If Lionel was able to perform like that after having his entire nutrition plan go to shit on the bike then this is gonna be one hell of a year. And I’m here for it. When he puts together an entire race from start to finish he is going to damn near unbeatable. Can’t wait for worlds 70.3.
@@phxrsx yo thats like saying pros shouldnt crash but they do, its endurance races and things like this happen. Hell even with all that he still got 2nd
@@jrcp87 I'm a bit confused. Does he mean first professional race of the year? He's been doing pro races for years, so I'd imagine he's registered as a pro triathlete. Although to the others, I agree, this kind of stuff happens, and he handled the situation well.
I like that maple syrup to Lionel is essentially “mikes secret stuff” to the looney tunes in space jam. Hell of a race! Really hope the Rudy/sanders colins cup matchup happens!!
running 1:08 off the bike without the ability to properly fuel on the bike is an insane performance! let's learn that lesson to check materials and bottles pre-race, we don't want that to happen at world champs!!
You see... I do think that are other athletes that may be better than Sanders, but he's got this "hard working human", "fighter", "people's champ" vibe to him that is so great. Almost like an anti-hero. You want Sanders to succeed because he's so honest about himself and so gracious to others. Storytelling at its best. 👏
By far the most inspiring triathlete, its incredible that we get to see behind the scenes with this youtube channel. thank you cant wait for the next one.
I watched this entire race while doing s 13 mile long training run on a treadmill and phone froze right when the sprints started!! Sooo mad!! Nice race and definitely good to see your training paying off LW!!
Hey Lionel, Been watching for a while. As I get serious about pursuing professional ultramarathoning, your videos have transitioned in my mind from being quality entertainment to a well of wisdom. The way you assess your performances is very helpful and the lessons are great things for me to assess in myself and how I approach training and racing. Thank you. Wish you all the best. Peace, Chris
Well done Mr Saunders again. It is so educational & cool to listen to a top pro dealing with his issues in race and also how he is changing his training despite staggering success. These iterations & learnings will pay off. Looking forwards to watching more.
There were hurdles in the race, but what a fantastic ending. A champion isn’t always defined by where he finishes, but by how he finishes. You are a champion!
@@evsakai he said it on his discord server. If you don't know what it is you should look into it. You Can Ask lionel/Talbot/erin questions and chat with other people often really good triathlete.
I think it’s really admirable the fact that you keep pushing and pushing a hard pace running when at certain moment you knew that you were 6th and there no options to improve that position if nothing changed. That mentality. That way to compete with and against yourself Blood in the water 🤘🏻
The race was so good. You did amazing. To come back from over 2 minutes and a photo 2nd finish, was awesome to watch. I was cheering the whole time, it was a good race. Seeing you basically destroy time and taking so many seconds off the guy in front. You are so inspiring. I will be at the PTO tour Canada competing if everything stays on track and possibly Ironman 70.3 Calgary
That was an awesome Recap Lionel. You just tell it like it is. I learn lots from listening to you. It helps me in my races. I'm looking forward to watching St-George Ironman World Championships. Keep pushing until the finish line. I'm rooting for you.
Thanks for sharing. Hearing of your struggles as an amazing pro makes me feel a little better about my age-grouper nutritional mishaps! Those bottles are way too small for most cages. I encountered that problem in a previous Ironman: Boulder one year when it super hot and people were dropping. I couldn't keep the bottles in my cage and ended up a little thirsty between two aid stations. But, I am out there for fun and it isn't a huge deal. And, I hear you on emotional scars from nutritional things! I never even felt sick in a single race up until 2016 and I started in 1992. In all of my Ironmans since 2016, I have vomited through the marathon and even part of the bike (have gotten good at avoiding my shoes while pedaling); I have tried more salt, less salt, more fluid, less fluid, more food, less food, no engineered food and only real food, etc. Even letting an ice chip melt in my mouth would trigger the vomiting. I am too stubborn to quit, so I've ended up with rhabdo from pushing through the dehydration. I am not sure what changed, except I had Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in late 2015 (triggered by the antibiotic Bactrim for some road rash that got infected). I have vomited in every Ironman since. SJS damages mucous membranes, so maybe my gut is just not capable anymore of the stress of the distance because of damage. I finally have my first races coming up since the pandemic started. I have been doing this just for fun and don't have my soul invested, but I am still fearing what the heck will happen with the vomiting. I guess I will find out. One of these years, I will figure out what I am doing. Apparently, I am a slow learner. Anyway, epic race and you did an amazing job fighting to the finish! You are definitely a huge asset to the sport of triathlon with the spirit with which you compete. Thanks again for sharing your perspective.
