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The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes

Campfire Endurance Coaching

Welcome to The Infirmary! We"re sorry you"re not feeling great. Our goal on The Infirmary is to solve the problems you are having in your endurance sport. Whether you are getting ready for your first triathlon, or you are a seasoned endurance athlete, we are here to help. Featuring discussions with coaches, athletes, and other business owners, we are confident we"ll be able to help. Welcome to The Infirmary! We hope you"ll be feeling better soon.

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Episode 42: Stress + Rest = Growth: A Guided...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2026/03/27

Most athletes swing between two bad options when things get hard: they back off because something in their brain, body, or heart says “too much,” or they panic, push too hard, and blow up. In this episode of The Infirmary we name the productive space between those two poles — the growth zone — and give you a practical tool to train your ability to stay there. Chris draws on his own racing career, including a painful lesson from Ironman Canada 2012, to explain why learning to sit with discomfort is a

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Episode 41: “‘Metabolic Efficiency’ is Just a Fancy...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2026/03/12

Ryan Bolton is an Olympian, competing at the first Olympic Triathlon in 2000, and he is also a long course champ, winning Ironman Lake Placid in 2002. He coaches America’s top-ranked short-course triathlete, John Reed, and coaches or has coached Olympic Morgan Pearson, triathlon legend Ben Hoffman, recent star Sam Long, and many, many others. Ryan and I talk about a huge range of topics, including artificial intelligence (AI) in the coaching space, why “metabolic efficiency” isn’t anything you need

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Episode 40: “Where Is My Mind? Flow State, Focus, and...

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2026/02/26

Coaches and athletes talk about the semi-mythical “flow state” a lot, but there is precious little information about how to achieve flow state. Those same coaches and athletes seem to leave it up to chance, but as you all (I hope) know, hope is not a strategy!In today’s episode, which is the companion piece to the guided meditation just below this one in the feed, we talk about ways to practice presence in your training and racing, since all that flow state is is a state of heightened presence in

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Episode 39: “10-Minute Guided Interval Meditation”

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2026/02/26

The companion piece to Episode 40, this is is a guided meditation that will help you discover what your brain and body wants to do during a difficult interval or during a race. Practice this meditation to improve your ability to maintain a wide, soft, presence that improves your chances of accessing flow state in your training, racing, and life.Book a free training consult with Chris here: https://tinyurl.com/3b8shdav

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Episode 38: From a Ten-Year Break to 9:03 at Roth:...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2026/02/12

Endurance coaching legend Gordo Byrn joins us to discuss his return to racing after a 10-year break. The 2002 Ultraman World Champion and author of From Lemon to Legend breaks down his training philosophy that led to a 9:03 at Challenge Roth. We explore why consistency matters more than any specific workout protocol, how he rebuilt his aerobic base starting with workouts so easy he didn't believe they'd work, and why most athletes overcomplicate their training. Gordo shares his "10, 20, 50" protocol

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00:36:12

Episode 37: Coaching The “Emotional” Athlete

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2026/02/05

For well over the first half of my professional career, I was labeled an “emotional athlete.” That label seemed to mean, well, something else. In this case that “something else” appears to have been “undisciplined,” if the describer was being nice, or “riding like a stupid asshole,” if the describer wasn’t concerned with hurting my feelings. Faced with this description, which wasn’t ever really elucidated further until later in my career, I set about eradicating the problem. I had a problem with

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1:07:27

Episode 36: “The Bonfire of Success,” with World...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2026/01/12

David Tilbury-Davis coaches or has coached triathlon household names such as Ashleigh Gentile, Lionel Sanders, Skye Moench, Corinne Abraham, Cody Beals, and Matt Hanson, and he’s been doing so for three decades. In this episode, David explains his “evidence-led” in contrast to “evidence-based” approaches, how he gives athletes autonomy within structured training blocks, and why understanding your race day "poker hand" matters more than race-day magic. We discuss block periodization across the four

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Episode 35: Overtrained or Just Under-recovered? The...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/12/29

Overtraining syndrome is rare, serious, and can end your endurance career if you're not careful. In this episode, we break down the differences between functional overreaching (proper training), non-functional overreaching (under-recovery), and true overtraining syndrome (OTS, and again, it's really rare!). You'll learn the warning signs that separate temporary fatigue from something far more concerning, plus we walk through actual case studies of athletes who took years to recover from OTS. We

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Episode 34: Cody Beals’ “Pathological Inability to...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/12/15

Canadian pro triathlete Cody Beals opens up about thoroughly burning out, wondering if his triathlon career was over after Ironman Chattanooga, and what happened when he took his first real break in over 25 years of school, athletics, work, and professional endurance sport. We discuss the difference between intellectual understanding and actual practice when it comes to rest, why so many endurance athletes struggle with exercise addiction and forgoing necessary rest, and how Cody is rebuilding his

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1:08:14

Why RPE Matters Just As Much As Power: Kolie Moore...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/12/01

