Kona Vlog 10 || The Windiest Day on the Queen K

In today’s vlog, Lionel opens up about struggling with sleep and how it’s been affecting his training as race day gets closer. After a rough night with only three hours of sleep, he’s doing his best to push through, trying to figure out whether it’s allergies, sickness, or even mold in the house causing the issues. Despite the challenges, Lionel stays in good spirits and shares his thoughts on balancing the grind with recovery.
Along the way, we also crossed paths with a few familiar faces, including Magnus Ditlev, Ben Kanute, and Cam Wurf, adding to the always interesting Kona vibe.
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[@scottblack8735]

Please don’t be sick

[@mateonevis142]

There is a bad flu on the island right now; I'm on day 6 and it sucks!

[@Thenotsoprotriathlete]

“Deep as possible” - Cam Wurf, 2024. What a legend 😂

[@andrecharlebois705]

full front and rear disc, 80's style, sadly rules don't allow...

[@ChristianP.-zu2xg]

Come on man, give it a day off, stop working out if u feel unfit, sleepy and all that. Those sympt r calling for a real day off. Gets u on the podium.💪

[@mikes7654]

Best advice yet !!, 🙂👍

[@caesr21]

I think these videos are doing wonders to promote the sport of triathlon. I love that the Kona World Championship gets these vlogs building up to the big event. It's similar to the ufc embedded series which I'm also a fan of.

[@estevaoavillez]

Magnus would be a great villain on a James Bond movie, he has the accent, the looks, everything!

[@Bukoe]

Denmark already gave one villain to the Bond movies .=)

[@paolonedf]

Take a rest day Lionel please dont be sick!!! We are with you!! I think you are such a great father and person...with love!❤

[@IslaCycling]

He has done it, a well cook Lionel on the grill coming up. Come on we need a peak Lionel for Kona listen to your body. 🙏🏽

[@rolandpreissler1861]

Daumen drücken für Lionel 👍

[@joaquinalmironultra]

Lionel - Oh I’m so sick, only slept 3 hours and don’t feel well. Also Lionel - Proceeds to do a bike workout, run workout and swim. What’s so difficult about not training? Take a rest day

[@Edwardjpenny]

Just want to say I love the new format with the other athletes the vlog is a one stop place for everything Kona, great video

[@aeganaden]

Take a rest man, i'm rooting for you to win this. Cheers from Philippines.

[@MrTraveller.]

Salamat po🇹🇼

[@robwood7175]

I had to like this video even before seeing it cos I knew it would be another fantastic Sanders/Cox production ❤

[@VaeVictisVII]

Surprised Cam just doesn't straight up advise the Wout way and ride with 2 discs in heavy wind 😂

[@mikalaimalinouski9998]

This Vlog is pure GOLD. None of the T100 videos get such high numbers of views. Over 50k in one day!

[@Swim_Bike_Run_World]

Talbot, you’re a genius! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@iantobrewer3896]

Love the perspective/ insight from the other triathletes 👍🏽

[@agassipvc17]

Cameron Wurf es el amigo perfecto en Kona 💯💪🏻

[@christoph_wattever]

Now it's time to practice what you preach, listening to the body

[@ucfnathan]

magnus is the best non-swimmer swimmer of all time. insane

[@Rskrob]

Love watching Lionel train. And, the content with other athletes is also nice sometimes. Great work.

[@aligferrari]

Laura Jean seems to be absolutely fantastic with kids. Good4You Talbot. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@bobbybostic7947]

Great videos. Hopefully Lionel gets the race he wants this year. It’s going to be a really deep field with a lot of young talent.

[@aarondcmedia9585]

You stepped up your kid obscuring today and I

[@carstendk74]

Time to take a break. Don't accept poor sleep. Get it dialed in, make it a priority and your superpower. I used to struggle with it myself. Establishing a regular sleep schedule and taking 300mg of magnesium glycinate 1 hour before bedtime has been a game-changer for me. Get feeling better - we are all rooting for you!

