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Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast — 958 episodes

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1

#944 – Building Race Instincts in Training

2

#943 – Listener Q&A

3

#942 – You Gotta Nail The Basics

4

#941 – Embrace Each Day As It Comes

5

#940 - What's The Quantity of Your Quality?

6

#939 – Listener Q&A 7-16-26

7

#938 – Listener Q & A

8

#937 – Are You Cheating Your Training?

9

#936 – The Absurdity Of Ironman (Listener Q&A)

10

#935 – Listener Q & A

11

#934 – Is This A Hobby or Stress Builder?

12

#933 – Ironman 70.3 Rockford - 2026 RECAP

13

#932 – Just Go For It

14

#931 – Clear Mind and Strong Training

15

#930 – Listener Q&A

16

929 – Stroking Your Ego or Making Progress?

17

#928 – It's All About The Challenge

18

#927 – Find Something That Breaks You

19

#926 – Practice Being Uncomfortable

20

#925 – 10 Things Ironman Should Start Doing With Races

21

#924 - Precision Fatigue in Training, Racing, and Life

22

#923 – Prepared For The Swim

23

#922 – Rethinking The Metrics - Power, HR, and Pace

24

#921 – 2026 Ironman Texas Preview

25

#920 – Optimize Your Engine and Decision Making

26

#919 – Chasing Speed The Right Way

27

#918 – C26 Coaches vs. AI - Listener Q&A

28

#917 – When Your Race Goes Sideways

29

#916 – Are You Reaching Your Potential?

30

#915 – How To Get Excited About The "Boring" Stuff

31

#914 – Free Speed With Better Posture And Form

32

#913 – Bike Trainer Strategies To Nail A Specific Course

33

#912 – Little Elm Dallas 70.3 Recap

34

#911 – The Surefire Path To Burnout and Regret

35

#910 – The Food and Mood Equation

36

#909 – Nutrition and Hydration for Training, Racing, and Life

37

#908 – Race Day Logistics and Pacing

38

#907 – Ironman Training Basics

39

#906 – Be Your Own Olympian

40

#905 – Responsive and Adaptable On The Bike

41

#904 – How To Not Suck At Swimming #17

42

#903 – How To Not Suck At Swimming #16

43

#902 – Do The Little Things Right

44

#901 – Information Overload and How It Affects Training

45

#900 – Understanding Your Fatigue

46

#899 – One Speed Wonders

47

#898 – Empty Your Cup

48

#897 – Moderating The Holidays and Being Ready To Roll In 2026

49

#896 – What It REALLY Takes To Hit Your Race Goal

50

#895 – This Is YOUR Journey . . . Make It Count

51

#894 – Rewire How You Think About Training

52

#893 – Listener Questions

53

#892 – Real Change Comes At A Price

54

#891 – What Do You REALLY Want From Triathlon?

55

#890 – The Psychology of A Day Off

56

#889 – Ironman 70.3 World Championship - Courage to Come Back and Leave it on the line

57

#888 – Zone Zero

58

#887 – Learn To Love The Process

59

#886 – Max Flexibility Season

60

#885 – Heart Rate, Power, or RPE?

61

#884 – Freedom Meets Discipline

62

#883 – Kona 2025 Recap

63

#882 – Being, And Staying At Your Best, Plus 2025 Kona Preview

64

#881 – The Case For Slowing Down This Fall

65

#880 – Building Your Internal Fire In The Off Season

66

#879 – Ironman Chattanooga 2025 Preview

67

#878 – Listener Q&A

68

#877 –Being At Your Best On Race Day

69

#876 – Primal Instinct Training and Racing

70

#875 – Ironman Wisconsin 2025 Recap - How's Your Mental Game?

71

#874 – Ironman Wisconsin and 70.3 Preview

72

#873 – Listener Q&A

73

#872 – Owning Your Core Principles

74

#871 – Finding Your Training Sweet Spots

75

#870 – Don't "Mail It In" Before Your Race

76

#869 – Keep Your Race-Mind In Check

77

#868 – Figure Out A Way

78

#867 – Different Training for Different Courses

79

#866 – Ironman Racing, Pacing, and Mentality

80

#865 – What Can We Learn From Katie Ledecky?

81

#864 – Building Your Confidence

82

#863 – Unforced Errors

83

#862 – New Kona Qualifying System

84

#861 – Progress Over Perfection

85

#860 – Nail The Run In Your Next Race

86

#859 – Racing In The Heat (Rockford 70.3 Recap)

87

#858 – ROCKFORD 70.3 PREVIEW

88

#857 - Priming Your Workouts

89

#856 – Listener Q&A - Run form and economy, staying motivated, open water swimming, ultra training

90

#855 – Keep Your Race Emotions In Check

91

#854 – Training To Hit Your Race Goals

92

#853 – Make Training Harder Than The Race

93

#852 – The WORK Is The Gift

94

#815 – Fatigued or Shelled?

95

#850 – Getting The Most Out Of Your Bike

96

#849 – IRONMAN World Championship Returns All Athletes To Kona

97

#848 – Lessons From Hot and Windy Ironman Texas

98

#847 – Think Inside Out

99

#846 – Fresh and Confident on Race Day

100

#845 – Type A vs. Type B Athletes

101

#844 – Be Ready For Anything on Race Day

102

#843 – Intensity vs. Aerobic

103

#842 – Pacing Your Season

104

#841 – Things We've Learned From 10 Years of Coaching/Casting

105

#840 – Crafting Your Training Week

106

#839 – How To Not Suck At Swimming #15

107

#838 – Swim Like A Swimmer

108

#736 – Exploring Your Discomfort Zone

109

#836 – Work Smarter for Better Stimulus

110

#835 – 10 SIMPLE THOUGHTS ABOUT TRAINING

111

#834 – Tapping Your Deep Motivation

112

#833 – Keep Showing Up

113

#832 – Train Harder Than You Race (sometimes)

114

#831 – Experimenting With Your Training and Fueling

115

#830 – How Good Can You Possibly Feel?

116

#829 – Sometimes We Need A Lil Kick In The A**

117

#825 – Listener Questions

118

#827 – Own Your Inner Narrative

119

#826 – Your REAL Why

120

Lessons From A Dog - #825

121

#824 – It's Time To Be Yourself

122

#823 – Simplicity in the Age of Disorientation

123

#822 – Finding Your Formula for 2025

124

#821 – Take Some Chances

125

#820 – Find Your Own Way

126

#819 – Off-Season Perspective

127

#818 – Feel. Flow. Economy.

