- The pros have travelled the world,
and competed in hundreds of events.
So I went to ask them to take a moment
to reflect back on some of those memories
and their most significant moments in their career.
And also the places, that they'd most like to go back to.
- Um.
- Foof.
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- Um.
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- [Interviewer] What's your favourite race, the best race
that you've ever had.
- 70.3 Boulder this year is probably the best race,
in terms of performance-wise.
It was my first official race back from injury,
and yeah, I just absolutely, for me, had a blinder,
and went out, and I don't know where it came from,
but it was my best race, probably, to date.
- Bermuda.
- I don't know, I really like my World Cup
in Lausanne this year,
not only because I won, but because it was a great feeling
on the bike, but it was not a good feeling on,
no it was a great feeling on the run,
but not a great feeling on the bike,
and I stood have to overcome the mental issues there,
and struggling on the bike to really push through
on the run, and performing extremely well.
- No idea.
Wildflower's probably my most memorial,
just the, I guess it's always referred to
as the Woodstock of triathlon,
and I won that in 2006.
- Yeah, funny enough, I think Iron Man Wales.
It's not a very,
(laughs)
yeah, it's a tough course,
but I've had some good results there,
and there's such a awesome atmosphere around that race.
The town really comes out in huge numbers to support.
So, yeah, it's got a special place in my heart, that race.
- I get asked that all the time.
It's really hard to answer really,
'cause I think it depends on just your whole experience.
Obviously, my highest experience in a race
has to be Mooloolaba, winning the world champ,
so that's always gonna be special to me,
but I mean there's courses that I like,
like Mont Tremblant that I love,
and I just have really good memories
of being back here last year,
and my first time in Bahrain.
Being part of the Bahrain team,
and being part, you know, the whole Royal Family stuff,
yeah, it's pretty cool.
- It's always very special to come back to Leeds.
It's the biggest world series event we have
with the venue is great,
and the spectators turning up in really big numbers,
and also it's hometown to Alice and Johnny,
so it makes it even more special to try to win there,
so that's always an event that I'm looking forward to.
- It would be Kona, for sure.
It's everyone's dream, so I would say Kona.
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- [Interviewer] What is your most memorable moment
in triathlon so far?
- Bermuda.
(laughs)
- I'll say maybe here in Bahrain, maybe last year.
It was very, very special.
- I would say my first win as an Iron Man.
It was Iron Man Barcelona.
That was the best one.
Everything came out perfectly, and then I outran,
and it was my first win.
- Probably the fondest, most recent memory,
is that Iron Man New Zealand and match this year,
when I finally managed to cross the line first.
Getting on to the marathon,
and getting through those first few kilometres,
and feeling good, and realising then
that it's gonna be a good day,
and just being able to progress through the run.
- Maybe it's the run in Lausanne,
or crossing the finish line in my last 70.3,
in Haugesund, Noraway.
- Obviously, Mooloolaba, yeah.
- You know, I think 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
I think crossing the finish line there,
that was really something special.
My first, I guess, international race as well,
so for me that was a huge highlight,
and as part of the Australian team,
and yeah, everyone else, everyone was there to greet me
at the finish line.
I think, yeah, that's always gonna be a special moment.
- Like, a very special moment this year
was winning Iron Man Wales again,
after I had my back injury the year before,
and, yeah, that was my first Iron Man win
since the injury, and, yeah, it was a good,
a big turning point for me,
just knowing that I could get back,
and competitive over the long distance.
- What's your favourite distance to race?
I mean, you do super leg, you do Olympic, sprint, and 70.3.
- I think it's something unique to do Olympic, you know.
The duration, and the fact that it is in the Olympic,
so I always prefer Olympic over sprint distance.
- Full, full.
- Definitely the 70.3.
I really struggled with the ITU and the shorter stuff,
more mentally than physically, but I didn't really enjoy it
to be honest, and racing this distance,
I feel like it suits me a lot better.
Mentally, I'm a lot more in control over this distance,
and there's a lot,
I think it plays to the strengths of an athlete,
more than the mental game, and it eliminates,
I guess making a mistake isn't as vital,
as if it were to be ITU.
One moment, and your whole day can be over,
you know? - Yeah.
- I like this in that it's more about training,
and it's more about the strength of the athlete
as opposed to petty little things, you know?
- I think a chap can change between Iron Man or 70.3
on what I preferred.
Like, if I have a good Iron Man,
then I'm like, yeah, Iron Man's my distance,
but then when you have a bad race,
you're like, no, 70.3 is much easier.
So, I think it depends on how fit you are really.
- Yeah.
- Olympic distance.
- I would say Olympic distance is my favourite.
70.3, it's a bit boring on the bike.
Not much happen, not much action,
but it's, of course, very demanding,
and sprint, it's more like if you lost something,
you're lost, so Olympic, you have time
to, like, catch up, if you're done some mistakes.
- Well, that was a great insight
into some of the places that the pros have been,
and some of those interesting memories.
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