[@jeroenconinx6121]

Pretty sure Lionel knows how important it is and makes it a priority

[@frankgallagher5786]

@@jeroenconinx6121 Not sure. He eats a lot of sugar in the evening, high carbs, lots of coffee. What makes you think Lionel knows how important it is?

[@esgee3829]

also, liking the google earth/maps sat transitions.

[@IsMiseAnthony]

Glad yesterday was my run day on the Queen K. Was out at 9am and didn't feel that windy but probably varies so much around the course. The afternoon clouds that have been rolling in have really been a blessing and I'm hoping they arrive on race day so I dont get cooked. You'll be done the marathon by the time I get on the Queen K portion of mine Mr.Sanders.

[@nathanmaughan2974]

lionel the athlete is awesome. lionel the dad is amazing. go lionel.

[@lukaszodzinkowski]

As always, really good vlog and motivated

[@mariemeyer6852]

I had similar sleep and allergies: Navage for nasal rinse, magnesium 1 hour before bedtime. No screen time in the evening. Do it consistently. Sleep great!

[@mary-louisehayes5344]

2 Zyrtec at night with Flonase in the morning and evening. When you leave AZ and go somewhere that’s hot, humid and windy it will take you out every time.

[@smackerooney31]

Damn Magnus has not only one extra lactate zone but two 😂

[@KerenWang]

Goes up to 8.8mmol/l

[@user-cg7kr7xx1q]

@@KerenWangsteady state👍

[@olistenning4260]

It's time to transcend

[@ajculberson6389]

Undoubtedly

[@frankgallagher5786]

Not quite yet. Another week!!

[@kinseybruno5920]

I really liked seeing other athletes as well!

[@starshockey11]

Has Lionel ever considered backing off his caffeine intake on easy / rest days. He seems to have a ton of sleep issues and high stress (cortisol). I think he’d be amazed how much better sleep he will get and lower stress with little to no caffeine. Just a thought!

[@frankgallagher5786]

Hear Hear! Right on the money. If the airco is on in the house mold shouldnt be an issue. He is tired, stressed and eats too much sugar(friggin white rice for dinner). Too much caffeine. Anyway its kinda to be expected with just a few days till taper week. Difficult now to make the necessary adjustments to get through the taper and peaked for race day. Probably the most under rated training phase of even a lot of pros. does anyone KNOW if he has a coach? Its a yes or no question.

[@pkoster5874]

@@frankgallagher5786 when should you eat white rice? Or never? (Asking for a friend)

[@frankgallagher5786]

@@pkoster5874 Never.

[@XavierHipolito]

Bro he is an athlete, of course he eats too much sugar... ​@@frankgallagher5786

[@MR-wh5wp]

White rice is fine. Brett Robinson (Aus mara record holder - 2.07) eats it every day to fuel his training

[@lynnjenkins1301]

Happy 😃 Birthday 🎂 Levi!

[@joemoya9743]

Series keeps getting better...

[@Diegodidac80]

Be ready for the last dance We re all with you on this one

[@theonlyartist1992]

MAGNUUUUUUUUUUS

[@mobystwin]

Listen to the body!

[@christopherwarman6510]

REST MAN 💪

[@travisbowersox8586]

Lionel, if not doing so already, perhaps try Pillar's magnesium supplement plus some melatonin before bedtime. I hope it helps!

[@3853981]

10 days doing random / improvised “listening to your body” workouts including bricks from Mr. NO bricks workouts and now suddenly there’s mold in the house…… Hope LS gets better from the “mold” or whatever. Too late for a “ I should have done XYZ” video…. Still wishing him to fight for the podium!

[@hglenn55]

Cam is a beast lol Just can't string the seperate beast together

[@larrylem3582]

Is this an Airbnb? They must love the advertisement/insinuation that it's a moldy house, particularly when it's super-windy blowing all kinds of shit around outside.

