I unknowingly wore an illegal swim skin at the Xterra world champs that contained neoprene, after I crossed the line as 3rd amateur and 1st in my age group they told me that I would receive a 10min time penalty which put me way down the finishes list. Rookie mistake.
2021 IM CHATANOOGA champ. Bike course record, rum course record and overall course record. Met him the Friday before the race at a swim practice. Cool dude. Congrats Skipper
Too funny! At our first 70.3, instead of starting with like-paced swimmers my wife and I had to start at the very back because she had put her wetsuit on backwards and we didn’t realize it until the gun went off. We had a good laugh while I helped her sort it out, and in the end it helped to calm our first timer nerves.
left my shoes clipped on the pedals but forgot to put rubber bands on them. ran my bike out of transition and realized one shoe fell off. ran back in to transition to get the shoe and heard the beep of the timing mat. i had a very fast 30 second bike split!
This year on one of the Xtri series, where an expressway was next to the rural road, I turned the wrong way and ended up on an expressway. I can ensure you, in cases like this you can very quickly recognize your mistake, but the tricky part was going back (200m) to the crossing point against the traffic...
Not a tri but a bike race. I can attest to the course markings. Anyone not making the course correct, should be disqualified from future being allowed. In Arizona, one of the markings was , when get to the large cacti, turn left (not kidding). Of course, many got lost. lame and shame on morons taking short cuts.
What mistakes have you made during a triathlon? Share them with us!
Not enough nutricion on race day
Got tapped on the head by kayaker during IM Wales 2018. I’d swum off course and turned a 2.4 mile swim into a 2.6 mile swim!
I unknowingly wore an illegal swim skin at the Xterra world champs that contained neoprene, after I crossed the line as 3rd amateur and 1st in my age group they told me that I would receive a 10min time penalty which put me way down the finishes list. Rookie mistake.
@@jamiepiggins9020 that sucks.
IM 70.3 Monterrey this year - I forgot my bike shoes in the race morning. They let me go get them even though the T zone was closing.
Joe seems like such a regular down to earth guy with some great stories. Please bring him more often!
Joe seems like that goofy absent-minded chill friend we all have.
i would call it more like "thick" pub guy
“Dude, where’s my bike?”
GTN - you may need to do a top 5 racing tips from Joe after he smashed it out of the park in Florida this weekend!
Love how every member of his family casually chipped in 😂😂 Cheers for the vid 👍🏽
He's becoming one of my favourite Pro Triathlete's. Honest, funny and fast.
Top class athlete with a superb down to earth mind set! very rare!
Could be a big year for him, let's see! 🙌
I remember Heather Wurtele talking about Joe's spot in transition. "Looked like a bomb went off. There was shit everywhere".
Joe's family is hilarious - all jumping in with his mistakes. Don't hold back! He's a good sport, asking them what mistakes he'd done.
This is by far one of the best interview videos GTN made! Hands down! Hahaha, luv the bits where the family chips in too!
2021 IM CHATANOOGA champ. Bike course record, rum course record and overall course record. Met him the Friday before the race at a swim practice. Cool dude. Congrats Skipper
Too funny! At our first 70.3, instead of starting with like-paced swimmers my wife and I had to start at the very back because she had put her wetsuit on backwards and we didn’t realize it until the gun went off. We had a good laugh while I helped her sort it out, and in the end it helped to calm our first timer nerves.
Hahaha Joe's mum is a riot!
Mistake number 1, entering a Triathlon :P
Joe Skipper - what a legend!!
Joe is a member of my tri club, Tri-Anglia!
3:43 that's quite a weird calf :D
left my shoes clipped on the pedals but forgot to put rubber bands on them. ran my bike out of transition and realized one shoe fell off. ran back in to transition to get the shoe and heard the beep of the timing mat. i had a very fast 30 second bike split!
Jumped on the bike only to notice I had forgotten to put cleats on my bike shoes. :/
Had to bike with my running shoes on.
2019 Florida Ironman Champ!
It is always good to know that you have a loving and caring Family who will always protect you and never ever tell anybody about your mistakes. 🤣
Joe skipper is soo cool! Very down to earth champ....hahaha & his parent are cool & funny too....great family 👍
This year on one of the Xtri series, where an expressway was next to the rural road, I turned the wrong way and ended up on an expressway. I can ensure you, in cases like this you can very quickly recognize your mistake, but the tricky part was going back (200m) to the crossing point against the traffic...
Joe was a good sport to admit all these mistakes.
Joe Skipper, what a legend.
We need more of Joe. Perhaps a Joe v GTN challenge
Joe Skipper is as pro version of myself! Hilarious! Thank God I'm not alone :)
Joe has his own channel 👌🏻
On my first triathlon I took off the run leg with my bike cleats on...
And my friend took off with his helmet on... funny stories
Brilliant joe there’s no average about this guy
More Joe, please!
I love Joe
So do we 🙌
Genuinely very funny 😂
I'm going to watch Joe Skipper closely next time :D
This guy is really funny!
Look's like Mark had a ball listening to all this!😂
So funny😂 didnt feel stuff like that also happened to the Pros
Niki #0K I think joe skipper is a one of a kind pro.
@@LoughansDragstra yeah he is awesome! Most others wouldnt share something like this publically
lol, nice guy. Reminds my of my mental cousin. We all have one ;)
Congrats on Florida Joe.
Hilarious- love it
Hes like a British version of Jemaine Clement
Mrs Skipper sounds like my mum. Apparently I've never done anything right either.
Take it easy folks.
Wearing short sleeves in 47 degrees (F) and driving rain. Nearly froze to death on the bike. DNF.
Like a pro, did my shoes wrong to one's 😂
What a nice normal bloke that guy is...
😂😂he’s lucky he ever became a pro!😂
Try not taking a wrong turn on the bike 😬
TRI athlete who… asks mum, who lives with mum…. I am not buying this :\
picking her nose.....
Not a tri but a bike race. I can attest to the course markings. Anyone not making the course correct, should be disqualified from future being allowed. In Arizona, one of the markings was , when get to the large cacti, turn left (not kidding). Of course, many got lost. lame and shame on morons taking short cuts.