356 - Win the Race Before It Starts- Race Prep Secrets from the Coaches Table

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast! IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon hosts a roundtable discussion with three Purple Patch coaches—Brad Hunter, Nancy Clarke, and Max Gering—on race preparation. They discuss the importance of taper, emphasizing energy conservation and maintaining some intensity. They highlight the need for a structured approach to race week, including planning and reducing cognitive load. The conversation also covers mindset, the significance of defining success beyond just time, and the importance of staying present and managing emotions during races. They stress the value of post-race reflection to learn and grow, regardless of the outcome. The session underscores the team's collaborative approach to coaching and the individualized needs of athletes.

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0:00.0	Folks, I'm excited about today's show. It's a first time ever. I don't just welcome one
0:06.2	purple patch coach to the show. Nope, we've got three. It is myself, Brad Hunter, Nancy Clark and
0:13.1	Max Guerr. We are doing a show all about race preparation, mindset, nailing your taper, making sure that you're ready to perform.
0:23.7	And what you're going to hear over the course of the coming hour or so is some really treasured insights
0:29.3	from really some incredibly smart coaches. And it gives you a little peek behind the curtain of
0:35.8	Purple Patch. It's not just about me. It's about the team. We operate as a team. We support each other and we are driven by helping people to improve no matter what their goals are. And it turns out we've done pretty well at it. I know that I become a better coach because of just this little sample, these coaches that we get to hear from today. And so if you'd like to become a better coach because of just this little sample these coaches that we get to hear from
0:55.5	today. And so if you'd like to become a part of Purple Patch, whether individually coached by one
1:01.2	of the coaches here or one of the other coaches on the Purple Patch team, or of course, via our Tri-Squad
1:06.6	program in which you get access to all of our coaches, feel free to reach our info at
1:11.6	Purple PatchFitness.com. We can set up a complimentary consultation to see if we're the right
1:15.8	program for you. Here it is, the Coaches Roundtable, race preparation. Enjoy the show.
1:22.0	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to
1:27.4	empower and educate every human being
1:29.7	to reach their athletic potential.
1:31.6	Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential.
1:35.6	The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere
1:39.5	integrate sport into life.
1:50.9	Thank you. integrate sport into life. And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon.
1:55.6	And today, well, we have got a very special show because you find us on location at the Napa training camp.
2:03.0	We are actually halfway through this thing. We're two days down or two and a half days down.
2:07.9	We've already got some tired puppies that are campers. They've done a very, very big early morning
2:12.5	swim. They did a very meaty running session this morning. And we've got a little break. So we thought, you know what?
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