Focus on what’s IMPORTANT for your running performance!

[@dinicti]

Perfect advice! This is greater than >99.9% of what is out there. Thank you

[@grgr6720]

This video should be the only running advice available on the internet...

[@alanshrimpton6787]

Funny you say sleep. I'm watching this, 4:30am because I can't after my week of nightshift. I am though watching it in bed.

[@bartekzielinski1645]

Alan, have you found that running helps you cope with shift work? Or does running make your shift work tougher?

[@alanshrimpton6787]

@@bartekzielinski1645 neither. My shift work means I run in daylight always. Even though I can be tired.

[@GTE_Channel]

A week of night shifts is brutal. There are much healthier nightshift schedules now a days. Have done it for 15 years without real health issues but I'm glad I do not have them anymore.

[@Kelly_Ben]

Gah- shoes on the pillow! TRIGGERED!!! 😂 Another banger of a video, thanks! From someone with a broken circadian rhythm who simply can't sleep, so focuses on all the other details.

[@bilgyno1]

Great down to earth advice! At 46 started running again after a 10 year break due to injuries. Finally taking it slower and building up volume and after about 6 months getting as fast as I was 10 years ago. Now at around 40k km per week and enjoying it like never before. Goal is to break 20 min on 5k first, then see if I can break 40 min on the 10k. Would be awesome if I can achieve that before I turn 50. Anyway, off to bed now 😊

[@kevinclark5086]

I can't lie this one cut deep. 😂 I probably do all the things mentioned. So from now on I will stop being such a nincompoop. I've also subscribed so I can see what else I've been doing incorrectly.

[@javierledesma370]

You nailed it, man! Our obsessive attention to details is in the end just a search for excuses for not having the clarity to cultivate what really matters... You’re so wise and light spirited! Thank you for slapping us all and sending us to sleep!

[@placeborhizomes6708]

Implementing the tips and techniques from your videos has improved my form and efficiency-thank you. Also, appreciate someone calling BS on the obsession people have with shoe weight.

[@TheRetson]

😂 I watch most of your videos but this I think is the best yet! So so true,, no point in worrying about the small gains if we’re not doing the basics correct! Keep up the great content, thank you 😊

[@-esox-3714]

Absolutely great video, from laughing out loud nodding to feeling personally attacked to nodding and laughing again and so on xdddd

[@thadstuart8544]

superb! i will use this philosophy as a checks-n-balance anytime I find myself going down the rabbit holes

[@RaoBlackWellizedArman]

Thanks for this video. As someone who is a regular gym member, I have found that gym sessions adversely affect my running performance. And NO! It's not because of inadequate recovery. And NO! It's not a temporary effect. Everytime I hit a PR in the bench press, for example, my running goes back to where it was 6 months before that and it's permanent. I don't know why no one else mentions this... maybe it's just me.

[@smothyism]

Great video. You're one of the best out there, and I will look into your online course. I am happy with my form but want to polish it off and be certain. Chasing sub 3, I looked everywhere for tricks, and now I think it's time I put that time elsewhere. Read two books and watched thousands of videos over the last 4 years, I enjoy doing so and can say with confidence that you cut through the niose and have the winning formula.

[@birdania7]

You crack me up! And your videos are spot on! This summer I got the detail disease and my running suffered as I wasn’t enjoying it as much. I dropped the details and voila! I started enjoying running again. Thank you!! I wish to run for a long time so I needed to see the big picture instead of the weeds. 😂

[@andreturazzi6178]

That’s what I tell my friends all the time! Thanks for making it clear!

[@SaulLunaGalaviz]

This is some great content, not only science-based info but not sugar coated as it should be sometimes the training when you're losing focus. As always, some great info!!

[@andresc.106]

Great video. Thanks!

[@gloriab7801]

All fine, bar the sleep. I'm a devoted runner, but a few minutes off a 10k, in no way compensates for the exquisite pleasure of lying in bed, surfing You Tube, watching TV, reading a book, playing music, eating doughnuts ..... It's not even close.

[@Kelly_Ben]

😂😂 I feel the same about diet... I love the 80/20... good healthy food 80%, tacos, margaritas, and fried ice cream the other 20%! Life is short, eat the yummy stuff!

[@askhatsattybayev8903]

It's very interesting to watch! Your irony makes the video much funnier.

Totally with you on this one 👌

[@ElteHupkes]

I haven't watched the video yet, but I'll go tell my girlfriend I need to buy new shoes now.

[@kenvysmiguel8817]

So simple and direct to the point! Bullseye

[@runnerfromhel]

Thanks. Very refreshing tone.

[@francescocasadei8840]

Well said, you're a very wise man!

[@sobasri]

Best advice.. thank you. I mean I have seen all the running videos in KZbin 😂. Can you please do a video on rhythm in running. Especially finding your own and how to maintain it throughout a session. Thank you. ❤

[@DavidDeeble]

Let me know if you need tips on proper juggling form, Fredrik! ;)

[@stuartrobinson1593]

Fredrik! Hero! Thank you. My pro tip: it’s pronounced “con- tin-EW-ity”. At least it is in Atlanta, Georgia.

[@jamesb.walker9177]

Excellent as usual :]

[@3antra]

You are funny and right 🤗

[@dietervernaillen4722]

Best video yet. 😊

[@pillof]

Thank you. Good night.

