Tiger Claw 50k 2024

[@TheGingerRunner]

SO DAMN STOKED you came and enjoyed our annual best of a race! Also, how has it taken this long to meet in person?! Regardless, we appreciate you, dude, come back anytime!! Can't promise the race gets any easier :)

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much for the hospitality and for the chance to run here. Looking forward to when we can meet in person again!

[@JDeezle21]

Can y'all do another trail run / shoe & kit review / nature party 🥳 extravaganza

[@meredithbrooks8161]

Kofuzi + Ginger Runner…awesome!

[@McFearless80]

So it's basically a 50k on the moon of Endor? Amazing.

[@kofuzi]

pretty much. people kept saying there were small bear sightings that day, but I know what they saw

[@Jonzard]

Yub nub

[@evabelt2646]

EXACTLY!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@Vo2maxProductions]

Congrats! #AnySurfaceAnyDistance 🏃🏻‍♂🏔🙌!

[@kofuzi]

🙌

[@dangmatic]

It’s a good day when Kofuzi drops a vid

[@kofuzi]

🙌

[@shaggyrunner]

Fun being aid station buddies out there! My slow-mo high five finish with Ethan was rad, thanks for the cameo. Great job on the film, fun to relive the race from another perspective. Way to crush those last 3 miles. 👊

[@kofuzi]

I was so impressed you had the energy to jump after all that

[@JJ-Sienna]

Pro move by Ethan. Letting people experience the race on their own first

[@BillBrinkop]

Exactly much better that way

[@expatadventureturkey9324]

Crushed it, great video and commentary 🤙🏽 and to run a race by the GOAT of KZbin shoe reviews himself Ethan. Win Win 🏆

[@kofuzi]

it was a great day

[@SeeChadRun]

It's fun that you used intro music that sounds like The Ginger Runner music. Great run!!! This is a race I'd love to do one day.

[@duzer]

That’s it! I’m doing this next year!! Great video

[@kofuzi]

Yes!

[@LifeInTheLongRun]

Wow hands down your a warrior out there, the editing makes me me want to run with you it pulls you to the highs and lows of race, so glad you include the aid stn scene overall these is my favorite videos of all time you should make trail race film more often I super loved it 💪 I might be getting myself a Thundercross if you can do post race review 😁✌️ thumbs up from the 🇵🇭

[@LARKRunningUK]

Looks a great event, amazing that you get to choose which order to take the routes! Liked the familiarity of dry heaving and wrong turns amongst the backdrop of new trails Mike…..

[@DemSangines]

Kofuzi + Ginger Runner Great video and breathtaking view. Well done. Impressive race.

[@carloatromero]

Looking forward to Trail Running Shoe reviews. :)

[@JavierISampedroTNF]

What a cool race and atmosphere. You crushed it! I am sure you will be back next year ;)

[@richardhung4668]

This is what we want, some shoes reviews and some race video 👍👍 we enjoy it much

[@michaeldominic2070]

Congratulations! The trails looked absolutely beautiful!

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Beautiful course, excellent video. Makes me want to sign up! Nice work! 🔥

[@kofuzi]

You should do it!

[@stevez3332]

Awesome scenery, they knew u were coming when they roped off all wrong directions on the pink course lol.. Im glad it didnt rain that woulda been a mess.. Great job! Those aid stations look legit

[@kofuzi]

signage on the course was top notch

[@saraneogard2308]

Amazing video. Looks like an ankle braking festival in the woods 🪵 😅. To run downhill with a camera is a skill on it's own. Fair play to you 🎉👌💪

[@Feanaro5503]

Awesome video! 😮 If you wanna see even more ferns, there’s an Ultra race in Tarawera, New Zealand in February. It has 20K, 50K, 100K and 100 mile options.

[@aquicktake]

Glad that Ethan's efforts are starting to get some traction. Great upload.

[@ilyarazenshteyn2636]

Nice to see you in the Seattle area! Hope you enjoyed your visit!!

[@kofuzi]

I always enjoy it up there!

[@kellybaker6353]

This race is on my list, but haven’t gotten out there yet. Gorgeous course, but those clear cuts land like a slap in the face. Thanks for sharing the race experience!

[@levandmarthapolyakin-aaron2183]

Congratulations-I’m exhausted just watching this! You’re brave to undertake something like this on the heels of everything else you’ve done in the last few weeks. It does look like a gorgeous place. And that food at the end…..🎉

[@kofuzi]

The food at the end was a montage of everything I ate all weekend (not just after the race)

[@TonyRunsNC]

The footage on the insta360 x4 is incredible. Congratulations on the finish.

[@mikecardenas4877]

Absolutely beautiful and stunning footage Ko! Really took us along for the ride on this one as always.

[@tyb6770]

Nice Job Man! I did yellow pink white. Definitely one of the tougher 50ks out there, so way to get it done! Also nice to chat with you afterwards. Been a fan of your channel for a while! Cheers

[@kelvpoon]

I loved seeing that you came through finish line and pressing your watch wasn’t the first thing you do! Shoes you were really jsut enjoying your race :) so happy for you!

