Join Coach Patrick as he quickly talks you through the race from the turn on the bike at Hawi (not halfway!) and the entire marathon. Learn how to stay focused, what to stay focused upon and where (most likely) your wheels will come off on race day!Duration: 15:00
Coach Patrick wraps up the 2009 Ironman Louisville experience. He talks about the 30 athletes who raced ( results ) and the overall process of supporting the team ( pictures ). He even includes some race day / Kona tips before talking about the 2010 OutSeason Training Plan Sale through 9/30 and the Team EN Waitlist !...
Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation for a quick preview of our 2010 OutSeason plans and what makes them so insanely effective.
Episode 10: Rich and Patrick talk about the most important aspect of your training -- preparing to race: Determining pace, nutrition, & gear for your big day.
Rich and Patrick, fearless leaders of Endurance Nation, check in during their work week in Coeur d'Alene 2009.
Since we were up in Lake Placid at our annual camp , we were unable to broadcast the Race Simulation show live. Rich and I sat down an recorded this offline, so you can enjoy exactly what we want you to know about Race Simulation workouts: how to plan, execute, and analyze them. What to look out for and how to make critical decisions on what to wear and where to ride. Length: Approx 47 minutes.
Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation talks about the true value of racing with a plan for an Endurance Nation athlete.
Coach P reflects on how it's natural to worry about a missed workout...but why it ultimately doesn't matter...at all! Tune in and then focus on the future!
Join Endurance Nation coaches Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann for Episode #5 of Race Execution Radio. This week Rich and Patrick talk Racing Hilly Ironman Bike Courses and they interview Matt Ancona (mancona), a Team EN athlete around his most recent race performance.First Half: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/endurancenation/2009/05/18/Endurance-Nation-Radio-Weekly-Check-In-With-The-Coaches Second Half: Audio file included here....
In the fourth episode of Triathlon Execution Radio, Rich and Patrick talk the specifics of Long Course Bike set up for race day. From fit to wheels to helmets to food...we've got it all covered! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/endurancenation/2009/05/11/Endurance-Nation-Radio-Weekly-Check-In-With-The-Coaches Approx 45 minutes.
Coach Patrick talks about the looming Ironman CDA event and helps re-focus you to making that guy feeling into an ally instead of your training and racing enemy.
Join Coach Patrick of Endurance Nation as he helps an athlete consider how to interpret the new results from a recent bike threshold test.
Meet John Stark: EN NorCal Sleeper Cell Member and our Ironman Couer d'Alene Team Captain. John joined EN in October 2008. In that time his FTP on the bike has increased 14%, from 235 to 275w. Rich and John discuss his progress within EN and his performance at Ironman California 70.3. Can your triathlon coach or training plan demonstrate a history of delivering results and testimonials like the ones you’ve heard in these podcasts? Please create a 30-day free trial to check us out before the 5/1/...
Meet Kris Frazier. Kris is an EN OG, Charter Member of the Lil' Peeps Mafia, Ironman Louisville Team Captain, and a resident of Louisville, KY. She lives right on the bike course and is recently the former president of the Louisville Landsharks Triathlon Club. Since training with Endurance Nation, Kris has seen a 24% FTP increase, 12% VDot increase, a 7' HIM PR on a hilly course vs her former flat course PR. She also finished her first Ironman, Louisville, "coherent and with a smile on her face,...
Marianne is an EN OG (Original Gangsta), having attended Rich's Ironman Louisville camp in June 2007, and then joining EN from the very beginning. She is THE EN Denmother and the Don of the EN Arkansas Mafia. Marianne and Rich discuss her challenging day at Ironman New Orleans 70.3 and her training for Ironman Lake Placid 2009. Can your triathlon coach or training plan demonstrate a history of delivering results and testimonials like the ones you’ve heard in these podcasts? Please create a 30-da...
Meet Tom Glynn of Danville, CA. Tom is another member of our EN NorCal Sleeper Cell and is fast becoming the EN Poster Boy for MOP to FOP progression. Since joining Endurance Nation in the fall of 2007, Tom's VDot has risen from 51 to 55. His Functional Threshold Power (FTP) on the bike has increased 43%, from 215w to 304w. That increased fitness has translated into some very impressive PR's: from a 11:55 at IMAZ'07 to an 11:12 at IMLP'08. Most recently Tom, PR'ed Ironman California 70.3 2009 by...
Meet Verna Mandel of Pasadena, CA. Verna has been with us since early 2008 and has made great strides on the bike and run. She and her 47cm bike are members of the Lil' Peeps Mafia, and she is also our resident WKO+ software expert: another example of how Endurance Nation is a unique learning environment in the tri-space. Can your triathlon coach or training plan demonstrate a history of delivering results and testimonials like the ones you’ve heard in these podcasts? Please create a 30-day free...
Kitima, or EN Code Name Kitiboo, is a relatively new member. She gives us a great perspective on our power and pace focus, and is another example of how you don't have to be a skinny, bald, Type A, male 25-35 power geek to find value in training with power. Oh, and she's also a smart doc-type who gives us her expertise on a number of issues. Since joining EN her running VDot is up 2 points and her FTP on the bike is up...wait for it, 36.7%! Can your triathlon coach or training plan demonstrate a...
