Unless his FTP after 7 weeks of intensity training (and 4 years of racing) is less than 400. So I did Ironman Canada in 88. Sanders is riding the latest UCI-legal version of Canyons Speedmax frame. On the old Ford Test Track in Windsor, Ont., girlfriend Erin MacDonald sets Sanderss pace for a 32-kilometre run. He heard stories from older team members who had known Sanders the year before. Sanders time of 8:04:07 stands as the third-fastest in the 40-year history of the race. Lionel James Sanders (born February 22, 1988) is a Canadian professional triathlete and the winner of the 2017 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.In 2017 and 2021, he also placed second at the Ironman World Championship. Theres nobody whos done well in Hawaii [in] his youth, Shepley says. These are necessary for our site to function properly and to create the best possible online experience. Perhaps to mitigate his relative inexperience, Sanders is focusing his mental energy on his biggest threat: German triathlete Jan Frodeno. Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 components combine with the Favero Assioma Duo power meter pedals. 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. Book by Harland Sanders, 2012. Sanders officially began his professional triathlete career in September when he continued his win streak by taking first place in 70.3 Muskoka. Do all you can and do it the best you can. "How hard you can go is in your head," he says, between breaths. Sanders takes his first and, to date, only world title when, against the odds, he takes victory at the ITU long-distance world champs in Penticton, British Columbia. I was able to hear his breathing. WILDFLOWER WILL RISE AGAIN"When the drought is over and the water levels are normal, we hope to return The Wildflower Triathlon back to the iconic event that it was and is." According to HED, this wheel is designed to go very fast and handle great in all wind conditions.. Hes built a massive social media following by being open and honest about himself, though he admits his wife, Erin, is the gatekeeper of what goes out into the world. That moment motivates, but it also teach- es. Sanders would rehire Tilbury-Davis a year or so later as an advisor. The dark times I went through were a big motivator when I first started racing at a high level, Sanders says. [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. Doug Sanders said his sons struggles really hit home when he came home for a visit in 2008. You can't compare Austria or any of the European races - they are absolute BS compared to Kona. 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. Cycling would be more lucrative for me, but [theres] so much drugs and crap in cycling I have no interest, he says. His results were: 50:59 4:00:26 2:50:31 with a final time of 7:43:28. The 30-year-old has spent the last seven years inflicting a very different sort of abuse on his body, and his willingness to suffer has transformed him from addict to being the most improbable triathlon superstar in the world. With 145,000 subscribers, Sanders YouTube channel, which is produced by Talbot Cox, routinely pumps out videos that often garner over 100,000 views. "KFC dishes up Colonel Sanders' autobiography for free" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. The stereotype of Canadians being ridiculously friendly could not be truer in Sanders case. CROCOPHOBIAI thought about crocodiles consistently during the swim leg. 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.. I know. It is fair for pro women especially. When my husband decided he was going to join her in the next triathlon, the voice [in her head] returned with a vengeance: Dont even think about it, America! Known as one of the most consistent athletes on the Ironman circuit, here's everything you need to know about the 70.3 and iron-distance champion, Lionel Sanders One of the most consistent and most successful Ironman competitors, Lionel Sanders has a win record that most fellow long-distance triathletes would trade a limb for. There werent many surges besides hers. - Gwen Jorgensen Rio Olympic Triathlon gold medalist. You have got to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it - because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don't you see? 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He still manages to keep a very busy race schedule, but he doesnt do training races or test races. Watch: From addiction to Ironman: A journey to recovery, Sanders, one of the top 10 Ironman athletes in the world, is headed to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, to compete in the sports hallowed world championship on Oct. 10. The previous record, held by Marino Vanhoenacker, had stood for five years. It comes not as a surprise that Sanders is very disappointed in Chartier. The parents of Lionel Sanders are Doug Sanders, Becky Sanders. With that came the weight of expectation, which quickly turned running from an escape to a chore. All of the European races, there is drafting. It seems so non-adventurous, everything is about details and you have to be so serious - am I wrong? AMERICA THE TRIATHLETEA year ago, a friend of mine competed in her first triathlon. I watched him go through every emotion possible in, like, 15 minutes, he said. In the four Ironman races Sanders has completed, hes learned valuable lessons each time about proper hydration, or simply the mental fortitude necessary to carry on after getting a flat tire. I need to make a ton of mistakes. 