Ironman Lanzarote (I am a fluke)

[@LaidlowSam]

Thanks for the great feedback in the comments guys 🙏🏼 The goal of this channel will always be to try and document as honestly as possible my journey to the top. Or at least me giving it a good go! Sorry I can’t reply to every comment but I’ll try my best to at least address a few in the coming days 😊

[@Mr91Locke]

@LaidlowSam which interval session is the most important one for Ironman Lanzarote? I’m going to do the race in may Best wishes Simon :-)

[@timvanmonero2720]

pissed the bed and admitted it on youtube. sam is such a legend. admirable.

[@KerenWang]

Now we have Sanders AND Laidlow as professional KZbinrs. The Netflix Series might actually work out.... There is still hope.

[@des1nteress3]

what are you refering to?

[@Vale-is6ql]

Baekkegard aswell

[@geoffbadger9597]

Super cool to see you with Rob and Arno. I have been watching them for a while and I can see how your personalities could match. Great sense of humour and just fun people to follow. All the best in future races. There is no way you are a fluke.

[@geoffbadger9597]

Sam, that was the best and most honest video I’ve seen in a long time. I know you and your team will have great results this year and for years to come. Thank you for doing these videos. All the best in Roth.

[@ironman140.6]

Being humble, honest and open goes a looking way to being the best. Great race!

[@matthewyaquinto4662]

Thanks for posting, Sam. Some only post when they have good races, but you laid everything out on a bad day. More "higher" days to come!

[@r4607]

Bravo et merci d’être un des meilleurs tri athlètes du monde et d’être aussi naturel et humble …. C’est rare dans tous sport confondus à ce niveau d’avoir cette mentalité… Continue et force à toi 👍💪

[@manuelsilva6833]

Sam, thank you for an honest and humble testimony!!! Keep moving forward...this sports needs You! Roth will be awesome!! Keep Strong!

[@oxoxcox]

I really enjoyed your candor as everyone is also echoing, bravo - you’ll be back on it in no time I’m sure. One thing I must point out is that your camera person is stellar. Running alongside you during T1, anticipating shots, getting the sun in the right place - just brave and brilliant work (as a fellow filmmaker and cinematographer)!

[@pamelakinga840]

This video has me rooting for you completely! I’m a big big fan of your competitors, but this sport is so intense that I’m inspired and in awe of everyone! I think your 22km run makes me totally devoted to watching your races in the future and really cheering you on!!! 🎉

[@eu7kw678]

That was brutal, for you and to even watch. Really inspirational and lots of lessons to learn. You’ll bounce back. You’ve also gained a new supporter.

[@markscholey2101]

Thanks for the inspiration @LaidlowSam. I’ve been rehabbing for 7 months from a truck hitting me while cycling. It’s been a real slog lately and watching your video reminds me that there are good days and bad and you have to fight through the bad ones 👊💪🥰

[@guillermomorbelli2005]

Great quality video and content…. clearly pro-KZbinr! 2nd place in Kona and then pro-tuber is already covered… go win Roth mate!

[@neilpowell3972]

Respect to Sam. Every experienced triathlete knows the horror of gut issues during a race. But very few have the balls to publicly announce they pissed themselves in bed afterwards. The pros are all absolute beasts, but Sam has more honesty than most to post about the bad, not just the good. We love to see the struggle, so overcoming means much more. Hope to race at the same venue with him sometime.

[@MarkZanker]

Your potential for greatness is huge. Great video. Thanks for the insight.

[@murraywanner4767]

This video helped me after failing miserably at IM 70.3 Gulf Coast. A strong current pulled me off course at the first buoy, and fighting it put me to exhaustion I've never felt before (post race migraine). My hamstring seized up, and I thought I was going to drown. I was able to finish, but it ruined my swim and race. I've never been more wrecked. I felt great going into it. Did everything right. Training, nutrition, and sleep were on point. Your video made me realize that even the best athletes can face unknown circumstances at any time.

[@drodrigues3451]

Thank you for sharing

[@dersteira]

Don't be to hard on yourself Sam! You've had a bad day and that's ok. Roth will be good, I am sure!

[@christinakrachtoudi5098]

What a great video, heartbreaking and relatable. Very brave sharing those scenes in transition and before calling it a day 💔 Vulnerability is a great strength. You will recover from this and return to do your work justice 💪🏼 Best of luck!

[@eitanshushu]

you re super talented, bring back silly sam, take care and good things will happen. super congratz to arthur, its a testement of your fathers coaching skills.

[@jeremyvassitch8242]

Merci Sam pour cette vidéo une des meilleures depuis longtemps. Un grand merci pour se retour et cette honnêté. Bravo a Arthur. On se voit a Roth.

