I Ran A Marathon In Japan |

[@gary1703]

10 second PB while holding up a camera for a fair bit of the race, as well as jet lagged from the time difference, and also eating foods you’ve never ate before, that’s impressive. Congrats.

[@BenIsRunning]

Cheers Gary! Not the perfect race prep but it certainly was incredible to race on the streets of Japan

[@mattstanton4709]

I was thinking the same thing. Ben’s just built different!

[@thestoebz]

That is an amazing time.

[@hkim9151]

He will run faster with the camera , as he knows we are there with him. When Ben is suffering he will talk with him for support… 😊

[@hkim9151]

Congrats Ben, a PB is a great result. Second marathon of the year already. 😊

[@jiukchoi912]

The behind person wearing white shirt at 8:57 was me haha thanks for your video!

[@GoneFishingVlog]

Since watching your videos I’ve gone from 3k to 16 k runs in 5 weeks my goal is to be running a marathon by end of 24.

[@English.runner.en.Espana]

All good things come to those who wait…. Good luck

[@roberthewitt2155]

Build a bit slower maybe; be careful not to get injured.

[@BenIsRunning]

You got this! Keep it up

[@oscarmunguia1104]

@@roberthewitt2155 shutup

[@oscarmunguia1104]

@@roberthewitt2155 he didnt ask for your opinion

[@jameshickey100]

Well done Ben, it must be nice experience doing marathon in Japan 🇯🇵 I did my park run this morning my time was 37:52 my best time

[@runningchannel]

Smashed it Ben! Congrats, great vid.

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you guys! Was a pleasure to spend the experience with the RC team. What a run from Sarah 👏🏻

[@ColeRunning]

Awesome run mate. In the nicest way possible I know you’ve got much quicker in you, easy sub 2:20 this year (you heard it here first). Keep smashing it lad! Also loving the pod xx

[@BenIsRunning]

Cheers Cole! 2:20 is certainly still a goal but the marathon is a humbling distance. Give me a few years to master it and I’m sure I’ll be closer to 2:15 at max potential. Looking forward to the next. There bloody addictive 😂

[@danvinten6954]

Amazing Ben! The pace your running is mind boggling whilst filming, just incredible. Watching this as I’m running in 2025, it fills my heart with joy that I get to run in Japan, seeing this video is awesome, all the best for your next endeavour 🚀

[@Charlie-wb9jj]

That intro was sick!! Class vid Ben!

[@jasonm8755]

Your the man Ben! I just ran my first sub 21 5k and ever since I saw your video when you went from 22 minutes to 15 I've been chasing it! Keep killing it Ben :)

[@BenIsRunning]

Amazing mate! Hope the progress continues

[@jasonm8755]

@@BenIsRunning Thank you I'm hoping so as well!

[@ThisMessyHappy]

Great running, Benny boy! Smashed it. Just watched it on the treadmill and got pumped! 😂🤟🏼

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks bro! One hell of an experience. Going to be on cloud 9 for a good month after that 😂

[@VladiDeVasca]

Congratulations for PB. Because PB is PB ;) For the majority, the sub2:10 runners will be never in reach and it is why I think you and couple more faster guys are such an inspiration for us.

[@Bulldogrunner]

And sub 2:30 is in reach? 😂

[@paulmulks]

@@Bulldogrunner I couldn't even run that in my sleep 🤣

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Valdi, appreciate the support

[@VladiDeVasca]

@@Bulldogrunner Yeah I know :/. I am not the slowest guy as well but what I meant, that people have more connection to ordinary guy than to All-Star runners and Bens evolvement in last years can give you a better push than their progress ;)

[@ian-mucarruthers441]

The filming, solo in the morning of the race must have been so hard. So tempting to sack it off. Amazing work commitment. Thanks for the filming and taking us along.

