That was about the same time that he was handed his first joint and beer while hanging out in a friends garage, and things escalated quickly from there. Lionel would hold on to finish second. Last year he started a tear of runner-up finishes that have engendered him to triathlon fans everywhere. Sanders enjoyed a distinguished 45-year career at the university. Lionel Sanders grew up in Harrow, a small town about 40 minutes from Windsor, Ontario. Lionel Sanders has cited the one trait that he believes will give him the edge at the IRONMAN World Championship in St George, but he needs to be in contention towards the second half of the run to use it.. Sanders says there are around 20 rivals on his radar in Utah, but suggests he is the only competitor in the race who possess the one vital characteristic: He brought a calming presence to the sometimes tumultuous faculty culture at Loyola College, Robert Tittler, distinguished professor emeritus of history, recalls of his late fellow professor and friend. But in March, 2010, after three months of being sober, Sanders relapsed. Sanders led the race until the 23rd mile of the marathon, before the German glided past. Work is the basis of living. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. His past drug use has been well documented, and hes not afraid to talk about it. I resisted. On Friday, October 23, 2020, Canadian triathlete Lionel Sanders set out to complete what has come to be known as the #LSHour. As mental games are not common in triathlon, I also tried to destabilize her and get her out of her rhythm. From his point of view, he didnt win second placehe lost first. He's done this race, he's finished second today, or he lost. I think it was a testament of two things: always carry a space and, second, its not over until its over., On his famous self-motivation: From my experience, it appears that there are no limits, other than the self-created and imposed ones that only exist in your mind. Hed run through a wall, Huffman said. The procrastinator. By the time he got to the University of Windsor, innocently smoking the occasional joint with his buddies had turned into all-night ragers fueled by cocaine and whatever other drugs he and his roommates could afford. Subscribe to get special offers, free giveaways, and updates on merch drops. He failed to make the track team in each of his first two college years, and he coped by telling himself that he didnt care. All of Lionel's videos, interviews, wins and losses led to the part about "the point of sports" in the . Whether it be his epic duels with Sebastian Kienle at the Championship, the sprint to the finish at the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship in St. George last May, his sprint to a runner-up finish at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside in April and then again in St. George last month where he passed Braden Currie in the final few hundred metres to finish second in St. George. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. However, Ironman does conduct random blood and urine sampling throughout the year. Thats all Im interested in, is seeing what am I capable of, Sanders says. THANKS, KONAYou have to know that Austrias bike is a little bit short. Do I take the oxygen and spend 13-15 hours without oxygen at 27,300 feet? Get the digital edition of Triathlon for your chosen platform: This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. In this annual compilation, Timothy Carlson found rich veins of talk from the Brownlees discussing their adventures in Cozumel and Gwen Jorgensen and Nicola Spirig recounting their duel in Rio. Dear Diary, I often have to pee in a cup while a stranger stares at my private parts. A man'll rust out quicker than he'll wear out. 1999-2023 Slowtwitch, Inc., and Slowtwitch.comReproduction of material from any Slowtwitch.com pagewithout written permission is strictly prohibited. Lionel James Sanders (born February 22, 1988) is a Canadian professional triathlete and the winner of the 2017 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. 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. Download the app. According to numerology, Lionel Sanders's Life Path Number is 5. Hes also struggled to get to the finish in Kona on numerous occasions. Lionel was particularly interested in the history and historiography of Greek Sicily in the 4th century BCE and the relations of Jews and non-Jews in Hellenistic and Roman Alexandria, says Catherine Bolton, associate professor in Sanders department. Thats a highly impressive 30 wins in 40 starts; Sanders has only failed to reach the podium in four of those. You've been subscribed to our newsletter. You could say Sanders has an addictive personality. Then when the authorities leave, I have to pee every 10 min for the rest of the day. Make it sound good and go home. Doug Sanders said his sons struggles really hit