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Zen and the Art of Triathlon

Zen and the Art of Triathlon

A triathlete's view on training, racing, and living the multisport life. Listen in for insider tips, methods, dealing with family, injury, traveling, and racing. Tune in, turn on, and work out.

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Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jun 12, 2026

What Really Happened at UNBOUND and T-Rex3 PRO Review

How Specialized REALLY won, the new Crux, team tactics, no littering penalty in the XL350?, 32" wheels win, but under the wrong rider in the wrong race, how narrow-wide chainrings make mud WORSE, possible …

1:52:19

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · May 19, 2026

East Texas Showdown 2026

I tackle and succeed at riding a monster gravel race - The East Texas Slowdown. 285 miles through two national forests, and I decide to ride THROUGH THE NIGHT to get a competitive placing …

2:34:00

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Feb 14, 2026

ZenDurance 738 - Gravel Race Recap and Ultramarathon Prep

Let's go race 61 miles of gravel on Saturday and do a 14 mile training run on Sunday! "What's in there?" Luke. "Only what you take with you." Yoda. BikeRadar interview reveals why people …

1:45:04

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Feb 8, 2026

ZenEndurance 737 - Not Nothing and Lit Whizzy Pre Ride

"Doing Nothing" vs. "Not Doing Anything" AND we go pre-ride the Lit Whizzy gravel race course! Getting ready, tips and tricks. Zen of "Trying nothing" vs. "Not trying" Wearing nitrile gloves to block wind. …

1:50:06

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jan 10, 2026

ZenEndurance 735 - Year in Review and What's Next in 2026

show notes: Quick recap of last year and what's coming up: East Texas Showdown 400, had to get plucked out of the woods at night. Smashed my rear derailleur Capital City gravel race series. …

2:14:37

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Aug 3, 2025

Oh My Geared! And How to Become an Endurance Monk

Join me for a ride and run talking about how to train like a monk, focused on endurance enlightenment. Also, we are off the single speed and back on gears! Show wraps up with …

1:55:41

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jul 19, 2025

Biking to Epstein's Island

Can you bike to Epstein's Island? Will you ever know everybody on "the list"? What is the sound of one hand clapping? So... now what? Join me as I ride gravel for 60 miles …

2:03:57

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jul 14, 2025

Zen Endurance 731 - Juneteenth Epic Ride to Independence, TX

Singlespeed 80 mile gravel ride hitting 108 degrees! Navigating heavy gravel truck traffic in stereo. Sounds cool! Chased by dog. History of Juneteenth and Independence, TX. Knoxville, TN was actually Union side of the …

3:54:34

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jun 18, 2025

730 - Long Ride with New T-Rex 3 Watch!

(Special note - The sound quality is incredible!) Join me for a long ride across the Texas countryside as I discuss: Amazfit T-Rex 3 smartwatch review intro. Riding through Lick Creek Park. Pausing and …

2:20:01

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jun 10, 2025

Unbound Review 2025

Join me for a wild and long gravel bike ride while I review what happened at Unbound and a bunch of crazy stuff happens along the way! Chased by Pitbull at 50:30 Chased by …

3:17:50

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · May 26, 2025

ZenDurance 728 - Unhurried and Garmin FR 970

Join me for a 4 hour gravel ride with aerobars on a singlespeed in Texas! Show Notes: History of and how to best enjoy one of these "ride along" shows. Assioma power pedals How …

3:22:06

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · May 15, 2025

Zen Endurance 727 - The Tao of Endurance and Singlespeed Glory

Audio on the bike is BACK! Join me for how I won a singlespeed gravel bike race, how to improve your swims, the natural "flow" (Tao) of training at a high level, doping controversies, …

2:13:07

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Feb 23, 2025

ZenEndurance 726 - Stand and Deliver

Join us for another great show: Running in the super cold! News! Draft busting tech now for age groupers at Challenge IM distance races Carbon shoes ban list for Ironmans Silca Ultimate Tire Sealant …