[@paraylmer9036]

Congrats on your pb, fantastic video

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

Fantastic Ben. Well done! Amazing result given all the travel, sponsor / media time and jet lag. Really enjoyed the vlog = combination of travel vlog and race vlog. Love it👌

[@annestrock4917]

You really captured the race vibe through this vlog ! Thanks for capturing it for us while setting a P.B.

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you Anne

[@50stuff]

Lovely video. Felt like we were with you. Congratulations on the result. 🤘

[@stefjonckers225]

the people in japan are so helpful and polite! love the vid!

[@greenyelly]

So happy for you. You deserve to have your hard work pay off with such an amazing experience and that mind blowing PB. Congrats!

[@BenIsRunning]

Appreciate your support, thanks Greenyelly

[@georgearthur3232]

Congratulations on your marathon pb Ben loving all the running content and your podcast get up the great work 👍👏👏👏

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you George

[@seancearnaigh]

Ben, just brilliant content of your trip to Japan. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Jet lag def put paid to bigger pb. The Japanese music just made it even better. Well done in brilliant videos

[@RunThePlanet]

Great Job Ben !!

[@fabsterun]

Wow what a Rollercoaster ! 🎢 I was so entertained I forgot to comment first! . Amazing Experience for sure love how they picked you off the finish line . . Excellent video Benji-chan Sugoi!

[@BenIsRunning]

I’ll let you off! Glad you enjoyed it bud

[@thestoebz]

ありがとうございます

[@steveflor9942]

Fantastic - start to finish. Congratulations, Ben

[@123painter]

That was nice Ben, good job mate.

[@franziska.schoebel]

so cool to see this marathon from another perspective!! 😍☺ and congrats for the new PB!

[@chuck4863]

My summary of your Asia adventure. You looked and sounded very nervous on the morning of your race. Absolutely smashed a PB at a world marathon major on a different continent is amazing. You’re definitely living a dream and well deserved. I look forward to seeing what the rest of 2023 has in store for you.

[@tom_the_triplets_dad]

Just awesome! 🎉 massive congrats and on a side note, that music over the top of the race footage was wicked! 🕺

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Tom. Glad you enjoyed the edit :)

[@nicholascorliss9014]

Congratulations Ben, you put in a hell of a time and to get a PB that makes it all the more sweeter! I love how candid you are before the race showing your preparation and some of the challenges that you're mentally preparing for, it's a great help for amateurs to get an idea what it is like to run a major marathon. I think as Tom said, you are exactly the same person from Tube, to Pod, to in person so don't change man and keep it up!

[@massi888]

Great result, congratulations

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Massi

[@callumfd]

Very well put together video, congrats on the pb!

[@cory3476]

Congratulations on the PB! Great video too.

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you!

[@SendingStache]

many congrats! always love to see people get a PB and you managed it while carrying a camera and filming! big props!

[@implodingslowly]

That blanket is some A+ swag

[@JM-nu2jg]

The fact that you were able to run that fast for that long while holding a camera is absurdly good. The only thing in the Osaka Marathon that beats that is Takanobu Minoshima running the entire marathon wearing traditional Japanese sandals (made of wood)

[@caiocipolatti3030]

What an effort mate! Well done! PB! Happy for you and inspired to race this weekend!

[@BenIsRunning]

Good luck!!

[@Badgertronix]

Well done! What an experience

[@benjaminrichmond3089]

Came out right as I finished the first part! Brilliant! Great stuff Ben

[@BenIsRunning]

Perfect timing. Thanks ben

[@zeviheller5628]

well done on the PB!!! I really enjoy your videos

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks a bunch!

[@yakiweiss546]

WOW !!an amazing result Well done!!

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you! 😊

[@zwm568]

Congrats mate super proud of you - legend

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Saty

[@eduard05ilva]

Super Ben... Congratulations 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you! 😃

[@martindattus7064]

Congrats Ben!!!Well done!! Keep going.👊👏

[@annieyeung8244]

Bravo on great running and a new PB!🎉

[@12bryanjbay]

Nice Intro Ben, and congrats on the PB

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Bryan

[@jeffmather5594]

I saw you at the start of the race. You were a few rows in front and I noticed you were doing some filming. I wanted to say hi but it was a bit too far. Anyways congrats on the PB! It was a nice day out there.

