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Kudos for taking on and tackling the challenge!!! Being diabetic and one that has uncertainty about making the swim cutoff, to me, you've already won getting to the start line ready to go and that day is a celebration of all of the hard work to get there (not to mention it looks like you have an amazing support crew)! I get it's tough thing to swallow, I've completed three 70.3s (2/3s of another before storm cancellation), and not long ago went for another and that day was not at all my day (winds were 20+ mph gust, whitecaps out on the lake, swim shortened to 500m) and it was over (not very far in the swim) soon after it started. But to me, it probably was the best thing to happen after finding out the Mon before of a medical situation that needed to be addressed. Fingers crossed after that is taken care of with gradually start back into the swing of things, if for nothing else just for the physical/mental fitness.

I travelled towards this race feeling a bit low that the swim got cancelled, on the way there there were so many big puddles and I was lacking confidence on the bike and would've been on a TriBike too, only just recovering from an injury took the hard decision to turn around and go back home , the next day I swam the distance in a pool, then cycled and finally did the run, I emailed the organisers who were happy to send my medal and goody bag, I'm now looking to tri again in 2025. It was good to see this video to see what the experience was like, Thank you

You continue to inspire me, Kelly! Thank you for sharing this. You are a complete rockstar!!

You did amazing, be proud of that swim! With the prestige of these events and cost to compete there are no excuses. Iron-man should be ashamed. Feels very much like what happened to the back of the pack runners at the London Marathon a few years ago with stewards trying to stop people rightfully continuing.

Kelly, you’re an amazing and inspirational lady, keep going , don’t let anyone put you down! 😘

You are amazing ! I know without any doubt you will smash it next time xxx

Kelly you are inspirational! I am an appalling swimmer and can fully appreciate how brave you were to even attempt a triathlon. I’m so sorry you received hate from some people. Keep doing what you do-you’re awesome!

Dont let it beat you kelly, you are strong, i remember my 1st triathlons, i was never a swimmer, but i was determined to succeed, i achieved my goals, you can do this! Come and have a go at the 113 events in 2025, two 70.3 in 2025, virtually flat course, lake is a beautiful swim, bike course is fast, the run is flat. No cut off times. Highly recommended in the triathlon world, very well supported.

Boy that was so emotional I really feel for you look forward to the next one which you will smash strong women just get stronger xx

Hi have you got a vlog on the Valencia marathon 😊

That’s really annoying. It takes a lot to train for a tri Andy it isn’t cheap to enter, so to have it taken away because of an admin mistake is really bad.

100% your positivity in the face of something that was wrong and devastating is admirable. I am glad you got an answer. swimming is hard as hell. glad you are gonna keep going.

Thanks for sharing! Well done regardless. I am an absolute pathetic swimmer, no matter how much I train, no matter how many lessons I take, my body is just not cut out for swimming. I love triathlons but can't do them because of the cut-off for the first leg. I always catch up a lot on the cycle leg and hang on during the run. My fight is always with officials, that whilst I understand the cut-offs, it doesn't mean that I can't finish within the overall cutoff for the entire event. They don't seem to understand that if one even misses a cutoff say by a minute, that one can make it up. My suggestion has been give a second cutoff for the swim and a second cutoff on the bike leg and if you don't make the second bike cutoff which will include swim and bike, then pull you. Keep going, take it as a learning curve and a training opportunity of what to do on race morning. Good luck on the next one!!

People often forget that for most participants, triathlon is a race against themselves. You toed the start line and gave it your best. You learned from it. Tune out the haters and do another race. Good luck and keep setting a keep example for your family

Ugh, why are people giving you any kind of grief about this?! That is bananas. As if it wasn't frustrating enough to have made cut off and then be wrongfully pulled off the course. I'm glad they are sort of refunding you via a free entry to another race, though that doesn't make up for the time and also the emotional baggage of a DNF. Next time will be better!

just seen this as was trying to relive the day again (was my first 70.3 and I loved every minute of it) sorry to hear it, but mistakes were made and you have another chance to enter another event which is not ideal dust yourself off, pick yourself up and do it for your kids! great video and content - keep at it x

