Episode 330 is a Featured Performer Edition featuring Kat Matthews, 2022 World Ironman Championship Silver Medallist.
Kat Matthews is a rising endurance star British based triathlete currently serving in the British Army, supported to pursue performance as a professional long-distance triathlete, she prior served as a physiotherapist officer and has been a professional long course triathlete for only several seasons.
Kat shares the origins of how she got started in the sport and how her early success is most recently catalysed into two incredible performances all in the space of 30 days, a silver medal at the World Ironman Triathlon Championships recently held in St. George, and 30 days later taking out the inaugural Sub 8 Sub 7 challenge completing the race in 7:31:54 seconds with an incredible off-the- bike run split of 2:46:09 for the marathon.
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“I don't associate that time now with negativity, I just associate it with opportunity”
“everybody is their own person and their own body shape”
“It's not about having a vendetta about other people saying things, it's about working on your own happiness of your own body image”
“I have to be 100% emotionally ready to hurt otherwise I can't perform at my best”
“Choice” – Mantra
“Sleep” - Recovery Tip
“Consistent” Racing Style
“Balanced mentally and physically” – in the zone
“Educate yourself ” – Best Advice
“3 sets of calf raises throughout the week (2x10 or 1x25)” – Physical Challenge
Website: @katrinamatthewstri
Instagram: @katr_matthews
Linkedin: @katrmatthews
0:00 Start
03:16 Welcome Kat
05:00 Kat’s bio
13:45 Kat’s recent triathlon success
17:45 Kat recounts her St George run that didn’t go to plan
26:56 Kat’s 2022 Calendar
31:23 Darkest Day in her Career
36:40 Kat’s advocacy for the sport
44:40 Balancing stress and expectations
50:15 Kat’s fuelling for performance
54:15 Kats strength and conditioning tips
56:55 Performance Round
1:00:18 Best Advice
1:01:45 Physical Challenge
1:06:03 Finish
Tim Don - World Champion Ironman
Vicky Holland - World Champion Triathlon
Daniela Ryf - Ironman World Champion
Nicola Spirig - 2012 Olympic Triathlon Champion
Kristian Blummenfelt - Olympic Triathlon & World Triathlon Series Champion, episodes 117, 286 & 301 of The Physical Performance Show
Chris McCormack - Former World Champion Triathlete
Emma Jeffcoat - AUS Olympic Triathlete, episode 314 of The Physical Performance Show
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