- Morning Trainics, weekly triathlon news day Tuesday,
number four, it's a big one, Pro triathletes
from all around the world are starting YouTube channels.
Lamborghini is coming out with a tri bike
and apparently the ITU Triathlon is the be all, end all
of triathlon world domination.
Stick around, today's a big day.
(fast beat techno music)
So what's up triathletes?
This is the weekly triathlon news day Tuesday,
if you're new here, every single week for the last month,
and going forward, we have recapped what's gone on
in the world of triathlon and if you want to make sure
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Let's get into the news, it has been a very big week,
quite notably here on YouTube, we have had a number
of triathletes start their own YouTube channel,
Gwen Jorgensen, we already know about,
Daniela Ryf just posted her first video,
the Tim & Rinny Show is now out,
again with the help of Talbot Cox,
who's been helping Gwen Jorgensen and, as we all know,
Lionel Sanders has a YouTube channel, but he posted
two videos last week of a couple of brutal training days.
And for anything that I can link to on YouTube,
all of the links will be in the description
below so you can go and check out all
of this triathlon goodness with this place as a hub.
We're not very good, we just say things
that other people have done that's really good.
Zwift, you know how I like Zwift, well they teased
a little bit of a new expansion that seems
to be on the Watopia course and people from all around
the world are looking at this like looking for Easter eggs
and trying to figure out where this expansion is based
off of, and as far as they can tell, as was discussed
on Shane Miller's YouTube channel,
it seems to be the Alpe d'Huez.
However, there are a lot of things in that teaser video,
that kinda point to just confusion,
but Alpe d'Huez is probably the best shot
which means that we have some incredible gradients
to be riding up and I'm sure some brutal KOM lung busters.
Love me some Zwift.
Lamborghini and Cervelo announced a partnership
at the Geneva International Motor Show,
where they will be producing a total of 25 P5Xs
with the Lamborghini inspired paint job,
and having recently gone through the process
of looking at the Ventum for a custom paint job,
versus the Ventum with a custom decal,
I can imagine that the paint job on that P5X is pounds.
Stay tuned for how I was able to get the Ventum looking so,
without adding really anything besides an ounce.
The Super League Triathlon and ITU Triathlon,
last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding,
which I wanna say is just legalese
for let's play nice together,
you stay where you are, I'll stay where I am,
and essentially the biggest part
of it is that Super League will acknowledge
that ITU Triathlon is the governing body
for all triathlons and they will abide
by all ITU Triathlon rules.
There can be only one.
It was a very quiet week on the ITU Triathlon circuit
for the Pro Triathletes, however, we are getting right deep
into Iron Man racing season.
Iron Man held three Half-Iron Man events,
Puerto Rico was an age-group only event,
Iron Man Taiwan was won by Cody Beals
by 35 minutes
in 3:46, and the women's side
of Half-Iron Man Taiwan
was won by Agnieszka Jerzyk,
in 4:21, she's from Poland, that's as close as I got.
The premiere race for this week in Half-Iron Man Racing,
however, was Half-Iron Man Cam Petchey, down in Mexico,
which I actually attended last year
and got a third degree sunburn.
The men's side was won by Terenzo Bozzone,
who has won his third race in three weeks,
and he won it in 3:49:40.
On the women's side, Canadian Heather Wurtele,
shout out to the Wurteles, defended her title winning
in 4:17:23.
Having been there last year,
I can say that these are incredibly fast times
and it was a really competitive race.
The bike course and the run are completely exposed
to the element, so you are just beaten down
by sun all day and then in addition to that
the competition got so much stiffer this year.
Terenzo Bozzone had a real showdown with Michi Weiss,
he also had to deal with perennial favorites like
Trevor Wurtele, Kevin Collington.
It was a stacked field on the women's side as well,
Heather Wurtele had to chase down Lauren Brandon
who ended up finishing second, she also had
to bike away from Angela Naeth and then run away
from Linsey Corbin, an absolutely stacked field,
and it was really cool to follow along
and see how much this race has grown over
the course of just one year.
Very cool town, way to go Cam Petchey,
way to go Terenzo, holy crap, and Heather.
You're just always good.
And finally, to wrap up, let's talk
about stories from the Trainiac Community,
I think this is everyone's favorite part,
so let's get into the story from our man,
Henry, the boat anchor motorman.
Boat anchor will make sense in just a bit.
Henry says, "Growing up, I was never an active guy,
"I didn't exercise or play sports,
"and I definitely did not pay attention to what I ate,
"despite my lifestyle, I was skinny until I turned 21,
"but by then, my habits had caught up to me,
"and I gained 70 pounds.
"For years, I just learned to live with the weight,
"but it made me reclusive, I didn't want
"to go out where people could see me,
"and I hated having my picture taken.
"At 26, it was time to get my shirt together,
"I got really serious about my diet,
"and I started lifting weights, walking,
"and I even tried rock climbing.
"I then ran two half-marathons just a year
"after not even being able to run
"for more than a couple of minutes.
"Eventually, I managed to lose those 70 pounds."
Right on, Henry!
"But at this point, I didn't know what the next step was,
"I was looking for something more.
"That summer in 2017, two of my friends told me I should
"look into triathlons, but it seemed
like an impossible task.
"I was intrigued, and I headed straight to YouTube,
"and I found Taren immediately
"and started binge watching his videos."
Thank you, Henry.
"I'd never ridden a road bike in my life before last summer,
"I was terrible at first, but within a few weeks,
"I was loving going on long rides on the weekend,
"and I felt sexy in my Lycra."
We all do.
"Last winter, I was able to do 125 mile solo ride
"in eight hours, it was exhausting, but so rewarding,
"and I wore my Trainiac kit the whole time."
You look good, you're gonna perform good, Henry.
And awesome on the 125 mile ride, I've never even done that.
"But then there was swimming,
"when I was five I almost drowned.
"Ever since, I've been terrified of the water,
"but learning about triathlon and Taren's difficult road
"into swimming changed me.
"If he could overcome his fears and become a great swimmer,
"why can't I?"
You need to assess your definition of great, Henry.
"I'm still learning to overcome my fear of the water,
"but I'm not giving up.
"If I can overcome this fear, and learn to swim,
"I can do anything.
"When I look back at the weight loss
"and all of the amazing things I've done recently
"that I didn't think were possible,
"there's no reason to stop pushing myself.
"I have a north star goal of an Iron Man, but right now
"I have my eyes set on a sprint try.
"I will not give up, and once I get out of the water,
"it'll be just an easy bike and run.
"Taren helped me go from somebody who had lost weight
"and wasn't sure how to keep up the momentum
"to someone who is so proud to call himself an athlete.
"I can't thank him enough for everything he's given me."
You're very welcome, Henry, thank you.
"Maybe one day we can even race each other,
"though I'll never catch him."
You'd be surprised how far you can come,
you look good in that Lycra
and it'll make you about 15% faster.
"Sincerely, Henry Boat Anchor Moyerman."
I want to share this because Henry's determination
to overcome swimming and being in that right now
I think is important for everyone to hear.
The man almost drowned, and he's still struggling
with swimming, but even though he's struggling,
he's still pushing on.
And then more importantly, what he says is something
that I might not communicate a lot,
but triathlon is like a gateway drug
to being more daring, more risky,
living a more fulfilled life in real life,
whether it's career, business, family,
vacationing, travel, whatever it is,
I think that triathlon can give you the kahunas
to get out there and live the life that you want.
So good on you, boat anchor, let's get rid of that moniker.
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And yours.
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Later, Trainiacs.
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