Thanks for your honesty Kelly It helps us less able runners your determination is impressive Well done and good luck I love your videos

You’re an inspiration and I’m glad you’re going to go again! (Gives me hope that one day I’d manage a 70.3 too 🤞🏻 ❤

Well that video had AAAAAAALL of the emotions. I'm sorry it all went sideways and think you're taking it very well (Way better than I ever would that's for sure). At least you get to work on that swimming now and smash it. Then for it to pivot into the negativity, that took me by surprise. It still baffles me that people would watch a video to then just say mean things. If you've got nothing positive to say and all that. Stay strong and look forward to seeing you out there again soon 😁

Well done Kelly! I’m new to your channel but I found this video & your attitude really inspiring. Matt crying made me well up 🥹 What a great role model you are to your kids. The trolls sending you negativity are a very sad breed. Jealousy is a nasty attitude!! You don’t deserve it ❤

What sort of creatures would make negative comments regarding SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY MADE CUTOFF!! what wombles!! The organisers should be able to see immediately with the chip timing that you made cutoff, they would have had at least 5 mins from exiting the water to getting through transition and out onto the bike to confirm this, it's not as if it was down to a few seconds, it was over half a minute inside. Hopefully that 'Free' entry extends to next years race!, it's the bare minimum they should offer.

I swim like that, and chose not to do Tri because of that. Yes, I'm not mentally strong enough to get out of the water as one of the last. I'm weak, I know... But keep it up, have fun and know you have support and an awesome crew 🙂

2 DNF one one swim and one on the bike. 3 time I smashed it. This year I am doing full distance Good luck on your journey

The British ironman events are just not good for first timers. I'd suggest Barcelona, everything about it is easier. Logistics, weather, course, even the cost, cheap flights and end of season accommodation I doubt it costs any more than a UK one once you add in everything. Sure it's nice to do a home one, but I'd leave it until you have more experience than the first one.

Fu#k the haters. They don't define you. Use their hate to push yourself in training and when time get hard in race. Know that you have Matts and your family's love waiting for you and of course your close friends. This is so shocking to hear that this happened to you and can't imagine the pain felt when they disqualified you. You will bounce back stronger than ever. It won't be easy, but keep that fire and keep chasing your dreams. All the best for the rest of the year

Well done Kelly for getting out there and giving it a good go. I bloody hate swimming so can’t even make the start line.

Well, that stinks doesn’t seem right, but you’ll come back next time stronger sorry about that. You know I don’t know ultra ones they told me they said you gotta get through this aid station in 30 seconds. They said then you can come back and get some food but you gotta get out of the aid station so they kinda help me so it doesn’t make a lot of sense but that you’ll be faster next time , congrats though you did well

So disappointing about the IM error, but now you know you can do that swim, and next time, you'll be strong and take that confidence with you. As for trolls - imagine sitting behind your keyboard and wanting to take the mick or being judgmental and negative about others publicly. Why? Jealousy, maybe. I enjoy your channel as you set yourself big, big goals, sometimes you'll achieve them, sometimes not, but it's great watching your effort and determination regardless. There are also relatively few female RUclips athletes out there, so it's refreshing to watch those that are, and your vlogs are quality. Hope to be able to follow you on the journey to your next goal, which I'm sure will end in a huge success.

It saddens me to see the negativity online. You are good enough because you made it prior to the cut off. 18 months ago I was a non Swimmer and I’ve battled my journey with swimming trying to get to the start line of IRONMAN Wales. Swimming is hard, it’s a skill and anyone who puts themselves out of their comfort zone should be proud. You should be proud. Look forward to seeing what you take on next.

Great video, moving forward try Total Immersion swimming, stick with it and it will help greatly. It may seem boring but works!

