This marks my transition from professional triathlon, a moment approached with both dread and excitement in equal measure.
Triathlon has profoundly shaped my life; I have dedicated nearly half of it to being a professional athlete, fulfilling my childhood dream and achieving far more than I ever dared to imagine.
Why now? It feels right. I am happy and content, eager for what lies ahead. I find myself smiling because it happened, rather than crying because it’s over (to paraphrase Dr. Seuss).
I look forward to embracing a slightly slower pace of life, yet not too slow. There’s an exciting array of events, challenges, and adventures awaiting me—things I’ve always wanted to have a crack at but haven’t had the chance to pursue. For me, sport has always been a personal journey of exploration, and I’m excited to try some new challenges. Feel free to make suggestions below.
First, I have many wonderful people to thank and some well-deserved relaxation to embrace.
In the coming months, I’ll share more about my career and the incredible individuals who have been part of my journey, along with the new and exciting challenges and projects I’m eager to tackle.
I am deeply grateful to each and every one of you for your contributions, no matter how small you may believe they are. Your support means the world to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
hindsight is 20 20 but he did seem to be different on sunday i thought he had finally understood that one needs to be a bit less agressive for pto than his oly racing …
and he had lost the arrogance crossing the finish line.
turns out he knew it was over .
his london performance is still the best triathlon performance ever, well maybe kitzbuehl …
5th overall wasn’t too shabby, for someone who I was reading was absolutely finished at the top level on various social media platforms whenever his name came up.
He’s saying in interview there he could only train a fraction to what he wanted to train, makes you think what a prime Alistair Brownlee could actually do in this series.
We saw from South Africa and Nice in the 70.3WC 2018 and 2019 that if fit he was challenging for the win every time (beaten by Frodeno and Iden in those two, by not much).
Went unbeaten 2009, the grand final, Frodo dropped at some point, then drops Gomez 450 metres towards the end in what Gomez describes as his fastest ever run. I’ll probably go on a race binge over the next few days, anyone got any great Alistair performances (obviously the Leeds one will get done and probably Kitzbuhel)
Im not sure we’ve seen Alistair as run fit as he can be since Rio Olympics, he was sort of getting there in the build up to Tokyo, sure he podiumed in an ITU race being beaten only by Luis? (Am I imagining that?)
The greatest short distance athlete in triathlon history.
Maybe the first to not only not have a weakness, but actually be the best or near best in each discipline. Swam at the front, rode the legs off everyone and ran faster than anyone past or present.
Tough few years recently but to still be racing at the very sharp end in a series like the T100 is extraordinary.
I’d bet a pro career as a gravel racer now beckons?
I’d love to see Alistair spend a good amount of time as a triathlon commentator going forward. He’s even more bluntly, honestly insightful than Jon Frodeno who also does an excellent job.
