Q&A with Fabio

We asked all of our athletes a couple of questions to get to know them better. Check them out for yourself!

• How many days per week do you train?

  6 days per week, and I make it a point to have 1 rest day.

• What is your approach to dieting?

  My main go-to foods are poultry, fish and pasta. I also eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. I try to eat clean as much as possible. Personally, I am not really into calorie counting as I do need a lot of food as I am always hungry due to my long training sessions..

• How long is an average workout?

  Depending on what challenges or races I have upcoming. They could vary up to 10-15 hours of cycling with a lot of hills.

• Cardio or weights?

  90% cardio and 10% weights.

• Training alone or with a partner?

  Definitely in a group.

• What is your favourite thing to do on a rest day?

  Chill out, get a massage, watch TV and be lazy.

• If you could achieve anything you dreamt of in your sport, what would it be?

  My goal is to finish the deca Ironman (10x Ironman), but firstly I need to the quintuple (5x Ironman) in which I failed on my first try.

• What is your go-to race day / competition song?

  "Quadrophonia " by T99 (classic house)

• If you could have dinner with one athlete / olympian (dead or alive), who would it be and why?

  I've met the Brownlee brothers, so now dinner would be with Jan Frodeno

• Use three words that, in your opinion, describe the charactaristics of a champion.

  Disciplined, patient and focused.

• If you could use one short sentence to motivate someone, what would you say?

  We have one life, one mind and one body ... give it your best shot!

• Achievements

  Track :

  800m Malta Champion ( 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 )

  1500m Malta Champion ( 2000 )

  Bronze medal Small Nation games 1999 in Liechtenstein ( 4 by 400m relay ) and bronze medal in San Marino 2001 ( 4 by 400m relay )

  
  

  Triathlon :

  Duathlon Malta Champion ( 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 )

  Triathlete of the year ( 2013 )

  Half Ironman races by 19

  Full Ironman races by 8

  Double Ironman by 1 ( national record ) ( 2017 )

  Triple Ironman by 1 ( national record ) ( 2018 )

  People's Choice Award 2019