according to a 2021 british triathlon annual report, just 3.2% of british triathlon members are fromhe population from census data from the same year. it's a common occurrence for sam to be one of, if not the only, black participant at races around the world. you know, when we go to an event, we are, you know, like, we're probably one of the few black couples there, black families there, and sam sometimes will say, "oh, look, i'm the only black one" and he just notices. but...that's what, that's the experience that... it's a...it's a...just a given. that is what the situation is. so, he'll say it, um, and we'll say, and sometimes it's, you know, you know that when other people are meeting us, sometimes you can see it almost on their face like, "ah, oh, we didn't expect you to be black. "we just kind of," you know. and i think it makes them stop and think as well. and what it does is allow the conversation, because... ..you're in a situation whereby if the majority of the triathlon, triathletes, and the organisation, and the set—up are predominantly, you know, indigenous white people