128

#817 – Set Your Health Up For Later In Life

129

#816 – Making Weaknesses Less Weak

130

#815 – Self-Correcting Your Technique

131

#814 – Our Athletes Ask Us Questions

132

#813 – Decision Making Season

133

#812 – Let's Get It Started

134

#811 – Are You Game?

135

#810 – The 5% Hacks

136

#809 – KONA RECAP - Plus, the mistakes we make in racing

137

#808 – KONA 2024 Preview - Ironman World Championship

138

#807 – Winterize Your Training

139

#806 – What's Harder: A Marathon or An Ironman?

140

#805 – Listener Q&A

141

#804 – It's Time To Stay In The Game

142

#803 – Listener Questions 10-3-24

143

#802 – Building Off-Season Momentum

144

#801 – Are You Willing To Fail within the process?

145

#800 – Re-Framing Fun in Training and Racing

146

#799 – Durability And Fatigue Resistance

147

#798 – Race And Live Free

148

#797 – Critical Thinking About Your Health And Fueling

149

#796 Ironman Wisconsin 2024 Recap - Plus, a Deep Dive Into Race Fueling

150

#795 – Ironman Wisconsin Preview 2024

151

#794 - Listener Questions - 9_29_29

152

#793 – Listener Q&A

153

#792 – Don't Major In The Minors

154

#791 – Louisville 70.3 Recap

155

#790 – Louisville 70.3 Vibes (on site)

156

#789 – How to View Intensity

157

#788 – Three Techniques to Master Faster Swimming

158

#787 – Be Your Own Athlete

159

#786 – Next Big Fad Mentality, PLUS Listener Questions

160

#785 – Listener Q&A

161

#784 – Have A Life . . . and train well in the process

162

783 – Addicted to Decorations

163

#782 – Training vs. Racing

164

#781 – You Gotta Be You

165

#780 – Volume, Frequency, Recovery

166

779 – Finding Joy In The Work

167

#778 Noise Cancellation for Successful Racing

168

#777 – Flexible On The F*cKaround - Part 2

169

#776 – Are You Trying Too Hard?

170

#775 – Navigating Setbacks: Injuries, Niggles, Anxiety, Fear

171

#774 – Cut Through The Clutter

172

#773 – Are You Avoiding Breakthroughs?

173

#772 – Stacking Your Training

174

#771 – Pack Mentality

175

#770 – Race Speed: Mind And Body Ready

176

#769 – Setting In-Race Goals

177

#768 – Creating The Perfect Training Environment

178

#767 – Mysteries of Swimming - Part 2

179

#766 – The Mysteries of Swimming

180

#765 – Ironman Texas 2024 Recap

181

You Just Gotta Do It Once

182

Out Alone In The Dark (at Ironman Texas) Re-Post

183

#764 – Surviving The Ironman Texas Heat (or any other hot race)

184

#763 – Chasing The High

185

#762 – Listener Q&A – 4-11-24

186

#761 – Listener Q&A - The Answer Is Always . . . Do The Work

187

#760 – Seek Discomfort

188

#759 – Race With Nothing To Lose

189

#758 – Balancing Structure With Fun

190

#757 - Why You Should Fall In Love With Zone 2

191

Prisoners Of The Future

192

From Final Four To Ironman (Repost)

193

Chattanooga 70.3 Preview (Repost)

194

Ironman Texas Preview (Repost)

195

#756 – High IQ Early Season Racing

196

#755 – Cultivating "Ah Ha" Moments

197

#754 – Confidence And Vulnerability - You are the ultimate decision maker

198

#753 – Attitude Adjustments

199

#752 – Listener Q&A - Keep the Tank Full

200

#751 – Listener Q&A

201

#750 – Stacking Volume and Appropriate Fatigue

202

#749 – Adventure Days - within your training

203

#748 – Finding The Best Formula For YOU

204

Everything You Need To Know About Triathlon RUNNING (Re-Post)

205

#747 – Future Tripping

206

#746 – How To Not Suck At Cycling - Part 7

207

#745 – What Are You Leaving On The Table?

208

#744 – Listener Q&A - 1-23-24

209

#743 – Listener Questions - 1-18-24

210

#742 – Mixing Run Races With Triathlon

211

#741 – You Are Not Your Thoughts

212

#740 – We Chose This Path . . . Enjoy It

213

#739 – The Man Who Waits For Tomorrow . . .

214

#738 – Micro Dosing Extreme Goals

215

It's Primer Week – Build Some Momentum (Re-Post)

216

#737 – It's Easy To Bail . . .

217

#736 – Making Macro Decisions Based On Micro Feelings

218

#735 – The Myths Of Periodization

219

#734 – Creating Powerful Change

220

#733 – Going To Dark Places

221

#732 - Listener Q&A - 11-27-23

222

Do The Work and Sieze the Moment (Re-Post)

223

#731 – Gratitude in Training, Racing, and Life

224

#730 Strip Away The Excuses

225

#729 – Be Proud Of Your Effort

226

#728.5 - Micro Goals - Running Focus (Re-Post)

227

#728 – How To Not Suck At Swimming - Part 13

228

#727 – How To Not Suck At Swimming - Part 12

229

#726 – Being Resilient and Testing Your Limits

230

#725 – If It's Broke, Fix It

231

#724 – Creating A Winning Culture For . . . Yourself

232

#723 – KONA 2023 - What We Learned

233

#722 – IRONMAN Making Moves, PLUS, KONA 2023 Women's Preview/Predictions

234

#721 – Make Your World Small

235

#720 – Accountability To Yourself

236

#719 – Are You Gaining Fitness, or Just Getting Tired?

237

#718 – Listener Q&A - 9-30-23

238

#717 – Listener Q&A - 9-28-23

239

#716 – Late Season Race (and training) Focus

240

#715 – Working Backwards From Your Goal

241

#714 – Stronger and Faster Racing

242

#713 – Ironman Wisconsin 2023 Recap

243

#712 – What This Sport Means To Us - Revisiting Your Why

244

#711 – Regret or Resilience?

