The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes

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It’s a tale as old as…well, it’s probably around 40 years old, but for a sport as young as ours, that’s fairly venerable: a hard-working triathlete puts in their time over the course of a season, qualifies for Kona (or Nice, which is a really great site for a world championships, go ahead and @ us), and then, through a combination of poorly timed heat acclimation, arduous travel, wide-eyed enthusiasm, panic training, expo smorgasbord, and terror ends up performing far below their potential. Today we’ll be talking about how to navigate the veritable gauntlet of triathlon’s big show and perform to the best of your ability.Want to read a text version of this article? You can find it here.

Fatigue resistance is an idea that has been around for a long time, but it’s having a bit of a moment recently. A few companies are trying to develop fancy metrics like “durability” to measure (or, um, monetize) this concept. We don’t need to monetize it. Fatigue resistance is a simple concept, one that it is easy to track and train. This episode defines: What fatigue resistance is and isn’t Why it’s important How to evaluate it How to develop it (which is what we imagine you’re here for) We hope you enjoy this episode! Whether you do or not, please take a minute to rate and review the show!

Chris sits down with elite amateur and Campfire Coach Emily Arcuri to talk about training and racing all the way through 32 weeks of pregnancy. Emily offers three different periods of her journey and thoughts about what you should expect if you decide to follow her example.

Chris chats with Campfire coach and professional triathlete Adam Goulet about why strength training is crucial for endurance athletes and how they can incorporate it safely and effectively in their training.

Chris talks through just WHY it takes so long to prepare correctly for an Iron-distance triathlon. We also talk about the great Gordo Byrn and his influence on proper conditioning within endurance sports. Gordo's substack, Endurance EssentialsGordo on Rich Roll's podcast