[@nicolasperrier1890]

Whaou! Quelle émotion en regardant ce débrief.! Enorme de partager ça, cartes sur table, de chair et d'os. La défaite, comme la victoire, et à ce niveau d'extraterrestre, c'est "multifactoriel". On sait que tu vas réaligner et tu vas encore nous faire rêver -> A GOOD SAILOR IS NOT MADE IN CALM SEAS, (S'il te plais, ne pars pas dans la course de Chameau, il faudrait tout reprendre à Zéro. ) ;-D

[@infovidasupps8640]

You are awesome buddy Hang in there What doesn’t kill is makes us stronger Huge fan You got this

[@30026971]

That looked brutal! But thanks for sharing your thoughts so honestly. Us back of the pack triathletes know that feeling when leaving T2 🫠 Obviously you had the heat stroke coming on and you fought as valiantly as you could. I wish you luck in trying to sort out the gut issues and all the best for Roth and the rest of the season.

[@aurelieguerin5511]

Perso le sans gluten a réglé qqs pbs intestinaux sur la course à pied. (intestin perméable +candidose digestive... Jackpot.! .) Je compatis c est pénible et contraignat5comme régime. Mais ça vaut tellement le coup quand t es pro ! Bon courage !

[@adamdickson1404]

Courageous effort that's inspiring to me and I imagine a lot of other aspiring Ironmen and women. Better luck next time! 😎👍

[@heikkisanelma6625]

This is amazing, showing us the bad aswell as the good. This is what we need, social media gives way too rosy perspective that it's almos demoralizing when us proper AG'ers cant handle our mediocer training sessions... you win or you learn.

[@sco77]

Great and honest video. I watched you run through Matagorda and get very close to Cameron. I thought you were going to win. I got a decent video of you ploughing through. That area. Then saw you stop after the water station and begin to walk. I felt for you man, you looked so crushed. I run those promenades fairly often, and they aren’t as flat as people would like you to believe. Well done Sam. You’ll always be a massive inspiration to many 👍🏼😎

[@sophiaahern8600]

Thank you for sharing, Sam. Super honest and brutal. We appreciate it!! On to the next one! Can't wait to watch you at Roth!!!

[@TriathlonDan]

Gutsy putting this out Sam, I rate it. Another day dude.

[@tanguygrandjean8098]

Thank you for your transparency and honest feedback regarding this race. J’ai eu exactement la même expérience sur mon IM de Copenhague, plus rien après 100k de vélo, froid - toilette - froid et je pense toujours que c’est un soucis d’alimentation. Félicitations pour el courage que tu as eu d’atteindre les 22k du marathon, on a hâte de te revoir sur une prochaine course. Bonne récup !

[@catpaw649]

T’es juste incroyable Sam ! On croit en toi ❤

[@AverageRob]

Heads up champ! You'll kick some more booty soon!

[@jbcadeot3445]

Bravo Sam tu es une super personne et un super athlète. Tu es très humble et très réaliste et honnête. Merci pour tout ce que tu nous fais vivre. Bravo 👏👏👏

[@joseenriquemercadomercado8939]

@laidlowsam thank you so much for your honest assessment of this race, I just had my first DNF ever in Chattanooga 70.3 and was super disappointed and a bit depressed about not finishing, this video gave me a new perspective and motivation to work on getting stronger.

[@Shaneket]

Massive respect for the honesty !! Thats one of the best video's I have seen ! you gonna smash Nice !!

[@badmess8184]

Rien de grave juste une petite défaillance ….. Mêmes si difficile à accepter il faut se servir de cette expérience et grandir encore et encore! Force ✊✊✊

[@antoinemuller5452]

Vous formez une super équipe les mecs ! Hâte de voir la suite de vos aventures ;)

[@tornocoptero]

Enhorabuena Sam , Volverás mas fuerte aun , y recuerda que en el deporte solo pierde el que no lo intenta. 🦾🦾🦾🦾

[@thomasberoudiaux344]

The down must be very bad for have the background to achive the high !! Good recovery and I can't wait to see the next !!!

[@achimone3217]

Great inside look. Thanks for beeing so honest. ❤

[@OrianIglesias]

Respect for showing the journey, both good and bad!

[@BigStevo1]

Great video Sam, onto the next one mate 👍💪💪💪

[@arnaud_g5dbl770]

Salutations sam , ce que je vais dire est vraiment très personnel j'ai adoré ta victoire personnel à Kona , j'ai pleuré toute la soirée, et je te vois aujourd'hui à Lanzarote, ton regard n'est pas le même , il est hors contexte , hors course , tu le sais comme moi, un Ironman laisse des traces pendant des mois , et le hrv tellement de milliers de possibilités c'est vraiment à prendre à la légère, après nous ne sommes pas des machines, un jours sans jus cela arrive, relis milles fois tes plans de training , tu trouveras peut être le pourquoi, une fatigue profonde , analyse dans le moindre détail , parfois même une eau merdique dans les îles la flotte il faut la prendre en bouteille le seul soucis c'est que certaines poudre de l'effort de fonctionne pas avec , car il faut de l'eau du robinet, je l'ai vu au cours de nombreux test, repose toi , vraiment 1 mois large , tu Vera après c'est les watts qui arrive. Bon courage...