home when he came home for a visit in 2008. The following year he would take his first Ironman title in Florida, and a year after that would really come into his own . Lionel Sanders teams up with Winnebago. He was 80. "KFC dishes up Colonel Sanders' autobiography for free" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. DNF DAYDREAMSI did want to give up three times actually. One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better. You have to in order to compete at his level, but part of Lionel Sanders draw is that he tends to take things to extremes. SNOWBLIND AT EVEREST "When I tried to open my eyes it was the most horrible pain you can imagine because those two organs have a lot of nerves. I thought if I choose to give up this time, I will have wasted three teeth. Jack had the trophies that Arnold wanted, but Jack didnt have the love of the fans that Arnold had, Ian OConnor, the author of Arnie and Jack told golfchannel.com. The day that the world starting taking real notice of the Canadian as a serious title contender. The ego wants a perfect race. He loved a good story from Greek history as much as one from a recent faculty gathering, and he revelled in the telling of both.. Shes going to ride alongside him, setting the pace for his 32-km run. Six years. Its something he nearly accomplished last October, when he led the race through mile 23 of the marathon before being overtaken by Patrick Lange, who went on to shatter the course record. Erin, who also acts as Lionel's full-time manager, organises all the logistics behind his training, racing and manages the Canadian's sponsorship agreements. The annual event is widely considered to be one of the most difficult feats in sports: It begins with a 3.86-kilometre swim in the ocean, followed by a 180.2-km bike ride, then a full 42-km marathon, all without stopping. With every step, stroke and pedal, I turned No, I cant into Yes, I can, and Im weak into I am whole, healthy and strong. I finally got my answer to that question: Who do you think you are? One of those big changes was a switch in bike sponsor to Canyon Bicycles. Kevin Mackinnon October 5, 2022. Related: Mikal Iden, Lionel Sanders coach You have a shot.. People are just like farm equipment. I am whoever I say I am. After a melt down at Ironman Coeur dAlene, he bounced back to finish second to Jan Frodeno at the Tri Battle Royale (yes, we know there were only two athletes in the race, but he still did a PB with a 7:43 finish), second to Cam Wurf at Ironman Copenhagen, second to Joe Skipper at Ironman Chattanooga and then second again to Gustav Iden at Ironman Florida. Sanders's first professional race was in September 2013 at . 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. He was quoted as saying, "I want to prove to anyone who has ever battled addiction that not only can you beat it, but you can turn yourself into something great in the process. In June, he won Challenge Family "The Championship" again against Sebastian Kienle in a time of 3:44 before winning Mont-Tremblant 70.3. In that milieu, one counted on Lionel to offer the thoughtful reflection which could resolve a divisive meeting and bring amity to the table.. With a new coach (Mikal Iden) who brings the attention to detail that the Norwegian program is famous for, you can be sure that Sanders is pulling out all the stops for Saturdays race. Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Running ultimately helped Sanders recover from addiction, he says. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS When asked if she had overcome a significant injury in her young career: I broke three teeth when I first started training to ride, but it did not make me give up because of fear. Today, Sanders is done talking about his past. You get in this to feed your ego or nourish your soul. #nolimits @talbotcox 739 Most relevant Author Lionel Sanders-Professional Triathlete I think the FORM goggles are the single best training aid to come to swimming. There's something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind. So every time Sanders lines up, he comes prepared to bury himself. However unlikely his swift rise from Ironman age-grouper to Kona runner-up in 2017, his popularity shouldnt be a surprise. Sanders moved in with his dad a few days later, determined to have no more false starts. Unfortunately, I got a flat on the bike and the technical descent scared the crap out of me. Already have an account with us? Haha.- Guy Crawford joking about the moods striking fiance Kate Bevilaqua while training hard for the 321mile Ultraman Triathlon. Taking up running again in 2009 proved to be his salvation and he competed in his first Ironman the following year. 