245

#710 – A Calm, Relaxed, and Ready Race Week

246

#709 – Listener Questions - 8-29-23

247

#708 – Listener Q&A - 8-24-23

248

#707 – Your Competition is . . . You

249

#706 – How To Love Your Training

250

#705 – Marginal Gains

251

#704 – Your Final Race Block

252

#703 – Building Confidence While Re-Charging The Mind And Body

253

#702 – What Swimming Teaches Us About Bike And Run

254

#701 – Find A Way To Get It Done

255

#700 – Don't Forget What Got You Here

256

#699 – Hydration And Fueling with Dr. Alex Harrison

257

#698 – Let Loose And Keep Training Fun

258

#697 – Listener Questions - July 4th, 2023

259

#696 – Listener Questions - 6-27-23

260

#695 – How To Not Suck At Cycling - Part 6

261

#694 – How To Not Suck At Cycling - Part 5

262

#693 – What Makes A Great Race Venue

263

#692 – Creative Training for Better Results

264

#691 – Mid-Season Wake Up Calls

265

#690 – Don't Try To Be Someone You're Not

266

#689 – Listener Questions - Better cycling, open water swimming, training with injuries, hills

267

#688 – Reclaim Your Competitive Fire

268

#687 – Hopes And Dreams Die In The Details

269

#686 – Negotiating With Yourself (In Training and Racing)

270

#685 – Stop Waiting for Life . . .

271

#684 – Why, When, and How to Take A Day Off

272

#683 – How to Not Suck at Swimming #11

273

#682 – Keep The Integrity of Your Workouts

274

#681 – Listener Q&A - Weight training, swimming intention, Couch to IM, and more!

275

#680 – Attack Your Weaknesses

276

#679 – Decisions and Consequences

277

#678 – The Bail Switch

278

#677 – Finding Real Passion In Your Training

279

#676 – Flat Course Training and Execution

280

#675 – Mixing Short Course Races into Your Calendar

281

#674 – The Triathlon Rabbit Hole

282

#673 – Listener Questions 4-4-23

283

#672 – Own Your Journey

284

#671 – Micro Decisions for the Win

285

#670 – Don't Blow Up Your Race

286

#669 – Objective Evaluation of Your Race(s)

287

#668 – There Is No Prize

288

#667 – Play Like A Kid

289

#665 – Sustainable Equals Success

290

#664 – Rekindling Your Competitive Spirit

291

#663 – Listener Q&A

292

#662 – Zones for Swim, Bike and Run

293

#661 – Flexible With Structure

294

#660 – Do This The Right Way

295

#659 – Unlock Your Potential

296

#658 – How To Not Suck at Swimming #10

297

#657 – How To Not Suck at Swimming #9

298

#656 – Short Course Racing - Part 2 - Sprints and Olympics

299

#655 – Short Course Racing - Sprints and Olympics

300

#654 – Don't Try Too Hard – Relaxation and Patience Win

301

#653 – The Listeners Drive The Train

302

#652 – Listener Q&A

303

#651 – The Dog Days of Winter (The Goals: Get Outside and Feel Good)

304

#650 – The "Perfect Time" is Now (Ready. Fire. Aim.)

305

#649 – MOVEMENT - Energy, Form, Efficiency

306

#648 – Comparison and Complacency Kill

307

#647 – A Little Bit Better . . .

308

#646 – Create Experiences and Adventures

309

#645 – It's Primer Week – Build Some Momentum

310

#644 – Listener Questions – Power, HR, Effort, Olys, Sprints, Slang Terms

311

#643 – Find Your Own Way – Listener Questions

312

#642 – The Constant Pursuit of Getting Better

313

#641 – Self Belief and Reaching Potential

314

Ironman World Championship Moving Forward

315

Challenge Yourself to Reach Your Potential

316

Characteristics of Successful Triathletes PART 2

317

Characteristics of Successful Triathletes

318

Finding Your Life Force

319

Momentum Comes From Passion

320

Reflect and Be Grateful For Your Journey

321

Do The Work & Seize The Moment

322

Beating Resistance in Life and Training

323

Cultivate Your WANT

324

Train, So You Can Train, Like You Need To Train

325

The Mindset of Belief and Longevity

326

Improving The Ironman Experience

327

Listener Questions – Open Water Swimming, Illness Training, Running off Bike, Beginner Progression

328

Be Flexible, Have Fun, Get Better

329

The Burnout Battle

330

Lessons From Kona - Breaking Down the Ironman World Championship

331

Kona Preview - Insight and Predictions for the Ironman World Championship

332

Are You Willing To Do What It Takes?

333

Be Better Next Year

334

Lessons from Ironman Chattanooga - Plus, a Deep Dive Into Pacing

335

Your Best Off-Season

336

Just. Get. Healthy.

337

Coaching Lessons from Ironman Wisconsin

338

Ironman Wisconsin 2022 Recap

339

Control The Controllables

340

Race Week

341

Right And Wrong Decisions In Your Taper

342

Self Doubt Before Your Race

343

Ironman Wisconsin 2022 Preview

344

Be In Control Of Your Race

345

Busting Out Of Funks

346

Fitness Is A Sum Of All The Days

347

Get Out Of Your Head

348

Find Your "Why Not"

349

How To Not Suck at Cycling - Part 4

350

Building Race Confidence (and Reducing Anxiety)

351

Listener Q&A - Simplifying the sport, Musselman, Lake Placid, DNF Rates, Wisconsin Bike Course, Ironman Blues

352

Be Prepared To Race - Plus, Some Tough Love For The Swim

353

Get Connected With Life (Minimal Effective Dose Training)

354

Hang Tough and Find Your Own Motivation

355

Chess, Not Checkers - Smarter Training for Smarter Racing

356

The Triathlete's Island

357

Mike and Robbie Interview Each Other

358

Imposter Syndrome

359

Creative Training

360

Finding Your Sweet Spot

361

Listener Questions - Open Water Swim Focus

362

Listener Q&A 6_20_22

363

Be Flexible on the F*ckaround

364

Heat Training

365

Modern Tech Meets Old School Ways

366

Make Your Minutes Count

367

As We Move On – Listener Q&A

368

Listener Questions – Memorial Day 2022

369

Do Hard Things

370

Chatt 70.3 Recap (2022)

