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70.3 Geelong Race Recap

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Hayden attacked every time Yala went to the front on the bike, and Yala says that was the regret.

1. All in Triathlon with Jelle Geens and Aaron Royle recaps 70.3 Geelong from the same day as the race. 2. Jelle Geens and Aaron Royle host the episode, and Yala joins fresh off his second-place finish. 3. The episode asks what happened across the swim, bike, and run that left Yala satisfied but still chasing Hayden and Christian. 4. Yala says the day after the race was still busy, with a 1-hour bike, a runoff, an Ironman signing session, and a press-conference briefing. 5. He describes a 4:30 a.m. alarm, rice with honey, and the usual pre-race hotel routine. 6. Yala says he felt less nervous than in Marbella, where he was "actually quite nervous before the race." 7. He explains that long-course nerves feel different because 70.3 racing is "more in my control" than short course. 8. On the swim, he says he started from the left, shifted right to follow the faster men, and quickly found Hayden's feet. 9. He says the pack was "five wide" early on, which made it hard to break away even when he tried hard for about 50 meters. 10. He describes the swim as controlled after the first buoy, then says he realized late in the leg that the front group was bigger than he first thought. 11. Yala says his goggles were the purple Effortless Swim goggles, and he liked that they did not leak, fog, or blind him in rising sun. 12. On the bike, he says he had no power meter because it did not connect, so he rode by speed and kilometers instead of watts. 13. He says Hayden kept surging every time someone else moved to the front, and that pattern defined the bike leg. 14. Yala says the park section in Geelong was dangerous because the road got narrow, riders came both ways, and motorbikes were still in the lane. 15. He admits his biggest regret was going too hard in the section with Jake and Hayden, then having to attack again after spending too much energy. 16. On the run, he says his legs felt "heavy" and "quite tight," so he started around 3:15 pace rather than the faster opening he had in Geelong last year. 17. He says Christian was closing fast on the run, and that when Christian passed him on an uphill, Yala tried to follow but could not hold the downhill pace. 18. Yala says he remained motivated because he could still see Hayden ahead, and he eventually focused on bringing second home. 19. The tone is technical, candid, and race-specific, with detailed split talk, course references, and recurring back-and-forth between host and athlete. 20. Listeners who follow middle-distance triathlon tactics and pacing will get the most from it, while people wanting a broad sports recap may skip it.

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A tight Geelong recap that stays close to the racing and the race-day technical hiccups.

The piece frames 70.3 Geelong as a hard race from the start. It keeps its eye on the second-place finish, the repeated bike attacks from Hayden, and the pressure that never really let the front group settle.

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For a quick 70.3 Geelong debrief with surges and tired legs.

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