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!

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.

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 increased her 5' power from 206w to 221w since December.

Oh yeah, she is also a 50's-ish mother of four sons and the owner of Linda Patch and Associates, a PR and marketing firm. No, she is not some young thing with tons of recovery and time resources on her hands and, yes, she is very, very busy!

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/kg
Run: 3.2 VDot increase in 16wks, with his final test coming shortly.

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 ton of Endurance Nation members. But many of our members — though they train and network with each other virtually — only know each other as email addresses, forum names and signatures, rarely getting the chance to connect in the real world.

We thought it would fun for us, the Team, and our listeners to interview our athletes. To put a name, a voice and a face to an email address/forum handle and learn more about each other!

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 ton of Endurance Nation members. But many of our members -- though they train and network with each other virtually -- only know each other as email addresses, forum names and signatures, rarely getting the chance to connect in the real world.

We thought it would fun for us, the Team, and our listeners to interview our athletes. To put a name, a voice and a face to an email address/forum handle and learn more about each other!

Endurance Nation Coach Rich Strauss and professional mountain biker and coach Lynda Wallenfels, of LWCoaching.com, discuss the brand new St. George Ironman. Lynda is a long time resident of St. George, a former Ironman athlete, and knows every inch of the bike and run courses.

She and Rich discuss weather, terrain, road conditions, hills, curves, chip seal, water temp, where to spectate, where to park, where to stay and much, much more!

If you are a mountain bike or triathlete looking for the best guidance on how to train in the dirt, there is no one better than Lynda Wallenfels. Please check her out at LWCoaching.com!

If you are registered for or thinking about racing Ironman St George, check us out at EnduranceNation.us. In only the first week of registration we already have 8-10 team members signed up for this race! We will easily have 20-30 athletes in the event by the time the gun goes off!

Endurance Nation coaches Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann discuss the teams incredible race results last weekend, Rich's clinic in NoCal this coming weekend, and preview their Bike Fit webinar coming at the end of the month.

In the fall of 2008, Endurance Nation conducted a free, 90' webinar on our unique "Out-Season" training protocols. The webinar was converted to an ebook, which you can download below. Over 3000 athletes have read the ebook!

This Fall, Endurance Nation conducted a free, 90' webinar on heart rate based training. The webinar was converted to an ebook, which you can download below. Over 1000 athletes have read the ebook!

Heart Rate Training Redefined

We've now made the entire audio presentation available, also for free!

Coach P wraps up the Stump The Chump challenge, talking about the following: $1200 for Speed — What To Buy and GoodRun/BadRun in an Ironman.

Coach P takes a swing at the Stump the Chump questions…including Wetsuit Selection, Intensity vs Base training and much more!

The 60'+ audio file to accompany our free ebook: Introduction to Training and Racing with Power.

Coach Rich discusses his thoughts on the "compartmentalization of fitness" adhered to by much of the triathlon world, and how this severely limits the perspectives and performances of age group athletes.

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Listen along as Coach Patrick recaps the growth and highlights of 2008, then he briefly introduces some of the new changes coming into play in early January 2009. If you prefer, watch the video on the Endurance Nation blog or on YouTube.

Coach P gets on a rant about one doode's training plan (only 56 weeks to go!), and along the way explains a better way to build your next season successfully.

Listen in as Rich reports from Louisville, Patrick and Rich talk shop and more...

EN Coaches Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann discuss their roles as teachers and leaders within the Endurance Nation community.

Endurance Nation coaches Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann explain the value of their training plan bundles: 6 x HIM and IM training plans for Advance, Beginner and Intermediate athletes, with pace, power and heart rate guidance PLUS 36 podcast, 10+hrs, to accompany the bundle. For only $249. Learn more by listening to the podcast!

Just what is Endurance Nation? Coaches and Founders Patrick McCrann and Rich Strauss offer more detail. Over 400 members have joined us in only seventh months...a full season of training solutions for only $.27/day...almost 20 athletes at IMCDA with 4 guys under 10:30...you may want to check us out!

Be sure to also read our Blog!

Listen in as Todd talks about his most excellent race at IMCDA; specifically how he set a 29' personal best (vs IMCDA 2007) and how Endurance Nation helped to tip the scales in his favor. Great job Todd!!!!

Please also check out Todd's race report!

IMCDA 2008 was a great event; folks like Marianne made it awesome. Listen in as Marianne tells you about her race, training and execution. Thanks, M!!!

Please also read Marianne's race report!

Listen along as Endurance Nation coaches Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann discuss the Four Keys to Iron Distance Racing in the context of Patrick's 2008, Kona-qualifying performance at Ironman CDA.  This 30' podcast gives you the basics of the Four Keys (available on DVD) with real-world examples from an actual race. Read the accompanying text on the Endurance Nation Blog here.

Coach Patrick covers the basic elements of what it means to be racing for a Kona slot on Ironman day. He outlines the biggest challenges you will face (#1 being yourself) and outlines one way to get it done without doing yourself in.

Join Endurance Nation coaches and founders, Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann for this FREE hour-long presentation on how to train and race your next long course triathlon. From start to finish, Rich and Patrick cover:

• How to structure your training;
• Key workouts to execute;
• Race day strategies;
• Pacing guidance;
• Racing as an “Aâ€? race or as Ironman preparation.

Click here to download the webcast (audio + PDF files) to your desktop.

This FREE resource was made possible by the members of Endurance Nation; check them out online here or join them with a free two week trial membership.

Listen and read along as Coach Rich outlines the underlying philosophy of the "basic week" that is the foundation of all EN training plans. You'll need to open the audio file (below), then go to the presentation and follow along. Enjoy! 

View the presentation here; get the audio below.

Note: The audio runs approximately 60 mins.

Coach Rich and Coach Patrick talk for 20' about how to lay out a proper triathlon season. The main points are:

• Conserving Your Head Across a Long Season
• Focus on Short Term, Consistency
• Epic Weekends to Boost Fitness
• Cool Events to Maintain Fun Factor

Rich and Patrick give an insider look to new developments happening inside Endurance Nation. This is (hopefully) the first of many weekly podcasts.