Great job Lionelle! It was really inspiring to see you dig from so far down. Your fans love you for the heart you bring to the game! Keep climbing bud!
Amazing race, especially considering the bike challenges. Really happy to see you so obviously enjoying the race. If I see you in Edmonton, I’ll shout “There’s blood in the water!” That should be your theme
Congratulations on an inspiring race! Watching you and Rudy battle it out was absolutely incredible! We can't wait to have you back to Oceanside! 🏊🚴♂🏃
What a monster run after the nutrition issues! Bike speed was still right there with the top 5. I would have loved to see Lionel able to go full tilt the whole ride. I'm excited for the rest of the season
Blood in the water, the Junkyard Dogs, Yo Yo Yo the strongest legs in triathlon, the Norwegian hype. And that's just the men's. The women's races are creating their own dynamics. This season is shaping up to be epic.
This was a great video about a great race effort. Handling the nutrition issues as you did and then ending with such a strong run was amazing. I would think this might be one of your greatest accomplishments
That finish line battle was so epic! I've been seeing people praising the 'sportsmanship' of some old marathon footage where first and second cross the line together holding hands to share the win. To me, thats not sportsmanship. Busting your gut out to give your 100% and then appreciating and congratulating your competitor is a better representation of true sportsmanship.
Getting me hyped. I've been in a school grind, struggling to make the time to train the past year. Graduating in a month and ready to get back to more training, and racing!
That was a great sprint! Even better and more epic than the battle vs Sam💪👍A very strong and very promising comeback!!! At that time I was riding at smart trainer and was cheering Lionel up and pushed for a while 50 Watts more as supposed because of adrenaline 😂👍 I can't really hardly wait for St. George World championship!!!
Congratulations on such a great performance. Man you just keep inspiring, I like this content. You did great, and to be honest, I didn't expect it to be like that on the final few Ks on the run!! One hell of a race, really enjoyed it. Can't wait to see the clash on 7th of May 🔥
I’m happy you’re still not a real pro, so there’s still some challenge left and others get a chance. If it all went perfect that day you would’ve won in a boring way, we want this brutal chaos. Keep being you Lionel!
So great to see that race live! So the bottles are smaller now on Ironman courses? That seems like info they might want to share so we aren't losing water bottles all over the course and taking people out.
Incredible battle both physically and mentally Lionel. I know nothing about what training for an Iron Man is like. But from watching this recap and in reviewing the unfortunate times you’ve had to walk a course, perhaps nutrition was never the “issue” for your missed podiums finishes. Did you consume a lot less carbs, electrolytes, and water then anticipated? Imagine if you did have the right fuelling during the race… Somethings changed for your race day performance and this race was a positive sign! Cheers from Windsor
If Lionel was able to perform like that after having his entire nutrition plan go to shit on the bike then this is gonna be one hell of a year. And I’m here for it. When he puts together an entire race from start to finish he is going to damn near unbeatable. Can’t wait for worlds 70.3.
He shouldn’t be making those types of mistakes this far into his career.
@@phxrsx this is his first professional race
@@phxrsx yo thats like saying pros shouldnt crash but they do, its endurance races and things like this happen. Hell even with all that he still got 2nd
@@phxrsx Hitting bumps and losing nutrition isn't a mistake.
@@jrcp87 I'm a bit confused. Does he mean first professional race of the year? He's been doing pro races for years, so I'd imagine he's registered as a pro triathlete. Although to the others, I agree, this kind of stuff happens, and he handled the situation well.