371

Chatt 70.3 Part 2 – Don't Overthink It

372

Ironman Chattanooga 70.3 - PREVIEW

373

Anatomy of a Tough Race – St. George Part 2

374

Anatomy of Tough Race – St. George Part 1

375

Ironman St. George Preview 2022

376

Great Is The Enemy of Good

377

Tough Lessons from Ironman Texas

378

Being Vulnerable – A Tribute to Kona

379

Ironman Texas 2022 Preview

380

Energy Efficient Racing

381

More Listener Questions

382

Listener Q&A

383

Welcome To Panic Season

384

Finding Your Race Edge

385

#569 – Training Is Trajectory

386

#568 – The Training Roller Coaster

387

#567 – Follow Your Heart

388

#566 – The Biggest Enemy Is In Our Head

389

#565 – Confident and Comfortable on Race Day

390

#564 – Racing Is Pacing

391

#563 – Trust The Process

392

#562 – Nothing To Lose

393

#561 – A Deeper Dive Into Your "Why"

394

#560– Paper Tigers and The Seasons Change

395

#559 – Work Hard To Make It Easier

396

#558 – Strong and Durable Equals Faster

397

#557 – Engage With Life

398

#556 – Don't Be Soft - Confident, Strong, Satisfied

399

#555 – The Guilt of Missing Workouts or Life

400

#554 – You Just Gotta Do It Once

401

#553 – Your Intrinsic Zone

402

#552 – Holding Pace and Effort

403

#551 – The Stuff That Matters

404

#550 – How Training Mistakes Add Up

405

#549 – Solutions over Problems

406

#548 – Listener Questions 3.0 PART 2

407

#547 – Listener Q&A 3.0

408

#546 – Do It Now

409

#545 – Prisoners of the Future

410

#544 – Pat on the Back or Kick in the Ass?

411

#543 – Clear Your Path For Success

412

#542 – Time To Stop Making Excuses

413

#541 – Your January Plan of Attack

414

#540 – The Puzzle of Training for 3 Sports

415

#539 – Listener Questions 12-16-21

416

#538 – Listener Questions and Answers 12-13-21

417

#537 – How To Not Suck At Swimming #8

418

#536 – Age Is A Mindset

419

#535 – This Doesn't Have To Be Complicated

420

#534 – 2022 – The Year Of You

421

#533 – December Rules

422

#532 – Why Gratitude Makes You Happy, Healthy, and Strong

423

#531 – Training Should GIVE You Energy . . . not take it away

424

#530 – Simmer Before You Boil

425

#529 – Run Base, Strength, Speed, Form, Plus, Nutrition, Weight Loss and Swim

426

#528 – Ironman Is Never Easy

427

#527 – Listener Questions and Answers!

428

#526 – Regression and Depression Traps

429

#525 – A Long-Term Relationship With Your Health

430

#524 – Create Challenge and Lean Into Life

431

#523 – Finding Joy in the Mundane

432

#522 – The Process is the Reward

433

#521 – Micro Goals – Running

434

#520 – Micro Goals – Bike Focus

435

#519 – Micro Goals – Swim Focus

436

#518 – Uncover Your Off-Season "Why"

437

#517 – Reaching Your Next Level

438

#516 – Ironman Chattanooga 2021 - Recap

439

#515 – How to Race Ironman Chattanooga

440

#514 – The Mind Games Inside Your Race

441

#513 – What To Do After Your Big Race

442

#512 – Ironman Wisconsin 2021 Recap

443

#511 – How To Race Ironman Wisconsin

444

#510 – Mental Toughness On Race Day

445

#509 – Practice Not Quitting

446

#508 – Give Yourself A Fender Bender

447

#507 – Training By Effort And Feel

448

#506 – Stop Forcing It

449

#505 – Fall Race Countdown - Nerves, Taper, Fatigue and Speed

450

#504 – Why Patient Athletes Win

451

#503 – Don't Beat Yourself Into The Ground

452

#502 – Listener Q&A from the Lake

453

#501 – Absorbing and Managing Training Load

454

#500 – Podcast 500

455

#499 – Real, Deep, Honest Race Reflection

456

#498 – Ironman 70.3 OHIO Recap

457

#497 – OHIO 70.3 Preview – LIVE From The Road

458

#496 – The Race Within The Race

459

#495 – Let Go of Your Doubts

460

#494 – Racing Your Best Ironman

461

#493 – This is YOUR Journey

462

#492 – The Beauty of Bad Days

463

#491 – What Makes Ironman So Hard

464

#490 – Do Uncomfortable Things

465

#489 – Listener Questions - Open water swim workouts, marathons during training, smart trainers, core temp, better cycling

466

#488 – A Healthy Relationship With Training (And Yourself)

467

#487 – Progress Equals Happiness

468

#486 – We Have To Do The Work

469

#485 – Heat, Humidity, Dew Point -- Best Training Practices

470

#484 – How To Not Suck At Swimming #7

471

#483 – Life/Triathlon Balance . . . and Success

472

#482 – Fix Your Weak Links

473

#481 – The Fear of Pain

474

#480 – Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Recap

475

#479 – Chattanooga 70.3 Course Preview

476

#478 – There's No Such Thing As Always Going Up

477

#477 – Listener Questions - Taper, Improving Speed, Pace vs. Effort, Zone 2, 3, and 4, Balancing Power and Pace, Beating Burnout

478

#476 – Race Strategy and Confidence

479

#475 – Living, Training, and Racing without Fear or Guilt

480

#474 – Let Go and Enjoy This

481

#473 – Sweet Spots in the Training Cycle

482

#472 – Smart vs. Fast

483

#471 – Happy and Healthy Training

484

#470 – Racing To Your Potential

485

#469 – Your 70.3 Attack Plan

486

#468 – Texas 70.3 Recap

487

#467 – IRONMAN TEXAS 70.3 - Preview

488

#466 – Race Week Mentality – Texas 70.3 Focus

489

#465 – Race Energy is Back

490

#464 – Listener Questions Part 2 – Including The Open Water Swimming Mentality

491

#463 – Listener Questions – Including Everything You Need to Know About Zone 2

492

#462 – Resilient, Smart And Strong

493

#461 – This Isn't Rocket Science

494

#460 – Reconnecting with Race Speed and Emotions

495

#459 – The State of Triathlon (unofficial)

496

#458 – Training with Aches and Pains, Racing By Feel

497

#457 – Are You Ready To Race?

498

#456 – What's Good For Your Soul Today?

