Guess Your Distance | The No Watch Race

The Running Channel team takes on a 5km challenge with a twist. The 5km must be run naked - that is with no technology.
Andy, Sarah, new Running Channel recruit Jess and All Star dhb ambassador George go head-to-head over 5km or at least what they think is 5km. Instead of speed this race focuses on who has the best feel for distance. The runners will run as close to a 5km as possible without a watch and the winner will be the one who ran the closest to the total distance.
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00:00 THE CHALLENGE
01:29 THE RULES
02:15 THE RACE
10:41 THE RESULTS
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[@runningchannel]

Who do you think will win? Do you have any suggestions for the next Challenge Accepted? Are you a miles person or do you run in kilometres? Let us know in the comments below!

[@AlexN0me11]

The next challenge should be who can keep the same or close to the same average pace per km for for 30 minutes. Without looking at your smart watch.

[@mdsmith1019]

I thought Jess would've won. I actually thought the pros were gonna really overdo it and run like 10k and be like "oh man I totally didn't even feel like I just ran 10k. Hmm, I must be in great shape". Really good video with a surprise ending

[@detroit81daddy]

Hi! Sarah! You’re the best! Love watching this channel because of you!! Call me some time 😉 when you visit the states!

[@vincentmarlow105]

Hi Guys love the channel ! the next challenge should be how slowly you can run a 5k for all those runners who struggle to get below 40 mins.

[@nollys8523]

I run in kilometres as it’s a roughly measurable distance for me and I have no sense of distance! I don’t usually check my watch when running, I rely on the buzz to let me know whether I’ve hit a kilometre, then check the other metrics afterwards. I’d say Sarah would probably win the challenge. Yay Sarah!!! I haven’t seen the end yet but I have every confidence in her ability to do what I can’t 😂

[@freddiesen]

I’d be awful - always use my watch as a motivation. Missing Rick with his “music as a timer” technique.

[@brianjames2000]

Lol watching this I realize I know the three-mile mark in every direction from my house.

[@runningchannel]

Ha! I know what you mean, Brian! I'd have to go somewhere unfamiliar to try this!

[@ralphvangelderen68]

New challenge idea: run 10km as fast as you can, but every km has to be faster than the previous one. So, if your next km is slower, you are out

[@rad858]

Yes... and only looking when the km lap time comes up, no checking during each km

[@mickfanning93]

They've done a 5k version of this

[@reselvski]

"apart from when I was as a tube" 😂 Sarah, you're hilarious.

[@robertmcclure3586]

I stopped running with a watch a few years ago and it has been wonderful. I run how I feel and the route falls under my feet as it is. Makes my runs all the more fun not being burdened by the technology. I log the route and what I saw and felt. No longer tracking exact mileage or pace. Old school running for fun!

[@Kelly_Ben]

"Internal tirade of abuse!" 😆 I think Andy's inner voice and mine are pals! Loved the dialog of confusion and second guessing- it makes every challenge a good time- for the viewers, any way! 😆 Congratulations Sarah!

[@anne-mariedurocher5812]

Such fun to watch. Love these challenges. I particularly like the challenges where the participants are on equal footing and do not depend on their ability, how fast they're usually running etc!

[@olivergoodacre]

Pretty confident I’d be awful at this challenge!

[@runningchannel]

It's a tricky one for sure!

[@mtimmons441]

Me too! I have a horrible sense of direction so I'm sure I cannot guesstimate distance well.

[@B2727]

This is becoming one of my favorite channels on KZbin. Keep up the awesome work! :)

[@Dan-sg2vy]

Great video, defiantly going to give this a go. I thought team Andy would have it! All the marathon training has paid off with the timing Sarah!

[@DirtyPOMinNZ]

Awesome challenge, and allowed you all to be on an equal playing field. That was a fun video to watch, well done team!!!

[@lucydawnruns]

Such a good idea! Definitely something to try with friends or a running group!!!

