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Mile High Endurance Podcast is recorded in the Rocky Mountain front range area in Denver, Colorado. 55 miles to the north is the triathlon 'Mecca' of Boulder, home of some of the most prominent pros in triathlon and related sports. 56 miles to the south is the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The Olympic Complex in Colorado Springs is the flagship training center for the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Olympic Training Center programs. The 110 mile stretch between Boulder and Colorado Springs is one of the fittest and athletic populated areas in the world. I share these statistics, not so much to brag but to give you the listener context for what the culture and vibe is here in the Mile High area. ​The objective of the Mile High Endurance Podcast is to connect you to the triathlon community and empower you to achieve your triathlon and fitness goals. Each month we will take subjects that you are interested in and connect your interests with news, expert interviews, and information about services and products in a way that inform your decisions to achieve your full potential in the sport.
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Nov 26, 2017

Welcome

Welcome to Episode #101 of the Mile High Endurance podcast.  Mile High Endurance is your weekly connection to coaches, experts and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance and triathlon goals.  We're your hosts Rich Soares and Bill Plock and we are glad you are joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.  Khem Suthiwan is on vacation in Iceland for the next couple of episodes.

We have an awesome interview with coach Sara McLarty joining us this week to give us an update on the last couple of months of ITU racing and talk about swim drills that can help you improve your swim form in the off season.  Bill, do you know what shark drill is and what part of your stroke it helps?   Don't sweat it - Sara is going to explain it to us.

 

Health IQ

Our show today is sponsored by Health IQ.  Get your special rate term life insurance for health conscious people with Health IQ.  Health IQ  is life insurance agency that has exclusive rates for those who qualify.  You can even get additional savings

by submitting actual data from race results, Strava, Runkeeper or other app data.  The good folks at Health IQ will take you through the customer journey.  They'll answer all your questions and help you get the rates you deserve.  Learn more and get a free quote at healthiq.com/milehigh

Last week's guest

Thanks to last week's guest coach Joanna Zeiger who joined us to talk about her book "The Champion Mindset - An Athlete's Guide to Mental Toughness."  If you missed it, go back and listen to last week's episode.  Also, my brother Roger posted about Joanna's YouTube Channel "Everyman Triathlon".  I checked it out and got a kick out of her videos "Ambushed: Extreme Run Makeover".  Brandon DelCampo and Joanna Zeiger

We'll have Joanna Zeiger, PhD back on the show in a few weeks to talk about her new project "Train The Pain Away". 

Discussion Teasers

Before we get into the interview, let's catch up with Bill.  How was your Thanksgiving?  What do you want to chat about after the interview with Sara?

Rich:

  • Island House Triathlon
  • NXR SW Team Results

Interview Setup

Sara McLarty is a professional triathlete. In the world of triathlon, she is considered a fast swimmer.  She was known has being the "first out of the water" at every race. One of her biggest leads was 90 seconds at the 2006 World Cup in Ishigaki, Japan.

Most of her competitions were international-distance and draft-legal.  She competed against the best in the world at World Cup and World Championship races.

She also enjoy competing in the famous American races: Escape from Alcatraz, Lifetime Fitness and Chicago. She would battle men like Andy Potts and Hunter Kemper in the waters of San Francisco Bay.

Are you ready for that super-special swimming secret? Are you ready to discover how to be "first out of the water"?

First, join the local swim team when you are 4 years old. Find a great coach who focuses on basic techniques and emphasizes the importance of developing a beautiful stroke. Swim year-round on a club team for 10 years and race your teammates in the pool every day. Then, if you are still healthy and enjoying the water, head off to a top swimming college (like the University of Florida) for four more years.

Your next best option is to listen to the interview we have coming up right now with Sara.  Should we get it rolling?

Interview

Sara McLarty

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Host Discussion Topics

Welcome back.  I love talking to Sara.  She's has great information and energy and she definitely knows her stuff.  If you haven't gone to the Central Florida Masters site, check it out.  We talked about http://www.luckyslakeswim.com/ which if you are going to the Orlando area, you absolutely have to check it out.  We went to Orlando in October of 2009 about 6 weeks before Ironman Cozumel and I needed a place to get some swimming in.  I got on www.beginnertriathlete.com and got on the forums to find Orlando swimming info and someone recommended Lucky's Lake Swim.  I went out there one morning around 6am.  I did a couple laps, met Lucky, wrote my name on the bottom of his deck, got the patch and bumper sticker.

