Well Talbot when 2 of the very best recognize what you are doing for the sport of triathlon. I would say that’s not too shabby Thank you Talbot for all the content, info and laughs You really are great at what you do 😀
Lionel: you have to race the race, do whatever it takes to get to front before the run. Next sentence: I couldn’t care less what those guys do. I’m just going to race my race.
This is the purest reflection of the inner conflict he is having between being his authentic self and repeating whatever bullshit some coach has told him. Lionel has always had a very do-or-die attitude. But notice all of a sudden this last summer he started saying this bullshit about how "it's all just a journey between me and myself." As if he's some hobby jogger and the outcome doesn't actually matter. This attitude clearly isn't his; it goes in direct conflict with his personality. It's some bullshit someone else has convinced him of that he's not genuinely bought into. In this moment, the inner conflict revealed itself in his speech.
Yeah let’s be honest - in the end pro sport it’s all about winning and every athlete wants it. This type of talk sounds passive. Like he’s preparing to soften the blow of potential disappointment. Every athlete feels (or should feel) absolutely miserable after underperforming. Even I, a middle aged guy on local runs get super annoyed haha Lionel might never win Kona, but he can certainly outperform people that are better than him on the day.
Loving the content and all the interaction with the athletes and behind the camera action. No magic secret just everyone working their ass off for the big day. Thank you to all. ❤
Knowing what not to do is just as valuable as knowing what to do. That's been a part of my coaching philosophy. He's the only other person I've heard echo that sentiment.
This Vlog series is proving to be highly entertaining. Good job Talbot. I would appreciate it if Lionel would clarify his constant contradiction of "You have to bridge the gap to the front right away" with "I don't care what anyone else does - I'm doing an individual time trial." Does he have schizophrenia?
Lila has been very clear throughout his build up to Kona that he wants to have his best race. He is not going for external goals. He is not going for the Win. He is wanting to do his best race. In that rant he was saying “if” an athletes wanted to win they need to be at the front of the race. Lionel does not care to win. He is here for fun.
The hype is real!! Now I understand why IM isn't doing anything...why do it when Talbot is doing such a fantastic job? Dude thanks for that. I hope IM is somehow compensating you!
Super fan of Talbot’s work! Thanks for the behind the scenes content…these are so good. I was hoping the business prop from Blu was Talbot doing work filming more of the boyz. But guess I’ll have to watch a Santana ad in the future to support them 😉 Keep it up! Another vote for the sanders series 🙌
RE: Lionel repeating the same behavior. Change takes effort and, more importantly, time. It also involves having to endure a great deal of pain as you struggle to break free from your old habits.
OMG Lionel is so funny. He was delirious on the massage table. To answer Talbot's question about the steepest part of the run course, it is Palani Hill. I was there in 2018 when Lionel was coming up Palani and I was yelling at him that he was 6min behind the front pack that included Patrick Lange. All the best Lionel. Race to your potential and show the world.
It’s been interesting to hear all the heat talk from 3 cold weather athletes, being from Texas. Then I watch one Ryan Miller video the day he lands in Kona and he said “it’s quite cool not as hot as previous years” hahaaaaa.
Funnily, I see this as a positive sign. It means he is nervous because he believes something is possible. By the way, he KNOWS from his data he is in a great shape, much much better than last year. I'm probably one of the only ones who did top sport in the past and I can confirm that have a lot of nerves before a big race is very normal and not indicative of a bad performance. Instead, feeling nothing before a big race, is mostly a sign you have no drive or you don't believe.
Armchair observer checking in....LS could benefit from a sports psychologist. He mentally spirals and ruminates way too much. It makes for good content, but not good for his mental state, sleep or recovery.
You hate to see it but yes, getting more cluster fucked as the days get closer. His heart rate and recovery scores are concerning. You would like to see him getting towards the green at this point on whoop
And really, you swim with the swim trunks, or even where shirts, 90% of the time, which leaves, tapper and racing,,,it's no wonder why I like riding a 42 pound bike around:)
I know the “locals don’t want you to be there” comment is the same sentiment across all Hawaiian islands. The people don’t like or want anyone who isn’t native. It’s hard to even put yourself in their shoes and feel like they feel.
