COPENHAGEN MARATHON 2023

[@PhilyBowden]

Ah thanks so much for the kind words Nick, such a great performance from Anya as well! p.s. that's not my mum at 12:22 .... she was definitely back home in the UK and I have no idea who that is haha 😂

[@justalilbester]

Bwahahaha that’s hilarious!! I swear Anya said that was your mom when we were running, unless I heard wrong 🤣 well done again and hope you’ve soaked it all up the past couple of days!

[@lionheart4552]

Could have been a certain Daniel perhaps ?

[@lionheart4552]

Daniel looks like Philys mum ?

[@Rhino_12]

As a coach how awesome must it be to run with your athlete and complete the journey together 🎉 Congratulations to Anya ! Nick your positivity is relentless, you’re like a Terminator hunting those miles down and turning them into smiles 😀

[@christinaclementson]

Anya did so well!! So so impressive especially in the heat. I was watching live but unfortunately the first Danish woman was coming in just behind Anya so they were focussing on her. I was tracking Anya and Phily. Two amazing performances!!

[@justalilbester]

Yeah they were so close to each other! Was a great finish!

[@egoegoone]

I have lived about 500m from the finish Line for 15 years, and this was so fun to watch! Just started running and watching your channel like 5 weeks ago. I am slow as a snail, but your videos really motivate me!

[@iberiksoderblom]

It was a great race. Well done. 8'th is awesome and Philly in 3'rd!!! The hottest Cph Marathon I've ever done. I tend to remember them a bit chilly and with light rain 😁 And prefer that to the heat! Thanks for the video.

[@justalilbester]

Ah wow hottest ever. I'm not surprised, it was cooking out there!! Thanks 🙂

[@coco_bold]

well i followed Phily Bowden's race who did a great time, but was also following Anya , Congrats. Good Job pacing and great effort by Anya.

[@Runner4ChristTC]

I got excited seeing Philly as well.

[@justalilbester]

Phily is such best and had such an incredible race! You could see from this video how happy she was and rightly so!

[@Xero_Wolf]

Yeah Phily!!! I came here just hoping to get a glimpse of her. Now Anya Culling is o my radar as well. Outstanding performance from both ladies.

[@A-betterMe]

aahhh so you were Anya's pacemaker, the commentators said she had a personal one 💪👍👊 just finished watching... awesome job to you both

[@lizgreen2936]

Where did you watch the race I can't get it on you tube...thanks

[@G_Widdicombe]

@@lizgreen2936 there was live footage with commentary straight from the race app.

[@A-betterMe]

@@lizgreen2936 I keep trying to add the link, but it seems to disappear

[@lizgreen2936]

@@A-betterMe thanks anyway... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁

[@chrisbull845]

Superb stuff Nick and congrats to all! I was there and you captured the event and the city so well! It was my 5th time of doing CPH and every year i have done it the sun always comes out and drains you! But it's such a great event and city and that's why i keep going back and i would definitely recommend it for anyone in the UK who wanted to do their first marathon abroad. Right, off to send this vlog link to my mum so she can see what her son ran in that Sunday 😂

[@justalilbester]

Hahaha love this! Such a great event 🤩 hope your mum enjoys the video too 🙌🏻

[@juliusondoy8964]

What a legend this guy! I remember enjoying watching his London marathon video days ago. Ran another marathon to celebrate with his athlete!

[@justalilbester]

Next marathon is an ALL OUT effort at Berlin. Not sure I'll be this 'smiley' but i'll try! 🙂

[@mombug4451]

Awesome race, Anya! And great pacing, Nick!👏👏👏

[@young-spark]

Amazing race footage. Really makes me want to sign up for a kopenhagen marathon next year. That pace looked really easy for you. Great run and gj on pacing Anya for the entire race !

[@justalilbester]

It's a goodie, you'll enjoy it! Great vibes and a great city!!

[@MarkSmith_Best-Athletics]

😂😂😂 You guys, you were all amazing as were the phenomenonal support in Copenhagen ♥️🇩🇰 Great to meet you in the race Village Nick. I was going great (for me) through 30k (holding approx 3:07 pace and feeling comfortable) and then the heat started causing me stomach issues. I slowed down a little and held on a bit through to approx 33k before the wheels totally came off. Still managed a 64 second PB but frustrating. That heat was something else and I haven't felt anything remotely like it since Rome Marathon in 2018 🥵 Hopefully I still done enough to get my Boston Qualifier (although I think that will be a close call)..Will try and build and go again in hopefully nicer conditions in the autumn (possibly Amsterdam). Congratulations to both Anya and Phily, absolutely awesome!! 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@justalilbester]

Nice to meet you Mark and congrats on the PB! From the sounds of things it seems as though you can get a lot faster too! Let's go get it!!

[@freysenmaritz8281]

Great video Nick. Awesome coach running too with a gopro and Anya smashing a 2:34!! (Just remember the seat belt next time you’re in an uber boet!🤪)

[@justalilbester]

Haha well spotted, although that was the last thing on my mind! I needed to get ti COPENHAGEN haha! Thanks boet!

