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I interview one of my long standing clients “Princess” Heather Foster.  She is an amazing person who participates in endurance events for other reasons besides fitness and personal glory.  It just might help you find another reason to reach your potential.

Our conversation covers –

• Heather’s start in Endurance Sports
• Her first events
• Finder her “Why”
• Her experience with  first marathon
• Taking on other challenges
• Her experience with her first 50-miler
• Starting the Ketogenic Eating Plan
• Coaching
• Her favorite tools
• Heather’s  Shout outs
• Heather’s LLS Fundraiser Cupid for a Cure

Heather is an extremely inspiring person not only as she continues to push the limits of her endurance 

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Why do you participate in Endurance Sports?

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As luck would have it, I had the opportunity to interview my coach, Jon Noland. (Yes, coaches have coaches.  Confucius says “Those who coach themselves, have a fool for a coach.”)

This episode gives a different view of training and racing as Jon has been an elite athlete for a long time.  He talks about the differences between how he trained and raced pre & post entering into the Masters and 40-44 Age Group.  He also enlightens on some methodical ideas on training and racing as well.

Our conversation covers –

• Jon’s start in road racing and triathlon
• Early training and racing
• Injuries
• Getting older
• Training and racing after 40
• The physical and mental obstacles to endurance sports
• Advice to those just starting in Endurance Sports
• His favorite tools
• Ways to follow and contact Jon

 I hope you are all as honored as I was to hear about his journey to the elite corrals and what it took to get him there and his ways to stay there.  I learned a lot more about my coach during this interview and I know it will bring some value to your journey as well.

                                       Jon the Dad

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 What is your definition of fun, when it comes to your sport?

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Title: ​The Ironman Ohio 70.3 Experience
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Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the Ironman Ohio 70.3 triathlon.  My idea was to give you audio as it was happening, but when listening to the audio I was not happy with it.

Instead I talked through the race from checking into Ironman Village to crossing the finish line.  My objectives were to give a product review of the race for the experienced triathletes and give some sense of what it is like to take part in a 70.3 for anyone that is thinking about signing up for one.

This episode covers –

• Checking in at the Ironman Village
• Ironman Merchandise
• The Mandatory Meeting
• Equipment Check & Shakeout
• Equipment Check-in
• The Morning of
• Swimming the Delaware Lake
• Cycling in Delaware and Columbus
• The Run Course
• Finishing

I hope that this gives a nice overview of what it is like to experience the race.  Please use the comment section below to ask any questions or provide feedback.

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Are you interested in participating in a Triathlon?  If you already do, what keeps you in the sport?

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Coach Brad goes over the impacts of training in the heat and ways to help.

Coach Brad covers –

• Why it is hard to train in the heat
• Physiological Factors
• Mental Factors
• Suffering
• 5 Ways to Help with training in the heat
• Hydrate Continuously
• Slurpy Prior
• Ice Ice Baby
• Electrolyte Drinks
• Train Early

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How do you survive training in the summer?

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I had the honor and privilege to interview the Masters Track 1-mile Age Group American Record Holder, Susan “Lynn” Cooke*. (*In the racing world she goes by her legal first name, Susan, but to the rest of us she will always be Lynn.)

Our conversation covers : 

• Getting kicked off the track team early in her life
• Her professional life
• How she started running and why
• Her experience with her first half-marathon
• Stepping onto the track the first time
• Racing and injuries
• A day in her life
• The details on her record breaking performance
• Her favorite tools
• Lynn’s Shout outs

She is extremely inspiring especially for anyone who thought it was too late to start running or any endurance journey.

(Note: I recorded this with a high end digital recorder.  Unfortunately, it was so good it captured every reverberation from the office we used for the interview.  I tried to correct it in post-production, but it is still not perfect.  My apologies.)

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• 7 Rules for Bike Safety
  
  
  • 1 – Ride on the CORRECT Side 
  • 2 – NO Noah’s Ark Formation
  • 3 – Helmets Please
  • 4 – Passing (“On your left!”)
  • 5 – Nighttime riding is very illuminating
  • 6 – Communicate with your group
  • 7 – Chain to maintain your bike so you don’t Tire
• The Coros Omni Smart Helmet

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What safety advice do you have for cycling?

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