I Challenged Tokyo's FASTEST Runners to a 10k Race!

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Jake Barraclough, aka "Ran To Japan"
⚠️ Train Harder, Not Smarter.
🇬🇧 Documenting my life ‘on the run’ in Japan!
So recently, I won my first race in Japan, a local 10k in 30:31. But today we’ll upping the levels as I take on some of Tokyo’s fastest 10k runners, while attempting to decimate the 30 minute barrier. How many pro athletes can a mere amateur put away? It’s time to take some BIG scalps! 🎯

[@Ali94749]

Can't wait to see how you do in Tokyo marathon. Easily the best running content on KZbin right now.

[@RanToJapan]

🙌🙌🙌

[@mikemolloy2978]

Imagine this guy with a proper pack to run in.

[@RanToJapan]

I’ll finally get that next week! Got a half marathon where 100s of guys will go sub 64 🔥

[@SotaMaehara]

Came here straight after seeing the accidental Half PB - Bro is on another level rn 📈 Also the prizes you get in Japanese races are epic, you've got so many cool items from races now. The recovery plasters you were talking about are called "shippu" (しっぷ)

[@RanToJapan]

The Japanese guru - thank you sensei 🎌 It’s so random you just never know what’s gonna be in those prize bags! Gotta love it. I’ve still not checked out what I got from that half yesterday but I’ll get the unboxing on cam 🫡

[@Daemon_Velaryon]

"Just a 12km, basically a day off" 😂 Another banger vid, he doesn't miss!

[@handoll2659]

“ I only managed to run 12km the next day. So basically a whole day off” What??

[@froywhernside]

😂

[@leehowang8808]

Lol

[@RanToJapan]

It was it tough mental battle getting through that day 😂

[@grantmckay7014]

On my mere 140km weeks, a 10km day is the rest/recovery day. So for a 250km per week runner, 12km would feel like a holiday.

[@kamikazeabe-ru8735]

You guys have no rest days?

[@HD-lu8kv]

These vids have become apart my routine. I very much an amateur runner myself (who wishes he could run fast) so I live vicariously through your speedy vids 😂. Keep up the good work brother!

[@gary.mcnulty]

Unreal content man, found you about a month ago and I'm very glad I did! Keep up the good work

[@RanToJapan]

Cheers mate, thanks for following along! 🎌

[@sadbackflip]

I fucking love that you're out here doing these crazy training experiments on yourself to see how far you can go - the passion is unreal. Welcome back Arthur lydiard

[@user-tl9wo3ru6q]

Coffee in hand, Jake's video is out, life is good man

[@jecktongtan6258]

An Absolute Missile🤣Congratulations on getting 4th place and recovery pack, Jake!

[@martinamartancikova6165]

my favourite youtube channel at the moment! keep pushing, love to see your content :) greetings from Slovakia

[@KANREKI_RUNTuberSARU]

Congrats 4th place which is amazing!! Since I'm also running the river side Arakawa normally, hope meet with you sometime soon!!

[@choccyverstapilton]

Back after a Sunday long run in Blighty to see the Nippon-Carthorse turn into a rocketship 🚀 great stuff again, Jake. Those gift bags are really nice! 頑張る 👊🏻

[@tomeucasellascasassa3765]

Great content Jake! Keep it up😊 cheers from Spain

[@TirnanHealy]

Good to see the non-stop work and tackling of multiple races! Also great point mentioned in the previous video, about cutting out alcohol. We know it has the effect of thinning blood, which is the exact opposite of what we want during training. Less red blood cells = less oxygen! Much easier to get volume in and recover without it.

[@jackson-radshaw]

Incredible journey! You are absolutely beast

[@AdeRunsTokyo]

Nice one! Going to watch Tokyo marathon live for the first time ever this year, going to be epic.

[@bubsybrown8308]

Incredible time, love seeing you do the odd shorter race. Eventually you will get sub 29 I'm sure. Smashing it!

[@benreiter7218]

Yeah man!! Great momentum! Greetings from a beginner runner heavyweight slowpoke in Kansai! My goal is to hit a 1:30 half this spring, so you’re in a different league, but I’ve been loving all your energizing content!

[@rostecrussia]

4:37 That pro team kit is 🔥

[@clipper6429]

Thanks for reminding me to train harder, not smarter!

[@philippernst4877]

please keep your racing first, KZbin second approach ❤️ your vids are gold

[@GOD-lb2bz]

Great run Jake, that was a class effort in a competitive race. Feel so excited for Tokyo marathon and wish i could be there 😥

[@aurynholmes]

Another great video mate 👍 loving these, keep it up 🏃‍♂️

[@firefieldandfork]

THE GINGER NINJA

[@shill9086]

Great run! Congrats!!

