I JUST RAN THE FASTEST PARKRUN IN THE UK: RUNNERS POV

[@BelugaBuilds]

"is it straight" in a whisper **MAN WITH THE CAMERA. PLEASE.**

[@ConorOD451]

Insane. I don't think it's possible to grasp a sub 3min/km pace until you've tried to run it for any amount of time. I'd be lucky to hold that pace for 400m on a good day. Incredible stuff.

[@alansamuel2454]

I've kept that pace for an 800m once. Maybe I could somehow have hung on to it till 1km. Nothing more than that though. I've done 11:10 in the 3000m which felt like death. Can't imagine doing it more than 2 mins faster and then hanging on for another 2km.

[@justalilbester]

Aim for small win, after small win 🎯 and you’ll be surprised what you can get to!

[@yonebayashi2212]

Avoiding other participants in the last 300m on 5k at 03:00 pace. While being chased on -3 ° Well done nick 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@justalilbester]

I’ve never bumped anyone 🤞🏻🙌🏻 all pushing our hardest. Concentration (and anticipation). Let’s gooo!

[@rpatel1411]

“Man with camera please” 😂😂😂

[@SuperYtc1]

The most power she's ever felt.

[@rtan451]

@@SuperYtc1 Nah she's a volunteer getting up on a freezing Saturday morning, she's all good

[@arif_pane]

It's make heart rate goes up 😅

[@SuperYtc1]

@@rtan451 Both can be true. 🤣 I was maybe a bit harsh though.

[@goodyeoman4534]

@@rtan451 Good on her. But maybe tone down the bossiness.

[@davidnel475]

Nick Bester running with Jody Mills commentary would be awesome!

[@martinkelsen6049]

Yes, having watched J Mills in the same race, but a bit further back, lol, it could be a good match up!

[@SuperYtc1]

What a joy to be able to run on that beautifully flat, long straight path at the start there, in the crisp, fresh air. I know you work hard, and I know you also appreciate it.

[@JamesHall-xb7dw]

Nick Bester/Jody Mills. The GOAT Combo

[@Dannyner6]

what a duel! epic footage dicing through the crowds on a mission for victory :D

[@heatherbradleyfitness]

I really enjoyed hearing your efforts, great job 🎉

[@jameseden9380]

6am start for a 9am park run? The commitment is as impressive as the running. Great vid as always

[@justalilbester]

Was definitely worth it in this occasion. Dam train cancellations, country life problems!

[@Magaman88]

I love this POV. Puts me right in the moment.

[@Supafloppy]

Probably the best intro for 2025. 😅 What an effort Nick such a solid performance. 🎉😎

[@motorbikes6535]

You are increbible you make this video so good and I still dont know how you are so fast

[@justalilbester]

Thanks 🫶🏻🫶🏻 we keep working! Onwards and upwards!

[@SuperYtc1]

Practice, dedication, a love for the grind. He started as a 25 minute parkrunner. He's put in a lot of consistent work.

[@mikew6840]

My heart rate went up just watching this… true story😮‍💨. Nice one.

[@justalilbester]

You and me both! 📈🤣

[@JM-rm3lt]

Love this Nick. parkrun is for all. Race, casual run, walk. I choose race. Have a great year mate 🎉

[@justalilbester]

That’s what it’s all about. And you really get that feel at parkrun. Long may it continue 🫶🏻

[@deonsmit8887]

Awesome stuff Nick!!

[@20yearsagotoday1]

So humble crossing the line at full speed and then congratulating others still running. Brilliant 👍🏼

[@gary_runs]

Another win and another superb video Champ! Onwards and Upwards!! 🤍💪🏻💙

[@dopeyplays3557]

Well Done Nick, great to see some fellow runners pushing each other. Looking forward to your journey this year 😊

[@vgnrnr]

I've been out of action for 5+ months from injury and really struggling to find any motivation, binging your vids definitely makes me start getting that itch to get out again

[@justalilbester]

Keep it smart and better days always lay ahead 🙌🏻 onwards and upwards!

[@SuperYtc1]

100% same here. 3 year leg injury. Consistency and patience are the key I think. I'm seeing signs of hope. Good luck and hope you can get out there soon.

[@shanegill5091]

Great finish from the both of you. Ed has a great stride. I like those little interviews at the end, more please!

[@justalilbester]

More to come, don’t you worry!

[@nigelbeamish2845]

Well done, I saw on my news timeline you had the fastest UK Parkrun for the start of the New Year, great running, and a great start to what we hope will be a great year for you, Boomshakalaka 👍

[@kassugebresellasie803]

Just watched the full race and manifested my time. Well done Nick! The highlight is "Which way he is gonna go" and you kicked. Cheers!

