Berlin Marathon Taper

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[@mesnilman2327]

Gone on, Phily! You've got this for this weekend. Will be following online! Love the grind

[@robertbarber9707]

One of my successful taper tips is to substitute my time I spent running in each drop reading and meditating so I don’t feel like I’m not doing enough

[@hamwhacker]

Hi Phily. My wife and I are training for the Great South Run and it is her first race beyond 10km. She has been struggling with health issues but finds running helps. Come on down to Portsmouth and win the race! ❤ it’s only 10 miles (not a half marathon)

[@kawemotah]

I am also running Berlin, it will be my first ever marathon and after months of diligent training (or as much as a life with two young kids allows) I finally got to my taper and yesterday I was doing an easy 10km run and felt a pretty annoying right calf cramp or strain, which made me stop at around 8km and hope it wasn’t anything serious! I mean, come on! Does not seem fair, Haha! I am just probably not gonna run anymore for the next couple of days and do a shake out run on Saturday and hope for the best! Trying to to focus on on food, hydration and resting now.. wish me luck! Haha! Also, best of luck to you Phily, I am sure you’ll kill it in Berlin! Cheers!

[@abisnow1843]

Berlin will be my first too! All the best to you, the hard part is over now!!

[@ringspanner]

Thanks for taking us all along for this block. Feels like I was on holiday. As for Berlin, take my breath away. Sorry, Dad joke. Go kick some arse Phily!

[@ThePinkVillain]

Best of luck in Berlin!!!!

[@mluking]

Good luck in Berlin Phily! Looking forward to what you can achieve! After this weekend my taper towards the Amsterdam Marathon begins. It’s gonna be my third marathon, and I’m feeling much more confident than I did for the previous ones. Looking forward to it!

[@IainThacker]

Fun times - so excited to see how Sunday goes for you Phily - have fun :) I'm so excited for my taper for Manchester Half coming at the end of the most consistent training block I've had - not the highest mileage which might explain the consistency with no injuries or illness stopping training. Learning to not stress about the uncontrollable elements is really key but so difficult!

[@larnold97]

Really enjoyed this series. It’s given me guidance and motivation as I’ve been training for Berlin as well. Can’t wait for Sunday - hope everyone enjoys the race and runs a PR. Love the grind!

[@adamnichols3506]

Great advice Philly. And good luck!

[@Talkingllama3.0]

Best of luck this weekend Phily!

[@MNP208]

4 days from today. Godspeed Phily!

[@scottrobinson4611]

Good luck for Berlin! I'm tapering for my first half-marathon on sunday. Feeling all the same feelings you'e discussed here. Yesterday I thought I'd injured my achilles. Today it feels fine and something else feels weird instead. 9 months ago I couldn't run the length of myself, was 30kg overweight and pretty depressed. I think I can run under 2:15 on Sunday! Thanks for sharing your experiences, it gives a much slower runner like me some comfort that I'm not insane, and also that getting to where you are is achievable if I just put the work in.

[@nolitetebastardescarborundorum]

Good luck!

[@Smurchdog]

Good on you Phily! You’ll be right. Thanks for the great advice.

[@KidsDimensionGames]

Good luck, Phily. You are such an inspiration.

[@greertops]

Taper Madness !!! Good Luck Phily

[@spou20]

Good luck Philly, you'll be awesome! Love the grind and thank you for sharing your journey. I hope your insights help me to a PB at the Abingdon Marathon ✌🏽

[@jasonflorimonte3813]

Good luck on the hallowed streets of Berlin marathon! You can and you will do great things!

[@scottjohn2503]

You are an inspiration to us all 🙏

[@sandravanvalkenburg5502]

Wishing you the best on your upcoming marathon!!!!

[@AmusingMunch]

I’m tapering at same time with Loch Ness Marathon same day as Berlin. Deffo a race you should do one day 😎

[@Julia-zp3lu]

Good Luck for the Marathon!

[@KevinNapper1]

Good luck and thanks for the great videos.

[@MiaKiser693]

Good luck youll do amazing and thank you for posting its 5 am hear and im cross training so now it wont be as terrible

[@itsthecharlz]

I'm two and a half weeks out from my first half marathon and was pretty much forced into a taper 10 days early because I got sick. My longest long run was meant to be this Saturday and I don't think I'll do the entire distance my plan suggests. I feel fairly confident that I'll finish and I might even get close to my ideal goal time. But it's difficult mentally because being sick has completely removed the workout rhythm I've had for 18 weeks. Thanks for this video though, that teally helped

[@ewantuohy1507]

Good luck mate! 🙏💨

[@brigidsmith980]

Go Phily!! 🤩

[@Leeroy49]

See you in Berlin :)

[@markbateman9222]

I always found that the hardest thing to do was ease off the training before an important race. I always felt - totally irrational, I know - that my fitness was somehow ooing out of me if I didn't put in my usual daily effort. The resut was a lot of races where i underperformed, reacted by traing harder which led to even worse racing to which I reacted by.... you can see where this is leading! For the shorter distances a long ta[er might not ne necessary physically but it's vital psychologically so you get that edge, that inner tension you need to produce superlative races! Good luck in Berlin - not that you need luck, merely the circumstances to allow you to display your level of fitness (beeter thab ever?)

[@richardmiddleton7770]

Tapers should start dramatically even with 3-4 days completely off then a gradual ramp back up but with longer than usual rest between runs. Marathons are 99% aerobic so you need to keep on top of that system without too much fatigue in the legs.

[@Tim.Kromer]

Good luck Philly! You got this! I’m tapering for Twin Cities Marathon (marathon in Minnesota) the weekend after Berlin. We got this! Would love to know any of your best tips for recovery after Race day😁

[@ElMexipon]

Hi Phily! Amazing information. Probably you can provide some tips for someone who wants to share their running journey on social media. Thank you!

[@nigelbeamish2845]

Were crossing our fingers you smash it, and most of all absolutely enjoy every minute of it, we met another youtuber Nick Bester last week at our local parkrun, he's looking for sub 2.20 maybe you can hang on to his group 🏃go Philly go, love the Grind :-)

[@mimi_micha8815]

See you in Berlin!

[@finishstrong365]

Where the mind goes, the body will follow 🎉

[@finishstrong365]

Thanks for sharing your journey with us!

[@Rachelhappyface]

Ooooh good luck! I’ll be racing at the same time as you! (mine is just a 10k though!)

[@toddapplegate3988]

Run run run and then run.

[@JRJapaneserunnerinUK]

Let do this❤!!!!!!!

[@vanessamartinez4917]

Good luck in Berlin! I have my fingers crossed, my legs crossed and my eyes crossed in good luck for you! 🤞🏻J/K 😂 Wishing you all the best. 😀👍🏻🏃🏻‍♀️👟❤️

[@spunhead]

Even if you have only done 20 miles a week thats 320 miles in a 16 week block so if you can do that a marathon is in the bag

[@frankMIALL]

I would recommend all that, can I add x2 rest days the days b4 race day, with lots of stretching, yoga etc

[@AlbertWeijers]

How? How can you feel fresh on race day with so much mileage in the last week?? I do 60k in my biggest week and do 10k in the last week... Anyway, hope it works and you crush the goal in Berlin!

[@therunningtattooartist5172]

I guess it’s relative 🤷🏻

[@basildaoust2821]

Cool video. I was once not 60 and I tried running, let's just say I did badly. I ran 2 5km races and basically lost both but yeah so what. Run 2 was quicker than run 1. OK, when I say lost what I really mean is I came in last. I guess that means I lost just like the guy in second lost :P It is cool to watch and listen to someone who can run close to a 2:30 Marathon, it would be so cool if she could drop like 33 minutes from her time, yeah yeah I know then she would be kicking the men, see wouldn't that be cool :) Phily have fun and enjoy the run.

[@AugherAndy]

I predict a 2.27!!!

[@blakeandpeytonandblaze2692]

So, how is Daniel coping with your taper week??

[@brendagfrancis743]

Sore throat with aches and pains…. 1 run 😮.

[@cherilynncrosby]

Do you take any supplements to help you sleep?

[@hillywrld]

decided to do a marathon one week out I guess taper it's not a thing for me ahah

[@Alecmcq]

Phily, you confused 2 important words in here… “to” and “by”… fundamentally different meanings.

[@JJ01010J]

viel Glück! (here’s hoping Google translate is correct 😉) 💪🏼🔥

[@lilylamble9749]

a 3 week taper seems long

[@richardmiddleton7770]

It depends how much fatigue you have accumulated.

[@Narlyjokes]

Im early for once

[@dr.mommybudgets3127]

Question:why do many miles in one week when training for a marathon? 26 miles

[@Narlyjokes]

So ur faster?

[@IainThacker]

There's a strong correlation to miles and performance. You can substitute run volume with some cross-training for similar impact. The trick for most of us is balancing training load against fatigue and injury!

[@BSWANN434]

It’s to ultimately run faster. The strongest guys in the gym (the non-steroid users), has built their total amount of volume (weight being lifted) over time. That combination of muscular strength and endurance will be beneficial towards how much they can lift. So just like running when you safely and slowly build your weekly mileage over time you will benefit from it aerobically. No one improves running just 1 mile by running 1 mile everyday. The world’s best male milers run 90-100+ miles in a week (during their build) just to run that 3:55, or faster mile. I hope that helps

[@Liu484]

damn i'm early

[@johncomrie2303]

You are very good. You would be good as a comedian. Because you talk shit

[@swimkidandy]

Still looking like a middle school boy. Aaron Carter look alike

[@TeresaRaab-hb5co]

Weird comparison and for no reason.