This is the live Q&A from the premiere of IRONMIND, London Real’s film about Brian Rose’s challenge to race a half IRONMAN on a 100% plant-based diet. After the screening, Brian Rose is joined on stage by freerunner Tim Shieff to answer questions from the audience.
Tim is an English freerunner who won the 2009 Barclaycard World Freerun Championship. Freerunning combines elements of parkour, gymnastics and acrobatics, and his performances were known for their fluidity and precision. At the time of the premiere he was also known as a vegan athlete.
Together, Brian and Tim talk about endurance training, vegan advocacy, and how a commitment to health and to ethical, sustainable choices can support the pursuit of physical excellence.
Those themes run right through the film. John Joseph, the Cro-Mags singer and IRONMAN triathlete, gives Brian about three months to prepare for the race in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and tells him he will train on plants only. Strength coach Charles Poliquin tells Brian a vegan power athlete is impossible; Rich Roll argues the opposite. On race day, in intense heat, Brian finishes in under six hours.
This Q&A is part of the bonus material for IRONMIND. Watch the full film.
“Ironmind – The Movie” is not affiliated with Ironmind Enterprises, Inc., the owner of the trademark IRONMIND®.
