The Full Circle Podcast

When things don’t go the way you want on race day, it’s not a completely negative thing.  The disappointment that is felt when this happens is very real, deep, and uncomfortable.  But the lessons lea…

How much does it cost to train for an IRONMAN 70.3?  

It’s more than it appears and it is more than most people want to admit.

While most endurance athletes are aware that triathlon is not an inexpensi…

How much does it cost to train for an IRONMAN?  

(It’s almost certainly more than you want to admit.)

While most endurance athletes are aware that triathlon is not an inexpensive sport to get into, the…

How much does it cost to train for a half marathon?  

When asked this question, it is unlikely that many - if any - could answer it accurately.  Understanding what it costs to train for an event like …

How much does it cost to train for a marathon?  

Many athletes probably can’t tell you this, whether because they don’t know or because they’re afraid to know.  Training properly and well for a marath…

All too often, athletes don’t discover (or, perhaps more accurately) admit that they aren’t on track to reach the goals they’ve set until the inability to hit the goal is literally staring them in th…

A wetsuit is a great and valuable tool in open water swimming events and triathlons.  However, there is too much emphasis on wetsuits being “necessary” for athletes to do multisport events.  You don’…

Injuries are an athlete's worst nightmare.  Fortunately, there is something all athletes can do to help significantly reduce their probability of injury.  It’s surprisingly simple, though that doesn’…

A big fallacy in the world of endurance sports is that longer is better.  But longer races are not inherently more impressive, meaningful, or significant.  Don’t fall into the trap that you must alwa…

If you’re like most athletes, after you’ve worked consistently and diligently in training, you expect that that hard work will come to fruition on race day in the form of good race results.  This is …

It can feel overwhelming - to say the least - when beginner endurance athletes are trying to decipher what they should do in their training.  What is the best thing for beginner endurance athletes to…

When temperatures rise, workouts feel more challenging.  For some athletes, hot conditions can make workouts feel downright awful.  Despite how difficult workouts in hot conditions can feel, there ar…

You’ll hear about how you “should do this” and you “should do that” in order to successfully train and reach your goals.  There are an infinite number of things that you could do that would be benefi…

When was the last time you intentionally engaged all of your available senses simultaneously?  If you’re like most people, you probably can’t remember.  Using all of your available senses during work…

Is it best to complete workouts in the morning or the evening?  This question has been debated among athletes and coaches for a long time and the opinions on this topic vary widely.  After 10+ coachi…

Training for a Sprint Triathlon is an exciting thing!  Along with the excitement that comes from embarking on a journey like this, athletes may feel overwhelmed if they’ve never trained for a triathl…

When it’s up to you to decide what to do in a workout, what do you choose in terms of duration, distance, and intensity?  Do you choose to go the hardest and/or longest you possibly can?  Contrary to…

Early season goal races often sound fun and great when athletes sign up for them.  But as race day looms, some truths about what having a goal race this early in the year means become clear.  Coach L…

No matter which endurance sport you train for, the transition from indoor to outdoor training is often more challenging than athletes expect.  We dive into all of the things to consider and expect wh…

Coach Laura discusses the books she read in April 2024 and how she’s going to implement what she learned into her coaching and training.  She also dives into why reading is so important for the devel…