Solveig Løvseth is the new Ironman World Champion from Kona 2025. This is a rerun of an interview conducted about three months before the race in Kona, where we discuss Solveig's training in great detail (including a sample training week and specific power numbers!), what she's changed since moving from shot-course to Ironman, her background in short-course triathlon, and lots more.

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: 

• Solveig's entry into triathlon, her short-course career and her experience at the Paris Olympics
• Will Solveig return to short-course triathlon for the LA Olympics? 
• Solveig's take on Ironman Hamburg, and having the fastest Ironman debut in history
• Training with Team Norway under the guidance of Mikal Iden
• Solveig's training structure overall, and specifics across swim, bike and run
• A breakdown of a full week of training in preparation for Ironman Lake Placid
• VO2max, LT1 and LT2 and other quickfire stats

ORIGINAL EPISODE AND SHOWNOTES: 

• This interview was originally published on the 18th of July as "Solveig Løvseth - Olympian and the fastest Ironman debut in history | EP#466"
• You can find the shownotes for the original episode (this episode won't have shownotes) at www.scientifictriathlon.com/tts466/
• We have detailed shownotes for most of our episodes. The shownotes are basically the podcast episode in written form, that you can read in 5-10 minutes. They are not transcriptions, but they are also not just surface-level overviews. They provide detailed insights and timestamps for each episode, and are great especially for later review, after you've already listened to an episode. Naturally, as great as they are, they do not cover absolutely everything in as great detail as we can do in a 45-90 minute podcast episode.  

LINKS AND RESOURCES: 

• Solveig's Instagram

WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NEXT?

If you enjoyed this episode, I think you'll love the following episodes: 

• How Norway became a triathlon powerhouse with head coach Arild Tveiten | EP#154
• Arild Tveiten – coach of Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden and Casper Stornes on triathlon training the Norwegian way | EP#223
• Olympic gold medal training and preparation with Arild Tveiten | EP#304
• Arild Tveiten – from triathlon to swimming, and reflections on Paris 2024 | EP#458

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