WINNING CHALLENGE DAYTONA - Race Week

Hey everyone! We're Eric Lagerstrom and Paula Findlay. We're both professional triathletes; we train for and race triathlon for a living.
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Additional music by Nick Goldston
Paula Findlay wins Challenge Daytona, the 2020 PTO Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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[@NickGoldston]

I’ve heard people say this was the “perfect race” for Paula. Anybody who watches this channel knows that this is just the beginning.

[@travismcgarry]

I hadn’t realized how much KZbin channels influence how I enjoy watching race days... I found myself so much more invested in the race as I feel like I “know” the athletes... so stoked for you guys... thanks for all the content

[@AntonioOrru21]

Eric I know you heard this already but you Dude have some serious talent filming, for real.

[@dead_gawk]

Exactly.

[@TheAndrea717]

Eric, here is an idea! What about starting an online filming course for us? I'd sign up for sure!

[@salsalawyer]

@@TheAndrea717 +1

[@erosherrera2744]

Crazy good. Love this channel

[@ervinsolano1984]

totally true!!!

[@SR77SR]

Paula's win at Daytona is one of my favourite sporting moments of 2020, right up there with Alex Dowsett winning a Giro stage.

[@1stElement]

Agreed. 100%

[@scheherazadehaque]

Ooof, can't watch Paula come across that finish line without welling up. So happy for her!

[@nicholasfrazier9719]

I was tearing up watching Paula come up to the line. I felt like one of my friends was bringing it in like a boss for the W. So proud of you! I rock my TTL hat everywhere. Rock on!

[@dklindsey1952]

A seriously fun watch. I would do as little racing as possible between now and the Olympic Games. Eric is developing a nice story telling style. Sounds like Eric’s race week was pretty much a dumpster fire. That’s a good story too, particularly when you come back in the coming months and kick ass. Hang tough Eric.

[@davidhelms6653]

“One of us can stop. One of us won’t stop.”😂🤣😂

[@nmf005]

Unpopular opinion: My favorite part (ok, aside from the winning) was at 9:41 - love that Eric chose to include the decidedly unglamorous part of running in an unfamiliar place - through neighborhoods, where it's not crowded for pickups and you're unlikely to get lost.

[@paula_findlay]

my grumpiness level was out of this world (not on video) haha

[@benmonette7593]

Merry Christmas guys! You are an amazing team❤️ Paula as a woman and fellow Canadian you make me so proud and inspire me to keep going, especially when I have to go for a run in the cold😅

[@michelepadovan2786]

I just love how Paula booked a flight back first class after all the struggle, and she didn't even know what was coming next. You really deserved ALL the best things Paula. Superb performance.

[@monicaalexandra2001]

Congrats Paula!! I found your channel when I got into triathlon earlier this year and I've been loving your journey. I haven't even done my first tri yet but watching you guys gets me so excited and inspired to make future goals in this sport :D I teared up watching Paula finish, well deserved win

[@vincenthall5977]

Wife and I made our friends sit all day and watch a race they didn’t care about. We felt like our team won!!!! Congrats!!!! Ps the shot of Paula stretching next to the 10 mph sign was DOPE!

[@aktarrahman7159]

I saw Paula Race. She fought herself up from 9th position at T1. Strong performance indeed. Every week I am waiting for your videos. I love the training drills, the nutrition part, the work out, the post training coffee time and above all the song collections. Keep it up U 2. Love to see you guys race in Kona one day. All the best all the way from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@TrevandKat]

Watching the Daytona race was amazing!! As soon as it was over, I immediately started to think about what the video would be like this week. Can’t wait!!

[@Thespecificgeneralist]

That was the video I’ve been waiting for! So stoked, and amazingly edited as always.

[@bft0013]

What a week for you guys! Congrats! Look forward to these videos every Sunday!

[@ruthhughes1593]

congratulations!!!!! i got tears tooo!! can't wait for 2021!! you rock!!

[@HeavenlyDivine]

Can definitely tell you put a little extra time into making this one special. Thanks so much for the work of art and keep up the content! It's incredible to watch your guys journey :) congratz to Paula again!

