ZenTri 633 - Dan from Uberman

This week's episode goes long with Dan Bercu, the race director of Uberman.  We talk about where he got the idea for the world's hardest triathlon and how you can take part in it for 2017.

I also discuss how you can use maple syrup as your workout and racing fuel and also about how to make sure your first race goes well.  

Enjoy!

ZenTri 632 - Set Your Own Chronotype and Mountain Biking Tips

How to set your internal clock to get up when you want, mountain biking advice, training tips, and news!

ZenTri 629 - Cecilia Davis-Hayes, CTE, Seven Great Tips, and Swamp Running

Newly-minted pro triathlete Cecilia Davis-Hayes tells us how she balances her PhD work with training, her research into head trauma (CTE), and how to get faster by training with single-sport athletes instead of triathletes.

I cover SEVEN different tips and tricks triathletes can use to get more done.

I detail some new swim fins and give a swim workout.  I also take you running with me in the middle of a swamp with alligators during the Brazos Bend 100 ultra marathon.

ZenTri 617 - Antoine Desroches and Zen Master Dogen on Spring

Pro Triathlete Antoine Desroches talks about how to train on a fat bike and indoors for massive improvements.  Also, using a swimming drag chute and much more.

Zen Master Dogen gave us some insight on how to do triathlon when he wrote about how to make a painting of Spring.  Check it out inside the podcast!

ZenTri Podcast 588 - Rocky Raccoon 50 and Polarized Training Results

On this episode, I detail my execution of one of the tougher endurance events you can find, the Rocky Raccoon 50 Mile Trail Ultramarathon. I used the polarized training method to blow away my old record by nearly half an hour! 

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Listen in as I detail everything I did during the race that worked, what didn't work, and what would work better next time.  We also score an interview with the race director Joe Prusitis, and Kai wins the 1 mile kids race the day before. 

 

I used the Garmin 920's live tracking feature to publish my progress throughout the day.  That was a ton of fun!  Emily said it made her day a lot more enjoyable knowing I was OK.  Here is the final cut on my run that day with HR, pace, and tons more.  Click on "View Details" on the bottom right to see all the graphs and detailed info.

I even put the Garmin on Kai the day before for his own race and recorded his metrics.  He said the watch was light enough that he barely noticed it.

In my own race, I ran the first loop of three in record time, and then kept it together to run the next two fast enough to beat my old time by 27 minutes.  Full race results here.  I ended up with top 10 in my age group and 36th overall!  Not bad for a lumbering triathlete at 182 lbs!

Enjoy the show and check out all the training and racing tips - I'm excited to share. :)