I saw you on the beach but it was my first Tri ever (sprint) and I too was too nervous to make small talk. Congrats on the Oly and see you at the next! :)
@@djdoestriathlons she did. Both Grayton and Brycen enjoyed. They watched the whole thing, yeah there maybe was a couple parts that were maybe borderline for them, but it was way over there heads and they missed it! 🤣😜
Congrats! It was humid that morning too! I did just a 10k run and was soaked! The wetsuit folks are referred to as "strippers" :) Favorite part of the events for me is also the support both from the spectators and fellow athletes!
Hi Dale I've a question please. So, I've a olympic distance triathlon June 1st. So, 3 weeks. The issue is, my 1500m in the pool is constantly around 48- 50 mins. The cutoff is 55 mins on the day. I'm doing the distance constantly under the time limit, while taking loads of breaks (to catch my breath) I'm not swim fit. I'm still worried about the open water swim (it's a river) even tho I'm getting under the cutoff time by 5 mins in thr pool and taking an many breaks. A part of me is confident, the other is telling me I won't make the cutoff. The first side of me is I'm telling myself I'll go a bit faster on the day of fear of not making the cutoff time, due to adrenaline Any advice?? Getting nervous for it now! Thanks for any help/advice you could give
I'm so sorry that I'm just now seeing this. I hope everything went well. If you were getting that time taking breaks, hopefully going straight through had you at a good time. Transitioning from pool to open water is definitely a big difference, and I hope you had time to get some open water practice in. The main thing I focused on that got me faster and smoother is just focusing on technique and being smooth in the water. It sounds crazy but you have to get in tune with the water and feel what it wants you to do. But overall, tuning your form and getting more glide out of each stroke. Best of luck and I hope you killed it out there.
@@djdoestriathlons Thank you! I'm happy with it. For someone who did very little swim training before the race and all workouts in the pool, im happy with how it went.
Strong selfie game 😂 Great racing. Well done.
Ya that announcer was spot on. Thanks!
Great Job! 🙌🏼
Thank you!
I saw you on the beach but it was my first Tri ever (sprint) and I too was too nervous to make small talk. Congrats on the Oly and see you at the next! :)
Dang, we should've chatted, it would've collectively calmed our nerves... or made it worse.
he loves you so much uncle DJ
Don't waste this pain!
You look aerodynamic
That's the goal!
Grayton says she loves your new haircut oh wait, she meant the video. 😂😂😂
Did she know it was ME?
@@djdoestriathlons she did. Both Grayton and Brycen enjoyed. They watched the whole thing, yeah there maybe was a couple parts that were maybe borderline for them, but it was way over there heads and they missed it! 🤣😜
Proud of ya bud if ya ever decide to do one in the UK you gotta hit me up
Thanks, Draco! Absolutely, I'll try to find a good one and let ya know.
Congrats! It was humid that morning too! I did just a 10k run and was soaked! The wetsuit folks are referred to as "strippers" :) Favorite part of the events for me is also the support both from the spectators and fellow athletes!
Yes! I'm going to stuff a few singles in their waistlines next race.
@@djdoestriathlons in a 70.3 IM you should get a few bracelets to give to most helpful/encouraging volunteers
Hi Dale I've a question please. So, I've a olympic distance triathlon June 1st. So, 3 weeks.
The issue is, my 1500m in the pool is constantly around 48- 50 mins. The cutoff is 55 mins on the day.
I'm doing the distance constantly under the time limit, while taking loads of breaks (to catch my breath) I'm not swim fit.
I'm still worried about the open water swim (it's a river) even tho I'm getting under the cutoff time by 5 mins in thr pool and taking an many breaks.
A part of me is confident, the other is telling me I won't make the cutoff. The first side of me is I'm telling myself I'll go a bit faster on the day of fear of not making the cutoff time, due to adrenaline
Any advice?? Getting nervous for it now! Thanks for any help/advice you could give
I'm so sorry that I'm just now seeing this. I hope everything went well. If you were getting that time taking breaks, hopefully going straight through had you at a good time. Transitioning from pool to open water is definitely a big difference, and I hope you had time to get some open water practice in.
The main thing I focused on that got me faster and smoother is just focusing on technique and being smooth in the water. It sounds crazy but you have to get in tune with the water and feel what it wants you to do. But overall, tuning your form and getting more glide out of each stroke.
Best of luck and I hope you killed it out there.
@@djdoestriathlons cutoff was 60 mins, got it done in 45 mins. Thank you
Ayyyyyy look at you go! That's awesome!
@@djdoestriathlons Thank you! I'm happy with it. For someone who did very little swim training before the race and all workouts in the pool, im happy with how it went.
notifiGAYtion - I heard that, tell me you like my hat
OMG i can't believe I left that in there. Completely unintentional!
Was the nausea from nerves?
Part nerves and part tummy bug of some sort.
Sooo what place did you get?
... middle of the road...