[@tarohiranuma]

Hey Jake, love watching your videos!!! That second last item you pulled out from your prize is actually just insect repellent 😂😂😂

[@J.e.f.f.r.e.y]

Amazing running Jake. I keep asking myself ‘how is this possible!’ I’ve never seen any pro runners train and race like you. 50k PB and a few days later half marathon PB. Week after week smashing it out. I’m just loving watching your journey!

[@RanToJapan]

You’ve never seen any Japanese guys train or race then 😂 Thanks for following along mate!

[@J.e.f.f.r.e.y]

@ Yeah, I actually had no idea. Thanks for showing us the world of Japanese running. Absolute beasts! 👊

[@midnight_cravings]

omg I just binged all of your videos - crazy good content

[@reigaterobot4965]

Windshielding whilst capping pro's, loving your work

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

The trajectory has been up consistently. The Tokyo Marathon is gonna be exciting!

[@noelthatcher1996]

Great run mate!

[@WIllz2GOTA]

damn, another top talent from Brum uni! You should make a video about your time there and what they put in the water.

[@solonum]

dude is a charisma machine

[@kelvinkoay5942]

Big ups to you!😊Cheers from Malaysia

[@rasher331]

That was gas, it was a like a comedy sketch with all your creams :)

[@theImprovoice]

Super Run....love the vid !!

[@dokutaaguriin]

おめでとう！！！！

[@fiddler8595]

Well done mate

[@MonkeyShoulders1337]

You have such cool jackets!! I also love the other one - the Paris one

[@martinkelsen6049]

Urea cream is for the feet. It may sound weird, but soldiers are taught to pee on their feet to avoid fungal infections. So the urea cream is a cleaner way of doing the same thing. The cream also softens dry skin, and could potentially be used to avoid blisters.

[@TheFODRunner]

Mans on fire 🔥 love the calf recovery strategy too 😂

[@RanToJapan]

Cheers buddy! Don’t tell my physio 😂

[@DoggsLife-zk2qx]

Congrats on your race

[@andrepohlann]

Comment to push the channel! Grow and prosper.

[@RanToJapan]

📈📈📈

[@rileygshep7606]

Love your vids, definitely an inspiration to up my mileage more and more?

[@doriangrault]

Kamikaze at Tokyo going to be amazing to watch! The pace is there 🔥🔥

[@BenTorode]

Excellent finish, and well earned two varieties of athlete's foot cream!

[@SpeckyDJ]

180KM on a taper week is crazy

[@alax_bruno]

Nice vídeo ❤

[@tomharmon5198]

Great racing ❗ absolutely love your accent ❤️ ganbatte ❗

[@veloboy]

You passed through our neighborhood (Kugenumabashi) 4 times yesterday. Nice run.

[@wtsang1]

1st place 5kg bag of rice 4th place all recovery = do better next time

[@Franz_giblet]

Kamikaze cart horse 🐴😂😂

[@Indiosan1]

Well done 🎉 amazing

[@homegrowngnome]

Carthorse 🤣

[@joaogomes7000]

I would like to congratulate you for your channel with very good insight and lessons about running! You mentioned Shideru Soh's training could you speak a bit more about his work I tried to find something on the internet but didn't have much luck... Another question is it you that programs your training?

[@RanToJapan]

Thanks mate! Yeah I’m fully self coached. Unfortunately there’s almost nothing in English about Shigeru Soh’s training online, I’ve got to reply on Google translate to understand the Japanese. I made a vid all about his training a few weeks ago so check that one out!

[@maxsmith4234]

Bakery section with you should be called "Bake with Jake" or something.

[@GOD-lb2bz]

😂

[@kshitijrawat1835]

@RanToJapan Love your videos! Quick question: What website do you use to check Japanese athletes' PRs and stats? Your breakdowns are always so detailed, and I’d love to dive deeper into the numbers myself! Keep up the amazing content! 🙌

[@RanToJapan]

Cheers! I’m just getting the stats of off World Athletics. The site Japan Running News is quality for data from all the races here so I’d recommend checking that out

[@BajoJajoBajoJajo2]

8:02 scran to Japan 🗣

[@neilfield3229]

Some runner you are😊

[@tommydj5704]

enjoying your channel. im also running in japan though your daily mileage is my weekly..

[@DavidLau-f5m]

I guess the Japanese runners don’t leave you another choice… you gotta run in a pack with the Kenyans! 😅

[@АлександрЧёрный-т4у]

41 Japanese Runners Ran 10,000m Under 28 Minutes in 2024

[@douglasdueno]

182HR for 2 min 53, dope!

[@hungnguyen12481]

That secret injection is finally paying off. I'm talking about Iron ofc.