[@apayauq]

currently in bed failing at tip #1

[@DR-ti7yi]

you are so good at hurting feelings :))

[@jimsumara6605]

Brilliant

[@dcdno_one2393]

Great advice. Don’t forget 1.5-2g of protein per kg per day with >30g at a time. Eat carbs to fuel folks!

[@AlexBartnik]

I have a question! You have a lot of videos about running how cue x, y, and z can ruin your running form or shouldn't be taken at face value, etc. What are some cues you think do work, and what cues would you give to a beginner runner?

[@SpringSnabbare]

I agree that many of my videos address what NOT to do or what is not so important. This is largely because I started the channel because I was so incredibly annoyed with all the nonsense about running technique. People who don't have the slightest clue about how biomechanics work stating unwavering principles. "All good runners land on the forefoot", "180 steps per minute is the optimal cadence for all runners", etc. So I largely make videos for anyone interested in running technique and try to nuance and deepen knowledge on questions that often arise. That's why my videos look the way they do. To your question: The first time I meet a runner, whether a beginner or an elite runner, I almost always do the same things. I usually start at the shoulders and work my way down through the torso, hip and knees before going back up to the hip and ending at the shoulders where I started but in a different way. All movements are like chain reactions of other movements in this flow through the body. For example, if a runner runs in a seated position, it could be because of the rib cage or how the foot moves after it leaves the ground. So I can rarely say "move the hip forward" even if the hip is far back, I have to look at what causes the position of the hip. But what causes the position of the hip can come from another thing that comes from another thing, etc. That's why I always take my time so all runners can find this flow of movements and chain reactions. So when everything is in place, there are not many things you need to think about, most of it happens by itself. What you're really asking is for me to make a short version of my online course :) The biggest difference between working with beginners and elite runners is that the beginners run in a completely different way from the start while the elite usually already run very well, but they do not know what they are doing, they just run. Then it's my job to make them aware of what's going on so we can go in and tweak small details here and there. But everyone, regardless of pace, benefits from this flow of chain reactions, although of course I always take into account level, distance, surface, injuries, ambitions, etc.

[@anncorrigan9370]

Can you tell me if running drills are worth doing - those high knees, bum kicks and things that look like they're from Monty Python. Many thanks

[@Kelly_Ben]

😂😂😂 Monty Python Ministry of Silly Walks!! Excellent reference!

[@honza1859]

Great advices. What about "running more " - is it really better to run more but really slow eg 1,5 hour - or to run less, faster about eg 1 hour?

[@hektor6675]

You need to do both

[@domchubs5836]

For volume runs, is it worse to split up the runs into segments if it means you can make the total volume? There are some days where my tibialis muscles won't let me complete more than a mile at a time, but I still run a mile four times with breaks of a few minutes. Is this pointless to do?

[@whycantiremainanonymous8091]

Have been running up to 140 km a week (though between 80 and 100 or so is more typical of most training blocks). Still haven't cracked 4 hours for the marathon. Keep trying. (Also, sleep a lot, do lots and lots of strength training, injuries few, minor, and far between, so running is pretty consistent year round, BMI around 26, average height, male, in my late 40s). I must be doing _something_ wrong...

[@honza1859]

Hi, do you also practice any speed training?

[@whycantiremainanonymous8091]

@@honza1859 Yep.

[@SpringSnabbare]

Some people find sport very easy. Unfortunately, there are people who are non-responders, who do not develop like the average person. It could be that you are such a person. But that's a very depressing thought so instead I'm inclined to agree with you, you must be doing something wrong. The question is what? Have you tried following a good training programme for a marathon? Since you've done everything, I'm guessing you've tried that too. But have you really followed the programme? I have met many people who say that they follow training programmes but that they skip sessions or change them a bit or, which is very common, add some extra training or run a bit faster and/or longer than they should. If that hasn't worked either, I only have one idea left, it must obviously be that you have a poor running technique. I have read somewhere that there are online courses that fix such things 😃

[@BDHo98]

Simple: your BMI is too high.

[@Kelly_Ben]

Ever tried an ultra? Seriously... go sign up for a 50k or 50 miler with minimum/ moderate technicality and vert. I bet that's what you're body is actually wanting, and you're already just +/- a month of specified training away!

[@robertstan2349]

'well i don't care' 🤣

[@robertoflores2786]

Spot on advice. More people need to hear this. Sleep Strength Run more Eat better

[@clivewitcomb2839]

I have a terrible feeling that I know who I'm going to dream about tonight... 😜 X

[@SuperFuzzyDunlop]

I wish I could sleep like a real person :(

[@trjozsef]

You fail to figure in the fact that drinking the beetroot juice takes 90 seconds and running 50 km more takes 4 hours per week more.

[@VRietySociety]

off to bed then

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

Sleep 🛌

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

Love your sensible advice. Keep them coming. Would you have anything on sore calves for post-beginners, can do 5k in 23mins, but developing sore calves as I increase distance progressively. About 20km per week including one parkrun. Looked at a lot of running form videos and still, there doesn’t seem to be a magic bullet after months of improving running gait; calves soreness (burn not pain) remains and increases on mileage. Hiking seems to make it better. Could it be weak hamstrings and glutes making me use overuse my calves? This would be a good video topic as it appears to be a common issue.