Zen and the Art of Endurance

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 reasons why Ted King and Pete Stetnananana crashed out (so you don't fall into the same traps), and how the flashlight and voice memos feature in the Amazfit T-Rex3 Pro can CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

The physics of why 32" wheels will help taller riders WAY more than average riders, how I upgraded my coaching with AI and why it can be dangerous in the wrong hands, who will win Unbound this year, and the rare feature on a titanium watch proven to be useful for real people doing awesome stuff by the French version of the Navy SEALs. Join me for a run in the dark as we dodge snakes and traffic an...

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 in the results. I recorded some audio during the race as well, right on my watch. You can hear the excitement as I'm in the lead pack and the tree frogs and crickets at 3am as I'm looking for a spot to take a qui...

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 go deep doing Ultras. Getting up and ready for the race: Cereal, coffee, and mediation. The art of not getting pissed off when you can't find something. Putting colored zip ties and/or using bright fingernail poli...

"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. How frames being heavier is not a bad thing on choppy gravel. Kai doing 4 x 12 minute threshold intervals. How to be more aero with "turtling" your head and neck Don't ride with people not weari...

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. I won both a flatbar and a singlespeed gravel races! Then I cracked my magnesium frame. Got it replaced with a Niner aluminum frame. Why metal frames can be a better choice than carbon for gravel and MTB. Quick...

Show Notes: We are doing lots of VIDEO! We are bikepacking the Texas Overland Trail! My frame cracked, so I got it warrantied with a Niner with a wider rear tire. 50mm. I'm training at a 3/4s Ironman level and racing long bike stuff. Getting great at using the 360 camera. 4 million views! Lots of great videos made and now up on YouTube. Starting YouTube and Patreon community, and merch like t-shir...

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 how I set up and used a tether to swim in a backyard pool because the local lap pool is closed for over a week.

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 in the hot Texas sun, talking about what to do when you can't know, how to get better at swimming butterfly, and when "The Comparing Mind" isn't always the bad thing Zen Buddhism makes it out to be. I also get close up to a Spec...

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 Civil War. (Where my family is from) Details of cool features of the Amazfit T-Rex 3 and figuring it out. Heart rate push to Garmin bike computer. Instagram video from atop a ridge....

(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 talking to fishermen at Navasota River bank. Gas station walk-through. Panicking in Unbound causing accidents Peanut butter mud at the Brazos River bottom. Chased by dogs. Flat bar components far ch...

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 a Cottonmouth at 1:53:00 Almost hit by 18 wheeler at 2:08:00 Gary meets up at 2:21:00 Gary crashes out at 2:51:00 Ends with it being 105 degrees and me calling Emily to come pick me up since I have a bent wheel... and maybe brin...

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 gravel tires open up more paved but sketchy connector roads Sharrows! Reading off power and cadence while climbing. Dropping into Lick Creek Park with heavy gravel Garmin Forerunner 970 killer features review Ribbon Snakes...

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, tire widths nuances based on weight, quartz vs automatic watches, and much more!

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 2.0. Will this be the game changer Gravel needs? 2 big secrets for endurance greatness How to overcome injuries with an Injury Log How habits lead to rituals and rituals lead to success Trying to shoot...

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. Starting with a pull buoy to make the start gentler, better warmup without injuries. Using the Casio diving watch bezel to time more things, like drive time to work from pool. Green smo...

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. If you have to come in to work, check to see if your CEO is at his/her desk too. ;) Driving in the snow to work! (Rarity in Texas) Getting old sucks, but... Dream car - Toyota Land Cruiser (for...

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 some devices. Drew Dillman is moving to Lauf bikes! Why titanium is probably the best frame material for gravel. Downtube storage... all upsides and no downsides? Chat GPT knows who Zen and the Art of Endu...

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 to tell if you should do intervals or go easy today. Green smoothie update! How to use rituals to zone out get working out when you don't feel like it. Dog chaos time! Why training in terrible socks is act...

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!

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 update the creatine experiment and talk a short bit about our Hugelland Marathon MTB race experience.

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 Texas??? Video ends when battery dies. Just like life... Lights out! Find out about me and my racing history http://zentriathlon.com/who-is-brett Get coached! Send an email to Texafornia at...

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 full of time-saving tips so you can train big and still have time for family and work. Also a first look at Kona results.

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

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 / justinmcquerry Support the show at Patreon.com/zentri Instagram.com/zentriathlon