[@medicalerrorinterviewspodc4294]

Escape the mold!

[@embosurf]

Love it 🙌💚

[@CryptoCrazeCo]

Lionel put some oil in that chain!!!

[@evgeniyp1976]

5:16 These guys always left no ice in a cafe!

[@trigirl379]

a day Off can be more productive than keep training if you are tired

[@elliotclark9414]

LET’S GO!!!

[@Hatori-Hanzo11]

This sport seriously lucking people with charisma, one MMA fighter has more authenticity and charisma than entire Ironman participants put together, Lionel is keeping it alive. go on my son !!

[@kierancorcoran1379]

There’s a few others, the Norwegians, skipper, laidlow & wurf are originals ..agree to a point, some need to up their game & sell themselves & the sport better in front of the camera, it’s the game

[@Gws525]

I mean triathlon is a sport of nerds. It’s a sport that attracts rejects of other sports. Cant do anything actually athletic as a kid, but I can train a lot and be skinny. What do you expect?

[@stevewilkins5369]

@@Gws525you captain of your JV basketball team or something? Good grief lol

[@Gws525]

@@stevewilkins5369no lol, I do triathlon too ?

[@ConchFritterTime]

Partially true. But any endurance athlete who is nearing the race is going to be so fucking depleted, dehydrated and sleep deprived I’d say they were bound to be less than their optimal self from a personality standpoint. Like, how impressive are you at 5 am with no coffee? That’s them 24 hours a day with the added pressure of having to win a fucking ridiculous race against other human machines who push the limits of endurance and performance every fucking race. I’d give them a bit more grace. Or race yourself and see how sweet you are to the cameras in your face. But ok. I guess MMA is cool too. Ha.

[@MS-de1it]

Who else is waiting for vlog 11 and 11.5? ✋

[@louisjs544]

in the next vlog LS should try all the magic solutions in the comments about How To Sleep Better and about How To Get Rid Of The Mold at once

[@ChrisKelley48]

Look at those bags under LS's eyes... He's got himself a sleep problem that needs to be solved before race day!

[@DirtyRunners]

Great adding footage of the other athletes. Cam is hilarious. Any advice for KB on race day? As deep a front wheel as possible. Haha

[@TheDomLouis]

Talbot any chance you can put up a stat on water temperature where Lionel's swimming??

[@NicolasMichel_CCIE_29410]

Who's not sponsored by the feed up to this point ? :P

[@lynnjenkins1301]

Did you try swimming in Waimea at the pool? It is really nice!

[@PapaPineapples]

@talbotcox what microphone are you using? The wind barely touches the audio

[@austinpodhajsky]

#teammoss

[@Ice242424]

Do they have to book or rent a pool time is that why he can't use a pool?

[@RWE-1978]

This is like watching a train wreck. Ironman is all about aerobic fitness, which aids digestion during the race. Lionel workout are insane, but you don't get a trophy in training. I honestly hope I am wrong, but this is going to end poorly.

[@EgglyMcBagelface3]

Algorithm!

[@seanflood860]

What's HVR?

[@billtill1603]

mold 🤨

[@tims.8557]

What sauce it is, at the end of the video?

[@billymans2259]

Stop the nonsense Lionel. ❤ “What the mind believes the body will achieve “ - Jan Frodeno 😂 Your idol. Stay positive please!!! Practice what you preach Sir.

[@jessethompson6854]

What sort of lactate is LT4?

[@MathiasKarjalainen]

I will sound like Sherlock but poor sleep kills

[@EgglyMcBagelface3]

I want a vlog of Levi telling us what all the animals said to him during his week.

[@KenDeBoer82]

How many times during the Vlog have we heard Lionel go against what others have said he should do?

[@ReynoldsRealEstate]

Better sleep: magnesium and melatonin 30-60 mins before bed. No screens 2 hours before bed.

[@MR-wh5wp]

Why is Magnus able to swim at pool but Lionel still in open water?