Jan is the GOAT on paper. Lionel is our GOAT in our hearts
I like that maple syrup to Lionel is essentially “mikes secret stuff” to the looney tunes in space jam. Hell of a race! Really hope the Rudy/sanders colins cup matchup happens!!
Good idea. But i dont think its going to happen again.
"There's blood in the water!" is the new crowd cheer for Lionel. NOTED
Best Race Ever!! I was on the edge of my seat yelling at the monitor :)
Your running stride is getting smoother.
yup training with ahri has payed off big time!
running 1:08 off the bike without the ability to properly fuel on the bike is an insane performance! let's learn that lesson to check materials and bottles pre-race, we don't want that to happen at world champs!!
You see... I do think that are other athletes that may be better than Sanders, but he's got this "hard working human", "fighter", "people's champ" vibe to him that is so great. Almost like an anti-hero. You want Sanders to succeed because he's so honest about himself and so gracious to others. Storytelling at its best. 👏
By far the most inspiring triathlete, its incredible that we get to see behind the scenes with this youtube channel. thank you cant wait for the next one.
Congrats Lionel, great to watch you staying composed whilst managing those unwanted moments during the race and great sprint!
Amazing effort and determination!
Blood in the water and the sharks coming!
Dude, watching Lionel's face that last half mile and him increasing the pace through the pain was inspiring as hell.
Been waiting for this all week.
Great recap! This race was great to watch. Thanks! "There's blood in the water". Lol
I watched this entire race while doing s 13 mile long training run on a treadmill and phone froze right when the sprints started!! Sooo mad!! Nice race and definitely good to see your training paying off LW!!
Lionel you are a bad ass!
Getting second AFTER all that on the bike, is amazing! GREAT JOB! Great Sprint finish!
A sprint finish shows that you have slot dialed in. Great job adjusting strategy. Stellar effort.
Hi Lionel, for me you are the true winner of this race. Very impressive an overwhelming performance! Congrats from Germany
Just like you Michael, World Class Warrior. Best Regards from Canada...!
You can feel the energy of Jackson through the video. Great clip
Hey Lionel,
Been watching for a while. As I get serious about pursuing professional ultramarathoning, your videos have transitioned in my mind from being quality entertainment to a well of wisdom. The way you assess your performances is very helpful and the lessons are great things for me to assess in myself and how I approach training and racing.
Thank you. Wish you all the best.
Peace,
Chris
you previously said you are good at suffering and you want to get better at racing. I think you are on the right track, my friend! Well done!
Well done Mr Saunders again. It is so educational & cool to listen to a top pro dealing with his issues in race and also how he is changing his training despite staggering success. These iterations & learnings will pay off. Looking forwards to watching more.
You have a beautiful life, enjoy that awesome time give you, I'm pround that all you get
There were hurdles in the race, but what a fantastic ending. A champion isn’t always defined by where he finishes, but by how he finishes. You are a champion!
Lionel recaps are so awesome.
Awesome race👍👍, can you cover why u used the old canyon vs the new canyon? I hear a lot of guesses but would rather hear it from the source.
@@evsakai he said it on his discord server. If you don't know what it is you should look into it. You Can Ask lionel/Talbot/erin questions and chat with other people often really good triathlete.
😳 even more inspiring with the adversities of the day, massive congratulations!!!
Mr Sanders you are bringing excitement to the triathlon world !
This man lives for a battle, I love it.
Amazing spirit to fight back to 2nd after the mishaps on the bike. Always an inspiration, Lionel!
I cheered so loud at the finish! Started at 800’meters out from the finish IRL
2nd place is very impressive after all the changes you made and it shows that your are on the right path. Well done.
Being there at the right moment was super fun to see. Great effort to get that 2nd place 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
AMAZING RACE LIONEL!! You really motivated me to keep trying and to keep overcoming and ultimately, keep training hard! ✌️
I think it’s really admirable the fact that you keep pushing and pushing a hard pace running when at certain moment you knew that you were 6th and there no options to improve that position if nothing changed. That mentality. That way to compete with and against yourself
Blood in the water 🤘🏻
Great recap… all the best to you in the upcoming season
The race was so good. You did amazing. To come back from over 2 minutes and a photo 2nd finish, was awesome to watch. I was cheering the whole time, it was a good race. Seeing you basically destroy time and taking so many seconds off the guy in front. You are so inspiring. I will be at the PTO tour Canada competing if everything stays on track and possibly Ironman 70.3 Calgary
That was an awesome Recap Lionel. You just tell it like it is. I learn lots from listening to you. It helps me in my races. I'm looking forward to watching St-George Ironman World Championships. Keep pushing until the finish line. I'm rooting for you.
