IRONMAN Insider presented by Maurten - Episode 38 - Kat Matthews and Chelsea Sodaro

About this episode

In this episode, host Matt Lieto talks with Kat Matthews and Chelsea Sodaro about their experiences overcoming adversity to compete in the IRONMAN World Championship.

In this episode, host Matt Lieto sits down with 2024 Pro Series winner Kat Matthews and IRONMAN World Champion Chelsea Sodaro, who each share powerful stories of overcoming adversity to make it to the Kona start line. First, Kat Matthews opens up about the immense psychological challenges she faced in her last Kona appearance. She reveals that she was dealing with hidden "post traumatic stress" from her near-fatal accident, which led to irrational fear and ultimately contributed to her race-d...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Lieto

Guests: Kat Matthews, Chelsea Sodaro

Topics covered

• overcoming adversity
• triathlon
• psychological challenges
• IRONMAN World Championship
• Kona

Keywords

• IRONMAN
• Kona
• triathlon
• Kat Matthews
• Chelsea Sodaro
• psychological challenges
• post traumatic stress
• Pro Series
• World Champion

Sponsors

Maurten

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IRONMAN

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