Boston Marathon: Stories and Training Tips For Runners

[@FlorisGierman]

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[@saurabhgarg5676]

One of the BEST running podcast. Thanks Floris ❤

[@FlorisGierman]

@@saurabhgarg5676 🙏🙌 appreciate all the wonderful guests sharing their experiences and insights

[@minweng5700]

I listened a lot of your KZbin. In 3 days I will be on zone 2 run for 1 month. 1. I lost 3 lbs. 2. I slept better 3. I don’t have injuries. I ran 4 times a week from 10 miles to 20 miles. All are zone 2 runs. I am training for Tokyo 2025. I plan to do some mile tempo run next year. Thank you for your podcast.❤😮

[@ExplorationRun]

Wow, what a beautiful interview! This is why I love running so much. It brings people from all walks of life together and creates lifelong memories/experiences.

[@FlorisGierman]

Spot on, so glad this conversation resonated with you! Love the shared passion of running that brings everyone together.

[@sidharthjoshi2894]

I’ve been binge watching your past podcasts the past three days. This episode was the most touching of all I’ve seen. Such an authentic and beautiful story of Brent’s Boston Marathon experience! Several great takeaways from this conversation but what clicked for me most is the definitive evidence of the efficacy of the MAF method, thanks to Brent’s meticulous documentation of his progress. It has inspired me to go on my own MAF method journey.

[@FlorisGierman]

That means a lot, glad this conversation resonated with you. Enjoy your running and health journey. Let me know how it goes.

[@titosinha]

Thank you Brent and Floris for this amazing conversation, which came at the right time for me! Brent, I loved hearing you share your Boston Marathon experience and running journey, and your reflections about the spiritual life, selflessness, intentional living and why it's important to dream and ask what is our life's mission. Many thanks!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@fardeenbeharry]

What a beautiful story. So heartfelt. Loved it

[@ArunR-sai]

What an amazing story. Pray for someone during each mile. Guess this will be something I will start doing in my future marathons❤

[@luigia9173]

What a beautiful podcast! Honestly I’m currently doing my run at the moment and I can’t stop pausing my run and make comment, for some reason I got tearful!!! Salute!

[@jenniferkellett4314]

‘You can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet’. Delightful story🦄 Not surprising at all that the weight loss would have also considerably contributed to your improvement in pace. Continue to ‘enjoy your journey!’ 😊

[@FlorisGierman]

It's pretty eye opening how directly the weight loss and pace improvements can go hand in hand. Main thing is to go about it the right way, with gradual consistent progress vs too much too soon. Hope your runs are going well! Gotta circle back with you soon on Comrades, a few ideas.

[@uvolniavka]

This episode really worked - Great conversation and not just for runners.

[@andyr1967]

Terrific interview. What a great guy with a great story! Takeaway for me is to notice somebody. Be present and connect with others. All it takes is a smile.

[@FlorisGierman]

@@andyr1967 spot on, so important we live a life present and notice others

[@jassaljs]

Wow!! This guy brought in a lot of positivity to the talk.🤗 Just loved him💕 I am only 70 and love every minute of my life! I just completed a half, doing another one in Jan and following it up with a 10k in Feb. Yes I also believe in giving. We look after 350 street children on a daily basis, make sure they get food, nutrition, education and clothing. And we love to see them growing into responsible citizens. I have pushed my entire office (I am an accountant 🤷🏽) into running 🤣 🤗Thank you for getting such amazing people on your show🤗

[@FlorisGierman]

@@jassaljs well done on your running journey! Love hearing how much of a positive impact you’re making on these street children. Glad you’re spreading the joy of running to others 🙌

[@jonmackay_TSD]

Love this interview. I really enjoy when podcasters interview “normal people” doing amazing things. We may not all stand on the Podium, but we can all be winners when we seek out hard things and help others.

[@FlorisGierman]

@@jonmackay_TSD happy to hear that! I recently asked in a survey for feedback and many listeners requested more conversations with recreational runners.

[@jonmackay_TSD]

@@FlorisGierman Thanks for asking, and listening!

[@tarafawe4579]

Excellent! Amazing people! ❤

[@soSEW-COB]

His Boston story 🥲 brought back 9/11 feelings for me. I’m Canadian but we are so connected to our big brother 🇺🇸 thank you Floris for another meaningful video. Merci 👋 Chris Ont 🇨🇦

[@FlorisGierman]

@@soSEW-COB totally, same feelings here!

