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Last several weeks;

December 7th, 2008 | 54 Comments

I’ve had some ups and downs the last 6 weeks. It started with a great ride to the Hunter Valley with the John Maclean foundation at the end of October. 170km each way with 100km on the middle day of the three day trip.

The following week I rode 540kms with little other training. The next two weeks I rode 600kms’ as well as swimming a few times, and running a little as well. Roughly 28 hrs a week.

The following week I was buggered. I did almost no training. I felt so tired and flat, and then the next week I got a really bad cold.

I’ve had fatigue before, so it was nothing new but it is such an obvious problem and is accompanied by some physical symptoms it has always frustrated me that no one could give me any idea as to what causes it.

But a simple book I read which my physio lent me is about tight psoas and ilius muscles and the relation to zinc deficiency, and the symptoms of zinc deficiency, have led me to believe this could be a big part of my problem.

So I’m taking lotss of Zinc, and testing myself for deficiency regularly (there is a simple self test you can buy at the vitamin shop), and feeling much better. Well so far I am feeling good enough that I was able to win a swim- run- swim- run- swim- run event along the Northern beaches on the weekend.

It was called the Three Points Challenge, and was 47minutes of flat out racing. It was a heap of fun, and made tougher and more fun by the challenge of Mitch Dean who made a statement in the local paper the day of the race, and followed it up with second place in the race.

So this weekend I’m off to Canberra, which will be tough after 3 weeks of little training, and almost zero running. But I think my riding and swimming will be ok.

Update again after the Canberra half.
Cheers
pete

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Pete Jacobs has had a string of successes in the 7 years he has been a professional triathlete, and capped them all off with an 8th place at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships in 2009. At the beginning of 2010 Pete joined the ranks of Triathlon Team Abu Dhabi, a high profile group of professional triathletes who all race under the Abu Dhabi banner with a select group of high end products and sponsors supporting the team.

Regarded as one of the worlds premier Ironman swimmers, his ability to swim away from the pack and ride alone out in front is fast becoming his trademark. With a sub 2.40 goal marathon time, an Ironman title is imminent.

Pete’s ability and talent has not gone unnoticed by the heavyweights of the sport and he has been named an ambassador for the John Maclean Foundation, an Australian based charity that supports young Australians who use wheelchairs and was founded by Olympian, English Channel swimmer and Hawaii Ironman Hall of Famer John Maclean. Pete’s profile and development within the sport helps to drive and maintain the close relationship that John and JMF has with Ironman.

While winning the Hawaii Ironman is his ultimate goal, Pete is young enough and talented enough to be winning Ironman races for the next ten years. His career is still in the early developmental stages. He can become the most successful Ironman triathlete ever.

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