Patrick Lange: Breakfast with Bob from Kona 2024: Championship Edition

[@elka2palka]

He was running like a gazelle. Effortlessly, graciously and absolutely beautiful.

[@MoldovaTours]

yes

[@hankmoody2040]

His running style looks like a form of art!

[@elka2palka]

​@@hankmoody2040very true.

[@Anand-ft5uf]

Anne Haug and Patrick Lange are best ever runners I have seen

[@juanseaforth5111]

I agree with you 💯 I will add one more person Mirinda Carfrae.

[@jeaniekim9951]

I agree 100%! Patrick, Anne, and Mirinda’s run is amazing. 🔥

[@leejago1972]

Patrick came running past me up Palani with such pace and we all knew the hunt was on for him to catch Sam 🙌🏻

[@katalinszondy4173]

Well deserved, Patrick. And what a lovely conversation. ❤

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@temptemp2881]

Very humble Lad. Legend of a Triathlete.

[@kyalamistudio]

What a great champion. Congratulations Patrick! So humble, great interview as always Bob. Thanks for bringing the personal side of Kona to us!

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@10euclid]

A master class with how to win Kona

[@WLFPWR]

I have been a triathlete for 38 years now, competing in all distances, always watching the Hawaii broadcast on the indoor bike and treadmill, and I have never had goosebumps during the final run before. Thank you for that! I have to admit that I was worried that he might overdo it. But experience, especially in Hawaii, is enormously helpful. Patrick Lange, that was extremely impressive! I had also hoped for his victory beforehand and thought it was quite possible. By the way, I have been a huge fan of Breakfast with Bob from the start. So a big thank you to Bob too! Greetings to everyone and have a great week 🙂

[@babbittville]

Thank you for watching!

[@neilb679]

Probably my favorite win of all time ! Dedication and structure!

[@geifler]

Patrick absolutely slayed them all! 😂😂 epic running 🏃‍♂️

[@lillithsternin7428]

He was fantastic yesterday. My mum died in 2020 as well...also from lung cancer. ❤❤

[@robertnastasi8643]

So happy for Patrick. This performance was amazing, but really elevated him and his status in the history books. Congrats!

[@zomendoz8465]

Definitely the most fun and fastest Kona have eve watched.Being media at Kona for 8 years In the past, have never had as much fun or laughed so hard with the commentary. This group of pros gave it their all and even with some risky moves , probaly gained some future Kona experience. The best was seing the the pro' s duck their head into the ice water buckets at aid station and Patrick grab an entire jug of water to pour on his head.So entertaining and spectacular at same time.Amazing interview!!

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@karandubeyrantingsofablogger]

F*king incredible. Well done, Patrick. Sam Laidlow f*cked up not only himself, but a lot of other guys, including Kristian Blummenfelt, and almost Magnus Ditlev with his suicidal bike course. Thankfully Patrick's experience shined through! Congrats, my man. He's the GOAT now!

[@robbo3132]

🏅

[@MoldovaTours]

yes Sam can be blamed for a weird WC

[@pavelmarinsko]

Good analysis!

[@RWE-1978]

The GOAT of what… Ironman? I would say he is the best Ironman athlete of the last 10 years. Outside of that you’re reaching. Jan Frodeno, Craig Alexander, Peter Reid, Mark Allen and Dave Scott are all unbelievably great, and easily on par or better than Lange. That being said he had a spectacular race.

[@AussiePeter]

He’s not the goat. He’s extremely good but there are about 5 guys and 4 women ahead of him in our sport.

[@alexanderkobler7179]

two legends of the sport! Great conversation! Thanks!

[@volvol1]

What a nice guy and an amazing athlete. So impressive. Five foot ten inches and 143 lbs. Wow.

[@67er_matze97]

fantastic interview and boy what a stellar race Patrick pulled off yesterday. That was amazing !! To you all: thanks for spreading so much spirit and inspiration to the athletes of the world with amazing race performances and interviews 👍

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@bessokeks4006]

Great interviewer, great winner, great series. 2026 cannot come soon enough

[@DanielF-sw2px]

Thanks Bob! Your show is an important part of Race Week. Looking forward to tuning in again! Aloha a hui hou!

[@babbittville]

Thank you so much!

[@willc3421]

Incredible performance from Patrick yesterday. One for the old guys!

[@BjornvandenBerg]

Patrick is a true hero!!!!

[@Cheersmate1]

One of the greatest races for me so far. The pros left their hearts out there

[@inigogisbert7244]

"I took the win in Ironman Texas" fair and square. Great interview as usual, thanks Bob

[@MoldovaTours]

This guy is pure sports widsom

[@larryupton6192]

What a great interview with a truly humble champion in Patrick. Thank you for doing what YOU do so very well, Bob, i.e., extracting the best from the best in our sport. Thank you!

