Ilya Slepov: whoever plows the most will win

Ilya Slepov: whoever plows the most will win

Successful triathlete and founder of Runlab – about mindfulness, first failed starts and personal challenges.

We are glad to share with you once again the #226questions show, a joint project of “Championship” and IRONSTAR, the leading organizer of triathlon starts in Russia. This time we talked to the famous triathlete, Russian champion, founder of Runlab and winner of everything Ilya Slepov.

Ilya’s path in triathlon is a story of how one can go from competing without his own equipment and 97th place at the World Championships to the elite status. During the interview Slepov talks about awareness, failed starts, achieving an ambitious goal at the World Championships in South Africa and why it’s important to do everything for fun.

2.03 – Ilya first heard about triathlon in ’96. What was it like?
2.55 – a story about excuses that didn’t work. Slepov’s first triathlon start.
7.09 – swim, which turned out to be a blow to the ego.
8.54 – about the feelings of 97th place at the World Championships.
9.45 – why is it important to make every start in pleasure?

11.30 – Ilya set a goal to get into the top-6 at the World Cup in South Africa and achieved it.
12.38 – the price of results: training and reorganization of your life.
14.40 – why people don’t like to think? On mindfulness.
16.50 – how did the Big Soviet Encyclopedia inspire Slepov?