Purple Patch Podcast

Matt gives a back-to-basics approach to daily nutrition and hydration habits for peak performance.

He:

• Outlines the various components of nutrition to consider in your approach to daily eating, incl…

We've received so many questions about the Squad Programming that this entire episode digs deep this new evolution of Purple Patch Programming:

• What is the Squad?
• How was the Squad conceived and dev…

Matt explores the question, 'What Happened?' at this year's IRONMAN World Championships. 

Performance predictability and all other signs pointed to a magical day on the Big Island for Sarah Piampiano…

In Episode 86, Matt defined Effective Feedback and the context of where it fits into the performance cycle.

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In Part 2 of this series on Effective Feedback, we provide the framework, structure, and …

The theme of this episode is empowerment and the power of lifting each other up in support.

The journey to elite success can be lonely and competitive, and there's a long-standing stereotype that eli…

"Feedback can and should be a gift. It should be something to cherish and to seek. It is something to be given that will facilitate growth and improvement."

In this first part of a multi-part series …

"The barometer of a time-starved athlete's success should be anchored around nailing an appropriate postseason over chasing weekly hours in the heart of race season. What you do well now is the thing…

The most common mistake of amateur athletes is to take too much of an unstructured break between the last race of the season and then ramping back into specific work. The other is to stubbornly train…

Evolve or Die. A Favorite Purple Patch quote. The concept is anchored in the resistance of falling into a fixed mindset and it is a relentless curiosity to seek ways to improve.

Change is never easy.…

We are ALL IN...the family this week as Matt interviews his wife and business partner, Kelli McMaster, about her recent marathon journey.

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Kelli may not be your typical elite triathlete, but she is …

In this special BONUS episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, Matt Dixon talks exclusively about the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Race in Nice, France taking place on September 7th and 8th.

In t…

Great performances are not mystical. They arrive out of doing basic things repeatedly right. 

Matt reveals strategies to set you up for success under the lens of proper preparation, a championship mi…

Matt Dixon interviews long-time Purple Patch athlete, Tim Deer, about his recent experience completing the Badwater 135 ultra-endurance race from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney. The Badwater 135 is bill…

Malindi Elmore is the queen of evolution.

Growing up in Canada, she knew early on that running was her passion. This, after all, was a girl who was more excited about winning the 100-meter dash than …

This is a replay of Episode 55 - an interview with Purple Patch Pro, Chelsea Sodaro. After months of rehabbing an injury, Chelsea won IRONMAN 70.3 Santa Rosa with a blistering 1:16 Half Marathon spli…

How you chop carrots is how you live your life.

What does this mean, exactly?

Well, how people do seemingly simple tasks will seep into everything they do and, as a coach or a leader, you can spot ta…

Matt opens the podcast inbox this week and answers a variety of listener questions including: 

• How much you should run for marathon training

• Returning to running post-injury

• Wearables and fitne…

Matt dives into the oven and talks about training and racing in the heat!

It's common for performance to suffer in hot and humid conditions, but why? What happens physiologically when we enter into t…

While Matt is on holiday, we replay one of his favorite episodes - "AARP Anarchists and Still Crushing It" featuring Purple Patch Masters Athletes, Rick Wimmer and Ken Pagliughi. 

“The list of what I…

Effective communication is not just about getting your message across or making your point. It also isn’t just about being a keyboard assassin and sitting at your computer or firing off emails to you…