Meet Todd Glass. Todd and his family live in St. Louis. He is another athlete who has been with us, off and on, since the Crucible Fitness days. He is currently in the rarified fitness air of an FTP north of 300w, and VDot in the high 50's. But he did a lot of work to get there. In the '08-09 Out-Season with Endurance Nation, Todd's FTP has risen 22%, from 265 to 325w. His VDot has climbed from 50 to 57. With an IM PR of 10:15, Todd is poised for even greater things at IMCDA in a couple months. ...
Hayes is on the right and is not the pro cyclist on the left :-) Hayes is ANOTHER member of EN Northern Illinois Sleeper Cell and the man behind the soon-to-be-legendary EN Midwest Training Camp coming up in less than two short weeks in Madison, WI. Hayes has seen a 25% FTP increase over the winter, lifting his watts from 191w to 239w. He also set a 3 minutes half marathon PR in March, again using our Out-Season training plan....which had him training for a 5k, by the way. Hayes PR'ed his goal H...
Matt Sullivan, another member of the EN Northern Illinois Sleeper Cell, is next in our podcast series. Matt's Functional Threshold Power (FTP) on the bike has risen from 175w to 222w, 27%, using our Out-Season training program this weekend. He has also set 45" 5k and 2' 10k PR's this winter. Can your triathlon coach or training plan demonstrate a history of delivering results and testimonials like the ones you've heard in these podcasts?...
Meet Helen Brauch (the one in the middle), or Nemo as she is known to the member of the EN Haus. Nemo has been with us since January '08 and is a charter member of the EN Lil' Peeps Mafia. While training with EN last year she PR'ed IMWI by 1:54. Her previous IM was IMFL, a much faster course. She and a few other EN Chicas will be joining us for our Tour of California 2010 training camp! Listen Now! Can your triathlon coach or training plan demonstrate a history of delivering results and testimon...
After meeting so many of our NIL Sleeper Cell, it's time to shift towards the Left Coast and talk to the leader of our NorCal Sleeper Cell: Steve Cramer! Yep, there is ANOTHER solid squad of EN athletes training and racing together in the East Bay area and Steve Cramer deserves much of the credit for bringing them onto the team by setting the local fitness and training example. Steve has been inside the Endurance Nation/Crucible Fitness house since about 2006. His Ironman PR has plummetted, from...
The Halligan and Family Dave Halligan, THE Halligan, the Chuck Norris of EN, a giant of a man and a legend in the EN Haus after tearing the legs off of his coaches and fellow campers at our Tour of California camp! Dave has been with EN for just over year. IMLP'08 was his Ironman, where he negative split the bike AND the run using our execution guidance. More recently, since purchasing a Powertap in January, training with our Out-Season program and joining us for the Tour of California, Dave's F...
Rich and Dan go way, way, way back to the early beginnings of his Crucible Fitness days. They have been business, virtual training, and trash-talking partners for years. Dan has a PR of 10:20 at IMLP’07 and recent placed 9th in a bitter cold and rainy Michigan time trial. When Dan isn’t doing cool stuff with his fitness, like running 40 miles in the snow on his 40th birthday, you can find him coordinating the websites and marketing campaigns of his clients through Dan Socie Creative , or sharing...
Endurance Nation Coach Rich Strauss discusses every inch, turn, hill and stride of the CaliHalf course. He knows it very, very well!
We are pleased to introduce Linda Patch. Linda is one of our original members. Linda set a 1:30+ PR at Ironman Flordia 2008 after training with EN for about a year. Since joining us in October, 2007, Linda's Functional Threshold Power (FTP) on the bike has increased from 146w to 181w, a 24% gain. Her VDot on the run has increased from 34 to 39 during our Out-Season program this year. Most notably, through working with a "special" power-training protocol that we discuss in this podcast, she has i...
Matt Ancona is another member of EN Northern Illinois Sleeper Cell who has seen incredible gains after joining Endurance Nation after his fall marathon. You can read about Matt's improvement over the Out-Season in this detailed post on his blog: http://ironmancona.blogspot.com/2009/03/en-out-season-results.html Coach's Summary:Bike: 20% gain in FTP, from 209w, 3.3w/kg to 251 watts and 4.07 w/kgRun: 3.2 VDot increase in 16wks, with his final test coming shortly. Patrick and Rich (Endurance Nation...
Meet Carrie Himmel of Cisco, TX. Carrie and her husband Daniel are both members of Endurance Nation and are training for Ironman Cozumel, Carrie's first Ironman. Carrie is working mom and a neat lady, not a uber geeked out super stud, so we thought it would be valuable for you to meet her and gain her perspective on Endurance Nation. Patrick and Rich (Endurance Nation Coaches/Founders) have the opportunity to travel to all of the North American Ironman (TM) races throughout the year and meet a t...
Join Coach Rich and Patrick as they talk about Patrick's 30-Day Run Project , the Cali Half coming up, training with TSS/fitness in the muscles and what set's Endurance Nation apart from the coaching competition. Approx 45' in duration.
