Episode 49: Pro Triathlete Jesse Thomas on Fueling for Ironman Triathlons

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

You might recognize Jesse as the dude who races in Aviators (there's never an inappropriate time for Aviators).

He was an All-American and school record holder at track and field powerhouse Stanford University. After graduating with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Jesse started a company and got an MBA before going pro in triathlon in 2011.

You might say that Jesse likes to stay busy.

Today, he's the CEO of Picky Bars - a company he cofounded with his wife Lauren Fleshman - and an elite triathlete who's a 2x Ironman Champion.

After reading a fascinating article in Triathlete Magazine last year, I reached out to Jesse to learn more about his nutrition philosophy and approach to fueling for such a grueling sport.

As the CEO and cofounder of a company that helps athletes fuel their workouts, a pro triathlete, and a highly educated guy, Jesse has interesting perspectives about the nuances of eating 6,00 calories per day.

Does he follow any type of formal "diet?"
How does his nutrition change throughout the season and year?
Is he a calorie counter, scorer, or macronutrient calculator?
How "perfect" does he try to be with his nutrition?

Jesse joined me on the Strength Running podcast to talk about these issues and a lot more. I hope you'll listen.

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0:00.0	Ready, set go.
0:05.0	This is episode 49 with pro triathlete, two times Iron Man champion and the CEO and
0:10.3	and co-founder of Picky Bars, Mr. Welcome back. You're listening to the Strength Running
0:27.7	podcast where I attempt to tease out actionable training strategies to help you improve and make more
0:35.4	strategic decisions about your running. I'm Jason Fitzgerald, the head coach of
0:40.0	Strength Running, and we've got a great show for you today I hope with elite
0:44.9	Iron Man triathlete Jesse Thomas we're going to talk about his diet and
0:49.0	fueling habits which are extraordinary and how you can learn from one of the hardest working
0:54.4	triathletes in the sport. First a shout out to Health IQ for making this show
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1:16.0	I also want to thank an anonymous runner from Chicago who has left me probably the nicest
1:22.3	review of the podcast on iTunes.
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