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That was the best swim we've seen from you in like...EVER. When I saw you running to T1 with the leaders I thought.. he's going to blow them all away! 😲The bike & run we didn't see your usual dominance... but you got a better bike run in you than anybody. You had a 'bad day' for you in those phases... which happens to everyone from time to time. Maybe you've been focusing on lifting your swim, and maybe that hurt your bike run in the short term, maybe there's some other reason, or maybe it was just a bad day 🤔Ever since I been following you I've been thinking the same thing: "When that young man sorts out his swim, ain't nobody gonna be able to stay with him, not nobody." You're the best at two out of the three disciplines, and really weak (relatively) in the third, and you're winning more than you're not even given that... so you have this big space to improve in that your competition lacks. We saw something from you we've not seen before from you, and thats the +ve takeaway. That's HUGE 😁

Yo yo yo

👑 absolute class act. Can’t wait for whats to come!

Have you ever gotten dizzy after open water swims???

I wonder if the course would be better suited for a road bike. Are the pros required to ride tri bikes in this race?

MASSIVE congratulations, hugely deserved and beating those frustrations! Not solved, but it’s a step in the right direction. See you in Swansea!

T100 standings leader ✅ PTO World #1 ✅ Been an epic season already, and there's still more to come. Rest up, take the time you need and we'll see you back racing soon 💪

You learned from this and move on. That swim was amazing. Keep looking forward

It’s cause LCB wasn’t there to also get 2nd 👀

Don't worry Sam. Recover and you'll be back stronger

Mate you’re not doing 1500m or 5000m track races here. You’re racing hard all day. I’m amazed how many races you do as it is but seriously you can’t do this every weekend. Give yourself a rest. Even track guys only do a few big races a season. Make sure you take care of yourself champ.

Always inspiring! Wishing you and your family all the best! Take care of yourself and Happy Father’s Day!

Life is tuff Sam. We all go through the hard times. Stay focused you have to much talent to fail

I had the exact same thing last week in a horrible swim okay bye in a nasty run and I found a way to fight through it because you are an inspiration I was able to finish I could have dnf but I decided to find a way through it

Don't beat up on yourself Sam. You had a bad race (by comparison to he awesome way you've been performing this season), and the bad races are always going to feel tougher than when you're winning. You look for any obvious mistakes, learn to avoid them in future, and then you close the book on that race and move on. You'll bounce buddy, you're too good at this to fail. ✊👍

Wait. You swim, bike, and run for a living? Most people work 50 hour jobs they hate and have no time train. You’re living the dream. Just have a plan B when’s it’s all over. Only thing people will remember is to win Kona even though the T100 is more financially lucrative. I hope either Lionel or you do it.

Live to fight another day bro!

I hope you can find that higher happiness factor ❤

It was amazing to see you here in San Francisco Sam! Thanks for sharing all of the ups and downs and wishing you the best of luck in your training and in life.

Pro Athlete + Family Man + being Humble + Social Media maintenance + Kind Introspection + Endurance + Maintaining all of the above whilst staying focused + Top 10 in the World = Success on all levels (Physical / Spiritual / EQ & IQ). Weldone Sam!

🎉 keep your head up! Cheering for you!

God bless. Rest recover recharge

I’m sorry morale has gone down :( connection with loved ones is so important - hopefully you can take time to reset and build back during this time :)

how long was penalty?

Sam, yes that was an excellent swim, but what I was really impressed with was your finish, your smiles down the finish chute taking the time to appreciate your fans, that was really gracious.

Sam - Take a breath and look at what you have achieved already. You are human and, if the body and the brain did not respond the way you wanted then be happy with what you did achieve on the day. You have immense talent, motivation and you are still young. Enjoy the break. Enjoy your family. SF is already in the past and you should now look to the rest of the season.

Heck of a race Sammy! With you coming out of the water with the pack, you’re going to be dangerous going forward. You’re not used to that right now so just got to get the game plan figured and you’ll be winning these left and right!

The San Fran looked so hard and challenging, normal to feel a little over whelmed sometimes. I’d say tired from back to back racing. Rest up champion. Your growth has been amazing to follow. Look forward to watching you race the finals..

Good to know you’re human

Hmmm, I got choked up watching this,,,my third sense, one I went to the race, ducks yellow sweat shirt:] I gave you a loud go Sam every pass, actually practiced ran with the women field out on the trail, and I did run with men out of the water, lol all in all very impressed on what great athletes everyone is,,,my dream win hawii ironman, has changed build my own million dollar race win that, and will say, happiness, happy people, or even say happy team, we are happy, now there is another team, unhappy, now this team trys to make us unhappy, join their team, what we need to do, is try and make them happy, so it's a battle back and forth, one could say, like star wars, and very few of us on good team, and tons on the bad team, or unhappy team, just know, love, happiness is way more powerfu 13:47 l then the other, so as long , get it, long as you fight with love and happiness you will win, or at least keep fight, and say on the happy team, as happy team, loves to live dreams:) and lastly, just know, I quit swimming because of guys like you in high school, every reach, stroke, and out reach me, swimming should be your best stroke, and will be, if you think and believe like that, now you being such a big guy on the bike, and run, that's where a smaller guy should beat you, thanks for the great race, I relive it a lot, and just put my self in it to, funny brain can't tell the truth, lol so this is where we can't trick it:)

Awesome result Sam - swim is looking sick 🏊🙌💨

Enjoy a little break with the family and get mentally and physically reset ready for the next few races

Keep on inspiring people and enjoy life Sam.

Emotional stress is equivalent to or greater than physical stress and will prevent any physiologic improvement and reduce performance. It would be as though you had doubled your training volume.

You’re in first place in the overall T100 standings. So it’s a W for you. Recover well and stay strong!

Welldone Sam, your still the BEST!! Can't wait to see you back, and hope you resolve your family issues ❤

Who‘s the champ? YOU are the champ!

Keep grinding Sam! Enjoy the break.. Blessings to you and your family 🙏💪

Rooting for you

£120 for k tones ..... bargain

Nice one Sam, even the best can’t win them all and you’ll get more enjoyment when you bounce back. All the best mate 👊🏻

Thanks for not sugar coating anything…can’t wait for next race

Do what you gotta do, team long strong!

Time for some rest! Can't wait to see you finish the season strong!

Hi Sam, am I you work things out with the family and it is all about being the person you know you are. Family is key! Love to you, Lara & Leo.

Hope you’re ok Sam. Best of luck for the rest of the season and best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Sandy

Have a good break and come back rested and hungry! If I were going to dive head first from a 6-8 foot height, I would have practiced a few times just to make sure my goggles would stay on.

I truly enjoy your introspections and race recaps. Congrats on reaching a phenomenal maturity level at such a young age. It’s easy to let success get to your head but you keep it honest, modest, and real. Congrats!

Work life balance buddy it’s just as important in sport as it is for everyone else…..keep strong bounce back hard yoyoyo