ZenEndurance 706 - Jan Van Smirren

I interview Jan Van Smirren, who used to train for Ironmans and swimming the English Channel by recording his heart rate by hand and writing each reading into a spreadsheet! I also cover the news - T100 Singapore, Sea Otter Classic, and more. Then we have a great edition of The Training Log where we cover... - HR with swimming is a game changer! - Green smoothies were causing cavities even though they are super healthy. - Ezekiel bread and cereal is really healthy, just don't read the rest of the scripture about how to cook it and serve it. - Figured out a better way to run with River. - Turning run problems into solutions. #Zen - Making a green smoothie live. Blueberries, kale, banana, and carrots in a Vitamix. With helpful tips! - Using colored zip ties to identify charging cables faster. - Upsides and downsides of Form Swim goggles hardware and software design. - 2025 Landcruiser and 4Runner thoughts about 4wd and how we use it in endurance sports. - Swimming by HR makes you euphoric and confident! - How serotonin works. - The Zen trap of "I've got it all figured out." - Form should make sports glasses and here's how. - How to make scrambled eggs in a coffee mug in the microwave. - You can get an education by listening to podcasts or audiobooks while in Zone 2. - How low cadence actually trains both slow and fast twitch muscles at the same time. - What you need to do is what you need to do most. - Measuring oxygen use to analyze efficiency. - Listen to Fast Talk Podcast about cadence. - Bike ride doing lower cadence. Faster, more relaxed! - Riding more often with white blinky light on the front for safety at sunset. - Feeding the donkey, River's peeing on my bike tires? - Bigger gearing as a training method. - Dunk in the pool. - Make yourself more aero by putting your phone in the center back pocket and it will pull a loose jersey more tighter. - I was really powerful at hill climbing because I used to train on a singlespeed. - I even rode the MS150 on a 1985 single speed Kuwahara road bike. (My brother's from high school) - How standing and pedaling over the tops of hills makes you faster and keeps your crotch from going numb. - Don't do a FTP test uphill or indoors and then try to use those numbers for your FTP in an outdoor race. - Swimming by HR turns major yardage into a calm meditation session. So nice! - Psychological birth control. - 9 mile run in zone 2! - What I did with the MS 150 VIP pass.