Bill's Topics

  • Strava - how social media motivates you

Rich's Topics -

  • Stryd running power meter
  • Island House Triathlon - Island House Triathlon Stage 1 & 2 Highlights
    • All of the Ironman and ITU athletes in the same place
  • Formats
    • Running dives into the water
    • Starting a run with googles in hand

 

Girls Championship Team Scores

NAME RANK SCORE

Vail Valley Running Club 1 97

Vista Nation XC 2 124

Broomfield XC 3 134

Lone Peak 4 196

VIKING TRACK CLUB 5 271

Desert Hills Running Club 6 272

Pine View XC Club 7 285

PEAK RACING 8 304

American Fork XC Club 9 306

Mountain View UT 10 311

Davis XC 11 317

ABQ XC 12 337

Wolfpack XC 13 344

Exceler8 14 349

Knight Time Runners Club 15 372

Maple Mountain Golden Eagles 16 377

Westlake Thunder 17 378

GTD-X 18 409

Wild West 19 434

Louisville XC 20 460

RCXC 21 468

REAL Training 22 478

JUSTEAGLES 23 535

Left Hand Cross 24 553

RamsXC 25 656

Thunder 26 690

Rattler Distance Project 27 768

 

 

Boys Championship Team Scores

NAME RANK SCORE

Vista Nation XC 1 80

Springville Cross Country 2 149

Timpanogos 3 203

Thunder 4 235

American Fork XC Club 5 247

RCXC 6 263

Dakota XC Club 7 265

Creek XC 8 266

RamsXC 9 296

T-Birds XC 10 298

Olympus XC 11 300

Louisville XC 12 317

Herriman XC 13 336

REAL Training 14 346

Lone Peak 15 352

Riverton XC Club 16 366

Exceler8 17 383

Davis XC 18 398

Skyridge XC Club 19 449

Desert Hills Running Club 20 464

Warrior Track Club 21 491

Stansbury XC Club 22 504

Storm XC Club 23 525

O-Town Tigers 24 528

Volcano Vista Distance Project 25 531

Pine View XC Club 26 552

Runnin Devils 27 655

 

 

Girls Large School Team Scores

NAME RANK SCORE

Vista Nation XC 1 85

Fossil Ridge Track Club 2 104

Colorado Flyers 3 172

Davis XC 4 200

Lone Peak 5 223

Riverton XC Club 6 240

American Fork XC Club 7 290

GTD-X 8 291

Viewmont Running 9 306

ThunderStruck 10 312

West Track Club 11 332

Rio Rancho XC Club 12 333

Neener XC 13 340

Skyridge XC Club 14 368

Westlake Thunder 15 388

Volcano Vista Distance Project 16 401

T-Birds XC 17 408

Louisville XC 18 421

DCC Thunder 19 446

Shadadors 20 451

Boulder Creek Running Club 21 623

Alta Track Club 22 652

Thunder 23 657

CDSXC 24 665

Storm XC Club 25 680

RCXC 26 683

Huskies Country 27 699

Husky Cross Country 28 748

Cool Blue Reason 29 786

Bobcats 30 821

Rincon UHS 31 1027

 

Boys Large School Team Scores

NAME RANK SCORE

Left Hand Cross 1 133

Davis XC 2 180

JUSTEAGLES 3 193

Vista Nation XC 4 195

Neener XC 5 251

Westlake Thunder 6 275

DCC Thunder 7 312

Beak Performance 8 316

Fossil Ridge Track Club 9 327

VIKING TRACK CLUB 10 352

Lasercats 11 389

Titan Clash Colorado 12 396

Poudre River Runners 13 444

Liberty Bell Running Club 14 474

Bear Cave XC Club 15 504

CDSXC 16 510

Vegas Diamondbacks RC 17 595

Louisville XC 18 632

Skyridge XC Club 19 656

Totah XC 20 690

Aggie Running Club 21 723

Viewmont Running 22 723

Thunder 23 731

51 Union Project 24 736

Huskies Country 25 740

Bobcats 26 752

Geico Insurance Running Club 27 776

Cool Blue Reason 28 787

Buffaloes 29 793

Sundevil XC 30 796

T-Birds XC 31 821

Wolfpack XC 32 823

Rocky Mountain XC Club 33 909

Falcon Cross Country 34 911

Knight Time Runners Club 35 916

Colorado Flyers 36 925

ThunderStruck 37 939

Mustang Milers 38 964

Alta Track Club 39 975

Caballeros Running Club 40 1014

RCXC 41 1041

Pollos Guerreros 42 1044

Team OCXC 43 1111

Husky Cross Country 44 1126

Storm XC Club 45 1179

Volcano Vista Distance Project 46 1199

Boulder Creek Running Club 47 1266

Los Leones 48 1509

Red Mountain Running Club 49 1526

West Track Club 50 1540

Wolves Running Club 51 1599

100 Mile Club 52 1616

 

