Kona Chat: Pete Jacobs Loving Life As Ironman World Champion
- By Paul Moore
- Published October 15, 2012
- Updated October 15, 2012 at 12:56 pm
What a race. When Pete Jacobs emerged from the water few could have predicted that he would drive the Ironman World Championships in the way that he did (read about how Pete won the World Championships here). It was awesome. And as he crossed the line the emotion and the excitement spilled over into protestations of love. What was it all about? We caught up with Pete to find out just how much love the man really has.
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Paul Moore
Paul Moore is the Online Editor for Triathlete Europe. When not glued to a computer he can be found writing books - most recently The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges which you can buy on Amazon. Paul has also written Ultimate Triathlon: A complete training guide for long-distance triathletes which is also available on Amazon.
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