Kristian and David sit down to debrief Kristian’s day at Ironman New Zealand and how to debrief races more generally. 

(00:00) Introduction

(00:31) How is Kristian

(01:02) How has Kristian Found New Zealand? 

(02:50) Has Kristian Been Sick? 

(03:24) How did Kristian Find the Swim? 

(05:58) How Was Kristian Feeling Coming out of the Swim?

(07:08) Was Kristian Holding Back Early on the Bike? 

(09:00) What Happened with Krsitian’s Aero bar?

(12:19) What Went Through Kristian’s Mind when the Aero Bar Came Loose? 

(13:20) How do you Stay Positive and Switch Your Mindset When Something Goes Wrong? 

(15:49) How Did Kristian Decide not to DNF?

(17:38) Did Kristian Have a Second Mechanical? 

(18:04) Tactical Thoughts on the Bike

(18:32) How was the Run? 

(20:21) How was T2?

(20:56) What Happened with Kristian’s Vomiting? 

(22:02) Why Were Kristian’s Run Splits Yo-Yo’ing? 

(22:45) How Does Kristian Review a Race? 

(25:47) How Does Kristian Deal with Bike Mechanic Needs on the Road?  

(28:03) Why Was IMNZ so Tough for Kristian?

(28:59) What Does Kristian Think of his Tactics Today? 

(30:10) Do Today’s Results Change How Kristian Thinks about Kona? 

(31:44) Training Plans Coming up

(33:57) Travel Plans Upcoming

(34:55) Does IMNZ Change the Year’s Plan? 

(36:00) Why Did Kristian Decide to do Roth? 

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Hosted, edited and produced by Dr David Lipman
Editing, video and introduction by Roj Ferman