Upcoming Interviews

  • Andrew Talansky on his first triathlon.  We'll also have Dan Chao (co-founder and CEO of Halo NeuroScience joining us to talk about their partnership with Andrew and how he's using the Halo Sport fits in with his training and qualification for Kona 2018.
  • Rocky Harris, CEO of USAT about his vision for triathlon and USAT
  • Coach Erik Kenny on to talk about a couple of books he recommended to me - "the sports gene" and "talent is over rated"
  • Coach Ken Axford to talk about bike handling skills
  • We are going to invite Jim Vance back to talk about his book Triathlon 2.0
  • We are also going to have Joanna Zeiger back to talk about "train the pain away"
  • I'd like to invite Travis Macy, author of the Ultra Mindset to join us to talk about his book, which is as much about life skills and mental toughness as it is about ultra marathons
  • Still in conversation with Don Reichart about Spartathlon, and the US Spartathlon team

 

303 Triathlon

Our show is also supported by 303 Triathlon and 303 Cycling are your resource for news and events on triathlon and cycling in Colorado.  303Radio is your news podcast.

Affiliate Programs

Please support our affiliate brands that support the show and help you get faster!

  • The Halo Sport from Halo Neuroscience will help you learn the technique and form to get faster.  20 minutes of neural priming with the Halo Headset gives you an hour of neural plasticity to work and lock in the muscle movement that leads to strength, power and endurance.  Use code MHE150 to save $150.
  • Total Immersion -Use code MHETI10 to get 10% off items in your cart
  • Rudy Project has the helmets, glasses and gear to help you ride safe and look great.  Use code MHE30 to get 30% off your full price items.
  • TrainingPeaks Premium is the full featured version of the app.  Unlock the full featured app for 30 days using the code MHE30
  • All of these discounts can be found at milehighendurance on the Sponsors page. 

Closing

If you are enjoying the show, please let us know by going on iTunes or your podcast player and giving us a review.  Be sure you are subscribed in iTunes so you get the show automatically downloaded on Saturday evening and recommend Mile High Endurance to a friend. 

 

That's it for the show.  Stay tuned, stay informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Nov 19, 2017

Welcome

Welcome to Episode #100 of the Mile High Endurance podcast.  Mile High Endurance is your weekly connection to coaches, experts and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance and triathlon goals.  We're your hosts Rich Soares, Khem Suthiwan and Bill Plock and we are glad you are joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion. 

 

How tough are you?  What is your self-talk when things go wrong in a race?  How do you prepare yourself for hard workouts?  You are about learn how to win the mental toughness game because we are going to talk to the former pro triathlete who wrote the book.  We have former Olympian, PhD, Ironman champion, coach and author Joanna Zeiger to talk about her book The Champion Mindset, An Athlete's Guide To Mental Toughness.

 

Health IQ

Our show today is sponsored by Health IQ.  Get your special rate term life insurance for Health Conscious People with Health IQ.  Health IQ  is life insurance agency that has exclusive rates for those who qualify.  You can even get additional savings

by submitting actual data (race results, Strava or Runkeeper or other app data.  The good folks at Health IQ will take you through the customer journey, from the moment you let them know you want more information, they'll answer all your questions and help you get the rates you deserve. Learn more and get a free quote at healthiq.com/milehigh

 

Last week's guest

Thanks to last week's guest coach Brian Williams who joined us to talk about his epic achievement in completing the 490 Colorado Trail Run in just over 8 days - in what is now the FKT.

 

If you missed it, go back to episode 99 and check it out.

 

Discussion Teasers

Before we get into the interview, let's catch up with Khem and Bill.  How are you guys doing? 

 

Do you want to know what we are going to talk about after the interview with Joanna Zeiger?

 

Rich:

 

What other topics do we have to discuss after the interview?

 

Khem - topic(s)

 

Bill - topic(s)

 

 

Interview Setup

Among topics that are covered in the book are proper goal setting, keeping it fun, building your team, intention in training, improving motivation, promoting self-confidence, mind/body cohesion, brining it on race day, coping with setbacks, taking ownership of your athletic career and becoming a joyous athlete for life.