[@barrysullivan9492]

One word Nick . LEGEND. FANTASTIC RUNNING. The video the frosty morning just added to it. Well done Nick. Boom 💥 💪💪

[@justalilbester]

Thanks champ! Took a little while to get the engine going, but we got there!! 🙌🏻

[@alfdickinson1971]

Omg you give me nightmares running over ice, them dogs and the gap to reach the funnel... That was the most tense parkrun vlogg ever Well Done

[@runningoneddie]

Congrats Nick! What a run! Just love the narration on this one and I suspect you'd be able to break 15 with a less crowded course. It is always nice to have the encouragement of the crowd on lapped courses like that but weaving in and out has to cost you a few seconds. Cool video!

[@Gaming-DAD]

That sub 15 is coming! awesome video!

[@adriaantermors8122]

Great race with a lovely kick at the end!

[@rheno03]

Great, GREAT RACE!!!!❤ LUV IT! Plz more like this if it's not a big ask! I'm gonna rewatch it and use it to motivate myself before threshold run!🤙

[@justalilbester]

Don’t you worry I’ve got a lot more fulls sends coming up this year and the body is feeling gooood 🤞🏻🔥

[@markfoz7248]

Love the part amongst the other runners. It really shows your speed.

[@SuperYtc1]

The crazy thing is, the other runners look like they're jogging, but so does Nick?! It looks like they're going the same speed when you watch them from the 3rd person view, yet Nick is going 2x faster.

[@justalilbester]

@@SuperYtc1it’s so deceptive isn’t it!! I promise you I wasn’t running easy 😜🫠

[@mikehobbs624]

Epic duel Nick. Fantastic race tactics 👌

[@kevinboswell5388]

Amazing video.... Very inspiring 👌👌

[@ismailniyaz5167]

Well done, Man With the Camera!

[@rizontherun9684]

Well done nick. This is crazy, i still cant do sub20 and chasing that, here you are chasing sub15. Craaaazy

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

its a little funny how i would crave after high-resolution exorbitant over-the-top cgi movies and video games & whatnot in my teens but in my mid 20s i love this authentic website more than any other entertainment, thanks KZbinrs :)

[@romeoryvano5049]

Yo Nick good run bro i like these videos man keep going bro!

[@ChairmanAntelope]

Awesome battle, well done man with the camera!

[@justalilbester]

You win some, you lose some! We’ll take it 🙌🏻

[@yianpap6093]

Love these videos Nick, they are the best running content on YT. Congratulations for not hitting anyone on the way to the finish line, I'd be frustrated for sure with such unpredictable traffic! Love that you give the 5K and 10K the love they deserve. I admit, I am put off with the "trendiness" of running marathons nowadays (which I see as a massive overkill for the vast majority of people). Speed is more exciting. As if Le Mans 24hrs was ever more popular than F1!

[@justalilbester]

Thanks for sharing 🙌🏻 and the beauty about these shorter distance sends are that you recover so much quicker!

[@SuperFuzzyDunlop]

Yeah I find training for shorter distances gives me more energy and focus in general life, training for marathon burns me out. 1 marathon a year max for me. I love them but they take their toll

[@RichardHitchcock-ig4lj]

What a pair of hooligans! I loved it. 🤣

[@richg7810]

"Let's dance" 😂 great video.

[@damienmartin1831]

Brilliant Run Nick from your friend in Ireland

[@London-cc4mh]

Omg the temptation to just shout ‘COMING THROUGH!’ You should come to Scotland for our parkruns where they post on Facebook after about how busy it was if there’s more than 200 runners 😂

[@Heath3250]

Working through the other runners and dogs stresses me out lol. I like how you got called out while nobody else follows instructions.

[@goodyeoman4534]

The Lincoln one is a great course but no one stays to the left so you constantly get held up.

[@crankgreenwatts]

Very well done Nick 💪

[@K_____]

How you can be talking normal straight after that is crazy! I’d be lying on the floor after that for a week. Unreal fitness levels unreal running!

[@V.Foolish]

You had that being-chased-by-J-Mills motivation 🔥🔥

[@ExecutiveAce]

Way to go, Nick! I really hope you'll smash your PB soon. Cheers!

[@justalilbester]

Thanks so much! Body seems to be firing on all cylinders! So let’s take this momentum forward 🙌🏻

[@misterbelll]

Great video .. great running....it makes me cringe to see the runners all over the place...keep left & allow room for overtakers...Nick has got great patience to weave through them all..👍👍

[@alexb1084]

That was WILD 👏🏻

[@stephenholt4670]

Brilliant, it's kind of strange seeing parkrun from the front... Like those drivers view videos of trains, it looks completely different up there!

[@sebjessup123]

"Arctic conditions" at -3... As a Canadian I was very amused 😅 Nice work!

[@justalilbester]

🤣🤣 t-shirt weather for you 🇨🇦 I’m still defrosting!

