Jan Frodeno - Olympic Champion, 3x Ironman & 2x Ironman 70.3 World

In this episode of The Greg Bennett Show, a great champion and a good friend, Jan Frodeno return to chat about his journey through the past 2 years while also diving deep into the plans for 2022 and beyond.

 

Jan is arguably one of the greatest Triathletes of All-time. And it’s hard to argue with this, with his Olympic Gold, Three-time Ironman World Champion with a course record in Kona of 7.51.13, Two-time IM 70.3 World Champion, and a world record in the Ironman distance of 7.35.39 at the Challenge Roth event in Germany … and a list of wins that just keeps piling up.

 

He’s a crowd favorite, a gracious champion, and a true gentleman of the sport.

 

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Timestamps

0.0 - Introduction to show

1.59 - Start of interview

4:42 - Being diagnosed with a partial tear of his achilles tendon, Jan is focused on getting healthy and back into training for the 2022 season.

10:19 - Dealing with injury at the professional level is always frustrating and difficult, Jan discusses how he deals with mindset in what can be a 'grieving period'.

12:45 - Having a great support team around him, Jan explains the goals in front of him and the support he has to focus on his current health.

16:27 - Jan discusses how 'success' in his career has affected his life.

23:52 - Jan on Goal setting; Victory can leave an athlete with a certain emptiness because you've 'reached' your goal. Winning a race means you have to re-define your goal, whereas coming second (for instance) means that you still have your goal in place ... and this can be difficult for athletes to understand, much less, deal with from a mindset and focus perspective.

24:25 - Jan's mantra for life ... Memento quod non morieris - "remember that you will die"

26:15 - What get's Jan Frodeno's juices flowing?

28:54 - Jan on 'retiring' from the sport.

31:48 - Confidence is a massive attribute for an athlete. Harnessing it, applying it, and ensuring it is channeled in an ethical way can be the difference to success.

41:30 - Who will be next to be successful in Kona? Gustav Iden? Kristian Blummenfelt?

45:33 - Is Sam Long the next Jan Frodeno?

47:53 - What is Jan's feeling when someone is drafting him in a race?

55:18 - In Jan's 22 years in the sport, he explains how he has seen Triathlon change. From his first race in 'budgie smugglers' ... to his Olympic and major race successes thereafter.

58:39 - Jan explains what is next for him while he recovers.

1:01:34 - Interview ends.

 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janfrodeno/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/janfrodeno

Website: http://www.frodeno.com/