[@babbittville]

Thanks so much

[@robokubkub]

THANK YOU BOB AND TEAM FOR THIS GREAT WEAK! 🎉🎉🎉

[@babbittville]

Thanks for watching

[@robbo3132]

Thanks Bob, always great series❤

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@robbo3132]

He was the first to go under 8 hours in kona, now 6 years later he almost went sub 7,30.....great athletes keep evolving

[@pal_lokomotivet2679]

Funny how that works when the natural vo2 sinks a lot from 30 til 40

[@SeanStephensen]

@@pal_lokomotivet2679 vo2 is one of many, many factors that could change an ironman time by half an hour. As Lange's performance has improved, so has the performance of the entire field. The same year Lange went sub-8, he wasn't alone. Now that he goes 7:35, 10 other athletes are also going sub-8. Course conditions, global developments in gear/training, and group dynamics are clearly playing a huge impact here.

[@molochz]

​@pal_lokomotivet2679 VO2 Max doesn't matter as much as you think in long distance endurance sports. Lots of world champion marathon runners don't care about VO2 Max and don't train it at all. Your threshold pace and heartrate are way more important for this distance.

[@davidhecker83]

It's also a lot about efficiency and other parameters than just Vo2max. Heard in an interview that Frodeno's Vo2max was in the low 70s while KB's is in the high 90s and still both had similar Ironman times.

[@ironman140.6]

What a race, such a humble person!

[@costablanca2832]

Thanks for a great interview and great Hawaii champion 🏆 Very nice Hawaii shirts you both wear 🎉

[@Daveyboyroy]

SO inspirational. Gets me pumped up to go again!!

[@nl3paul3nl]

Great interview as always, Bob! These are a real treat!

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@abeybaby29]

Congrats to the champ. Your a beast.

[@davidtydeman1434]

Thanks for sharing- great interview. You have to be really good at all 3 legs to compete at this level. 1:14 per 100m swim pace and 44 kmh/hr on the bike followed by a quality marathon👏👏👏👏

[@caseyadamswithaspenprofitn298]

Thank you, Bob and Patric. You’ve inspired me to get back on the horse and do what it is We love to do.

[@babbittville]

Awesome! Happy training and racing.

[@paulsolon6229]

Way to go Patrick. Dedication and talent. Supernatural mom story and boost.

[@rpgd2727]

Such an exciting race, well done Patrick, a real pleasure to watch your grace

[@southoftheriver6404]

You’re a legend Bob. Bravo.

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@okasten3393]

Amazing win, love Patrick and just love Bob and his interviews. Seems so easy, but a real professional

[@babbittville]

Thank you. So glad you enjoy the interviews.

[@mattfitzbizdr]

What a great dude. Mucho respecto. No better reason than to race for our mums.

[@Gufenaugh]

Great job Patrick, great interviews Bob!

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@Erin60147]

Congratulations Patrick, you killed it.

[@bonn1771]

Great interview Bob. this was amazing

[@babbittville]

Thank you

[@felixblock1542]

I have to admit that even as a German, I didn't believe that Patrick could win. Basically, everyone was expecting the big three: Kristian, Magnus and Sam. Personally, I had already assumed that Patrick could perhaps finish 5th if the race went very well. He seemed quite “grown up”, especially in the international interviews, which is not always easy in a foreign language. But he came across as very calm and relaxed. I wasn't really surprised by the run - we've seen that from him before. But the swim, wth - suddenly right at the front, wow! And then the bike. Everyone destroyed themselves, except for a few. Patrick and basically Cam Wurff and a few others. Only a few really ran at a normal level in the suddenly brutally hot and humid conditions. Magnus, of course, was impressive, as he basically just had a damn high standing gas at the end. Really impressive. But of course Patrick's running was the most impressive. It sometimes looked as if an M30 athlete was running against M60-M65. Absolutely impressive speed, surreally fast. But it has to be said: Patrick has often shown that he can be extremely fast in these conditions. The victory was absolutely deserved, because the cycling was brutal for him too. If you want to deprive all the riders in the large bike group of their potential victory, there's not much left; that's why I find the discussions superfluous, especially in this race. The level was simply so close that you could only change that with 20 m gaps at most. If at all. The Hawaii of the last few years never felt windy - except in the weeks before the race. So I can only offer my sincere congratulations and thank Bob for the great in-depth and detailed interviews!

[@babbittville]

Thank you. Good description of Patrick's run.

[@EatMyPropwash]

I remember back in 2017 when we were all talking about a sub 8 would be a miracle…. Now I’m over here in 2024 asking myself if a sub 7:30 will happen in 2026…. Crazy fun times in triathlon were in. Congrats Patrick!

[@Rolf1702]

Thanks a lot Bob!

[@SeanStephensen]

Hope we get a BwB with Laidlow this year? Even if his day didn't go the way he wanted, he still smashed the bike course record!

