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The TeamEN Web Platform
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You probably know that TeamEN is a team of over 500 half and full Ironman® triathletes. You probably know that we sell training plans and use these plans to coach…

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Beginner Triathlon: Avoid These Five Mistakes
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Triathlon’s popularity has exploded in recent years. From single-sport athletes looking for a new challenge, to non-athletes interesting in using the sport as a vehicle for lifestyle change, every race sees first timers standing at the starting line next to veterans with years of tri-experience.

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Five Common Half Ironman Mistakes
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It’s no secret that Ironman racing (the 140.6 mile version) has become crazy popular, with races selling out a year in advance, often in only minutes. As a result, Ironman-focused conversations dominate the triathlon space. Yet probably 90% of these Ironman triathletes race one, two, three or more half Ironman events enroute to their full Ironman distance event. Our combined 20 years of coaching and racing experience has shown that the 70.3 distance is a different race entirely from the Ironman. If you want to be successful at the half iron distance you’ll need to bring more to the table than your Ironman fitness and some good luck.

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Triathlon Tip: Internal Goals Yield External Results
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Inside Endurance Nation, we hear goals all the time. From prospective customers to our own members, everyone has a position staked out that is a large part of what drives them on a daily basis. While goals are a natural part of how we operate as athletes, they are not all made equal. A large part of what we do inside EN is turn your focus inwards, towards elements of your fitness that you can control and improve and away from external metrics that could remain out of grasp for a myriad of reasons.

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Podcast: Season Planning and Annual Long Course Training Plan Sale
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Tune in as Endurance Nation Coaches Rich and Patrick walk you through the new 2011 training plans. From season planning guidance to stacking training plans to where to start and…

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Five Ways To Build A Breakthrough Triathlon Season
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Every year people just get faster. Equipment gets better, technology improves, finish times seem to get faster…it’s all part of that seemingly inexorable march to a bigger better (faster) world. But at the same time, we know that nothing is guaranteed. All the fancy equipment in the world won’t put you ahead of someone who has out-trained, out-prepared and/or out-raced you. So shop all you want, but know that if you are truly going to be a better triathlete next season, you are going to have to raise the bar in many areas of your athletic life.

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New for 2011: Season Planning Guidance Add to All Training Plans
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Which Way Will Your Season Go? photo credit: piermario Every January is a special time inside the world of Endurance Nation, as we release the next version of our Ironman®…

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New for 2011: Season Planning Guidance Add to All Training Plans
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Which Way Will Your Season Go? photo credit: piermario Every January is a special time inside the world of Endurance Nation, as we release the next version of our Ironman®…

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Please Welcome Our Newest Class of Wicked Smart Members
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Wicked Smart Members (WSM’s) are TeamEN athletes who’ve been recognized by their peers as being…wicked smart…with wicked triathlon coaching skills. Whenever a WSM speaks on pretty much any topic, their…

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Over-Acheiving on Cycling Intervals
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At this time, December 2010, nearly all of our 500 athletes are training inside the Team with our OutSeason® training plan. They have grouped themselves into October, November, December, and…

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