Find what works for you: Pete Jacobs
2012 Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs is a fascinating person to both interview and listen to. Pete was originally a landscape gardener before he became a professional athlete at the age of 21. He won in Kona when he was 30, by which point he had done an incredible 30 Ironman races, including finishing 2nd in 2011 and recording the 3rd fastest marathon in the race’s history with a 2h41m05 in 2010.
After 2012, he was very public about his on-going battle with fatigue, something he has dealt with since he was a teenager. He’s had loads of tests done and he has tried various different diets to reduce inflammation from foods and he is currently a strict carnivore – his diet is JUST meat.
You'll hear:
*Why training LESS helped him to become World Champion
*If a meat only diet leaves him constipated
*His advice for staying mentally strong and focussed on good run technique during the run leg of a triathlon.
*His hopes to get back to the pointy end of racing.
You can make your own mind up about whether you agree with what he says or not, but the message to take from it is we are all different and the training and diet that works for one person, might not be right for you and comparing yourself to others is pretty pointless.
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