1:55:57

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Feb 5, 2025

Zen Endurance 725 - Japanese Forest Bathing

Shownotes: News! No more watches allowed in Ironman swims? Maybe pros only? My Andy Potts encounter at Ironman Whistler. Benefits of a portable green smoothie blender. Swim review, saving the intervals for the end. …

3:51:22

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jan 30, 2025

ZenEndurance 724 - Snow Day like Tomorrow

Experiment: Letting things take as long as they take. Walking Zoey in the ice. "Time crunched athlete" sucks. Figure things out and take back your time! Mindfully doing things, like a Japanese Tea Ceremony. …

2:22:39

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jan 21, 2025

ZenEndurance 723 - Cool Runnings

Join me for news and tons of tips and tricks as we crank out big mileage swimming, biking, and running during the latest cold spell ending in SNOW! Shownotes: Garmin introducing passcode lock on …

1:33:37

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jan 16, 2025

ZenDurance 722 - The 10 Minute Habit That Can Change Your Life

Running with River and how to fix your life in 10 minutes every day. Comparison autopause GPS. Fueling for cheap upsides. Why no-coasting is better. How to use the ghost riders on Zwift segments …

1:29:52

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Dec 19, 2024

ZenDurance 721 - Night Running and Training Nirvana

Join me on an exciting night run with River as we review the latest race, how to achieve training Nirvana, expensive analog (Seiko) vs smart watches (Garmin), and so much more!

1:12:58

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Dec 10, 2024

ZenDurance 720 - Method of No Method

How to train and race at your full potential by not getting fixated on only one path. Ride with me 85 miles as we discuss it all plus a whole lot more! I also …

2:03:33

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Nov 14, 2024

Zendurance 719 - Quality through Slow

Gravel biking and talking about slowing down daily life on purpose. While checking out all the trails at the massive 5,000 acre Lake Houston Wilderness Park. The ultimate flat terrain double and singletrack in …

1:45:35

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Nov 5, 2024

Endurance 718 - How to train high volume with time efficiency

Join me along with my workouts while I discuss how to fit in warmups and getting your stuff together into your workouts to save time. If you are a high-volume athlete, this episode is …

1:51:15

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Oct 22, 2024

ZenDurance 717 - Is San Marcos, TX the next endurance Mecca_

We train and race in San Marcos and Bastrop TX to see how it measures up as an endurance sports town. Then I cover training tips for an upcoming mega MTB race Leadville qualifier

2:02:43

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Oct 2, 2024

Zendurance 716 - Justin McQuerry is Going to UCI Gravel Worlds!

Justin McQuerry talks with us about going to Worlds, racing against the best, how he makes his YouTube videos, being a pro from Texas, and plans for the future! Find out more about Justin …

53:46

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Sep 25, 2024

Zendurance 715 - Using Flow and the Art of Wu Wei

Join me on a long ride while I talk about how Wu Wei (Flow and Not Trying) is incredibly useful in endurance sports and also in your own life. If you follow the show …

2:15:38

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Aug 25, 2024

ZenEndurance 714 - Night Mountain Bike Racing

Join us for night marathon mountain bike racing! We start at 108 degrees and finish 6 hours later near midnight. A true first time experience. Shownotes: 00:00 Describing race, leaving the pool, injury pains. …

1:40:37

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jul 21, 2024

ZenEndurance 713 - San Diego and Zen Death

I take you for a ride and talk about how Zen approaches and studies DEATH! Also, I give tips on how to add your own "nano carbon" clotting agent to your tire sealant for …

1:35:36

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jul 14, 2024

ZenDurance 712 - Lauf Bikes CEO Benedikt Skúlason

Check out my interview with @laufcycles CEO and founder Benni Skulason on YouTube! A deep dive into Icelandic/Scandinavian design and engineering. An honor he spent so much time with me and Kai - testament …

1:59:24

Zen and the Art of Triathlon · Jul 3, 2024

ZenDurance 711 - Zen Rebirth and Training in Chicago!

Coming to you live from Chicago, I go over how Zen handles the concept of rebirth, take you with me on a long bike ride, and attempt to swim, bike, and run all from …

1:32:53

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