The running and biking seemed brutal enough, but the open-water swimming was unimaginable. Over the years, hes amassed no fewer than 30 Ironman 70.3 victories, along with recording four wins at full Ironman distance. K Cycle: Rewriting Bike Design and Pathways to Purchase, Kat Matthews Triumphantly Returns to The Woodlands. Sanders overtakes USAs Rudy von Berg by one-hundredths of a second to take silver at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside in sunny California. In 2007, he quit the sport completely and didnt run again for three years. So every time Sanders lines up, he comes prepared to bury himself. I just say the moral out of my life is don't quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn't come in yet. Sink or Swim: How the Ironman saved Lionel Sanders from himself Get the digital edition of Triathlon for your chosen platform: This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. I resisted. 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. As athletes age, their muscles go through more and more capillarization the formation of new blood vessels because of a lifetime of exercise, Shepley said. Every sport has to have them I suppose and they are entitled to an opinion. 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. Lionel is, to the best of my knowledge, under contract with Canyon and HED. You got to like your work. 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). Things deteriorated after that. 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.. Lionel Sanders-Professional Triathlete 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. Montreal, QC, Canada, Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics, merger with Sir George Williams University. After I ran in front in the tailwind I wanted her to lead in the headwind again as I was expecting her to attack afterwards and wanted to save my energy for the attack. The day that the world starting taking real notice of the Canadian as a serious title contender. Shes going to ride alongside him, setting the pace for his 32-km run. 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. All that was years ago, he says, and hes not that person any more. [14][15], Sanders has been public about the substance abuse problem that eventually led him to sign up for the 2010 Ironman Louisville in late 2009. From there, things went downhill fast: He woke up in detox a handful of times but would buy more drugs the minute he got out; one time his face was cut up because hed used it to smash a window in an attempt to jump from a moving car; he remembers thinking of killing a roommate who snorted the last line of blow off the table at the end of a long night. Pretty insane and it will be fun seeing him attempt the hour record. Lionel Sanders grew up in Harrow, a small town about 40 minutes from Windsor, Ontario. It comes not as a surprise that Sanders is very disappointed in Chartier. He has had great success winning half-Ironman races, but his record on full Ironmans is less impressive. After all, skeptics say, he has a history of drug abuse. Lionel is a 4 time Ironman Champion and 30 time Ironman 70.3 Champion. There's something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind. Kevin Mackinnon May 31, 2022. (In a recent poll on Ironman.com, Sanders was voted the most popular male Ironman athlete by a comfortable margin.) 2 Lionel Sanders 128K views2 years ago Bike workout with Phil Gaimon Lionel. In possession of extraordinary self-motivation, Sanders has since climbed the ranks to become one of the most consistent achievers on the Ironman circuit. 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. His past drug use has been well documented, and he's not afraid to talk about it. At their last meeting at a half-Ironman race in Oceanside, Calif., this spring, Frodeno finished in first place, just more than three minutes ahead of Sanders. May 31, 2012. In managing to dig so deep, you discover who you are. Nicola kept attacking on the bike, attacked everyone, people didnt want to attack on the bike, they were maybe scared. This article was published more than 7 years ago. I still had to make a living. 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. 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! Related: Why Lionel Sanders is the most popular athlete on YouTube. 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.. 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. The Incredible Journey Of Lionel Sanders: From First-Time Ironman Despite the win coming after second-place finisher Vincent Luis is hit by a car during the race. 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. 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. 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. However, Ironman does conduct random blood and urine sampling throughout the year. If anyone has the right to offer pithy inspirational quotes, its Lionel Sanders. Colonel Sanders Two, Feelings, Way 58 Copy quote One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better. I have decided to document my training and racing through Youtube videos, Join my Feed Nutrition Club today to get $80 in credits. So I chose to continue to train and I told myself to get stronger. Promising Taiwanese triathlete Chia-Chia Chang. The dark times I went through were a big motivator when I first started racing at a high level, Sanders says. You can all tease me forever if I end up doing an Ironman somewhere! [citation needed] The following year Sanders went on to have a successful 2014 Ironman 70.3 season with notable wins at the Ironman 70.3 races in Muncie, Racine and Steelhead. With a population of about 2,700 and shrinking everyone in Harrow knows everyone else, and there isnt much for kids to do. 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FILIAL DEVOTION When we returned from our trip, I was sending the kids off to school, and out of nowhere, my 10-year-old son said, Mom? Yes, Connor? When I heard you dropped out of the race, I just wanted to come find you at mile 23 and carry you the rest of the way. We both lost it. Ruth Brennan Morrey on what her son said after he heard a mistaken report that she had dropped out of the 2015 Ironman World Championship. Luckily he has another chance in 2022 at the Ironman World Champs in Kona in October. On the old Ford Test Track in Windsor, Ont., girlfriend Erin MacDonald sets Sanderss pace for a 32-kilometre run. There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. Ready? he asks. One of those big changes was a switch in bike sponsor to Canyon Bicycles. Plus, my mum wouldnt have been happy with that. - Alistair Brownlee speaking to The Telegraph. Do I take the oxygen and spend 13-15 hours without oxygen at 27,300 feet? He describes how, after his second year at Windsor, he dropped out and stopped running. I was able to hear his breathing. 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. Lionel Sanders is coated in sweat. I looked at my social security check of 105 dollars and decided to use that to try to franchise my chicken recipe. 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. Pro Bike: Lionel Sanders' New Canyon CF SLX - Triathlete Perfect descriptions of the feelings of a VO2Max workout - Lionel Sanders It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something. I think my competitors know that when they line up next to me, its going to be a fight to the death, he says. 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. That was very, very stressful without seeing and going backwards. 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! He set a brand new one-hour .