Matt Hanson
3x IRONMAN® Texas Champion
Matt focuses on racing IRONMAN 70.3® and full distance triathlons. He has won 4 IRONMAN® North American Championships, as well as numerous other full and middle-distance races.
Matt discovered Precision Fuel & Hydration through his old training partner, Brad Williams, and he officially joined the PF&H Team for 2026. In 2016, Matt suffered heat stroke which significantly altered his sweat rate and sodium loss, so finds huge value in being able to work directly with the PF&H Sports Science team to continually fine tune his fuel and hydration strategy.
Before Matt began his triathlon career, he was a professor of exercise science. He continues to put that education to work through his coaching business, as well as writing for many of his team partners.
I'd been using the Electrolyte Capsules for years, but started using the PF&H gels in 2025 and put together some of the strongest runs of my career. By the end of the season, I was using PF&H for all of my fueling needs.
Notable Achievements
| 2022 | 1st at IRONMAN® Des Moines |
| 2020 | 2nd at Challenge Daytona |
| 2018 | 1st at IRONMAN® Texas |
| 2017 | 1st at IRONMAN® Texas |
| 2015 | 1st at IRONMAN® Texas |
Key Stats
| IRONMAN 70.3® | 3:36:47 |
| IRONMAN® | 7:39:25 |
Matt's Top Tips
- The cost of going faster is more carb
- You need to train the gut to handle the demands you'll place on it for race day
- You need to adjust your fueling plan to match the conditions and the weather on race day