No matter which camp you reside, lover or hater of Lance Armstrong, there is no denying his impact on the sport of Triathlon. Not only on the podium, and the attention to the professional ranks, but the exposure he brings to the races themselves. Media flocked to Panama to see Lance, then to Galveston, and now the media is here at the St. Croix 70.3 Ironman thanks to Lance. The additional attention is great for the communities in which we race.

ironguides Coach Jono Rumbelow takes a look at hyponatremia, a dangerous condition that results from mistakes in the intake of salt & water. Endurance athletes are especially at risk as the temperature increases, both on race day and in training.

The world of nutrition is one of the most complex and controversial, so trust ironguides coach Jono Rumbelow to write another article about it. The coach who fuels his training with a ham sandwich with butter and mayo on brown bread (weird, he knows, but it works for him, he says) has listed the 45 ingredients, and their purpose, most commonly found in widely available energy drinks.

Are you ready to get faster!? We are totally pumped to have you be a part of our first ever FastCamp experience. Our goal over the next eight weeks is to get you as fast as possible. We plan on doing that by giving you the best that Endurance Nation has to offer: training plans, videos, and online support. By the end of FastCamp you’ll be fitter, faster and smarter…for FREE! Thanks again for joining us…let’s get started!

You've trained for six, nine or more months for this day. The chaos of the swim is gone, you've gotten your cycling legs back and now it's time to get to work, to get down to racing the Ironman bike.

STOP!!

In our experience, if you're going to booger months and months of training and ruin your race, you're going to do it on the bike leg. Below are our tips for riding the optimum Ironman bike leg...plus be sure to read to the end for a bonus link to download our Bike Fit eBook, released from the EN Content Archives!