Way to go Ben! Congrats on your first 100K and great video.
@maxzurbrugg782924 күн бұрын
Amazing performance and willpower Ben! As if the course was not difficult enough, the heat made it even tougher 😅. For the entire support crew it was a memorable weekend and a lot of fun. Congratulations 🏆
@bennyytube24 күн бұрын
@@maxzurbrugg7829 thanks so much for being part of the team!
@timeonfeet24 күн бұрын
Great stuff Ben, Carla and I really enjoyed watching this on the big TV. Amazing shots in there and good to see your experience of the event. Congrats on the race and the vid 👍 Looking forward to seeing what you've got coming next
@bennyytube24 күн бұрын
@@timeonfeet thanks Ben!
@SimonBransfieldGarthАй бұрын
Pretty sure "Hyponatremia is when the level of sodium in your blood is lower than normal" not too much. I have found that the more sodium you take, the more salt you sweat (white marks) but that is not a sign that you are taking too much, its just a measure of the salt concentration in your sweat. I sweat a lot and have done the testing. The results suggest that amount of electrolyte I need on a hot day can be surprisingly large (1000-1500mg per hour), assuming you are drinking around 1 litre per hour. But of course its individual.
@bennyytubeАй бұрын
@@SimonBransfieldGarth interesting. Thanks for the info. It's funny because I couldn't find much on the internet a part from saying the inverse can happen too. But funny, I also did the sweat test and it recommended me to have the same as you, but I ended up with the symptoms of hyponatremia 😵💫
@SimonBransfieldGarthАй бұрын
@@bennyytube Indeed. I am certainly no expert. Not sure if you have worked with them but Precision Hydration offer a free 20 minute online consultation (zoom). Its very good. When I asked them, they said you cannot really over salt in a race (unless you go completely mad) - you tend to sweat it out. So too little salt is generally the more problematic. But it might be worth talking to them. Any possibility it was actually something else with similar symptoms such as heat exhaustion?
@bennyytubeАй бұрын
@@SimonBransfieldGarth well, I didn't want to mention them, but that is who I spoke to and the products I used. Definitely not heat exhaustion as I have had that before.
@EtnaHyseniАй бұрын
Omg are you ok😮😅!?
@bennyytubeАй бұрын
@@EtnaHyseni I survived 🙏🏻
@lolfabriek32 ай бұрын
Music too loud papi
@tobiasalford61432 ай бұрын
What a life you live! Well done to you
@mastershief312 ай бұрын
can yo please tell us example for each hour what do you eat ( gel + ... )
@bennyytube2 ай бұрын
@@mastershief31 I will try for 60g/80g per hour and I will switch between the different options. I have tried this in training and this is very specific to me. Some people can eat more, some less, so always train eating in training 🤗
@mastershief312 ай бұрын
Thanks I do the same and work very good good luck
@bennyytube2 ай бұрын
@@mastershief31 thank you!
@timeonfeet2 ай бұрын
Good to see what you're taking along for the race Benny! Look forward to seeing you out there soon
@bennyytube2 ай бұрын
@@timeonfeet see you soon Ben, safe travels.
@markg992 ай бұрын
That's a busy weekend you've got lined up. Hopefully the media work before the race helps to take your mind off any nerves. Best of luck 👍🏃♂️
@bennyytube2 ай бұрын
@@markg99 yea, I hope it will too, thank you 🙏🏻
@markg992 ай бұрын
Sounds like a traumatic experience! Hopefully it hasn't put you off and you can make adjustments for future races. All the best 👍🏃♂️
@bennyytube2 ай бұрын
@@markg99 thanks for the comment! No, it was only a learning experience I don't want to have again! Swiss Alps 100k is up next!
@martinlambourne78802 ай бұрын
Sorry about the race. Am a bit confused because you put a thing up for hyponatremia then you were talking about having too much sodium?? Having DNF the 100km that day I was definitely hyponatremic. Having crusty white marks is a sign you have a reasonably high salt concentration in your blood which actually means you need to replace more than you think. E.g. i have 1500 night before and morning of race to load up then have to have 1000 per 300-500mls of fluid to keep electrolytes as balanced as possible. It was super hot that day so I do think you may have actually lost too much sodium through sweating. Have you considered getting sweat tested?
@bennyytube2 ай бұрын
@@martinlambourne7880 hey, thanks for the comment! The topic is a bit confusing to me also as I read and spoke to some people that the inverse can be true also, having too much sodium. I took a sweat test and they said I have high levels of sweat and need to use the 1500mg. But every time I did, I head I had this 'drunk feeling' and would have the crusty white lines as a sign. So, I'm still doing some searching to find out all about it!
