Heading out the door? Fear of crocodiles, the temptation of a DNF, a humble apology from a Kona record breaker, an existential meditation on ego versus soul at an Ultra also made the cut for Favorite Tri Quotes of 2016. Sanders competes in his first full-distance Ironman in Louisville, Kentucky. There's something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind. The Canadians record last for six months, when its eclipsed (by a full four minutes) by Tim Don at Ironman Brazil. CROCOPHOBIAI thought about crocodiles consistently during the swim leg. I was not feeling bad from altitude or headache. Im fighting against myself and my desire to destroy myself early on.. 20 talking about this. Patrick [Lange] taught me that last year. How hard you can go is in your head, he says, between breaths. Even though his only world title is the World Triathlon Long Distance Championship he took in Penticton in 2017, Sanders is one of the most popular figures in our sport. Lionel Sanders - YouTube [5] Sanders's first professional race was in September 2013 at the Muskoka Ironman 70.3,[6] where he took 1st place over Andreas Raelert. A lot of learned men think people really are the food theyve eaten. Haha. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. I grabbed the Internationals flag, tried to soak in the crowd a tiny bit and screamed in carnal joy when I crossed the finish line." And I am a triathlete. Actress America Ferrera writing in The New York Times about completing the Nautica Malibu Triathlon.EGO OR SOUL?When you are humbled by a race, you realize what the purpose is here. The following year he won the ITU Long Course World Championship and finished second at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Lionel Sanders speaking about his record-setting time at 2016 Ironman Arizona - two and a half hours faster and six years after his Ironman debut. He heard stories from older team members who had known Sanders the year before. My 100-per-cent motivation is to inspire people and give them hope that they dont have to live like that, he says. People are just like farm equipment. Its a place with one stoplight, fewer than 3,000 people, and not a whole lot for kids to do other than play sports. [citation needed] In full distance racing, Sanders placed 2nd at Ironman Mont-Tremblant and 29th at the Ironman World Championships. YOU ARE NOT A TRIATHLETE. Every sport has to have them I suppose and they are entitled to an opinion. I swam well and pushed the bike and I hit the turnaround in something like 5th place overall. (It would appear hell race in the first version of the shoe we reviewed the new version here.). Sanders 3:12:24 is the third-fastest time of the day. Sanders went on to Ironman Arizona finishing with a time under 8 hours to take his first official full distance victory (a year before he won Ironman Florida, however the swim was cancelled). I still had to make a living. Unless his FTP after 7 weeks of intensity training (and 4 years of racing) is less than 400. It serves him right really. - Alistair Brownlee speaking to The Independent.If I had sprinted past him, it would have been much worse. While Sanders has yet to win the Ironman World Championship, he has finished second twice in Kona in 2017 and earlier this month in St. George. Do all you can and do it the best you can. Now in his mid-thirties, theres still plenty of fuel in those legs yet. The son of a dealer in rare books, Sanders' knowledge of literature and classical music, and especially of opera, spoke to his deep grounding in the Western cultural tradition. Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Lionel Sanders grew up in Harrow, a small town about 40 minutes from Windsor, Ontario. I can't wait." Sanders is working out in his Endless Pool. The food I've liked in my time is American country cookin'. Sanders says he is still in touch with some of his friends who knew him during that time, but they want nothing to do with any media. Attempts by The Globe to reach people who may have been with him at the time of his drug use were unsuccessful. New training room is coming along nicely. He keeps the computer in the pain cave, so he can see the screen when hes training. That caught the attention of renowned Canadian triathlon coach Barrie Shepley, who invited Sanders to come train with his group in Toronto and later at a camp in Tucson. "[18], Sanders is married to Erin Macdonald. Already have an account with us? "Which I saved up years for," he says. Lionel married Erin MacDonald in a small ceremony in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in November 2017 - having got engaged at IRONMAN Florida in 2014. Ive already fired him a few times, she adds, only half joking. Maybe with Gwen [Jorgensen] in the race, not the right tactics to win. - Nicola Spirig Rio Olympic Triathlon silver medalist. www.imdb.com. But the soul doesnt need that. Fifty-eight year old Ultra triathlete Will Turnercompetitor in the Quintuple Anvil Triathlon in a story in the New York Times. In Coeur dAlene last year Sanders went from looking like he was in contention for the win to being forced to walk much of the last 30 km of the marathon. His post-race recaps are traditionally straight from the cuff and he has no qualms criticizing himself. The course has never been completed in less than eight hours. The quitter. