Episode 117: The Ultimate Ironman 70.3 World Championship Preview – Marbella, Spain

·1 hr 8 min·2 clips

I finally coached an Ironman athlete, and that feels good

The episode opens in Marbella. The crew is there for race weekend and ready to dig into the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Before the world championship talk really gets going, they catch up on a New York City Marathon adventure. That early banter keeps the episode tied to race travel and the feel of race week. Once they turn to Marbella, the preview tightens up. The Ironman 70.3 World Championship becomes the center of the conversation. They spend time on the course and on the way it might shape the day. The climbing on the bike is treated as a real separator. So is the descent, which could suit athletes who can keep speed without going too deep. Taylor Knibb is the biggest name in the mix. The crew keeps coming back to her because the question is not talent. The question is how much the Kona effort still sits in the legs. Even with that uncertainty, nobody is ready to count her out. Kat Matthews gets a strong look too. A wetsuit swim is seen as a possible boost for her early position. If she stays close enough on the bike, the crew thinks she can still be in the fight late. Georgia Taylor-Brown also gets plenty of respect. Her front-pack swim and fast run make her an easy fit for a championship-style race. Laura Phillip's absence changes the shape of the field. The discussion stays loose, specific, and focused on how this race could open up once the gun goes off.

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A focused Marbella preview that keeps the emphasis on the race, not the noise.

Marbella gets treated as a real race preview, not a broad gloss. The discussion stays on the championship weekend itself: the swim, the bike climb, and the run, and how each could tilt the result.

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