499

#455 – Feeling Undertrained?

500

#454 – Fitness is Fitness

501

#453 – Listener Q&A - Coaching Philosophy, FTP, Zwift, RPE, Andrew Messick

502

#452 – Triathlon As A Tool To Deal With Life

503

#451 – Flirting With Pain and Fear

504

#450 – We Are Never Done

505

#449 – Fraud or For Real - Part 2

506

#448 – Body Balance: Simple solutions to aches, pains, and stress

507

#447 – When You Should Push It . . . And When You Shouldn't

508

#446 – Mastering Where You Are In the Training Cycle

509

#445 – Finding Your Groove

510

#444 – Swimming Fast and Fresh

511

#443 – Listener Questions 1_14_21

512

#442 – Perfectionism, Building Volume, and Training That Fits Your Personality

513

#441 – Can't We Just Have Fun?

514

#440 – Let's Start Small

515

#439 - In 2021 . . . Why Not?

516

#438 – Learning To Love The Work

517

#437 – Listener Questions and Answers . . . on a Cozy Christmas Eve

518

#436 – Our Thoughts on 2020 – Plus A Recap of Our Team Trail Race

519

#435 – Don't Buy It, Build It

520

#434 – Be Like A Horse In The Gate

521

#433 – Are You Training Effectively . . . Or Just Getting More Tired?

522

#432 - What We Learned from The Pros at "Challenge-Daytona"

523

#431 - How We Coach and Run Our Business

524

#430 – Rules for December

525

#429 - Making The Right Training Decisions For You

526

#428 - Stay Steady . . . Stay The Course

527

#427 - Controlling Your Gears

528

#426 - Racing Free

529

#425 - "Race Ready" for Ironman Changes/New Rules

530

#424 - It's All About Your Effort

531

#423 - Trail Running, Speed Work, Building Your Strength and Chassis

532

#422 - Inconvenience Is The Opportunity

533

#421 - Everything You Need To Know About Triathlon RUNNING

534

#420 - Ironman Arizona Shortens Bike - Responding To Change

535

#419 – Gratitude: The Secret Weapon for Better Training and Racing

536

#418 – Healthy Optimism

537

#417 - Finding Your True Potential . . . And How Perceptions of Our Strengths & Weaknesses Can Be Wrong

538

#416 - ATHLETE QUESTIONS - Great ones!

539

#415 - Listener Questions and Answers

540

#414 -Thriving Without Pressure or Races

541

#413 – Slow Down . . . to Find Your Growth

542

#412 - Exploring Your Limits

543

#411 - Look For Approval From Yourself

544

#410 - Exploring The Gray Areas and Dropping The Hacks

545

#409 - Simplify Your Mission - A Triathlete's Redshirt Season

546

#408 - Make The Most of It . . . And, Community Connection

547

#407 - It Doesn't Have To Be Pretty . . . Especially Right Now

548

#406 - Managing Effort - Training and Racing

549

#405 – Master The Little Things -- A Swimmer's Mindset & Diet Reset

550

#404 - Own Your Flexibility . . . in Training and Life

551

#403 - Reconnecting With Yourself

552

#401- Your 2021 Success Starts Now

553

#401 - Finding Deep & True Motivation

554

#400 - Power Through – Your Races and 2020

555

#399 - Feeling Good As You Are

556

#398 - The Competition is YOURSELF

557

#397 - Taking Risks In Triathlon and Life

558

#396- Mental Clarity and Race Pressure

559

#395 - Triathlete . . . or Human?

560

#394 - Understanding Your Body vs Pace -- So You Can Race FREE

561

#393 - What We Miss Most Right Now - And How To Find It Without Racing

562

#392 - Your Triathlon Healthiest Body

563

#391 - Find Your Own Finish Line

564

#390 - Train So You Can Train Like You Need To Train

565

#389 - Athlete Q&A - 26 Answers

566

#388 - The End of Ironman Louisville

567

#387 - Be Where You Are

568

#386 - Leaving Your Comfort Zone

569

#385 - How Mental Fatigue and Stress Mask Fitness

570

#384 - What's REALLY Important To You?

571

#383 - Training Into Happiness

572

#382 - Ironman Race Director - Ken Hammond

573

#381 - It's The Group . . . It's The People

574

#380 - Smart, Patient, and Fearless Racing

575

#379 - 2020 Racing and The C26 Commuity Hub Training Center

576

#378 - Live Your Life

577

#377 - Heat Training and Acclimation

578

#376 - Fitness over Speed

579

#375 - The Return to Racing and "Winning"

580

#374 - Stay Focused on You

581

#373 - The Reason You're Not Progressing . . . is because you're not progressing

582

#372 - The Catch-22 of Stress

583

#371 - This is NOT a Holding Pattern

584

#370 - You Don't Get Your Time Back

585

#369 - Athlete Question Takeover

586

#368 - Triathlete Mind Games

587

#367 - The Making of Crushing Iron (C26 Triathlon)

588

#366 - Coaching In A Pandemic

589

#365 - How To Not Suck At Swimming 6

590

#364 - Mike Reilly - The Voice of Ironman

591

#363 - Leaning Into Uncomfortable

592

#362 - Playing Small Ball in the Long Game

593

#361 The Pulse of Our Community

594

#360 - Positive Reinforcement Therapy

595

#359 - Athlete Questions

596

#358 - Small Wins

597

#357 - The Endurance Mindset – We've Been Training for This

598

#356 - Tune Your Heart to the Right Channel

599

#355 - When Your Race Plans Change

600

#354 - The Ironman Game Plan

601

#353 - Playing the Long Game

602

#352 - A Spiritual Path To Training And Racing

603

#351 - 6 Reasons You May Not Be Improving

604

#350 - Just Show Up

605

#349 - Listener Questions: Periodization, Nutrition, Strength Training, Time Vs. Mileage