[@andylaurel]

Was looking out for you in the Shinjuku half marathon today! Seems like the winner ran about a 1hr hour 10min.

[@michaelhinkin473]

@andylaurel he ran the Shonan Fujisawa half marathon today. Pb’d with 65 minutes

[@ACs946]

The anti inflam/ painkiller tape is amazing. I get Loxonin Tape 100mg from Jpn, and it's bloody magic for soft tissue issues.

[@kernas6982]

Any chance sending the link to them?

[@firefieldandfork]

I’m here for the scran

[@theswerunner]

Amazing video as always ✌️ If I can ask how do you get so good audio from the mic 2 😅 I can’t the right levels

[@RanToJapan]

Cheers man 🔥 It just connects automatically with the DJI camera and I don’t touch the settings! Bit of noise reduction and EQ in post production but that’s about it

[@theswerunner]

@ wow thanks! Will try that, maybe the best to let it be 😅

[@tk98jd]

Was Matsumoto Kiyoshi (Japanese pharmacy chain) a sponsor of the race? 😂

[@RanToJapan]

Wouldn’t surprise me! 😂

[@stelioandrade9984]

What camera do you use to record yourself running? great content!

[@RanToJapan]

Insta360 go3 - cheers bro!

[@stelioandrade9984]

@RanToJapan cheers from 🇧🇷!

[@kevrunsascott]

Joining Team GB for the 2028 Olympic Marathon?

[@RanToJapan]

That’s the dream!

[@shun701]

赤羽来られてたんですね。ここのパンは美味しいです。

[@y3_38]

Men you are very fast, if you start to improve your speed with sprint and very short stuff and races you will go sub 29 hands down, no doubts

[@RanToJapan]

I actually got slower running shorter reps before so strangely the long stuff seems to help my 5k/10k speed the most!

[@pah4955]

What were your PBs before you started doing the big mileage?

[@RanToJapan]

2:38 marathon, 72 HM

[@timjones8084]

Great running! Why don't the Japanese do their share of the work? Are they racing each other rather than TTing?

[@RanToJapan]

I guess they just see me as a perfect windbreak cos I’m bigger than them so would rather get an easy ride sitting on me!

[@brynmordey2659]

Do you do track races? 5000m and 10,000m?

[@TBasianeyes]

at uni he did, now the only focus is the marathon

[@RanToJapan]

Yeah not anymore, my calves can’t hack wearing track spikes

[@cyq88]

Do you eat gels when you are running a Marathon? I have seen many people saying it is essential. Then I saw your channel and you are casually running sub 2 20

[@rostecrussia]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ2lcmOefJp8eqc&feature=shared

[@RanToJapan]

Thanks for linking that, yeah it’s all in this vid

[@DavidDA99]

if you are so good at long distances, maybe you would be one of the fastest ultra runners in the world? why not give it a shot. maybe that’s your calling

[@RanToJapan]

It’s true I’d be much better suited to ultras but the scene just isn’t as competitive as marathoning so it’s less appealing atm!

[@zacsborntorunrunningadvent3441]

Youd crush the 50km too i reckon ​@@RanToJapan. Cheers champ.

[@ludovicvilain1509]

Ouf...I beg the difference. Competing against GOATs as Killian Jornet etc. Brilliant channel btw. Every 4 days am inpantiantly awaiting on the next video. Making some proper publicity for your channel in my running club and family

[@RanToJapan]

@@ludovicvilain1509 legend, cheers for getting the word out 🙌 What I mean is if you look at the very best ultra runners (I don’t know too much about the trail stuff but like 100km, 100mi, 24hrs etc.) they’re 2:15-2:20 marathon guys at best - I think if any of the top marathoners chose to move up distances they’d absolutely destroy all the ultra world records! But yeah I think the technical mountainous courses might be a different story. Obviously Killian is a machine over those 🦾

[@lowzyyy]

Whats your protein intake per day?

[@ACs946]

Horse-like level

[@RanToJapan]

No idea, I focus more on carbs but getting some solid fish/meat/eggs in with every meal

[@robbding4188]

I’m curious, will you ever increase your mileage again? Why stop at 250km when you can do 300!

[@RanToJapan]

Course I’ll hit 300 eventually! I’m still recovering from anaemia atm so playing it safe with a 250 limit 😂

[@billycc97]

Do you have a man in your family that’s a doctor?? Genuine question!

[@RanToJapan]

No! Why?? 😂

[@billycc97]

@ a professor with the same last name saved my brothers life. Thought you might be related 😂

[@RanToJapan]

@ jheeez well I’m glad your brother is okay and that the Barraclough name is being well represented!

[@kheelyx6789]

first

[@benjaminthishandleistaken]

Mate, you bloody rock! Keep up the great work ledge. 🤎🙏🏼👍🏻🔥