Rich and Patrick talk a bit of admin and a lot about IMAZ! Good luck to everyone racing!

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Rich and Patrick check in with the team re IMFL and Clearwater 70.3. They cover the progress of our OutSeason athletes and discuss the upcoming Tour of California! (Time: Approx 38 mins).

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.

Endurance Nation's coaches discuss the core concepts of effective age group triathlon training. Topics include: the basic week, fitness as work, real-world scheduling and why the traditional approach to periodization falls apart at longer distances.

All of the information discussed in this podcast is covered in greater detail in the FREE Long Course Triathlon Training Manual. 

Enjoy!

Rich and Patrick

Coaches Rich and Patrick cover EN business, set a date for the Great Ice Cream showdown and offend 1:1 triathlon coaches everywhere. It's a good one.

Listen below or download the mp3 here.

Please listen as Rich and Patrick introduce you to their new product, the Season Plan: the combined their Out-Season, Basic Month, and IM or 70.3 training plans, with a "Season Map," and much more, creating a complete solution to guide you across an entire season towards your goal race.

Visit the Endurance Nation Training Plans page to learn more!

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

Originally created in 2005, thousands of athletes have used Version 1 of our ebook to improve their swimming. Responding to the overwhelming demand and positive feedback from our original ebook, we've lifted the hood and reworked the product to make it even bigger, better, and more effective.

Listen to the 15-20' introductory podcast by the coaches, then learn more here!

Thank you for following along as we've discussed our system for long course racing. Now we would like to put it all together for you and share with you the racing lessons we've learned so far this season.

Please read the accompanying article on the EN Blog.

Like what you’ve read and heard in the series so far? Join our Team today!

Coach Patrick tracks down Steve Cramer of EN-Forum (and now Kona-qualifying) fame to learn more about his race in Lake Placid, how he's recovering and what's next!

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Endurance Nation coaches Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann introduce and discuss their system for preparing for and executing the Iron distance run leg using Pace. For additional details and to ensure you get the most out of the podcast, please read the complete post on the EN Blog.

Like what you’ve read and heard in the series so far? Join our Team today!

We are halfway through the 2008 IM season, with IMCDA and IMUSA in the books. Over 40 TeamEN athletes, including Coach Rich and Coach Patrick, have had very successful races: 1 podium, 4 Kona slots, and numerous PR's by first-timers and vets alike.

The coaches are definitely in race-day execution mode and deliver to you a summary of their thoughts and observations.

Team! Hope you are all heathly, happy, and hitting it hard. This is another weekly podcast by Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation talking about racing IM as a newbie. Patrick outlines a few key areas to help "noobs" stay focused on what really matters!

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!

Rich and Patrick continue their series on long course race execution by discussing Racing with Power. Endurance Nation is widely recognized as the leader in training and racing solutions for multisport power athletes. Today, they discuss Patrick's breakthru race at Ironman Coeur d'Alene as a result of using the power racing system they have developed.

To set the stage and ensure you get the most out of their podcast, be sure to read the full article on the Endurance Nation 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.

Listen along as Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation talks about how to transform your past mistakes into your future strengths!

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.

Endurance Nation Coaches Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann deliver a webinar to their athletes for a "virtual epic training weekend" organized over the MLK holiday weekend.

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.