[@steeleronfire7030]

2eme à Kona

[@arnaud_g5dbl770]

@@steeleronfire7030 je sais, parce que 2 ieme à Kona tu pense que ce n'est pas une victoire ?

[@tommay1036]

You are not a fluke lad! you were brilliant to go and watch, was just very unfortunate!

[@WalzySZN]

You will do better next time man. keep it up you're a legend.

[@Joseph-ns2pl]

Amazing video, love the honesty and determination to get as far into the race as you did

[@crespojean-yves5636]

Quelle sincérité et humilité, ce n'est pas une défaite mais une leçon, tu as appris pour gagner à Nice. Keep going!

[@mattventura7107]

Best video on KZbin in triathlon in a while

[@christoph_wattever]

The more I follow, the more I see from your openness and how you approach things at your age.. I'm a f* fan

[@olivierg3255]

Bravo Sam. Merci de transmettre autant d’émotions.

[@valejul]

Well done Sam. Thank you for sharing. Note to self: add incontinence pad when packing for a race.

[@gabeduran8321]

Brilliant Swift Swim,and Bike, and Run Sam Laidlow, thanks so much for your transparency!! GG! You will KICK ASS in Roth!! GG!

[@thomasgauthier8096]

Super video honnete 😁 J'espère juste que cette expérience ne va pas te brider pour les prochaines courses. C'est ta façon de courir de tout donner quite a exploser, et ca t'a réussi jusqu'à maintenant !

[@josecarreno8272]

Ya me suscribí a su canal, le voy a decir a mis amigos y familiares también para que se suscriban. Sam, continue el analisis de esta competencia para que tome sus decisiones, yo se que le va a ir muy bien, es cuestion de tiempo. Usted es muy buen atleta y buena persona, exitos y siempre para adelante.

[@JPL-ld1ug]

Sam, you are the fukin man. You are so young, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Not every race will go to plan, and thats part of the game. Head up champ, keep having fun with it!

[@cdnnurse01]

Take all the time you need to recover so you can come back stronger thank you for being so transparent with us,

[@antoinetavernier7779]

Subscribed 😊 je te suis depuis Kona, connu grâce à Tristan. Bravo pour tout et bonne continuation 💪

[@ironmantooltime]

It used to be amazing to watch someone finish an Ironman, now it's shocking when they don't absolutely crush it 😂

[@rmeste]

Quand on tombe de vélo, on a envie que d' une chose c'est repartir 👍. Courage champion, tu reviendras plus fort 🎉

[@mqtaidmqtaid]

You don't have to focus on that part of you that says "I feel weak, I can't", you have to focus on the other part, the part that knows that you can feel weak, but knows that above all things, you are not, and You can, of course you can. I am from the Canary Islands. And for us, you and those who do this type of thing are what we call Guanches here, because you show incredible strength and skill to overcome this type of test.

[@manuelprudhomme7065]

je vous découvre au travers de vos quelques vidéos … au delà d’un champion vous êtes quelqu’un de bien….. et avec beaucoup d’humour 👍

[@QadashWorship]

Wow it was a great watch. I remember doing the race back in 2018. It's a tough tough tough one. I felt everything he felt. But l finished it. Albeit late, but l didn't quite. Spent 9h36 on the bike fighting my own thoughts and the official sweeping cars tempting me to drop out the race I said no when l really meant yes. But what kept me going is the amount of work it took me to even get there. I owed it to myself. Plus all the haters would be so happy if l quit. So I didn't. I got the medal and everything. And l can keep the memory until today

[@marcolregina]

The closing line 😅🤣. You're awesome mate! Keep pushing. Thanks for making triathlon more interesting than snooker, wasn't the case before your arrival.

[@gourami7]

Its always been more interesting than snooker...

[@onepunchbud1472]

When i finished my first LD i went so deep, i hurt myself that badly it was incredible. I started vomiting on the bike and basically ran a marathon on coke only. Couldn't eat something solid. I completely exploded after the half marathon. Was freezing on the run in like 35 degree C for a while. I did not think this was possible. But i finished somehow... Was not proud of my time because i was able to do so much better as shown in training but i was proud to finish my first IM. My mind did not break. Retrospectively i think i did not have enough salt in my drink / food because it was a very hot day (even the swim, water was too warm) and that caused my stomach stop working over the time (much sweating and a lot of drinking water caused my salt levels to drop ) The night after thr race was brutal. Chills, pain, no sleep. Furthermore i was afraid to go hard in training for months to come because the pain was still in my head. Long story short - i fully understand you. I went through the same. Not a place where you want or should be. But im hindsight it made me stronger. If you experienced something that bad, everything else is not shocking you anymore.