[@michaelmontalvo5757]

Watching the two of you flourish this year in your business and training has been inspiring. Thank you for the gift that is your vlog. Congrats 🎈 Paula on your impressive win. I feel like I’m part of your wonderful community thru your vlogs! Say hi to Flynn!

[@MarcelloQuieti]

we were in Daytona for the AG race and it was such a privilege seeing you guys race live. we were super stoked for Paula, and super bummed seeing Eric struggle. we even socialized with some fellow TTL fans! P.S.: we did take your autographed postcards LOL

[@mrinagl]

Great edit as always Eric. Paula amazing performance. Cool and calm. Congrats both you defo deserve it

[@shawnasmith9981]

Awww... Thats was so GREAT!!!! Paula!!!! I knew you would do AWESOME!!!!!! Felt the excitement and tears of happiness for you and your win!!!! All the hard work and the accomplishment you've achieved makes me do more. Love watching and wishing you both a WONDERFUL week and stay safe💗

[@epatnode75]

Eric and Paula...thank you for making something to look forward to every Sunday evening. Your videos are one of the few bright spots of 2020. Thank you!

[@SamirMishra6174]

Looking forward to this

[@chrisclark4191]

Congratulations Paula, watched both races and was rooting for the both of you. You guys make a great team keep up the great work on the videos. Merry Christmas.

[@andrewtabberer5610]

Well done Paula well done Eric fantastic racing! I was glued to the race and Paulas win was so impressively effortless .... congrats and have a good Xmas

[@lemaypiano7137]

I watched Paula win in-person with my sister, and it was amazing to see the emotion and joy on her face! First thing I thought is “I can’t wait to see the video next Sunday”

[@markscholey2101]

You guys are inspiring! Great win, amazing video, perfect music.

[@olliseidel6921]

Congrats Paula....you won Datona and Eric you just won with this Vlog. Brilliant you two. Such a inspiration.

[@seannifercolman7896]

Congrats again Paula. Amazing video Eric!

[@ENJOY_THE_JOURNEY]

Our household is super thrilled for both of you. And THANK YOU Eric and Paula for bringing triathlon to us in 2020. For many of us this year, your videos have been the closest thing we’ve had to the sport. You’ve been steady all year. 🙏🏽

[@stuartshine97]

Well done! Thanks for the moments, the memories, and the motivation you two! Stunning performance Ms Findlay, I watched every second!

[@leetaanderson6659]

Wonderful video! Congratulations to both of you, I’m including this among the few bright spots of 2020.

[@korywalsh]

This was a really top notch video you put together Eric. Really gave me the feels after watching the race. Sorry if it wasn’t your weekend my man and truly congrats to Paula. She did Canada and Alberta proud

[@alisontriathlonlover]

Thanks for sharing your journey with us, always inspiring 😀 Congratulations again for your incredible race 💪🎉

[@luanmaia]

thats actually pretty cool. I started running and ciclying and your videos are always with me. I will start to swin next year so thank you very much for sharing and know that you guys give strength to us who need motivation get up and put some miles on. Great victory, cool video.

[@EJX2coaching]

Awesome video 🤙🏻 well done Paula! keep pushing Eric 💪🏼

[@cnaustin1]

Paula, I just wanted to extend my warmest congratulations to you, I knew that you are a very talented and hard working athlete, however watching your Daytona race raised my appreciation of you to a new level. The emotion on your face crossing the finish line almost made me cry. You are a true champion and I hope you start believing it as well. Also, huge congrats to Eric for his performance and courageous race. Keep fighting, Eric. I believe you have what it takes to win big races. Thank you both for sharing your wonderful, inspiring journey. It’s so nice to see hard work rewarded.

[@MrDeadLaw]

You did such an amazing race Paula, I did not miss a piece of it. Almost shed a tear when I saw your strong focussing being dissipated by your overwhelming joy before crossing the finish line. Keep on !