[@russkemp1358]

this is an extremely helpful interview. "What do you really want!?" Also, on nutrition - "you can't run your way out of a poor diet".

[@derekbarber]

Thank you for this episode, Brent is such a beautiful person and his stories are so inspiring! 🙌 My biggest takeaway is to put the phone away and be fully present with the people that are around you. His words on the importance of investing in human connection and relationships are gold!

[@stevemartinez9373]

Great interview. Motivated me sign up for my second Marathon, LA. When Brent said that 100 day mark for training. Looked at Calendar and LA is 100 days from today. 😮 I’m 57 so I will practicing with proper heart rate. 😃

[@FlorisGierman]

@@stevemartinez9373 awesome, enjoy LAM. I ran it a few years back, I’m sure you’ll have a blast. Don’t underestimate the uphill towards the later miles before the finish. Have fun with your training and on race day!

[@SteveBe22]

Loved the idea of taking out the headphones and thinking about how to serve others while running. (I tried this a couple days ago after listening to this podcast, and it is surprisingly difficult to stay focused on something like that when I’m so used to having music/podcasts in my ears)

[@woofsci]

Thanks Floris, this was a really beautiful episode :') My favorite lesson from the video was that small acts of kindness can have a significant impact on others

[@FlorisGierman]

@@woofsci spot on, great takeaway about the acts of kindness 👌

[@runningwoman7207]

Loved this podcast…❤️ take away…. Give something away of great value, your time, your words, your love ❤️

[@FlorisGierman]

@@runningwoman7207 so well said, great takeaway right there!

[@jenniferkellett2910]

Wow! 🥹🥰

[@FlorisGierman]

I knew this episode would resonate with you Jennifer!

[@mojo14520]

I thought it was awesome that 75 Hard was mentioned. 75 Hard changed my life and I would recommend it to anyone looking to build mental toughness. I would not be a viewer of this channel if it weren’t for 75 Hard. Reading Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins inspired me to push past a long time injury and start running again

[@kbkb3358]

Here is my question /situation I do believe that MAF will work. But it seems to me that those that I have heard that have implemented MAF have also already hd a strong running base. I grew up running. But years (!) later, mum, wife, and different life happenings, my body seemed to shut down. 5 years ago I could hardly walk 800m. I was in so much pain. Long story short I got to the point that I ran a 27km trail run this past July. And I was trying to train MAF. BUT it (training for this race) was too much stress for my body after a period of high stress the year before. Don’t get me wrong it was not necessarily bad stress- Just stress. My body shut down and a month after that event I could hardly walk 1km. After lots of rest and getting my body inflammation back under control. I have started back. I am 41. I try and keep my heart rate between 135 and 145 but can only run 100-200m at a time- and honestly I am not even running that fast at all. I don’t mind putting in the time time and being patient but is this really going to work for someone who is practically at ground zero. Has anyone started running with MAF or do most people build a running base and then work on MAF? Floris, i know that you must be very busy but I would really appreciate hearing a podcast frim someone who literally started MAF from the beginning. Maybe you have one already and I have just overlooked it Thanks for the podcasts they have been helpful! And hello from Australia 🇦🇺 🦘!

[@karenyyyy]

I think it can work. 6 months ago, I could not even run 2 miles. I have consistently run easy since, and I have built up to a long run of 18.5 miles at an easy pace (about 11 minutes/mile) I had no base - zero. Before I started running this year, I had a heart transplant and a year of complications. I could barely walk, sometimes not even stand. I had a genetic heart condition that worsened from exercise, so I had not exercised since that diagnosis, which was 15 years before my transplant (I did run a lot before that) I ran easy, consistently building volume about 10% each week with cutback weeks every 3-4 weeks. Now that my mileage is a bit higher, I’ll probably increase by less and cut back more often. I’m 47 years old, female. Best of luck!! I found that the early stages are the hardest, but once I started seeing heart rate improvement, it has been a huge motivator.

[@kbkb3358]

A huge thank you for taking the time to reply! Your comments were so encouraging! Thank you! I was just thinking this morning.. I wish someone would reply because I feel so confused/discouraged as I try and decide how to go forward. I will keep plugging away. Many thanks to you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@hoppy303]

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