Finally in The Money | Santa Cruz 70.3 

I remember watching your first couple of triathlon videos and to see you now top 10 in a pro 70.3 is nuts 🤯 your progress is insane 👏

When you actually listen to your pre-race comments, you can really see how much you have matured! A year ago you talked about progressing to the point where you'd win a race without even considering the sacrifice it would take to get there. Now you're much more realistic about taking a step at a time. And all of a sudden, surprise, surprise, you're in the money! Don't rush the process bro, you'll have plenty of time. So excited for the next year! You can do it! all the best from germany!

And you support Oranje, wearing their '88 European Championship shirt, Ari thats just great.

Sick. Can't wait to spend more races scared of you chasing me down.

Ari, we’re so proud of your progress! Good luck!

Well Done Ari!!! stoked to see you making so much progress so early in your career

Boom. Stoked for you and this race!

Big congrats! Making good progress... wishing you all the best on your next goal

Congrats, Ari! Happy to see all of the hard work and effort is paying off for you. Onward and upward!

Awesome! Great job, the hard work is paying off and you're living the dream.

Great video per usual Ari.

Was so happy to see you in the money & seeing your progress over the year! Congrats!!!

Dude this was so inspiring! You are so amazing!

Congratulations on the race and your performance! Definitely, something to build on. Best of luck with your next!

Well you got the best run split you said you wanted! Good meeting you on the beach. My mom is still telling people she met a famous person. 🤙🏽

Awesome seeing you do well .. glad you are setting realistic goals .. keep grinding

Dude your videos have become my favorite to watch. Super excited to watch your journey as you work towards making that first triathlon podium!

Awesome man! You really come over much more grown up here, like you know what’s the next moves are to reach podium. Keep at it, as others mentioned, your progress is massive!

Ari I’m so happy to see you succeeding! Keep up the hard work, that’s the only thing that matters

Well done Ari. Incredible level to have reached in 1 year! Enjoying see your commitment to getting better

Well done, Ari! Congratulations

As someone who races road bikes this was truly eye opening into how fun and also mentally tough the sports world really is . Really inspiring video as well! I have always wanted to take a road trip down to somewhere nice like in the video and train for a couple weeks. Definately doing it after watching this!

Glad you had a good trip and a good race Ari! 💸 This race actually looks pretty amazing. Nice work 👏🏻

Great video Ari and Congratulations! I loved watching this video juxtaposed to Eric's video. I really wish the prize money was better for pro triathletes. You all deserve so much more!

Bro the excitement in your race recap had me on cloud 9!! Super fantastic! New to the channel.

Freaking sick dude. Love watching your journey

Great job, Ari! Been following you since you started and so happy you had a great race! You have passed me at Glake a couple times on the inner loop and am hoping to keep up with you for maybe 1/2 mile one of these times.

Congrats on da 💰 and the top 10 and in living your dream, the grind, the grit the hustle.

Congratulations!🎉❤

Congratulations, well done, your definitely one of the up and comings of pro triathletes, keep up the good work

Snapping necks and cashing cheques. Congrats on your progress and results. Ive been watching the channel for awhile now and looking forward to your continued success.

Been waiting for this for you. UP NEXT!

Really excited to see this! Great win and great mentality

Nice job keep up the hard work!

Dude welldone !! Super Impressive stuff , such improvement !

Huge congrats. Amazing race🏆

Fucking stoked for you Ari ! Good vibes all around. Somebody get this guy a sponsor

Well done mate. You can tell you’ve really worked hard for this moment. Now turn 8th into top 5 then go chasing a podium.

congrats! stay on the path... good results will follow. 👍

Nice legend!!! Sounds like you’re in a completely different head space and environment to really get some awesome growth.

