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Ironman® Florida: The Complete Race Breakdown — an Article by Endurance Nation

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Endurance Nation has a long history on the Ironman® Florida course: Coach Patrick has raced the event two times and we’ve been at almost every race since 2001. TeamEN has historically had between 25 and 40 athletes at the race every year since 2008; it’s a popular destination for newbies as well as veterans looking to try and…

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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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2013 Florida Race Report – First Time Ironman Jaime Fields Nabs a 12:11 Finish

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This was my first Ironman® and prior to the race, I had only raced in sprint distance races. When I registered for Florida in 2012, I knew right away I needed some way to train that would provide structured training plan for me to follow. I found EN via a google search and decided I…

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2013 Florida Race Report – Brian Anderson, First Time Ironman, NASA Engineer, Team EN Rock Star

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Introduction and Pre-race Information First off, by way of introduction, here’s a little information about me. I’m married with 4 kids. The crazy part about that is that the 4th was born right in the middle of training (in July). But the great thing about the EN training plans is that I could still make…

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2013 Florida Race Report – Delton Chen Rocks His First Ironman, And Is Sold on TeamEN! Podcast Included

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First of all, I am sold on EN’s training and race strategy. The week of and morning of the race I was more calm than I have been at any other race of any other distance. I felt prepared and ready. having grown up swimming in the ocean in Florida, the waves on race day…

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2013 Florida – Jamie Fields Scores a 12:11 Finish In His First IM!

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This was my first Ironman® and prior to the race, I had only raced in sprint distance races. When I registered for Florida in 2012, I knew right away I needed some way to train that would provide structured training plan for me to follow. I found EN via a google search and decided I…

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Florida Recap: Michael Johnson's PR in Ironman #12!

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[box] Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) to learn more about how Team Endurance Nation veteran member Michael Johnson paced his day to his some personal bests. Mike is a great, low-key guy and this interview includes some excellent insights on finding improvement in the advanced stages of your Ironman® athletic career!  Listen to the Podcast…

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2013 Florida Race Recap with Coach Patrick

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Another early November, another Florida in the books. This edition of the race did not fail to disappoint in terms of challenges and excitement, but at the end of the day everyone who participated (and watched!) was reminded that any journey of 140.6 miles is just really, really hard. If you want to skip to…

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Florida Race Report: Attila Matyas, 12:34

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Attila Matyas // 44 yr // 6’1” // 185 // FTP: 231 // VDot: 39 // First IM Finish: 12:34:27 // Swim: 1:25:06 // Bike: 5:57:53 // Run: 4:52:19 Pre-Race Days I live in South Jersey right outside of Philadelphia so I spent the better part of the week worrying about Sandy heading right for…

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