Jake Dearden

Yeah, so the men's challenge, I think we, obviously we were on Aaron's and Chris's podcast a couple of weeks ago and we spoke about this.

I think we all said Jake Dearden and Fred Doob would probably be the two that were out there that you had to beat.

Obviously, Yannick won it.

And if anyone's not listened to that podcast, go back because I did say Yannick was a dark horse on the podium.

Ronco fifth.

and then kind of just working your way down our boy louis with a sixth monster on the stations obviously i'm not adding a lot of time to focus on high reps don't think because he's been doing triathlon and i think yeah about something or something a few of the americans down the bottom charlie coming last which looked painful no offense to charlie i think he was just i think he just wasn't well was he looked like he wasn't well on the on the day of the World Bowl.

Yeah, I watched Jake Dearden's YouTube clip this morning and he said he'd caught an illness early in the week.

But then he's gone out the next day and he's absolutely smoked it with Jake in the doubles.

Phil Sessman's broken interview.

I think it was with Jake Dearden, the High Rocks guy.

And he said that because Phil Sessman, 207 guy from the UK, many would know who I'm talking about.

He became a dad somewhat recently, about a year and a half or two years ago.

Tangai Cruz from France, but he is kind of a pseudo-Australian because you live here, Tangai.

Jake Dearden from England.

Alan Plough from Slovenia.

I think that's correct.

So I'm really keen to see how Tengai goes.

But, you know, you've got the likes of...

Jake Dearden and Alan Plough a lot of experience you know James Kelly of course a lot of experienced elite athletes plus a lot of newbies so you know what's your thoughts Ian on that lineup

on the challenger again it's gonna be a bit of a mid-pack race which we don't mean as an insult we mean just how close it's likely to be I can't see anyone amongst that race who is going to sprint out and say to field catch me i think it is going to come down to wall balls which is an easy prediction to to make but can't wait to see how it gets on i'm particularly interested in ronan lindsey um from ireland um because ronan has been an athlete he of course took part in the relay last year but you probably didn't get to see too much of him at the relay for ireland but he's an athlete who has sacrificed a lot to to get his shot he he has four kids beneath can you imagine that four kids working full time and trying to get high rocks glory so interesting to see how he gets on Another return in Yannick Zappler, who again was amongst the Elite 15 until quite recently.

James Kelly, Frederick Dubé, Xavier, Graham Holiday, Ryan Douglas.

Who else? Tanguy Cruz, Jake Dearden, Alex Plo, Grayson Kilgore.

That's the Challenger division.

Isn't it wild that JK is in the challenger division right now? This is just this is where Hyrox is right now.

So on that form, he's probably not got much of a chance of trying to win this because the field is so deep.

My pick for top spot is probably Jake Dearden.

That's two or three races now where he's put in real big performances and pretty decent times on not amazing courses.

And then Frederick Dubé for that second spot.

I think Jake will win it.

I do think him and Fred will be close between them two.

I just think Jake Dearden is running at the moment.

He's absolutely flying.