Triathlete Matt Bach: Newly Crowned Ironman Champion on Winning IM Maryland as an Amateur, Plus His Metabolic Efficiency, Kona Goals, and More

Meet Ironman Champion Matt Bach, 27, of New Jersey. Matt's a member of Team Zoot and a triathlete since 2010. On Sept. 20, 2014, Matt won IMMD in 8:51 with a 1:05 swim, 4:41 bike and 3:00:25 run, which earned him the win by more than 5 minutes. IMMD was the first Ironman to not feature a pro field. It was Matt's fifth Ironman and a PR performance. He'll now race Kona in 2015, his second time at the Ironman World Championships.  . On this show we get to know Matt and discuss:  . His Secrets to Success -So.... what changed this year for IM Maryland that led to his huge Ironman PR of nearly an hour??? -Got a coach (Tailwind endurance) -No injuries thanks for strength training/PT -Power meter -Adjusted diet and fueling to be more metabolically efficient  . Race Coverage of IMMD -Matt's thoughts -Awarding the winners  . His background -Runner in HS and college -When and how he got started in triathlon -Doing it for his brother who died of cancer, and raising money for St. Jude's  . Balancing Full-Time Work and Training -Day job at a hedge fund company -A Day in the Life -Morning workouts -Wife and dogs  . Diet and Metabolic Efficiency for Success -This year how he became extremely fat-adapted and the benefits he saw -Raced on less than 100cal an hour at IMMD!!!! -Fuels using primarily Generation UCAN SuperStarch - find out more at enduranceplanet.com/UCAN -Works with Nicci Schock of ElevateByNicci -His pre race dinner and breakfast -Macronutrients in his regular diet  . Racing -Will we see Matt going pro??? -Half-Ironman goals -Plans for the rest of 2014 and the 2015 season leading into Kona -Goals for the IM World Championships next year -Team Zoot member