Race Recap BQ in Vaporfly Next

[@mlspro23]

If you didn’t run with that fucking selfie stick you probably could break 3 your idiot

[@kofuzi]

30:57

[@kofuzi]

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[@tonymacias3263]

@@kofuzi lol, Damn... Called him out. Nice find.

[@kuyashi1422]

kofuzi LMAOOOOO

[@giuseppeangelucci9841]

Great response and explanation. If you ask me the comment criticizing @kofuzi is a bit idiotic.

[@hugoagudo4282]

“Just a dude that runs a lot...” love your work. Your videos are awesome

[@kofuzi]

thank you for watching!

[@denisyeo122]

Thanks for the video, well done to you!

[@wesleyrussell98]

“I wouldn’t be there without you guys so I’m not gonna be there without you guys.”

[@ariojansivu9606]

Such a great line. Michael, you are a fine man.

[@tulagab2460]

I like Chicago, running is my passion --- that's why I love this KZbin channel. Please continue to produce such videos, I celebrate this very much.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@2XRC]

We thank you for taking us along for the journey ! I agree that the vid cam has become an extension of you. And knowing that the vid cam gives you the motivation and will to press on... it serves it’s purpose. Awesome results for a Non-Elite ELITE runner. 💪💪👍🤟

[@kofuzi]

Sometimes, things work out on race day

[@NithinJawali]

Being that the Next% are predominantly a road racing shoe, not surprising that you felt the cushioning on a downhill course. I ran with them in Chicago 2019, they were just perfect for me to keep landing barely on mid foot. 3:13:36 for me also a BQ, massive gains from 3:40:02 in Berlin 2018. Great video. Thank you.

[@MixwellEventsOrlandPark]

You are Elite in my book! Congratulations on qualifying for Boston!! Great run!

[@kofuzi]

thank you so much!

[@GreyJedi17]

We thank you for showing the process. Runners like you , Seth and Ben Parkes sacrificed for us. Thank you !

[@kofuzi]

That's good company to be mentioned in

[@Deadbuck73]

Tenth!!!!! Lolwon’t run any faster without the camera.. as he breaks the sound barrier with it! You are so humble and inspiring!

[@kofuzi]

Yo!

[@Deadbuck73]

kofuzi whaaaats goin onnnn?!

[@Deadbuck73]

kofuzi there’s a decent chance I’ll be volunteering next year in April... hopefully we can cross paths... it would be an honor to shake your hand and congratulate you in person...

[@Laver1969]

Since I didn’t get in NYC - I decided to register for the tunnel marathon in Sept. Saw this when you originally posted it and it stuck with me. Just rewatched it! Great info.

[@kofuzi]

Good luck in the tunnel!

[@DavidDamron]

Thank you for making this! I'm running this race in about 2.5 weeks so it's really helped me get a good feel for what this course will be like.

[@ellmatic]

Whenever I'm on km 7 of 10 and wondering if I can make it, I think of your crazy 33km runs that I see on Strava - and now this. You really inspired me to start running in the first place, and now to run further and faster each time. Thanks for all the great content and inspiration.

[@kofuzi]

thanks so much for watching. happy running!

[@RunningMan4ver]

The vibes of this video gives me the same vibes from your 3:17 marathon! Congrats! 🎉 Thanks for bringing us with you in this running journey. The camera you bring will motivate you just like listening to music to someone else. I believe you filming the footage makes you feel we are with you all the way!

[@kofuzi]

it's a great reminder of all the support i have

[@cheewanng6138]

Thank you for your truthful, honest and personal video. Enjoyed every minute of it.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much for watching it!

[@monkeyrustler]

No apology needed for the length of the video, wonderful to get this kind of detail on your day. Thankyou for your efforts in bringing this video to us, and congrats on the time kofuzi :)

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much! I'm glad it's appreciated

[@derricklaychuk8965]

Thank you, I have loved watching your videos, and you are amazing...your footage has inspired me to make this my first race ever. At the age of 50, I am hoping that this will be a great start to the second chapter of my life.