[@Jasonhimstedt1979]

Great video (I even found myself near the beginning)! And it was great meeting you before the start, chatting, and taking a pic together.

[@kofuzi]

It was great to meet you!

[@cinthiar5718]

LOVED this! Great seeing you out tackling the trails. Looks like an awesome race.

[@kofuzi]

I had a great time out there

[@GaryLy-i7e]

Great job Kofuzi. If you are come back again, would love to host and be your guide in Seattle area. Thank you for recording this.

[@robertburpee9473]

Huge Congratulations on the finish and the vlog, just outstanding as always!

[@kofuzi]

Thank you!

[@Steventherunner1]

Very wonderful scenery Mike.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks!

[@ColinBloodworth]

So cool to watch this. Thanks for sharing it, Mike. I had no idea this race even existed.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks Colin!

[@staxx7753]

Awesome coverage of the 50k 🙌🏼, & great job kofuzi🤜🏼

[@robiereyes632]

Looks awesome! Love trail running it's just a completely different beast overall.

[@hanginloose247]

Wow!!! I loved this film. Thank you and great job!!❤🎉

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much!

[@berrypyr7119]

When i read the title Tiger Claw, i was like Ethan? What a beautiful trail!

[@kofuzi]

it's like another world

[@severiner7168]

That looks like a joyous event! Hard but I like the look of the variety you get. Well done!

[@kofuzi]

A little bit of everything in this race

[@bettinapoulos7891]

Wow Ko what an amazing race u ran .. soo soo tough mentally and physically!!

[@MINIMALmtb]

That's epic to do so soon after your last marathon! I ran the Vancouver marathon 2 weeks ago and still feel wrecked. Nice to see some West Coast trails on your channel!

[@cameronmueller]

Great coverage, thanks for sharing.

[@winter46ercmart]

Really enjoyed this video. Congrats on your race!!

[@sarahhagen2051]

You’re in my backyard! I was going to take my pups there this morning. You had beautiful weather!

[@kofuzi]

I saw so many dogs!

[@Manuel-901]

Good morning. !!! Keep it up!!!!. Well done, Kofuzi. Like from Spain 🇪🇸. Have a great day.

[@liftkev4503]

such a nice race ! congrats for had completed the 50k !

[@Hannah-iq6ki]

This trail looks beautiful and the watermelon 🍉 and people at the aid stations seem so sweet.

[@kofuzi]

Watermelon never tasted so good

[@MidLifeRunner]

🙌🏼 for 200k subs you could train for a 200m, over much quicker. Thanks for taking us on the ride!

[@toddhemsoth695]

Great video and I appreciate the motivation. I recently ran my 1st marathon and am looking forward to the longer distances. Great job on the race and keep posting.

[@kofuzi]

Have fun in the longer stuff!

[@vanessamartinez4917]

Dang, that looked hard. And really hot. 🥵 Congratulations on finishing it! 🎉👍🏼😀

[@naingmyothaw]

Amazing 50km route! I'd also run 50km at Kalaw, Myanmar at Feb 11, 2024.

[@davelewis1406]

Great video, amazing scenery, well done

[@ricodelavega4511]

nice adventure, congrats. You see comfortable in the woods. Next stop for Michael, Tahoe 200

[@kofuzi]

I like running in the woods. Don’t think I can go for 200 though

[@amandawalker4510]

Absolutely awesome, well run . Great location 🎉🎉

[@shannonsides6017]

You amaze me over and over, Ko! You must be cut from a different fabric than me. How the heck do you have the mental fortitude to do this, and so soon after London? I think your next business is life coaching because you really know how to keep one foot in front of the other. Congrats!

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much!

[@OmaRuns67]

Great video! What a beautiful place to run 😍

[@MrClemencio]

Trail hits different 😮😊❤

[@yohankusuma5510]

Beautiful scenery 🌳

[@JeffRElliott]

Fantastic, just amazing, great work!!!

[@brentg2792]

Nice! I can’t go over 12 miles in Thundercross due to lack of midsole under forefront. I’m sure dramatically different experience from London.

[@DZero_Aperture]

Congrats Ko! Truly inspiring

[@gabdg828]

That 80s vibe synth pop goes so hard with the footage

[@kofuzi]

It’s definitely ginger runner inspired

[@bennywallis1527]

What a cool idea and adventure!!! How good was that early when you and Ethan jogged. HAHA..

[@stuarthys9879]

That looks so fun! Well done completing the race!

[@kofuzi]

Thanks!

[@raja1949100]

LOL.. Your line about "my butt hurts", 'Everything is chafing and everything hurts" so bad cracked me up bro. Love all your videos and don't get discouraged when you don't meet your time goal and I know you were disappointed for your London Marathon, but it happens.