[@Ultimaus]

Ben I love watching your channel, I've been on a bit of a couch to marathon adventure over 10 months myself. My race is on May 7th here in Toronto Canada. My training was going well I had a bit of an ambitious goal of sub 4 hours. Doing ~300km monthly for mileage. I've had to back off in February due to bad weather and fatherly responsibility while my in laws and kids were sick. I clocked in just 100km in February and with 9 weeks out I'm feeling like sub 4 is just unobtainable for me for this race. I'm not overly obsessed with the goal and I have nothing riding on this race other than my personal pride. No one even knows I entered this race. But the training is something that I have without questioned loved. There's no other repeated task I've willingly woke up at 4am for. (Minus wife falling into labor). And there's this sense of owing it to my training. It's been incredibly frustrating with weather sporting 50+km winds and -10c temperatures. Of course as runners we make due. Your Osaka videos have been giving me some really good vibes leading up to your race. I'm really nervous about summoning my "race level intensity" it looks so impossible for me right now in my winter training kit. But it's easy to forget what a huge difference race day kit makes you feel. I love your inspire motto, it really resembles the spirit of running. The outright action of chasing dreams. Thanks for sharing your journey, even though we share our workouts on strava no one truly knows your day to day battles. It gives us all a reminder, someone else is thinking the same thing and whatever the skill level whether you consider what you're doing a success or failure the satisfaction is in getting it done.

[@philcannell7964]

Great video Ben, and congrats on a PB - what an experience, keep up the great work (your progression and the inspiring videos)

[@chaseegozcue7637]

Congrats on your PB... amazing run! I've enjoyed watching your journey, keep up the great work (and reviews lol)!

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks, will do!

[@davidrogers5443]

Amazing!!! Well done 🎉!! Looks incredible there

[@BenIsRunning]

It was! Thanks David

[@RunningOhioWithBlake]

Awesome job! Inspiring run and I’ve enjoyed watching the entire process leading up to it. Looking forward to hearing more details of the race and the shoe review.

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Blakeford, appreciate the feedback

[@Running4life.]

Well done Ben . Super impressed 👏 👌

[@arceus54321]

great job ben. 2:28 while jetlagged after travelling just means you can go even lower with a better leadup

[@enonek2960]

Dude you pull off a 10 sec. Jet-lagged no sleep PB! Amazing! Well done!

[@josephburgin8745]

Love the video and I love having Sarah in this video as well

[@cliffwright1970]

Congrats! Amazing to run so well, on top of getting such amazing footage and thinking about how it’ll present on KZbin - awesome result chap 👍

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks cliff! Glad you appreciated it

[@adeezaff9502]

the best running channel, a combination of good editing, content, commitment and persona!

[@CookingwithChefDai]

A PB with severe jet lag is bloody impressive Ben. Well done mate!!!!!!

[@BenIsRunning]

Aha thanks mate! Appreciate your support

[@olly24c]

Congrats Ben!!! Great effort

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Olly!

[@johnmattock1]

awesome running. I could only hope running this fast

[@finneas_0710]

Well Done, Ben! Such an incredible experience😍

[@Ryan_RyRy_Ryan]

Well done Ben, great run and great content. 👍💪

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you Ryan

[@robborrel6786]

Be proud, the run was impressive and the video fun to watch!!

[@alirunsfast]

Very well done Ben. A PB is a PB at the end of the day. I think you've deffo got a 2:25 in you!

[@JesusWasHeree]

Cracking effort. First full mara of the year for me tomorrow. Got me excited now

[@paulstarr6001]

Huge congratulations Ben. Great P.B. Enjoyed your video.

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks 👍

[@cook1e1973]

Amazing Ben 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you 🙌

[@mrrob6730]

Quality of your videos is getting better each time.

