Endurance training, explained properly.
Long-form guides on the topics that actually decide your race-day result. Written by a coach with 500+ athletes coached, 12× Boston Marathon qualifications, and 4× Kona slots. No fluff, no affiliate fillers.
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The deep-dive guides every endurance athlete should read at least once.
How I actually coach age-groupers and pros to the IRONMAN finish line.
The exact 7-day protocol: taper, travel, fuel, mindset.
Gear, training, transition, race-day. Everything a first-timer needs.
The highest-transfer session in triathlon training, programmed properly.
Finally — what Zone 2 is, how to find yours, and how much you need.
Sighting, drafting, swim anxiety, race starts. From pool to lake confidently.
Save 30–90 seconds with the layout I use with every athlete.
Protocols, pacing, what FTP really means, and how to use it.
Honest comparison from a coach who built both.
Bike IF and TSS, run pace off VDOT, and the nutrition behind a 70.3 PR.
Training science
The physiological foundations that decide whether your training works.
Jack Daniels' formula for translating one race result into pace prescriptions for every workout.
How to set your zones with field tests, and how to actually use them in training.
The two metrics that decide endurance performance — what they are and how to train each.
Why cadence matters, what your number should be, and how to change it without injury.
Marathon training
Course-specific planning, pacing, and race-day execution.
The right way to translate a recent race result into a realistic marathon goal.
The BAA standards, why cut-off times keep tightening, and how much cushion you actually need.
A complete 12-week build with three volume options for runners chasing a half PR.
What to eat before, during, and after — calibrated to body weight and goal time.
Triathlon & long course
IRONMAN, 70.3, and the systems behind a finish line.
Heat, environment, race-day
The conditions you can't control — and the prep that decides how you handle them.
Ready to put one of these into your training?
A guide tells you what. A coach tells you when, how much, and what to change when life happens.
1:1 endurance coaching
Tiers, fit, and the full coaching philosophy — running, triathlon, Ironman, Boston.
Boston Marathon coach
12× BQ coach based in Boston — qualifying blocks, course strategy, race week.
About Coach Breno
Trilingual coach (EN/PT/ES), RRCA · USAT · TrainingPeaks L2, 18+ race wins since 2015.
Athlete testimonials
Real PRs, BQs and Kona/Ironman finishes from athletes coached 1:1.
Coaching results
Race results board: marathon PRs, BQs, podiums, IM and 70.3 finishes.
Press & features
Coverage in major running and endurance publications.
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Answer 6 questions to get a plan matched to your race, goal and history.
Book a free intro call
Free 20-min call with Coach Breno — discuss goals, fit, and the right plan.
Contact
Email, Boston address, and the fastest way to reach the coaching team.