Appo takes the win at Santa Cruz 70.3 for his 20th overall 70.3 victory, and Ari runs himself into 5th place!
A bloody good day for both of them I reckon!
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Here’s a topic for the podcast – With this prestigious victory, do you think Appo now passes Lionel as the best 70.3 athlete of all time?
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you’re joking I assume? or I hope.
Not to mention that Jack Kelly is the best 70.3 coach of all time. I’m almost sure @pier87 would second this statement considering his love for him 
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I swear to god I have nothing against Jack. Just because he completely made up a story to save face about his involvement with T100 doesn’t delete everything else. I like his podcast, it’s a shame he reacted like a scorned teenager.
As a coach…I’d have to say results are not on his side, until now. Maybe he’ll learn something in Andorra in between crazy parties 
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Here’s a topic for the podcast – With this prestigious victory, do you think Appo now passes Lionel as the best 70.3 athlete of all time?
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Well,we all know that winning Nth American 70.3 races is how greatness is measured.
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Appo has three victories this year compared to only two for Lionel. 3 > 2
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Must be that elusive “aussie humor”. 
yeah, I still don’t get that Aussie humor 
Or maybe I’m just fried by my training weekend.
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I should ask Jack if he does an ST forum member discount for his coaching services.
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So should have let Appo go. Ari was here first, or was it alphabetical?
Clearly he chose a fellow breadnicker instead of the guy who joined first, that way they can engage in aussie humor.
good point. Half the Pod is spent explaining the Aussie humour to Greg. He is always ‘taking a piss’
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I find it very very odd you think blu is under weight and will now be a ? At worlds .
Lionel has been this cut and Lange for 12 years and you never mentioned it as a reason for why they will never win.
So just because Lionel has a stress fracture and whines it’s because he is under wt after like 12 years at the same wt , you guess blu must also now suffer because he is down in wt???
Just an odd conclusion.
Lionel just won two big 70.3 races so wouldn’t blu now have his best race coming up at his lowest power to wt ratio???
Kind of a flavour of the month thing for people yet if blu put on wt he would actually have much less of a chance in nice then now.
I know you just need a topic to discuss.
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Pro Tri News discussed this briefly: that he’d dropped several kilos. No idea whether this is ‘echo chamber’ stuff.
Yup I know that has been reported but why does anyone think in there right mind that losing some mass if you can hold power and strength would lead to a worse result???
This is only a thought to people now due to Lionel of course.
Name as athlete, or pro triathlete that shows up to worlds with an increase mass . Of course you can’t thats not how you win .
It’s why blu comment in Sam long video is such a good troll “ have to make sure you get to worlds without the red -s”
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Jack gave numbers, if I’m not mistaken he said 8 kg lost. Now, unless his insta stalking has provided him with a scale, either Kristian told me or it’s totally made up.
I would also say on the TTH podcast went on for too long about this weight thing and the norwegians being all shirtless, etc.
Every triathlete does it, and I haven’t seen this massive shift.
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Go back and listen to what Blu’s ex coach Olav had to say about Blu and this topic
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