Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Today, we talk about a topic that a lot of us who've been in the sport a while need to think about. How to break ourselves down like we did in the beginning. Life is about being alive and challenging ourselves. We take a look at the lure of comfort and how to shake things up. Once again, we explore the reasons why we do this, and how the edges of challenge and pain shift. We look at why it's so important to face simple fears and things we don't want to do and how to use these wins. For us, triathlon has always been about breaking up the rocks, but in many ways it also becomes about tending to them in a positive way so they don't fuse back together.
Topics:
Live every day
Get along
German Endurance Feast
Robbie's Rewind
The medal returns
Obsession with comfort
Find something that's gonna break you
Breaking up the rocks
Pain as a precursor to growth
Your race time vs. the pursuit
Back to that primal feeling
Do what scares you
Why do we do this?
What is improvement
When we fake it until we can't anymore
Life circumstances and resilience
Breaking things down over and over
Good times, soft men
Tending to your broken rocks
Fake endorphines
Tackle a simple fear
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

On some level we all dread the wind, the heat, the cold, the rough water, and the hills, but how do you learn to love it all for training benefit? Today, we look at the transition from indoors to outdoors and why it can be a shock to the system. We look at ways to build confidence and calm while preparing for anything in a race environment. How do you break out of your own personal matrix and create situations that will help you put your body in charge when the mind wants to run wild. We look at avoiding the inevitable and getting more and more comfortable with tough situations as the season rolls on.
Topics:
Early season outdoor training
Differences between indoor and outdoor
The benefits of each
Pool swims vs open water and how to break them up
Trainer and outside riding variables
Treadmill and the road mix
Focusing on good posture and form
Breaking out of your comfort matrix
Avoiding the inevitable
Is it chop or just water texture?
Is it windy or just some wind?
Cries for comfort
Uncontrollable's are uncomfortable
Going from the Symphony to Rage Against the Machine
Life spans and loneliness
Mindless mind
You aren't guaranteed "extra space" in a race
Repetition to train the body to lead
RPE as it applies to understanding flow
Thoughts that pass without engagement or judgement
Don't avoid it
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Today, we brainstormed to give Ironman (at least) 10 great ideas to increase excitement, revenue, and branding at their races. We talk about ways to increase age grouper engagement and retention. We get into on course changes to make the races tougher, more memorable, and safer. We look at getting the fans more invested and involved. Some of these are a little out there, but all good ideas start with a seed and maybe someday soon you'll see some of these thoughts feathering their way into the Ironman ecosystem.
Topics:
Elite Age Groupers
Age grouper recognition
Tougher Races
Spectator engagement and eduction
Rolling starts, wave starts, mass start options.
Split awards at age grouper level
Parimutuel betting
Spectator points
Human interest stories
Amping up the crowd for late finishers
Tri Club Championship format
Comedians
Retention wins
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Are you always trying to be perfect? Every day we face thousands of decisions that can either help us break free or tie us in knots. Today, we look at the sometimes overwhelming decision process that can affect triathletes in training, racing, and life. We get into premature optimization, how you should build your cake (base), and eventually ask if it's "decision" fatigue or "precision" fatigue. We talk about the idea of always feeling judged and graded and how that can wear out our love for the sport. We look at the differences between inside riding and outside. We talk about dealing with the elements without a second thought. We also look at how to get to the top and spoiler alert, it's not by skipping steps. When we boil it down, it all comes back to honoring the intent of your workouts.
Also, if you're thinking of doing one of these GREAT MIDWEST races, Ironman 70.3 Rockford, Ironman 70.3 Muncie, Ironman Wisconsin, or Ironman 70.3 Omaha, please use this link to sign up so we get a little credit from the boss: https://go.ironman.com/crushingiron
Topics:
Tornadoes and biking in the dark
Old Man Talk
Micro decision making and fatigue
Online training plans
Premature optimization
Over exposure to tips, tricks, and hacks
Noise and marketing
Compounding negative effects
Precision making fatigue
Intervals or consistent riding?
Trainer fatigue
Go for the INTENT of the workout
Precision Fatigue
Get outside
Inside bike position vs Outside position
Feeling judged and graded all the time
F-bomb settings
The cake is the intent, the icing is precision
We don't need more weight on our backs
Delaying getting back into things
Intent is relative to the day, week, month
This is for you
Taking the stairs to get to the top
Moving is the momentum
Maximize your intent
Make your wins possible
RIP Uncle Butch
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Today, our goal is to help you prepare for a solid swim by learning to like, and eventually love the water. We talk about many things you can be doing right now to make your swim as strong as possible. We look at how to approach training: swim hard, swim long, swim often. We get into ways to calm anxiety along with how to handle race morning. We talk a lot about the importance of warming up the proper way and how to handle a wetsuit before your race. Despite how people say the swim is the smallest part of the race, we want to share our thoughts on why being ready, confident, and calm while respecting the situation is so important. We also throw out a few ways we think races could deliver a better situation surrounding the swim.
Also, if you're thinking of doing one of these GREAT MIDWEST races, Ironman 70.3 Rockford, Ironman 70.3 Muncie, Ironman Wisconsin, or Ironman 70.3 Omaha, please use this link to sign up so we get a little credit from the boss: https://go.ironman.com/crushingiron
Topics:
Back to the early days of Crushing Iron podcast
IM Texas Swim death
We have no guarantees
Outsider perspective on Ironman racing
Find a way to like, then love the water
Repetition equals increased comfort levels
Swim hard, swim often, swim long
Attempts to ease the swim in races
Anxious athletes
How to warm up and why it's so important
Swim with other people
Own your space and position
Being prepared and calm
Dynamic warm up area
We all know what to do
Different way to start races
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]