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. Things deteriorated after that. [12] In 2018 Sanders continued his success, winning most of his races, except Oceanside 70.3, which he lost to Jan Frodeno. On his first Ironman in Louisville, Kentucky in 2010 where he was lapped on the run by Britains 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. No limits, the slogan Lionel Sanders promotes, always sounds good, until you push yourself beyond that very point. Sanders served as chair of the then-Department of Classics at Concordia from 1980 to 1986 and as vice-president of the Classical Association of Canada from 1983 to 1986. 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. 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.. His post-race recaps are traditionally straight from the cuff and he has no qualms criticizing himself. Sanders may have slacked off in practice, but through sheer force of will, he still achieved impressive results. 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. For Sanders, a professional Ironman triathlete, this exercise in masochism is just the beginning of his daily routine. Ironman representatives declined repeated interview requests. I think a dream is just a suggestion to start something out, do something. The medal was nearly a golden one. Sanders went to Kona last year as a spectator and rode his bike behind Frodeno for part of the marathon, to observe him and spot weaknesses. The whole system is botched, and it totally needs to be revamped, Starykowicz said. And I think that was the moment that I realized there might be a big, big problem here., After a post-bike-ride lunch break, Sanders and his fiance, Erin MacDonald, head to the pool where he swims every day. At Ironman Mont Tremblant Sanders had a disappointing performance, finishing fifth. Its easier to get away in a tailwind than a headwind. There is no logic in this place. - Heather Wurtele: writing in her blog. I jogged and walked to the run turnaround and on the way back I saw a really beautiful lawn with shade where I laid down and fell asleep. Jason Middleton. Hes also struggled to get to the finish in Kona on numerous occasions. 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. I am one of those people who needs to learn and have it hammered into me many times I dont know why I dont learn, he said. On his home patch of Ontario, Sanders enters his first half-distance race as a professional, promptly winning Ironman 70.3 Muskoka, the first of dozens of 70.3 triumphs over the following years. 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. The food I've liked in my time is American country cookin'. He has had great success winning half-Ironman races, but his record on full Ironmans is less impressive. Lionel pioneered the first course on women in Ancient Greece and Rome at Concordia, as well as most of the courses on Greek and Roman history in the Classics curriculum.. 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 the strongest cyclists and runners in the field, he has a legitimate shot at the podium. Hed rather not talk about it at all, but he takes solace in the fact that he might be able to help others. I cant think about so many things at once, he protests, visibly frustrated. Colonel Sanders And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. "[18], Sanders is married to Erin Macdonald. 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. 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. After many failed attempts to quit drugs, on Nov. 5, 2009, only a couple days sober, Sanders says he laced up his shoes and went for his first jog in years. There was a headwind on one side of the run course. 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. I swam well and pushed the bike and I hit the turnaround in something like 5th place overall. 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. The Canadian had substance abuse issues in his late teens and early twenties, causing him to drop out of college. The age group men who are really good start 25 minutes behind you. 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. Having characteristically conceded much time to his rivals in the water, as well as suffering a puncture on the bike, he reels in Australian Josh Amberger on the run to become king of the world. It was then that I realized how mentally tough he is and how deep hes prepared to go in training.. www.imdb.com. He also trains like a maniac. Haha. See how he suffers, he says. I believe it was at that moment that the seed to become a professional triathlete was planted." New training room is coming along nicely. Every race is a gift and that means you should take everyone to the limit. He kept it up every day. People make fun of me when Im walking, Sanders said during the press conference in St. George. 