Endurance Performance Coaching is expanding for 2011! Updated coaching services, new coaches, and a USAT sanctioned club are some of the exciting updates for the year ahead. If you are looking for a new challenge and wanting to improve your performances in endurance sports over this years then consider aligning yourself with EPC!
New this year we will have several training and coaching options to choose from to fit every athletes needs and budgets. You can get involved and be a part of EPC by joining our expanding Multisport Club. With your membership you gain access to a helpful email newsletter with news and tips that will keep you up to speed, along with access to participate in weekly group training sessions throughout the year led by EPC coaches and EPC Elite Team members. Even more importantly, you get connected with a strong group of dedicated endurance athletes of every ability from newbie to professional to help keep you motivated and having fun throughout the year!
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The late addition to my race schedule this year was XTERRA Canada, Canada’s first official National Championship XTERRA race. Held in Whistler, B.C. I knew it would be a must do event and suit me fairly well with the mountain terrain, and I can say that Whistler lived up to everything I have seen and heard about: highly technical terrain in a beautiful setting! I had never been to Western Canada but I will be returning as the riding was incredible and the race was well run.
I flew into Seattle on Friday morning and met up with fellow XTERRA athlete Adam Wirth from Boise. We rented a car and made the 4 hour drive north of the boarder. The long day of travel left me pretty spent so all I did was unpack my bike, go for a quick spin in my street clothes and settled in to our complimentary accommodations at the Olympic Athlete Village, where we met up with Josiah Middaugh. After grabbing a bite to eat it was off to bed to get some rest. The next morning after coffee and breakfast the three of us rode over to the race venue to get checked in and pre-ride the bike course.
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Last week I started out still feeling good after the previous weeks 30 hours of training. Four hours of aerobic run, bike, swim, bike day on Monday, followed by my 15 mile endurance trail run (PR’d it again in 2:15 this week with same effort) on Tuesday and another four hour aerobic run, bike, swim, bike day on Wednesday I was beginning to feel the fatigue. Thursday I overslept (good indication of needed rest) and took that as a sign that I needed to drop my planned 6-hour ride in the mountains. I haven’t been planning to much into the future these days rather taking things day by day and really listening to my body and mind on what I should be doing each day. Don’t get me wrong, I have an idea of what I want to accomplish each week, 2-3 key workouts and several general aerobic days, but I’m not being obsessive about getting in a specific number of hours, miles or yards each week. Rather I’m focused on the key workouts and letting the volume come naturally. So rather than my 6-hour ride, I got some work done, took a nap, and took the entire day off!
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