#892 – Real Change Comes At A Price
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Happy Thanksgiving from C26 and all of our coaching staff! ***Check out the and use Code: C26Xmas for 15% off your shopping! We can’t ask for change and expect everything to be the same. The comfort of the old world with the excitement of the new one. Wanting both creates pain and suffering. Today, we look at listening to how you feel and finding what the true you inside really wants. We get into burnout and how to avoid it. We talk about greatness, loving yourself, and finding calm in the chaos. ----- Looking for a great way to empower your training, explore your limits, and...
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#891 – What Do You REALLY Want From Triathlon?
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Is your REAL goal to be fast, healthy, or just have a good time with training and racing? Today, we talk about why it’s important to define your true aspirations in the sport so you can come to an internal agreement with yourself as the year rolls on. It’s not uncommon for athletes to go through an identity crisis many times a year. We get into some of our personal struggles as we look at finding our sweet spot with training, racing, and life. We also look at clashing value systems and how that can make things tougher. ----------- Looking for a great way to empower your training, explore...
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#890 – The Psychology of A Day Off
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Going HARD is easy to understand, but taking rest for recovery of your mind and body can sometimes create guilt. Why do we think like that? Today, we dive into the psychology of taking a day, or two, off when our body needs it. We also talk about getting trapped in upper Zone 2 and how that can often turn into Zone 3 which is wearing you down far more than you think. We look at junk miles and asked if they really are junk, or if they’re something more than we think. We talk flexibility, pliability, and how range of motion can create more economy in your stroke, peddling, and stride. Explore...
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#889 – Ironman 70.3 World Championship - Courage to Come Back and Leave it on the line
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Today we look at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship weekend. We break down each event, including the unbelievable comebacks for Lucy and Taylor, along with the wild 3 second separation finish in the men’s. We talk coming back from a bad race and turning it back on again. Having a short memory and the ability to let it rip. Great discussion about what the pros are doing and how it applies to you! ----------- Looking for a great way to empower your training, explore your limits, and exist in the moment? Check out for 2026! Want to build strength and conquer the water? Look into our swim...
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#888 – Zone Zero
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
We can’t go hard all the time. Movement is medicine and those movements should have different speeds. Today we get into Zone Zero or active recovery or supplemental movement. It doesn’t matter what you call it, it’s a key piece of the big picture puzzle. And often it doesn’t even include motion directly related to triathlon. We’ll go over simple ways to ensure longevity and even race better by giving your recovery the attention it deserves. ----------- Looking for a great way to empower your training, explore your limits, and exist in the moment? Check out for 2026! Want to build...
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#887 – Learn To Love The Process
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Are you giving enough love to the process? Today, we look at what the process is and why it’s really the way ti get better and get more out of life and triathlon. We point out that when you are “looking forward” to simple aerobic runs and rides you’re probably in a good place. We can’t rush our way through process to get to performance. It’s all tied together and the process can become your healthy addiction and keep you away from burnout. Let’s all make the goal to end 2025 like you want to begin 2026. ------------- Empower your training, explore your limits, and exist in the...
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#886 – Max Flexibility Season
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Don’t turn triathlon into a job you hate. Now is the time to embrace flexibility and work on being healthy, happy, and a more resilient athlete. Today we look at the toughest times of the year and how to use them to your advantage. We also get into how gratitude makes us faster. We talk about keeping an eye on how far you’ve come. We talk maintaining vs. losing and how your body will thank you on race day. We talk about why overly specific interval training is overrated. We look at burn out and how to make sure you can have a long and healthy life with triathlon as your guide. Topics: ...
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#885 – Heart Rate, Power, or RPE?
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Today we look at the three dominant metrics in triathlon: Heart Rate, Power, and RPE. Which one is right for you, and does that answer change with different variables? We look at things like time of the day, time of the year, and adjusting based on how you feel. We tackle questions like intensity vs. volume and look at different scenarios depending on if you’re racing an Ironman or something shorter. We talk Vo2 max and look at whether or not you should even be thinking about it. And we also get into how a lot of triathletes screw up their races with nutrition. Topics: Wetsuit legal...
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#884 – Freedom Meets Discipline
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Motivation is fleeting. How do we train and live in such a way that we’re looking forward to what’s next? Not down the road in 10 months, but what’s next today and tomorrow? Today, we look at finding a good combination of freedom within the discipline. Do you buy in to your direction or are you struggling with understanding the real goals? Do you have conviction for what you’re chasing? Topics: Favorite Holidays Four reels per week? What’s the top thing to do right now? Put your shoes on and go We all need freedom Racing season is our school year Finding a freedom and discipline mix...
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#883 – Kona 2025 Recap
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
What a race! Today we go through our observations of the Kona Women’s World Championship. We start with some intriguing swim strategies, get into decision making on the bike, and look at what might have gone wrong from the leaders in the run. It was a fascinating day and we get into the concept of going wire to wire. Mental pressure. Working together. How smart can you be. And why it clearly ain’t over till it’s over. Topics: 100 Milers Spoiler alert It ain’t over til it’s over Lucy Charles Barclay Taylor Knibb Kat Matthews Solveig Lovseth Kona swim Pro swim strategies Did they race...
info_outline“It was too windy.” “Too hot or too cold.” “Too many people in my lane.” What do you do when facing inconvenience? Today we talk about how to turn training obstacles into racing lessons. We also look at subconscious thoughts and how they can affect our moods. We talk about race goal setting and how it can be good and bad. And finally, give some last minute thoughts on how to race Ironman Florida.
Topics:
- Congrats to everyone about to Race. You’ve already been rewarded.
- How people have been finding their way and growth
- Building on expectations
- Being letdown in our hope
- Races as Graduation Days
- How feelings change throughout a race
- Embracing opportunity of a crappy day
- Remembering the feeling of rough days
- Building your mental tool box for race day
- Owning your space
- How do your respond to being “off”
- Robbies attempt at 100 windy miles in a cold Lab
- Shifting your perspective to work through things
- It’s for me not for you
- When your friend jabs you with a little inspiration
- Can you be satisfied with a letdown?
- When we’re in a bad place “for no reason”
- Letting go can be the hardest part
- When our minds need to catch up with our bodies
- Taking responsibility for your life is healthy
- Don’t get too full of yourself
- Robbie waxes poetic (for him)
- The biggest thing isn’t the result, it’s the release
- There’s always something to pick apart, but look for the positives.
- Why it’s harder to ride in the cold
- We’re all about Happy & Healthy, but think about FAST a lot too
- How good can we get??
- The problem with forecasting your future and races
- Obsessed with the result
- Giving yourself time to figure out “who you are” on race day . . . or training days for that matter.
- Should coaches give you a run pace target in Ironman?
- Re-evaluating and adjusting in the middle of a race
- Why you should FEEL things before you feel them in a race
- Ironman Florida Strategies
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