[@b.toscano4148]

What a race! Paula's emotional finish says it all. Definitely your team work paid off. Another great video to inspire us on the other side of the Atlantic. Congratulations to you both. Eric, man... please allow us: relax a bit and show your funny side more. Bruno 🇵🇹 & Laura 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@a.ezemba]

I was cheering so hard for you both during the live stream! Dang near lost my mind when Paula finished 1st!

[@ryanmckenzie4406]

My wife and I aren’t crying, YOU’RE CRYING!

[@ryanmckenzie4406]

We literally started clapping in our living room and then singing “Oh Canada!” 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️😭

[@AntonioOrru21]

I watched several videos of Paula finishing and everytime I have got tears.

[@davidhaythornthwaite692]

What an epic week to be following you both, and in a small way be part of your journey. That Paula Findley run like a steam train! amazing. I am so pleased for you Paula after all the setbacks, from times gone by. I watched you as a younger ITU athlete and you looked to have all the makings of a great ITU triathlete. Then came the injuries. So happy you are back where you belong. At the very top of our wonderful sport. Many congratulations. Paula. Stay safe both of you. See you next week.

[@katherined.harris96]

That was awesome! Thank you for sharing! So stoked to see Paula win (and was gutted for you, Eric). #teamzoot

[@vsrugby]

Excited for this edition 🤩

[@canadatri3]

Dang. This weeks was awesome! So cool to get the behind the scenes feelz’

[@JarPed]

Awesome. Congrats, Paula! You are a beast!

[@jasonbroadbelt]

Congrats to Paula for the epic win! It was great to watch. As many others had said, the film quality of this video is seriously amazing. It's like watching a professionally filmed documentary.

[@tstede27]

As always great content! Congrats on great races!

[@barryfield9300]

Eric, superb footage at closing on the beach with the waves, seagulls, you & Paula and music. No need for post race recap, that awesome footage was worth a 1000 words!

[@salsalawyer]

Awesome result for Paula. I can't wait to see the dynamic duo unleashed, together healthy at the same time! Congrats!!

[@chrislillie2384]

Saw the race live and was soooo happy for Paula, great to relive it.

[@LucasLima-lv5ir]

Show!!! That was amazing... congratulations !

[@edutoro11]

Epic race!!! awesome video!!! we where waiting for a "race video" but this turned out to be THE RACE video!!!.... huge congrats to both of you.

[@jeremyfontenot496]

Amazing all around! Stellar performance by Paula and amazing video to treasure it forever! Also, Go #teamzoot! Congratulations!

[@carlmiddleton9262]

Paula barely looked out of breath finishing the triathlon instyle! Congratulations! You both rock!!

[@hasankhaled9041]

Always with the awesome music!

[@mellowcat42]

Yup, butterflies and tears here, too, eh. Thanks for sharing your ups and downs with us and here’s to getting back to tri in 2021!

[@mposh]

Been waiting for a dominating win like this since 2011. WELCOME BACK QUEEN PAULA!

[@sergiohermelo7121]

Best edition I've ever seen! Congrats Eric! Perfect music for every moment. So cool! And a healthy Paula is in another level!

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@spencerallen9661]

Congratulations to you both. Such a great result for Paula. 👏👏👏

[@edutoro11]

Ohh by the way... I was standing up almost half of the running part, cheering for Paula, checking Anne´s splits making the math trying to push Paula a bit more!!!! You guys feel like friends to many of us now (this videos make you so relatable). So happy for the big prize and all the spotlight. A huge congratulation all the way from Bolivia in South America!!! (not only Canadians cheer for you guys ;) )

[@albinodias7345]

I am so happy for both of you!! Congratulations and Mery Christmas.

[@TheDrgibbs]

most anticipated vlog:)

[@TeamSaundersTri]

Still get chills watching that finish! Congrats on the big day - and overcoming all the outside stresses to crush it!

[@walterperez1486]

Congratulations guys. Amazing team. I’m huge fan.

[@richard217]

wowwwww...congratulations...you truely deserve the win........seen that vlog when you girls & guys were training there...Again well done..!!!!

[@lisapodlecki5166]

Congratulations Paula! Awesome video Eric =)

[@neilroome596]

Well done Paula was great to watch you race like that, more to come I think, happy days for you.