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something. A place where friends and fans can gather to follow Lionel's triathlon journey. But seriously enough with the elitist bull out there. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Most of those cookbooks don't even tell you how to get a steak ready, how to bake biscuits or an apple pie. 2016 Tri Quotes of the Year - Slowtwitch.com Unfortunately, I got a flat on the bike and the technical descent scared the crap out of me. With 200 meters to go, I decided it's now or never, so I went full tilt and the gap opened up. I resisted. Colonel Sanders Two, Feelings, Way 58 Copy quote One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better. On Saturday Sanders will use a Blueseventy PZ4TX Swimskin, Bont cycling shoes, Form goggles, Garneaus P-09 aero helmet and ingest copious quantities of maple syrup! Sanderss early success raised some eyebrows in the relatively small Ironman community. He won a pair of 70.3s and then finished fourth at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, before winning his first full Ironman in Florida that fall (the swim was cancelled, which didnt hurt). Sanders has won a lot hes won 27 half-distance races over the years, along with four full-distance titles but he hasnt had anywhere near the same success at the sports major titles. I need to make a ton of mistakes. brand's top-of-the-line sprinter-style camper van, which he'll use as a home base for training and relaxing between competitions, according to the company. He started taking freelance ghostwriting work he found online, and with only $200 monthly rent, he says he did the bare minimum he needed to get money for drugs and alcohol. www.imdb.com. Ironman representatives declined repeated interview requests. You can't compare Austria or any of the European races - they are absolute BS compared to Kona. [17] The Hamilton Spectator wrote an in-depth article detailing his substance abuse past and how he will be telling this story for the rest of his life. Book by Harland Sanders, 2012. Has Lionel Sanders dropped another coach? - Triathlon Magazine Canada His former colleagues remember him as a man who was passionately committed to his field of Greek history and who enriched the Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics with his vast knowledge of the subject. In 2007, he quit the sport completely and didnt run again for three years. It was then that I realized how mentally tough he is and how deep hes prepared to go in training.. They spend about an hour in the pool and after each length Sanders swims, MacDonald gives him feedback on his form. Six years ago, Lionel Sanders was a drug addict. Now he's a top Ironman Thats a highly impressive 30 wins in 40 starts; Sanders has only failed to reach the podium in four of those. #nolimits @talbotcox 739 Most relevant Author Lionel Sanders-Professional Triathlete Hell talk to anyone and enjoys doing it. Lionel Sanders says he's done for the season, starts his own Discord When he didnt have the money for coke, Sanders says he sniffed glue and gas, popped pills sometimes not even knowing what he was taking and in his darkest days, he tried boiling down NyQuil pills. Canadian pro triathlete Lionel Sanders is joining the #vanlife. Sanders circles around after his first lap, and MacDonald catches up to him. "Finally got a win at the Challenge World Championship in Samorin, Slovakia. A few days later he put in another block that was twice as long. Lionel Sanders' Kona race gear - Triathlon Magazine Canada So thats the theme of 2018to become a more efficient athlete instead of one who can produce the most brute force.. Do I take the oxygen and spend 13-15 hours without oxygen at 27,300 feet? Sink or Swim: How the Ironman saved Lionel Sanders from himself Lionel would hold on to finish second. Some information may no longer be current. Throughout his teens and early 20s, he snorted a small mountain of cocaine, smoked a small forest of marijuana, and did every hallucinogen and stimulant known to man. Perfect descriptions of the feelings of a VO2Max workout - Lionel Sanders Dont be against things so much as for things. He describes how, after his second year at Windsor, he dropped out and stopped running. Left or