Finally I have been waiting for your recap!!! You are a true warrior Lionel!
Great race. Your a true athlete and competitor. I enjoy watching your videos.
Lionel, your running form looks so much better this year. Its coming together brother. Gonna be a great season
Thanks for sharing. Hearing of your struggles as an amazing pro makes me feel a little better about my age-grouper nutritional mishaps! Those bottles are way too small for most cages. I encountered that problem in a previous Ironman: Boulder one year when it super hot and people were dropping. I couldn't keep the bottles in my cage and ended up a little thirsty between two aid stations. But, I am out there for fun and it isn't a huge deal. And, I hear you on emotional scars from nutritional things! I never even felt sick in a single race up until 2016 and I started in 1992. In all of my Ironmans since 2016, I have vomited through the marathon and even part of the bike (have gotten good at avoiding my shoes while pedaling); I have tried more salt, less salt, more fluid, less fluid, more food, less food, no engineered food and only real food, etc. Even letting an ice chip melt in my mouth would trigger the vomiting. I am too stubborn to quit, so I've ended up with rhabdo from pushing through the dehydration. I am not sure what changed, except I had Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in late 2015 (triggered by the antibiotic Bactrim for some road rash that got infected). I have vomited in every Ironman since. SJS damages mucous membranes, so maybe my gut is just not capable anymore of the stress of the distance because of damage. I finally have my first races coming up since the pandemic started. I have been doing this just for fun and don't have my soul invested, but I am still fearing what the heck will happen with the vomiting. I guess I will find out. One of these years, I will figure out what I am doing. Apparently, I am a slow learner. Anyway, epic race and you did an amazing job fighting to the finish! You are definitely a huge asset to the sport of triathlon with the spirit with which you compete. Thanks again for sharing your perspective.
Excellent race analysis, personal insight & solid gritty performance! Congrats Lionel
Cheers from Costa Rica! Incredible race. Can’t wait for St. George 🔥🔥🔥
Love these recaps, Lionel is such an entertaining commenter and analyser of his races 👌👏
What a great race!!!! Great effort and recap.
Dude...if you ever get the logistics of racing sorted out, you will kill it! Until then, I will keep believing and hoping. No Limits
Great coverage of your race Lionel. Amazing. I am from Quebec, love the maple syrup sugar also. Way to race, you are a fighter. The best!
Awesome pro debut Lionel. Thanks for the honest debrief as always 🤟
Shout out to the camera guy who kept up in the final sprint! Thanks for the unique view. You’re the real MVP!
What a final. Congrats Lionel. The real show on this triathlon was yours
Amazing performance, couldn’t expect less from you champ ! Never lose hope on you
Congrats Lionel! I love your honesty and humility. This year is gonna be awesome!
Since I neither watched the race nor the results, your report was extremely exciting to listen.
Great job Lionelle! It was really inspiring to see you dig from so far down. Your fans love you for the heart you bring to the game! Keep climbing bud!
EPIC finish. St. George and Kona will be incredible battles!!
Amazing race, especially considering the bike challenges. Really happy to see you so obviously enjoying the race. If I see you in Edmonton, I’ll shout “There’s blood in the water!” That should be your theme
Great performance Lionel!! I am excited to see what you will do in the future!!
Way to go Lionel, I watched your race, support you & am glad to hear the details.
💪🏽 🏊♂️ 🚴 🏃♂️💯
Congratulations on an inspiring race! Watching you and Rudy battle it out was absolutely incredible! We can't wait to have you back to Oceanside! 🏊🚴♂🏃
amazing insight into the thinking process to avoid panic and blowing up.