[@ianhearn9655]

Fantastic work Nick, you would have gone sub 15 without the traffic 👏

[@Joe_Bandit]

I was on the edge of my seat for this one 😂

[@stevestewart5172]

Genuinely mad, well done. It was like an epic movie and I think my heart rate was higher than yours just watching the last 1km unfold!

[@justalilbester]

Love to hear it!! 🍿 📈 lots of races lined up this year!

[@marklikesit4523]

mental, that last sprint finish was fun to watch.

[@justalilbester]

Nothing pushed you more than competition at that stage of the 5k!

[@ProCookin]

Used to refer to you as "Nick 219 Bester", not sure if I like "man with the camera" even more. Great job thx for the content

[@justalilbester]

🤣🤣 hoping this new nickname doesn’t stick ;)

[@lizgreen2936]

Absolutely brilliant video right from the start when someone got told off. 📹😂Ed didn't look too happy coming 2nd too you 😂he will be back.. 😳...the guy from OZ was so lovely....Boooooommmsshhaaakkaalllakkka onto the next one Nick... Let's gooooooo....🏃🏻‍♂️😊x.......shout out too J MILLS...😊x

[@justalilbester]

I’m not surprised, we’re all competitive. But hey he’ll bounce back harder! Onwards and upwards! x

[@emmdee7552]

That was more exciting than the Dubai marathon which I watched on Sunday😂....Man that was another complication racing and dodging.....well done

[@TrainDriverMark]

“Man with the camera” that’s Nick Bester you’ve just told off there!!!😮

[@tomatrix7525]

Man with a camera won

[@sanraku888]

Remember it’s a run not a race! 😂 great job mate, looked chilly out there.

[@justalilbester]

Haha you know it!! 😜🙌🏻

[@kelvin7511]

Just came here from Crown my run, both great videos 🙂

[@justalilbester]

I’ll give that one a watch 🙌🏻

[@jonl2938]

Swing over to Canada anytime Nick! We’ve got some fast courses… and even the “busy” ones would be nothing compared to the traffic you’re seeing!

[@justalilbester]

I haven’t been before and definitely a place I want to travel too 🇨🇦 🙌🏻

[@jonl2938]

@ there’s a marathon just outside Montreal that many people use to qualify for Boston. It’s on a slightly downhill section of an old rail bed (now paved), basically downhill for all 42.2km. May be the fastest course in existence if you’re looking to break 2:19

[@33jimbobable]

Epic Nick. Don’t worry the lead Marshal will now know your name 😂 I’m 49 in a few weeks and pushing for sub 20. I think individuals like yourself are encouraging others in a positive way . Hats off 👍

[@justalilbester]

Lovely to hear and running has no age! PB’s coming up at 50 😜 go get it!!

[@SuperYtc1]

Agreed. My dream is to meet Nick at a parkrun one day. Just out of the blue.

[@benknowles7399]

I think you going right when he went left around the pergola won you the race! amazing POV and great video!

[@justalilbester]

Yup that one was all down to experience and doing 1,000s of laps around that park 🙌🏻

[@evanorourke5685]

I dont know for sure cause ive never been to this park but if the parkrun route is to the left, then going around the other way especially being the only person to do so and ending up in first afterwards... small bit cheeky, but still its just a fun parkrun.

[@NNK_EDITZ]

I’d hate to be told off

[@justalilbester]

With a megaphone 📢 😂

[@mikew6840]

She must be a teacher 🤭. (We love you marshals…🫶🏻)

[@andydevinewine]

To be fair it's rude to talk when someone is...

[@mattsoutham]

Called out 😂

[@London-cc4mh]

@@mikew6840totally a teacher!!

[@ProtonElektron-e7b]

Congratluation. Be carefull. Don't catch an cold.

[@justalilbester]

Too late, I’m feeling a bit under the weather. But hopefully not a bad one 🤞🏻

[@ProtonElektron-e7b]

@@justalilbester Try to breath boiling salt water steam.

[@garybrampton3959]

Lapped me just as you turned towards the finish line! 🙂

[@justalilbester]

Hope you had a good one. Crisp and beautiful morning for it! 😍🙌🏻

[@SHOCKWAV]

Coming from Ben is Running's Australia park run vlog in 20+ degree weather to freezing fields is quite the contrast

[@justalilbester]

Looking forward to checking that out Australia 🇦🇺 🍿

[@notablesquid968]

Told off in front of the whole class 😂

[@TeresaRaab-hb5co]

I will always think of you as "man with the camera".

[@TheScottishRunningPodcast]

Well done! Great effort!

[@otaviorbs]

I had a 10km with the slow people form the 4k on my way like these people in your video and injured my hip in dec2023 so many collisions I had to avoid, man! And I was running 03:20ish/km (33min 10k), imagine avoiding all those people in 20km/h pace, insane finish!