Tales from Kona The lion, the Hulk and the Zen Master With fire in his eyes, the lion roared from the water. The Zen master and the Hulk had already raced up the road. Throwing all caution to the wind, the lion cranked Remco level watts to catch the Hulk by the turnaround. The Hulk began the run with the Zen master shadowing him from behind. After pounding bottle after bottle of Red Bull, the Hulk made a quick move to the right into the Porta John. He slammed the door so violently that the latch jammed the door shut. The Zen master continued on up the road with a slight smile on his face. The lion came upon the Porta John and saw it shaking violently. He tried to open it to let out the Hulk. “It’s jammed I can’t get it open”, said the lion. "go on without me” cried the Hulk. The Lion set out at a furious pace to run down the Zen master. “Who cares if I blow, I’m winning this for the Hulk now!”he thought to himself. What would happen next? Would the Zen master coast to victory? Would the lion run him down? Or would the one who had laidlow, surprise them all?
Hmmm, swimming with swim trunks on, wonder how many episodes back I mentioned this, maybe like 3 years ago, the saying less is more, same thing, lol it's like you are in my dream, but 3 years behind,,,so here is your 3 year into the future tip for you, swimming is like a wind tunnel, you need to really work on your water aero position, like when one arm is out in front, your head is touching your shoulder, now as for Lionel mental condition, he is loosing it, so many thoughts, so many different directions, one thing is for sure, one could say it's like Lionel is lost in a jungle, now some will learn and find the town, others just keep walking, some in circles, some in straight lines, but what they both have in common, no sense in direction,,,
“The master baiter, Lionel Sanders” - Gustav
gustav knew what he was doing when he said that
Ran right to the comments after I heard that
You gotta hand it to Gustav
"Isnt it good, Norwegian Wood?"
that was gold ;D
Kb turning the cam on Talbot is awesome!!!
The Let him Cook scene was fire
rewatched it 10 times in a row, rest day has now become double threshold day
dropped calm KB edit mid vlog
Perfect timing. Got a huge double T day tomorrow. I’m pumped
Love the Norwegian on the videos. KB and Gustav are a breath of fresh air
agreed 100%
Well Talbot when 2 of the very best recognize what you are doing for the sport of triathlon. I would say that’s not too shabby
Thank you Talbot for all the content, info and laughs
You really are great at what you do
😀
This!
Lionel: you have to race the race, do whatever it takes to get to front before the run.
Next sentence: I couldn’t care less what those guys do. I’m just going to race my race.
He waffles about nothing sometimes 😂
This is the purest reflection of the inner conflict he is having between being his authentic self and repeating whatever bullshit some coach has told him. Lionel has always had a very do-or-die attitude. But notice all of a sudden this last summer he started saying this bullshit about how "it's all just a journey between me and myself." As if he's some hobby jogger and the outcome doesn't actually matter. This attitude clearly isn't his; it goes in direct conflict with his personality. It's some bullshit someone else has convinced him of that he's not genuinely bought into. In this moment, the inner conflict revealed itself in his speech.
Some coach = Jan Frodeno 💀
Yeah let’s be honest - in the end pro sport it’s all about winning and every athlete wants it. This type of talk sounds passive. Like he’s preparing to soften the blow of potential disappointment. Every athlete feels (or should feel) absolutely miserable after underperforming. Even I, a middle aged guy on local runs get super annoyed haha
Lionel might never win Kona, but he can certainly outperform people that are better than him on the day.
Master baiter. Pure gold
The Norwegian love for Lionel is so awesome
This vlog is the best. Lionel is a master in content!
Or maybe Talbot is the master in content. Lionel is the producer and Talbot is the Director. This vlog is the Director cut version.
Doing great Talbot!! Keep rocking it…we will be here
i was in tears when they showed him with the camera sitting in the shade.
I love KB's humor.
Lionel kinda seems like a massive headcase 😂that laugh at 2:34 is straight out of a horror movie
Kinda? That’s why we love him
Yeah there's no doubt, especially if you've been watching the channel since 2017 😅
Man that giveaway had me lol’ing.
I love this series man, I love the banter between the Norwegians also. Thanks guys 🙌🏻
Vids are so awesome and the Norwegians are gold 😅 well done lads 👏
Really enjoying these LS KONA VLOGS. Thx guys🇹🇼
Loving the content and all the interaction with the athletes and behind the camera action. No magic secret just everyone working their ass off for the big day. Thank you to all. ❤
How can not love the boyz from Norway? Hoping for a Sanders, Blu, Gustav trifecta! Miracles can happen..you just have to believe!!!
best series about kona on youtube! thanks so much guys!!
Let’s go team! Best vids out there, congrats to those Norwegians, really cool guys! Let’s hope that LS will run his own race as it must!
So good! Gustav baiting sponsors to pay more. I love it!
