Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden and Solveig Løvseth on the Kona marathon, three days before the 2026 IRONMAN World Championship. Jan Frodeno takes a seat at the desk. Who has the legs to endure the marathon?
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ON THE DESK
IN THIS EPISODE
- Three-time Kona champion Jan Frodeno on the Energy Lab and who can run in the heat
- Defending champion Solveig Løvseth on the $200K Pro Series shootout with Laura Philipp
- Gustav Iden on a summer with no bad sessions
- Kristian Blummenfelt on the GOAT question, and his answer to Sam Laidlow
- Podium Picks from every guest. Gustav and Kristian both pick themselves to win.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Race Week, live from Kona
2:04 Jan Frodeno joins the desk
5:26 The fastest runs in Kona history
6:33 How the Kona marathon really feels
10:50 The Energy Lab
14:10 The women's contenders
22:29 The men's contenders
24:42 If Kristian wins, is he the GOAT?
27:40 Jan's Podium Picks
31:14 Solveig Løvseth
41:22 The $200K Pro Series shootout
46:40 Solveig's Podium Picks
48:03 Gustav Iden
1:01:21 Gustav's Podium Picks
1:02:48 Kristian Blummenfelt
1:09:11 The GOAT vote, round two
1:12:09 Kristian's Pro Series math
1:18:36 Kristian answers Sam Laidlow
1:19:06 Kristian's Podium Picks
1:20:13 Sign-off and tomorrow's Women's Race Preview
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