T100 San Fran Recap

Yo Yo Yo! This race marks the end of part 1 of my 2024 season. Listen about what was going on in this race and what my plans are.

[@HeinrichNiemoller]

Pro Athlete + Family Man + being Humble + Social Media maintenance + Kind Introspection + Endurance + Maintaining all of the above whilst staying focused + Top 10 in the World = Success on all levels (Physical / Spiritual / EQ & IQ). Weldone Sam!

[@ianlyons]

Don’t overthink this buddy. You need a break, it’s as simple as that. Recover hard and you’ll be stronger than ever. You deserve it, so enjoy it 👍

[@j33dup]

Stfu dude. Why would you think he needs advice

[@InMediaDes]

@@j33dupchill dude

[@hans2973]

It’s the community trying to comfort/motivate him. You need to be humbled real quick buddy, coming at people with stfu.

[@chadbeer1820]

There is always at least one douche canoe behind a key board with a big mouth..

[@Bouhon99]

​@j33dup who are you 😂

[@Swim_Bike_Run_World]

I truly enjoy your introspections and race recaps. Congrats on reaching a phenomenal maturity level at such a young age. It’s easy to let success get to your head but you keep it honest, modest, and real. Congrats!

[@jenniferwebster3067]

Sam, yes that was an excellent swim, but what I was really impressed with was your finish, your smiles down the finish chute taking the time to appreciate your fans, that was really gracious.

[@richardcmacnamee]

Sam - Take a breath and look at what you have achieved already. You are human and, if the body and the brain did not respond the way you wanted then be happy with what you did achieve on the day. You have immense talent, motivation and you are still young. Enjoy the break. Enjoy your family. SF is already in the past and you should now look to the rest of the season.

[@dianaolveira9682]

Yo yo yo! Still amazingly fun to watch you race. Your smiles remind us that this is where you’re meant to be! 🎉 also I got to see baby Leo and Laura!

[@JonathanRintala]

👑 absolute class act. Can’t wait for whats to come!

[@T100Triathlon]

T100 standings leader ✅ PTO World #1 ✅ Been an epic season already, and there's still more to come. Rest up, take the time you need and we'll see you back racing soon 💪

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

Can't wait to get back out there!

[@beverleynoble190]

Welldone Sam, your still the BEST!! Can't wait to see you back, and hope you resolve your family issues ❤

[@elka2palka]

Thank you for your vulnerability Sam! Rest up and bounce back. You're still a king.

[@williamw.9223]

Always inspiring! Wishing you and your family all the best! Take care of yourself and Happy Father’s Day!

[@danieldugal4057]

Keep on inspiring people and enjoy life Sam.

[@Cortes19882012]

You’re in first place in the overall T100 standings. So it’s a W for you. Recover well and stay strong!

[@markbrescia6971]

Life is tuff Sam. We all go through the hard times. Stay focused you have to much talent to fail

[@BrentSnider]

It was amazing to see you here in San Francisco Sam! Thanks for sharing all of the ups and downs and wishing you the best of luck in your training and in life.

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

You guys were amazing!

[@bonn1771]

You learned from this and move on. That swim was amazing. Keep looking forward

[@OttMattSens]

new fan you are a great personality to follow so entertaining keep crushing the comp

[@Enthalpy09]

You’re killing it Sammy…

[@SandyWhisker]

Hope you’re ok Sam. Best of luck for the rest of the season and best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Sandy

[@Jameslindley123]

MASSIVE congratulations, hugely deserved and beating those frustrations! Not solved, but it’s a step in the right direction. See you in Swansea!

[@brandoncochran7616]

Keep grinding Sam! Enjoy the break.. Blessings to you and your family 🙏💪

[@Trevorhewitt-o1u]

Don't beat up on yourself Sam. You had a bad race (by comparison to he awesome way you've been performing this season), and the bad races are always going to feel tougher than when you're winning. You look for any obvious mistakes, learn to avoid them in future, and then you close the book on that race and move on. You'll bounce buddy, you're too good at this to fail. ✊👍

[@HowellsBrothers]

Awesome result Sam - swim is looking sick 🏊🙌💨

[@federicomurero]

Don't worry Sam. Recover and you'll be back stronger

[@ironman140.6]

Hi Sam, am I you work things out with the family and it is all about being the person you know you are. Family is key! Love to you, Lara & Leo.

