I call Lex soul crusher, from what I witnessed with my own eyes.  Imagine a bunch of cyclists (men) pedaling up a mountain, pretty much as hard as they can.  Now imagine a girl riding up next to them,  talking to them, telling jokes, taking some videos, and then quickly accelerating to the next dude pedaling out his demons.  Then, repeat...(for miles and miles and miles).    

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1:00 Host butchers the pronunciation of his profession, badly

3:20 How do you not let emotions negatively affect your craft?  Training.

6:31 Guatemala, people would travel for days to get to clinic

9:35 ONE MILE Cofounder Mike Campbell does Ironman a week after surgery

10:43 Difficulty with sleep is like being in prison, constantly

22:25 Interned at the Knife and Gun club

3:11 Came up from nothing, and proud of it

4:14 Started with CompuServe

5:27 Sought early mentorship and suggests it for anyone listening

7:43 It’s all about change management

7:59 I’m five years down the road in my head – even problem solving

8:56 I like to clean up messes (regarding change)

9:15 Life is a transition, and you’re always pivoting

10:47 My gender, I never thought about it early on

12:14 Good leadership is servant leadership

12:19 Once you open your heart up, more things come to you

14:53 What does grit mean to you?  Getting your hands dirty; pushing through it; whatever it takes do it.

15:55 Grinding is important

16:25 The harder it is, the better it is

18:26 Different perspective on life, a different grinding, in a different environment (running 55 miles in Africa)

19:23 I run with no music; I think, strategize, problem solve

20:56 What are we doing?  Running over lion tracks in the Serengeti.

22:32 We all need an outlet; and I wanted a healthy outlet 

23:01 4 am – we’re all on the treadmill

26:06 I learned balance in my 40’s

26:51 Giving back is a big part of my balance

31:37 Everyone needs help, and I look at help as a strength

35:38 It’s hard work; it’s not about popping up and glitz and glamour 

Jessica has a BS from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in Exercise and Sports Science with a coaching concentration. Upon graduating, she was commissioned as a Logistics Officer in the US Army where she served 6.5 years active and 1.5 inactive ready reserves.  Jess continues to serve our country as her husband is an active duty Armor officer serving in the Army and is stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany. 

After her time in the military, Jessica took a leap and pursued her professional triathlon career. She raced successfully for seven years winning four Ironman titles and three 70.3 titles, must notably becoming the 13th fastest female to ever race the iron distance, clocking in an 8:55:29 when she was crowned the winner in 2011 at Ironman Florida. She was also crowned the National Duathlon Champion in 2009 just before winning the Birmingham Marathon in 2010. 

Show notes
5:04 EOD school

6:03 Back to back Afghanistan deployments

6:18 Effects of Improvised Explosive Devices

6:31 Connection with the people

6:43 Underwater mine counter measures unit

6:48 World’s largest mine exercise; General Mattis recruits 27 countries

7:20 Postgraduate’s School in Special Operations and Financial Analysis

7:27 How was it working for General Mattis?

7:44 One page or less instructions

8:00 Make it super easy

8:36 South America deployment

9:40 IEDs always new or different

10:09 EOD methodology and thought process

10:49 Exploding SCUBA tank incident

11:25 Severed leg, tourniquet

11:43 Arabian Gulf deployment

11:55 Teams operating in Syria and all over the place

12:25 Prior to, EOD technician was blown up pretty bad 

12:44 Working with multiple units and agencies

12:58 Executive Officer Naval Diving and Salving Training Center

14:48 Rolling with untrained civilians in a hostile environment

16:14 16 Shows, G4 Network, NBC syndicate 

16:27 Comradery; passion to serve others

17:08 Recently severed both ACLs

16:36 Still trying the best way to serve

16:56 Darker times

17:10 Air Force EOD tech killed

17:22 Dramatically picturesque 

18:15 Red Cross message

18:40 Support, emotional support

19:00 A lot of his teammates started to get hurt

19:16 Foundation support

19:44 Mental and emotional fortitude to get back out there

20:14 Youngest teammate dies at 100 feet

21:03 Survivor’s guilt

22:24 A benefit of blindness

23:04 After divorce and broken engagement, dark times

24:12 Getting people mentally prepared for combat

24:36 Emotional wellness

24:56 Spiritual connection with self and others

25:27 Loss of purpose

26:19 RAAM

27:04 Off of operational status

28:49 We’re all ballin

31:15 We can get in front of the problem

31:59 I don’t get out of bed without foam rolling

32:47 Plant based diet; no meat cravings

35:11 Talk to somebody; open up about your struggles

36:09 Vulnerability is power

36:39 Find a way to serve again

37:30 How much can I give away?

Show Notes:
1:00 Weighed 300 lbs
1:52 Something changed; starting doing Ironmans
3:05 Crossfit training ONLY for 3 Ironmans
3:43 Kokoro
5:15 Race across the west
6:11 Shermer’s neck
7:01 Into his head
10:45 Mental expectations
1:10 Deposits into the mental toughness bank
11:32 Sucks at swimming?
12:17 The comfort zone
13:57 Quitting on self
15:05 Why the One Mile Team?
17:55 Fat adapted training
19:07 The One Mile Mission
21:19 MeRT for autistic son
23:18 What about people who don’t have your drive and determination?
26:16 Big secret in life
28:00 Post interview content