Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Today we look at protecting and maximizing your time and effort so that you can be faster next year. We talk about the importance of "raising your floor" so you are ahead of the game and late season training doesn't feel so pressure packed or overwhelming. Now is the time. We also talk about diet and our cultural push to eat out of habit instead of needs. We look at shrinking the gap for your next PR, avoiding burnout, and rekindling the love of training. We explore training Monday through Friday only. We talk about mental and emotional flexibility and why it's not about how it looks right now, but getting it done.
Topics:
Time flies
Protecting your time blocks
Fasting
Paying attention to hunger
Do we eat too much?
What is energy?
Fuel is important . . . but
System cleans and resets
The least stress approach
Shrinking the gap for your PR goal
Avoiding burnout
Sneaking in a long swim, bike, and run each month
Rekindled love for training
Training M-F only?
The pressure of the last 6 weeks before a race
Mental and emotional flexibility
It's not "how it looks" it's about getting it done
Keep your "jumps" shorter
Building run frequency
Have fun noodling along
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

Today, we explore the concept of going back to the Ironman Drawing Board and working on the small things that lead to big results. We explore creating your own specific challenge, talk an out being afraid of different zones, and creating a new ceiling that attracts your floor. We get into how to build and HOLD your gains. We look at going longer vs. training smarter. We get into fear of strength and intensity and how/when to overcome it. The struggles in triathlon are all part of the fun and mystery and today we look at ways to reinvent ourselves and our training.
Topics:
Is it the weather or the desire to do more that makes the difference?
Love your yard and love yourself
The triathlon space just feels different these days
More athletes competing?
Creating your specific challenge
Afraid of certain zones?
When it's insanely hot outside
Creating a ceiling that leaves more room
Moving the floor closer to your potential
If you don't train it you stop gaining it
Building and holding your gains
Keeping the speed inside the plan
Consistent with the little things
The intent behind the training
Going longer vs. being more purposeful
Fear of strength and intensity
It's all part of the fun and mystery
Peeling back the layers of your success
Lives change . . . more volume, less volume
Nothing always works forever
Take off the leash and let it rip
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

You gotta be faster to be faster . . . but how do we get there? For a lot of us, that process starts now and we have to cut through the noise to figure out what we need to work on. It can be anything from form and technique to diet and nutrition to endurance to strength to mobility and flexibility. But it can't all happen at once. How do we set ourselves up to stick with desired changes? Triathlon is a complex puzzle that mirrors life. It's not always fun or easy, but we get into real approaches that can help you shift your mindset to hit small practices now that will pay off towards your big goals later.
Topics:
Living the best life
Chicken wings and hot corners
General idea of what you want to accomplish
Post race emotions
Off-season technique
Most athletes thing in times or zones
Post race sweet spot
Get where you're going fast and cheap
Working on your form is hard
Where's the low hanging fruit?
Blindly doing workouts
Speed, technique, rhythm, endurance, timing, etc…
Build form and technique into your workouts
Polarizing
Pyramiding
Things that are important year round
When to disconnect
Don't label improvement by metrics
How likely are you to stick with desired changes?
We all have big goals . . .
You gotta be faster to be faster
Post race psychology
If you feel good you're more primed for success
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

Today we go through all things Ironman Wisconsin 2026. We talk 70.3 and full. We look at the race itself, how people fought and battled, and why Ironman seems like it's gaining steam again. We talk about the power of support from a team, get into why the bike is so tough for most, and whether or not it's the legs that give out or it's simply the tension and repetition of race day. We talk about the concept of leaving your "fight" in training. We look at how the society can stack the deck against us and why Ironman is kind of a "binge weekend." We discuss the finish line feels, why Robbie didn't race, and look at post race routines and why they can be dicy.
Topics:
C26 Community in full force
IMWI as a team race
The power of support
The Helix Energy
The bike course beatdown
There's so much to think about on the bike
The mental toll
The difference between bike and run pain
Is it the muscles or the repetition
Nutrition on the bike
Long ride fatigue
Upper body tension
Is it as simple as more volume?
Did you leave your fight in training?
How to not walk
The deck is stacked against us in many ways
The binge of an Ironman
Why Robbie didn't race
Just be aware of why you feel like you do
Post week routine
Ironman energy resurgence
Finish line feels
Team support
 
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

In 5 Days Mike and Robbie toe the line at Ironman Wisconsin. Today, they talk through some of the thoughts and strategies for their races. Gear, fuel, effort, game plans, it's all here and they can assure you one thing . . . they really can't be sure about anything.
Topics: 
Wisconsin weather
Pack for all seasons
Swim skins
What to bring
Worst thing about race morning
Check-In Concierge?
Norton plans for both
Concerned about a cold day?
Burning calories in the cold is complex
Don't take off warm gear too soon
Nutrition on the hills
You'd rather be warm than cold
Thinking about temperature changes
Temptation to push it too early
Race mantras for the full
BodyShot-ville
Where you need confidence
Race plans in pencil
Fueling the run
Nailing Bike Nutrition
It's like a long ride with fuel
Caffeine on race day
Watchless?
Undertrained?
Relaxed with focus
Aero helmet?
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com