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. The following year he would take his first Ironman title in Florida, and a year after that would really come into his own with four 70.3 titles and a big win at Ironman Arizona. "Colonel Sanders: The Autobiography of the Original Celebrity Chef". Lionel married Erin MacDonald in a small ceremony in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in November 2017 - having got engaged at IRONMAN Florida in 2014. Lionel is, to the best of my knowledge, under contract with Canyon and HED. According to HED, this wheel is designed to go very fast and handle great in all wind conditions.. I couldnt fathom going a second faster. Canada's Lionel Sanders surged onto the professional triathlon scene in 2013 when he took Ironman 70.3 Muskoka by a whopping 6:30 over none other than two-time Kona runner up Andreas Raelert. 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. Frodeno broke his own record while Sanders came within eight minutes of the old record while also setting two personal best splits with the swim and the bike. I can't wait." Sanders is working out in his Endless Pool. Up. This year there was the miraculous come from behind runner-up finish at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside and then that St. George finish. Hes been known to keep a bucket next to the treadmill so he doesnt have to stop for bathroom breaks, says Barrie Shepley, Sanderss mentor and occasional coach. 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! I talked to a few Ironman triathletes and they all said, Dont go hard at all. In my 15-year-old brain that meant dont go 95 percent, just 90. ""I don't want to be remembered as the guy who looked like a wobbly horse down the finishing line, but hopefully for what I've done in the Olympics and other good races. 1 Lionel Sanders 358K views3 years ago No Limits Pt. The guy is just so headstrong. Heading out the door? No limits, the slogan Lionel Sanders promotes, always sounds good, until you push yourself beyond that very point. With almost every criticism, Sanders pushes back. "I always found it ironic that Lionel, one of the first Jewish teachers hired at Loyola, served so well and faithfully the Jesuit ideal of intellectual breadth in undergraduate teaching," Tittler says. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. I remember the first time he came down to Tucson, Shepley says. SNOWBLIND AT EVEREST When I tried to open my eyes it was the most horrible pain you can imagine because those two organs have a lot of nerves. While those sprints to the line are exciting, Sanders biggest struggles dont always make sense, but have earned him respect. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Alistair Brownlee said that he walked a lot of the marathon alongside Sanders in Kona a few years ago he found hearing the athletes make fun of Sanders made the ordeal a bit more entertaining.. Every few steps I fell and he had to pick me up. An ITU world champion, a two-time Ironman Worlds silver medallist and a former world record holder, the Canadian has done it all. It was literally a spur of the moment decision to do the right thing.- Alistair Brownlee quoted in BBC Sport about helping his dazed brother to the finish line. [8] After his 4th-place finish at the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championships Sanders finished his first Ironman distance race as a professional at Ironman Florida on November 1, 2014; an event he won. In Kona you have to pedal the whole way by yourself. On the wall is a motivational mural of Sanders riding in Kona on the road back from Hawi: "You can see on this day that the crosswinds were coming up. [12] In 2018 Sanders continued his success, winning most of his races, except Oceanside 70.3, which he lost to Jan Frodeno. When he hit the 10th straight day of serious mileage, I suggested a few rest days. According to Sanders "there is no right way to train there is a right way for YOU to train." The 34-year-old Canadian star is certainly passionate in the video, and intends to take that intensity into his race season this year. Race day came and he completed the course in 10 hours, 14 minutes, 31 seconds a remarkably fast time for someone who had quit using drugs mere months earlier. Lionel who has a Functional Threshold Power (FTP) around 400 watts. They would tell me about running into him downtown, and he was high as a kite, he said. (In a recent poll on Ironman.com, Sanders was voted the most popular male Ironman athlete by a comfortable margin.) The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away. 