Rich and Dino discuss his race and go into great detail about how WTC's new swim system worked.

Team Endurance Nation is deep into the race season and hard at work in the Race Preparation Phase of their training. During this period, training becomes much more race specific on a number of levels. In this episode, Coach Rich gives us his notes and ideas about the things you should be incorporating into your own Race Prep Phase.

Coach Rich applies to the framework of riding with power to explaining how you should ride the Ironman bike.

Join Coach Patrick for this interview with Ryan Miller, another New England native. Ryan had one helluva day out there, pumping so much CO2 in the atmosphere that Mother Nature was offended. Thanks to some super teammate support, and a good samaritan, Ryan made it to the run. It was here that his day became super valuable, helping him to get ready to tackle Lake Placid later this year. Tune in so you can learn without losing 30 minutes in your next race!

Coach Rich discusses the true measure of the difficulty of an Ironman bike course and rates each US Ironman course.

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) as he interviews TeamEN athlete Chris Beuer on Ironman Texas 2013.  Learn as Chris breaks down his day, including a critical hydration mistake that led to him not being able to sweat at mile 9 of the run...and get tips from Coach Patrick on how to avoid this in his next hot race!

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) as he interviews veteran EN member Jay Lakamp on his incredibly hot experience at Ironman Texas 2013!

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Endurance Nation is building the ultimate suite of resources for self-coached endurance athletes. Leverage our experience, access our affordable online training plans and build your own breakthrough season. Learn more about TeamEN and how we can guide you to success: www.endurancenation.us

Join Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us), the world's largest online triathlon Team, to learn how Robin faired at Ironman Texas. He has been doing a lot of good work as he inches closer to qualifying for Kona, learn what he knows and what he's still working on!

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Endurance Nation is building the ultimate suite of resources for self-coached endurance athletes. Leverage our experience, access our affordable online training plans and build your own breakthrough season. Learn more about TeamEN and how we can guide you to success: www.endurancenation.us

Coach Patrick from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us), the world's largest online triathlon team, explains the importance of evaluating each race to determine lessons learned.

Coach Rich Strauss interviews his college swimming friend, Alan Clack of Montreal, Canada. Fewer than 1000 people have completed the English Channel swim and Alan now counts himself among them after making a successful crossing in 2012. Rich and Alan discuss his preparation and his incredible swimming accomplishment.