This Triathlon Was Truly Special!

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This Triathlon Was Truly Special! | Challenge Samarkand

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Global Triathlon Network

Күн бұрын

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@gtn 10 ай бұрын

Where’s the best place you’ve ever done a triathlon? 🌏

@lisapet160 10 ай бұрын

The best place I am now dreaming to do triathlon is Samarkand.

@CarlosHernandez-bl4nd 10 ай бұрын

Ironcowboys Starvation extreme tri in Utah. Now that was Epic

@martinsodyssey 10 ай бұрын

I've raced in the UAE, Marrakech, Ohio, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia... but it goes without saying a German race was the best, in a small town called Roth.

@peachxblue 10 ай бұрын

I have only done triathlon in Pennsylvania, New York, and, like James, …Ohio. Time to branch out 😆

@gregvassilakos 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for a great video! This is the sort of content GTN should be doing - having James, Mark, and Heather do triathlons. They don't need to be long course events. Olympic and even Sprint are fine. This together with triathlete interviews, bike checks, and training recommendations should be the core of this channel.

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

Great to hear that you loved the video! We will always champion every corner of triathlon, as much as we love the big epic challenges we also love the shorter events too 🙌 What event should we cover next? James is itching to get back out there and soak up even more hot tech!

@mattjhann 10 ай бұрын

@@gtn The Roc Scotland is a triathlon, but one that's a bit different, and has a gravel bike instead of a normal one. Should make for entertaining viewing! It's certainly on my list for next year.

@jamiefuhrman403 10 ай бұрын

@@gtn have you ever done a winter triathlon? That would be such a fun challenge. Fat tire biking, trail running, and cross country skiing.

@bencritterson640 10 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Fraser.

@Doniyorbek_Turgunov 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting our country James and GTN team! Looking forward to seeing GCN and GMBN teams next time, great places to discover together with the local clubs and followers👍🤝 See you soon 🙂☀️

@leebrown3645 10 ай бұрын

Very tactful of James not to win the race, so that the other competitors stood a chance 😉 Samarkand looks like an incredible location for a race. One of the most enjoyable videos that the channel has put out in some time. Thanks for making it.👍

@gerardochaparro1639 10 ай бұрын

James: "And of course, not being particularly well prepared physically for this particular challenge" Also James: *finishes a middle distance in **4:34:47* 🤯🤯🤯

@trailrunplanet 10 ай бұрын

Riding the bike leg in the small chainring too...

@jamiefuhrman403 10 ай бұрын

Keep in mind he's a former pro. Even his out of shape is bound to be quite impressive.

@jcoterhals 10 ай бұрын

I really liked this video a lot, James! Cool to see you do a triathlon, but even cooler to see you do it in a country I know virtually nothing about. If it were up to me, you could extend the “sightseeing” part of the video the next time you go to a location like this.

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

We loved visiting Uzbekistan, we were welcomed with open arms🙌 We hope we can get out to more new places soon! Do you know of any other races we should do?

@SBoots29 10 ай бұрын

That looks like a really cool race and experience. Way to go James. Very lucky that you went there and thanks for showing.

@zinashd2968 10 ай бұрын

I loved this video too! I really enjoy the combination of a little travel vlog and triathlon action. I personally like to find a triathlon when I'm on summer holidays. Super cool! Thanks and well done James! 🙂

@Hasanov_Sarvar 18 күн бұрын

Uzbekistan 🇺🇿✊🏼

@Unhate 10 ай бұрын

amazing! the runners behind James shouted ‘Almaty, Kazakhstan’ in Russian. representing :)

@peachxblue 10 ай бұрын

So cool, go James!! Samarkand looks beautiful, looks like a lovely race course and so cool to sightsee during it. I recently read a book by an Uzbek author, Hamid Ismailov, called “Gaia, Queen of Ants,” first Uzbek author I’d read, so I’ve been curious about the place ever since, thanks for sharing these images and your experience!

@chrisstrider 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic video 😊 Great place, great people

@nizam_mr 10 ай бұрын

God job James, n all participants. Beautiful Wow. This is under Challenge series, like the Roth. Probably gonna give ideas to PTO for a race in this region too

@far_out_travels 6 ай бұрын

Love your socks 🇿🇦

@mattarmstrong7605 10 ай бұрын

Challenge Salou was a blast and I can't recommend it enough. Salou is a gorgeous little beach town about an hour's drive south of Barcelona with nice restaurants & shopping, affordable beachfront accommodations, and just like Samarkand the race was on closed roads so I felt safe the whole day.