[@azafirster]

Hats off to you sir. Incredible video and recap of the event. I have been trying to baby my Vaporfly Ekiden, worrying it will be worn out fast. Here you are running at this gravel trail road. I should stop baby my Ekiden and just run. Maybe a rare long run. Thank you for the video, it's great inspiration for me.

[@kofuzi]

Use it or lose it

[@brokenfreddy1262]

Congrats on your race..it's always a struggle at times,but so worth it when it's done..a follow up to the pegasus turbo..I found the regular peg 35 to be tight even at 1/2 size big while the turbo is quite loose at same size and I have discovered that many shoes of all brands fit differently in different colors..thanks for taking us along on your race

[@kofuzi]

thanks so much for coming with me

[@tieloo8842]

Congrats brother! Your journey is unbelievable 🙌🏻 your runner’s high is rubbing me in the best way possible 👊🏻 your running videos never failed to inspire me! Keep it up sir! Keep inspiring 🙌🏻 #gettingelitealready

[@peterwaisnor2241]

All your videos I've watched to date have been excellent, but this one is inspiring and fantastic. Thanks so much. And congratulations on your BQ.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much for watching and for your support!

[@christophertobias7037]

Finally able to sit down and watch your race recap video. I enjoy all your videos but particularly your race recap videos because I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and details about the race. So glad you raced with your cam- it’s like bringing your viewers along with you during the race. Footage of the race was gorgeous! Congrats on that killer time! #bostonbound

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much! I'm glad people enjoy the race recaps. I enjoy making them

[@tomdillon5054]

First time watching one of your videos...subscribed immediately great detail and video. Loved your honest descriptions...I ran Boston this year for charity...5 hours and 4 minutes of the best thing I’ve ever done! I can’t wait to do it again next year, hopefully quite a bit faster though....

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much for watching! Hope to see you in Boston next year!

[@MGGP01102008]

Well done. Thanks for letting us be a part of your journey. Keep up the great work.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you for your support!

[@EDDBUD]

Great video buddy. I did chuckle about the registration error! Brilliant job on the time and hope those legs are recovering. 🍺

[@kofuzi]

I have a really bad habit of things like this. I'm a bit absent minded at times

[@mejulesyap]

Congratulations Kofuzi! And thanks for taking us for the ride!

[@kofuzi]

thanks for coming with me

[@micothesheep]

In addition to feeling extremely happy for you, I want to let you know that seeing your Strava timing completely inspired me. I found your channel a few months back looking for shoe reviews when I started my training. It was the coolest thing to follow your journey, seeing how you trained with commutes, and reaching BQ time just miles away from where I live. You may (or may not) have started vlogging with an intention to stay committed, but at least for me, it's the story I refer and look up to again and again as an non-elite. So truly, thank you.

[@kofuzi]

thank you so much for your kind words. i started vlogging just as a creative outlet. but putting it together with running? something just clicked for me.

[@mratran]

Your videos are what inspire us to run. You help answer many of our Running questions (plans, strategy, gear, etc). I'm going to run this Tunnel race next June so this video helps alot!

[@kofuzi]

have so much fun! take water/gatorade at every aid station

[@kcdiazWTV]

Thanks for brining us with you! Congrats!

[@kofuzi]

thank you for being a part!

[@SADIQ1414]

No apology needed, those 30 minutes are fill with joy and hope. Thanks again for sharing your stories and taking us along this journey!

[@viviileee]

Thank you for recording your training runs and races for us viewers!!! I was just talking to my sister about that! And definitely felt like you do that partly if not mostly for us who watch your channel. 🙌❤. Always looking forward to your videos!!! #kofuzirunclub

[@kofuzi]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@peterknowles1170]

Really enjoyed this one and the one of the actual race. I'm running the same basic course in 2 weeks and it was great to hear your thoughts, reactions, and success! Inspiring!

