Vincent Luis and Katie Zaferes, 2019 ITU World Champions
“Success is not owned, it is rented - and that rent is due everyday.”
“There is no feeling like lining up knowing it’s all on the line, with the narrowest margins for success, and finding a way to make it happen yet again.”
My third time in Lausanne - first in 1998 as a 20 y/o in awe of the level of the senior athletes, and then again in 2006 as head coach of the Canadian team and supporting my first world champion (junior). I could never have imagined being back here in 2019 fortunate enough to support both the men’s and women’s World Champions. 🌈🌈
This whole year our #jftcrew athletes and staff have worked together to get better every day, sharing our process across weeks and months of total commitment to achieving our best potential. Each has contributed to making our environment able to support these levels of performance, and all share in these collective achievements:
19 x WTS podiums, 12x WTS wins with 7 different athletes, 3x WTS overall podiums, and culminating with our 2x World Champions.
It never ever gets easier, and I’m motivated more than ever to keep getting better and grateful to share this path with likeminded people who dedicate themselves to being the best in the world.
Thanks so much to #Pepe for an extraordinary partnership that has underpinned all our successes and @drew.box who has made such a big contribution to all the athletes and making our environment better.
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