[@arrontrevor7086]

Well done Sarah! I had visions of Anna sitting at home watching this with a big bag of popcorn laughing at how badly everyone thought they were doing!

[@annestraube8705]

Haha, great challenge. I put my bet on George. Running in open terrain and judging 400m portions seems the most sensible approach to make this work. Well that was before he decided to definitely not wanting to stop short of 5k. Well done, Sarah and good luck for Marathon Day!

[@pascalejacquelinepetit5131]

Best challenge so far! Running whilst "listening" to your own body (outside of competitive races), and relying on your mind, is so important. Also, not everyone has the means to purchase all this technology, and many runners are in areas where signal reception is poor/non-existent (not blessed to be in cities or countries with good comms service).

[@runningchannel]

Love that! Thanks for watching!

[@rachelmclaren2992]

Love this! Running without a watch is the best

[@timcavenee3223]

Out and back, brilliant idea. Good show mates!

[@kataquack11]

Great challenge idea Jess! I am going to try to get my Strava group to try this. :) Congrats Sarah.

[@kathrynpatterson6565]

Love the challenges. Great to see the girls doing best

[@benjaminlauridsen4322]

Great motivation as always, love the positivity

[@larahosie9421]

I love these challenges! I spend way too much time looking at my watch and relying on my phone. I may have to try this in my local park and see how it goes!

[@kaykunz4730]

Well done Sarah. That is a tricky one. I think I would land below the 5k mark. Thank you Jess for the great challenge.

[@danielamalik4177]

This is fun!!! Can’t wait to see the results!!!

[@adamz67]

Well done Sarah! I had a difficult time trying to guess who would win, you're all so brilliant runners. I've been running since the 80s, so didn't have the fancy watches like now, I would run my routes just by knowing the distance, and wasn't bothered by the amount of time, just enjoying the moment. But this would be a fun challenge...

[@jjjjjjj389]

this would be a tough challenge for sure! enjoyed the video!

[@kariss71996]

This seems so difficult! Love hearing your thoughts during the challenge

[@bestofourlifes4725]

I really enjoyed watching this challenge!

[@BeautybyKarlaJoy]

I think Andy will win! I love watching these challenges! So much fun!

[@runningchannel]

Glad you enjoy them! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@sandyhumissouri5131]

Team Andy as well.

[@orchidoclaste]

my fave chanllenge so far ! all the challengers are really starting on equal terms on this one. that was fun! thanks guys :)

[@runningchannel]

We loved this one too. More on the way!

[@jayg1605]

What a fun challenge! I think I’ll have to give this a go, but can’t imagine it will go well!!

[@seanaepley3180]

I would love to see the Running Channel take on a relay type challenge! Maybe build 2 or 4 teams (none of the stacked with all super speedy people) and then complete a relay course and see which team comes out of top. I think this would work because you could pick distances that work for each team member and have to strategize who to put where etc. Funnily enough I had to run without music/headphones this morning! First time doing a 5k without it, and surprisingly it was ok.

[@Adsk8ing]

Brilliant concept. I will give this a try

[@chambobs]

This is sooo good & funny. I know I'd be rubbish at it. Well done all. 👏

[@steve7882]

Back in 1981 when I started running we used watches like a Casio with a stopwatch, so at least you still knew the time you were running for, this challenge is so tough as you have nothing to provide you with you with a frame of reference, well done and thanks for another great vid

[@kerisallee3976]

This is such a hard challenge! Can’t wait to see who wins!

[@NevadaIsland]

Oh I love this idea! Will try on my next easy run and see how I do :)

[@oXtopcatXo]

Andy has really became a star of the channel. Enjoyed the video. Well done!

[@juliaincanada]

This was a good one. I am intrigued and will try this out myself.

[@mattraschke2889]

That was a very cool challenge. Can't wait to give it a go.