[@uttanasana8686]

thank you for this testimonial. It allowed me to realize that I could go further and hopefully get a slot this year.

[@fabjack6929]

bravo magique sam , en plus avec de l humour fantastique

[@paulmcallister2380]

Horses for courses Sam. Maybe this one exposed some weaknesses but that’s sport. Doesn’t mean the next course might suit you, and you learn from this too. Good luck

[@hervelucas1998]

Merci Sam, tu es énorme, continue comme ça… ❤

[@noname-kq9ng]

Keep your head up Sam, mistakes are there to learn from

[@mattifreshfan9111]

love the journey of life sometimes. From this to World Champ ❤ to everyone, never ever give up and dont give in to lifes obstacles

[@mariomuscat5850]

That was such an interesting Video. Keep strong

[@LaidlowSam]

Thanks mate, will do!

[@julien7705]

I don’t know why most of triathlon events are under 30•Celsius or even more! This is too hard

[@davidlongmuir2388]

you're a legend mate, kona 2024 👍

[@that.abizmo]

Hi Sam! The most inspirational video I´ve seen in time! Is there any situation in which you recommend the use of the camelback? are you going to keep trying it? Or do you rule it out completely?

[@Dee3917]

Wonder if the camel back down top affects ability to sweat & cool. Onwards in any case.

[@erwangaillard1637]

J'étais à deux bikes rack du tiens, en te voyant te préparer et installer le matos sur ton vélo je t'ai envoyé une petite pensée pour que t'aies une belle course.

[@thodezman]

Thanks for the feedback ! See you in Roth even stronger !

[@stanleylewis4056]

well you're a champion now!!!

[@mathieubarthelemy9632]

C’est dans les défaites que l’on construit les victoires. Tu sais ce qui t’as posé problème donc tu sauras mieux gérer les prochaines courses. Repose-toi bien et je te souhaite le meilleur pour les prochaines courses 💪

[@sail5820]

Bravo à Arthur ! On est avec vous deux ✌️

[@MR-wh5wp]

Its crazy how fast you run into the water for an Ironman 🤯

[@geoffh2560]

Thanks for such a great video! As a spectator on the day it was difficult to appreciate what you were going through - amazing that you got so far into running the marathon. Onwards and upwards from here Sam.

[@michaelkennedy9064]

I hope Ironman give Arthur his spot back

[@geoffreyb254]

Bravo pour ce mental d’acier ça t’aidera pour les prochaines courses ! J’ai néanmoins une question, si tu devais refaire la partie marathon, sachant que tu es revenu très rapidement sur la tête, est-ce que tu serais partie moins vite en mettant plus de temps à revenir ou est-ce que tu ne regrettes pas ce choix d’être partie rapidement?

[@Simon.S11]

biensure que l’on croit en toi, en vous même ☝🏻 - vous nous faites vibrer, on sait que tu en est capable. ❤ 🕊️

[@desmondyap5391]

You’re still young Sam. There’s a lot of opportunities where you can win.

[@jefersonsousa1130]

Obrigado por você existir campeão!

[@TheMarkmoffat]

Lanzarote is a tough, tough course.

[@matthewbloom276]

Same thing happened to me in Nice last year dude it sucks balls, but it happens. You’ll be back at the next race ready to smash it and put it in your rear view.

[@anakinpm]

Sorry but I don't believe it. Sam ran 1:18 for the first half marathon, which would make something like a 10 min cut to his full marathon in an IM. It looks more like going over his capabilities than hydration issues. It seems nobody goes over his capabilities anymore. It's always gut issues, heat, mechanicals or my favorite, COVID

[@adelejennings2412]

You’re awesome. Bring on Roth. AJ X

[@markwt2680]

Live to fight another day - chin up mate

[@felixhollersberger2243]

I like him very much. Not the average type of guy, a real trailblazer.

[@BabaDeyTri]

Rest up and get well.

[@buenakarma1508]

MATE YOU INSPIRATION!! JUST BETWEEN US; IS IRONMAN LANZAROTE THE TOUGHEST ONE?

[@chetgreene6165]

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[@amadeom2752]

Bravo pour ton effort, et bravo a toi de partager ses moments difficiles avec tant de transparence. Force a toi pour la suite 💪🏼💪🏼

[@richardsandberg6548]

He didn't finish the camelback of fluid, was that supposed to be drank or to keep him cool. If it was to be drank, then hydration was at a deficit.

[@Hubertus-ko6yl]

these are long days and the bike split was (too) fast - maybe.