He cares.
@4:37 haha pure gold 😂 you have to make a short of this clip!
Also, I think KB deserves all the add revenue for this episode only for this move alone.
Knowing what not to do is just as valuable as knowing what to do. That's been a part of my coaching philosophy. He's the only other person I've heard echo that sentiment.
Content has been brilliant Talbot, well done 👍🏼
i love the blog. pls continue after kona. :D do it forever! thrilled to see tomorrows episode about nutrition!
I lllove Lionel is on this mood in race week 🚨🚨🚨 and master-bated defending Kona champ Gustav even! Noice!!
these are cracking me up in the best way!!
This Vlog series is proving to be highly entertaining. Good job Talbot. I would appreciate it if Lionel would clarify his constant contradiction of "You have to bridge the gap to the front right away" with "I don't care what anyone else does - I'm doing an individual time trial." Does he have schizophrenia?
Lila has been very clear throughout his build up to Kona that he wants to have his best race. He is not going for external goals. He is not going for the Win. He is wanting to do his best race. In that rant he was saying “if” an athletes wanted to win they need to be at the front of the race. Lionel does not care to win. He is here for fun.
Lionel*
The hype is real!! Now I understand why IM isn't doing anything...why do it when Talbot is doing such a fantastic job?
Dude thanks for that. I hope IM is somehow compensating you!
Super fan of Talbot’s work! Thanks for the behind the scenes content…these are so good. I was hoping the business prop from Blu was Talbot doing work filming more of the boyz. But guess I’ll have to watch a Santana ad in the future to support them 😉 Keep it up! Another vote for the sanders series 🙌
RE: Lionel repeating the same behavior. Change takes effort and, more importantly, time. It also involves having to endure a great deal of pain as you struggle to break free from your old habits.
This is pure gold!
OMG Lionel is so funny. He was delirious on the massage table. To answer Talbot's question about the steepest part of the run course, it is Palani Hill. I was there in 2018 when Lionel was coming up Palani and I was yelling at him that he was 6min behind the front pack that included Patrick Lange. All the best Lionel. Race to your potential and show the world.
"The Master Baiter"...absolute gold Gustav 🙂
I believe the opposite. That when it starts you have the confidence you have done everything possible. The fun starts. This is why you do it.
5:35 gustav and kristian out here giving Lionel some GREAT advice, please do a Sanders Series
It’s been interesting to hear all the heat talk from 3 cold weather athletes, being from Texas. Then I watch one Ryan Miller video the day he lands in Kona and he said “it’s quite cool not as hot as previous years” hahaaaaa.
I really hope I’m wrong but Lionel seems like he’s unraveling. Just a hint of manic creeping in. Am I wrong?
Not wrong...
I hope not. Would love to see him smash it!!
I am thinking the same. I think his behavior is a way to conceal the panic/fear is feeling inside for his performance on Saturday...
If you have done the work. Then lay it all on the line
Funnily, I see this as a positive sign. It means he is nervous because he believes something is possible. By the way, he KNOWS from his data he is in a great shape, much much better than last year. I'm probably one of the only ones who did top sport in the past and I can confirm that have a lot of nerves before a big race is very normal and not indicative of a bad performance. Instead, feeling nothing before a big race, is mostly a sign you have no drive or you don't believe.
Whoop I bought only because of Lionel Sanders 😊 I didn’t know Whoop before 😎 use it now more than a year and I like it very much 👍 thanks Lionel
"I'm typically brain dead by the time I get to the run."
Someone test his cognition! Haha
lol Lionel is peak contradiction
Talbot with another banger
Love this stuff.
TALBOT EXSPOSED AND BUSTED BY KB!!! Always knew this to be the case. LAZY Bert!!! Love you man dont worry will keep watching....😜😜
lionel for the swim try out some of the mesh swim socks. absolutely crushing to use
Red is now owned by Nikon. Tell Lionel to get you an Arri Alexa LF
Fell off the treadmill running to the comments for “master baiter” 😂😂
Great athletes are highly coachable.
Great video!
First 3 mins is just Lionel crashing out lmaooo
In this race you never know what will happen to the competition. Negative thoughts should never be in the equation.
Lionel is having a bit of a fit here.
What’s your zone 2 run and bike pace/ heart rate
“just ask me about LT1“ 😂
Armchair observer checking in....LS could benefit from a sports psychologist. He mentally spirals and ruminates way too much. It makes for good content, but not good for his mental state, sleep or recovery.
