Why I'm Ditching Carbon Shoes.. 

Literally reducing his carbon footprint.

Damm Lionel is fking running bro I’m so fkin happy to see this

love that motivation in the second round of 200s by the camera man 😂

Beautiful edit on this one Talbot….had me hooked from start to finish.

Damn! Gotta find a way. Me too. Im 65 and after 7 years of no running I am back! Well not quite yet, comeback in progress! I even want to get back on the track after this clip.

Sitting here eating my breakfast getting absolutely pumped for my workout later watching this. Awesome content!

Impressive how he hits those numbers with almost no springiness on his feet and heel striking, imagining how colossal his aerobic base is

Following Lionel since the start of this channel now, actually seeing a difference and loving it- keep it up!

FANTASTIC editing Talbot! Watched this running off bike on the treadmill. Loved the video angles, music, info on splits, your commentary on those last efforts - fantastic. More of these training vids please!

No more doubts - the real Lionel is born again! And with him - his self motivation at its best!

what a great episode guys! awesome light and edit Talbot!

That consistency set to set was 👌

I keep coming back to this video. The editing, the lessons, and the overall vibe is just a winner.

I train in a heavy shoe and race in a lightweight shoe (both non carbon). It feels so good to run in a lightweight shoe come race day.

it's like Lionel forgot that he almost won the Ironman World Championship in a pair of Skechers.

FInd a way! That hit me hard, so simple, but yet such a strong mentality which applies to everything in life.

hard work pays off !!! mega job Lionel!

that bit at the end was so motivational

Talbot’s choice of music is impeccable as always

That run looks strong. Looks like your pretty much healed up from last couple years,sometimes the body just needs time to heal. Way to stick with it,you know your body and you know what you need. Do what feels right,your doing great and as always still Motivating us all!

Damn it Lionel - i just got hit by a car last week on my run & I'm supposed to rest, but this video makes me want to run... keep up the hard work. This year is the year for you to win again

Brilliant. And I am looking forward to see some top of the podium results coming from this change in training. Never understood why so many train in carbon shoes but I suppose I am just old school too.

Just rewatched this after the Oceanside win. Amazing Lionel! No Limits. I like my HOKA Mach 5s too.

I’m glad to know you will be using carbons on race day. When I saw the title I thought: Lionel don’t do what everyone else is doing to win! Glad is just for training.

What a difference of stride at high speed! Well done!

Liking how much content your putting out. Keep it up!

Find a way!! 💪🏽

I'm on the other side of the world but when I watch your running videos I feel a connection.

Awesome workout Lionel ! You are going to kill it in your next race !

8:00 @Talbot such a motivator!! Onwards and Upwards 💪🏽❗️❗

Loving the fire in his belly and the video is just ace, nice work Talbot

Beautifully shot and edited 🤟🏽

Quietly video - only just found your channel - great work 👍🏻👍🏻

Incredible video production!!

With Lionel rocking the blonde hair the theme song for this video should have been Quit Playing Games (with my heart)

Super nice and motivating video, as usual. Keep going ! Any news about the aero testing in the wind tunnel in Germany with the Canyon guys (as announced in a previous video) ?

thanks for putting paces in km too

Great job on the video Talbot, edits and music were perfect It’s strange to see Lionel with hair

Beautiful video production 😊

Way to go Lionel! Out hustle and out grind everyone, then transcend this work in your races. You do Lionel. Gut it out until the finish line.

These videos are an inspiration. Lionel never give up. No Limits for life! Keep it up brother!

Lionel it looks like your running form has gotten better! Keep going brother and put the work in now to celebrate later!!!

carbon takes a lot of strain off your lower leg muscles and ligaments which means you're more fresh the next day but also impedes growth and strength development in those ligaments. i thikn it's better longterm to keep carbon for races. i like using the NB1400v6 on the track because it's a super simple flat but they're discontinued. the hoka mach 5 you're using is probably too heavy for a track session but i recommend something like the takumi sen. it doesn't have a carbon plate and is lightweight enough for a fast track session. good middleground between carbon and a low-cushion flat

I try to use my carbon a few times a year for hard efforts and races, but otherwise use normal and trail shoes. I like the mental boost for races that carbons give me.

There is some thought that the carbon shoes reduce injuries, allowing for increased volume and training. Will be interesting to see if that has any impact on Lionel.

I had gone to carbon shoes for a summer and loved having the faster splits in training but in the end I stopped and run only in the taper in my carbon racers… With this approach I’ve hit so many more PBs. I’m not as quick as you but now that you’re on to my secret no chance of catching you.. Also I’ve added in some zero drop shoes for one run a week and that is usually a trail run, I found that helps too.

Great content and video work.

Love it Talbot Cox!!! Just love it!!

Good training motivation Lionel 🔥

Brilliant video. Super motivational guys. And doesn't Lionel's form look better when he's doing speedwork?

Wow what happened to Lionel’s “limp”… it seems to be smoothing out some…. Crushing it💪

Love my Mach 5’s. Recently switched to the Mach X they’re superb.