606

#348 - Create New Habits, Not Results

607

#347 - Building Aerobic Base to Get Faster

608

#346 - How To Keep Triathlon Fun

609

#345 - Don't Take This Sh*t For Granted

610

#344 - How Workouts Link Together

611

#343 - Endurance, Strength and Speed – How They All Connect

612

#342 - Love The Sport

613

#341 - How Our Insecurities Affect Our Training

614

#340 - Race Weight - Go With Your Gut

615

#339 - Embrace the Chaos

616

#338 - Managing Race Pace and Pain

617

#337 - Be Better at Indoor Training

618

#336 - How To Not Suck at Running - Part 2

619

#335 - Lean Into It

620

#334 - What Coach Robbie and Mike Learned as Athletes in 2019

621

#333 - Redefining Quality Workouts

622

#332 - 5 Steps to Simplify Triathlon

623

#331 - Be Happy With Getting Healthy

624

#330 - Master . . . Yourself

625

#329 - 7 Essentials for a Triathlete's Christmas List

626

#328 - Energy and Pacing Are Everything

627

#327 - Training and Racing Baggage

628

#326 - A Consistent, Injury Free Process

629

#325 - 6 Steps To Plan Your 2020 Triathlon Season Like A Business

630

#324 - Appreciate What You Have

631

#323 - Get Out Of Your Own Way

632

#322 - How To Not Suck At Cycling - Part 3

633

#321 - Be Your Own Sherpa

634

#320 - Practice Creating A Habit

635

#319 - The Gray Zone Final

636

#318 - Chasing The Quick Fix

637

#317 - How To Not Suck At Running

638

#316 - Stay Out Of Your Feels

639

#315 - Give Yourself A Break

640

#314 - Finding Your Why - Part 2

641

#313 - Keep Things Simple - The Professional Mindset

642

#312 - Ironman Louisville 2019 Recap

643

#311 - Stay At The Top Of Your Game

644

#310 - Find The Fun In Your Life

645

#309 - Ironman Louisville Course Strategy 2019

646

#308 - Ironman Chattanooga Recap

647

#307 - Ironman Chattanooga Preview

648

#306 - When The Race Excitement Wears Off

649

#305 - Racing Smart - Especially in Heat

650

#304 - Moving The Needle

651

#303 - Looking In The Mirror

652

#302 - Brutally Honest Training Reflection

653

#301 - Ironman Wisconsin 2019 Recap

654

#300 - A Professional Podcast with Jessica Jacobs

655

#299 - The Emotional Weight and Burden of Racing

656

#298 - Ironman Wisconsin - Course Strategy

657

#297 - What's Your Burnout Rate?

658

#296 - Nailing Your Execution

659

#295 - Getting Better Is The Name of the Game

660

#294 - Being Calm Through Taper and Race Day

661

#293 - Mentally and Emotionally Fresh

662

#292 - Writing Your Success Story

663

#291 - Your Life, Your Stress, Your Training

664

#290 - Practicing In-Race Decisions

665

#289 - Ironman 70.3 Ohio Recap

666

#288 - When Good Is Better Than Great

667

#287 - "More" Is Not A Plan

668

#286 - Finding Genuine Satisfaction In Training

669

#285 - The Emotional Roller Coaster

670

#284 - Know Who You Are

671

#283 - Race Ready - Why The Little Things Are So Big

672

#282 - Triathlon Doesn't Change You

673

#281 - Take A Step Back

674

#280 - Be An Expert At Knowing Your Body

675

#279 - Challenge Your Own Reality

676

#278 - Who Will You Be In 5 Years?

677

#277 - Are You Properly Fatigued or Run Down?

678

#276 - Ironman Tulsa, Boulder, and New 70.3 Races

679

#275 - The Swim Is Canceled

680

#274 - Epic Challenge Syndrome/ Respect Your Body

681

#273 - The Art of Learning Triathlon

682

#272 - Heat and Fatigue

683

#271 - Building Winning Habits in Triathlon

684

#270 - Ironman Has Gone Instagram

685

#269 - Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Race Recap

686

#268 - Racing Is An Opportunity

687

#267 - When A Race Consumes Your Life

688

#266 - Fine Tuning Your Race/Taper

689

#265 - Testing Your Limits

690

#264 - Out Alone In The Dark (at Ironman Texas)

691

#263 - Ironman Texas Recap/Review - What We Learned

692

#262 - Pushing Through, Staying Strong, and Managing Pain

693

#261 - Don't Let Your Race Plan Your Body - The Building Blocks of Training

694

#260 - Bad Habits of Triathletes and How To Break Them

695

#259 - Focus, Fueling, and Recovery

696

#258 - Appreciate The Big Picture

697

#257 - The Hard Truth About Triathlon Swimming

698

Squadcast #3 - Find Your Happiness - C26 Athlete Matthew Dickinson

699

#256 - Understanding Your Taper

700

#255 - Turning Fast Into Far

701

#254 - Confidence: Racing, Training, Life

702

#253 - Training To Your Strengths and Weaknesses

703

#252 - Life Is About The Stories We Tell Ourselves

704

#251 - Triathlon Hangry and 80% Meh

705

#250 - Do Epic Recovery

706

#249 - Building Genuine Confidence

707

#248 - It's Time To Wake Up . . . for Race Season

708

#247 - Don't Lose The Fun

709

#246 - Outsmarting Regret

710

#245 - Excitement For Race Season. . . Plus Distraction Overload

711

#244 - Be Selfish With How You Feel

712

#243 - Growth Is More Than The Numbers

713

#242 - Fall In Love With Your Life

714

#241 - Run Strong

715

#240 - Training Lessons From Hemingway

716

#239 - Success Is In The Details

717

#238 - Training To Your Personality

718

#237 - Measuring Your Progress

719

#236 - How To Not Suck At Swimming - Part 5

720

#235 - Rebounding In Your Off Season

721

#234 - Get The Most Out of Your Bike

722

#233 - The Mind Game of Racing

723

#232 - Not Too High, Not Too Low

724

#231 - Mindful Training

725

#230 - Living In The Gray Zone

726

#229 - The One Day Challenge

727

#228 - Making Life Changes Stick

728

#227 - What Will You Take Into 2019?