@tehreemazaidi6339 9 ай бұрын

What an amazing and information video 👏

@martinsodyssey 10 ай бұрын

As someone from the UK who has also done Ohio, i fully understand the way James said "Ohio", the way he did 😂

@mikew6840 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant to see James in action again! 🇿🇦 Legend. Hope there’ll be more 😅

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

Oh there will be more.... We're cooking up the next challenge as we speak 🍲

@HolisticHealthEducation 10 ай бұрын

Well done James. 😊👍🏻 Hope you had fun. Regards from Olifantsfontein. 🐘

@sebastienbrochard9812 10 ай бұрын

Thanks James for finally attending a triathlon on the triathlon channel! 😂 Great video! Great effort! I guess after that I'll stick to my mechanical shifters! 🤣😂 Next you go for a World Qualification!? More racing in exotic places! 😬

@ekaterinaelshina7185 10 ай бұрын

It was great seeing you in Samarkand, James! The race was great, indeed, and the local people are amazing too 😁

@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling 10 ай бұрын

i remember investigating the course for this race several months ago & then getting caught up in one of those youtube holes watching countless videos about samarkand when you posted a competition for someone to race there.

@Nat-DAVID 10 ай бұрын

Whaoo that looks amazing!! so sad to be far from Samarkand because it looks amazing . Congrats James

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

Do you think you would ever be tempted to take the trip? ✈🚂

@mattwideman3986 10 ай бұрын

Double thumbs up. Great video.

@jasurpulatov4930 10 ай бұрын

James thanks for video. I saw myself running in the episode) come again to our country for triathlon 💪

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Everyone we met had so much energy 🙌 Did you enjoy the race?

@jasurpulatov4930 10 ай бұрын

@@gtn yes indeed. My first middle distance in my home country and with such honorable guests like you:) truly remarkable race.

@gregvassilakos 10 ай бұрын

I'm impressed by the barefoot bike mount and dismount!

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

Once a pro... always a pro! Should we do a skills video with James? 🎬

@georgepompydu4673 10 ай бұрын

Well done James !

@mmh-ho8cd 10 ай бұрын

I participated in that race too it was a very good experience I really enjoyed it 🙏🏽👏🏽❤️

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

It was wan't it! When if you next race? Did you spoke James? 🔎

@jgduke63 10 ай бұрын

Great socks for the running. South African flag, I love it. Challenge Samarkand would be my choice, would it only not be so far (needing to travel by flight, Hotel making the costs higher than I can afford).

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

Triathlon can be expensive, getting to these events is no easy job. That said they are 100% worth it in the end, if you can save and travel out to an event we would highly recommend it. We understand that this isn't an option for lots of people and there are so many great local events to keep the triathlon bug alive! 🙌When is your next race?

@microbiologistmpdahar4524 9 ай бұрын

It's great

@songofyesterday 10 ай бұрын

2/3 of the way into the run and my guy still has air to talk to the camera 😂

@user-sg3dg6wx9q 9 ай бұрын

Very nice

@P_Izenberg 10 ай бұрын

good time!

@356z 10 ай бұрын

Thats the music from alladin in kingdom hearts... you cant tell me otherwise

@TomKroupa80 10 ай бұрын

Not well prepared with finish time 4:34. I am looking forward to be not well prepared like that:-)))

@gtn 10 ай бұрын

Little humble grab from James 👀 He's still got it!

@paulegan3860 10 ай бұрын

Loved this! Forwarded to all my mates and we are going end of season 2024! Heathrow? What airline? I bet it’s cheap as chips out there?

@marcuswills6569 10 ай бұрын

Waiting for the mechanical vs electric shifting argument to start 🤣

@user-ix5vf8wu1i 10 ай бұрын

Looks amazing - what was the climate like? Looked hot!

@jasurpulatov4930 10 ай бұрын

Early morning was quite colder, during the run course it was hotter

@dennisvandegrift3457 10 ай бұрын

What device was he using in the bike to do commentary? This is great content! It's a race review, but reviewed during the actual event.

@blubbblubb6239 10 ай бұрын

Really interesting to see such places! I've only spotted one female athlete in the vid... how is it for females to travel and do sports in that location?

@FarrukhNasyrov 10 ай бұрын

absolutely no problems for ladies who want to travel and also do sports there. It's pretty much the same as in any other European country. It's a fantastic place and everyone is welcome to participate in sports. Many female athletes participated in the last Challenge Samarkand.

@jamescunnamaGTN 10 ай бұрын

All of the filming for this was done by our female creator, Belinda. I'm sure she would agree, it is a safe, comfortable place for females to travel (and do sport).

@BelindaHumphries 10 ай бұрын

I felt pretty safe! I would say the gender split of participants was fairly average for a middle distance tri, which obviously could still do with a lot of improvement!