Really amazing video format. Combination of insights and matching sequences is really best 👌🏻
What a monster run after the nutrition issues! Bike speed was still right there with the top 5. I would have loved to see Lionel able to go full tilt the whole ride. I'm excited for the rest of the season
Blood in the water, the Junkyard Dogs, Yo Yo Yo the strongest legs in triathlon, the Norwegian hype. And that's just the men's. The women's races are creating their own dynamics. This season is shaping up to be epic.
Beautiful sportsmanship. ❤️
Great to see you learning that much! It looks like champion mindset at last )
I'm sure this isn't kosher, but my between the arms bottle holder is two rubber bands.....free tip Lionel 🤣 brilliant finish, that was fun to watch.
Was checking everyday for this update! Great work and what a battle.
That was truly a professionally executed race . Nice work.
This was a great video about a great race effort. Handling the nutrition issues as you did and then ending with such a strong run was amazing. I would think this might be one of your greatest accomplishments
Phenomenal battle for 2nd & 3rd!
Epic race!
great recap and strategizing throughout your race. thanks for sharing.
You’re a savage Lionel!! 💪🏼
Awesome race and finish. I don't care if the sprint finish was for second place, I won't remember that. Great recap!
Fantastic finish and great comeback through adversity!
It was an amazing race Lionel, your finish was unbelievable
That finish line battle was so epic!
I've been seeing people praising the 'sportsmanship' of some old marathon footage where first and second cross the line together holding hands to share the win.
To me, thats not sportsmanship. Busting your gut out to give your 100% and then appreciating and congratulating your competitor is a better representation of true sportsmanship.
Getting me hyped. I've been in a school grind, struggling to make the time to train the past year. Graduating in a month and ready to get back to more training, and racing!
Absolutely love your tude, dude. Keep on being open, honest, hard working and hungry. 🙌🏼🤙🏼🏊🏼♂️🚴🏼♂️🏃🏻♂️
It's when it gets though that we see the ones who have it. Lovin it
Love this journey. So real.
That was a great sprint! Even better and more epic than the battle vs Sam💪👍A very strong and very promising comeback!!!
At that time I was riding at smart trainer and was cheering Lionel up and pushed for a while 50 Watts more as supposed because of adrenaline 😂👍
I can't really hardly wait for St. George World championship!!!
Can we all agree that this is a fun recap of the race!
Bottle mishaps stuff, easy to correct. No more rookie mistakes
Awesome stuff! Love the "blood in the water". Well done champ!
Congratulations on such a great performance. Man you just keep inspiring, I like this content. You did great, and to be honest, I didn't expect it to be like that on the final few Ks on the run!! One hell of a race, really enjoyed it. Can't wait to see the clash on 7th of May 🔥
this is going to be an awesome season Lionel! Keep it up
Cant wait to watch the build up to St George. Great finish man. See you in Utah..
Awesome comeback and finish, legendary shit bro! 💯🔥💪🏻🙌
I’m happy you’re still not a real pro, so there’s still some challenge left and others get a chance. If it all went perfect that day you would’ve won in a boring way, we want this brutal chaos. Keep being you Lionel!
Love these videos where Lionel goes through the race.
So great to see that race live! So the bottles are smaller now on Ironman courses? That seems like info they might want to share so we aren't losing water bottles all over the course and taking people out.
"There's blood in the water!" Gets hyped lol
Epic battle! Enjoyed watching live
What a magnificent run Lionel 😎😎😎
Exciting finish! Thought you were going to hurdle the cameramen
Incredible battle both physically and mentally Lionel.
I know nothing about what training for an Iron Man is like. But from watching this recap and in reviewing the unfortunate times you’ve had to walk a course, perhaps nutrition was never the “issue” for your missed podiums finishes. Did you consume a lot less carbs, electrolytes, and water then anticipated? Imagine if you did have the right fuelling during the race…
Somethings changed for your race day performance and this race was a positive sign!
Cheers from Windsor
"Okay, don't be a baby, don't cry about it..." Love it.
There is an aero bottle on the bike, surprising?! There you saved the energyfor the amazing sprint ;-)