 

Most athletes know how to train their bodies.  Far too few know how to train their minds.  Joanna has helped athletes of all ages and abilities and has proven that with proper education and a little nudging, athletes are able to not just change their physical game, but their mental game as well!

Interview

Joanna Zeiger

Health IQ Ad

And we are back.  Thanks again to Health IQ for sponsoring today's interview.  The Health IQ advantage is their unique mortality model that enables lower rates for health conscious people (like a good driver savings on auto insurance), Health IQ uses science & data to secure lower rates on life insurance for health conscious people including runners, cyclists, strength trainers, vegans, and more.

 

With other life insurance companies, you might be penalized for family history, BMI, and other attributes but don’t get rewarded for your health conscious lifestyle.  Like saving money by being a good driver, Health IQ gets you lower rates on life insurance with your health conscious lifestyle.  Learn more and get a free quote at healthiq.com/milehigh

 

Host Discussion Topics

Khem's Topics

 

Bill's Topics

  • Strava - how social media motivates you

 

Rich's Topics -

  • International Tolerance Day 11/16 - https://theunlikelyadvocateblog.wordpress.com/
  • http://www.islandhousetriathlon.com/
  • What-is-the-Best-Streamline;
  • Our motivation for doing this show is to inspire you to pursue a life-long love of endurance sport and to be as fast as you can.  With that in mind, I first want to recommend a swim article on USA Triathlon - What-is-the-Best-Streamline
  • Second, I want to share a Swim Workout that I wrote to work on technique and improve my 500 times.  Because the goal of this workout is transferring drills in to skills and evolving my technique to improve my swim stroke efficiency, I'm trying maximize the speed of my learning and muscle memory.  Hence, I recommend doing this with a Halo Sport to "neuroprime" your brain, specifically your motor cortex.
    • WU - 500 easy - very easy.  The focus is on balance and to swim with very soft hands and arms.  Focus on having your face neutral in the water and pressing your chest into the water.  Try the one arm and two arm "superman" position where you are kicking lightly and having your body floating at the surface.  When recovering your arm, make sure you are starting with your thumb on your hip or the outside of your leg.  Begin the recovery with your should keeping your elbow high, forearm and hands hanging straight down and then drop your hand into the water quietly just above your head - again hand and fingers soft.  Feel how your balance and float changes - you should stay high and balanced.
    • MS
      • 3 x 150 as 50 (breath right side), 50 (left), 50 (bilateral) and repeat
      • 50 easy
      • 3 x 150 as 50 (catch up), 50 (fist), 50 (fingertip) and repeat
      • 50 easy
      • 500 pull
      • 500 fast for time
    • CD - 300 any stroke and kick
  • What have you forgotten to pack for a race?

 

Upcoming Interviews

  • Andrew Talansky on his first triathlon.  We'll also have Dan Chao (co-founder and CEO of Halo NeuroScience joining us to talk about their partnership with Andrew and how he's using the Halo Sport fits in with his training and qualification for Kona 2018.
  • Sara McLarty on Central Florida Masters,

Freestyle Swimming Drills

Terms and Definitions

  • Rocky Harris, CEO of USAT about his vision for triathlon and USAT
  • Erik Kenny - EK Coaching
  • Ken Axford on bike handling skills

 

303 Triathlon

Our show is also supported by 303 Triathlon and 303 Cycling are your resource for news and events on triathlon and cycling in Colorado.  303Radio is your news podcast.

 

Affiliate Programs

Please support our affiliate brands that support the show and help you get faster!

  • The Halo Sport from Halo Neuroscience will help you learn the technique and form to get faster.  20 minutes of neural priming with the Halo Headset gives you an hour of neural plasticity to work and lock in the muscle movement that leads to strength, power and endurance.  Use code MHE150 to save $150.
  • Total Immersion -Use code MHETI10 to get 10% off items in your cart
  • Rudy Project has the helmets, glasses and gear to help you ride safe and look great.  Use code MHE30 to get 30% off your full price items.
  • TrainingPeaks Premium is the full featured version of the app.  Unlock the full featured app for 30 days using the code MHE30
  • All of these discounts can be found at milehighendurance on the Sponsors page. 

Closing

If you are enjoying the show, please let us know by going on iTunes or your podcast player and giving us a review.  Be sure you are subscribed in iTunes so you get the show automatically downloaded on Saturday evening and recommend Mile High Endurance to a friend. 