[@Noah6544]

Wow the camera perspective, the heavy bresthjng and the sounds of you sharply exhaling makes me wanna get back into racing 🙏🏽 great work

[@justalilbester]

Never easy! Always worth it! 🙌🏻

[@davidsweeting6876]

That was tense, interestring fact, the chap from Australia is still currently being defrosted

[@lizgreen2936]

@@davidsweeting6876, 🥶🥶🥶🤣🤣🤣

[@richnfg_7882]

Great race!

[@michael8815]

0:04 crown my run cameo

[@johnking7649]

Naughty, naughty Nick! 😂

[@matthewtovey9771]

Full Send!

[@OingoBoingo-c6m]

A wild J Mills spotted in his natural habitat, blue cap behind you at the start line!

[@justalilbester]

Best I pace him to a sub 17 soon 😜

[@sigmarizz2019]

I can't wait!!!

[@elninochin0]

Great effort Nick! Pet hate - why runners don’t keep left (or right)!

[@alexground3622]

far too good man . couldnt even cycle 5k in 15 minutes

[@francescocasadei8840]

Don't worry about nasal breathing. The great coach Steve Magness has a video on his YT channel that explains why it's irrelevant for performance improvement whether you breathe through the nose or your mouth. I personally breathe with the nose for easy runs up to light tempo. The advantage for me is that I don't get a sore throat in winter with the cold air, and I know I'm in control as long as I can breathe with the nose, so that gives a psychological help.

[@LightitUpSB]

Bandstand move 11/10.

[@justalilbester]

Around the right and full send it all the way through 📈🙌🏻

[@LightitUpSB]

@ one hell of a finish, nice long send too, none of this wait till the last 100m rubbish- you asked the question ‘how bad do you want it?!’ 🙏

[@goclashing1897]

Man with the camera 😂

[@jamesy417]

See me after class Mr Bester! - spotted a Dublin City Marathon bobble hat on a volunteer just after you were scanned ☘️☘️☘️

[@envy4839]

Can't wait to do Battersea parkrun, hoping to do my first sub-20 5k there.

[@justalilbester]

There’ll definitely be a lot of people for you to work with 🙌🏻

[@johan7275]

Nick Bekele Bester. Nice one, watching from Cape Town.

[@justalilbester]

Never been called that one before. I’ll take it 😜 love to CT 🇿🇦 🫶🏻

[@Alecmcq]

Nick, did you know that J Mills from Crown My Run was about 3 rows back at the start, and his goal was to try to keep up with you as long as possible! He failed! Because he was 3 rows back, he didn’t get to stay with you, people got in his way, and he had to change his strategy to running his best time possible, which he did with a PB! If you don’t know Crown My Run, look those guys up: brilliant running content!

[@justalilbester]

Perpahs I’ll have to pace him next time!! 🙌🏻

[@sigmarizz2019]

That would be PRIME content

[@Sharpie951HD]

love it!

[@Billybunts]

Im planning on a bank raid later in the year, and i need getaway transport. You're my go-to guy!

[@edwardcrawley1864]

I hsve no desire to run battersea after watching that. My local parkrun in poole regularly gets 700plus and everyone keeps to one side. This is carnage

[@abcpaem]

Well done Nick! I'm wondering if there should be some kind of rule for all Parkrun runners to leave 1 metre on the left side to give space to the fastest runners. It is crazy having to avoid bumping into someone in such a big crowd.

[@AtakanCOBAN54]

Excellent Nick. From Türkiye with love mate. #nickbester

[@justalilbester]

👋 🇹🇷

[@minimumtrade]

My matching Solar Red AP3s don't move this fast. What was Ed's weapon of choice.

[@Mandem909]

Hi Nick - would you consider getting a 360 camera or small go pro session to point behind you? Could really make the content more engaging and fun to edit if you had more viewpoints in the video. Especially those trying to catch you! Keep up the great work! 👍

[@justalilbester]

Such a great idea! Let me get another Insta 360 GO3S and put it at the back. I’ll give us some epic perspectives!!

[@quixuote]

Put “man with the camera” on a shirt now !

[@justalilbester]

🤣🤣 great thinking!

[@sigmarizz2019]

Jody mills from crown my run tried to follow u

[@rickbowker]

Steve Magness on his youtube channel did a in-depth look at the science of nose breathing and for 'full send' mode nose breathing is a waste of time! Great run Nick!

[@justalilbester]

Thanks for the confirmation. Mouth breathing it’ll continue to be for me 👊🏻

[@DanielKendall2010]

Is there a way you could add the total time to the on screen data? It’d be cool for us to check your time at 1.6 k, 2.4 k etc.

[@justalilbester]

When I sync it this way I can’t unfortunately. Only if I go via the Garmin Virb App