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Liam MacLean

@creatrliam

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📍Toronto, Canada
Graphics • Photo • Content Strategy
Current: @tsn_official • @tmubold • @creatrwave
Founder: @marinersaccess

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It’s so many opportunities but we still here by ourselves 🌊 @creatrwave retreat #itsussss

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A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for 🌊

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3 weeks out.

🎥: @creatrliam
#BeBold | @tmubold

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just guys being dudes 🚣🏻‍♂️🌊

shot on @dji osmo nano

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Year ✌️

Romans 14:7-8

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ɹǝʌo ɹǝɯɯns

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Same time next year?

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Back In Blue💙

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“2nd” best way to end my junior career 🥈
#Lovemygirls

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Fast races, fast cars, and pretty sunsets.

#fitness #workout #triathlon #porsche #running

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I started training for this race back in May after @gozwift sent me their Ride system. That was really the final push for me to commit to doing a triathlon, something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. The next few months were spent watching countless hours of YouTube videos and reels, learning how to basically swim and bike, and honestly just figure out how a triathlon actually works.

I grew up swimming and even worked as a lifeguard in high school, but when I got back in the pool three months ago I could barely make it 50 metres without stopping to catch my breath. Race day water was 14°C, making wetsuits mandatory. After about 200 metres my hands, feet, and face went numb, and my only focus was to keep moving forward and to controll my breathing.

The night before the race I said that no race ever goes perfectly to plan, and the bike is where that become true for this race.

On the first corner heading down the on-ramp to the highway, I hit a bump and my bottle, which had all of my bike fuel, fell out of my cage. I knew I couldn’t leave it so I came to a complete stop, turned around, and went back to grab it.

Then at kilometre 15, another rider went to pass me and cut back in front too early. His rear wheel clipped my front wheel and I slid out onto my side. I got back up immediately and kept riding, not knowing how damaged I or the bike were. I had a surge of adrenaline and just focused on managing my heart rate. I made it my mission to catch him and pass him. Eventually I did.

I’d only done two brick workouts before the race, but both felt great. My legs stayed fresh and I could hold my pace with very little heart rate drift.

Race day felt the same, aside from a few kilometres where my stomach started bothering me. I hadn’t done much training taking in over 100 grams of liquid carbs per hour, so my stomach just wasn’t used to it.

Once I settled my breathing, found my rhythm, and realized I was going to beat my goal of finishing under 2:45, I found another gear and closed the final 2 km at a 4:15/km pace.

This training block was short, but it was full of emotions, and learning.

I finally got a taste for the sport, and now I know what’s possible. There

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Them mf summers 🫩

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