The way you were treated was disgraceful, ignore those arseholes online, all probably 20 stone trolls glued to their screens for 20 hours a day

I know you've already had an apology, but I hope organisers watch this video and realise the impact of their stupid decision on the day. So proud of you Kelly, what an incredible inspiration you are to your children and to everyone watching. ❤

Wow - tell you what you don't need to work on is your mental toughness. It's only matter of time - you have all the attributes. I've done ironman 3 times and I had tears in my eyes watching this- huge kudos to you. An inspiration to your loved ones 🎉

Cannot believe people take happiness from trolling others. You’ve done amazingly and you are a great example to your kids and other aspiring triathletes and runners. Stay strong, come back stronger and let karma do it’s thing! 💪

So gutted for you Kelly, that was so unfair. Kudos for completing the swim and for your amazing attitude afterwards 👏 trolls are the lowest of the low and don't deserve your time. Keep going ❤

Good grief! You guys had me balling too!:) Absolutely gutted for you Kelly! Out of adversity comes strength! I know your tough as old boots Kelly. Use the disappointment for motivation and self encouragement to push you in future training and events. It may not be much comfort but” you never gave up! You Never gave up! It’s very easy to wrap it all in when it gets tough but you kept going! Always remember that! No wonder the family are proud of you! Ignore the haters on social media. There will always be people in life looking to put us down for whatever reason and don’t understand why you’re putting yourself out there on social media. No matter your results , by putting yourself out there on social media you’ve no idea how much you encourage and motivate people to give things a try! Keep up the hard work Kelly!

Glad to hear there's no negativity from the Tri community 👍. Ignore the haters. You swum 1900m, so you are a strong 🏊‍♂️. IM have a lot to answer for. Id suggest you look at taking legal action to recover your costs and to give IM a real incentive to make sure this doesn't happen again. BTW Ive been close to cut-offs and it has never occurred to me that IM could get it wrong. Now I know to check! Stay strong 💪💪💪😍🥰😘

Avoid Ironman events and do smaller organisations events as they are much better. Usually more forgiving on cut offs and more athlete focused. Outlaw are the best of the bigger event organisers but Ironman is obviously the cachet brand

I'm shocked to hear that there are people who would attack you like this😮 Everyone who's training for triathlon is beyond amazing, especially not professionals❤ And it's such a shame about the mess up with your cut-off time... Anyhow, good luck with your hard work and the next race!

Ignore the bully and negativity. Keep going, you got this! We support you! 💪💪💪

Just came across this video, so tough. I do have the feeling you’ll just come back stronger. Don’t give up

First 1/2 my wife did she missed the swim cutoff. 6 years later, she's qualified and did Kona twice. You can do it too!

Road bikes, lol.

On the plus side Kell, it’s made one of your best videos. But Ironman has shown its true colours, just like UTMB, the uncaring all devouring multi event conglomerate it is. I’m so glad the US events are fighting back and resisting. Unfortunately triathlons are difficult to organise, expensive to run and easier for regular organisers to, well, actually organise and they will find it easier to steamroller small events. I can’t believe they only offered you another event, I imagine they were in breach of contract so that is actually your consumer right, they should offer more in compensation for the effort, time, training and commitment you have given and will have to give again if you do another event. I have known what Ironman are like for decades now and being absolutely honest it’s put me off triathlons knowing that there is hardly any other alternative for the big events but them as organisers. On, on Kell.

Really enjoyed your video and so gutted for you. Swimming is hard and you should be proud of yourself for battling through it and making that cutoff 👏 keep training and I'm sure you will smash the next one you enter 😊🏊🚴🏃

You are so amazing your family showed that in their tears. Keep going such an inspiration ❤❤❤

Great effort & so sorry that you were unfairly DQ'd. Not your fault they had a obvious breakdown in communication. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, & you can take some valuable experience from this first ironman for sure 💪😃❤️👍

Well said:) You do you and you just keep going. I found your experience was heart wrenching but also inspirational. I find it incredibly sad that people can be unkind in their comments but as you said, they are the minority and they will not stop you but they do need to know the impact of their comments. All the very best and can't wait to you see progress and your adventures in the future. Take care

We are all proud! I'm really glad they responded and apologized. You showed such grace and positive forward looking attitude. Ignore the negativity! Looking forward to your journey from here.

You put yourself on the line and handled it with dignity despite a baffling unfair marshall call on the day. Glad to find ironman have seen sense and compensated for next time. That's the least they could do. You keep going your awesome 🎉