Welcome to the Master ENShort Course Race Page

This is your official race page — your one stop shop for all things, dates, actions and resources related to your big race. From here you’ll be able to find all of the relevant resources, get critical dates, find out how to connect with the Team and much, much more. If you need additional support, please let us know using the support tab on the right side of the page!

Here are some key links for your journey to Race Day. Please bookmark these!

• Find Your Race Group Here (TeamEN Only)
• Find Your Race Forum Under the Training & Racing Section (TeamEN Only)

14 Weeks to Race Day!

Main Items:

• Step #1 — Review Welcome to the Race Support Series and Your Race Group
• Step #2 — Introduce Yourself to your Teammates! Please go the Official Introductory Thread (above), introducing yourself to your teammates and telling them a little about you. These are the folks you’ll be training with side by side, and racing and socializing with the weekend of the event, so please use this opportunity to get to know them.
  

Other Items:

• Buy Your TeamEN Race Gear: Racing with TeamEN is 100 times better if you are dressed for the part. Even your family won’t know what you look like, so do everybody a favor and kit up for the big race! Purchase Your EN Uniform, purchase a Team T-Shirt (Family + Kid Options!), etc. 

• Visit the EN Store Here: EN Gear & Uniform Page

• IRONMAN TriClub Program: Make sure your race “counts” for Team points!

Step 1: Create an IRONMAN account here: http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/registration/sign-up.aspx

Step 2: Verify your account via email by clicking on the link provided in the IRONMAN confirmation email.

Step 3: Create your Athlete Profile on the IRONMAN site. Be sure to set your club affiliation to Endurance Nation so we accumulate points and win awesome prizes like early race entry and much more!

Race Recovery Plan, or take time off before heading to the Run Durability Program. 

12 Weeks to Race Day!

Coach Rich discusses the milestone training events we’ve schedule within the Race Preparation Phase of your Endurance Nation Training Plan. Race Support Series, Email #2: Milestone Training Events

10 Weeks to Race Day!

We want you to train and race in our kits this year, so if you have not ordered your kit yet, now is the time to do so. Please click on the link below to watch a video featuring Coach Riley and Riley the WunderPup! 

Race Support Series, Email #3 — The Power of Racing in EN Kit

You know the old saying…..Never Do Anything New on Raceday! You should do several long rides and/or runs in the kit you will be wearing on Race Day. Ordering now, should ensure it gets to your door for you to wear during your second RR. Check out what we have available in our Store.

8 Weeks to Race Day!

As you know, Endurance Nation wrote the book on how to execute long course triathlon, with detailed race execution guidance just a click away in the Wiki and Forums for members of the Team.

Please visit this resource page to watch a video on what we’ve created for you with regards to Race Execution Resources.

7 Weeks to Race Day!

Welcome to another Coach update on your Race Preparation journey. This week Coach Patrick will walk you through preparing for and executing your first Race Rehearsal. For those of you targeting an Ironman, there will be some additional information on how to best implement Camp Week in your plan. Race Support Series, Email #5 — Race Rehearsal #1 and Camp Week

• Reminder Register for the IRONMAN Triclub Program: Make sure your race “counts” for Team points!

4 Weeks to Race Day!

With the race just a few weeks away we want to ensure you’re getting your Race Execution Ninja Suit on, and also draw your attention to the Pre-Race Webinar, Team Dinner, Four Keys Talk (if available), and Post Race Call with Coaches. There’s a lot of training going on, so we hope you are recovering and taking care of your body!

Race Support Series, Email #6 — Swim and Bike Race Execution

3 Weeks to Race Day!

Hi Team, you must be getting excited with the race about two weeks away, but at the same time this is when the questions start to pile up. Have I done enough, what’s up with my FTP, am I going to make race weight, the questions abound. With the final portion of the race upon you, it’s time to make sure you are ready to finish what you started at 7am. Coach Patrick will also cover some basic nutrition information.

Run Execution and Nutrition Management

2 Weeks to Race Day!

Race Day is looming. Even the most veteran athletes are feeling the pressure. Stay focused on what matters most; here’s exactly what you need to know for race week:  

Race Support Series, Email #8 — Race Week Guidance, with Coach Rich

1 Week to Race Day!

Race week is here and you LITERALLY have a gajillion things to do before your Ironman. Good thing you are Type A and you have TeamEN on your side! Please refer to the information in the right sidebar for relevant main events like the Team Dinner, Four Keys and much more.

GroupMe: GroupMe is a FREE group messaging service (learn more here) we use during training camps and during race weeks for athletes to communicate with each other. You will be automatically added based on the information you provided in our Season Plan Survey. When you send a text or message via the app, everyone in the group will get it. It is a great way to communicate….but please limit your chatter to training camp/race and Team related items. If you are using the app on your smartphone, there will be a settings to silence, mute, etc in the app. 

You can always text the command “#help” for more details. The app is FREE from your providers app store and is 100% recommended vs racking up tons of text charges.

Download:

 The only thing harder than getting to the finish line…is getting to the event. What to pack? What will you need? What can you fly with? What helps with blisters? What if it rains? All these things are solved with a very well-laid out checklist.

1 Week Post Race

Congrats on your race and your accomplishments! We’d love to see pictures from your race and read any reports you publish. 

If you post to social media remember to use the hashtag #EN4Keys and to mention Endurance Nation so we are included. 

Here is how you can mention / include us online: Instagram (@teamendurancenation) and/or Facebook (@EnduranceNation). Just remember to include the Race Name!

Now that we have given you a few days to hopefully reacquaint yourself with…yourself, your family, your job, it’s time to discuss “What’s Next?” 🙂

TeamEN Athletes have access to our Transition Training Plan and additional post race resources. Review the Post Race Process & Steps — PLEASE READ!!

PlanEN Athletes: Time for you to seriously recover. Here are a few articles from the EN Archives to help you think about the process of recovery:

• Bouncing Back from Ironman
• Your Race is Over, What About Life as You Know It?

3 Weeks Post Race

By now you should be enjoying your Transition Training plan and all the rest, recovery and sleep that comes with no longer training like your life depended on it. Capturing your race and all of the lessons learned is a critical part of your athletic development. 

TeamEN Athletes: Please take the time to review our post race guidance to ensure you are covering all the bases!

• Post Race Process and Steps — PLEASE READ!!

PlanEN Athletes: You can continue training with the Post Race Recovery Plan, or take time off before heading to the Run Durability Program.