Pro Wetsuit Testing and Running With A Drone // 2024 Vlog 02

Hey everyone! We're Eric Lagerstrom and Paula Findlay, we're both professional triathletes, and we created That Triathlon Life!
This video compares the Orca Apex Flow, the Zone3 Aspire, and the Roka Maverick X in a highly scientific real-world test. It also features fun snow running footage with an FPV drone (@DJI AVATA) .
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0:00 Running in the Snow
2:00 WETSUIT TESTING
10:24 CONCLUSIONS
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[@bfilly]

Paula doing a swim workout to avoid playing with drones is next level

[@seanvonlost]

Best part: Nick” oh, reached my goal” 😂😂😂😂😂🎉💀

[@concretejustice2427]

Me and a guy I shared a 50 mile ultra with today down in Big Bend TX bonded over TTL. 🤙🏼

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Love it 🙌

[@vsrugby]

Eric V Nick edits once again never disappoint , music , drone footage ,editing , great topic testing wetsuit brands the outro drone and soundtrack was 💫💣

[@alic2752]

That drone footage + music choice! AY!

[@Terrilyn_Austen]

The slow mo's of Fin was like a Fabio hair model for a shampoo commercial! Love it!

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

The flow is strong with that boy 🤘

[@katherine6068]

Great video guys- thanks! I can't get over how Eric takes off his wetsuit. Omg I need to learn to do it that fast and effortless! 😂

[@marciedge4938]

You are an amazing artist. Your footage of nature is amazing.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Thank you very much!

[@korywalsh]

Not sure if it’s an option but I am absolutely in love with my sailfish suit

[@ineedanoriginal]

I'm sure the folks at Orca told you this but the Orca Apex Flex is even more focused towards good swimmers and might be of interest to you both. Great video as always, thanks PENF.

[@andyhickmann2173]

“Good thing you’re 7th” had me dying 😂

[@johnspilman7240]

Loved the music and drone footage especially the last song!

[@arnaudpoelmans802]

It would be interesting to include in your testing your last year Deboer as benchmark to quantify(ish) gains (or loss) you get with other brands…

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Honestly, the suit is so hard to get on and hard to breathe in, we just don't see it as an option, regardless of however fast it may test in a controlled environment. The 3.0 fit me a little better than it fit Paula, but once we tried these other brands it was like a wave of relief. We appreciate their pursuit of ultimate speed, but the fit needs work.

[@bcrruns1085]

Pure quality entertainment! Well done!!

[@kcc937]

Love this, music on point! Thank you for entertaining us, especially on a cold, dreary day!

[@iansellers1251]

Unrivalled quality 👍

[@shasimo1]

drone footage was amazing. great job. loved this one all around.

[@user-xg4wz4zn1u]

Fantastic drone footage and perfect soundtrack choice! Loved it

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kylejudkins5952]

Good vibes and informative! Great video

[@donnatrocks]

you deserve to win all the awards for your videography. 🤩

[@jonp7267]

That was fun.

[@humbertomendesoliveira5465]

What a fun video!

[@toddkearney6464]

The wetsuit comparison was helpful, providing evaluation criteria besides just the speed. The music choices were great. The outdoor running looked slippery.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

It wasn’t the best traction, but not the worst either!

[@terramclaren2597]

Sweet drone footage and music! Very interesting wetsuit results!

[@donaldlamarche9886]

Love the video and tunes. Love your life. Thanks Nick for filming. Paula is going to have another solid year and watch out for Eric, I think he'll impress everyone including himself in 2024. Good luck to you both.

[@Transsend_it]

The wetsuit test was rad! But the hill repeats in the snow!!! Fok yeah! 🤘

[@davidhaythorn5983]

OH NO!!! So late to the Vlog, not sure how I missed this? anyway you won't possibly read this now but wanted to register I was HERE! and still have not EVER missed a That Triathlon Life, Vlog a fab episode as they all are. Stay safe both see you next week, unless I am late again, Much love from the UK x PS Orca all the way! every time. I love that suit !

[@zacharynelson1708]

Awesome drone footage, and some upbeat music! Always enjoy both the pod and the ttl channel! Thank you for all of the content! Very interesting test results, and hopefully you can test the other couple brands you mentioned (not by name) sooner than later.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching 🙏 the other suits should be showing up within the next couple weeks, so hopefully a part 2 in a couple Sundays from now 👍

[@sarahpaulwalker4248]

For so many reasons, what a brilliant and useful video

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@infovidasupps8640]

GREAT video Thank you so much What happened with the Deboer wetsuits?

[@kevincox6826]

Great video! Do you ever post what music you use? I really liked the selection.

