Are you satisfied with the time, place & effort you got on the race day? Because if we look from the outside 14:36 is still bonkers performance brother. And everytime you show up at WSER, you are in the TOP 5 and it is no easy thing as hundreds of things can go on or before race day leading to below par performance. And your last year's CCC performance has showed that it is not that you are just fast on flat or runnable trails, you can perform in mountains as well & that too field being however deep.II think so that even you wouldn't have imagined this trajectory of yours 5 years ago. Your journeyhis a testimonial to keep putting in the work, love what you do & try to enjoy it with people. Love following your journey brother & all the best for future races and everything in life. <3 Way to go & just keep believing in yourself, will be rooting for you from India.
Well done DJ. Being within touching distance of the podium 3 years straight is a huge achievement. There are so many variables in this sport that there is no safe bet even for a top 10 finish. You're a great ambassador for the sport and for NZ and regularly give me that bit of extra motivation i need to get out of bed and hit a trail for a bit.
Great recap, Dan. Yet another fantastic performance. The level of talent at the pointy end of the field was off the chart, be proud that you’re part of that! That heat sounded like hell 🫣
Enjoy the recoup in more favorable Welly temps. Kai pai 🙌🏼
Your consistency is amazing Dan, and given the heat is a real improvement in performance too. Champions and podium finishers dropped pre-race and fell off during. Really cool that you had the mindset to enjoy things late on, so important to how you feel and reflect on the race. Next year you'll find the key to leveling up to that third, second or even first step of the podium! Ka pai mate
Great result Dan and great to hear about it too from your perspective. Watching from NZ was interesting and the coverage is really improving too, but it was hard to get a clear idea of where everyone was at one time during stages of the race.
You must have gotten straight on a plane back to Wellington, next thing I know you're out for a trot in the Hutt!
Are you satisfied with the time, place & effort you got on the race day? Because if we look from the outside 14:36 is still bonkers performance brother. And everytime you show up at WSER, you are in the TOP 5 and it is no easy thing as hundreds of things can go on or before race day leading to below par performance. And your last year's CCC performance has showed that it is not that you are just fast on flat or runnable trails, you can perform in mountains as well & that too field being however deep.II think so that even you wouldn't have imagined this trajectory of yours 5 years ago. Your journeyhis a testimonial to keep putting in the work, love what you do & try to enjoy it with people. Love following your journey brother & all the best for future races and everything in life. <3 Way to go & just keep believing in yourself, will be rooting for you from India.
Well done DJ. Being within touching distance of the podium 3 years straight is a huge achievement. There are so many variables in this sport that there is no safe bet even for a top 10 finish. You're a great ambassador for the sport and for NZ and regularly give me that bit of extra motivation i need to get out of bed and hit a trail for a bit.
Great recap, Dan. Yet another fantastic performance. The level of talent at the pointy end of the field was off the chart, be proud that you’re part of that! That heat sounded like hell 🫣
Enjoy the recoup in more favorable Welly temps. Kai pai 🙌🏼
Your consistency is amazing Dan, and given the heat is a real improvement in performance too. Champions and podium finishers dropped pre-race and fell off during. Really cool that you had the mindset to enjoy things late on, so important to how you feel and reflect on the race. Next year you'll find the key to leveling up to that third, second or even first step of the podium! Ka pai mate
Great result Dan and great to hear about it too from your perspective. Watching from NZ was interesting and the coverage is really improving too, but it was hard to get a clear idea of where everyone was at one time during stages of the race.
You must have gotten straight on a plane back to Wellington, next thing I know you're out for a trot in the Hutt!