Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

#954 – In 5 Days We Race Ironman Wisconsin

In 5 Days Mike and Robbie toe the line at Ironman Wisconsin. Today, they talk through some of the thoughts and strategies for their races. Gear, fuel, effort, game plans,

#953 – Listener Q&A

More great questions from our listeners today! Is the pull buoy a crutch? What's it take for a 15k swim? First 70.3, here's what you need to know. How important is high c

#952 - Ironman Mentality As The Race Closes In

Today we look at what's going through out minds as Ironman Wisconsin closes in. This will be the first time we've raced Ironman together in 10 years. We look at Expectati

#951 – Addition Through Subtraction

What do you love about triathlon? We think this is an important question to ask and an an even more important concept to protect. There are levels of going to the well an

#950 – Wake That Sh*t Up

For all of you enamored and in love with AI, here's your AI podcast summary: This episode dives into the mental shifts and unconventional strategies needed to revitaliz

#949 – The Ebb and Flow Of Taper Confidence

Today we look at how our confidence can rise and fall based on the simplest things.. Taper is a good example, but it also happens in training and racing. We use a couple

#948 – A Lot Of Things Can Happen In A Month

A lot of things can happen in your last month of training before a big race. Today, we talk about what some of them are and why the last thing you want is to start dreadi

#947 – Ready To Run Off The Bike

Today, we take you through the bike and swim and talk about all kinds of ways you can be smarter so you're ready to run off the bike. We talk about handling hills, keepin

#946– Ironman Wisconsin Q&A

Today, we talk about Wisconsin, but once again these topics are good for most Ironman courses. We look into personal needs bags and what to put in them. We talk about whe

#945 – Are You Conserving Energy or Being Lazy?

Today, we talk about some things we learned at our Wisconsin Camp, including dealing with choppy water and training in bad conditions. Robbie declares he's not wearing a

#944 – Building Race Instincts in Training

Topics-  The Big Finish at Tour de France The best cyclist is a competitor at heart How much are we leaving on the table? You have to climb the hills Racing instinct Ho

#943 – Listener Q&A

Topics: Testing every 4 weeks? How to prevent mechanicals in a race Thoughts about Garmin buying Training Peaks (see last episode) Preparing for a cold water swim Racin

#942 – You Gotta Nail The Basics

We start by talking about Garmin buying Training Peaks then everything goes to hell in a hand basket (in the best of ways). We talk about how it affects Strava, we look a

#941 – Embrace Each Day As It Comes

Today we look at the nuances of looking forward to training each day as it comes. We talk about the importance of training where your fitness is vs. cramming for a race a

#940 - What's The Quantity of Your Quality?

Today we look at how the little things matter. Quality over quantity is a good benchmark, but how much actual quality work are you doing? And, how do we actually define q

#939 – Listener Q&A 7-16-26

Back again with some great questions from you!! We start with the ongoing dilemma of speed work and how to handle it best when training for long course racing. We talk wi

#938 – Listener Q & A

The first of two Q&A's and we start with the obligatory heat discussion. We'll have another Q&A on Thursday, then hopefully a traditional cast on Friday to help with your

#937 – Are You Cheating Your Training?

We all like to say we like doing hard things, but are we cherry picking those experiences? Today, we dive into how most of us tend to create the best conditions and chase

#936 – The Absurdity Of Ironman (Listener Q&A)

Today is part 2 of listener questions and we spend a lot of time talking about the monumental nature of doing an Ironman. Is it absurd, simply a conquest, or a means to a

#935 – Listener Q & A

Today, you drive the cast with your great questions, but stat with a discussion about the whole Buc-ees thing and how and why Zoot keeps dominating the Tri Club Awards. T