Gustav Iden - Winning Kona, Training on Feel vs Data and developing THOSE SHOES with ON.

The Supersapiens Podcast

Gustav Iden started his career in 2014 where he won both the Norwegian triathlon and Duathlon titles. He went on to score a top 10 in the junior world championships the following year. He is the current IRONMAN World Champion and course record holder in Kona, former multiple 70.3 world champion and a double WTS bronze medalist. He is part of the Norwegian hype train and won 10 out of 10 races wearing his lucky hat, which we will get into in this episode.

02:05 – Community shoutouts
07:00 – Movember chat
07:45 – David’s racing plans
08:35 – What hurt’s more 5k or a marathon
08:55 – Fueling for the 5k
09:45 – Xylon adopting Norwegian training
12:10 – Xylon’s birthday
12:50 – Interview starts
13:38 – Life on the road
14:14 – What does Gustav miss most when way from Norway?
14:37 – What is the hardest part of being away from home for so much of the year?
15:10 – How long can this all-consuming life of triathlon continue for Gustav?
16:30 – How is racing frequency decided upon for Gustav?
18:33 – Was the win at the PTO championship a breakthrough in confidence Gustav needed?
19:40 – Gustav’s game face on race day vs generally being relaxed
21:15 – Shirtless supporting of the women’s field
22:18 – Engaging with fans and being open about training and triathlon in general
24:33 – Gustav’s Kona nutrition plan
28:28 – Vomiting during a race simulation just before Kona
29:39 – Does Gustav do in fasted training?
32:03 – Does Gustav have days off?
32:55 – How does Gustav decide when to have a day off?
33:38 – What is the most misunderstood part of Gustav’s training?
35:20 – How did Gustav get into triathlon?
37:06 – How did Gustav decide on working with ON and how were his Kona shoes developed?
40:30 – Launching Santara Technology
43:05 – What are things like when Gustav or Kristian have a bad race and the other races well?
45:24 – What is the conversation like post a tough race?
46:25 – Being beaten in his lucky cap
47:05 – Does the cap stay now that it has been beaten?
47:50 – Honorary citizenship in Taiwan
48:20 – Gustav’s favorite training session
48:50 – Gustav’s least favorite training session
49:02 – Gustav’s favorite training location
49:20 – Which training session most frequently ends up in a race with Kristian
50:02 – What’s the biggest change Gustav has made since using Supersapiens
51:41 – Rush Round
56:00 – Outro