Today's video excerpt from Endurance Films is titled Swim-Bike
Transitions. The clip features transitions training from
triathlon coach Michael Collins and includes tips from from top pros
Conrad Stoltz, Greg Bennett and more! All this and much more is in
the training DVD: "Triathlon Transitions." Considered the fourth
sport in triathlon, transitions can make or break your race. Learn
essential training techniques and drills to improve your transition
times from swim-bike and bike-run. See below for an Endurance Planet
listener 10% discount for the next two weeks!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 You Asked The Coach: Post-surgery training, picking a doctor, and "relieving yourself during an Ironman."
Specs: 5 mins, 27 secs | 1.57 MB
It's time once again to get your training and racing questions answered by Coach Troy Jacobson. Today's "You Asked the Coach" is an interesting mix of questions with an odd medical theme. Be sure to post your questions for Coach Troy in the comments sections or via e-mail at info@enduranceplanet.com.
The painful loss of a friend fuels an Ironman effort
which leads to another race and a stunning
realization. That's the heart of today's Breakaway
Friday on Endurance Planet. This audio excerpt is taken from Kara Douglass
Thom's "Becoming an Ironman...First Encounters with
the Ultimate Endurance Event". Courtesy of Breakaway Books.
He's admittedly past the days when he won six Ironman Championships but the competitive
fire still burns in 53-year-old tri legend Dave
Scott. Today on Endurance Planet we hear from "The
Man" about his upcoming race with Chris McCormack at
the Nevada Silverman...a race that's being billed as
"The Battle of the Ages".
Today's video excerpt from Endurance Films is titled Pedaling Technique. The video features cycling tips and drills from multisport coach Joe Friel, author of "The Cyclist's Training Bible". This is an excerpt from the video: RIDES: Volume 1 - The Rockies. Part of the indoor training series RIDES. See below to purchase the full video!
Once a week Endurance Planet listeners have the opportunity to get answers from one of the most respect multi-sport coaches around. Today Coach Troy Jacobson tackles your questions about stomach distress, ego, and who should do an Ironman. Post your questions for upcoming
episodes in the comments
section or e-mail us
at info@enduranceplanet.com.
He's one of just three men to have won both the
Olympic and Iron distance World Championships. Chris
"Macca" McCormack talks with Endurance Planet about
his win this month at Kona and he shares an exclusive
announcement with us...he's planning to challenge
another Ironman champion next month in a "Battle of
the Ages" at the Nevada Silverman.
It's Breakaway Friday, courtesy of Breakaway Books. Tom Begg was a good swimmer. His brother had run a marathon. His friend was a cyclist. So naturally the three of them would get into a friendly debate over which one of them would win in a triathlon. The debated resulted in a bet. Today on Endurance Planet, a Breakaway Friday edition, we hear an audio excerpt from the book "First Triathlons: Personal Stories of Becoming a Triathlete." It's the chapter on Tom Begg and how three guys wrote a check their butts couldn't initially cash.
Every year headlines are made at the Chicago
Marathon. But this year the race got headlines for
all the wrong reasons as heat and humidity created
countless medical emergencies and prompted marathon
officials to shut down the marathon before many
participants had finished. One person died. Today on
Endurance Planet, our favorite trail nerd and veteran
race director Bad Ben Holmes weighs in on the matter.
You've got to admire anyone who runs 100-mile races in 15-hours. But if that person can run a 100-mile race, while balancing a family life and responsibilities as a Math teacher, you've got to respect him. Today on Endurance Planet, listen in on a running conversation we recently had with a rising star in the ultramarathon world, Jon Olsen. Olsen discusses the mental, physical, and even spiritual side of running with Kevin Patrick.
It's time again for "You Asked The Coach", our weekly
opportunity to tap into Coach Troy Jacobson's
expertise on training and racing. This week Coach
Troy answers a question about trainers versus rollers.
He also tackles the subject of pacing during a race. Post your questions for upcoming
episodes in the comments
section or e-mail us
at info@enduranceplanet.com.
Today's video excerpt from Endurance Films is titled Open Water Swim Tips. The clip features tips and drills from professional triathletes Wes Hobson and Barb Lindquist. All this and much more is in the video: Triathlon: Racing Faster . See below for an Endurance Planet listener 10% discount for the next two weeks!
It's time for Breakaway Friday, courtesy of Breakaway Books. She was a champion at shorter distance triathlons but
professional triathlete Karen Smyers wasn't initially
sure she wanted to do an Ironman. Today on Endurance
Planet, a Breakaway Friday edition courtesy of
Breakaway Books, we hear an audio excerpt from
"Becoming an Ironman: First Encounters with the
Ultimate Endurance Event." The chapter is "Well
Deserved Brew" which is Smyers' own account of her
first trip to Kona.
He's coached everyone from mid-pack runners to
national champions and Olympians. Today on Endurance
Planet we hear what Team USA Minnesota Head Coach
Dennis Barker has learned from several decades of
participating in and studying the sport.
He's one of the most laid-back guys you're likely to
meet but don't let his demeanor fool you.
Ultramarathoner Karl Meltzer has run more than 80
ultras and WON more than 40 of them! Today on
Endurance Planet we hear from the easy going trail champion.
On this week's edition of "You Asked the Coach" on
Endurance Planet, Coach Troy answers questions from a
man who keeps getting hobbled by cramps, a
long-distance triathlete who wants to transition to do
a sprint-tri really fast, and a listener who is
injured and depressed. Post your questions for upcoming
episodes in the comments
section or e-mail us
at info@enduranceplanet.com.
Today's featured video from Endurance Films is titled Bike Fit and Tips. The clip features Robert Kaplan (bike fit specialist to many top endurance athletes in Boulder, CO) Ryan Bolton (Olympic Triathlete 2000) and Pat Brown (former Pro Xterra). From the video: Triathlon: Racing Faster . See below for an Endurance Planet listener 10% discount for the next two weeks!
It's Breakaway Friday, courtesy of Breakaway Books. The sensory experience of a good run is something
that stays with you, sometimes for years. This week's audio excerpt comes from the book, "How Running Changed My Life",
and this particular chapter is entitled "Running With
Time". It may just awaken your senses and remind you
of why you train, compete, and enjoy the world around
you.
Amy Kloner sees herself as a triathlete, and is a
succesful one at that. But when she won the short
course duathlon national championship this year she
knew she had something. So, this past weekend she
entered the long course national championship. Today
on Endurance Planet, we hear about that race and how
singer Josh Grobin nearly destroyed her race before
Kanye West came to the rescue.
We recently asked Endurance Planet's favorite trail
nerd, Bad Ben Holmes, about the best race reports he's
read this year. He told us to check out Gabe Bevan's
blog. Gabe is a 34-year-old ultrarunner who is built
like a free safety...but a few years ago he was, shall
we say, on the softer side. Today on Endurance Planet,
we hear about Gabe's experience at the Kettle Moraine
100.
Coach Troy is back for the second installment of "You
Asked The Coach". This week Coach Troy answers a
question from a multi-sport athlete who has become
obsessed with the sport of triathlon. He also
weighs-in on the subject of squats, cycling, and even
multi-tasking. Post your questions for upcoming
episodes of "You Asked The Coach" in the comments
section or e-mail us
at info@enduranceplanet.com.
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