Know This For Your First 50k Race. (What I Learned My First Ultramarathon)

[@Smashycrashy]

As a story of positive thinking helping. I am a pretty stoic guy, loner, unemotional, etc. I was in my first 50k and the Naak drink hit my stomach pretty hard at 13 mi (first time I ever had it). So I am struggling on the trail trying to keep the pace reasonable but having to walk a lot. Then.. out of nowhere in the middle of the forest.. there was a cheer squad of college age men and women.. yelling and screaming their heads off. “You can do it”, “Let’s go!”.. etc.. and for some magical reason I cannot explain.. my legs came back, my stomach settled down and I was back! Be positive , you are doing hard things, you are blessed to be able to have the choice to do hard things. The mind gives up before the body, the mind can dwell on negative things that affect your race, keep focused and moving forward. Oh and cut your toe nails and lube your cheeks.. you ain’t going to positive think your way out of that.

[@bradfinntrains]

Right on! Thanks so much for sharing

[@betweenhisshouldersInt]

Great video brother. Congrats! Training For my first 50k. Great counsel on the video. So much to learn through ultra running and overcoming adversity. Keep running the race my friend! 🙏

[@bradfinntrains]

Thank you. Best wishes

[@TradesmanOutdoorAdventures]

Thanks for the post, and great point on the difference between road and trail running (and the strength requirements for each).

[@bradfinntrains]

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Best of luck to you

[@peterfraser3523]

Just finished my first marathon, I'm signed up for the MCM 50k this Fall. Can't wait, thanks for the tips!

[@bradfinntrains]

Awesome! Best of luck!

[@SageOfEchoes]

Good tips, thanks Theo Rossi with glasses!

[@bradfinntrains]

Any time!

[@kostistau]

wow such a great story dude - just found your channel and the quality of your videos is great. Im excited to see your channel grow!

[@bradfinntrains]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Have an amazing weekend

[@wallyevans4228]

Thanks 👍🏽…. Doing my first ever marathon/50k. Been training since January 2024, for my 70th birthday good advice

[@bradfinntrains]

Best of luck!! Amazing goal! Keep working. Today I did the same exact race and PRed by over 2 hours. Best of luck!

[@stevenrobert6992]

@@bradfinntrainshow long did it take before you were able to run without ankle pain from the sprain

[@BradFinn]

@@stevenrobert6992 to be honest it took a while. I definitely didn’t rest it like I should have. I should have let it heal first. Then ran

[@matthewbiggin-mrbaccountin7319]

Love the recap Brad! Keep these videos coming. Super authentic, and always keeping it real AF.

[@bradfinntrains]

Thanks bud!

[@xti2020]

Hey man. Just found your channel. Great videos. I’m just starting my journey towards (maybe) doing an ultra. Nice to hear what a non-elite has to say about it all. If you’re looking to work on your power hiking, might want to take a look at how some of the guys train for Goruck events.

[@bradfinntrains]

Right on Neil. I love rucking. Do it often. Best of luck with your journey. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.

[@drhenderson40]

I dropping out of Ogden,I’m not in shape and worst of all my mind is not into it . Running has to be enjoyable to make a long distance run and I’m not enjoying , I feel angry that I’m not where I thought I would be . So going forward I will be training all summer for my first 50k at 53 years old . Congratulations on your run Brad!

[@bradfinntrains]

It happens to the best of us. Don’t beat yourself up. Take a reset and get back on the horse!! Best of luck with your next challenge!!

[@jeffwise6937]

I'm curious how your brother was live tracking you while you were on the course?

[@bradfinntrains]

My Garmin Forerunner 955 has a live track feature

[@jeffwise6937]

@@bradfinntrains oh ok that's awesome! Random but did you happen to notice if using that feature had an impact on the battery life?

[@Smashycrashy]

@@jeffwise6937I use it often and haven’t noticed it affect my watch battery life, I believe the phone just pings a server with your location and the people watching you race get that update. So your phone battery life will be affected a bit but not the watch. If you are in a region with little cell coverage then the battery of the phone will drop faster because searching for towers constantly is a battery intensive thing.

[@BendyRoy]

​​@@jeffwise6937It requires you also have your phone on you connected to Bluetooth. I have a Garmin Instinct and ran 30km over 4 hours with live-track on. Started at 100% battery and ended at around 70%. Pretty decent performance!

[@matthewbiggin-mrbaccountin7319]

Mile 29 +, holy 😮

[@bradfinntrains]

Caffeine is a hell of a drug! Lol