[@carter83419]

Nice one Sam, even the best can’t win them all and you’ll get more enjoyment when you bounce back. All the best mate 👊🏻

[@mojuy11]

Heck of a race Sammy! With you coming out of the water with the pack, you’re going to be dangerous going forward. You’re not used to that right now so just got to get the game plan figured and you’ll be winning these left and right!

[@texajersey5569]

Thanks for not sugar coating anything…can’t wait for next race

[@anolan8033]

I raced Sunday and spectated Saturday. Those conditions you guys had were brutal. Just spectating alone was freezing . Tons of credit to all the pros. Also tons of credit to your wife. I was spectating the swim start from the top of a hill by Fort Mason with a few other cyclists and a blond lady came charging uphill pushing a stroller full sprint to get to the Marina for you. I’m pretty sure it was her, at least. Super support system!

[@anolan8033]

When my kids were that age, I was lucky to see my wife spectating before T2😅

[@BigKeith510]

Yo yo yo! Sam heart effort man especially considering your schedule man. Rest and Recover!

[@annybear3]

Time for some rest! Can't wait to see you finish the season strong!

[@markgrenier6787]

I had the exact same thing last week in a horrible swim okay bye in a nasty run and I found a way to fight through it because you are an inspiration I was able to finish I could have dnf but I decided to find a way through it

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

We always have to find a way!

[@_J.F_]

Backing off a little bit seems like a good plan as no one can go full blast through every race of the season.

[@leslie7922]

I hope you can find that higher happiness factor ❤

[@larrylem3582]

Have a good break and come back rested and hungry! If I were going to dive head first from a 6-8 foot height, I would have practiced a few times just to make sure my goggles would stay on.

[@neilianparker6487]

Work life balance buddy it’s just as important in sport as it is for everyone else…..keep strong bounce back hard yoyoyo

[@madelinegibson7782]

I’m sorry morale has gone down :( connection with loved ones is so important - hopefully you can take time to reset and build back during this time :)

[@hansmeiners6668]

You got this Sam , the PTO win is coming 🧱🚀🚂

[@ironj03]

Do what you gotta do, team long strong!

[@maximegenionperron1356]

Stay strong Big Unit 💪

[@alexradiant243]

Who‘s the champ? YOU are the champ!

[@santanza9259]

have a nice relaxing break Sam

[@jshea335]

Rooting for you

[@troycollett8540]

Enjoy a little break with the family and get mentally and physically reset ready for the next few races

[@waydeen]

You are going to win the next one!

[@markrau7628]

God bless. Rest recover recharge

[@gtkona1608]

Emotional stress is equivalent to or greater than physical stress and will prevent any physiologic improvement and reduce performance. It would be as though you had doubled your training volume.

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

yeah it sure felt like it!

[@CarloS-dc9zm]

ur gonna get the next one champ

[@EDENTradingco]

Live to fight another day bro!

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

Most definitely!

[@Paul-qb7lo]

I wonder if the course would be better suited for a road bike. Are the pros required to ride tri bikes in this race?

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

We can ride whatever bike we choose. I don’t think a lot of us really knew how hilly the course was--or at least I certainly didn’t. But a TT bike is probably still faster

[@kevinmcgaire8684]

Nice Recao!

[@ericmain30]

Lol

[@roccooteiza7624]

Have you ever gotten dizzy after open water swims???

[@JonathanRintala]

Pro tip: Plug your ears with silicon buds 👂

[@StephanieLuff]

Good to know you’re human

[@L-dw5sx]

Shark 🦈 infested waters fuck that Well done Sam

[@nimbra2]

U aight big unit?

[@ROBM960]

✌🏼&❤

[@evangruda2805]

It’s cause LCB wasn’t there to also get 2nd 👀

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

I know but I should have stuck to my plan and gone and done the full distance as she won the same day!