[@pepperminttea2460]

Welcome to the team Jess!! This was such a wonderfully fun video, thank you all at TRC ❤️

[@runningchannel]

Thanks for watching, look out for more videos from Jess very soon.

[@chriscampbell1309]

Great idea for a challenge. Going to try myself this week

[@claire1889]

This is brilliant, I’m going to have try this now.

[@pritesh1907]

Well done Sarah! It was funny seeing some of you run around streets I am familiar with near my work 😊 I’ll give this a go sometime!

[@BigStu.running]

Love these challenges 👍🏻

[@nh6central]

Thumbs up to Jess for such a great challenge. Fun, a little bit scary and hilarious all rolled into one.

[@TotalMarmalade]

Keep these challenges coming 😍

[@JohnEHawk]

Awesome challenge! It's good to leave the electronics behind once in a while. Takes a bit to get used to it but once you adjust it's really nice to just enjoy the run. Love it!!!

[@runningchannel]

Very true John! Thanks for watching 😀

[@lisaglover5010]

That's a fun one! I think I may do that with my running friends!

[@ninamaasable]

I recently stopped wearing my watch to try and get better at running by feel. Excited to give this challenge a try!

[@katiatherunner3547]

I forgot my watch for my track practice last week; it actually felt so nice! Great video!

[@runningchannel]

Glad you enjoyed it Katia

[@miriamnoonan7133]

Love that challenge! Definitely one I could at least take part in 😂

[@jaymarvel]

I love the challenges. Think I might give this one a go 😂😂

[@laurafutcher2493]

Well done 👏🏻 Great video. Think I might have a go at this 😃🏃🏻‍♀️

[@runningchannel]

Do Laura, and let us know how you get on!

[@davidturner3083]

Love watching Ur challenge videos might have to try this one 🙂😜 keep up the good video's guy's ☺️ I prefer miles to kilometers 😊

[@emily_munoz]

Yay Sarah! I’m not surprised you went over. 5k must feel like nothing compared to your long runs 😆

[@ChristianSeiler]

Congratulations Sarah on your Marathon!!! You’re a huge inspiration!

[@runningchannel]

Thanks Christian, the video for Sarah's marathon is out on Sunday, don't miss it!

[@tombutler6994]

Great video, I’ve become so reliant on my watch and would struggle to be without it for a workout, I feel naked without it on my wrist!

[@Calmerism]

That was a really interesting challenge :) thanks!

[@paulgibbs6067]

It’s a fun thing to do. Found myself looking at my wrist even though I knew I didn’t have my watch on!

[@karenobrien3458]

I rely on my watch so much. I think I would be terrible at this challenge! Well done all 👏

[@mathilde569]

Great kit ! And now I kind of want to try this challenge myself… pretty sure I would completely under or overestimate my distance, though.

[@gavinclark7695]

The thought of running without my watch terrifies me! In fact, I don't think my inner stato would even allow it 😀 Great Challenge - well done Sarah!

[@mariannemitchell4176]

I’ve just run my third marathon of 2021 and I’m totally ready to run free and play with my running for a couple of months now with fun ideas like this. Will definitely give it a go!

[@runningchannel]

Nice one Marianne, let us know how you get on.

[@hollyandersen9394]

I’ve taken to not looking at the times or paces whilst running and instead listening for the buzz to count how many miles I’ve run. Then after the run I look at the paces to see if they match my perceived effort. It’s helped me realize that my heart rate doesn’t always match a specific pace. Thanks for sharing the challenge.

[@nosirrahm]

I never realized how many canals England has. I love these different locations.

[@runningchannel]

We're reliably informed that Birmingham has more canals than Venice.

[@julietaandr]

I loved this challenge! I remembered once I forgot my watch at home and I had to do the training without it. It was awkward but I was in a route that I knew so it wasn't so bad at all at the end!hahaha

[@pawekordek2343]

That might be the most difficult challenge yet. I'm pretty sure I would undershoot this one big time 😂

[@lindleyberkow5964]

Crazy challenge, if I could use a time watch might be able to guess. With no time to go off of I’d be so lost haha. Great job guys.