@scottmacdonald58133 ай бұрын
I saw you in that 2nd aid station with your fiancée and I was considering DNFing myself, but seeing how upset you were really put it in to perspective and gave me the kick to carry on. The heat played a massive factor on the day and I was a bit surprised they didn’t enforce the heat mandatory kit. Glad you made it out in good health and all the best in future races
@bennyytube3 ай бұрын
Glad my DNF'ing helped to spur you on haha! Hope your race went well afterwards. A lot of people were telling me it was the heat, but I knew it was something worse than heat exhaustion or heat stroke, which I've actually had before! I think the heat kit would of helped a lot of runners, from my experience, I think there is a big difference in event management and level of mountain and running experience in the runners at this race. Hope to see you at a race soon 🙏🏻
@eric-running-to-chamonix3 ай бұрын
Sorry for your unfortunate race experience. It's a bit of a heads-up for me because I have a race (two actually) in a week where the amount and balance of water to sodium is in question (high altitude, sun exposed, vert-heavy). It is possibly a cautionary tale on "preloading". It's too late in my training to do a "salt test" but I will do so in the future. And consider my salt intake during the race. Again, sorry it went badly for you. But thanks for sharing.
@bennyytube3 ай бұрын
@@eric-running-to-chamonix hey! Thanks for the message. Yea, it's a real fine line and unfortunately I overloaded. Be careful not to take too much, check your ingredients before consuming and have a great race!
@madisonzurbrugg37043 ай бұрын
Definitely not enough water station! Especially considering de heat on that day.
@jamstaa693 ай бұрын
It's more to do with a runners ability to read the weather, and take enough water with them. Just because they didn't enforce the hot weather, you can see most of it was needed anyway. Cap, sunglasses, sunscreen and extra water. I made the same mistake of not taking enough water from cp1 in 2023, took the next climb for granted, it's longer than expected, and warmer because it's enclosed. This year I filled up 2 litres from cp1 and it was fine. Used a litre to 1 and half on the climb, 500ml left for top and decent.
@timeonfeet3 ай бұрын
Great recap Benny, good to hear your thoughts on both the positives and negatives of the event. And that is a really good way to put it that the terrain 'attacks the body' - definitely agree with that!
@bennyytube3 ай бұрын
Cheers Ben! It's a hard one to explain, so happy it came across well 😃
@adamekkanovice3 ай бұрын
I've been there also, on 20K race. For me, it was 1st UTMB race and the atmosphere was amazing. Unbelievable fans around all the course and in the cities and aid stations. Hope, I will go there next year again.
@bennyytube3 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your 1st UTMB race! We hope to be back there next year also!
@medez2924 ай бұрын
What an achievement from Madi, well done ! And of course Ben giving the best support and filming as always :) Curious to see where the next one will be..
@bennyytube4 ай бұрын
Thank you Mede!!
@camerondodson52074 ай бұрын
No one cares
@bennyytube4 ай бұрын
👋
@mariuszbrodowicz42474 ай бұрын
Im fat
@simonleeman78844 ай бұрын
What naäk products tend to be available at the aid stations?
@bennyytube4 ай бұрын
In my experience, it changes each race. The bigger the category the more products you get. In Alsace, I didn't see any, but I didn't stop for anything. In Snowdonia in Wales, there were only certain aid stations that had food and all the bars and waffles are unwrapped and chopped into small pieces. If you use the drink mix, I recommend bringing your own mix in small bags as the aid stations taste completely different and you can't guarantee the amount of calories. The race website does mark what it has at each station and they do email you, but from my experience don't depend on it.
@timeonfeet5 ай бұрын
Nice one Benny, atmosphere looked great out there with all the town getting involved! One to keep an eye on in the future for sure
@bennyytube5 ай бұрын
Definitely. Hopefully, I will be able to do it again next year! 🙂
@alexnovicov5 ай бұрын
Thanks man. I'm going to sign up for next year and do 100 miler there! I agree with you UTS didn't have any atmosphere and the locals didn't really want us there that's the energy I felt. I was 'whatever' vibe race. But very excited about Alscace race next year actually. Thanks
@bennyytube5 ай бұрын
Awesome man! Think they are releasing the bibs soon. Keep me updated and hopefully see you there!
@alexnovicov5 ай бұрын
@@bennyytube awesome man see you there :)
@madisonzurbrugg37045 ай бұрын
Definitely the best utmb athmosphere so far 🎉
@d0neall_5 ай бұрын
Looking forward to the race!
@madisonzurbrugg37045 ай бұрын
2.6kg with 1l of water is very good 👍
@bennyytube5 ай бұрын
I think so too 😊
@d0neall_6 ай бұрын
Really like your intro!
@bennyytube6 ай бұрын
Thank you
@GroundTouchMedia7 ай бұрын
Great work! All the best in your journey 👊🏼🤩
@bennyytube7 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@DavorZyx7 ай бұрын
Stumbled on your video on my youtube feed, great work, keep it up, excited to see your journey through this training!
@bennyytube7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much - just getting started! New video coming up!