[@bencarpenter2133]

Great work Michael. Delighted you smashed your target time and good luck in Boston.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you so much 😀

[@GOPROVDO]

Congratulations on a huge PR and impressive BQ! If the Vapour Fly is that fast I have to get me a pair.

[@kofuzi]

i highly recommend

[@chanherman]

Congratulations! What an amazing journey that you took us through over the past 2 years. From you initial gear reviews videos and training runs all the way to your Boston qualification. I felt like I was right there with you. You have truly inspired me to run more and maybe even attempt BQ as well. Thanks for creating such a great channel for all types of runners and for the positive message that you deliver through this channel.

[@kofuzi]

thank you so much for being a part of it all for all this time

[@JIMZILA]

kofuzi , great job on the BQ! I appreciate you taking us on your running journey. Thanks for letting us be a part of it. I am a long way to get to a BQ qualifier. However, I am excited that I will be able to see Boston when you do put up some content. Keep up the great work!

[@kofuzi]

i'm looking forward to it. I haven't been there in over 20 years, i think.

[@danielgutowski3807]

This was awesome man. So cool to watch the footage of the tunnel and listen to your mile-by-mile story. I’ve found it’s really important to remember the details right after a race, not just for improving, but also for the sake of the memory itself. It’s hard to remember all the bits and details of a long race later on. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@kofuzi]

thank you for listening!

[@SlowandFat]

Love your race recaps, as usual its so well done!

[@kofuzi]

i thank you

[@treygonzalez8181]

Hey man that's such a great time! I will be able to see you in boston! I go every year since I live locally, I will definitely cheer u on!

[@kofuzi]

Looking forward to seeing you there!

[@Dyu07]

Congratulations! what an awesome time, and to beat your PB by such a large amount. Thank you for letting us be a part of your journey, it's very inspiring. Hopefully i will get into the London 2020 Marathon.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you for your support!

[@pnojazz]

I’m happy that you had a great time in Seattle!🎉

[@leonaleewong]

Congrats on an amazing race! Trying to BQ at the Tunnel race this August so this was super helpful!! Many thanks!

[@kofuzi]

Good luck in August!

[@ryanyap8859]

Congratulations! Watching your videos each time is ever so inspiring! Keep up the good work!

[@RunningOtaku]

Amazing video and fantastic race! (Turns out that the Pacific Northwest has pretty spectacular weather from May - October...but don’t tell anyone! 😀 ) At a 2000 foot drop, no uphills, and running at low-3 hour pace, the course probably gives you around 15 seconds per mile, so you would have still BQ’d on a flat course. That’s great! One small suggestion- always make sure you have elapsed time as one of your data fields.

[@kofuzi]

i usually don't worry about elapsed time, but i overestimated my ability to do math at the end of a marathon

[@michellemmoore1]

Wow! I am new new new to running. Running my first 5k next Saturday. I saw your review video of the Asics Grl Nimbus 22 last week. And I've been watching every day since. I am so motivated by all your videos but a Marathon in 3 hrs... that's amazing... maybe one day 😟 Congratulations!

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much for watching! Happy running!

[@michellemmoore1]

@@kofuzi thanks for hosting

[@markfalkingham590]

Good job brother 👍 Really nicely done, what’s interesting is all the stuff going through your mind is like what we all feel / think while running a marathon.

[@kofuzi]

We are all only human

[@19JSC92]

"Sorry this is a long video"...... a 30+ minute Kofuzi video is like Christmas, definitely don't apologise!!

[@kofuzi]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@kanderson2435]

Congrats! You are good people! Thanks for this channel and taking us all along with you.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you for your support!

[@brunocassettari]

Congrats again, I was so excited about your BQ that I even told my wife, although she had no clue what I was talking about😂😂😂 It would be nice if you could do a recap of your (short) training plan. What surprises me the most is that you didn’t seem to have had many speed workouts in prep for this race, despite the week in Arizona with loads of hills... I am following another youtuber who had a much more robust training plan (since Oct18) and failed two attempts for Boston this year. The main difference between you two seem to be the weekly milage, which makes me believe more and more that is a huge factor when aiming fast 26.2s. Anyways, congrats, congrats, congrats, can’t say that enough!!! And thanks for carrying us with you through this amazing season!!!

