By Monty Heath interviews ONE MILE Team members
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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
The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.