42 Conquering Kona - The Lure and Lore of the IRONMAN World Championships

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

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🗓️ 2 October 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The IRONMAN World Championships take place on Saturday, October 13th and Matt has dedicated this entire episode to the lore and lure of this 40-year-old magical race on the Big Island.

Listeners get a glimpse of the race course from his perspective. What makes it so special and, at the same time, so difficult? Why do the best athletes in the world seem to struggle in this unique setting?

It is, as he says, an event like no other and spectators have the privilege of watching the battle unfold throughout the day.

During this episode, Matt also divulges:

How to avoid the common mistakes that athletes make in their training, the week of the race, and even the day of the event that can impact their performance.
Critical components of success and how to approach the race from a performance perspective.
Advice and recommendations, especially for first-timers

It is a magical event and the stakes are high for these privileged athletes who have punched their ticket to the World Championships.

And as Matt advises, "Commit to make it your best training day. Once the gun goes off, whatever the body and situation give you, you have to maximize how well you do with those resources."

Best of luck to all racing at the IRONMAN World Championships.

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0:00.0	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast.
0:03.5	The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential.
0:09.3	Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential.
0:13.3	The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life.
0:20.1	Four epic words. You are an Iron Man. These are the famous words
0:26.4	of the famed finish line announcer Mike Riley as you cross the finish line of the Hawaii Iron Man.
0:33.0	This is Matt Dixon, the Purple Patch podcast, and today we talk all things Kona.
0:40.3	Those that have had the privilege will tell you that there is nothing else like it.
0:44.3	No matter the quality of your day, walking, running, or yes, even crawling down the red carpet to the finish line,
0:52.6	and hearing those words can bring about floods of
0:55.7	emotions for athletes of every level. Today we're going to dive into Kona. What makes it special?
1:02.4	Why is it so challenging relative to other races? What's the real performance of those at the
1:08.2	pointy end of the race? And of course, a little bit of education
1:12.6	and some perspective. What are some of the common mistakes, a path to success, at least what I
1:18.2	believe the path to success, and some important perspective and advice for those that are heading
1:23.0	to race for the first time. You don't have to be a triathlete to appreciate this one, but if you are
1:28.8	competing, or at least if you have aspirations to compete at some stage, well, we might just call
1:34.7	this unmissable. But before we get into the lava fields, let's do Word of the Week.
1:40.3	We like the way he thinks serious with a wink.
1:44.8	Let's open the book.
1:46.9	It's time to take a peek.
1:49.6	It's the Dixenary Word of the Week.
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