Running with less shoe tech + more speed might be the best chance Lionel has at balancing and fixing his stride mechanics. From those of us in the biomechanics, physiology world, let's all wish him luck

Every video in which Lionel makes a change, my confidence in him is renewed

The reason people like you Lionel is because you represent the idea that working harder makes you better. 👏 bravo

This is exactly it. I have said it over, over and over. Apparently not in any place where people see it. The best approach to training and race day times is to save the carbons for your last two weeks before a race. This will give your body time to adjust to the race day set up and pace. Glad to see you taking up this approach. As you said... put in the work now, enjoy the benefits later!

one helluva workout! awesome!

Those are cool pair of shades..what are those? And these footage pump me to go back to running, great work

He is absolutely right - you lose something. I also ran in them for years and yes they help, but they also make your hoof lazy or lazier. Lionel has especially lazy hoof, he has very little airtime in his step.

Love to see Lionel do a pure marathon event as part of prep

I am sensing something coming!!

Was there any rest in between each rep? You killing it bro💪🏽🔥

ohh new video!! awesome

I like his point. You should train in hard conditions to be at your best on race day. I´ve been using carbon over the last year and I feel I am slower than before when I go back to non-carbons

Dude, how late are you training? What happened to getting it done early, food and recovery? Cool video though, great edit. Heart on sleeve ❤

There was a time to watch Lionel run was painful for the viewer, he looks much more "pain free" and smooth in his running today....

Lionel D1OS Sanders!!! We are two brothers of 9 and 10 years old, we are from Spain, we are your number 1 fans!!! Someday we will win the Ironman of Hawaii, but first we want to see you being the king of the island.

Carbon takes the work/impact away from your feet and ankles. If I do track WOs in carbons, I do a barefoot cool down and always easy runs in non-carbons

Would love to see him run in Raramuri sandals in the next video

Lionel what was your "rest" during the 200s? A 200m jog?

It would just be INSANE to see what he could do if he changed his form to not have a heel strike

totally agree with this. I only plate up for races. I love the confidence of running decent session in Hoka Arahi's or similar non glamorous daily trainer.

Epic running montage

Very good the sutitle in portuguese tks. For up, guy! Wachitng from Brazil.

Great sound track

I'm curious, do you ever run the track in reverse (clockwise) for any reps? great vids lately.....all the vids are great really.....thanks for creating the content!

Is LS going to revisit his lactate tests from the fall? The plan was every 8 weeks.

looks like you are slightly overstriding. a bit more of a forward lean and trying to land under your center of gravity might be a good thing to focus on

i did. the same thing i went back to running my fast workouts in non carbon shoes after i really struggled to hit 3:45 min/k in Training sessions were i didn’t have any available.

Love this.

In fact I still do some of my runs in a pair of 83 Pegasus which were used in marathons back when they were released with great results. This approach helps strengthen my feet and ligaments so that when I go with my Nike Kipchoge AlphaFly's I feel like I can't be stopped.

#soinspiring. Incredible production value as always. May I ask the title & artists of the song used throughout? it's dreamy

Running form looks better than it has in years! Doesn’t even look like you’re trying to run injured

the overcast + sunrise aesthetic of this video + the music choices just hit for me idk.

Best training video in recent memory.

im using my novablast 3 for everything interval and Marathon Pace training. I had vaporflys, and i loved them. but they broke at the end of last year. i never really went back to plated shoes for my Street running. I am an ultra Trail runner primarily, and my shoe of choice in the Hoka Tecton X. probably the best shoe ive ever had. its like a slightly bouncier plated mach 5. I just now bought a a metaspeed sky paris for a few HMs coming up. but thats about it.

Good call on ditching the carbons.

That is the best I have seen his run form look in years. Does anyone else agree? Or disagree?

Yeah, I like the super shoes, but I don't wear them for every interval workout. It's nice to do some workouts in regular trainers to notice the difference more on race day.

I for one have never tried carbons due to cost. I can’t afford to race right now much less afford that shoe. In another case I’m running 7:45 tempo pace now so don’t really need them till I can consistently be in the 6’s and faster.

I also like my Hoka Mach 5 shoes! Good choice

Haven’t tried the carbon ones yet. Rich people problems ?!?

Awesome video Lionel will win this year & love the “that’s beta” comment lol 😅

I do all my fast stuff in non carbon shoes. When I put on the race day carbon shoes I almost feel like Im falling forward with every stride.

Try the Mach 6 or Fuelcell Rebel v4. No carbon but both snappy .

waw....First time I see proper mechanics!!

I find that if I do speed work in carbon plates, I injure myself. Now I only use them for races and long runs but in general I try to rotate through my shoes so I don’t grow any imbalances

Please don't overtrain again, get the recovery/rest both physically and mentally, when you can 2nd in Kona it seems you did the work and boom after you seemed to over do everything and it hurt you, plz don't jump into that lane again, your deserve the big one.

He is literally doing what people like me on budget do to conserve their carbon plated shoes. It is expensive so I only use them for fast workout few weeks before race day and race day.

Rate these so much and even have them in the same colour! 🎉