The Laid-Back Runner

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@heymrguitarman7637 19 күн бұрын

Can't wait to tackle the 55km route in 2025 but hopefully the greed element is fixed because there's no excuse for poor aid station supplies etc. especially when they typically get nutrition sponsors for these massive events.

@thelaidbackrunner 12 күн бұрын

I really would love to try it again one day, so would be keen to hear how it is this year. I heard that the same problems recurred this year as well, so I can only suggest putting pressure on the organisers to reassure you and other participants to make sure it's the experience you all deserve.

@georgelopata5007 2 ай бұрын

Great job Steve, nice training run for Eden 😅👊✌️

@nambiker 2 ай бұрын

Nice video. I've signed up for this event next year. How did you keep track of the route?? Do you get a gpx file?

@thelaidbackrunner 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I had a gpx as a backup, but it wasn't used once. It is very very well marked.

@JimMoyle 3 ай бұрын

I finished in the dark that day, nice run. Definitely one of the muddier ones I've run!

@adampope2010 3 ай бұрын

Valiant attempt at staying positive!

@alextraska 3 ай бұрын

Nice one taso! Glad it cleared up for you over Loughrigg Fell!!

@thelaidbackrunner 3 ай бұрын

thanks! it was breathtaking, but as a fellow hill-scaler, you'll know that already.

@sadorasparkle 3 ай бұрын

Looks awesome, the views are good even with the grey weather! Definitely moving up my list now. Even if there are over 3000 gates...

@thelaidbackrunner 3 ай бұрын

There 3000 at that point in the video. I'd be confident saying the number of gates was was well into 5 figures by the time I threw myself over the line 😆. It's a very well organised race, and one you'll never forget. I'd recommend it. Thanks for watching, and for the feedback!

@aurimedovydaityte8297 3 ай бұрын

Another great video and great run! 👏💪 Especially in that weather, mud and bog😬 Awesome time too, well done! Goes onto my list 💫 weeeeeee!....

@thelaidbackrunner 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!!!! Glad you liked it (and the tribute 🤣)

@adampope2010 5 ай бұрын

Akt, you've got it together. Nice. Great run and video/vlog thingy

@thelaidbackrunner 5 ай бұрын

I was quite pleased with that line.

@MayfairLadyOfficial 5 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations

@AncientAstroAthlete 7 ай бұрын

Well done in harsh conditions.

@ianl4518 7 ай бұрын

Well done, good time. I dragged a very battered 59 year old body around in 6.45. My goodness it was wet!

@thelaidbackrunner 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!! It certainly was a bit damp! 6:45 was certainly not too shabby given you probably had to swim the last hour 🤣

@aurimedovydaityte8297 8 ай бұрын

Nice vid, keep them coming! 🙌

@thelaidbackrunner 8 ай бұрын

thanks!! see you at london 55 :)

@georgelopata5007 8 ай бұрын

Nice one Steve 💪👏✌️💚🖤

@thelaidbackrunner 8 ай бұрын

thank you!! much appreciated!!

@markg99 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video and really well done on that race time. I'm optimistically hoping for a 7h30 min time in my race on Sunday at Naseby. You crushed it 👍🏻🏃‍♂️🙂

@thelaidbackrunner 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Mark! I'm humbled!!

@ourwilliam2405 11 ай бұрын

Great video, Onwards and Upwards.

@thelaidbackrunner 11 ай бұрын

thanks! That's the only direction, right? :)

@ourwilliam2405 11 ай бұрын

@@thelaidbackrunner definitely, you’re an inspiration

@ourwilliam2405 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video, Cracking tunes too, well done

@thelaidbackrunner 11 ай бұрын

I pay particular attention to the tunes, so glad they were noticed!

@grahammethold 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting and enjoyed the video. I did the 25km and suffered under that heat - scraped in 2 mins under the cut off. But this year I'm attempting the 55km - surely it can't be that hot again?! Hopefully UTMB has sorted out the aid station issues for those of us bring up the back of the pack!! Are you having another go this year?

@thelaidbackrunner 11 ай бұрын

You're most welcome. I'd be most surprised if it was that hot again. I'm not attempting it again this year. I need to be assured that lessons have been learned from last year before I'd consider it (and I would if they have). Unfortunately there was no race directors' report (as I understand he is no longer involved), so I genuinely hope it goes well and I can consider it again. This year, I'm trying some different events, so keeping myself busy :) Best of luck to you and would love to hear back as to how it goes/went!

@edbayliss1862 11 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. I’m doing it this year, have run a few routes up there for training and found it okay, but it’s cold - can’t imagine doing well in that heat

@thelaidbackrunner 11 ай бұрын

thanks so much :) hope you have a fantastic time. At least the heat was somewhat freakish, so that's unlikely to recur.

@DawnNunes Жыл бұрын

Well done! Hopefully giving it a go again this year! Thanks for sharing your experience

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it. I think sadly I'm done with UTMB, so I won't be returning until they can demonstrate they've thought things through more from a runners rather than financial perspective.

@DawnNunes Жыл бұрын

@@thelaidbackrunner i understand. Very sad affairs...

@alexr6155 Жыл бұрын

Great video, gives a good idea of what the experience is like. Wow those views are amazing! I’d forgotten how beautiful snowdonia is. You were lucky to have such fine weather even if too warm. Sorry about your bad experiences with the shambolic organisation, that’s very disappointing.

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex. Really appreciate it.

@jenniferwebster3067 Жыл бұрын

Nicely Done. Another great vid. Please keep making them, there's a solid conveying of exactly what it might be like and I'm watching as recon for future. Happy 2024!

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

thanks so much. I will defiinitely be back to making the vids in 2024, so stay tuned! Really appreciate the kind words.

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

I'm planning to do RTTS again this year, btw. I have a rematch!