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. Download the app . Now in his mid-thirties, theres still plenty of fuel in those legs yet. There arent many people who can push themselves the way he feels he must. My 100-per-cent motivation is to inspire people and give them hope that they dont have to live like that, he says. Takes his second Ironman Worlds silver medal, this time stealing it from Kiwi Braden Currie in thefinal few hundred metres at the postponed 2021 Ironman World Champs in Utah. Without speaking the same language, my sherpa was pulling a rope attached to me. People make fun of me when Im walking, Sanders said during the press conference in St. George. We were a young faculty, energized on arrival by the activist energy of the 60s and often unruly in the best and sometimes the worst sense of the word. Its not uncommon for him to put in more than 30 training hours per weekand that includes do- ing nearly all of his riding in his pain cave, which has become something of his indoor sanctuary. Christenson To be honest about triathlon - it doesnt attract me. I love pushing myself.. I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. There is no logic in this place. - Heather Wurtele: writing in her blog. At 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds, Sanders is perfectly, ungodly powerful as former short-course Olympic gold medallist Simon Whitfield puts it, "Lionel can hold wattages for hours that I couldn . If you want to know more or withdraw your consent to all or some of the cookies, please refer to the. "How hard you can go is in your head," he says, between breaths. The race was to be in August, 2010, in Louisville, Ky. [7], In 2013 Sanders began to race local Ontario Multisport Canada triathlons. 480w = 120%. Hell talk to anyone and enjoys doing it. The signals were simple. It seems so non-adventurous, everything is about details and you have to be so serious - am I wrong? I just say the moral out of my life is don't quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn't come in yet. If there is anything you take away from this performance I hope it is that ANYTHING is possible if you cultivate a love and passion for what you are doing, and you are willing to persevere. 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. Sanders overtakes USAs Rudy von Berg by one-hundredths of a second to take silver at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside in sunny California. It makes swimming fun and enjoyable, and I cant imagine doing another swim without them! On the eve of the first Ironman at Kona in 1978, reporter Dick Fishback wrote in the Honolulu Advertiser that the race seems to be an inhumane attempt to tax the body beyond all comprehension and award the survivor if any with a trophy.. Colonel Sanders Quotes I've only had two rules. So I said I am so sorry, and I apologized, because I really look up to that man. Subscribe here to receive our weekly newsletter with our most popular news! You can unsubscribe at any time. Of the four full-Ironman races he has completed, Sanders has won only one, Ironman Florida, last November and the swim portion of the race was cancelled because of unsafe water conditions. When he takes off his sweat-soaked headband and wrings it out, the liquid it releases onto the hot pavement could fill a small glass in one squeeze. At the end of the day this is a hobby and should be fun and inclusive and hopefully we can find a way to make it affordable to everyone. B.J. Get the digital edition of Triathlon for your chosen platform: This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. 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). But, as the clock ticks, the easy way becomes harder and the hard way becomes easier. Canadas Lionel Sanders surged onto the professional triathlon scene in 2013 when he took Ironman 70.3 Muskoka by a whopping 6:30 over none other than two-time Kona runner up Andreas Raelert. The ego wants the bumper sticker. Lionel Sanders is a professional triathlete who races for the Ironman and Half-Ironman distance. He started smoking marijuana when he was in Grade 8, he says, and did it progressively more throughout high school. Youre the fat kid. Pretty insane and it will be fun seeing him attempt the hour record. Sander's won all but one 70.3 race that he entered, the exception being 70.3 St. George, where he finished second to Alistair Brownlee. His results were: 50:59 4:00:26 2:50:31 with a final time of 7:43:28. He brought that learning, gently but eagerly, to his students and colleagues alike.. Sanders excelled at running as a teen and was the captain of the Harrow Hawks cross-country and basketball teams at Harrow District High School. His weight is 160 lbs. It serves him right really. - Alistair Brownlee speaking to The Independent.If I had sprinted past him, it would have been much worse. "Sport is a beast with two heads. Lionel Sanders and family. Brute force is greatits an asset Ive used my whole career, he says. Thats what fuels the fire now.. With that came the weight of expectation, which quickly turned running from an escape to a chore. Thats what fuels him now, and he learned a lot from Lange surging past him with less than three miles to go. He recently helped raise money and awareness for the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) through his participation in the Professional Triathletes Organisations Pro Am race that was part of the Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles, too. I need to make a ton of mistakes. 