 

That's it for the show.  Stay tuned, stay informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Nov 12, 2017

Welcome

Welcome to Episode #99 of the Mile High Endurance podcast.  Mile High Endurance is your weekly connection to coaches, experts and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance and triathlon goals.  We're your hosts Rich Soares, Khem Suthiwan and Bill Plock and we are glad you are joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.  If you think running a 50-80 miles a day for over a week can result in hallucinations, you are right.  Our interview today is with Bryan Williams, who owns the fastest known time for the 490 mile Colorado Trail Run with a time of 8 days and 30 minutes.

 

Last week's guest

Thanks to last week's guest coach Jim Vance on his book Run With Power, The Complete Guide to Running with Power.  We answered questions like why would you want to train with a running power meter?  What does a running power meter measure?  What metrics does it provide?  How do they work?  How do the various power dimensions relate to each other?  How can you use it to manage your season?  Know your taper is working?

 

If you have not heard the interview, go check out episode 98.

 

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Our show is supported by 303 Triathlon and 303 Cycling are your resource for news and events on triathlon and cycling in Colorado.  303Radio is your news podcast.

 

Check out the latest on 303 Radio where we caught up with head coach Geoff Hanson to learn about the Maverick’s first season and this foundation-building year.  Colorado Mesa University is the first NCAA Triathlon program in the State of Colorado.

 

Discussion Teasers

We are going to get right into the interview in a couple of minutes, but before we do let's check in with Khem Suthiwan and Bill Plock - how's it going guys?

 

What are we going to talk about after the interview with Bryan?

 

Interview Setup

The them question of today's show is "what are your limits?"

 

There are some endurance feats that are so epic you can't help but be inspired.  For most of us, running a marathon or completing and Ironman seems like a challenge that takes us to our personal limits.  In a few minutes, we are going to the guy that did his first marathon seven years ago and just this past few weeks, Bryan not only ran 8 times the distance a marathon, but he did it over terrain that took him over 13,500 feet in some cases.  We'll talk about those who inspired him, how he planned for the event, what his daily schedule was like, how he fueled, how h slept and more. 

 

Let's get into the interview with coach Bryan Williams.

 

Host Discussion Topics

Khem's Topics

 

Bill's Topics

 

Rich's Topics

  • Thanks for turning me on to the Barkley's marathon.  Brady had originally made me aware of it, but I'd never seen the documentary until this past week.
  • It was exciting to watch the NYC Marathon and watch Shalane Flanagan win commandingly
  • Our guest Bryan Williams ran the CTR 7 years after his first marathon.  The distance of the CTR was literally 20 times the distance of the marathon.  In the book "The Way of the Seal", Mark Divine writes about your "20X Factor".  The concept is that with the right mental training, we are capable of 20X what we may initially believe we are capable of.
  • A number of things game together for me in a flash of inspiration.  In the last week or so, I read Bob Seebohar's article on NeuroHalo Sport and brain stimulation to enhance power and learning.  In the article Bob writes "My experience with technology and coaching, as well as some creativity, gave me a very unique perspective on what we should do with the Halo system. My gut feeling with any performance-enhancing device is that you must factor in placebo early, as athletes respond to nearly anything if they believe enough. "  I read Joanna Zeiger's book on the Champion's Mindset.  And just this morning continued listening to the TrainerRoad podcast with Matt Fitzgerald on How Bad Do You Want It.  The question I want to pose is, to what degree do you think the power of the mind can shape our training, the size of our goals and our race day performance?

Upcoming Interviews

  • Geoff Hanson, head triathlon coach at Mesa State University on their new NCAA program
  • Don Reichelt (Spartathlon Ultra)
  • Joanna Zeiger - The Champion Mindset
  • Andrew Talansky on his first triathlon, Kona 2018 and how the Halo Sport fits in with his training
  • Rocky Harris, CEO of USAT
  • Erik Kenny - EK Coaching
  • Ken Axford on bike handling skills
  • Billy the Kid Edwards

 

Affiliate Programs

Please support the brands that support the show and our listeners.

  • Total Immersion -Use code MHETI10 to get 10% off items in your cart
    • Effortless endurance for 49.99
    • Freestyle mastery for 59.99.
  • Get excellently design helmets, glasses and gear from Rudy Project and use code MHE30 to get 30% off your full price items.
  • Check out Halo Sport from Halo Neuroscience.  20 minutes of neural priming with the Halo Headset gives you an hour of neural plasticity to work and lock in the muscle movement that leads to strength, power and endurance.  Use code MHE150 to save $150.
  • Give TrainingPeaks Premium account a try.  Use MHE30
  • All of these discounts can be found at milehighendurance on the Sponsors page. 

