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
#11 - KONA REVIEW - Should Ironman Move the World Championship?
Mike and Robbie review the KONA Broadcast on NBC and it opened an interesting question: Should Ironman move the World Championships out of KONA? That conversation happens toward the end at the 25 mi…
#10 - Balancing Training And Life
Does ego disrupt your balance in Training? Do holidays throw you off? When you add Ironman to the mix it's easy to lose control. Today we look at a bunch of strategies to keep your life and training…
#9 - Break Through The Ironman Ceiling
Have you been sabotaging your races? Are you hoping to move up from 20th or 30th to the podium? Back of the pack to mid-pack? This is the podcast for you. We look at great ways to take your trainin…
#8 - Running Slow To Get Fast
Are you running too fast in training? Probably! Today Mike and Coach Robbie look at the timeless run training method of Ernst Van Aaken. At the core of his theory is that we need to train in ways …
#7 - Learning from Mistakes in Triathlon
The key to most things in life is learning from your mistakes and resolving them so they don't create anxiety in the future. This is absolutely true in triathlon. Did you have a bad swimming experi…
#6 - Triathlon Coaching Theory
Is your coach listening to your needs?
In this episode, Mike and Coach Robbie talk about his Coaching Philosophy, including why it's important for a coach to really know their athlete and how motivat…
#5 - Dealing With Race Pain
How do you prepare for race pain?
Topics include:
Preparing for the pain of an Ironman Run
A mentally daunting run workout
"Relaxing Away" the pain
De-hydration and inflammation
Simulating the pai…
#4 - Ironman Wisconsin Course Breakdown
The IRONMAN Wisconsin Course, from mass start, to hilly bike, to the crazy crowd support on the run. Both Mike and Robbie raced Wisconsin this year and they talk about why it's one of their favorite…
#3 - Three Triathlon Training MYTHS
Today's Crushing Iron Podcast dives into:
01:00 - Off-Season training MYTH #1 (running) 06:14 - Off-Season training MYTH #2 (swimming) 13:35 - How to not "over-think" swimming 14:12 - Off-season trai…
#2 - How To Plan Your Triathlon Race Calendar
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Crushing Iron Podcast #2 covers:
03:17 - The Smart Way to plan y…
#1 - Setting Off-Season Training Goals
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This is the first Crushing Iron podcast with Mike and Coach Robb…