E83: From Bartender To Ironman — Jake Speakman On Running, Identity, And Self-Discipline
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What if the thing you use to numb the noise is the same thing keeping you from real rest?
We sit down with Jake Speakman to unpack a life spent under club lights—shots to start shifts, finishes at 4 a.m., and the illusion that sedation equals sleep. A lockdown run in flat Vans cracked that cycle. What began as clumsy first miles turned into a sub-2:45 marathon, and then into a leap that made little sense on paper: signing up for an Ironman without even knowing how to swim.
Jake takes us inside the habits that stuck: early alarms, quiet streets, and training…
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