Endurance Nation Triathlon Podcast

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P dives deeper into the Vasa Swim Ergometer with Endurance Nation Member extraordinaire, Ian Kurth.  Ian has been pioneering the use of a Vasa, and similar training technology, to get fitter without compromising training time or efficiency. Thanks to his hard work, we are all benefitting! Key Talking Points include:  How to Get Started on the Vasa; What to Focus on in Terms of Improvements; Key Triathlon Workouts; And Much More!  Additional Links and Resources:  What is it Like to Train Indoors and Race Outdoors? 2016 Ironman® Wisconsin Race Report Shop for VASA here. Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast...find more online here. Sponsor Health IQ can save customers up to 33% because physically active people have a 56% lower risk of heart disease, 20% lower risk of cancer and a 58% lower risk of diabetes compared to people who are inactive. Like saving money on your ca

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews Dawn Cass on her breakthrough 2017 season.  Key Talking Points: Dawn tore her calf in the early Spring, leaded to a few months off of running. Despite that, she PR’d both Ironman™ Mont Tremblant and Ironman® Louisville. Ended the year with a best time of 11:18min, a 23 minute PR over 2016! Tune in to hear how Dawn managed her season and stayed the course despite her setback.   Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast! Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all things endurance, or create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join if you are ready to get started! Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for a special in-betweenisode podcast. This week Coach P dives into the value behind winter training as a tool for building a fantastic season. Key Talking Points include:  Why Winter Training Can Make Such a Difference The Value of Intensity in the Winter Top Three Winter Mistakes Made  Why You Can Still Have Fun! And more... Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast! Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all things endurance, or create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join if you are ready to get started! Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P breaks down his three Ironman® races in three months approach. Qualify at Ironman® Mont Tremblant, compete at Ironman® Hawaii then re-qualify at Ironman® Los Cabos.  Key Talking Points include:  Managing Expectations Critical Workouts to Reverse DeTraining How to structure the Run Workouts Getting Race Specific Training In Mental Prep for the Final Race The Value of a Team on Your Side And more! Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast! Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all things endurance, or create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join if you are ready to get started! Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews Paul Curtin on the training, planning and preparation that went into his Age Group win at Ironman Louisville (AG M50-54).  In the last two years, Paul has lost 30 pounds...but even more impressive with that is the discipline he showed in outlining and sticking to his goals for the season.  Learn how Paul: Outlined new bike workouts to over stress his system; Build his run fitness all year using the Endurance Nation Run Durability Program; Defined successful swim training across the entire season.  Enjoy! Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join or sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews Team Endurance Nation member Michael Collins about his return to Kona.  Michael last raced in Kona in 1992...TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO...and shares his journey on race day as well what it meant to be back at the race in a new era of triathlon. Even though Michael didn't have the race he wanted, he still had a great race, with plenty of lessons learned.  You can find Michael online via NOVA Masters. Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join or sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all things endurance. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for this special check in with the Co-Founder and Knowledge Guru of Stryd - www.stryd.com Gus Pernetz, co-founder of Stryd, brought his partner in crime Matt Bevil to talk all things "Running with Power" with us. While Stryd has been around for six years, they are only just now gaining critical mass...which is great for the rest of us. This year in Kona they will be able to review the data from over 100 athletes -- including some Pros! -- to help us decode what exactly makes a great Ironman marathon possible.  Join us as we talk Race Prep, Winter training, key metrics and why running with power is nothing like cycling with power! Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/joi

2017 is the 10th anniversary of Endurance Nation! And in honor of our 10th anniversary, we’ve reached back into our archive of over 630 episodes to refresh our most popular and downloaded podcasts. We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we enjoyed revisiting it! Ironman Training for the Age Group Triathlete: Coach Rich Strauss of Endurance Nation delivers his Ironman training guidance for self-coached athletes. Straight shooting and uncensored, this is not the stuff you read in the mags... Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, or create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P discusses the nuances of successfully "ending" a season.  Starting a season is easy...but ending can be ugly. And the grey area between the two is full of POTENTIAL! Tune in to hear why Endurance Nation athletes use our Run Durability Program (RDP) to transition between seasons.  Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us or sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all things endurance. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P dives into his race experience at Ironman® Mont Tremblant, pulling out the big lessons learned that made a huge difference on race day. Read the full race report here. Listen to the pre-race podcast here. Share your personal lessons learned with us on the Endurance Nation Facebook Page. Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join or sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all things endurance. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

