Episode 96: Matt Dixon's Holiday Gift Guide

Notes on Elite Behavior, Effective Communication, Proper Feedback and Identifying Talent

Season 2Carrie BarrettDecember 18, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Pillars of Performance

Episode 95: Youth Development in Sport - Performance Anxiety, Specialization, and the Journey

Notes on Elite Behavior, Effective Communication, Proper Feedback and Identifying Talent

Season 2Carrie BarrettDecember 4, 2019Career Development, Youth, Performance in Sport and Life

Episode 94: Purple Patch Best Of - Notes on Elite Behavior, Effective Communication, Proper Feedback and Identifying Talent

Notes on Elite Behavior, Effective Communication, Proper Feedback and Identifying Talent

Season 2Carrie BarrettNovember 26, 2019Pillars of Performance, Fueling in Workouts, Season Planning, Career Development

Episode 93: Sarah Gott and Sandy Holbrook James - Exploring Female Empowerment and Going on a Journey to Excellence (and Kona)

Two Purple Patch athletes, Sandy Holbrook James and Sarah Gott, share their journeys of integrating multisport into their time-starved lives and how they both transformed from recreational athletes to Kona Qualifiers!

Season 2Carrie BarrettNovember 20, 2019Pillars of Performance, Fueling in Workouts, Fueling in Racing, Season Planning, Career Development

Episode 92: The Healthy Athlete - Coaching and Athlete Habits for Long-term Health

Athlete health should be the central component of long-term development of all levels of athlete.

Season 2Carrie BarrettNovember 14, 2019Pillars of Performance, Fueling in Workouts, Fueling in Racing, Season Planning, Career Development

Episode 91: Nutrition- Your Platform to Performance, Energy Management, and Optimal Body Composition

Matt goes back-to-basics with a discussion on Nutrition - Your Backbone to Performance

Season 2Carrie BarrettNovember 6, 2019Pillars of Performance, nutrition, Fueling in Workouts, Fueling in Racing

Episode 90: The Squad Cast: Matt Gives Context and Answers Your Questions about Squad

Matt answers listener questions about the Purple Patch Squad

Season 2Carrie BarrettOctober 30, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, Pros

Episode 89: The Pain and the Beauty of Sport

What lessons can coach and athlete draw from one day that doesn’t go as planned?

Season 2Carrie BarrettOctober 23, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, Pros

Episode 88: Effective Feedback Part 2 - Give, Receive, and Grow in a Shared Mission

In Part 2, Matt explains how to give and receive effective feedback in order to be unified on a shared mission of improvement.

Season 2Carrie BarrettOctober 16, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, Pros

Episode 87: The Power of Team with Sarah Piampiano and Chelsea Sodaro

Sarah Piampiano and Chelsea Sodaro talk about how they’ve been lifted and supported as teammates and friends who train with each other even when they compete against each other.

Season 2Carrie BarrettOctober 9, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, Pros

Episode 86: Defining Feedback

In this first part of a multi-part series on Feedback in a Performance Culture, Matt defines effective feedback and illustrates where it fits in the context and cycle of a performance culture.

Season 2Carrie BarrettOctober 2, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, postseason

Episode 85: Postseason Case Studies - The Sloth, The Over-Obsessed, and the Late-Season Racer

The meat and potatoes of this episode of real-life postseason case studies will educate, provide perspective, and provide the “why” behind the framework of different scenarios.

Season 2Carrie BarrettSeptember 25, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, postseason

Episode 84: Are You Ready to Chase Your Best Performance in 2020?

Postseason - It’s your phase for preparation and continued evolution as an athlete.

Season 2Carrie BarrettSeptember 17, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, postseason

Episode 83: Evolve or Die

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. No matter our situation, the easiest path is to fall into familiar, but to thrive, we must be equipped to change, willing to evolve, and open to developing the bravery and resilience to pursue improvement.

Season 2Carrie BarrettSeptember 9, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Mindset, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, pillars of performance, Case Studies, marathon training

Episode 82: Not Your Typical Purple Patch Athlete...Or, Is She?

Matt interviews his partner-in-crime, Kelli McMaster, about her recent marathon success and living the Purple Patch Pillars of Performance!

Season 2Carrie BarrettSeptember 3, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Mindset, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Planning and Execution, pillars of performance, Case Studies, marathon training

Episode 81: BONUS - IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Preview

Racing in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Nice? This podcast is your guide to all things both in Nice and at home!

Season 2Carrie BarrettAugust 27, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Mindset, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Sleep and Performance, Planning and Execution, Qualifying for World Champs

Episode 80: Priming Your Performance - Preparation, Mindset, Execution

Set yourself up for success under the scope of: Preparation, Mindset and Execution.

Season 2Carrie BarrettAugust 21, 2019Performance in Sport and Life, Mindset, Pillars of Performance, Approach to Triathlon, Case Studies, Sleep and Performance, Planning and Execution

Episode 79: Tim Deer - Badwater and Beyond

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.