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. In June, he won Challenge Family "The Championship" again against Sebastian Kienle in a time of 3:44 before winning Mont-Tremblant 70.3. Download the app . Canadian pro triathlete Lionel Sanders is joining the #vanlife. Lionel Sanders and family. Sanders earned both his BA, in 1963, and MA, in 1966, from the University of London in the United Kingdom. Hed run through a wall, Huffman said. [3][4] In 2014 he placed fourth in the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship held in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Unfortunately, I got a flat on the bike and the technical descent scared the crap out of me. While most Ironman age-groupers probably dont see much of themselves in Jan Frodeno or Daniela Ryf, theres something relatable about Sanders thats made him the everymans elite. I still had to make a living. Today, hes the youngest guy and the only Canadian ranked among the top 10 Ironman triathletes in the world. This is a sport of inclusion and participation, we welcome everyone, even if you tattoo MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN on your shaft, you are welcome to sign up and play. Patrick [Lange] taught me that last year. This was a 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike and 42.2 km run. Its 6:25 p.m., at the end of this long training day, and Sanders and MacDonald have just arrived at the Ford Test Track in Windsor, a massive, 1.6-km paved track that was once used to test Ford vehicles. [11] Sanders led the Ironman World Championship in Kona Hawaii through mile 23 of the marathon before being passed by Patrick Lange. Im fighting against myself and my desire to destroy myself early on.. "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. Lionel Sanders 77K views1 year ago No Limits Pt. Heading out the door? 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. I was thinking: I will make up some excuse. The lessons it continues to teach might be why we see a different approach from Sanders at Kona this yeareven if hes still at his absolute limit. It serves him right really. - Alistair Brownlee speaking to The Independent.If I had sprinted past him, it would have been much worse. 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. It makes swimming fun and enjoyable, and I cant imagine doing another swim without them! 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. It could be argued hes actually become much more popular after a number of defeats, too. He went to a level that probably destroyed his neurons so he doesnt feel pain.. Sanders now knows racing is a privilege. 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. Its a place with one stoplight, fewer than 3,000 people, and not a whole lot for kids to do other than play sports. So while younger athletes may have more power, allowing them to excel in sprinting, older athletes tend to have the muscular endurance necessary for long-distance endurance racing. Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! After a few seasons of working with Shepley (and learning how to swim), Sanders made the leap to the professional ranks at the end of the 2013 season, and by the beginning of 2014, he was turning plenty of heads. With almost every criticism, Sanders pushes back. Sanders helped develop the Garneau Aero Tri Suit, which pulls out all the stops to ensure he gets the best in aerodynamics and race ergonomics. Hes no longer running away, but instead running toward something: the singular goal of becoming the first Canadian Ironman world champion in 15 years. I have decided to document my training and racing through Youtube videos, Join my Feed Nutrition Club today to get $80 in credits. Lionel Sanders grew up in Harrow, a small town about 40 minutes from Windsor, Ontario. There were boats on course with guns to help out any competitors suffering attacks. Jodie Swallow writing in her blog on swimming at Ironman Cairns. Dont be against things so much as for things. Lionel Stander I am a professional performer and I only appear on TV for entertainment or for philanthropic organizations, and I consider this a very serious matter that doesn't fit into either category. Loyola College was one of Concordias founding institutions. In Kona you have to pedal the whole way by yourself. 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." Sanders says he preferred to spend his free time partying. May 31, 2012. However unlikely his swift rise from Ironman age-grouper to Kona runner-up in 2017, his popularity shouldnt be a surprise. He did nine races in 2017 and won all but twoboth misses were runner-up finishes to world champions whom he pushed to their absolute limits: Alistair Brownlee at Ironman St. George 70.3 and Patrick Lange in Kona. It might be his age. This is especially true for triathletes. In managing to dig so deep, you discover who you are. 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. Over the years, hes amassed no fewer than 30 Ironman 70.3 victories, along with recording four wins at full Ironman distance. In the distance, the Detroit skyline is visible over the top of the trees that line the track. Will I get killed for saying this? Thanks to a brand-new partnership with Winnebago, the 34-year-old has access to a Revel, the R.V. 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. A lot of learned men think people really are the food theyve eaten. Lionel Sanders is one of the most accomplished triathletes on the planet. In that race, the swim was cancelled due to poor conditions. 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. 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. I think my competitors know that when they line up next to me, its going to be a fight to the death, he says. They rust out quicker than they wear out. Lionel is Rocky Balboa McCormack has massive respect for Sanders, and believes he brings much to the sport, but is worried 'No Limits' is racing against Father Time in his bid to win the biggest race of all. He doesnt have a full-time coach based in Windsor, so MacDonald, a part-time dental hygienist, comes with him to the pool so she can be his eyes on the deck..
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