Another Triathlon Podcast

Episode 125: Triathlon Bingo, Big Predictions, and a No-Filter Catch Up with Mark Matthews

Jenna-Caer Season 3 Episode 125

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This week on Another Triathlon Podcast, we’re joined by Mark Matthews from ProTriNews for one of our most fun and wide ranging conversations yet. From racing plans and off season chaos to bold predictions for the year ahead, this episode is built around our first ever Triathlon Bingo card, where we put the sport under the microscope and call our shots for what we think will actually happen next.

Mark brings the straight talk takes you’d expect, as we dig into everything from Ironman draft zones and Hayden Wilde’s dominance to Alex Yee’s marathon temptations, Kat Matthews’ plans, and whether the sport is headed for real change or just louder debates.

This one is opinionated, self aware, and very much not trying to sit on the fence.

Highlights
 • Mark Matthews on getting back into racing and lining up for 70.3 New Zealand
 • Why the pro season starting earlier is both smart and brutal
 • Triathlon Bingo explained, our free square and why “most stacked field ever” is inevitable
 • Will Jelle Geens three peat at 70.3 Worlds, or does long course change everything
 • Hayden Wilde skipping 70.3 Worlds on purpose, stubbornness or strategy
 • T100 race locations, will they finally stay put
 • Ironman draft zones, bad faith arguments, real data, and why 20m isn’t a magic fix
 • Alex Yee marathon vs triathlon, temptation, timing, and Olympic reality
 • Texas winners and Kona winners, myth or outdated logic
 • Lionel Sanders and inevitable training philosophy shifts
 • Sub eight Ironman, when, where, and who actually does it
 • Matt Hauser, WTCS dominance, and the short course hierarchy
 • Why Hayden Wilde is still untouchable at T100
 • Kat Matthews and a potential pro series three peat
 • Norwegian podium sweeps, are we done or just getting started

Quickfire Q&A
 • Will Ironman actually change the pro draft zone, probably, eventually, but not for the reasons people think
 • Is 20m fairer, no, it just changes who benefits
 • Who is most likely to upset the Norwegians, Martin Van Riel gets the nod
 • Will we see a woman go sub eight, yes, and sooner than people expect
 • Does Mark care who the biggest triathlon podcast is, absolutely not

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