[@alisontriathlonlover]

Thanks for sharing your journey with us! Always inspiring! Interesting to have Paula & your point of with the wetsuit testing, great idea to film it.

[@noone2bugme]

Thanks Nick for Flynn-ing 😂

[@stevelane6548]

This just keeps getting better. Amazing drone footage. Great music choices. Love what you did with the sound in the conversations.

[@angelaviehland2705]

Important dog running question: now sure how cold it is but here in KC the temps have been really low like -1 F so running/ hiking in the cold with the dogs they eventually get really cold paws. Does Flynn ever do booties or any paw pad protection?

[@megmikerodriguez6011]

How I'd LOVE to have the problem of "swimming downhill"--so what other wetsuits are you gonna tri out? Holding my breath (under water of course)...😂

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Hopefully ARK and Sailfish. And maybe another option from Orca since they have several different options, depending on how you like a suit to feel.

[@megmikerodriguez6011]

@@ThatTriathlonLife ...had to search ARK, looks cool, esp their Re-MARK suits!

[@JakeSteen00]

Who’s the band/singer at the end?

[@blokeonabike6511]

Doing blue seventy and Deboer next??

[@nathanmelvin8780]

Great vid! Whats the song at 14:23m

[@Larissa22]

Hype Me Up - IAmDayLight, Curtis Cole, Paper Plastic

[@ajculberson6389]

"Hey, we're goin' out to the hill and we're gonna go hard." =P

[@bretgreenfield9501]

And Eric, I would do a open water test on the wet suits, like really test them out, start,swimming the long distance, like every day:) then after a week or a month, you will have a favorite,,,then just go long,,,as I do believe you are built for it:) if you go long, you can really focus on the swim, and since you come out of the swim so good, I would make this my number one disapline:) just thoughts from a guy who has not eating life in about 4 years, however my true claim to fame, is how many people I get to join my way of life,,,we dont eat life,,,we live it:)

[@fernandomagalhaes3939]

Wouldn’t going with Roka also potentially solve the sunglasses conundrum?

[@paula_findlay]

yeah but they aren't interested 🤣

[@kaylahudson7142]

Do you guys have to pick the same wetsuit sponsor? Would there be anyway you would pick different ones?

[@paula_findlay]

Well we don’t have any sponsor at the moment so we could definitely wear different ones!

[@bretgreenfield9501]

Paula!!!:) veggie burrito,,,so good!!! Sent tingles through my body:) you go full veggie, or I call it not eating life, then pooping it,,,you will be amazed on how good your life goes:) so if there are life angles,,,I think there is:) you got their attention:)

[@bloodsweatand]

Long course meters? Short course? And how much faster are you with a wetsuit versus without?

[@paula_findlay]

Long course. Maybe 5 seconds fast w suit?

[@trulswagener665]

What happened to Deboer? Will you test QR?

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

We hadn't thought of QR, but Sailfish, ARK, and possibly Zoot are on the list still. Deboer was a no-go in the fit category, unfortunately. Some major changes from their 2.0 to 3.0 suits.

[@Slow.Smooth]

What pool is this

[@ryanholley136]

Eric out here normalizing highland cows as running partners

[@dennissilva525]

What happened to Deboer ??

[@alfredotejada9630]

What happened with deboer??

[@infovidasupps8640]

I would’ve thought wearing the trisuit under the Wetsuit would be more realistic?

[@paula_findlay]

Haha probably doesn’t make a difference. But good thought.

[@infovidasupps8640]

Wow I’m so happy you replied to my post Thank you Huge fan!! Great 2024 season for you I am sure

[@Mr2fast2see]

Just guys being dudes 🤠

[@juliesmith8644]

Sailfish?

[@paula_findlay]

I’d love to try the Sailfish

[@juliesmith8644]

I am an adult swimmer so not the best resource, but I LOOOOVE mine. Roka was great, but they haven’t changed their technology since I bought one years ago. I love that sailfish has different styles for your swim experience. Give it a try!!

[@guyhachey5752]

Excluding Deboer wetsuits was a mistake.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

No, it wasn't. We left on good terms, but their new suits just aren't an option for us in terms of fit/feel.

[@ironman140.6]

Crazy cool. But music what on earth was that!!

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Can't make everybody happy 🤷‍♂️ Wish we could pick from any song in the world, but the options for youtube videos are extremely limited. Glad you liked everything else though!

[@trentmoney2864]

Deboer are the best wetsuits. Sorry they dropped you.

[@TalbotCoxMedia]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

they didn't drop us.

[@jeffreylundin6407]

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