Welcome

Welcome to Episode #113 of the Mile High Endurance podcast.  Mile High Endurance is your weekly connection to coaches, experts and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance and triathlon goals. 

We're your hosts Rich Soares, Bill Plock and Khem Suthiwan.  Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion. 

Are you long on goals and short on time?  Do you want to do a 70.3 or 140.6 distance triathlon, but juggling a career, family and other commitments?  We have coach Eric Kenney with us today to help has navigate the fine line of minimal training for long distance.

Last week's guest

Thanks to last week's guest, coach Ken Axford joining us to discuss bike handling skills.  If you haven't heard the interview yet, go back and check it out on episode #112.

Discussion Teasers

Bill and Khem, how are you guys doing on this fine day?  What topics are we discussing after the interview?

Follow up on Tire Change - the missing step!

My Time To Tri Initiative

Spring Break in Lake Havasu

Interview Setup

At the end of 2001, Eric found cycling and quickly moved through the ranks to become a Category 1 cyclist. With hundreds of races under his belt, he expanded his training to include running and swimming and soon entered the world of triathlon races where he has stayed ever since. 

Eric lives in Boulder, CO with his wife, and enjoys training hard, slow mornings with lots of coffee, and a big breakfasts. Eric is currently training. He never really stops being active, ever.

Some of Eric's recent coaching highlights:

Club National Championships.Boulder Tri club team comp win

Co Triathlon.  Boulder Tri club team comp win

Ironman 70.3 Boulder. Boulder Tri club team comp win

Ironman Boulder. Boulder Tri club team comp win

5th place Womens 30-34 Ironman Boulder

1st place P-1-2 CO Hill climbing Champ (Mt Evans) 2016

1st women Pro Team Time Trial nation championships

Kona Qualifier at inaugural Boulder Ironman 17th overall

sub 12hr IM lake placid. avg. 6.5 hr’s of training a week!

1st place CO Hill climbing Champ. 2013

1st place CO state champ TT

 

Interview

Eric Kenney

Host Discussion Topics

Bill and Khem Teasers

http://www.sharkattackdata.com/

Follow up on Tire Change - the missing step!

My Time To Tri

Spring Break in Lake Havasu

Olympic Games - 1:16:20.0 30K Simen Hegstad KRUEGER of Norway

Upcoming MHE Interviews

MHE upcoming interviews:

• Barry Siff to talk about the Time to Tri initiative to get 100,000 new triathletes
• David Warden on upcoming book, 80/20 Triathlon with Matt Fitzgerald
• Dr. Kirk Parsley on the critical importance of sleep
• Andrew Messick from Ironman

303 Media Productions

Our show is also supported by 303 Media Productions, including 303Triathlon and 303 Cycling, which are your resources for news and events on triathlon and cycling in Colorado. 

Be sure to check out the great interviews that we have there.  If you are in Colorado and have ever wondered about racing Lake to Lake in Loveland, check out the interview with Race Director, Peggy Shockley

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Closing

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Thanks again for listening to MHE.  Train well this week.  Stay tuned, stay informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!