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With a 50% success rate, rowing across the Indian ocean is not for the faint hearted.
But Tom Kelly and 3 friends were one of the successful few that managed the 3100 mile journey from Perth to Mauritius…unassisted, with a broken centrepiece, and as rowing novices.
On this episode Rob asks Tom, how do you plan for success? How do you survive such a monumental life task? And what makes someone ‘gritty’ enough to overcome those life obstacles in the way of achieving goals?
In this episode, Rob chat’s with Tom about:
2:23 Tom’s Life Change
3:38 Why The Indian Ocean Race
5:30 Atlantic Vs Indian = Indian Harder
7:57 3 Years of Physical Planning
9:03 Mimicking 3 Hour Cycles at Home
10:00 Pirates
14:00 20kg Weight Loss and Diet on Board
19:30 Inspiration and Motivation to Survive
23:00 Being Gritty
23:20 Tips To Succeed In Endurance Races
25:00 High’s and Low’s
33:30 Tom’s Morning Routine
34:40 Routine Key for Motivation