[@kofuzi]

I will have something like that coming up soon. Many Chicago training plans have started this week. But my training plan for Chicago won't start for another 7 or 8 weeks. I think weekly mileage is key. Keep in mind that I'm no coach. But speedwork, as far as the marathon is concerned, is more about confidence.

[@scottallison3489]

If I did the math right it looks like you improved your PR by between 8-9%. That's huge! Glad to see the hours of hard work and the miles in all sorts of weather gave you the opportunity to hit and exceed your goal. 👍

[@kofuzi]

It's gotta be the shoes

[@13klblazewing]

Congrats on the BQ. Ur videos have been keeping motivated now that I'm out injured for a month and half. Keep up the good work.

[@kofuzi]

i hope you can get back out there soon!

[@pheidippides7364]

Could be a world record for the marathon carrying a self stick! :) well done Kofuzi you smashed it!!

[@kofuzi]

i think Jamil Coury would probably have that record

[@WawaSC]

Congrats on the BQ, man. That's really awesome. Didn't even know you're 39 already. You look so young. I think there's still a lottery on who gets to run the Boston Marathon so good luck with that. I think with your qualifier time for your age range should almost guarantee you get a spot. Keep up with the great content.

[@kofuzi]

i thought it was strictly time based, so i'll have to look into that

[@WawaSC]

@@kofuzi Yeah. It's mostly time based but I think they still segment it. Like, those who get sub 3:00:00 gets priority. Then if there's space, they open it up to sub 03:05:00 or something like that. Never done the run but this is what I saw on their site. You'll still get in, though. Sub 03:02:00 is not easy.

[@PaulNguyen]

Amazing recap. Congrats on qualifying for Boston. Amazing to see your journey. Thank you for your dedication to making these videos on a daily basis.

[@kofuzi]

thank you so much! (struggling a bit lately to make 5-6 videos per week, but hopefully work will calm back down soon)

[@s0undnin]

those bridge shots are amazing. makes me want to run a race on the west coast too. congrats again!

[@kofuzi]

I highly recommend

[@markhatton3100]

Great recap and massive congrats on the BQ! Hopefully, I will see you out there, I am hoping my 3:01 from Tokyo will be enough to get me to Boston (35-39), but not sure.

[@kofuzi]

It'll be interesting to see what happens this year with the recently adjusted standards. I hope to see you there!

[@markhatton3100]

@@kofuzi very interesting, in theory, the faster qualifying standards should give a smaller cutoff but then on the flip side new shoe technologies such as the 4% and next% are pushing marathon times down so who knows what will happen.

[@SanRamonJim]

Loved the recap! Way to gut it out and thanks for taking us with you. Congrats on the BQ, coming from an old dude that runs a lot. 💪

[@kofuzi]

old dudes are the new young guns

[@philrowley3063]

I ran London this year in 3:01:52. That sub 3 is so close. Keep working hard. Maybe the next% will help.

[@kofuzi]

That's a whole different level than what I did, pun intended.

[@philrowley3063]

The numbers look very similar to me. I think you’ll be fantastic in Boston. Can’t wait to watch the progress

[@philrowley3063]

Ordered a pair of Turbo 2s today. Will you be trying a pair too?

[@ishowyouapple]

phil rowley Where did you buy the turbo 2’s?

[@philrowley3063]

@MG they are on Nike.com today

[@rossslough4656]

Congrats! So inspiring. Would love to see a summary video of your journey from first marathon to now.

[@kofuzi]

I've been thinking about that, but that feels more like a beginning to end story. And I don't know where this story ends yet

[@Lazarky9]

Hell of a time. congrats again, well deserved and well fought journey to get there.

