour, 17 minutes (including Q&A) Access: Online Here Our recent article on the importance of run durability brought up several interesting follow-up questions from our readers and athletes. Outside of the usual implementation questions, there was a great deal of interest in and out to actually…

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TriSports.com & Endurance Nation

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  Endurance Nation is proud to introduce our newest sponsor relationship– TriSports.com   One of the first online triathlon stores, TriSports has grown to become a cornerstone of the greater endurance community in Tucson, throughout the Internet and across the entire United States. If it’s for triathletes…it’s at TriSports! “We are thrilled to be working…

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FREE Ironman® Arizona RaceRank™ and SufferLevel™ Resources by Endurance Nation

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With Ironman® Arizona right around the corner, it’s time for another endurance nation overview on execution. Many of you know of the Endurance Nation “Four Keys Of Race Execution” you may not fully know just how far were willing to go to make sure you have the best race possible. Case in point, our brand-new…

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Ironman Florida 2015 Official Coaches Recap

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The 2015 Ironman® in Panama City Beach Florida was set against the backdrop of warmer than usual conditions. Despite the fact that several weeks earlier all indications were that things were going to be colder, race day proved otherwise. In fact race day itself revealed some heat and humidity that proved to be the undoing of…

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Coach Patrick’s October Recap / November Planning for 2016

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What Time Will the Clock Say in 2016?! I have to be honest and say that this is my favorite time of the year. 🙂 I am adamant about taking two weeks off from total exercise at the end of every season. It’s all too easy to get back into training when my body is…

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Start Your New Season Right… By Resting

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One of the biggest challenges that endurance athletes face every year has many different names: burnout, fatigue, meltdown, breakdown, etc. Call it what you want, the challenge remains the same. A successful season is defined as your ability to maintain or slightly increase your training load over time. But if your mind and body are fighting you?

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The Run Durability Advantage — Building A Better Next Year by Running More This Year

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Running on Ali’i – Mile 6-ish, SO HOT!   Run Durability Webinar with Coach Patrick Duration: 1 hour, 17 minutes (including Q&A) Access: Online Here There are many reasons why building a solid foundation for your run fitness is the best thing you can do in the winter. In this article I’m going to cover most…

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Race Weekend Spotlight Oct 9-11 & Oct 16-18 2015

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  Ironman® Louisville: 1st Place, Division 1 with 46,507 points scored – special congratulations to: Jordan Marchewka 1st Ironman 11:31 Danielle Santucci 11:30 Jay Reville 1st Ironman 11:48 Stephan W Brunelle 11:45 with a 21 minute PR Paul Hough 11:41 Roy Ezell 12:48 Ironman® 70.3 Arizona Ironman® World Championship: – special congratulations to: Teri Cashmore 11:59 Tim Cronk 11:54 Doug Herr…

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Training Consistency Kills…Your Triathlon Competition

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It’s that time of year when Kona is done, New Year’s resolutions are several weeks away..and candy and food abound. For most endurance athletes, this is training and racing purgatory.

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