[@RebeccaMurray-uq2kh]

What a team! Thanks for the content once again :)

[@davidetrevinot]

Congratulations. What a way to close this crazy 2020.

[@marcobertoldi3649]

After following you Paula and Eric I feel like I know the both of you. So Monday I told everyone at work that my friend won the big race. Very proud of you Paula very proud of the both of you. Keep up the great work and always remember the sky is the limit.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

We don't really know how to respond, but that's amazing :) thanks so much for sharing

[@danielcavanagh4110]

Can’t wait!

[@rogerherndon8384]

Great job guys. Hope to see you back in the PNW when the weather warms up.

[@danjenkins3421]

Huge congratulations Paula, amazing job!

[@scarroll1555]

The unknown foreshadowing of the first class tickets is priceless!

[@knight1boner]

Yup, they deserved them!

[@kevincashatt7040]

Yes that was totally awesome!

[@EugenePalomado]

Congratulations to both of you. I watched the race and was very happy to see Paula win. Sorry to hear what happened Eric. Keep it up!

[@micawilli2136]

Congratulations Paula from sandy Oregon you deserve it! Hope my races go Good next year in the age groupers you both have inspired me in this 2020 to not take a break.

[@marchollander7392]

Fantastic accomplishment and video...well done 😎💪🏼👍

[@reviewworthy2365]

Love it! Book business class first! You knew you had this Paula! 👑

[@BrentSnider]

Couldn't wait to see this one!

[@jmortiz024]

#beastmode Paula, love you guys! Keep up the great work :)

[@BAM85]

Great montage! And an even greater win! Heroine

[@janecrawford3802]

Great watch!! Really inspiring ! Congrats Paula! Would love to know the playlist for this video !! Pretty cool 😎

[@JOTAGOMEZ23]

Congratulations! 💪👏👏👏👏

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Congrats from Brazil! 👏👏👏

[@micromike2309]

Uhhh love it 😍😍 so stocked for u trying out the new gopro next week haha

[@NMGagne]

Thanks for sharing the journey!

[@kevincashatt7040]

Great story this week of corse. Eric- Even if you had a disappointing race those of us who are die hard fans of you still want to know the details. I’m familiar with racing difficulties and as you I am sure you have learned more about your self. I just want to encourage you to keep striving for that perfect race you know you have within you. From what I’ve seen these last 8 yrs it’s obvious you do this for the love of the sport first. You are an exceptional athlete. Can’t wait to see your day on the podium soon.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Thanks Kevin. Much appreciated, man. We all have off days, and I had a particularly hard time getting mentally reset after watching Paula win. That aside, I think I was a bit tired from all the indoor training leading in to this.. There are so many factors, it's hard to point a finger at just one, but I'm happy with the year, so happy for Paula, and I'm looking forward to better showings in 2021 🤙

[@williamletoublon8993]

Massive congrats Paula!

[@GuelphDude]

It was the first class seats!!! great video!

[@willmunday8843]

Great work guys! Knew you would crush it, even won me a bit of money :)

[@prohibidodivertirse6200]

Congratulations!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Felicidades desde Madrid!! 👍🏻💪🏻👍🏻💪🏻👍🏻💪🏻👍🏻💪🏻👍🏻

[@christianemeiners9224]

What a race this was :-) so well deserved win.

[@jasonbraley5328]

Great job Paula!!

[@benjaminbowman991]

Eric, you should have shown some of your race! And Yes we do also want your autograph! Hopefully you both will be back with better conditions ie NO COVID 19 restrictions! We love interacting with the Pro's and yes you are one! Paula is amazing but you are a team and without the two of you helping each other there would be something missing! Idea for Tucson for winter training try doing a week training camp for people who would want to meet you both and get your input! It would help with the cost! Helpfully maybe after covid 19 restrictions! Enjoy your Holiday season!

[@marie-joseecossette3984]

Awesome...again!!!

[@mikeb4032]

First class was well-deserved! Cheers!

[@steveruppel]

You’re a talented video maker, keep it up!