[@kofuzi]

thank you. all we can ask for is to have battled valiantly. the results are often up to fate.

[@wupalbert]

@kofuzi great recap and CONGRATS!!

[@kofuzi]

Thanks!!

[@Ran-bb3lk]

love your thoughts on bringing the camera

[@kofuzi]

it means a lot to me

[@Zanrok]

Extremely, extremely jealous of your qualifier. This is a race I have been looking at doing for a while but logistically has not lined up. Maybe one day. I seems like you did everything you needed to do for race day and like you said, cards lined up. Congratulations again and i'll see you at the Chicago Marathon, if not before in a race nearby...

[@kofuzi]

Hope to see you soon!

[@dewknow1315]

Fantastic job . I can't wait for my marathon in September 15th . Like I said before the race I am running has two times the down hill as this race. It has a 4k feet net drop I think the last 4 to 5 miles is flat. Ok enough about me it good to see us old guys still get it done.

[@kofuzi]

still having a hard time wrapping me head around all that downhill

[@dewknow1315]

@@kofuzi I live an 45 minutesaway from the race so I get a ton of mountain running in so downhill is not as bad

[@richardcooper3215]

Great job! Many congratulations. Looks like a beautiful course. Tempting!

[@kofuzi]

i highly recommend

[@brandenfloyd2549]

Congrats man I’m soooo happy for ya I look forward to trying to run into at Boston. Congrats hopefully see ya at the race.

[@kofuzi]

Hope to see you there!

[@davidsaxe7077]

Amazing race....putting this one on my list. Congrats again

[@kofuzi]

I highly recommend

[@EnvyTraxus]

Congrats on qualifying bro! Huge change in PR. The insta one x was the highlight of the show lol

[@kofuzi]

It's quite the camera

[@clairesweter-millar260]

Thanks for the in depth analysis of your race. Great content as always.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much!

[@chris4speed]

Great Race! Nice Vid! Super entertaining video I have seen every second! It is very interesting to listen to such running impressions of someone. THANKS 👍

[@kofuzi]

wow. thanks so much for watching that whole thing! i know it was a bit long winded

[@chris4speed]

@@kofuzi But not boring! 👋😊👋

[@FadedMFC]

Congrats! Such a fantastic effort and well deserved outcome.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you so much!

[@josherb5367]

Thanks for the nice recap. Running it in August hoping for BQ as well.

[@kofuzi]

Good luck for your BQ!

[@runknitkalie]

Thank you for bringing us along with you! Great work:)

[@kofuzi]

It is the least I can do

[@ejquezad]

I had to watch this in three chunks of 10 minutes but I finished it. 2nd place in females, hahahaha, that was hilarious. Congratulations man! Very happy for you and I hope to run one with you some day. My first BQ attempt won't happen until November with the Philly Marathon so even if I make it I won't be going to Boston next year but maybe some day we can run the same one. Celebrate big this weekend.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks for sticking with it and making it through to the end. I know it was super long.

[@TheAnikdam]

Awesome recap! We can learn so much from you!

[@kofuzi]

Yes! Learn from my mistakes! 😀

[@lidizhen]

Congrats! I'm at the level where you were last year and hopefully I'll be this fast next year. Best of luck in Chicago!

[@kofuzi]

it can be done.

[@laurarunner7952]

You are inspiring! Great job! 👏👏

[@kofuzi]

Thank you!

[@MarkJallday]

Congrats! Your definitely inspiring me. I'm running 2 marathons this fall.

[@kofuzi]

Good luck with your training!

[@TheFODRunner]

2nd female, incredible!! No seriously, absolutely phenomenal performance, what a super recap

[@dewknow1315]

He should of said he identified as a woman just for the day🤣😂🤣😂

[@kofuzi]

my concern was that I didn't want to take anything away from any of the other runners. the error was corrected rather quickly, so i hope that none of the women ever even realized what happened

[@dewknow1315]

@@kofuzi well hopefully the figure out what happened and fixed it so they don't make the same mistake twice. BTW My above comment what sarcasm.