Absolutely. But he would never do that.
Agreed. Been saying that for years. It would probably pay off more than the wind tunnel testing.
What’s that white clip on his hrm strap at 2:02?
Core. Measures temperature
Please let the man cook. The meal will get fantastic.
AWESOME! Well said💪💪💪
What was the air temp? And humidity?
Anyone know what the white clip attached to their HRM is? Don't see anything that looks like it on Garmin's website.
Core temp.
KB is looking a bit leaner than usual - he's gonna win!
Talbots memes are goated
Lionel "series" is a great idea.
Does Lionel uses compression pants?
Why does it feel like Lionel is slowly self imploding again?
Every vlog it's something different.. you hate to see it. Rooting for top 10 at least I think he can
getting closer to the race i guess
Oh yah. He is. Trying very to hard to connive himself he doesn’t care to soften the landing when he’s inevitably cooked on race day
You hate to see it but yes, getting more cluster fucked as the days get closer. His heart rate and recovery scores are concerning. You would like to see him getting towards the green at this point on whoop
Prediction for podium. Kb, MAG D, Sam L then between Gustav and Patrick for the top 6, Lionel 8th.
Oof the vibes are baaaad man.
lol the Norwegians are a comedy act
Is that guy with the bike the coach of Colin Chartier?
Why is the recovery score so low though?
Best one yet, good job Talbot!
And really, you swim with the swim trunks, or even where shirts, 90% of the time, which leaves, tapper and racing,,,it's no wonder why I like riding a 42 pound bike around:)
You’re welcome here Lionel. F the so called locals haha
Shooting is a way harder than just sporting :D
So Kristian will buy the Sanders channel or be an investor
Just got the form goggles they’re great
I know the “locals don’t want you to be there” comment is the same sentiment across all Hawaiian islands. The people don’t like or want anyone who isn’t native. It’s hard to even put yourself in their shoes and feel like they feel.
Tales from Kona
The lion, the Hulk and the Zen Master
With fire in his eyes, the lion roared from the water. The Zen master and the Hulk had already raced up the road. Throwing all caution to the wind, the lion cranked Remco level watts to catch the Hulk by the turnaround. The Hulk began the run with the Zen master shadowing him from behind. After pounding bottle after bottle of Red Bull, the Hulk made a quick move to the right into the Porta John. He slammed the door so violently that the latch jammed the door shut. The Zen master continued on up the road with a slight smile on his face. The lion came upon the Porta John and saw it shaking violently. He tried to open it to let out the Hulk. “It’s jammed I can’t get it open”, said the lion. "go on without me” cried the Hulk. The Lion set out at a furious pace to run down the Zen master. “Who cares if I blow, I’m winning this for the Hulk now!”he thought to himself.
What would happen next? Would the Zen master coast to victory? Would the lion run him down? Or would the one who had laidlow, surprise them all?
Lionel is the what master what ?!
So good
haha itss all biz. love it. atleast its not fake.
Chris looking in shape - come back?
I love him
This series is carrying IM
Don’t let Lionel use the 11-cog! Small cogs are so inefficent
The norwegians are so funny
RED cameras are Nikon.
Not satchel, it’s The Feed musette!
Lionel gets weird, again, during race week. We've seen this play before.
Is there any other athletes that you have ever watched with a camera following them around 24/7? This is normal… you just see it because the shows it.
Do Lionel ever wears a shirt y Kona?
I hate to say something negative. But what is it with the camera crinkling, noise lately?
get some sleep dude
KB the luck leprechaun
But full ironman...is too much for him.
He should stay with the half.
He is a winner.
And In the full.
The other guys are too strong
😂ask me my lt1
Oh gosh, please add grease into chain, I'm begging You !
Hmmm, swimming with swim trunks on, wonder how many episodes back I mentioned this, maybe like 3 years ago, the saying less is more, same thing, lol it's like you are in my dream, but 3 years behind,,,so here is your 3 year into the future tip for you, swimming is like a wind tunnel, you need to really work on your water aero position, like when one arm is out in front, your head is touching your shoulder, now as for Lionel mental condition, he is loosing it, so many thoughts, so many different directions, one thing is for sure, one could say it's like Lionel is lost in a jungle, now some will learn and find the town, others just keep walking, some in circles, some in straight lines, but what they both have in common, no sense in direction,,,
Lionel: please, get some more sleep! Aim for 9 hours and get that recovery stat up!
Am I getting to you?
Lionel needs to try to relax, bring it back to the attitude he had a couple weeks ago.