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Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Find out why thousands of beginner, intermediate, and advanced athletes are improving their training and racing with accessible, functional and genuine conversation about triathlon. Two coaches, who aren't afraid to laugh at themselves, look for smart and enjoyable solutions in a sport that's often dumb and painful. Mike Tarrolly and Robbie Bruce explore the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual side of training and racing everything from Ironman to a Sprint. on Monday and Thursday.
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Aug 28, 2025

Some really great questions today! We talk about mental barriers on the back half of your race run. We get into how to train/taper if you feel like you’re getting sick. We take a deep dive into training for Ironman and losing weight without falling into a deficit. The struggles of endurance diets. Food as addiction. Adjusting from a road bike to TT. And how much to “save” on the bike in order to have a great run. Plus, much much more!!

Topics:

  • How do handle training and/or taper if you’re feeling a little or a lot sick
  • How do you get the through the mental barrier of getting faster or staying stronger through the end of a race?
  • How to lose weight in Ironman training but not be at a deficit?
  • Pushing through the pain and mental barriers on the back half of the run
  • Sifting through all of the dietary information for endurance sports
  • Blood and glucose spikes
  • Adjusting from a road bike to carbon TT
  • Carbs, protein, fat
  • Interrupting cravings
  • Food created to be addictive
  • Should it be called a 70.3 or a half Ironman?
  • How much should you save on the bike to nail your run??

Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com

Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

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