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2017 IMCanada Week 12- ROLL CALL!

HELLO AMAZING IM CANADA RACERS!!

Can you believe it?? HERE WE ARE! 12 weeks from the race! I am PUMPED to join you on this journey as your Race Captain! Please know I am HERE FOR YOU. This will be my second year as Race Captain and I am excited to revamp and make these weekly posts even more valuable to you.  If you have questions, comments, concerns, need some venting time- whatever! SEND IT MY WAY! This week let’s get some of the administrative homework out of the way.

  • View, Share, Read etc our IM Canada Racing Page:  Here  

  • On Social Media? Follow, Share, Spread the word about training with EN using #EN4Keys and tagging us on all platforms:

  • Twitter - @teamen ---- Instagram - @teamendurancenation ------ Facebook - www.facebook.com/endurancenation

  • Use email friend@endurancenation.us to get a friend to train with you and EN (they get 30 days FREE and you can earn referral bonuses)

  • Nudge all current EN members that you know are racing IM Canada to chime in on the weekly forums

  • Our new and improved Forums are amazing so make sure you bookmark the threads to check in weekly!!  Check the box to follow the entire IM Canada forum so you don't miss a single announcement

  • Friend Mariah Bridges and me on Facebook so that we can tag you in pictures and race recaps the week after your race on the EN page

  • Your training hashtag is #EN4Keys and of course tag us if you wish, let’s tell the world!

Charge all your swim, bike and run electronics, tune up that bike, stretch out those legs and prepare that mental game and order the nutrition you need because we are about to dive head first into EN training.

Every Sunday night/ Monday I will post the weekly forum with the training dates, some mojo, advice, admin notices and general EN awesomeness. Whether you're a veteran EN member or newbie, this is the magic of training with the team. We will keep each other motivated, have a place to talk about your daily training ups and downs, get questions answered, answer fellow teammates questions and make some friends along the way. The more everyone participates the more everyone will crush this race the Endurance Nation way!

Make sure to watch the videos, podcasts and blogs that are attached to each week of training on the website. They are located on the right side of the your training page.  CHECK THEM OUT! Maybe listen to them as you stretch, roll or recover or as you fuel up for a workout.  

I will post highlights weekly. This week we Coach Rich talks about the importance of the long ride and data tracking. Get to know yourself and what your needs are during these long rides. Track EVERYTHING!! The difference between a successful execution and an unsuccessful one is knowing what you need to execute.

So ROLL CALL! Who’s doing IM Canada?? Introduce yourself- let us know where you are from? Is this your first IM? Anything you wanna share about yourself. Because  WE ARE A TEAM and we want to support each other the best we can. So now let’s hear it, make some noise.... Any questions for the team?

On your mark.... get set.... GO!

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Comments

  • In!  Dave Tallo, 47, and this will be my third race in whistler and IM number 22 or so.  My goal is a top 3 AG and Kona slot.  Looking forward to a strong EN presence!  
  • In. Looking forward for my first IM. Training was going great until a couple weeks ago when I had unexpected gallbladder and hernia surgery. Starting to ride again this week and swim and run next week. Within 3-4 weeks should be back to regular schedule. @Dave Tallo hope you get that top 3. My goal will be to complete the race.
  • Well I paid $800 so I guess that means I'm in too! This will be my first IM as well and I hope to make it through in one piece...both physically and mentally! Looking forward to checking in with you guys and training with you.
  • I missed this forum, but I am in!
  • Folks, how cold is IM Canada?


  • I have done it twice: once at 27 degrees full sun, and another at 10 degrees in cold downpour.  This year, I will pack for anything.  Not to raise alarm bells ... just my lessons learned.


  • 27 Celsius I'm sure!  
    Water temp cold?  
    I saw something from @robin sarner saying hypothermia!  I'm not great in cold... except when running... or in neoprene!
    It is 90 to 109 here in Austin...  Running in San Francisco a couple weeks ago was lovely! (57 degrees is like our winter !)

  • Water was wetsuit-comfortable, but not cold by any stretch.  
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