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Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Crushing Iron is an age grouper and his coach talking and learning about triathlon. Together they explore the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual side of training and racing everything from a Sprint to an Ironman. Great for beginners and intermediates triathletes. Released every Monday and Thursday.
Episodes
- Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
#846 – Fresh and Confident on Race Day
Pre-Race nerves. How do we get ahead of them in training? Today, we look into many things we've learned as athletes and coaches to prepare for the race ahead…
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#845 – Type A vs. Type B Athletes
Support the podcast by getting some awesome C26 Gear! Thank you for listening. Today we look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of personality traits :) Well…
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#844 – Be Ready For Anything on Race Day
Race conditions can be unforgiving and downright brutal (see Texas 70.3). Today, we look at how training can help us prepare for the unexpected on race day…
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#843 – Intensity vs. Aerobic
Support the podcast by getting some awesome C26 Gear! Thank you for listening. The argument for a weekend of RPE. Topics: Taking it outside to the streets 25…
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#842 – Pacing Your Season
Support the podcast by getting some awesome C26 Gear! Thank you for listening. Triathlon is all about pacing and this goes for workouts, races, and your entire…
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#841 – Things We've Learned From 10 Years of Coaching/Casting
Support the podcast by getting some awesome C26 Gear! Thank you for listening. Today we sort of cut through the clutter of complicated training and use…
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#840 – Crafting Your Training Week
Support the podcast by getting some awesome C26 Gear! Thank you for listening. Are you good at recognizing the levels of fatigue? Today we look at different…
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#839 – How To Not Suck At Swimming #15
Support the podcast by getting some awesome C26 Gear! Thank you for listening. Today, we look at how you can be faster by being more efficient. We breakdown…
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#838 – Swim Like A Swimmer
Today is a little rant about swimming. We look at a few easy ways for you to improve your stroke, body position, and economy in the water. It it really as…
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#736 – Exploring Your Discomfort Zone
Today we start with why 70.3's are gaining popularity and roll that into training with more intensity. We look at how to explore higher zones and how to work…
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#836 – Work Smarter for Better Stimulus
Today we look at ways to work on little things that matter instead of always grinding yourself to the core. Better economy and efficiency go a LONG ways in…
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#835 – 10 SIMPLE THOUGHTS ABOUT TRAINING
Today we run down a list of ideas generated from our athlete comments in Training Peaks. We look at 10 ways to simplify training by a shift in perspective…
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#834 – Tapping Your Deep Motivation
How do you tap that "positive group motivation" when you're by yourself? Today we look into how training can be more motivating, positive, and effective when…
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#833 – Keep Showing Up
It's the time of year when we all need a little pep talk to keep showing up. Just when things seem like they're getting too tough is usually when you're about…
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#832 – Train Harder Than You Race (sometimes)
If you watch the Bobby Knight 30 for 30 it brings up a lot of questions and today we explore some of them and what it must have been like playing for Coach…
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#831 – Experimenting With Your Training and Fueling
Today, we look at some of the things we learned from doing hard things at Run Camp. The body always seems to be more capable than we understand, and even on…
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#830 – How Good Can You Possibly Feel?
There's always a point of diminishing marginal returns, but how do we know what's not enough and how much is too much? What kind of athlete and person are you…
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#829 – Sometimes We Need A Lil Kick In The A**
Support the podcast by getting some awesome C26 Gear! Thank you for listening. Today, we go to therapy to give each other a kick in the ass. It's easy to fall…
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#825 – Listener Questions
Is it important to do your long run the day after your long rides? What are the best smart trainers for your budget and success. Should you refrain from sex…
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#827 – Own Your Inner Narrative
The way we talk with ourselves matters. Today, we look how triathletes can get caught in a trap of doubt and negative talk for the wrong reasons. We look at…
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#826 – Your REAL Why
It's hard to pull logs out once they're on fire. Today, we looking at some parts of triathlon from a different perspective and finding your Real why. We talk…
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Lessons From A Dog - #825
Not many notes today as Mike talks with Robbie about the loss of his dog. Mattie lived a good life and left behind a lot of lessons for all of us. Mike…
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#824 – It's Time To Be Yourself
The saying goes, "new year, new me," but should it be, "new year, real me?" Today, we look at goals from a perspective of picking ones that will actually align…
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#823 – Simplicity in the Age of Disorientation
Happy New Year from C26! Today we start with . . . Information, disinformation, and disorientation. That's where we're at, and today we look at the power of…
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#822 – Finding Your Formula for 2025
Let's take a little look at your future. Are you training for the right why? Are you letting results drive the train or the process? Stimulate, don't…
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#821 – Take Some Chances
Are you taking enough chances in training and racing, or do you like to play it safe? Today we talk about self-experimenting within the plan. Testing your…
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#820 – Find Your Own Way
One of our responsibilities as a triathlete and a human is to figure out things that work best for us. Stress affects us all differently and one way to deal…
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#819 – Off-Season Perspective
Modern life is loaded with inputs and sometimes we have to disconnect for our sanity. Today, we take a different perspective on the off-season. How can we get…
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#818 – Feel. Flow. Economy.