2017 is the 10th anniversary of Endurance Nation! And in honor of our 10th anniversary, we’ve reached back into our archive of over 630 episodes to refresh our most popular and downloaded podcasts. We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we enjoyed revisiting it! Advanced Ironman Racing Topics: Coach Rich discusses proper gearing for Ironman racing, bike setup, nutrition, racing with power, and much more in this podcast recorded at our Ironman Wisconsin Tri-Rally in 2010. Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, or create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for a special in-between episode of our weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P discusses the build up to his next race at Ironman® Mont Tremblant. This is his first race since 2015 and there were several key changes he made to his training volume and schedule this year.  Relevant Links: Vasa Swim Trainer with Power (ANT+): https://vasatrainer.com Ventum One: https://ventumracing.com Zwift You can follow Patrick and the rest of the Endurance Nation team racing this weekend online via Twitter (www.twitter.com/teamen) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/teamendurancenation).  +++++++++++ Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join or sign up our Endurance Insider weekly

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews the intrepid Peter Lautenslager on his recent qualification for Kona by placing second in M55-59 at Ironman® Lake Placid. We worked with Peter to refocus his year, emphasizing the opportunity the Winter training presented. He crushed the Endurance Nation OutSeason® program, turning that into a qualification for 70.3® worlds at Ironman® 70.3® Syracuse.  With a refocus on race execution and the power of Heart Rate on race day, Peter was able to put together a great performance in July. You'll enjoy his story and hopefully learn quite a bit about moving from JV to Varsity as an Ironman athlete.  Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial members

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews Endurance Nation member Mark Maurer about his ADVENTURE in the inaugural Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon.  Tune in to hear how Mark settled on the race, how he trained and just how E.P.I.C. this race was...especially the last seven miles of the run! Despite it all, Mark was able to emerge the oldest finisher, no small feat! Learn more at www.akxtri.com Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join or sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all things endurance. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!     

Join Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for special live interview endurance podcast with Endurance Nation member Jeff Cornick and his father "Pops." We sat down together in Lake Placid before Jeff's race to discuss their unique journey. Pops suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) www.nationalmssociety.org and came to a point where his symptoms were taking his ability to perform at the athletic level he was use to. Armed with the love of his son and EN athlete, Jeff - they teamed up with Ainsley's Angels www.ainsleysangels.org to tackle the task of racing together - Jeff would be his fathers feet! Armed with Endurance Nation, Jeff is putting together a path for him and Pops to cross the finish line at Ironman Boulder in 2018. Listen on to hear all about Ainsley's Angels and the incredible work they do for so many to ensure everyone can experience endurance events and build awareness about America's special needs community through inclusion in all aspects of life. Jeff and Pops share a very special connec

2017 is the 10th anniversary of Endurance Nation! And in honor of our 10th anniversary, we’ve reached back into our archive of over 630 episodes to refresh our most popular and downloaded podcasts. We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we enjoyed revisiting it! Moving to the Next Level in Ironman Triathlon Swimming: Mike Roberts of Endurance Nation worked methodically to move from a 1:05 to :55-56 Ironman swimmer, with is performance at the 2015 Ironman New Zealand. Mike and Coach Rich discuss the changes Mike made to his swimming to create this huge jump in his swim. Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, or create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast! 

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P interviews Endurance Nation member extraordinaire, Dino Sarti, on his RAAM experience.  A "late addition" to an 8-man Team, Dino recounts the highs and lows that constitute a 3500+ mile bike ride across the United States. Dino is a great storyteller, and he manages to make you laugh while he's also taking you to school on all things RAAM.  Key Talking Points include:  The weight of the logistics not only pre-race but also at check-in and following the rules; Rules? How about a spiral bound book with turn-by-turn notes for an unmarked cross country course; How a 12-hour rest shift only netted 3 hours of sleep; Why exercise food was gone by the third day; What Dino would do differently next time around (don't tell his wife!). Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members acr

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P publishes one of our monthly Coach Conference Calls.  As a company dedicated to learning, one of the most important things we can do is provide our members with access to information in as many forms as possible -- forums, messages, emails, webinars, videos, podcasts...and even conference calls.  June's topic kicked off with managing heat, and then moved over to talking with Tommy Bonds.  If you're a member you can attend these chats - with your own questions - for free! Hope you can make it next month! Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join or sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all th

Join Coach Rich from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another installment in our special 10 Year Anniversary Podcast Series. In this episode, Rich interviews Mark Roberts. Mark was with Rich when he was Crucible Fitness, in the Dark Ages of Triathlon. He joined Endurance Nation at the very beginning, as a Charter Member, and has been the Team ever since.  He and Rich share stories of the early days of the sport and the team, as well as discuss the value that a community of supportive athletes has created for themselves.  Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, or create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!   

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance interview. In episode #642, Coach P interviews Endurance Nation member Ellen Sauter after her recent 3rd Place Finish at the 2017 Xterra Age Group Nationals.  Ellen's a really down to early athlete who was struggling with her run and overall tri performance this year. Together we were able to create a strategy to get her back on track and ready for the big race! Now, it's off to Worlds! Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, create a FREE 30-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join or sign up our Endurance Insider weekly email to stay on top of all things endurance. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast!