HOW TO RUN A FASTER MARATHON - Training Tips for Running a PB/PR!

[@ulfeliasson5413]

The lazy people do it in 2,5 hours. The real fighters take 4-5 hours of pain :-)

[@fcm95]

😂😂😂😂 this made me laugh, thank you

[@JM_aaa]

Underrated comment 😂

[@juanseaforth5111]

I’m dying 😂😂

[@viktorask]

😂

[@unknwoncommand1985]

This comment made my day thanks whoever you are😂

[@JimmysGarden]

I've just finished the Dublin Marathon pushing my son in an adaptive wheelchair and got a PB 04:34:17

[@barry5138]

Well done 👏 some going

[@BenParkes]

Congratulations Jimmy! That's awesome. Huge well done to you both

[@JimmysGarden]

@@BenParkes Thank you, I'm hoping to get a faster time in The Manchester Marathon inext April

[@r0.m1]

I don't know if you already have done one but it would be very appreciated to have a video about your marathon journey from where you started to your PB and until now maybe... like Floberg did. Truly inspiring

[@stevenlennie]

I’ve just finished week 9 of your L5 Half Marathon training plan. Best plan I’ve ever followed and feeling strong despite it being a 100km+ week.

[@BenParkes]

Great to hear Steven. All the best for your race when the time comes. Let us know how you get on!

[@DTOWNRW16]

Running my first marathon a week from today. Used your training plan for 3 hour goal. I dont think im going to reach that time but I should be pretty close!

[@BenParkes]

Good luck!! Let me know how you get on. You've got this!

[@Therealbrettlane]

This is just the video that I needed at just the right time. Busy training for my first marathon in 6 years so that I can qualify for Comrades Marathon. Thanks Ben very informative

[@BenParkes]

All the best with your training and getting your Comrades qualifier!!

[@MattWarren100k]

Great timing, I'm starting your plan for Brighton Marathon next month!

[@esgee3829]

skateboarding to crosstrain was key to bettering my marathon pb.

[@benbauer7866]

My PB is at my only marathon I’ve ever done, which I completed in 4 hours 45 minutes and 4 seconds. Trying to focus on strength training and being as healthy as possible before targeting some goal races in 2025.

[@ingagade951]

Hey Ben. I started to train 11 months before my first marathon and it was awesome. I really could take it all in - the whole process - I loved it. After 9 months I signed up for a half marathon and it went so well . I ran the half in 2.41 hour and I had really improved before my training I couldnt run a half under 3 hours.. Well everyone is different and have got it in their own time and if you have limitations well everyone who have passed the 60 years might have quite a pair of issues to take care of before under and after a run.......remember dont generalize we are all different..thank you for a great vlog here Ben. Inga DK

[@CarlTheAmateurRunner]

Very timely as I’m starting to think towards my training for Manchester. I have just purchased one of your marathon training programs after many great reviews and recommendations. Looking forward to using it and smashing my marathon pb next year!

[@Agathonstath]

Love the video, I’m signing up for Gold Coast July 2025. Will be my first. I’m realistically aiming for 4.45-5.00.

[@blejac948]

Please do some winter shoe lineup Ben! 😭I'm in dire need of good winter options! 😭

[@frankMIALL]

I'd say year preparation personnel, it took me 11 months to achieve, 5 hrs 5 27 miles,, thanx for videos x

[@James-Henderson]

Using Ben Parkes plans I have improved from a 4hr13 PB to 3hr43 and the new PB was in strong winds at Abingdon. I highly recommend Ben Parkes plans.

[@BenParkes]

Thank you for the comment and big well done James. That's such a great time for the Abingdon marathon. The weather that day was so tough from what I heard. Congratulations on your new PB!

[@Ghimlioak]

Just ran the Toulouse marathon on Sunday 10 and set a PR at 3h59’11”. It missed one Maurten gel to do better 😊

[@BenParkes]

Congratulations!! Sub 4 hours! Well done

[@Ghimlioak]

@ thanks a lot. I’m really happy indeed

[@GT-kx6hm]

Great vid as usual. I noticed u had the strength day on an easy day. I've heard others say keep hard days hard, easy days easy, and do the strength work after a hard run? When I tried the latter, I think I got too beat up. How do u judge which way to go?

[@BenParkes]

It's always worked best for me to do my strength work on easy run days. Keeping speed sessions / long runs by themselves. Then rest days are completely free of training... just daily life.

[@Ballacks101]

My advice would be to not stress if you don’t achieve your goals first time. I wanted sub 4 and my training times suggested I could do it. But nerves on race day lead to 4:58, 5:15, 4:18, 4:22, 4:08. I really didn’t think I could ever do it and wasn’t bother on marathon 6. Result: 3:57.

[@PVCanciu]

You don’t have to completely stop at the water station. You can take the water and walk until you drink it. That way you lose less time and you are not in the way of others that want to take a drink from the station.

[@nice_tri_dan4400]

Oslo Marathon 04:02:03 this year. I fell just short of breaking 4 hours.

[@BenParkes]

Still a fantastic time. That sub 4 will happen soon Dan! Well done!

[@benguinane3791]

Saw myself in the B roll footage of the Melbourne Marathon

[@BenParkes]

Hope you had a good run too Ben!!

[@alfdickinson1971]

Hahaha pacing @12:10!!! Ive picked up some crazy pb's going through those Thames footpath tunnels on Strava...

[@khaledishrich]

Thank you I did a new number for my marathon 3:10 Richmond marathon on 16th Nov. 2024

[@BenParkes]

Well done.. super speedy!! That's an awesome run!

[@khaledishrich]

Now I need help I will apply for Boston marathon I will aim for a sub 3:00hr marathon in Boston I hope I can do it. It will be lovely to do 2:50hr.

[@vanessamartinez4917]

Great video Ben. I’m training for my first half marathon on February 16th. Not sure which plan of yours to buy. I am very slow and would like to improve my pace. Been running for a year consistently. Easy run pace is about 21/22 miles per hour. Can do about 3-4 runs a week and about 30 miles a week. Also my calves/shins take 2 miles to warm up/stop burning. Add more strength workouts??? Thanks. Happy running. 🏃🏻‍♀️❤️🌈

[@mrjgrant7583]

Hi Ben, Using your Marathon Plan to try and get a Sub 3 hours Marathon at Battersea this Saturday. Coming down from Aberdeen in Scotland to attempt it. A goal is the Sub3 but PB would be to beat my 3:13. Getting it Done in the cold rain by the looks of it.

[@Filo_Ed]

Thank you for another informative video. Am ecstatic about finishing my first marathon … but I am starting to have overuse injuries despite a regular strength training program. I am an older runner and just started to be active 18 months ago. I have been swapping my easy runs with cycling instead. This is ok right? Thanks again

[@BenParkes]

Some older runners do switch some of the easier runs for cross training. So cycling, swimming or time on the cross trainer / elliptical. Congratulations on finishing your first marathon. Fantastic!

[@19Vxc76]

My favorite marathon was in NY 3h07m (2018), but my best time is in Tallinn 2h53m (2024).

[@iainheath3902]

Another good video Ben! And charge the watch 😂

[@kh-jj5nb]

im a cramp body. ppl don't easily cramp wont understand the frustration

[@khaledishrich]

Now I need help I will apply for Boston marathon I will aim for a sub 3:00hr marathon in Boston I hope I can do it. It will be lovely to do 2:50hr.

[@jrhzxx]

I just participated in my first official half-marathon run yesterday. I started strong for the first 16 km, averaging 6 to 6:30 per km, but my legs and soles suddenly felt awful. I finished in 2:38:00. How can I prepare better to avoid this next time, including food and exercise?

[@DrSlipstream]

There are plenty of things you could do to make micro improvements, but the huge improvements ultimately come down to just training more. Aim for 30-45 mins of easy running per day, then start to add in workouts as you get consistent with that. Carrying extra weight makes a huge difference as well, so make sure your diet is in check.

[@tadejdanev5030]

heya Ben: what you using for that massage, some sort of creme? gel?

[@kinderwaff]

It's a Puresport balm from the video "I Spent £700 On Running Influencer Products"

[@Harolddeharold]

Can you do strides in the middle of a run or does it have to be at the end?

[@timwatkiss6123]

You definitely can Iv done that a lot and had them prescribed by a coach but they were called Surges

[@simonlarge3053]

PB’d at Vienna this spring and looking forward to Valencia in 2 weeks but not as the same fitness level due to short training block after September ultra! See you at the shakeout 😀

[@divisionbyzero7916]

No strength Training at rest days?

[@nickp4349]

FIRST

[@justinpino8115]

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