[@kingsley6236]

Jess needs to be a full time presenter, she’s awesome and a bit cheeky like Sarah!

[@envy0817]

Definitely want to do this more.

[@youcanrun9109]

Well done Jess. Excellent presenting!

[@paulkelly6164]

This is such a cool challenge, wanna give this a go myself

[@swong005]

Love the inner commentary from everyone as they tried to gauge their distance. I think they're all winners for attempting this challenge!

[@runningchannel]

If we did challenge again tomorrow, we'd have 4 completely different results. That's whats so great about it!

[@hannahgreenlee6872]

Wow! So simple yetso blooming difficult!

[@michaelgoode9555]

Excellent challenge Jess. Pity you didn't win but definitely the best challenge that I have watched to date.

[@faithwebster4802]

Loved that challenge. Think I might try it myself. I’d have to travel to a different village though as I think I know all the routes too well in my own.

[@orcu]

that was fun to watch! well done all of you

[@runningchannel]

Thanks Mariano, it was great fun to make too!

[@clarejackson6629]

Love these challenges. I would be utterly rubbish at this though although I would love to try running tech free.

[@denbriggs82]

Congratulations on the win Sarah. This is a great challenge. Harder than it looks.

[@tiffanybrantley7039]

I knew George had gone too far!! I wanted to yell "Don't run to the gate! Stop, George!" ha!

[@jojosunshine-vu3rz]

I just got back into running and its fun videos like this one that motivate me to keep going :)

[@runningchannel]

Nice one Jojo! If you give this challenge a try, let us know how you get on.

[@brettk4676]

What a fun idea for a challenge! I think I'm going to try it myself!

[@runningchannel]

You should!

[@DJDScotland]

Definitely going to try this as our November challenge for our running group. Could really use the DHB kit too - I’ve lost loads of weight and all my tops now look like caftans!

[@guystockley9417]

Fantastic as always

[@runningchannel]

Glad you think so!😄

[@laurenjodoin32]

I love these challenges.

[@eddiemcphilemy5814]

Great challenge! Mind games.

[@rickyruffles6277]

Great Challenge loved every minute and just shows how difficult it is to judge distance with brain power alone, i voted team Andy

[@sammyangelaaa]

I loved the expression on the face of that old lady Sarah ran past at one point.. she looked so excited

[@luisloyh19]

This running challenge was fun to watch :-)

[@samanthawilliamson8359]

Running before not much technology, (well driving it the car beforehand😃) to having it, now watching that put me back 20plus years 😂 well done all of you

[@jamesh284]

Great video!! I don’t think I would be any good at this.

[@sharonharrison876]

Love these challenges would love some new running kit. I always rely on my watch too much

[@katrinachandler7174]

Scary to even contemplate running without technology. Sounds like a fun challenge to do though, may give it a go. Thanks for the idea.

[@runningchannel]

Let us know how you get on.

[@estherowl8075]

I think the next challenge should be the running channel presenters either convincing one another which is the best time of day to run, or running at a time of day they don't usually run (so morning runners run at night for a week). love the video!

[@runningchannel]

That's a great idea! Thanks for watching!

[@julietwistguernsey]

This was really interesting and shows how much we all rely on our watches. Well done all, and welcome Jess who was great, as was George. Congratulations Sarah!

[@runningchannel]

Thanks so much Julie! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nealhooker]

Another great video, no way I could do that and would stop way too early

[@claresingleton5805]

I trained for marathons in the mid-2000s and have no idea how I did it without tech. I do remember driving around to map out routes and distances. Watching this made me very anxious - I love my tech!

[@ashleymoore7610]

Love these challenges, I would be totally rubbish in an unfamiliar place

[@karlsteward8268]

Great idea for a challenge particularly unfamiliar location!