Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

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]

We start today with a proclamation that Mike is throwing out his power meter and Robbie has a surprising reaction. We ask, what's your preferred way of suffering? We get into climbing hills and getting too caught up in the numbers. We talk about the importance of breathing and its relationship to your heart rate training. We talk about keeping things simpler to avoid mistakes. We address enjoyment vs. punishment. We ask what the real finish line is. The beauty of the bike. The power behind not getting hurt or burned out while keeping a streak of rebellion. The frequency of movement adds up.
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 Winter
Back in the lake . . .
How do you prefer to suffer?
Making too many decisions on the course?
Mike declares he's throwing his power meter in the trash
Do we know what it really feels like to go to the well?
Do you race with or without power
Correct breathing in all disciplines
Heart rate and respiratory rate
When the day doesn't work for you
The simpler you keep this, the fewer mistakes you make
There is no finish line
Dance more
Finding enjoyment vs. punishment
Being too strict and precise
It's time to be outside
Breathing on the bike
Not getting hurt or burned out
Being a little rebellious
Frequency of movement adds up
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Today, we preview Ironman Texas, but this is great info for any Ironman you might be racing. We include strategy for the age groupers and take a look at the stacked pro field and give predictions. We look at the wind and potentially "mild" weather and talk wetsuit or not, how to approach the swim along with the last stretch in the canal. We get into bike strategy for your first and second loop. Then take a look at how to handle the electric, three-loop run course. Lots of good insight for pacing, super shoes, and terrain.
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:
Pre race
Swim course strategies
Possible wetsuit race. Should you wear it?
How to swim the last section in the canal
Dealing with the wind and sun on the bike
2nd loop strategy for the bike
Be aware
Run course energy
Breaking down the three loops
Super shoes?
Pro field
Predicting the men's and women's winners 
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Are you paying compounding interest on fatigue and recovery? We look at several different ways to address today's workout depending on where you are mentally and physically. Just because something is in your Training Peaks doesn't mean it's perfectly crafted for you on that day. We always want to encourage athletes to make the right decision based on how they feel, what is going on in their lives, and what the body is telling them. And believe us, there can be mixed signals. Today, we address the signals saying it's time to get after it and the ones that may be begging you to flog yourself for the wrong reasons. What's today's appropriately effective does?
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:
Compounding interest in training
Compounding interest in fatigue
The find line between fun and the infirmary
Constant ambition
Who are we trying to prove things to?
When you want to bury yourself
On the days when we don't have it
How to think about warm up
Being stuck in the moment
What is your body telling you today?
Clear the air during warm up
What the signals are really telling us
The problem with pre-built workouts
Making your own recovery decisions during workouts
What to look at when you start
Finding extra mental gears
When the subconscious tells us we suck
Flogging yourself for the wrong reasons
Looking forward to tomorrow's work
Compounding gratification
How many days in a row can we kick the can
Snow plow analogy
Wrecking your nervous system
Appropriately effective dose for good recovery
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

We all want to be faster and today we look at the right ways to go about speed in triathlon. We talk about pushing the limits along with how putting in easy miles mix. We talk about building habits that matter and why you always have the time to do the extra things that will make a difference. New the "latest and greatest" training methods, the simple power of repetition, and why most triathletes don't fully buy in to training. We also get into the biggest traps facing age groupers that want to be faster.  
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:
Getting serious about distractions
The need for more speed
Algorithms and why they always hit you at the right (or wrong) time
Dealing with set backs
Feeling what hard runs feel like
When you have a lack of buy in
Building habits that matter
Always learning what works for "other people" but not yourself
Specialists vs. Primary
"I don't think I'm ready for it yet"
Building unwavering faith in what you're doing
The more you race, the more problem solving experience
"Am I on track, coach?"
New training methods . . .
Age Grouper Traps
Doing the same workouts over and over
The power of repetition
Triathlon is not glamorous
You can't beat the race every time
Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]
Robbie Bruce - [email protected]