[@NVIK5]

You guys are brilliant!

[@michalbauer9644]

WOW the crowds amazing

[@hansvanzuuk9504]

Nick for sure the best in race footage I’ve ever seen

[@Justjonleroux]

Soooo cool, great video. Congrats Anya 👊🏼💥

[@justalilbester]

Cuzzie!! What a video, what a race, what an athlete! 💥 Onwards and upwards 👊🏻

[@rachelyoung2138]

So awesome, Anyas progress is incredible, I love how you’re with her pacing her too, such great support

[@JessicaDeely]

Incredible video! So inspiring

[@justalilbester]

Thanks Jess! Team work makes dream work!

[@edroffe7198]

Awesome video as always! Super impressive progression from Anya 🏃‍♀️

[@rafaelpiarpuzan1435]

Anya and Nick, Congratulations. Well done. What a great performance!!! Good video. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Bogota, Colombia.

[@marathonranati]

camera man + 2:20 marathoner = nick. AMAZING VIDEO! WHOLESOME! ❤

[@justalilbester]

🫶🏻💙🤍 looking forward to many more! 💥

[@gary_runs]

Love these Marathon video's Nick! Great pacing and well done again Anya!! 🙌🏼 Keep up the great work Champ! Lets goooooo 🔵👊🏻⚪️

[@MattRunsColorado]

LOVE these race videos. Amazing effort to everybody!

[@Demiduivenvoorden]

you guys did absolutely amazing!! have been tracking you the entire race and it was SO EXCITING!!!! Beyond proud!!

[@Chris-dw3xl]

Well done to all , awesome running and a awesomely awesome coach one of the best

[@justalilbester]

Hey my surname is not Bester for nothing ;) haha

[@kodiesrevenge]

i see Phily B .. awesome .. love it 🤙🤟

[@lenkaontherun]

Congratulations, Anya! What an amazing performance, Nick you must be proud (and you did great too of course, hahah)!

[@tobieabraham2518]

Brilliant, Nick. You're doing an amazing job pacing these runners.

[@transformational_runners]

Amazing running. Strong finish! Massive well done 👏 🙂🙌

[@DaveTrappeniers]

What a great race .. I was there in 2019 (also a hot edition) ... love the atmosphere

[@raphaelcamilleri6047]

You did well lady, well done!! Greetings from Vienna!

[@georgemnene502]

WELL DONE Anya❤👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@gabornagy8389]

Thank you videó , good running,

[@jonathanwatkins447]

Wow. Amazing time and 8th place. 2 legends. Lekker

[@cory3476]

Congratulations Anya!! Great job Nick!!!

[@infocuslearning]

Well done to you both!

[@DavidB-zi3lg]

Congrats on the result. Your video not only documented Anya's run but the atmosphere of the race as well, even as the continuity issues from ca. 13:30 to 18:00 messes with my head. I guess you have to be from Copenhagen to notice, though😀

[@justalilbester]

It was a great day and one I may just race in the future! Let's gooooo 🙂

[@milikoshki]

Excellent time, great performance!

[@CliveWalker]

Great running, fantastic stuff!

[@ak8990]

Go Philly Bowden!!! I saw her near you at the beginning of the race.

[@RobE8475]

Amazing run. Anya you are an inspiration!

[@lizzyg4817]

Brilliant running guys. More to come from Anya

[@roberthodgson3574]

Seeing this race view is so amazing and makes me appreciate just how fast Anya runs.

[@lizgreen2936]

Great watching that absolutely brilliant..... As they say in Glasgow... " GONE YERSEL ANYA"!!!.... what a trooper!!... So pleased philly was 3rd too...🥳🥳#boomshakalaka... 🎉🎉🎉x

[@francolive5718]

Fuelled by Biltong bru

[@justalilbester]

Haha biltong and braai’s bru!

[@owenlewis9258]

Yes Phily!!!

[@Orr2567]

Really enjoy these videos! Either they had you do a bunch of loops, or the video is perhaps not perfectly chronological? ;)

[@justalilbester]

It's tricky to get it in the perfect order when you record on multiple devices. Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@AugherAndy]

Youre so supportive nick! Also what a clean looking city

[@justalilbester]

I thought that too right! So glad I managed to get some of the beautiful buildings there too!

[@kennethwinther1487]

Looks fantastic 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@garyflynn3762]

Great video

[@jimm89]

Fantastic run from Anya and you make the pacing look so easy too. Quick question - I noticed on Strava that your distance is significantly over 42.2km. Do you put this down to GPS error or the fact that it’s just difficult to take the perfect line? And how do you adjust pacing during the race to account for this? I lost a full minute in a half marathon the other day due to ‘overshooting’ - or possibly GPS issues.

[@jacksonm.6549]

Interesting video. Are you anyway related to the Comrades Marathon legend Nick Bester? I was slightly confused seeing a younger looking oke than the SA runner I'm used to.