729

#226 - Find Joy In Where You're Going

730

#225 - Progress Not Perfection

731

#224 - Workouts As Links In A Chain

732

#223 - Building Internal Motivation

733

#222 - Reset Your Body

734

#221 - Make Small Changes

735

#220 - Just Do You

736

#219 - Train To Your Current Fitness

737

#218 - Your Ironman Breakthrough Starts Here

738

#217 - Stress is Stress is Stress

739

#216 - Beating Distraction

740

#215 - Why We Get Stuck

741

#214 - Make Small Changes

742

#213 - The Triathlon Stock Market

743

#212 - Being a Well-Rounded Triathlete

744

#211 - The 3-Headed Athlete

745

#210 - How You Get Faster

746

#209 - Off Season Success

747

#208 - Race Cut-Off Times, Ironman Recovery, IM Florida Moves Venue

748

#207 - Ironman Louisville 2018 Recap

749

#206 - Ironman Louisville and KONA Preview 2018

750

#205 - Control What You Control

751

#204 - Stay Within Yourself and Race Smart

752

#203 - Ironman Chattanooga (Full) Recap

753

#202 - The Magic and Mystery of the Taper

754

#201 - Own Your Perspective: Training, Racing, Life

755

#200 - Keep Showing Up

756

#199 - Be Flexible and Forgiving In Your Training

757

#198 - Race Day Is About "Return On Investment"

758

#197 - Ironman Is Hard - Wisconsin Recap

759

#196 - Fake News In Your Race Brain

760

#195 - 70.3 Worlds, Ironman Wisconsin & Getting The Most Out of Your Run

761

#194 - Be Real With Yourself

762

#193 - Simplify Your Fueling And Nutrition

763

#192 - R.E.L.A.X.

764

#191 - Managing Training Fatigue

765

#190 - Stop Giving Power To Negative Thought

766

#189 - Remembering Why You Do Triathlon

767

#188 - Do What's Best For Your Body

768

#187 - Be Smart With "Days Off"

769

#186 - Nail Your Ironman Build and Taper

770

#185 - Ironman 70.3 Ohio Re-cap/Review

771

#184 - The Road To Ohio 70.3

772

#183 - The Coach/Athlete Relationship, Plus More Listener Questions

773

#182 - Listener Questions - Nutrition, Hydration, Training For Conditions

774

#181 - Recalibrating Expectations and Perspective

775

#180 - Ironman 70.3 Ohio Course Preview with Race Director Ken Hammond

776

#179 - Why Consistency Beats Distance

777

#178 - Race With The Horse You Trained On

778

#177 - Relaxing For Better Performance

779

#176 - Learn, Grow and Move Forward

780

#175 - Attitude is King

781

#174 - Are You Making Triathlon Fun?

782

#173 - Making Sacrifices vs. Being Sacrificial

783

#172 - Programming, PRs, and Performance

784

#171 - The Psychology of Coaching Triathlon

785

#170 - Finding (and Keeping) Your "WHY"

786

#169 - Mental Focus and Pacing

787

#168 - Wanting Vs. Needing To Race

788

#167 - C26 Athlete Feedback From Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Part 2

789

#166 - What Our C26 Athletes Learned Racing Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga

790

#165 - Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Race Recap

791

#164 - Four Days Out From Your Race

792

#163 - How, When, and Why To Take Risks In Your Race

793

#162 - Taking Your "Life Attitude" Into The Race

794

#161- How To Not Over-Obsess About Your Race

795

#160 - The Transition To Summer Heat

796

#159 - Drafting: How We'd Solve The Problem in Ironman

797

#158 - How Can Ironman Do More For Its Athletes?

798

#157 - Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Breakdown

799

#156 - Building Durability and A Positive Attitude

800

#155 - Benefits of Stacking Tough Workouts

801

#154 - Racing With Gratitude, Friends, Family and Teammates

802

#153 - Ironman 70.3 Texas - Recap and Review

803

#152 - Road Trip To Ironman Texas 70.3

804

#151 - Building Race Confidence

805

#150 - Training: One Size Doesn't Fit All

806

#149 - Turning "Training Art" Into A Race Masterpiece

807

#148 - How To Not Suck At Cycling Part 2

808

#147 - Detaching Yourself From The Outcome

809

#146 - Understanding Training Load

810

#145 - Forgiving Yourself To Get Faster

811

#144- Inspiration When You Need It Most

812

#143 - Breaking Through Your Limits

813

#142 - Have Fun And Give It Hell

814

#141 - Navigating Triathlon Clickbait

815

#140 - Tapping Into Your "Suffering Reservoir"

816

#139 - Training In The Age of Distractions

817

#138 - Own The Daily Grind . . . with a Smile

818

#137 - A Proactive Triathlon Rant

819

#136 - Winning Your Race Before The Gun Goes Off

820

#135 - Outsmarting The Competition

821

#134 - Race Specific Training

822

#133 - Today Is The Most Important Day

823

#132 - From The Final Four To Ironman

824

#131 - Inside the Mind of a Race Director Part 3 - Steve Delmonte - Delmo Sports

825

#130 - Stop Cheating Our F*cking Sport (Explicit Content)

826

#129 - Race Like You Train

827

#128 - Being Race Ready - Mentally, Physically, Spiritually

828

#127 - Keys To A Successful Year (And Long-term Success in Triathlon)

829

#126 - How To Not Suck At Swimming - Part 4

830

#125 - How To Not Suck At Swimming - Part 3

831

#124 - Raising Your Tolerance for Stress and Pain

832

#123 - Preheating Your Training Oven

833

#122 - Triathlon Etiquette and Humor (Hopefully)

834

#121 - Andrew Starykowicz Interview (Pro Triathlete)

835

#120 - Write Your Own Story

836

#119 - Listener Questions

837

#118 - The Problem with Hacks and Shortcuts

838

#117 - Treading Water Through The Holidays

839

#116 - Renovating Your Body for a Strong 2018 Race Season

840

#115 - Building Speed AND Strength Together

841

#114 - It's Okay To Be In A Funk

842

C26 Squadcast #2 - From a Sprint Triathlon to Ironman - C26 Athlete Erika Jurkowski

843

#113 - The Lure of Mediocrity

844

#112 - Turning Inspiration Into Action

845

C26 Squadcast - How A Stay At Home Mom Changed Her Life With Triathlon

846

#111 - Getting Out Of "Yourself"

847

#110 - Building Community and Connection in Triathlon

848

#109 - Eliminating Regret and Ironman Depression

849

#108 - Prisoner of the Moment

850

#107 - Getting Comfortable With The Uncomfortable

851

#106 - What Are You Capable Of?

