Which athlete dominates your head? The one you were, the one you are, or the one you want to be? Today, how we let go of the past, understand where we are and maybe use disappointment to fuel the future. Also, training stronger vs. faster and how the little things add up in a race. 

• Cancelled Swims - Can they actually be good for the sport?
• Staying motivated over the winter months
• Giving Yourself Improvement Credit
• What’s your definition of fast and why??
• The mystery of the Ironman Marathon
• Recalibrating our in-race thoughts
• Mike’s Disappointment with Louisville
• How The Little Things Add Up In A Race
• How do we reconcile could-ofs and should-ofs?
• Who We Used to Be, Who We Are, and Who We Want to be?
• The Three Headed Athlete
• What Does Getting Slower With Age Mean?
• Are you a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Grad Student?
• Run stronger, not faster

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Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com 

We all want to be faster runners, but are you willing to do what it takes? Do you run ENOUGH? Do you always train too fast? Today, we take a lot of variables out of the equation and get to the nuts and bolts of building run speed. This also applies to swimming and cycling. 

• Running is Fairly Simple
• How To Be A Faster Runner
• How durability relates to speed
• When You Need to Ditch The Group Ride or Run
• The Breathe From Your Nose Challenge
• Don’t Try To Be Someone You’re Not
• Steven Seiler on endurance training
• You Just Need To Commit To Going Easier
• The Biggest Thing With Athletes and Testing
• Functional Durability Training

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Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com 

Now is the time to prepare for your best race in 2019. Today the Crushing Iron Podcast looks at ways to stay in the groove, keep your foundation, your greatest predictor for performance, treadmill vs. running outside, keeping swim fitness, building triathlon DNA.  

• Clearing Your Off-Season Plate
• The greatest predictor for performance
• New bike, helmet, blood tests?
• Struggle with motivation in the off-season?
• What is the #1 thing that contributes to you missing workouts?
• The importance of KEEPING swim fitness
• Keep your off-season fitness above water
• Treadmill vs. Running Outside
• Building DNA that UNDERSTANDS Triathlon
• Crushing Iron hoodies are not short term
• An underrated off-season run strategy
• How to do SPEED WORK that LASTS
• Super Long vs. Multiple Shorter Runs?
• Everything Builds on Top of Itself
• Injury Proof Your Body

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Loads of questions and discrepancy surround Ironman Louisville Cut-Off times. Today we discuss why and offer solutions. Plus, diving into recovery after an Ironman and why some races leave you more sore than others. Also, Ironman Florida moves race venue to Haines City. 

• Why sometimes you’re sorer than others after races
• Ironman Louisville Cut Off Discrepancies
• Self preservation mode
• Feeling Post races
• What it FEELS like to do Ironman
• What it means to have blind faith
• You have the confidence to sign up
• Walking into the unknown Journey of Ironman training
• Ironman Florida Moves Discussion

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With twenty five C26 Athletes Racing, including co-host Mike, we had a ton going on at Ironman Louisville. Today we recap the experience, including the weather, the shortened swim, huge DNF rate, and the incredible feeling you get when you do something you've never done. 

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The biggest weekend in Triathlon is upon us. Ironman World Championships in KONA on Saturday followed by Ironman Louisville on Sunday. C26 has around 25 coached athletes racing at Louisville and today we give one more look at how to tackle the race. Coach Robbie also gives us his KONA predictions. 

• Connecting with People at Races
• The Power of Support Groups
• You Have To Believe You Can Do Something Special
• KONA Picks
• KONA Dynamics
• When Is it Time For a Calculated Risk
• Things Have to Go Your Way
• How Upsets Happen
• How To Start Each Discipline of Your Race
• The C26 Fanny Pack
• When You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To “Fail”

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Not gonna lie... We both got a little choked up talking about the emotions of an Ironman Finish Line. We also talk race strategy and how import ant it is to stick to YOUR plan. We also give a lot of good examples of how to do just that when your mind is making all its decisions on Race Day.

• We To Explain the Emotion of the Ironman Finish Line
• What are you worrying about?
• Always Train In The Spirit of Joy
• Take Care of You
• Commit to YOUR race plan
• It’s Like Sending Your Kids off To College
• What Should You Do at Mile 80 of the Bike?
• How Many Decisions Will You Make on the Course?
• Controlling Your Run off The Bike
• The Problem with "Banking Time”

The Importance of Thanking Race Host Cities

1. Say Thanks to locals
2. Be Genuine
3. Be Gracious
4. Be Visible 

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A lot of us are about to race Ironman Louisville, and dare we say this podcast holds the secret to being happier with your performance? Really, though, there are no secrets, you just have to stay within yourself and race smart. Today we talk about the best ways to do that. 

• The chaos of Ironman Facebook Groups
• 10 Days to Ironman Louisville
• The Only Thing You Control Is . . .
• The Only Way You’ll Make Up Time, Is To Not Try and Make Up Time
• How To Race Without Power or Hear Rate
• Kona Contest
• Taper Tantrums
• Weather Wars  - not to be confused with Info Wars
• Loneliness - Community in Triathlon
• Re-Activating Your WHY
• Enhancing Perspective in a Positive Way
• Are you Happy With Your Path?
• Playing Small Ball
• What if you come out of the swim slower than you want?
• The Mistake of Chasing Minutes

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We just spent the weekend spectating Chattanooga. We cover the unexpected heat, the cancelled swim, and how Ironman could help spectators. Plus, how to do the best with what you have that day or in training in general.

• The Heat Snuck Up On Us
• The Cancelled Swim
• Was the Warm Up Missing?
• Ironman Timing Mat Placement
• Spectating Thoughts On Chattanooga
• Multiple Places to Watch
• The Lessons Learned From Ironman
• So Many Different Ways To Train
• Do the Best With What You Have Right Now
• Do You Need The Gadgets to Get Into Triathlon?
• Hardest part of swimming, cycling and running?

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