Episode 7: How to Train to Give Yourself a Chance to Qualify
Now that Ironman World Championship season is over for the year, after the women raced in Nice last month and the men just raced in Kona, we thought it would be helpful for those of you excited about those races to hear what it takes to qualify for them.
Too many athletes believe that qualifying for races such as Kona, Nice, and Roth (all long distance triathlon) requires speed. It doesn’t. Qualifying for these races (which is another way of saying “executing this difficult distance effectively”) requires a physiology that doesn’t slow down.
In this episode, which is the audio from a webinar our owner, Chris, gave a few times in October, we walk you through a common misconception about long course triathlon racing and how to change your training so you can give yourself the best possible chance of qualifying.
If you would like this content as a video, you can watch the presentation over on our YouTube channel.
And, finally, if you would like the presentation from this webinar, you can grab it here.
Episode 6: Take It Seriously, Hold It Lightly with Annick Chalier
Many endurance athletes think that the path to success is a kind of inflexible and unrelenting grind, resulting in all sorts of toxic sayings such as “HTFU,” “No Pain No Gain,” or “Rise and Grind,” but the best performers in the world have a much more compassionate, curious, and patient approach.
We sit down with Annick Chalier, who has been a Campfire athlete for over a decade and a Campfire coach for the past two years. Annick came to endurance sports after deciding to get sober, spent some time as a triathlete, and then found her endurance calling, cycling. She has raced professionally domestically and abroad, won the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association’s road championship in the elite women’s field, and ridden her bike farther than this particular podcaster can count.
Annick’s journey inspired our topic today, as in her early years in the sport she could be somewhat severe towards herself during training and racing. We talk about how that changed and her consistent progress towards being happier, faster, and healthier.
After we wrap up that conversation, we give you some ideas as to how you can set yourself up for success this coming winter when you are forced to take the bike indoors.
Episode 5: How to Arrive (and Thrive) in Kona
It’s a tale as old as…well, it’s probably around 40 years old, but for a sport as young as ours, that’s fairly venerable: a hard-working triathlete puts in their time over the course of a season, qualifies for Kona (or Nice, which is a really great site for a world championships, go ahead and @ us), and then, through a combination of poorly timed heat acclimation, arduous travel, wide-eyed enthusiasm, panic training, expo smorgasbord, and terror ends up performing far below their potential. Today we’ll be talking about how to navigate the veritable gauntlet of triathlon’s big show and perform to the best of your ability.
Episode 4: What is Fatigue Resistance, and How Do I Get More of It?
Fatigue resistance is an idea that has been around for a long time, but it’s having a bit of a moment recently. A few companies are trying to develop fancy metrics like “durability” to measure (or, um, monetize) this concept.
We don’t need to monetize it. Fatigue resistance is a simple concept, one that it is easy to track and train. Listen here to learn how.
Episode 3: Training and Racing through Pregnancy with Emily Arcuri
Chris sits down with elite amateur and Campfire Coach Emily Arcuri to talk about training and racing all the way through 32 weeks of pregnancy. Emily offers three different periods of her journey and thoughts about what you should expect if you decide to follow her example.
Episode 2: Strength Training Simplified with Adam Goulet
Chris sits down with chiropractor and Campfire coach Adam Goulet to talk about Ironman Texas and why Ironman is "one and done" for Adam, but then settle down to business to talk about strength training for endurance athletes.
You'll learn that you really don't need to worry about "bulking up" as an endurance athlete who lifts, and the four different major movements every endurance athlete should incorporate into their training routine.
Episode 1: Three Years to Ironman?
Chris talks through just WHY it takes so long to prepare correctly for an Iron-distance triathlon. We also talk about the great Gordo Byrn and his influence on proper conditioning within endurance sports.
Gordo's substack, Endurance Essentials
Gordo on Rich Roll's podcast