Specialized Racing - Day in the Life - Jan Frodeno

[MAHZwiers]

he has a south african accent

[wormchief]

Overtraining much?

[nicoeastcoast]

6 km swim at 6 am? damn that professional triathletes have my total respect

[CrankbrosLewis]

This man is a stud!!!!!!

[TheStevenlopes]

I will do the same

[nicoeastcoast]

@TheStevenlopes are you sure that strong training is only for pro triathlete

[kona6495]

Beautiful Camera work, and really interesting content. I love what specialized are doing with these exceptional athletes. Please, do keep uploading these!

[blinkmefx]

i can't be the only person who thinks these specialized videos are shot unbelievably well.

[VictorMikeLima]

I love these "Day in the life" series! Keep 'em comin' guys!

[russelzoss]

Unbelievable performance with 2 cups of coffee and a peanut-buttered toast :)

[hondezoon]

yes, it is :D

[kingrabbit88]

is that tim don at 1:28



[JV281]

For those discussing his accent and excellent English, he was born in Cologne, started out as a swimmer in South Africa at the age of 15, and he entered triathlon in 2000. He then went to Germany to compete in the Bundesliga, and qualified for the national team in 2002.

[Cudgemania]

Frodeno races for Germany but lives in South Africa. Not sure why he doesn't compete for South Africa but i would assume that there is a lot more assistance fo triathletes in Germany than South Africa. FOR TOMMOELBOMMO - Leaving on refers to the interval of time that you leave for each portion of a training set. i.e. He may be doing 10 x 100 metres in the pool leaving on 1min 20 secs. He may indeed get back at 1min 12 sec for example, rest for 8 seconds and then leave for the next 100.

[tommoelbommo]

@Cudgemania cheers bud

[tommoelbommo]

can someone explain the LEAVING on ..... terminology, cheers

[timmy585]

@tommoelbommo It's the pace time. Essentially, the time you have to complete the given distance. So for example...400's on (leaving) on 5:00 you do your 400 and the time you have until the next factor of 5 minutes comes is your rest I'ma 14 year old swimmer

[tommoelbommo]

@timmy585 cheers mate

[tommoelbommo]

5.30am and wearing shorts - mate,,,, i hate you ;-)

[00daviej]

Is that the Don having a cheeky swim with Jan at 1:30?

[Itwer]

@00daviej : Yes !

[ryantheanalyst]

fantastic video, specialized does a great job with these, and Frodeno is just a fantastic triathlete to watch

[jxrel]

I'm spanish so my favourite triathlete is Javi, but Jan is really good too

[markz5161]

Dude, get a real job like the rest of us!

[fakefface]

Thats sic!

Awesome vid

[EmreAlbayrak]

There is no way that this is his regular '1 day of training'. This might be one of his bigger volume days, but there is no way he is doing this or some even 'minor' variation of this every day.

[salomon75]

@EmreAlbayrak I agree, this is a ridiculous number of hours and intensity for any athlete. He did nearly 15 hours in one day, with intensity and 20x400m intervals at the end? This can't be healthy.

[122chucknorris]

There should be a mountain triathlon: Start by swimming across a half frozen lake, than run 2000 feet up a goat path to the summit of a mountain, than bomb down it on a DH bike. Now THATS a manly triathlon.

[Thror302]

Gotta agree with @gonzx01 . I'm English and I find that most of the Germans I have met have an easier to understand accent than most brits. Also most brits couldn't even begin to hold a conversation in another language.

[nell1800]

i used to have that kind of energy

[liamwilson123]

this is pretty much training camp for any other athlete. I am pretty sure is body is all over the place in terms of physiological adaptation, which is pretty cool.

[ChaosTwin]

awesome footage.

he's one of the few germans who speaks good english.

[gonzx01]

@ChaosTwin most germans speak very good english. Unlike others who can barely speak their own language.

[lollobojo]

@ChaosTwin

Actually, the majority of Germans of his age speak good English. What's surprising is that Jan speaks almost perfect English, with only a hint of an accent.

[gza2k7]

@ChaosTwin to you and everyone else regarding the "good english". that's a south african accent, i dunno what you guys are smoking. he's basically grown up as a south african, but he switched to race for germany because he could (as he was of german descent) and they have better funding.

[craigdk2010]

@ChaosTwin I think you'll find that he is South African, not German, and the correct english would be 'speaks english well', not 'speaks good english'!

[Evanc1231]

@craigdk2010 his race kit says GER

[craigdk2010]

@Evanc1231 As a South African myself, I find his accent very distinctive. Google him if you want to verify it.

[Evanc1231]

@craigdk2010 you are right he has a distinctive South African accent but for some reason his race kit says GER not RSA google the picture from the 2008 olyimpics when he is crossing the line, he has german colors on his kit and it says GER. but it is strange because he has a very distinctive South African accent maybe he is a German citizen and grew up in South Africa?

[JayMcPrice]

@ChaosTwin He's from South Africa bro

[markysparky446]

@JayMcPrice why does he represent germany so ?

[Playster3]

@markysparky446 He represents Germany because he's German! He was born in Cologne, he just lives and trains in South Africa right now.

[Kletterbuxe]

@JayMcPrice Nope. born in cologne germany, came to south africa at age 11 and moved back to germany in 2002. he is spending the winter season in south africa for climate reasos and calls south adrica a second home.

[cube04]

@ChaosTwin

cause he grew up in South Africa

[IRONTROZ]

Commited! Hardout.

[alixandervee]

your dedication motivates us....

[rfield35]

This is awesome!

[SuperTridog]

Timmy Don in the pool

[timmothey]

Wow this guy is crazy,... is he really "just" doing the olympic distances? I mean - what would be the plan for a long distance athlete. Thank you very very much for sharing this insight (to Jan and film crew)!