852

#105 - The Domino Effect

853

#104 - What We Learned At Ironman Louisville

854

#103 - Ironman Louisville 2017 Short Recap

855

#102 - Ironman Louisville Preview + Kona Predictions

856

#101 - RACE WEEK - Ironman Louisville Course Strategy

857

#100 - Insights from One Year of Crushing Iron Podcasts

858

#99 - Surrender To Your Race

859

#98 - The "Old Me" Would've Bagged It

860

#97 - How To Build A RACE GAME PLAN

861

#96 - Ironman Chattanooga... Plus, Why The Hell Do We Do Triathlon?

862

#95 - How To Pick Your Next Race(s)

863

#94 - Removing Race Stress

864

#93 - Recovering After Your Ironman . . . And Keeping The Momentum

865

#92 - Ironman Wisconsin - Chattanooga 70.3. Worlds Recap

866

Mike In Madison - Ironman Wisconsin Preview

867

#91 - Building Safe Run Volume, Ironman 70.3 Worlds, Ironman Wisconsin Preview

868

#90 - The Ultimate Ironman Execution

869

#89 - Trust Your Training

870

#88 - How To Spectate An Ironman

871

#87 - Embrace The Slow Burn

872

#86 - I Paid $700 For Ironman And All I Got Was . . .

873

#85 - How To Handle The Last 30 Days Before Your Big Race

874

#84 - Building Connection Through Triathlon

875

#83 - How To Crush The Ironman Swim

876

#82 Train Smart. Race Smarter.

877

#81 - Don't Talk Yourself Into Being Slow

878

#80 - Why Do We Do Triathlon?

879

#79 - He Shaved An Hour Off His 70.3 Time In One Year

880

#78 - The Power of Accumulated Fatigue

881

#77 - Two Meat Eaters Explore Vegan Racing

882

#76 - Why Healthy & Happy Are The Most Important Parts of Triathlon

883

#75 How to Execute YOUR Race

884

#74 - Fix Your Swim Now! Ironman Live Tracking. 100 Days to Louisville Video Project

885

#73 - Mike and Coach Robbie Make The Ironman Louisville Decision

886

#72 - Jumping from an Olympic to a Half to a Full Ironman

887

#71 - How Much Do You Really Lose During A Layoff?

888

#70 - Steve DelMonte - Inside the Mind of a Race Director (Part 2)

889

#69 - From Couch to Ironman in 16 Weeks??

890

#68 - Ironman Wisconsin Drops Mass Start AND Syracuse Tire Deflation

891

#67 - Perfecting Your Pedal Stroke, How to Run In Heat, Analyzing Swim Stroke, Recovering from Injury

892

#66 - Cancelled Swims, Shortened Races, and Ironman Registration Variations

893

#65 - Ironman 70.3 Muncie Course Preview

894

#64 - Power Meters: Part 2 - Using The Data To Get Faster

895

#63 - Rebounding From A Sub-Par Race or Not Meeting Training Expectations

896

#62 - Training and Racing with Grace and Gratitude

897

#61 - Make Hills Your Best Friends

898

#60 - The Purpose of Riding With Power

899

#59 - Brad Stulberg Co-Author of "Peak Performance"

900

#58 - Post Race Recovery And Using This Race For Your Next One

901

#57 - Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Recap Analysis

902

#56 - Respect The Sport

903

#55 - Race Pressure

904

#54 - The "State of Triathlon" Address for May 2017

905

#53 - TEN More Questions For Coach - Good Stuff!

906

#52 - Building Mental Toughness

907

#51 - Benefits Of The Negative Split

908

#50 - Nailing Race Week, The Taper, and Predicting Your Race Time...Plus, Open Water Swimming

909

#49 - A New Open Water Swim Race, Plus The Winner of Ironman Florida, Jack McAfee

910

#48 - A Seasonal Reality Check: Training and Racing In The Heat

911

#47 - It's Race Season: Get Your Body and Mind Right

912

#46 - Matt Fitzgerald Talks Nutrition and Fitness for Endurance Athletes

913

#45 - Turning To Triathlon When Life Turns On You

914

#44 - Success Markers for Triathlon and Life

915

#43 - De-Coding Open Water Swimming

916

#42 - Recovery: The Most Underrated Part of Training

917

#41 - Bouncing Back From A Letdown

918

#40 - Steve Magness - He's Got Running Down To A Science

919

#39 - Getting Back Fast When Family, Work, Injury or Another Setback Interrupts Training

920

#38 - Proof That Running Slow Makes You Faster

921

#37 - Foam Rolling, Weight Training, Overcoming Tough Training Days/Races

922

#36 - Losing Anxiety, Finding Confidence, and Beating Critics

923

#35 - Listener Email Questions #1

924

#34 - Dog Cast #1

925

#33 - Mike and Robbie Open Up

926

#32 - Swim To Be a Better Runner

927

#31 - The Mystery Of "The Taper"

928

#30 - Keys To A Healthy Race Season

929

#29 - Inside the Mind of a Race Director

930

#28 - How To Not Suck At Cycling (Part 1)

931

#27 - Is Your Passion Productive or Poisonous?

932

#26 - SEVEN DEADLY SINS of "Triathlete Speak"

933

#25 - Getting Back Into The Groove

934

#24 - Listening To Your Body

935

#23 - TEN Questions For A Triathlon Coach

936

#22 - NUTRITION: The 4th Discipline of Triathlon

937

#21 - Triathlon: Chasing A Dream or Consuming Addiction?

938

Today's Podcast is Delayed

939

#20 - How To Not Suck At Swimming Part 2

940

#19 - TRIATHLON 101: Beginner to Intermediate

941

#18 - Couch to Sub-12 Ironman at 50 Years Old

942

#17 - Triathlon Trends: Fraud or For Real?

943

#16 - 24 Hours - From Pre-Race Meal to Ironman Finish Line

944

#15 - Tackling Your Bike To Save Your Run

945

#14 - How To Simplify Your Training

946

#13 - Triathlon: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

947

#12 - How To Not Suck At Swimming

948

#11 - KONA REVIEW - Should Ironman Move the World Championship?

949

#10 - Balancing Training And Life

950

#9 - Break Through The Ironman Ceiling

951

#8 - Running Slow To Get Fast

952

#7 - Learning from Mistakes in Triathlon

953

#6 - Triathlon Coaching Theory

954

#5 - Dealing With Race Pain

955

#4 - Ironman Wisconsin Course Breakdown

956

#3 - Three Triathlon Training MYTHS

957

#2 - How To Plan Your Triathlon Race Calendar

958

#1 - Setting Off-Season Training Goals