Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast · Bevan McKinnon

IRONMAN New Zealand. Jack Moody

·1 hr 41 min·5 clips

Ironman New Zealand drew about 3,000 athletes and felt like the old Cameron Brown era again.

1. Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast focuses on Ironman New Zealand in Taupo and Jack Moody’s race build-up. 2. Bevan McKinnon and Tim Brazier host the episode, and Jack Moody is the featured athlete because his Taupo result and Challenge Wanaka form frame the discussion. 3. The episode asks why Taupo felt bigger, faster, and more international in 2024, and how Jack Moody fit into that story. 4. The hosts describe travel back from Taupo to Wanaka, a 5:30 a.m. Swim Squad alarm, and a first-time Ironman athlete who raced for about 12 hours. 5. They note snow on Mount Ruapehu early in the week, then a race day that warmed into low-20s conditions with flat water and minimal wind. 6. Bevan McKinnon says Jack Moody’s sunburn showed how strong the New Zealand sun was on race day. 7. The finish-line atmosphere reminded the hosts of the Cameron Brown years, with a packed crowd and a strong spectator presence. 8. They say the start list was around 3,000 athletes, which made the race feel larger than recent editions. 9. The show links the growth to the 70.3 World Champs in Taupo and to Port Macquarie moving out of the Australasian calendar. 10. Bevan McKinnon says Ironman Oceania and Asia’s Michelle Pepper discussed a blank-canvas review of the regional calendar. 11. The hosts say the race had over 1,400 Ironman entrants and over 1,500 in the 70.3, after 770 Ironman athletes the previous year. 12. They also note about 40 percent international athletes, with New Zealanders absent from the top 13 in the men’s graded results. 13. The men’s and women’s age-group results showed the fastest athletes producing times that would have won older editions of the race. 14. The pro men and women each set course records, and Kat Matthews beat the previous women’s mark by 12 minutes. 15. The hosts say the pro bike race was harder to manage because riders had to pass large numbers of age-group athletes on the first lap. 16. Bevan McKinnon says the increasing field creates a scheduling problem that Ironman will need to review next year. 17. The tone is analytical and conversational, with Bevan McKinnon and Tim Brazier moving between race commentary, statistics, and guest interviews. 18. Jack Moody’s interview is relaxed and detailed, with sunburn jokes, kit design talk, and specific race tactics from Wanaka and Taupo. 19. Listeners who follow Ironman New Zealand results, course changes, and pro race tactics will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a tightly edited short-form recap without race statistics may skip it.

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A clear race debrief that makes the course, the fatigue, and the finishing miles feel immediate.

This episode treats IRONMAN New Zealand as more than a results recap. Bevan McKinnon and Tim Brazier work back through race fatigue, a run course that asked for more than it first seemed, and the way the day loaded the quads long before the final lap.

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