Race Execution

2016 Ironman® Wisconsin Tips

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Racing 140.6 miles is too big of a problem to solve through fitness alone. Rather, it’s an exercising in making smart decisions as you efficiently drive your fitness vehicle around the course. Therefore, the more difficult races are the ones that force you to make frequent decisions on terrain on which making poor decisions can…

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Actions in the First Third of the Ironman Bike and Run

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Did you know that after months and months of training, blood sweat, and tears, and thousands of dollars invested in equipment and travel to your race, you’re most likely to trash it all in the first 30 miles of the bike and 8 miles of the run? In this post I’ll explain why and what…

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Five Ways Triathletes Can Beat the Unknown on Race Week

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[box]Brought to you by our latest free resource, the Ultimate PreRace Checklist. This nine-page, print-and-use guide covers everything you need to do from the minute you arrive on through the starting gun. Don’t re-invent the wheel — let our proven checklist do all the heavy lifting so you can focus on what will make your…

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

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Endurance Nation has a long history on the Ironman® Lake Placid course: Coach Patrick has raced the event seven times, qualifying for Hawaii three of those occasions. Patrick’s personal best is a 9:54; he has held a training camp on the course every year since 2002, and he’s attended almost every edition of the race. Finally TeamEN has historically…

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All Things Hills, for Triathletes, Part 2: Racing

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In Part I we discussed the considerations for training the bike and run in hills. Let’s now turn our attention to racing a hilly course properly. The Bike Ride Steady and Conserve Matches Think of your legs as books of matches. The number of matches in your legs is finite, you only have so many…

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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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Mont Tremblant Swim Course Preview | Voice of the Nation Podcast

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Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for this review of the swim portion of the full-distance triathlon in Mont Tremblant.

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Long Course Triathlon Rules | Voice of the Nation Podcast

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Every sport has its rules, and long course triathlon is no different. But they can be tricky, so Coach Rich walks you through the rules of long course triathlon.

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