[@justalilbester]

Haha na not related in anyway. It’s confusing I know as we have the exact same name! 🤣

[@jacksonm.6549]

@@justalilbester LMAO! I was hoping you'd respond with something like, "Yes. My full name is actually Nick Junior Bester. The guy you know is Nick Senior Bester" Thanks for clarifying that you're not his family member.

[@TheGingerjogger]

Is that a South African accent bro, class accent my man keep the videos coming 👌 and keep it going

[@justalilbester]

For sure! I've been in London for 6 and a half years now and my Saffa accent is only getting stronger haha

[@stephenrobinson4449]

Amazing!

[@justalilbester]

Thanks Stephen! More to come! Hope you're well champ!

[@61js]

Ha ha I can't believe it. As a purely recreational runner, I did the Boston UK half marathon in April and spoke to Anya to ask her what time she did after she was awarded her prize for her first place female. I didn't realise who she was or anything. S••t, I do now. Hopefully one day she has success on the world stage and I can casually say " oh yeah spoke to Anya at one of our local races sometime ago" 😂😂

[@justalilbester]

HAHA enjoyed reading that!! 🙂

[@run-watch]

Great "course eye view". Looks a bit stressful, tbh! Go Team England ladies!

[@burgerkingbub]

i spotted phily by the hairstyle and wanted to yell 'go phily!' only to see her name and hear that familiar cheer in the background!

[@Team.L]

Well done🙏💪👍🏻❤ Stupid do not have the start at 8am. Because the weather can be very hot at may in nordic countries!

[@justalilbester]

YES! I agree, I would have loved an earlier start!

[@bleditufa3561]

Well done Anya 🎉🎉🎉 Nick is the best coach 🤙💪🤙

[@justalilbester]

Thanks ya ledge!

[@kaspernielsen1543]

What company are you racing clothes? 😀

[@justalilbester]

It's Best Athletics kit 🙂 you can see the range and order from here: www.bestathletics.co.uk/shop

[@nate8551]

Are there any top level elite runners from South Africa currently

[@justalilbester]

Most certainly in both the male and female categories. The strongest female is currently Gerda Steyn

[@DarinCSmith]

Great run to you both! Did you acting as her pacer negate any awards she may receive? Does it break any rules? #HonestQuestionDonKnowTheRules.

[@jeremyfoo6984]

No rules against having a friend pace you. The race organisers employed pacers for the lead men and women too. Ellis Cross was pacing the East African women.

[@DarinCSmith]

Thanks

[@FilmMyRun]

Cheeky Darin!! The rules you’re thinking of are England Athletics rules not Copenhagen Marathon rules.

[@DarinCSmith]

@@FilmMyRun you know me

[@Leeroy49]

A great race it was. A shame I didn't see you 😊

[@justalilbester]

Ah sorry I didn’t catch you! Zipped in and out for this one. Hope you had a good one 👊🏻

[@Leeroy49]

@@justalilbester Absolutely. Got a massive PB :). Great shots from the race btw :).

[@justalilbester]

@@Leeroy49 YES!! Huge congrats on the PB in some hot conditions!

[@gcklo]

A great time in hot weather. When you see the spectators in short sleeves and shorts, it is definitely too hot

[@infinitegaming1015]

Anya in vaporflys? I thought she was a UA athlete

[@julieburton7393]

I guess when you’re running in a GB vest, sponsorship doesn’t count

[@AugherAndy]

She has ran marathons in them before just go with what you're used to

[@justalilbester]

She signed a 2 month contract with AU which has not finished. Since then she's signed with Lulu Lemon. So yeah she can run in any shoes of her choice.

[@paulandrew8845]

That Villa guy looked really comfortable, loved the first person filming view.

[@justalilbester]

Yeah he was a best! Pulled away in the end! He went 2:26 at Rotterdam earlier this year!

[@Sound.Central]

🤝

[@chuck4863]

UBER = Speed = No seat belt. #buckleup

[@justalilbester]

Too true and well spotted :)

[@deanbaxter79]

20c hot? 😂 Don’t come to Australia, don’t think I’ve ran under 20c for a marathon yet. Well done Anya 👏🏼

[@AugherAndy]

Our weather is usually like 6 degrees hahaha

[@motorhead4870]

No one cares about Australia

[@MarkSmith_Best-Athletics]

It was and has been far hotter than the stated figures in Copenhagen and South Sweden every day since last Wednesday my friend, the forecast figures have been useless. It has been approx 20 degrees in the shade and until 9pm or 10pm in the evening when the sun has been going down. In the sunshine it has been more like mid 20's minimum which is pretty hot for a lot of runners who have been used to training in much colder winter and spring North European weather.

[@justalilbester]

Haha enjoy the sunshine!! Beach weather, not PB running weather!

[@SoshitoNakagata]

Well done, but with 5kg less of fat on legs she would run faster