[@federicomurero]

LT3 and LT4 don't exist. I assume he meant z3 - z4

[@sambrown1779]

I called the sickness three blogs ago

[@virus3run20]

Ben kanute loves gas stations

[@B1gC4st]

Yeah yesterday was pretty trash

[@damu6678]

It's not bad, but it sounds like a lot of other songs. For the artist who did amazing songs like "Build a Bitch" and "Living Hell", it's not at the same level

[@marcwintherkristense]

Is there a chance we'll get some lube for the chain?

[@PK-qq1lz]

Waxed chain, I guess

[@Lovetrilife]

If you cant sleep, you night need more protein in your dinner.

[@frankgallagher5786]

More protein. No white rice. Broccoli is also just shit. Amazing at this level that he still does this shit.

[@pkoster5874]

@@frankgallagher5786what would be a good dinner for a pro triathlete?

[@frankgallagher5786]

@@pkoster5874 steak(medium) sweet potato, mamgo, pineapple and Brahmi. No sugar. No simple carbs. Why do you ask?

[@Strizzle81]

​@@frankgallagher5786Thanms...Doesn't pineapple have simple carbs?

[@frankgallagher5786]

@@Strizzle81 Yes. measured by weight pineapple has 50-60% less carbohydrates than white rice.

[@RustyRacer]

Where's the choccy milk?

[@nimbra2]

mark my words: The Norwegian-flu started here guys

[@huskeyboy]

“Windiest day On the Queen K How about I just go eat some hay I can make things out of clay Lay by the bay I just may! What do you say?” Happy Gilmore

[@gjermand]

A lot of danes 🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@adamwilkinson6679]

Dust mites, go get some covers for your pillows and you'll be fine

[@derrickrogers263]

Gas station stop….if you know you know

[@guyholbrow7207]

It’s not the mould, it’s the cat!?

[@glasssteagall3400]

Your reaction could be from allergies, milk, lack of sleep, too much exercise, or a fat chemtrail flying over Kona.

[@WhatIsAge]

Just don't pull a Nick Walker on us, please. That was bad enough.

[@AlecMerlino]

HRV brah, Heart Rate Variability

[@TalbotCoxMedia]

😂😊

[@End_Illegal_Apartheid_israhell]

cognitive check: KB beat Jan by 1:51 in Ibiza. Jan only beat KB by 0:38 seconds at US Open. KB better head-to-head (with no TT position training). And Jan has the 5th fastest Kona time, KB 3rd fastest Kona. But how long did it take them btw IM world titles and Oly gold? KB months, Jan many years.

[@MMichiganSalveRegina]

Those The Feed hats are so ugly

[@nimbra2]

Who is the shawty at @1:00?

[@kyleglass91]

Easy brother

[@nimbra2]

@@kyleglass91 couldn’t find that KZbin channel

[@lynnjenkins1301]

Do you know a guy named Frederick from Denmark age grouper training with Magnus? My BF met him here on Oahu training.

[@tavitatoti6222]

Put an cut onion in your bed champ, right next to your face, bye-bye coughing and allergies Work 100% of the time

[@louisjs544]

the trick is u don't cry because of the allergies anymore, but because of the onion ?

[@glasssteagall3400]

Record the blood doping and EPO use of all the athletes too. I want to see how they get it in. Itd be very interesting. Im not a a hater

[@InMediaDes]

Kind of a hater comment tho

[@glasssteagall3400]

@@InMediaDes go back to sleep

[@qoldensquare22]

Get the outro right at least, the music isn't timed correctly

[@PK-qq1lz]

Lion, go to the church.

[@kelly-e1w]

LIONEL! How many times have I told you!!?? ....NO swearing in front of Levi...especially on camera!!! Right!

[@bretgreenfield9501]

Way over trained,,,like for the last 10 years, lol

[@TalbotCoxMedia]

It’s not over trained we have mold in our house so he is moving.

[@jamesnewport1227]

Legit