[@J.e.f.f.r.e.y]

Mate you’re not doing 1500m or 5000m track races here. You’re racing hard all day. I’m amazed how many races you do as it is but seriously you can’t do this every weekend. Give yourself a rest. Even track guys only do a few big races a season. Make sure you take care of yourself champ.

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

Thank you! Have enjoyed a nice week off!

[@bretgreenfield9501]

Hmmm, I got choked up watching this,,,my third sense, one I went to the race, ducks yellow sweat shirt:] I gave you a loud go Sam every pass, actually practiced ran with the women field out on the trail, and I did run with men out of the water, lol all in all very impressed on what great athletes everyone is,,,my dream win hawii ironman, has changed build my own million dollar race win that, and will say, happiness, happy people, or even say happy team, we are happy, now there is another team, unhappy, now this team trys to make us unhappy, join their team, what we need to do, is try and make them happy, so it's a battle back and forth, one could say, like star wars, and very few of us on good team, and tons on the bad team, or unhappy team, just know, love, happiness is way more powerfu 13:47 l then the other, so as long , get it, long as you fight with love and happiness you will win, or at least keep fight, and say on the happy team, as happy team, loves to live dreams:) and lastly, just know, I quit swimming because of guys like you in high school, every reach, stroke, and out reach me, swimming should be your best stroke, and will be, if you think and believe like that, now you being such a big guy on the bike, and run, that's where a smaller guy should beat you, thanks for the great race, I relive it a lot, and just put my self in it to, funny brain can't tell the truth, lol so this is where we can't trick it:)

[@gusrallim]

smiling reduce rpe!

[@michaeltalles2239]

Wait. You swim, bike, and run for a living? Most people work 50 hour jobs they hate and have no time train. You’re living the dream. Just have a plan B when’s it’s all over. Only thing people will remember is to win Kona even though the T100 is more financially lucrative. I hope either Lionel or you do it.

[@hans2973]

Had to comment on this “people have no time to train bs”. He might be living the dream but only because of his great attitude. Going out there every day no matter how you feel, presenting yourself in the media, dealing with success and failure…All that is so much more difficult than the average-joe’s life.

[@HouseCleaningOC]

how long was penalty?

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

30 seconds

[@Trevorhewitt-o1u]

That was the best swim we've seen from you in like...EVER. When I saw you running to T1 with the leaders I thought.. he's going to blow them all away! 😲The bike & run we didn't see your usual dominance... but you got a better bike run in you than anybody. You had a 'bad day' for you in those phases... which happens to everyone from time to time. Maybe you've been focusing on lifting your swim, and maybe that hurt your bike run in the short term, maybe there's some other reason, or maybe it was just a bad day 🤔Ever since I been following you I've been thinking the same thing: "When that young man sorts out his swim, ain't nobody gonna be able to stay with him, not nobody." You're the best at two out of the three disciplines, and really weak (relatively) in the third, and you're winning more than you're not even given that... so you have this big space to improve in that your competition lacks. We saw something from you we've not seen before from you, and thats the +ve takeaway. That's HUGE 😁

[@SamYoYoYoLong]

Totally!

[@EverythingIsPhotogenic]

Cant win them all, no one with a race schedule like yours will have the best legs of the field every time. Can't wait to see how you come back after some critical deloading! 💪 I have to say...I wasn't an immediate fan of the brash young Sam Long when he burst onto the scene, but over these past few years you have continued to etch permanent place in my heart! ❤ #yoyoyo

[@geraldinelupini2255]

You still had an awesome race Sam! Superman needs to take some time off too! You have had an impressive busy, successful season thus far. Enjoy your R & R recovery while rekindling your inner fire! I know you are dissapointed.....but keep the faith. You have such talent! Love to your family. Onward & upward. Cheers!😊

[@mcaxz]

Were you cold in the swim?

[@belindajeanking]

The San Fran looked so hard and challenging, normal to feel a little over whelmed sometimes. I’d say tired from back to back racing. Rest up champion. Your growth has been amazing to follow. Look forward to watching you race the finals..

[@rufusracing8691]

🎉 keep your head up! Cheering for you!