What if the most sophisticated training tool you have isn't your power meter, but your ability to feel the difference between sustainable and unsustainable effort? Kolie Moore launched Empirical Cycling in 2015 after noticing a gap in how coaches approached endurance training. With a background in biology, biochemistry, metabolism, and physiology from Boston University, plus his own experience as a national championship medalist in track cycling, Kolie recognized that most coaching focused too much

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Episode 32: Rach McBride, Professional Triathlete and...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/11/17

I am joined by professional triathlete and cyclist Rach McBride to review their 2025 season, which saw them shift focus from professional triathlon to Elite UCI Gravel World Championships qualifier. We chat about the realities of racing at the world championship level—the different (but sensible!) call-up system, competing independently against fully-supported national teams, and what it felt like to represent Canada on the world stage. We also talk a bunch about the training that Rach and I

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Episode 31: Why Your Zone 2 Training Feels Painfully...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/11/03

“Zone 2” training has become incredibly popular in endurance sports, but most athletes misunderstand what it actually does and why it feels so frustratingly slow. In this episode, we debunk the misconceptions to explain how this training intensity establishes your aerobic infrastructure, why comparing yourself to professional athletes derails your progress, and how to embrace slow work now so you can do harder and more effective training later. You'll learn about the physiological adaptations that

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Episode 30: The Complete Guide to Your First 70.3...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/10/20

Endurance journalist and author Brittany Vermeer joins me to discuss her book, The Complete Guide to Your First 70.3 Triathlon. Brittany has been in endurance media for 17 years, writing for Ironman, Triathlete, and Outside Magazin. Brittany shares the most common mistakes athletes make when tackling their first middle distance race, from nutrition mishaps to pacing errors, and we go beyond training plans to explore the mental game necessary for 70.3 triathlon success, the difference between racing

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Episode 29: REPOST | The Norwegian Method with Author...

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2025/10/14

Over the past six weeks, Norwegian athletes have take four of the six podium spots at the Ironman World Championships in Nice, France, and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. We sat down earlier this year to talk with Brad Culp, author of The Norwegian Method: The Culture, Science, and Humans Behind the Groundbreaking Approach to Elite Endurance Performance. Brad points out both in his book and in this interview that many Norwegians actually bristle when they hear their manner of training described as “The

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Episode 28: Training Durability | What Sticks Around...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/09/22

One of the athletes I work with, Robin Cummings, asked a deceptively simple question about heat training that opened up a much larger conversation: which training adaptations actually last, and which ones disappear the moment you stop training them? The answer reveals your body's efficient "last hired, first fired" approach to fitness —and changes how you should think about periodization.In this coach-to-coach conversation, Robin, an elite cyclist and coach, and Chris break down the durability

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Episode 27: F-ing Fast Past Forty: Pro Josh Monda...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/09/08

Josh Monda raced as an age grouper for 17 years before turning professional at 40—displaying a patience you don’t often find in endurance sports. Josh’s story includes a five-year hiatus from the sport, personal struggles with addiction, and a long-term approach that eventually unlocked elite-level performance. Now racing for the On Your Left Professional Triathlon Team, Josh shares the training, mental, and tactical insights that enabled his late-career breakthrough.Josh's story shows that athletic

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Episode 26: How to Choose the Triathlon Coach that...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/08/25

Choosing an endurance coach might be one of the most important decisions you'll make as an athlete, yet most people approach it completely backwards. This episode of The Infirmary breaks down how to choose and endurance coach who matches your goals, communication style, and budget, because not everyone needs the same thing in a coaching relationship. We start with the biggest but oft-ignored question: do you even need a coach in the first place? Some athletes thrive in community-focused training

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Episode 25: Elite Swimmer to Pro Triathlete, Lauren...

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2025/08/11

Chris sits down with retired professional triathlete Lauren Brandon. An elite swimmer to triathlete success story, Lauren shares how her NCAA All-American swimming background and 2008 Olympic Trials qualification shaped her approach to professional triathlon training and racing. Lauren talks about swimming misconceptions, focusing on the critical catch and pull mechanics that most age-group athletes struggle with. The conversation explores the emotional and practical aspects of professional

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Episode 24: How to Heat Train Effectively for...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/07/28

Heat training is one of those topics that is a) poorly understood and b) deployed by coaches and athletes everywhere, which is…not a great combination. In this episode of The Infirmary, Chris walks you through the adaptations we are after when we heat train, the possible mechanism by which those adaptations occur, and then practical suggestions to apply these principles to your own training.Most athletes think that they can simply go to their destination race and “acclimate if I get there 7-10 days

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Episode 23: How Mental Skills Transform Athletic...

The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes ·

2025/07/14

This interview with sports psychologist Brian Baxter reveals how mental training techniques can transform athletic performance at every level. Baxter, who has worked with athletes for over 20 years, breaks down the essential mental skills that separate good athletes from great ones, showing why anxiety management and confidence on the playing field or race course are just as crucial as physical preparation.Baxter explains the well-known "control the controllables" philosophy that helps athletes

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