Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Sometimes we have to understand why we're bitching all the time and uncover the best way to enjoy training and life. Today we start by discussing dopamine detox and how that might help us enjoy the simpler things in training. It sort of morphs into this discussion about how we can create an excitement trap that has us satiating the ego vs making progress. More races, more intensity, more burnout? More depression? How do we snap this cycle and find satisfaction with a Zone 2 buzz? We also look into the power of training by breath alone. How it can help you fall back in love with training that can otherwise make you want to cry. And finally, are we all chasing inflammation?
Topics:
Dopamine detox
Power and yada yada
More is getting lost than found
Ego or growth?
What's your why… no really.
What are we trying to accomplish today?
How much does Ironman make off of DNS?
I want it now
Lowering the dopamine input
Be strong in your journey
Morning routine
The sensation vs. the superlatives
Z2 is a great buzz
Zones by breath
Controlled ventaliztion
Help your riding . . . help your mood
I can't take any more intensity
Chasing inflammation
Walking is gold.
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

After a weekend of racing and our Nashville Triathlon Camp, once again, we're reminded that we got into this sport for the challenge. This is really the best thing to keep in your mind whenever we tackle something difficult. There are no guarantees other than the opportunity to grow and be stronger. We do this for the opportunity and the more challenging the training or race, most often, the more memorable. Triathlon lessons never stop, it's up to us to embrace them.
Topics:
The Nashville Camp
Jacksonville and Chatt 70.3
At home training camp?
The key is to be free
Chatt 70.3 and Jax swims
What's a slow swim?
Would you rather have a fast swim or cancelled swim?
New Races
Introduction or retention strategy?
Influencers ruining things
Engaged in the challenge
Want the cost more than the dream
Easy, glamorous, shiny expensive
Riding older bikes
No guarantees
Don't miss the opportunity
What makes this memorable
You remember the experience
Thriving in discomfort
Forcing yourself to be better
No guarantees in racing
Triathlon lessons never stop
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

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]