[@JeatBunkie]

But is the bike record so impressive when you end up how he did on the run? Anyone can go there and treat it like a one/two leg race but this is triathlon…

[@SeanStephensen]

@@JeatBunkie It's still worth talking about

[@nikolast9663]

Well it’s always top 3. So why an exception here? Cam Wurf also never got an invite post race when he smashed the bike record in 2017/ 2018? And as much I enjoyed Laidlow on the bike - as said before it is a triathlon, it’s about the overall result. So personally I would find eg Cam Wurf or Leon Chevalier just as interesting

[@SeanStephensen]

@@nikolast9663 You're right, lots of great stories that didn't pan out into podium success - why not showcase them? Why limit this to just the top 3 finishers? There are so many other key players from the race that I'd love to hear from.

[@uloutdoors]

That was amazing!

[@mausilugner6637]

Patrick's running coach once said years ago: "Patrick runs like a ball, others like a cube."

[@sebastiankeiner1955]

Legend

[@mikebutterworth6459]

Absolutely wonderful

[@shafeezjamaludin7383]

Just grab the chocolate and eat it. That's a true legend 🙌

[@pavanatanaya]

I imagine at the turnaround on Ali'i Drive, Patrick knew he was the hunter

[@boeyalam9048]

Impressive. Congratulations

[@JobstGiehler]

2017, 2018 & 2024 👏👏👏

[@siliconinfiltrater]

When you see Patrick passing the other athletes on the marathon, you get the impression they are competing in a different sport. His running technique is superior.

[@officer_barbrady8238]

thanks.

[@samholder196]

Amazing

[@hankmoody2040]

Insane to think, that KB will most likely never win 3 times in Kona. With him going back to short distance for the LA Olympic Games. Patrick cemented his legacy by destroying the whole pack of the world elite athletes. So sick!

[@lucaboni4708]

They say Kona is different, but if we look at the Nice 2023 results, excluding Sam L., the order is the same. Nice 2023 1. Sam Laidlow (FRA) - 8:06:22 2. Patrick Lange (GER) - 8:10:17 3. Magnus Ditlev (DEN) - 8:11:43 4. Rudy von Berg (USA) - 8:12:57 5. Leon Chevalier (FRA) - 8:15:57 Kona 2024 1. Patrick Lange (GER) - 7:35:53 (47:09 / 4:06:22 / 2:37:34) 2. Magnus Ditlev (DEN) - 7:43:39 (48:18 / 4:02:15 / 2:46:10) 3. Rudy von Berg (USA) - 7:46:00 (47:18 / 4:05:49 / 2:48:11) 4. Leon Chevalier (FRA) - 7:46:54 (50:43 / 4:01:38 / 2:49:56)

[@babbittville]

Shows some great talent for Patrick, Magnus, Rudy, and Leon to excel on two different courses / conditions. Lots of deserved focus on Patrick and Magnus, but Rudy and Leon have shown consistently strong performances in big races as well.

[@eitanshushu]

wow what a year he had. winning tx. roth adversity. frankfurt mishap. and now winning were it matters most. though whats amazing is his discrepancy in the mid distance.

[@stcezaire06]

Progress in cycling , the run is just a simple formality

[@tobiaswiesemann612]

He asked for Jellyfish in the Chocolate...wanted to take revanche I think...,

[@katyhartmann4105]

Simlpy. The. Best.

[@geifler]

… but; the Norwegian method 😂😂 Load of rubbish I want to know about the German method 😊

[@P-H-N-M-N-L]

Ponchoman 😂

[@timsiepmann2572]

Comparing himself to Wilde is so wrong 🤣 sub 29/10k runner and Beast on the bike, lange is not even close

[@gtkona1608]

Bob, this interview was too much Bob speaking.

[@glywnniswells9480]

Limits of human performance on the swim and bike Cam Wurf is a world tour pro not winning the bike. The swim is 10%slower than Olympic specialist open water swimmers but running is 16%slower than specialist runners the meat on the bone is only on the run new athletes will come along who can run 2h17 during Ironman its incoming but not this crop of athletes. They all too slow on run.

[@freddyk716]

All he did was sitting in that bike group and saving energy. Havent done anything on the bike. Yes the run was incredible, but thats a shitty attitude to let the others work for him. Totally dislike that he won the race...

[@er-klartmathnat794]

Sorry, but that is the advantage if you are the best runner in field! There is nothing wrong or unfair.

[@Rambleon444]

Tactics, nobody wins without them.

[@damiandee49ers46]

Thats ridiculous. He finished the race in 7.34, he bikes for his absolut maximum. The race shows that u cant bike so fast like yesterday, without any issues. Patrick felt this perfectly by let them go at The end.

[@ibanezjp]

😂 you talking non-sense

[@gtkona1608]

So he was the only one to figure this out?

[@AussiePeter]

Thanks for these bob but I miss them being podcast as well

[@fatman5664]

He won this race staying in the frontpack during the swim