Week 31

These are AI-generated images of Seine.

$1.5 billion dollars and nine years later, the French government STILL has not yet achieved their goal of cleaning up the water that flows through the Largest City & Capital of France - Paris. Yes, there were tons of NGBs, prominent athletes & voices of triathlon that said for YEARS hosting the triathlon & marathon swimming events in River Seine was an absolute trainwreck of an idea. Still, the Paris 2024 team said; press on!

Now, itā€™s the eleventh hour; and what will they do? Two practice swims cancelled, high E. coli levels and a postponed menā€™s triathlon - will pushing the event to Wednesday be enough to let the swim (and bike, run) go on?

In this weekā€™s email:

  • Olympic Spoilers: With the time change, most Olympic events are contested while the US is fast asleep; which means most of us are catching up with watching the tidbits on YouTube. But, NBC is spoiling the unknown with click-bait titles on who won.

  • Get Some Motivation: ā€œYou canā€™t win them all, but you should sure as hell try. Bring on the odds, play like you mean it. Because if you donā€™t want to win, congrats. Youā€™ve already lost.ā€ - NIKE

  • BIG Injury: No - this isnā€™t a report of an athlete injury - itā€™s of Colin Jost, SNL star & Olympic Surfing commentator. He injured his foot on coral while out on his surfboard and is keeping his fans in the know with his scratches.

šŸ‘‡Watch a Cadence-recommended Vid: Snoop Dogg has by far completed the most ā€˜Side Questsā€™ EVER. Not only is he a GOAT in the rap music world - heā€™s now become Team USAā€™sā€¦unofficial mascot? Weā€™re here for the Snoop content, but weā€™re staying for the slayying MP.

Post of the Week:
Bonus Content: Sam Long in LAST PLACE - still stops to kiss his fiancƩ and son.

Race Results of the Week: presented by Sportstats.One

Tidbits

Crossing over to Cycling: Just a professional triathlete, road bike & a dreamā€¦to win Tour de France - a long-term plans that culminates in a hopeful win in 2028.

āœ…LCB DNF: For the first time in her 10+ year professional career, Lucy Charles-Barclay DNFs in a triathlon at the London T100 this weekend. Coming off the bike in podium position, she slowed and eventually dropped out on the run - unclear of exactly WHY she DNFed - nothing has been made official as of sending this email.

āœ…Culinary Vision at the Olympics: The Olympics are 99.9% about the athletics, and admittedly, .1% about the fanfare off of the proverbial courts. Chase Sapphire holders can gain exclusive access to one of the hardest reservations to get in the world - all thanks to the VISA x Chase Sapphire collab.

āœ…Bikini Rules: Sand volleyball is a highly watched sport; but really what are the rules on uniformsā€¦bikinis only?

āœ…Purple Track: Why is the Olympics track purple? Itā€™s got a secret, recycled, ingredient - mollusks from the Mediterranean Sea. Purple is also color of royalty - and thereā€™s a lot of already-crowned athletes from Olympics past that are going to take to the track in just a few days.

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Performance Of The Week(end): Katie Ledecky is simply untouchable in the pool.

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