Ironman

2016 Ironman Vineman Race Report: John Withrow, Lessons Learned When Things Don’t Go As Expected

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By: Rich Strauss

August 12, 2016

Setting Expectations: Racing Ironman is hard. Not just the physical nature of the actual race and its associated training, but more so the strain it can and does put on a body and on a family. This past winter, I had an episode where I had some light-headed spells and actually collapsed one night. My…

Season Planning 101 – The Southern Hemisphere Edition

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By: Patrick McCrann

August 12, 2016

Author’s Note: This article is part of the Down Under Series focusing on athletes in the Southern Hemisphere (And expats in the Middle East!) who are currently in the winter training months. Athletes can save on our OutSeason® Plans in the EN Plan Store with the code DownUnder20 now until 8/31/2016. Use code "DownUnder20" to Save…

2016 Ironman Canada Race Report: Robin Sarner, 10:10, 2nd M50-54, KONA!

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By: Rich Strauss

August 2, 2016

Robin Sarner, IM Canada, Whistler, B.C. 7/24/16. Male 50 yo. 180 lbs. 6 feet 6 inches. Swim: 58 minutes. Bike: 5:29, 243 np, 226 ave power. Ave cadence 70. (yes on purpose), Ave HR 136 Run: 3:33 ave HR 136. Ave cadence 79 Second place for age group. 47th overall. Top three kona qualified. No roll downs. So, I made the show for the…

2016 Ironman Lake Placid Race Report: Scott Dinhofer, 10th M50-54

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By: Rich Strauss

August 1, 2016

IMLP 2016 – The Revenge Race This was my 6th Ironman, first time stepping to the start line at Lake Placid, one of the toughest ranked Ironman events there is on the calendar. The story of this race really begins a year ago when I herniated my L4/L5 disc 3 days prior to the race…

Ironman® Lake Placid Macro Level Overview

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By: Patrick McCrann

July 10, 2016

As the leading race execution information provider, Endurance Nation has information resources on almost every long course triathlon in the world. One of our most popular races is Ironman® Lake Placid in New York. The longest running continental US Ironman® event, Lake Placid is a fixture on the racing circuit. It remains a destination race…

2016 Lake Placid Training Camp Day One Recap

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By: Patrick McCrann

June 10, 2016

Our 16th year here in the Adirondacks saw smaller group of about 12 campers come together for the weekend. For the entire week leading up to the race the weather looked awful. But on Thursday things cleared up setting us up for a fantastic weekend. Unfortunately, as we were to find out later, clear skies…

2016 Ironman Texas Race Report: Jenn Edwards, 2nd F40-44 and KONA!!

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By: Rich Strauss

June 8, 2016

Coach’s Note: Jenn is one of the hardest working, dedicated, and disciplined athletes we’ve had the privilege of coaching. Her journey to a Kona-qualifying performance is a textbook study on continuously working to improve…everything. Jenn has been chasing this goal for years and simply did. not. give. up. ++++++++ Texas They say the definition of…

Conquering the Climbs, Part II: Gearing

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By: Rich Strauss

May 30, 2016

Welcome to Part II of my Conquering the Climbs series. In Part I we discussed the physics of getting up a hill more quickly. In Part II of the series we’ll discuss what the gears on your bike will, and won’t, do for your ability to get up that hill more quickly. Gearing “If I change…

Short Course Race Nutrition

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By: Rich Strauss

May 14, 2016

Since race day nutrition is such a big part of Ironman racing, and because Ironman racing generates so much noise in the triathlon space, it’s difficult to find good guidance on how to fuel yourself for a short course triathlon. It’s not uncommon to see new triathletes in their first short course races racking their bikes with 4 bottles of sports drink and 10 gels taped to the top tube — bringing an Ironman nutrition plan to a short course triathlon.