What are the little (but important) things that make us better athletes? Today, we look at how to work at training in a way that makes racing feel "easier." We…
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#817 – Set Your Health Up For Later In Life
Now is a good time to be thankful you have decided to be active and are able to do the things we do. Swim, bike and run isn't easy, but it's a decision to…
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#816 – Making Weaknesses Less Weak
In a way, this could be titled "small win season" but the trick is figuring out where to best put your energy. We all have weaknesses but identifying them and…
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#815 – Self-Correcting Your Technique
Are you focused on getting a workout done, or getting better? Today's cast is largely about swimming, but the technique discussion applies to bike and run…
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#814 – Our Athletes Ask Us Questions
Today we open it up to some of our own athletes to ask questions. We get into races that may not live up to the hype, Travel, stress, and exhaustion, sleep…
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#813 – Decision Making Season
What was the state of your mind, body and spirit at this time last year? We look at how triathletes can get trapped in a cycle and spend time working on things…
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#812 – Let's Get It Started
In honor of Mike's dad's favorite Ironman pre-race song, "Let's get it started . . . now." No more overthinking. No more premature optimization plans, just go…
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#811 – Are You Game?
Are you willing to let go and leave your comfort zone? Today, we start by talking about Cam Wurf's perspective on endurance sports and life and it takes us…
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#810 – The 5% Hacks
We start talking about candy and ketones and it kinda goes on from there. www.c26triathlon.com
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#809 – KONA RECAP - Plus, the mistakes we make in racing
What a race from Patrick Lange. Today, we look at how KONA unfolded and why, after all these years, it still comes down to the run . . . and maybe the swim?…
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#808 – KONA 2024 Preview - Ironman World Championship
The Triathlete's Christmas is upon us… Who will stand on top of the podium at the Ironman World Championships? Despite being a little later in the year, it…
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#807 – Winterize Your Training
There's not much worse than starting each year from scratch with rusty joints and bones, so today we look at some strategies to get the most out of your…
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#806 – What's Harder: A Marathon or An Ironman?
Today, we tackle a thought provoking question. What's harder, an Ironman or a stand alone marathon? Within this question are a lot of interesting thoughts…
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#805 – Listener Q&A
Listeners drive today's topics, including the highly debated topic of weight training. We also take a deep look at the swim and discuss whether it's worth…
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#804 – It's Time To Stay In The Game
Sometimes we talk with each other in a way to figure things out. Today, we dive into staying in the game, being in the moment, and living a life of…
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#803 – Listener Questions 10-3-24
We talk the best Z1 and Z2 ratios for the off season. We look at Training for unique races like the Triple T. We get into the best ways to attack ultra run…
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#802 – Building Off-Season Momentum
Now is the time to look deep inside and figure out where you want to go, what makes you happy, and how to find love of the process. We look at the post season…
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#801 – Are You Willing To Fail within the process?
Success and getting better takes the ability to be willing to fail along the way. We can play it safe, but we're training for Ironman, not SoftMan. On the…
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#800 – Re-Framing Fun in Training and Racing
If you thought we would have a big celebration for #800, you are absolutely right! Today, we talk about how doing hard things like triathlon can be fun, even…
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#799 – Durability And Fatigue Resistance
Want to race better? Master the principles in this podcast. Today, we look at what's really important for long course triathlon. The ability to hold form and…
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#798 – Race And Live Free
Are you too hard on yourself? Today we look at the challenges of consistency and commitment to racing and living free. It's easy to burn our consistency…
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#797 – Critical Thinking About Your Health And Fueling
Today, we give you a little food for thought on day to day nutrition and race fueling. We sort of explore the traditional triathlon thinking process and ask if…
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#796 Ironman Wisconsin 2024 Recap - Plus, a Deep Dive Into Race Fueling
We go deep into what was Ironman Wisconsin and 70.3 weekend in Madison. C26 had a great showing again with over 40 athletes racing and a 2nd place tri club…
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#795 – Ironman Wisconsin Preview 2024
Looks like it will be cooling down for the weekend and today Mike and Robbie walk through what that means if you're racing. If you handle the little things…
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#794 - Listener Questions - 9_29_29
We start with the pros and cons of the new Ironman Chattanooga bike course. We look at whether or not these courses are really that crowded. We talk unorthodox…
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#793 – Listener Q&A
The heat is back but the stress never left and it's a good reminder. We talk open water swim and your pace and if it's right and if training in the pool is…
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#792 – Don't Major In The Minors
Focus on the details is very important when it comes to your race, but what are the right details? Today, we get into the "no man's land" of training. Pre-race…
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#791 – Louisville 70.3 Recap
The inaugural IM Louisville 70.3 kicked off with a bang and we have an on location report. We'll talk about all the expectations and the realities and how they…
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#790 – Louisville 70.3 Vibes (on site)
C26 is in Louisville in big numbers and today Coach Robbie joins from the Omni Hotel lobby to talk about the vibe for Louisville 70.3. We talk about the swim…
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#789 – How to View Intensity
Today we break down how volume and intensity overlap. Just because something is defined as "easy" doesn't mean it's not intense. How do you think about…
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#788 – Three Techniques to Master Faster Swimming
A lot of us really complicate things in the water, but today we're looking at a few "simple" concepts that can really make a difference in your swim speed…
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#787 – Be Your Own Athlete
Everyone has different life scenarios and it's up to you to figure out what works best in training. Is it not enough, too much? Why do you think that? Today…