80/20 ENDURANCE BLOG

Matt Laughing all the way to finish line

Laughing All the Way to the Finish Line

By Matt Fitzgerald | February 15, 2021

Dear Dr. Young, The good news is I have heart disease . . . These are the actual first words…

Excessive Training for Ironman Triathlon

A Lot of Triathletes Train Too Much During Ironman Prep

By Matt Fitzgerald | February 8, 2021

There is a consistent pattern in my coaching of endurance athletes that I wasn’t conscious of until quite recently. When…

Epictetus

Why You Should Treat Negative Emotions Like Pain

By Matt Fitzgerald | December 19, 2020

Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself. –Epictetus…

FTP test measurement

What Gets Measured Gets Overemphasized

By Matt Fitzgerald | September 14, 2020

Recently I created a custom training plan for an Italian ultraendurance cyclist who was preparing for a pair of multiday,…

Caroline Rotich, Me, Ryan Bolton, Patrick Smyth for Creative Goal Setting

Creative Goal Setting

By Matt Fitzgerald | July 19, 2020

Recently I received a text message from Matt Chittim, host of the Rambling Runner podcast. In it, he informed me…

150205 Meredith Kessler wins Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championships Auckland New Zealand on 18 Jan 2015 Photo Darryl Carey

Is “Peaking” Even Real? Or Necessary?

By Matt Fitzgerald | March 23, 2020

The concept of peaking in endurance training goes back many decades. It’s essentially the art of timing your next big…

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