@jenniferwebster3067 Жыл бұрын

Really well done though, and thoroughly enjoyed the video.

@thelaidbackrunner 11 ай бұрын

thanks so much. really appreciate it!! I'll be posting some new events in the coming months, as they actually take place :)

@jaggedlilthrills Жыл бұрын

good effort! sorry about your experience with utmb. love your choice of music!

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I liked selecting the music 🙂

@ChrisCoombes Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the snack and meal details - amazing selection.

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

it's 95% of the reason we're all looking at my vid, let's face it 😜

@martinowen32 Жыл бұрын

Was that a Garmin I saw? What kind of gps setting did you use to be sure of 15hours?

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Correct! It is a fenix 6x pro solar. I had problems with battery before, but the trick is to turn off all the connections, so it's not polling your phone for bluetooth and not searching for wifi. I also use the 'ultra running' mode, so you can press lap when you're at a pitstop to avoid it wasting valuable gps energy when it's not needed. I get really good battery life when I'm not draining the heck out of it with connections that aren't needed. I didn't use maps for this one, as I knew it'd be a very well marked route, but have used maps with those settings, and it's been fine.

@johnflorio8425 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic effort. Doing it straight through is amazing. I done the 2 day option. It nearly broke me. Can I ask what camera you used?

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, and well done to you as well! When my feet were soaked, I was very jealous of the 2-dayers!! Camera was a GoPro 11 Black.

@johnflorio8425 Жыл бұрын

@@thelaidbackrunner Thank you. I will look into that. When you got to half way I was waiting for you to change your socks. Best thing I did was stick a spare pair in my backpack 👍🏼

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

@@johnflorio8425 luckily, an amazing guy had a spare pair. he had some dry ones for his partner, but amazingly had an extra pair for himself even though he wasn't running, and gave them to me. LIFESAVER!

@michaelbennett6778 Жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks a great insight 👍 Well done . I did RTTK this year so I will have to now do this one of course 😂😅

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Well done on RTTK! see you next year at RTTS then!!🎉

@markg99 Жыл бұрын

Made it before it went dark! Great effort. That must have been a real struggle in places, especially with the blisters. Well done 💪🏃‍♂️

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

thanks!! it really was a struggle, but it goes to show what you can achieve with a bit of strategy and a lot of walking! appreciate the comment!

@georgelopata5007 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic run Steve, big congrats 🎉💪👏👏 I must have missed it on strava but somehow come across this video which is great 👍✌️💚🖤

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@carlajackson1647 Жыл бұрын

Great run! Thank you so much for sharing all the details of the aid stations, really helpful in planning for next year :)

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I mainly go to KZbin to find out about aid stations, so this is my gift back to all the people who helped me plan before 😊😊

@lorraineball1020 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Well Done!

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Ijustkeptrunning Жыл бұрын

Congratulations, great video and brings back some great and not so great memories of the event. 😂 Hope you’ve recovered well

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

thanks! was the same for me!! yep - just about back on track now 😛

@SamanthaPerry-s6f Жыл бұрын

I love this video ❤️thank you so much for making the effort to video the run last weekend. What a tough run it is, but such a rewarding challenge! Thank you so much once again 🙏🏻👊🏻🏃‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for these kind words! it really was tough, but I'm so glad I pulled it together to finish! You're most welcome.

@martinweston8147 Жыл бұрын

Great effort, well done, I did like the music in this vid, appreciate the effort you put in to making these :=) PS they had more food at CP2 then at the hole of UTMB UTS!

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words - it's really nice to know all the effort is appreciated and valued! The music is important to me! Playlist: DJ Crisps: Never Gonna Stop; Yosh: Show Me; Faze Action: Fantasy. And yeah - you probably clocked a few of my barbed comments about a race that may or may not have been UTS 😂

@LorraineChastanet-vo1pb Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing great video well done

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

thanks Lorraine! Appreciate it! Thanks for the YPOM post as well ❤️

@fatherdamo2 Жыл бұрын

Great effort by you, be proud of that in that heat also managing to film, I pulled plug at 33km, I was done for and there being no water at check point 2! Queues waiting for empty coke bottles from farmer,filled with water to be tractored in! Too many people in that race, year before was so good, this year so bad, felt like not nearly enough spent on providing well stocked stations. I went back last Friday, did an unsupported effort of the same course, carried all my own fruit, snacks and water and did it in 12 hours in rain and wind, so different, enjoyed it so much more... Recommend it to banish any ghosts and enjoy that terrain without the queues and crowds!

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

thanks! even though it's a while back, it's great to get these words of reassurance that I wasn't alone! PS - have you received the race director's report yet?

@jamstaa69 Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean about the aid stations.. but they were a different experience by the minute… first station loads of water, but very scarce on food, and the only food they had when I was there, I was told I wasn’t allowed.. I assume for the 100k and 100miles.. I was banking on a banana for a boosted.. but couldn’t get one. I’ve heard others say it was fine. Then the second aid station was struggling to get water ready… the poor volunteers were running ragged trying to move water from a massive water bowser to a couple of water coolers to serve us all.. food was full.. I sat outside of this one to charge my watch get some calories in.. and when I walked through to the toilets and back to leave the place was stripped.. I timed out at aid station 3 as well u fortunately.. if I hadn’t stopped at cp2 so long and kept moving.. I’d have made cp3 with 5 minutes to spare.. so annoying. It was a tough day.. signed up for next year already to put things right.

@thelaidbackrunner Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your experience. It’s almost exactly the same as me. I made CP3 with 90 seconds to spare but decided my chances of making the finish in time were too remote by that stage. I haven’t seen the race director’s report yet, but it will be interesting to see what they’ve taken away from this year’s event. Hopefully enough to make your experience next year the right one!!