Endurance Nation Podcast

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week Coach P shares how hills can be an important part of your season, regardless of the terrain at your next race. Hills are Speedwork in Disguise; Value of running up & how to do it right; Value of running downhill & how to do it right;  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, 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 how friends / training partners are a great way to improve your fitness. The breakdown includes:  Fun Friends; Fast Friends; Crazy Friends; How to workout with friends; Much 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, 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 covers the importance of uploading your workouts -- for analysis and security reasons! 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 breaks down the value of rest as a part of your endurance lifestyle. Starting with how you can reposition rest as a reward (not a problem!), Patrick moves on to discuss other elements of recovery that can help keep your training up at a high level across your season.  Endurance Nation is the world's largest, fastest online triathlon coaching group with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together. Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. 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! 

[Approximate Listen Time: 64 minutes] Join Coach Patrick has he interviews Endurance Nation athlete Simon Shurey. Simon just completed the Ultraman Florida event and he joins the podcast to review his race and share some of his insider tips and lessons learned, including… The importance of the right crew… How to handle nutrition and recovery across a 3-day event… What he did at the low points of each leg of the race… This is a must listen for anyone looking to do an Ultra, or to just be inspired. Simon is a veritable force of nature making this world a better place one workout at a time. All of the stuff mentioned in the interview is listed at the bottom of this post for your reading pleasure. Case in point, Simon is running the Boston Marathon for Team Hoyt. The Hoyt Foundation gives gifts each year of $30,000 to the Easter Seals of MA summer camp programs and to Children's Hospital Boston- Augmentative Communication Enhancement Program. The Foundation also makes various donations to camps for the disabled and therapeutic horseback organizations in the Massachusetts area. To support this incredible foundation, and Simon’s efforts, please consider making a donation online here: http://www.crowdrise.com/teamhoytboston2016/fundraiser/simonshurey Without further ado, please click the link below to find and listen to the interview. ~ Coach P   ++++++++ Resources and Links +++++++++ Where can folks find you on Twitter: acksim Link to the race website: http://ultramanflorida.com Link to race results: http://ultramanflorida.com/2016-results/ Your top five nutrition items you used + url: infinIT (www.infinitnutrition.com)  Picky Bars www.pickybars.com/www.drinkmaple.com, beet performer, gu blocks, Salt Sticks, Greens Superfood Raw Any reading you recommend? Stronger than Iron,  Wayne Kurtz,  Rich Roll,  Finding Ultra. Podcasts -- Rich Roll. Your top three training tools: Zwift, Training Peaks, Strava If you could put a billboard anywhere, where would you put it and what would it say?  It is okay to challenge yourself, feel some pain, make yourself feel uncomfortable and out of your comfort zone. You just might surprise yourself with the end result. Where to put it hmmm I would say every Ironman race.

Good nutrition takes practice. Experimentation is nice. Fringe food groups are cool to read about...but then there's the fundamentals of building a day with the food you can afford and access. There's nothing sexy or unique about mapping out a successful day from the perspective of nutrition, but few endurance athletes actually take the time.  Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for in-depth podcast, this time focusing on nutrition. We are the world's largest, fastest online triathlon team with more than 750 members across the globe training and racing together.   Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, or create a FREE 7-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join. Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast! 

Blue shoes. Old shoes. New shoes! So many choices, so little time. If you're anything like the vast majority of triathletes you are overwhelmed with the sheer number of shoe choices available on the market today. In this episode Coach Patrick presents a basic framework on how you can think about making your next purchase a smarter one. Enjoy!   Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. 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 an overview of the brand new Powered by Endurance Nation program. Now any Club or Team in the US is eligible to partner with Endurance Nation -- we will help promote your organization and give you discounts on our membership, training plans, camps and much more.  Use our proven online infrastructure to make sure your teammates have a great season...it's just a click away. Application Deadline is March 17th, 2016 -- Don't Delay! If you have questions about the program, please email us.  www.endurancenation.us

Coach Rich, the official "Endurance Nation Season Planning Coach," shares with you his five tips for planning a successful triathlon season.  Thanks for listening to this Endurance Nation podcast. Be sure to check us out at EnduranceNation.us, or create a FREE 7-day trial membership at EnduranceNation.us/join. Have comments or questions about the show? We'd love to hear from you on Facebook or Twitter!  Endurance Nation: Work Hard, Get Smart, Go Fast! 

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) as he introduces our new 2016 Full and Half distance triathlon training plans. From our Run Durability focus to changes in taper timing, additional strategic bike volume and even rethinking the long run...it's all here.  We re-write our training plans EVERY DAMN YEAR to make sure they are the best they can be -- you deserve nothing less. Tune in for the full breakdown or read the complete update in the EN Blog here.  >> All Full and Half Plans are On Sale Thru March 7th -- View them Now