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For Ironman Arizona, I decided to go back to what works...I competed in Kona and ended up going with a plan that didn't revolve around First Endurance products, and I paid dearly for not sticking to what got me there...intense cramping on the Ali'i section that led to a struggle to reach the line in under 10 hours.  After 3 Ironmans with Perform as the on course sports drink, I have learned that the concentration of the bottled version is just too concentrated, leading to stomach/intercostal… Continue

First off, I'm calling back to back Ironmans in my case Kona on October 8th and Arizona on November 20th...hardly back to back, but these 6 weeks in the middle have been a huge mental challenge when it comes to recovery, rebuild, then taper.  Let's just say recovery and taper sound great....rebuild?  A daunting task.

     After Kona, I was feeling the itch to get to IMAZ for some unfinished business, but as the recovery period ended and I was turned right back into heavy training, I found… Continue

So I finished up a brutal day here in Scottsdale--I can't remember the last time I biked or ran in temps below 90 degrees (wait, that number could be higher!).  Today was no exeption...SRM data tells me it reached 117 on my frame today (yikes!).  I pray to the First Endurance Gods on a daily basis, but today things were put to the test.  4 hours on the bike with intervals built in through the entire ride, then an hour run with 40' at Half IM pace (~7 min/mi)

 

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I'm a week out from Ironman Arizona, and First Endurance was a key component to my day! This was my first competitive race in nearly 10 years, and I spent 2010 gearing up to return to Triathlon. I used Optygen HP, Multi V, EFS, and Ultragen, and liquid shot in my training as recommended by First Endurance. I sampled Pre Race along the way and new I would use it "pre race" ;) Continue