[@kofuzi]

Glutes were activated on this day

[@Lalo_Runs]

If that ain’t bombing the downhills then idk what is 😅 the trails are such a vibe 🫶🏾

[@ksteege]

excited you got to run the race - I was scheduled to run it a few years ago - I think it was the 2nd or 3rd one - and unfortunately had COVID right before the race - and spoke at length with @thegingerrunner and we decided it was best to postpone - well as you know my last few years have been touch - but really hope to get back and run it within the next 2 years.

[@kofuzi]

Hope you can get back out there for this one!

[@ksteege]

@@kofuzi I plan on it!

[@davidtfrederick]

Great video, glad you ran it and got to document.

[@kofuzi]

Me too

[@thestoebz]

Amazing as usual Michael

[@kofuzi]

thank you

[@JP-vl1tf]

Congrats on the race and meeting a good dude at the lower aid station. You had the pleasure of getting your bottles refilled by Chad Ultra himself! #yetitrailrunners

[@kofuzi]

So cool!

[@HeZiXFr]

Great video of the race! It was nice to meet you at the start line! (Aurelien)

[@kofuzi]

Great to meet you too! Hope you had a fun day!

[@jamesfreeland5895]

Congratulations! Enjoyable video, thx for being real. Jim Freeland

[@kofuzi]

Thanks for watching!

[@ericperramond3463]

Great job, Ko! Also, this might the best TIgerClaw promo video out there now?! May have to sign up for this madness for next year...

[@kofuzi]

I think you’d really like it

[@alfdickinson1971]

Champion! Think you should use more Wham in your vloggs great touch the edit-'Gitterbug!'

[@robertcritchley6830]

Amazing video and crazy beautiful course. You probably needed an aid station just for camera batteries

[@kofuzi]

I keep them in a plastic baggie in my pack. I ended up using none of my extra batteries (although I used up the insta360 and the GoPro was just about dead)

[@watsanlik]

such nice day out in the woods. Congratz!

[@kofuzi]

It really was!

[@jollyroger1009]

Nice work Kofuzi!

[@kofuzi]

Thank you!

[@stefan-kovac]

That was fantastic!

[@IRunThings]

Congratulations ❤

[@kofuzi]

Thanks Suzie!

[@onardpogi]

Kofuzi + Trail = 🏆

[@WayneCapacillo]

That's some killer vert for a 50k!

[@kofuzi]

Too much, some might say

[@tyjohnsrud]

Great race recap! Hope we cross paths out there someday.

[@kofuzi]

🙌

[@TheKobaltBlue]

Beautiful location. Good job.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks!

[@robborrel6786]

Great vid! And munching away my native cuisine stroopwafels is of course cultural appropriation but luckily we Dutch don’t give a sod about it… well done sir!1😊

[@JBTRI703]

Now this definitely is on the run aka suffer list!

[@John-qv7in]

Great music choice for this vid

[@kofuzi]

Thanks!

[@runjamesrun]

This looks like an awesome race - I would love to run it some day

[@kofuzi]

Highly recommend

[@ajmartinez1906]

Great job Mr Kofuzi, I trust the Salomon Thundercross worked well for you. Stay Safe Sir

[@kofuzi]

They were great, and I enjoyed them for the 8 hours I was out there. I also had brought the Nnormal Tomir 2.0 with me, and I think those would also have been a good choice

[@aarondavistx]

I love running Tiger Mountain. Would love to do the race one day.

[@kofuzi]

Highly recommend

[@alansutherland6663]

I really liked the 360 camera for the run footage

[@kofuzi]

360 cameras work really well for trail, imo

[@wk633]

If you could run the finish you aced the "don't bomb the first downhill" part.

[@philortman8139]

I didn't realize it was background audio at 7:35 and I legitimately thought you were setting up a transition with Wham!

[@kofuzi]

That would have been fun

[@Drew.Whitcomb]

That felt long just watching it. Seemed like an epic route though.

[@kofuzi]

It was an eight hours that didn’t feel like eight hours 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MatthewWong-g7s]

Wish Singapore has some big forest to run with, the greenery is so beautiful to run with

[@kofuzi]

Sounds awesome!

[@glenramirez7457]

You are awesome 👏 cheers

[@sethmiller7925]

Great work!

[@justin3017]

Congrats!

[@HawaiiFranke]

what happened to all the trees on the top of the mountain? heavy storm? not enough rain? looks like a warzone ...

[@TheGingerRunner]

Logging. It's private land on the summit which led to a couple years of clear-cut. But supposedly the land will be back in the hands of DNR and the 360 views will remain.

[@AnatoliyStrilets]

Notice that the video was made with two cameras: Insta360 X4 and GoPro. Nice footage from both cameras. The Insta360 was bending the trees a little bit but hiding the selfie stick nicely, while the GoPro did not bend the trees and the footage looks more natural. I have the DJI Action 4, and it has a feature to remove the selfie stick. I returned the Insta360 X4 due to the editing hassle and fast battery drain with 8K video. If you were to run a similar race and could take only one camera, would it be a traditional action camera like the GoPro Hero 12 or the Insta360 X4?

[@kofuzi]

I always always always say that the Insta360 One X series is a good camera to buy if you already own a regular action camera.