When Chris Lieto finished second at the IRONMAN World Championship in 2009, a breakthrough performance for the American, one of the questions that circulated the triathlon world following was "who coaches this guy?" The answer was Matt Dixon, a British-born triathlon coach, and founder of Purple Patch fitness. 

Over the past 12 years, Dixon, currently based in San Francisco, Calif., has coached top IRONMAN professionals Rachel Joyce, Linsey Corbin, Emma-Kate Lidbury, and Luke Bell, among others. His current roster of professional athletes includes eight-time IRONMAN champion, Meredith Kessler and IRONMAN 70.3 champions Tim Reed, Jesse Thomas, and Sarah Piampiano. Dixon also works with age-group triathletes from around the world through the Purple Patch online platform. Thanks to his coaching, over 125 age-groupers have qualified for and exceeded their goals on the Big Island.

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