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. #cleansport #doperssuck.. While some rushed to publish whatever they could to beef up their vitae, Lionel wrestled hard and long with interpretations and nuances in his determination to get it right before committing to judgement. But Ive learned that efficiency is king in an event like Ironman. He went to a level that probably destroyed his neurons so he doesnt feel pain.. On the old Ford Test Track in Windsor, Ont., girlfriend Erin MacDonald sets Sanderss pace for a 32-kilometre run. Anyone who lives within his means suffers from a lack of imagination. Sanderss training routine is intense even by Ironman standards. Sanders took the lead . He showed a natural talent for athletics, but as a teenager, he just wasnt that interested. Yes, because it means that much to me and I could give a shit about what the corporate views in the Slowtwitch forum are. And as the calendar records the years, it becomes increasingly evident that the easy way rests hazardously upon shifting sands, whereas the hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away. The dark times I went through were a big motivator when I first started racing at a high level, Sanders says. Experience helps, too. I responded that I had just done my share of the lead, too, and in the end I was the one who already had an Olympic gold medal, so she was the one who had to do the work to also win one. Nicola Spirig.She was with me for 2 laps. Luckily he has another chance in 2022 at the Ironman World Champs in Kona in October. A very successful season opener for 2022. Although he trails in two hours after winner Paul Ambrose, his admiration for the victorious Brit inspires him to pursue a career as a professional triathlete. In 2017, Sanders won ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. [16] He finished in a time of 10:14:31. Ed Brownlee, who is 21, texted brother Jonny after the weekend: "So you nearly died that was stupid. Kevin Mackinnon May 31, 2022. [citation needed], On November 20, 2016, Sanders set a new world record for the full distance triathlon at Ironman Arizona, with a winning time of 7:44:29. I go into every race thinking it could be my last because you truly never know when it will be. Thanks! I need to make a ton of mistakes. Triathletes tend to peak older than in other sports, in their mid-to-late 30s. Yesterday I had a lifetime best swim, bike and run, and was able to cross the finish in 7:44:29, a little over 2.5 hours faster than my race six years ago. Sanderss early success raised some eyebrows in the relatively small Ironman community. You can't compare Austria or any of the European races - they are absolute BS compared to Kona. www.imdb.com. I was very much overwhelmed. - Patrick Lange after breaking Mark Allens 1989 Kona run record with a 2:39:45 clocking. Feed the poor and get rich or feed the rich and get poor. Lionel Sanders recently set the IRONMAN record with a time of 7:44:29 at IRONMAN Arizona. Running helped curb his drug dependency, but Sanders still wanted something more. Hes been riding the bicycle a lime-green carbon road bike connected to a stationary CompuTrainer machine for about an hour and he has nearly two more hours to go. Most of those cookbooks don't even tell you how to get a steak ready, how to bake biscuits or an apple pie. Maybe with Gwen [Jorgensen] in the race, not the right tactics to win. - Nicola Spirig Rio Olympic Triathlon silver medalist. [13], On the 18th of July 2021 Lionel Sanders joined Jan Frodeno in Allgu, Germany trying to beat the long-distance world record in triathlon. I'll never retire. Sanders said theres no incentive to dope in Ironman, because the money is too little, compared to other sports. Sanders says he preferred to spend his free time partying. Just a fan tribute of a great Lionel Sanders talk about swimming.Original: https://youtu.be/pv7Sb7GlNMA He could have won this race so easily and he's been tactically so ridiculous. Even on easy days, hell still train for about three hours. The age group men who are really good start 25 minutes behind you. And that race is where I will find it out.. SORRY, MR. ALLENMike Reilly announced that I broke the course record, and where I stood I looked Mark Allen straight into his eyes. Lionel's view: "I was waiting, waiting, waiting for him, keeping an eye to see if he was going to go first. Whether he wins or loses, he always has lots of praise for his competitors after a race. Cycling would be more lucrative for me, but [theres] so much drugs and crap in cycling I have no interest, he says. With 200 meters to go, I decided it's now or never, so I went full tilt and the gap opened up.
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