Our newsletter subscribers have been waiting on it
for awhile now...and today, in cooperation with our
friends at Endurance Films, Endurance Planet finally
delivers. It's our first WEEKLY video podcast. Every
Monday there will be something new: documentaries,
training tips, inspiration. This week's video
podcast gives you a look at triathlon through the
"Eyes of the Elite." Enjoy!
On this Breakaway Friday, courtesy of Breakaway Books, we hear an excerpt from Rob Schultheis' "Bone
Games...Extreme Sports, Shamanism, Zen, and the Search
for Transcendence". Join us as we explore life on the razor's edge.
Each day you lend us your ears here on Endurance
Planet. But very soon we'll be asking you to lend us
your eyes. Today we introduce you to a filmmaker who
has inspired triathletes everywhere...a guy who will
bring changes you'll like to EP.
It's a Bad Ben's Chronicles edition on Endurance
Planet. Today we peak into Ben's blog, not to hear
about a race or training adventure...no, it's to hear
about Race T-Shirt Etiquette. Feel free to take
notes.
He wasn't the favorite but 25-year-old Jarrod Shoemaker outraced top American triathletes Hunter Kemper and Andy Potts earlier this month to grab the first spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Triathlon team. Today on Endurance Planet we hear from Shoemaker about his background, his goals, and his tips for age-groupers. jarrodshoemaker.com.
Want to tap into the Coach Troy Jacobson's years of
experience in multi-sport? That's what this segment
on Endurance Planet is all about. We've dropped
"Catching Up With the Coach" in favor of "You Asked
the Coach." These are the answers to YOUR questions.
Want to be a part of future episodes? Just post your
question below in the comments section or via e-mail
at info@enduranceplanet.com.
Sid Howard considers himself an ordinary guy. But he's accomplished some extraordinary things on the road and track. Today on Endurance Planet, a Breakaway Books edition, we hear an audio excerpt from the book "The Spirit of the Marathon". This particular chapter is about Sid Howard and is entitled "The Marathon to the Mile".
Runners, cyclists, and multi-sport athletes put
themselves through a world of hurt to achieve success.
For some, there are nicks and cuts along the way.
Today on Endurance Planet we investigate why some men
shave their legs, how they do it, what benefits it
truly provides, and how they justify borrowing their
wive's razors.
It's pretty high praise to say that something has had a "transforming" effect. But that's exactly what happened to mother of five Kathy Graves of Massachusetts. Today on Endurance Planet we hear from the age-grouper about how she's changed thanks to the multi-sport lifestyle and how you can adapt some of her methods.
Kathy was nominated by her friends at Beginner Triathlete to be the "Beginner Triathlete of the Month".
An age-grouper who was deeply affected by the sport of triathlon is now trying to impact the sport by introducing a new brand: The Island Triathlon Series. Today on Endurance Planet we hear from Hala Bissada about triathlon's life-changing effect and how she hopes her race will be received. Island Triathlon Series
It's been called "The greatest cycling novel ever
written" and on today's Endurance Planet, a Breakaway Books edition, we hear a chapter from that novel.
It's Ralph Hurne's "The Yellow Jersey" courtesy of
Breakaway Books.
They called him "The Kansas Comet". He remains the greatest miler our country has seen. And now, at age 60, Jim Ryun is still running though his interests are more diverse. Today on Endurance Planet we hear from the running legend about how he approached the sport and how a younger generation can benefit from his experiences.
If you love what you do it doesn't really matter if anybody else understands it. Right? Actually it DOES matter if you're a coach. Running guru Marc Bloom is the author of the autobiographical story "God On the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach." Today on Endurance Planet he talks about the sport he loves and how he got the kids to buy into his plan.
Where does the motivation to train come from and how
do you maintain it? Those are a couple of the
questions addressed today on Endurance Planet, a
Catching Up With The Coach Edition. Note: Beginning
next week Catching Up With The Coach becomes "Ask The
Coach". We want you to post your questions for Coach
Troy in the comments section and we'll pose them to
Troy in future podcasts. You can also e-mail your
question, if you prefer, to info@enduranceplanet.com.
Endurance Planet's favorite trail runner, Bad Ben Holmes, has filed another race report on another amazing run. Today we hear about Ben's experience at the Cascade Crest 100-Mile Endurance Run…a run that included a bear, cliffs, and beauty that hurt.
Sometimes just getting to the starting line is an accomplishment. On today's Endurance Planet, a Breakaway Books edition, we hear
an audio excerpt from Gail Waesche
Kislevitz's compilation book, "First Triathlons". In this chapter, we hear the story of age-grouper Rich Donnelly who had to overcome the effects of a hit-and-run accident to become a triathlete.
We've all been there...your heart is pounding, you've
got butterflies in your stomach, and the race is about
to start. Today on Endurance Planet, a Catching Up
With the Coach edition, we hear from Coach Troy
Jacobson on how to handles those pre-race nerves.
As the old saying goes, "If at first you don't
succeed, try, try again." American Ben Collins
was in the lead at the triathlon
world championships last year when he crashed and
broke his collarbone. This week he returned to the
World Championships and had the race of his life. Ben
called Endurance Planet from the road to tell us about
the experience. That conversation, today, on
Endurance Planet. www.bencollins.org.
Everyone has a gift. David Goggins' gift is that he
can endure more than most. The Navy Seal from
southern California recently placed 3rd at the
Badwater Ultramarathon in just his second attempt on
the course. As he recently told The San Diego Tri
Club, "I love knowing that everyone's suffering
because I know I can suffer just a little bit more. I
can take a lot of pain." Today on Endurance Planet we
hear from the soldier/ultramarathoner/triathlete. Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
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