Ep. 161 - Kyle Gabbard - The Mental Toughness of When to Go Easy

Kyle Gabbard is a triathlete and current student at Indiana University. Kyle is an Iron​man. He completed his first Ironman in 2020. Since then he has done 3 full Ironmans and 6 half Ironmans.  Kyle qualified for the World Ironman Championship - Kona this past year. He qualified by winning his age group (18-24) in the Chattanooga Ironman. All this in addition to being an Evans Scholar.

• 3:56 Starting As A Caddy

• 5:47 Life Lessons As A Caddy

• 7:12 Number One Memory From Caddying

• 9:34 The Importance Of The Evans Scholarship

• 11:32 From Injury To New Passion

• 14:07 Realizing This Is What I’m Good At 

• 16:11 The Mental Toughness Of Fighting Through The Pain To Win

• 20:34 The Feeling Of Your Work Paying Off

• 22:30 It Takes A Whole Team To Win An Ironman

• 25:47 Heat's Effect On The Race

• 31:10 The Hinge Moment Of Backpacking Through Alaska

• 33:50 Friends Made Along The Race

• 34:47 Sharing The Pain With Others

• 37:00 Future Goals In Ironman Racing

• 40:57 The Motivation From Family And Friends

• 45:18 The Importance Of Recovery

• 48:08 Enjoying The Tests And Workouts

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