Love Letters - Updated.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 9:24AM Listen, here's the deal. Triathlete's eat. We eat a lot. Let me rephrase this - Healthy triathletes eat a lot. Our sport is rife with people undereating so they can "get abs", "improve metabolism", or whatnot and it's a real problem. Both men and women are suffering from eating disorders that ruin their futures in the sport. I've seen it, I know it, it's real.
The rare cases I eat on the show while recording, it's while fueling for and refueling from working out. It's a lesson in that it is OK to eat when your body asks for it, no matter what else is going on - even recording a podcast that friends may listen to. That is why I say that it is literally part of the show. ZenTri is about the triathlete life and self improvement. Not being ashamed of eating when you need to is paramount to our healthy existence. For example, if you work at a place that won't let you eat on the job... I'd say quit. Find another employer that understands you're a human, not a machine.
There are a minority of people out there that don't like the sound of other people eating. Much like being afraid of the dark or paranoid of foreigners or learning to do long division, that's their thing to improve themselves on. The benefit of letting people know that it's ok for endurance athletes to enjoy refueling so they can be healthy outweighs a few people's self-created sanitation of reality. I sometimes (very rarely) eat on the show on purpose, and it isn't going anywhere.
Triathletes gotta eat! May I suggest some Amrita Bars?
Please stop talking with food in your mouth.
I understand your stance that ZenTri is a real-life account of your training and what athletes really go through -- and that is what makes your show stand out -- but talking with food in your mouth is very rude. If I was training with someone in-person that did that, I would ask them to speak between bites.
Since our only interaction with you is your voice, this does not seem unreasonable. When you chew into your microphone, it makes me feel that you do not respect the listeners.
Thank you.
Jason
Twin Cities, MN
Reader Comments (3)
Second this - I have to fast forward these sections.
The you are not so smart guy figured this out.
Dito.. Listening to someone eating in my ear drives me nuts. How long does it take to eat an amrita bar or banana? Down it before the recording starts.
Dude! Eat when you need to! I actually enjoy those parts of the show because they're more raw and honest. You're doing us all a favor by producing the show. Don't let the complainers bring you down. I say keep it up.