Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Crushing Iron is an age grouper and his coach talking and learning about triathlon. Together they explore the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual side of training and racing everything from a Sprint to an Ironman. Great for beginners and intermediates triathletes. Released every Monday and Thursday.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 891
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
#877 – Finding Your Race Day "10 Out of 10"
Today we start with an Ironman World Championship breakdown and bridge into how we can learn from how the pros race. We get into understanding what you have on certain days and adjusting on the fly. …
#876 – Primal Instinct Training and Racing
We start by talking about a C26 athlete that raced without a watch at Ironman Wisconsin and dive into the mentality of being in tune with your body. We get into the psychology of logged workouts and …
#875 – Ironman Wisconsin 2025 Recap - How's Your Mental Game?
Triathlon is 90% mental, the other half is physical.*
Today we recap Ironman Wisconsin 2025. This was Mike’s 12th Ironman and there was some good, bad and a little ugly. We talk about everything from…
#874 – Ironman Wisconsin and 70.3 Preview
Ready to rumble at Wisconsin? We share our insight from years of racing and coaching athletes at Wisconsin. We go in-depth on the swim, bike, and run courses for each race. We also talk about where t…
#873 – Listener Q&A
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 train…
#872 – Owning Your Core Principles
There are so many opinions on training and nutrition these days. How do you know what’s really right for you?
Today, we talk about how we’ve sorted through the weeds and developed our own coaching ph…
#871 – Finding Your Training Sweet Spots
One of the hardest things about triathlon is staying on point with three different sports. Today, we look at tendencies that develop with triathletes and how we can find our sweet spots from one day …
#870 – Don't "Mail It In" Before Your Race
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Most of us hit a bit of a wall deep in training and a few weeks from the race, so today we’ll look at ways …
#869 – Keep Your Race-Mind In Check
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Race goals too high, or maybe to low? How do you handle the ups and downs of a very long day. Never believe …
#868 – Figure Out A Way
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It’s hot, we’re deep in training, and the easiest decision is giving up. But don’t spend too much time on th…
#867 – Different Training for Different Courses
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Should you train differently for Ironman Wisconsin and Lake Placid than you do for Florida or California? Th…
#866 – Ironman Racing, Pacing, and Mentality
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On the heels of our Ironman Wisconsin camp we dive deep into strategy, pacing and mentality. We talk about t…
#865 – What Can We Learn From Katie Ledecky?
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How on earth can Katie Ledecky continue to dominate for so many years? It’s not like training plans are a se…
#864 – Building Your Confidence
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Today, we look at things you can and should be using to build your confidence every day. We talk about cutti…
#863 – Unforced Errors
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Are you making mistakes in training and racing that slowly chip away at your ability to perform? Maybe thing…
#862 – New Kona Qualifying System
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Despite our best effort to resist, today we look at what the new Kona Qualifying System could mean for you! …
#861 – Progress Over Perfection
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Bogged down by the heat or the serious nature of metrics and being the greatest athlete?? Well, maybe this p…
#860 – Nail The Run In Your Next Race
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It's easy to blame a bad race on the run, but it goes much deeper. Today, we look at how to train in a way t…
#859 – Racing In The Heat (Rockford 70.3 Recap)
Today, we go through all the lessons learned at Rockford 70.3 to give you strategy and ammunition for the rest of the summer. We talk about everything from race prep to nutrition to power to HR to pa…
#858 – ROCKFORD 70.3 PREVIEW
Today we take a look at the inaugural Rockford 70.3. We get into the course, race strategies, and how to handle what looks to be a hot day. We talk about the city, wetsuit or not, river flow and a pr…