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Food on Bike

Short Course Race Nutrition

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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.

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Conquering the Climbs, Part One: There is No Pixie Dust

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  Spring has sprung, bikes have been unlocked from their trainers and triathletes everywhere have been begun to ride…wait for it…on the roads! And that often means hills and that often has us hearing many “I’m not a climber” comments. There are many myths and a lot of misinformation swirling around the triathlon interwebs about…

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Beginner Ironman 2.3 – Common Injuries

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In this next installment of the Beginner Ironman article series, we will investigate what it means to keep things going at the workplace while you get ready for race day. Click here to find more articles from this series. Time for the dreaded injury section. While it should come to surprise to anyone reading this book…

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Endurance Nation Long Course Triathlon Execution Seminar, Tuesday, June 14th

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  Endurance Nation has had over 1000 Ironman® finishers per year, every year, since 2010. We are the 3-time Ironman® Tri Club Global Champions in Division I, for clubs with over 400 members. In that time we’ve created bullet proof processes for successfully racing long course triathlon. For over 15 years, Endurance Nation Coach and Founder Rich Strauss…

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Blue Ridge Camp 2016 — Day Two to Mt Mitchell

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The second day of our annual Blue Ridge Training Camp it is devoted entirely to the ascent of Mount Mitchell. Mt Mitchell is the highest point on the Eastern seaboard and represents an incredible achievement for a cyclist. But Blue Ridge Campers are anything but ordinary! Our campers “softened” their legs by climbing over 7,000…

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April and Triathlon Cycling

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We like our athletes to begin their OutSeason in either late October or early January. Our OutSeason is 14 weeks long and therefore our January OutSeason athletes are just now exiting their OS and beginning to transition towards training for their races this season. Since we founded Endurance Nation in 2007 we’ve seen many, many…

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Five Triathlon Tips to Save Time and Money — Plus Bonus Tips

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Whether you’re new to triathlon, or a seasoned veteran, you fully understand the true cost of our sport: time and money. As the sport of triathlon has evolved over the past 20 years, it has gotten increasingly more complex and specialized. While it might seem like everyone on race day takes triathlon very seriously, that’s…

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Beginner Ironman Section 1.2 – Your Ironman Budget

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This article is part of a new beginner’s series. Click here to find more articles from this series. Now that you’ve picked your race, it’s time to talk about your budget. If you’re like any normal triathlete, you just click the submit button after entering your credit card information and a tiny voice in the…

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2016 Texas Camp Day Two Recap

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The second day of training camp is always interesting. At camp dinner the night before there is much hemming and hawing as to which way people will go: ride the full 112 or shorten it? There is a mixture of curiosity, bravado, and a little bit of fear that makes most people push the decision…

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Beginner Ironman® Section 1.1 – Picking Your First Race

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This article is part of a new beginner’s series. Click here to find more articles from this series. A lot of people have a finish line in mind — they are thinking about what it means to put their arms in the air. Maybe they’re a jumper, or maybe they want to roll on the…

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