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Endurance Nation Charity Kickstart Update: June 2011

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It’s that time again, when we get to report on the data that really matters. Forget about w/kg, vDOT, or your LTHR…let’s talk about giving real money to organizations that are making a difference in the lives of others and improving the quality of life for us all. Every month in 2011, Endurance Nation has…

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Endurance Nation Kickstart Program Update: February 2011

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It’s that time again, when we get to report on the data that really matters. Forget about w/kg, vDOT, or your LTHR…let’s talk about giving real money to organizations that are making a difference in the lives of others and improving the quality of life for us all.

Every month in 2011, Endurance Nation has pledged to award $250 to up to eight (8) member or training plan athletes who are racing to raise money for a particular charity. Our 2011 annual commitment is $24,000 — a lot in some ways, but not enough in others.

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Off Season Intervention, Part III: Endurance Nation’s Fast Then Far vs Old Skool Base Training

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In Part I we introduced you to the notion that fitness is in the muscles, not the cardiovascular system. In Part II we discussed the principles of Specificity and Return on Investment, urging you to delete that 4th newsletter this month espousing the benefits of off-season strength training. Let’s put these together in an example…

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Triathlete Volume Strategy III: The Big Triathlon Week

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Ed Note: This three part series will look at how age group triathletes can build in volume to reap the benefits of going longer without compromising their current training cycles. This is Part 3 of 3. In Part One of this series, we covered the overall benefits of adding volume to your endurance training regime…

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Endurance Nation Cycling Summary

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From a post by Rich on Slowtwitch. The discussion included some questions about our bike training at Endurance Nation so Rich decided to provide a summary of how we do business on the bike. Since Endurance Nation was mentioned in the thread I want to clarify a few things: For the first 16wks of our…

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Tour of California 2009: Lessons Learned

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Every February, Endurance Nation holds a Tour of California camp, a seven-day cycling adventure. The camp rides nearly every stage of the Tour, leaving 2-3 hours ahead of the pro peloton each day as it rides a wide variety of terrain and stages from NorCal to SoCal. Every year we are reminded of the following…

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Evolution of Running within Endurance Nation, Part II

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Part 2 of another Endurance Nation case study in community-driven continuous improvement. You can read Part 1 here. Out Season, 2008 Rich and Patrick lock themselves down into bi-coastal coffee shops and, their brains connected through tools like Skype, Google Chat, and Google Docs, they hammer out the next version of Out-Season Plans, with these…

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Endurance Nation KickStart Program Update: January 2011

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It’s that time again, when we get to report on the data that really matters. Forget about w/kg, vDOT, or your LTHR…let’s talk about giving real money to organizations that are making a difference in the lives of others and improving the quality of life for us all.

Every month in 20111, Endurance Nation has pledged to award $250 to up to eight (8) member or training plan athletes who are racing to raise money for a particular charity. Our 2011 annual commitment is $24,000 — a lot in some ways, but not enough in others.

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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 opinions and advice carry as much or more weight as the coaches themselves. WSM nominations are submitted by the Team, not the coaches, with zero…

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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 January OutSeason® groups, and have begun to share workout results and notes with each other. This is a great motivational and accountability tool, and is…

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