Another brilliant film mate. Did you get on in the ballot? I got in and doing my first Endure24!! Hope to see you there

Scott briefly mentioned the Berkley Marathons. Would either of you consider the UK one? It seems a lot more chill than the US one.

Your incredible freddy, fantastic achievement and great video.

Love your videos Freddy, so down to earth and honest. All the very best for the endure 24 👍. Your an inspiration to me and so many more, thank you 😉

what i meant to add in my comment , im running 26-28 min parkrun these days , was in the 24/25's a couple of years ago , but struggling with physical and mental health issues , and have a problem with alcohol , great to see a channel like this

just found your channel , and have subscriber , im michael 51 from norwich , mostly a parkrunner , done 371 ( 370 at eaton park in norwich ) , keep up the good work fella

Nice one Freddy - Keep up the good work man - Stay positive - dont beat yourself up and never be afraid to say your goals out loud....You know you're gonna do it so say it confidently like you mean it !!! Great channel!

Really enjoyed this chat. I love MARM and his channel. What a great guest.

Who else was thinking "Catch her! Pass her up!!" (Lady in green shirt). 😂 Well done, Freddy. HBD to the son. Cheers.

“Suck it up buttercup” is a perfect way of describing the mindset necessary for running in the endless rain!! Good luck for next week. As always an inspiring and fascinating watch. Thank you.

Fair play mate - running where you can, even around a random business park in the middle of nowhere! 😂👏

Freddy, go for it. It took me a year to cut my time from 28 to 23:30, for me it was the longer long runs made the difference. I knew that a 4:30 was achievable over the first couple of km but the 4 & 5 I just faded rapidly. Once I could knock out a 10km with no bother I pushed onto 15km, it wasn't long before a 5km parkrun felt like a jog in the park. Now I just need to feel in the mood to go at the race hard as I've the stamina to power through 5km.

well done mate, motivating me to get off my ass today

God I miss Blyth Park run compared to any up where I am ha!

‘Suck it up buttercup’ 😂 Looking forward to seeing you smash your goal in a few weeks! 🎉

I still find it wild that yo decide if you are going to go hard from the start line, mad man haha.

Great improvement on the parkrun time mate 👍 I do like pushing it a bit on a long run sometimes.

1st comment for my new Bestie!!

Pure class, that was so entertaining 👏👏👏👏

Just brilliant lads 👍🏻 I tip my hat to you both Freddy and Scott you’ve both done a great job with the Plodcast - Marm is a class act as well - hope you’re all well 👊👊

I love MARMs videos, what a great guest! Well done guys

Excellent guest and a great chat here lads. Brilliant stuff 👏

Loved it very interesting on how the KZbin world works.great to see marm hes a rum lad and a good runner.thankyou all.

Will you be adding these podcasts to Amazon music?

Another great one - warmth of the conversation was great to see and inspiring stuff. And I agree - have just found running and would 100% go trekking/camping rather than turn into a mamil!

Would disagree about 8 weeks not being a long enough block to improve a 5k; you could do an 8 week block for a marathon and it still wouldn't be crazy short. Semi-related but I've got a marathon next Sunday and ended up only having time to do an intense 3-week block around 70-80k per week - since I'd done the Coast to Coast hike a couple weeks prior and had no long continuous period to build towards the marathon. Anyway yeah, 8 weeks is plenty of time to work on a 5k, all you can do is work with the time you've got in any case

Liked, Downloaded - Will have a listen on the run tomorrow ❤

I really enjoy your videos Freddy, you certainly don't take the easy options and run a gentle 5 k 😂 but so much fun to watch from a very likeable guy 👍

Your channel came up in my feed pumped to watch this journey!

Started plan yesterday,Done this workout this morning on the Garmin watch, enjoyed it . Current pb 29.15 , aiming to get under 27mins by Xmas

Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks for posting this. I’ve just signed up for my first 5km park run having gone from no exercise to walking, walking/running and then running over the past 6 months. Like you I have to work away a lot and while I try to build in time to get out it’s not always possible due to meetings overrunning or delayed trains. I’ve found this even more stressful knowing that it means I will be unable to exercise, and then try to ‘make up’ for it the next day. A stupid idea and one I need to avoid. I love the channel by the way. Very inspiring

I actually think this is a really good start with what you could do. Well done mate

Great video. Does your zone 5 really begin at 194bpm??! What on Earth is your MHR?!

My credit card is itching to alleviated of some cash for the runners connect t-shirt :P

Well done. Appreciate the video. Need the inspiration. Cheers.

You got this mate. Consistency is the key, I would keep to one hard session a week max really, you will comfortably improve by just zone 2 chill runs. Also 194 bpm, grim!

😂 unlucky with the crazy workout on the watch mate! I've started one that was wrong so many times that now I always view all the steps before starting. I almost started one yesterday that didn't have any recovery set up between the speed reps 😅 that would've been interesting!

If you're Strava is anything to go by I think if you just increased your milage (extra easy miles) then I'd be shocked if you didn't see an improvement.

Freddy whast the park run song? it slaps. I recently did the Sydney marathon started strong with a 2:07 but ended with 4:51. Love the content

Nice vid Freddy. You might recall a guy saying hello and declaring he was a follower of your channel as you went into the toilets at Blyth parkrun last week - that was me! And I did TM this week too! I was only 30 secs in front of you. Can't lie, I always start quite far forward and stay right at the edge of the path to let people go past me because it's so congested. Will be awesome to see if you can make sub 24.30! I can only dream of this, despite how hard I am trying to get back to that sort of form. Happy running 🙂

Freddy in this video you showed your true grit and determination, utmost respect to you. You have my ❤ and Respect.

Good luck*, Freddy! I'll be watching with interest. *Just remember what Seneca said: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity!" Train well and make your own luck. 👍

Well done mate.

Well done Freddy, fantastic achievement 👏

I'm now going to run down hills like a loon as instructed by Ross

You should be proud, the mental tenacity to carry on when every part of you wants to stop is what makes a runner. Nothing else matters. Great work 👍

Drop and much weight as you can and go for it.....

Looking forward to tracking your progress. For me, as soon as your PB dips below 25 minutes, shaving the seconds off feels so tough. 5KM is certainly its own beast!

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