[@tmantony5660]

Wow!Comprehensive description thanks.Feels like I was there with you!

[@kofuzi]

I thought about really chopping this video down, as I think most people won't want to hear so much of it, but I was thinking that you guys that are here every day might appreciate my fuller thoughts. So I annotated it by time in the description.

[@bencornelius648]

Great job on the BQ, I guess I will see you in Boston. We’re in the same age-group and I got my BQ just under 2 weeks ago.

[@kofuzi]

Congratulations!

[@pnojazz]

I’m from Seattle! It’s beautiful here from May through early October!

[@bananadude9642]

Thank you very much all the valuable infos.

[@kofuzi]

my pleasure

[@shellycooper7610]

You are so nice and humble

[@vincentchan2197]

Congrats, love your recap, u made me want to run this marathon next year!

[@kofuzi]

I highly recommend

[@sebaldushoch]

If you liked that post-race atmosphere you NEED to run a trail 50K. So much fun and the people are amazing. Congrats on the great race--I don't know how you find time to make these videos!

[@kofuzi]

my curiosity has been piqued

[@RTauran1]

Congrats Mike. You nailed it!

[@kofuzi]

Thank you!!

[@BrianReiter]

Well done. Good on you, dude. That’s huge.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you

[@dicksonc5447]

Like this super long video. Lots of information. Thx so much 🙌🏼

[@Vixus7]

You should look into a Garmin datafield called Race Screen. It allows you to calibrate your run based on makers you see by snapping to the nearest mile and recalculating all of your pace and predicted race finish time. You can get it from the Garmin App Store.

[@kofuzi]

I'm aware of such a data field, but I don't like the idea of having screens on race day that are different than every other day. That being said, it could be useful to know when I am going to finish my run on a more regular basis

[@DanRuns]

Thorough recap! Such a great run

[@kofuzi]

Everything just came together

[@Andremmd]

Mental math in the late stages of a marathon, the struggle is so real!

[@Deadbuck73]

Andre I struggle with mental math in half’s! 😂

[@kofuzi]

8min * 2.5 miles was just about impossible to figure out in the moment

[@Andremmd]

@@kofuzi this video has gotten me very hype to run 26.2 in Vaporfly Next %... I will be checking Nike daily for the next drop...

[@Deadbuck73]

kofuzi when I hit that later part of longer races I think I go into a trance... that’s when I pray my training takes over until I wake up... kind of like when NASA loses contact with the Astronauts on reentry... then they come back... (don’t know if that makes sense!) but I definitely realize I’ve checked out when I can’t figure time distance! That’s when I start trying to wake up.... lol...

[@MrRight.11.11]

Congratulations, Kofuzi! Always believed in you!!

[@kofuzi]

thank you for your continued support!

[@jpod]

Congrats, great videos and a great race!

[@kofuzi]

thank you so much!

[@mtbceri]

Congratulations on your new record :) Great time!

[@kofuzi]

thank you!

[@benjybuttons4303]

Simply put, you’re the man Kofuzi

[@kofuzi]

you are too kind

[@jjohnp3685]

well done, what an achievement kofuzi!!!

[@kofuzi]

thanks!

[@mathieuf.2788]

Looks like a really cool race, might need to find a way to make it there.

[@kofuzi]

i highly recommend

[@gokiwi2642]

Yeah you did amazing Michael, I think just running in that incredible natural environment, must inspire you & take your mind off the pains, I think if you had a massage 3 o4 days before the marathon you wouldn’t get the burning legs, try it you’ll be amazed, think you would have been the only one in the race with the selfie stick, I think by you filming the race is good advertising for the event, probably find there will be heaps more people the next year, because of your filming haha 👍🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️🐅✌️🦶👣🤳

[@kofuzi]

I hope if that's true that they invite me back

[@arabacus]

Congrats man, awesome effort!

[@brianmccammon51]

Great post race recap!

[@kofuzi]

thank you!