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EnduranceNation FastCamp Week One

12 Mar 2012
by: Rich Strauss









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!

Objectives:

  • Download and read the Quick Start Guide and Swim Clinic eBook — FastCamp participants received links to these files via email. If you are lurking around here without signing up, please: Register for FastCamp Here
  • Perform swim, bike, and run tests to establish your baseline fitness and training zones for the start of the camp. You’ll test again in Week 8 of the camp to measure your improvement and establish training zones for the remainder of your season.
  • Finally, begin to learn and live our motto: WORK is SPEED Entering the Body — forget complicated explanations of and concerns about what fitness adaptations may or may not be happening. Do the WORK…put weight on the bar and lift it….and you will get FASTER!!

Coach Videos

The Bike, Week 1

The Swim, Week 1

The Run #1: How to Pace Your Test

The Run #2: How to Read Run Workouts and Why We Run with Pace

Webinar / Event Info

Please see your FastCamp Week One email for webinar event and registration information. If you found this page without actually registering, and you want to continue learning and training for free, please consider:

Register for FastCamp Here

Training Plan

Your weekly installment of your FastCamp Training Plan is available on this page.

Please Note: Starting in Week Three, these pages will be password protected and available only to registered FastCamp participants (sign up here).



About Rich Strauss

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Biography

Rich Strauss is co-founder and head coach of Endurance Nation. Rich began coaching Ironman athletes in 2001 as Crucible Fitness, coaching over 400 athletes one-on-one. He is a 9-time Ironman finisher, including Kona, and a 10:02 PR. In 2007, he partnered with Patrick McCrann to form Endurance Nation and together they pioneered their "team coaching" method -- leveraging their nearly 20 years of combined Ironman coaching experience to coach a team of athletes. The original squad of 80 athletes has since grown to over 600. Endurance Nation fields 25-40+ athletes at every US Ironman and similar numbers at many 70.3 events. Rich or Patrick is on hand at EVERY US Ironman to coach and lead the team. Create a FREE 5-day trial membership to see what makes our team coaching solution so compelling and effective. Or go here to take one of our many FREE online seminars to learn more about how we coach our athletes.

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