Closing

If you are enjoying the show, please let us know by going on iTunes or your podcast player and giving us a review.  Be sure you are subscribed in iTunes so you get the show automatically downloaded on Saturday evening and recommend Mile High Endurance to a friend. 

That's it for the show.  Stay tuned, stay informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Nov 5, 2017

Welcome

Welcome to Episode #98 of the Mile High Endurance podcast.  Mile High Endurance is your weekly connection to coaches, experts and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance and triathlon goals.  We're your hosts Rich Soares, Khem Suthiwan and Bill Plock and we are glad you are joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.  Our interview today is with coach Jim Vance, author of The Complete Guide to Running with Power, among other projects..

 

Last week's guest

Thanks to last week's guest Dr. Don Rose for taking us from average to epic with his book entitled Average to Epic, A Mid-liferes Guide to Endurance Sports.  If you missed it, go back and check it out.

 

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Our show brought to you by 303 Triathlon and 303 Cycling are your resource for news and events on triathlon and cycling in Colorado.  303Radio is your news podcast.

 

Be sure to check out the interview with Bryan Williams who broke the FKT for the 490 mile Colorado Trail Run in a time of 8 days and 30 minutes.  Bryan takes us through the planning for the epic journey, route, daily mileage, fueling, and more.  If you think running a 50-80 miles a day for over a week can result in hallucinations, you are right - go check it out at 303Triathlon.com

 

Discussion Teasers

We are going to get right into the interview in a couple of minutes, but before we do let's check in with Khem Suthiwan and Bill Plock - how's it going guys?

 

Khem, let's start with you - what are we going to talk about after the interview?

 

Bill, what "hippie haps" do folks want to stick around for?

 

I can't wait to talk about Bandito Cross and what a crazy fun "not really racing" event that was.  Anything involving bikes, beer and bacon is something you do not want to miss.

 

I also want to share a documentary recommendation that is a must see for anyone who is concerned with fair competition in athletic competition.  In "Icarus", Bryan Fogel, is the man behind this expose account of Russia’s state-sponsored doping program.  Fogel is also a keen amateur cyclist and, in the wake of the Lance Armstrong scandal, set out to prove just how easy it was to evade cycling’s creaking testing system by competing chemically enhanced in the same prestigious amateur race, Haute Route, that he had struggled in the year before. The plan was to boost his best time, pass with flying colours through the urine tests required of all competitors. Hollywood could not engineer twists and turns and incredible revelations that unfold.  We'll talk about that after the interview.

 

Interview Setup

I'm willing to bet that 99% of the listeners of this show have trained with a heart rate monitor and knows something about heart rate training zones.  I'm sure the majority of you also train with a bike power meter.  What you may be less familiar with is running with a power meter.  Why would you want to train with a running power meter?  What does a running power meter measure?  What metrics does it provide?  How do they work?  How do the various power dimensions relate to each other?  How can you use it to manage your season?  Know your taper is working?  If you want to know the answer to any of these questions, you are going to love this interview with the guy who literally wrote the book on it!

 

Let's get into the interview with coach Jim Vance!

 

Coaching Services

If you are starting to think about your fitness and race goals for next year, now is the perfect time to start working with a coach to lay out what you need to be doing in the off season to set you up for being sure you achieve your goals. 

 

Coach Khem and I both offer triathlon and endurance coaching services and have openings for clients.  If you want to learn more about coach Khem, you can go to the MHE About page and click on the link under her picture or contact Khem at Khem@303Colorado.com

 

To learn more about my coaching services, go to www.milehighendurancepodcast.com/coaching or contact me at Rich@MileHighEndurance.com

 

Host Discussion Topics

Khem's Topics

 

Bill's Topics

 

Rich's Topics

 

Upcoming Interviews

  • Geoff Hanson, head triathlon coach at Mesa State University on their new NCAA program
  • Don Reichelt (Spartathlon Ultra)
  • Joanna Zeiger - The Champion Mindset
  • Rocky Harris, CEO of USAT
  • Erik Kenny - EK Coaching
  • Kane Russell of Halo Neuroscience - Bill and I doing that interview and wearing our Halos in Kona
  • Ken Axford on bike handling skills
  • Billy the Kid Edwards

 

Affiliate Programs

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