[@MrJermson]

That is a very strong finishng. Seem like you had a great time in Osaka. Waiting for the race recap.

[@BenIsRunning]

I certainly did have a good time!

[@MrJermson]

@@BenIsRunning Someone uploaded the Osaka marathon. I am watching it now. Link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ66emx9brFqfrM

[@tobymacalister506]

Well Done. Love the honesty of your running.

[@andrewcash4658]

Brilliant running, well done

[@BenIsRunning]

Thank you Andrew

[@steve2271]

Terrific video. It's difficult enough to travel and run a race, let alone doing the video work. Thank you for sharing the experience.

[@patrickcrump897]

Well done Ben. What a race

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Patrick

[@lewistanner7010]

Huge congratulations, you absolutely smashed it! Also you left out the part where you spend 30 minutes praying to the loo 😂

[@BenIsRunning]

😂😂

[@Snerunseasy]

Congratulations Ben on PB , great video as always, nicely done...I enjoy watching them

[@danbailey4570]

Well done Ben! Great run and a great vlog.

[@BenIsRunning]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wilsonruns3381]

Well done Ben 🙌👊

[@Thommouk]

Mate - so impressive. You just keep getting stronger, better and faster! Beast!

[@2eurocoin]

Great video, thanks fir sharing your journey

[@GoneFishingVlog]

Been waiting for this one 🎉

[@BenIsRunning]

Hope you enjoyed it Simon

[@Therunningbrutha]

Love this for you. That was a beautiful marathon🎉

[@CheeseBlackOps]

Great running Ben!

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks

[@dynamiclifestyle6209]

how clean how well organised, well done

[@kenlennon]

Brilliant Ben. Well done. 👏 👏 👏

[@Lalo_Runs]

SARAHHHHH! 7:30

[@BenIsRunning]

From the running channel!!!

[@delorespruett5848]

Great race Ben

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Delores

[@ming76]

Congrats on your PB! Nice vlog of your marathon with race footages. I also ran the marathon but did not met my goal timing. Hope to see more of your training and race vlogs.

[@jonathanwatkins447]

Wow. Amazing time. Well done Ben. Loved seeing this

[@rizontherun9684]

Congratulations Ben. So stocked for you

[@eddiegaul1903]

Congrats Ben! I was so happy to see you got a great race. Looks like the crowd atmosphere is a bit more subdued compared to other races. Definitely a different cultural vibe. I loved seeing Sarah as well in the video. I am a big fan of the Running Channel. You put in a lot of hard work and I am glad to see you get a good result. I love your production on this too -- very professional and I loved seeing the course and such. Hopefully you make it to the western USA at some point. Cheers Ben and keep on running.

[@JoelLong]

Way to go Ben! You are crushing it. Keep up the outstanding work.

[@iq_by_0303]

Well Done!!

[@runkostyan]

Very good result! Congrats!)

[@stratissss]

Congrats Ben! You nailed it!!!!

[@emmavictoriasmith8409]

You wonderful human- what an inspiration! Well bloody done! Can’t wait to see what your next challenge is! 👏🏻 🏃 xx

[@damilolaadeogun6507]

Thank you for sharing this whole journey with us Ben, you're awesome!! Congrats!!

[@notoriousrjg]

Congrats on the blazing fast PR!

[@ipanema_abi]

You're so amazing!!!! My race is in 5 days in Seoul, Korea. Wish me luck!

[@Flight-of-Life]

Well done Ben! And you did it in such a beautiful location. Well done

[@TheFODRunner]

Brilliant mate well done 👏 incredible racing!! im keen to see a comparison on the mizuno racer to the vaporfly and others as it looks from your videos as super squishy!

[@BenIsRunning]

Thanks Andy! It’s actually similar interns of squish. It’s mainly the geometry that’s the major difference

[@pandymoose]

Really tidy video. Awesome effort. Mizuno shoes look awesome, definitely going to try them out