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Arizona 2012 Race Report: Rian Bogle, 3:14 PR!

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Rian Bogle at Arizona2012 Note: for the technically/numerically minded, I’ve placed stats at the end. The narrative was also intended for family and friends and is a bit verbose  Perma-grin. I’m smiling ear to ear this morning as I write this for a host of reasons. Smiling because I’m thinking of the wonderful team-mates and coach…

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Florida Race Report: Brian Pautsch, 1:19 PR!

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[button color=”red” size=”large” link=”http://enation.libsyn.com/ironman-florida-2012-race-podcast-with-brian-pautsch”]Download the Podcast Interview with Coach Patrick Here[/button] Ironman® Florida, Chicago Mafia Brian Pautsch 37 yr, 6’2″, 195 lb 2nd Ironman: 11.3.2012 Ironman® Florida Times Goal Actual Last Year Swim 1:08 1:12 1:13 T1 0:08 0:08 0:11 Bike 5:45 5:35 6:10 T2 0:06 0:06 0:09 Run 5:00 4:47 5:23 Overall <12:00 11:48 13:07…

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Kona Race Report: Teri Cashmore

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PRE RACE I arrived on the Big Island a week before the race and stayed in a condo with Stephanie Stevens about 2.5 miles from the pier.  We rode the majority of the bike course, ran on Ali’i Dr and the Queen K and swam in the ocean.  We went snorkelling, Steph went cliff jumping…

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Kona Race Report: Dave Tallo, 10:48

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Swim: 1:11:36 Bike: 5:44:11 Run: 3:34:43 Overall: 10:40:28 T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE 3:46 T2: BIKE-TO-RUN 6:12 This RR will be a bit different than the traditional narrative, but I’m happy to answer any questions about prep, execution and other race things that I overlook here. You’re Soaking In It, 2011-2012. Remember the Palmolive commercial?  With Madge, at…

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Kona Race Report: Al Truscott — 5x AG Ironman Winner Returns to Kona!

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Al Truscott at Ironman® Arizona My longest race, I’ll try to make this my shortest report. First, a note on how I race. I make goals for most races a long time in advance, and then think about that goal periodically over time. Come race day, I really don’t pay conscious attention to motivation; I…

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Kona Race Report: Carol DeFazio

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  Ironman® Kona, Carol Defazio I’m still not sure how I got here! A lot of work and a whole lot of luck for sure.  It’s been over a week since Ironman® Kona and I am  pinching myself to see if I’m awake and all of this really happened. We arrived a week pre-race which…

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Endurance Nation Florida 2012 Post Race Recap

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Following closely on the heels of Hurricane Sandy, Florida was destined to be an epic event. From the travel challenges that the athletes faced . to the intimidating surf pounding the beach all week, the stage was set early for a big day. By the time the finish line closed at midnight, a large percentage…

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Heart Rate Training Redefined, Part I — Fitness is in the Muscles

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We focus exclusively on age-group triathlon training that leads to measurable, quantifiable results. At the foundation of our approach to training is the idea that fitness is in the muscles, not the cardiovascular system. In other words, running with a higher heart rate doesn’t make you faster, it just means you have a higher heart…

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Four Reasons Why Team Endurance Nation is Closed Until January 2013 (And How You Can Sneak In)

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Over the course of our recent two-week membership drive, well over two hundred athletes created a free trial inside Endurance Nation. That’s a ton of new folks, but it’s a ton of real work as well. That means two hundred phone calls by me, Coach Patrick, and two hundred season plans by Coach Rich. Don’t…

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Wisconsin 2012 Race Report: JT Thompson, 12:13…from a STROKE to an 18′ PR!

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IM Moo – From A Stroke To Ironman® PR – Living Life! Wow – is this really going to happen??? I turned the corner coming on to State Street in downtown Madison with about ¼ mile left to go. The street was packed with people on both sides and a few of them were saying…

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