right. His results were: 50:59 4:00:26 2:50:31 with a final time of 7:43:28. Lionel Sanders recently set the IRONMAN record with a time of 7:44:29 at IRONMAN Arizona. Running ultimately helped Sanders recover from addiction, he says. At his first race in Kona he competed with a Camelback filled with water, which negated many of the aerodynamic benefits he could have enjoyed on the bike. Im just doing this because I love pushing myself.. American Pro Triathlete Collin Chartier Admits EPO Use After Positive Drug Test, Lionel Sanders On Overcoming Drug Addiction, How Ari Klau is Using YouTube to Fuel His Triathlon Ambitions, Getting to Know One of the Worlds Best Triathlon Coaches, How I Fell in Love With Triathlon All Over Again, Tamara Jewett Is Becoming the Most Feared Runner in Triathlon, Triathlete Alyssa Godesky Has Been Knocking Out Monster FKTs. While most triathletes might train for five to seven days, then take a day or two of rest, Sanders will stretch his training blocks to as many as 18 days in a row. There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. The triathlon long-distance record is smashed by current record holder, Jan Frodeno, in an ultimate head-to-head between him and Ironman champion, Lionel Sanders. At his most recent Ironman, on Aug. 16 in Mont-Tremblant, Que., Sanders placed fifth after suffering two leaky tires and a jammed bike chain. Subscribe here to receive our weekly newsletter with our most popular news! The cockpit features D2Z aero bars with a Wahoo bike computer. He seemed to explode onto the scene out of nowhere and for some skeptics, his history and his rise from addict to pro in only a few years has prompted speculation that he might be doping. JORGENSEN v. SPIRIG IN RIO In my opinion, with Sarah [True], Helen [Jenkins] and Flora [Duffy] having problems, there weren't many athletes who could have been a lot of help. If he were doping, he said, it would make more sense for him to be a pro cyclist. Lionel Sanders Canada's Lionel Sanders arrives in Kona as the 2017 runner-up, a feat he duplicated earlier this year at the Ironman World Championship St. George. He didnt make the cut for the cross-country team and it wasnt long before he says he graduated to cocaine and developed an escalating dependency. In possession of extraordinary self-motivation, Sanders has since climbed the ranks to become one of the most consistent achievers on the Ironman circuit. Six years ago, he says, he was struggling with drug addiction after dropping out of university. Download the app . I have decided to document my training and racing through Youtube videos, Join my Feed Nutrition Club today to get $80 in credits. A regular atop the podium at Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells, this years victory is his 30th career win at the distance. CALL WAITING When asked if she had been contacted by any mainstream TV talk shows after becoming the first American woman since Desiree Ficker to make the Kona podium: Haha, I was hoping to get a call from Ellen [DeGeneres] but unfortunately my phone hasnt rung yet!- Heather Jackson Ironman World Championship 3rd-place finisher. There werent many surges besides hers. - Gwen Jorgensen Rio Olympic Triathlon gold medalist. Lionel Sanders-Professional Triathlete IRONMAN Arizona has had some extremely fast times over the years, including the breakthrough performance by Lionel Sanders in . Lionel Sanders' New Canyon Speedmax CFR - Slowtwitch.com In that race, the swim was cancelled due to poor conditions. Lionel Sanders - Wikipedia The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away. If anyone has the right to offer pithy inspirational quotes, its Lionel Sanders. Hes hard to coach, MacDonald laughs as he swims away for another length. Lionel Sanders edges Sam Long to win 3rd IRONMAN St. George title It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something. I looked at my social security check of 105 dollars and decided to use that to try to franchise my chicken recipe. Running helped curb his drug dependency, but Sanders still wanted something more. Kona is our one saving grace throughout the year. - Mirinda Carfrae explaining why she thinks Kona is the one fair Ironman bike leg for pro women. Yes, because it means that much to me and I could give a shit about what the corporate views in the Slowtwitch forum are. As Sanders heads off to run a warmup lap, MacDonald unloads a bike from the car. On his first Ironman - in Louisville, Kentucky in 2010 - where he was lapped on the run by Britain's Paul Ambrose: "I thought he looked so cool and was amazed that someone could still be running that fast, that late into a long-distance event. Triathlon News & Notes: Lionel Sanders Leans Into #Vanlife, Brownlee Lionel Sanders was born on 22 February 1988, making him 34 years of age.