Great video as always

Dude holy shit this is the best footage you’ve ever had. Some of those arial shots are insane 🤯🤯

Congratulations! I saw you crying but you didn’t give up!!!!

love the way you take the result very positive.hopefully more sponsor for you upcoming!

congrats dude thanks for sharing

Ari, you won money! I have followed your journey ever since I first saw you in a Lionel video, I love your videos and your own always fab music production, it makes your channel truly unique as you said for many of us its a wonderful lifestyle this sport gives us, I swim teach in the evenings on four days a week but the rest of my time is swim bike run, I am now 60 and been living this lifestyle for 30 years and I never tire of it. So great now you're mixing it with the big guns! Eric Lagerstrom is a great athlete with an equally great youtube channel. and T O there isn't many bigger than Tim ODonnell . great result. Much love and support from the UK.

Congrats from Ireland. Well deserved.

Congratulations on your top 10 position. Onwards and Upwards 💪🏽❗❗

Well done. Honest course. Great effort. Solid result. Keep at it.

“I don’t want people to know I’m not vegan anymore” 😂 the struggle is real!

Great vid !!

Congrats man!!

awesome performance! Hope you continue to move up on that top 10 list in future races

Congratulations!, in a few more hope you will get podium!

Congrats!

Killed it!

Such an impressive effort. I'm sure it's been a gradual process, but there you definitely gave the impression of having clicked into a pro triathlete mindset in this video.

man that Ruud Gullit jersey is so fkn cool

“My career of 53 weeks” 😂😂 chapeau 👏

Well done!

SICK man! Congrats

Absolutely CRAZY shot of the coast at 12:50... For an event these shots are awesome yo

so happy for you!!!

Good going big man 👍🏻

NO SURPRISE MAN WAS ALL ABOUT TIME AND PUTTING THE WORK CONGRATS

Great effort dude.

Well done dude!!

Great Job !

Well done

Congrats Ari

Dat dude. Congratulations brother

This was so dope!!

Nice work Ari

Congratulations

Exercise for a living! Yessir!

Congrats Ari, very well done. Love the camara work as well. I am a age group triathlete originally from Holland but been living in Texas since 1992. I really like your Tri suite colors and wonder who makes it. Thanks in advance for your response and keep up the good work.

Momentum is building 💪😈 vid giving me chills, good shit brother

Still rocking the legendary shirt !!

Ari you would be a great run coach for a college or start a junior run group in the evenings. Get all your tri training completed in the morning/lunchtime. Create a balance with some money coming in to let you travel to more races.

LETS GOOOOO

Boom!!!!

This is some quality content. Currently binging pre-workouts now.

Way to go I love following your journey! Does mustache create drag? I’d arm and leg hair does I always wonder about mens facial hair

KRASAVCHIK ✊🏼

As part of what I think of as the Seattle Crew the journeys you all share is just nice to get a glimpse of. It's a neat group of people. Your vids are pretty epic and raw and you have a warrior's heart when it comes to competing. I think you really lay it all out there. Now I'm not criticizing your stache as it's pretty cool and a signature look.. but I will say you are a really handsome dude (I'm straight as can be.. not that this matters at all) and would be cool to see you without it at least once.. plus you may be more aerodynamic. :) Now on to the rest of your video.

hell yea

I An from and in the Netherlands. You sir are rocking a cool shirt✌🏻

Nice hunting during the race! 💪

Wow crazy

Awesome Ari! Totally psyched for your race! Question...is there doping control at these races?

congrats

Great Job Ari, a great race for you and your run would be Augusta 70.3! Happening tomorrow 25Sep2022, can you get on a REDEYE and race on Sunday. This would be a Podium of show, since everyone else is at Kona and preparing for 70.3 Worlds in late Oct. Oh, Da swim in Augusta is point to point and current aided. GG! All Da Best!

Love the knees out riding style, I wonder where you got that from. Ride smart not hard.

Great job, you're an inspiration!

The dutch soccer shirt is back.

Congrats! Getting better and better each race! You can buy a lot of Chipotle with 5 bills. 😆

Love your '88 Gullit shirt haha

Nice to see the great result and that you are happy with what you achieved. I was wondering if you have a swim coach. The swim stroke always looks relaxed, but it appears to lack that little bit of punch so that you are on the feet of the large group in front. Looking forward to your next race.

He’s here

Congrats !Getting paid for the first time must feel sick...You did it.