Fresh off his Ironman World Championship 3rd place in Kona, Matthew Marquardt joins us for this exclusive bonus podcast on how everything went down.

We discuss the race, tactics, his penalty and his wardrobe choices amongst other things like what this means for his Ironman and medical careers.

(00:00) Introduction

(02:16) Interview starts

(03:08) Matt’s Shape Leading into Kona

(04:56) Thoughts on the Atypical Weather

(07:14) Swim Shape, Conditions and Performance

(09:18) Thoughts on the Bike

(11:54) Bike Penalty & Tactical Choices

(18:33) Thoughts in T2

(20:32) Cooling Sleeves

(21:57) Choice of Running with Gloves

(23:41) Bucket Hat and Modification of it

(25:15) Tactical Thoughts on the Run

(28:30) Mythology of the Energy Lab

(32:22) Thoughts in the Last 45mins

(34:36) Matthew’s Thoughts on His Run Performance

(35:23) Potential Points for Improvement

(36:54) Thoughts on Next Year Professionally

(41:10) Balancing Training in his Clinical Years

(42:40) Sponsorship Agreements

(44:38) Matthew’s Father’s Exercise Habits

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