Los Angeles Marathon 2022 | My First Race in 2 years.

It felt really nice to finally run a race again, the race day nerves were real! Two weeks ago our family got sick and I finished my antibiotics for an ear infection 2 days ago. My race day plan was to run around 6:45 min / miles (4:12 min / km) for the first 20 miles, then see if I had energy to pick up the pace at that point, or keep running the same pace.
I ended up running together with my friends Kofuzi and Jimmy Dean Freeman, totally unplanned. I love how supportive the running community is with all the cheering and helping each other on. That was such a special day!
Excited to train for the Chicago marathon in October next, a flat and fast course :D
Thanks Jimmy for your help filming a few GoPro clips at LAM.
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[@kofuzi]

thanks so much for dragging me through until the end! I couldn't have gotten through without you guys!

[@FlorisGierman]

Glad our paths crossed around mile 23. Marathons are such a physical and emotional rollercoaster. Running together with you and Jimmy to the finish line is something I will remember forever. Congrats on another strong PB! 🏃‍♂️🔥🔥🔥

[@Anza_34832]

@@FlorisGierman You’re a real friend of @kofuzi. Super noble 👍

[@macariocarido5954]

congrats!

[@DoctorsofRunning]

So wonderful to see y'all supporting Mike in his sub 3 attempt. Was beautiful to see you working together. Great run!

[@FlorisGierman]

Mike has helped so many runners over the years. Glad we were able to run some miles together at LAM 🙏

[@teetertotter5787]

You and Jimmy focused on helping Kofuzi at the end is so inspiring. I was bawling my eyes out at his video this morning. The absolute generosity had me floored.

[@FlorisGierman]

It just felt right to run those last few miles together. His edit is really good. I don’t know how he is able to record and edit so quickly, yet get those emotions from the crowds across so well on his videos. 🙏🙌

[@duanetamashiro3359]

Much respect to you for your selfless act in slowing down to accompany and encourage Mike on his sub 3 attempt!

[@sandralee7862]

You said what I wanted to say. You were angel to Mike!

[@FlorisGierman]

Glad the timing worked out well to run together with friends during the end of a race 🥳😎

[@duanetamashiro3359]

Btw, too bad you weren’t able to join Duc and me for the run on Tuesday. Hopefully I can join you guys for a run the next time I’m in town.

[@skiltor3020]

You are such a great human for seeing Mike and instantly changing your game plan to supporting him in his goal of going sub 3. That’s a brutal part of the race so to still have such a positive and altruistic mindset at that point is just incredible. Hats off to you.

[@FlorisGierman]

It helped that my main goal was to get to the finish line healthy, injury free. Any time goals were secondary. Glad to share those last challenging miles together. 😎

[@sirgabsouyandika3666]

Runners helping runners. Beautiful. You showcased the true human spirit.

[@oscarlabarte5651]

You must be very proud of your fellowship. that's what real runners are like. Congratulations

[@politereminder6284]

I love your channel even though I'm not a runner. I'm actually disabled and barely able to walk . But I do love the psychology of marathon running. It's a good philosophy that can be transferred to success in any area of life.

[@viasyncro]

This is one of my favorite running videos ever, it sums up what running is about in a practical way. Much respect. Thanks to you and all the more experienced runners for taking the time to help others like me who are just starting.

[@FlorisGierman]

That means a lot David 🙏

[@marktrujillo5480]

The support you gave Kofuzi speaks volumes of your character. You just got a new subscriber!

[@Vu-lq5se]

Huge respect Floris. Running and training for a marathon can be such a selfish sport especially when u consider the miles and hours of training u put into it leading up to race day. U looked so fresh and composed and then for u to drop your race and focus on helping out a brother... thats a random act of kindness and giving that is a beacon of hope and inspiration to the world. Thats what I call a real Personal Best.

[@mohammedsarfraz3242]

You did a great job supporting Kofuzi 👏 when you could have subbed 3 hours. Well done 👏

[@laurainthehaute918]

This was extremely moving. We have all been there in the last mile. When you have another soul with you who knows the struggle but sees the way through-it helps beyond words. So glad you shared this with us as well. Thank you!

[@FlorisGierman]

🙌🙏

[@Allride_]

THIS is what the world needs! Thank you in the name of the running community and whole humanity for being role models, helping each other to new horizons

[@jungtao]

What a absolute wonderful example of what this running community is all about. Love that u helped cheer Mike on. U guys rock! Big ups to coach Jimmy too!

[@processmyrun6559]

Another comment to express how beautiful you guys helping someone try and achieve his dream was. That reminds me of the Welsh Runner (Matt Rees) who put his pb attempt aside to help a stranger who could barely stand

[@Urbanrx]

The running community is awesome. I am a Ko fan and watching you three supporting each other in this run was awesome.

[@robysnow2353]

It is really fun, It's really fast. Great job and your doing great our communities and good looking forward.

[@binhluu1226]

Floris, Congrats on the race! You are an amazing person to slow down and help out Michael. You are also an inspirational person to follow. I am glad and proud to join your PB program.

[@FlorisGierman]

Appreciate your kind words Binh, I’m happy everything worked out so well on race day. Enjoy your training and have fun out there in your runs

[@AlwaysTrain]

Thank you for helping Kofuzi👍 you guys are amazing 👏

[@hiroaono1205]

I love this. A true camaraderie amongst runners who continue inspire other runners. Cheers to you all.

[@FlorisGierman]

❤️

[@user-lr5om5yl4t]

Wow! New subscriber here. Love how you and Coach Jimmy Dean stuck with Kofuzi! This was my first marathon (at 49 yo) and while the course was tough after mile 20, the support of fellow runners and crowds was amazing. Now I see why so many people get hooked. looking forward to more videos.

[@FlorisGierman]

Congrats on your first marathon! You surely picked out a challenging course for your first big dance, nice work. It was great to share some unplanned miles together on race day with Mike and Jimmy. Enjoy your next races!

[@LuisBecerra79]

Nice to meet you in Kofuzi’s event on Friday. LA Marathon is not at all easy. Great video. Saw you in mile 24. It was me who was screaming at Michael 😆.

[@sundayrunday7586]

I want my 10k to be as easy as your marathon. Mad respect.

[@FlorisGierman]

1 step at the time :) and plenty of low heart race training also helps haha

[@StoneRunning23]

Floris! Congrats! Thanks for sharing, and great to see Ko as well!👍💪💪 we are running the love run in Philly this weekend.. I will be watching this over and over for some inspiration!

[@FlorisGierman]

Awesome, enjoy your Philly race! 🚀

[@CR-ew9gl]

Loved this collab when I saw it on Kofuzi's channel and was just so happy to see you helping out, a great runner spirit shown by you💪💪

[@FlorisGierman]

Glad we were able to run some miles together on race day!

[@ob9400]

That was awesome of you Floris !!! The running community is the best!!! Thank you for all your video’s

[@FlorisGierman]

🙏🥳

[@johnkobert3376]

This was such a great video and inspiring to see you all work together to spur Mike on. Thanks for sharing Flores!!!!!

[@FlorisGierman]

Glad you enjoyed it John!

[@xelionizer]

It's amazing to see, how different a race Floris is having to the one Kofuzi is experiencing! I consider Kofuzi to be quite an accomplished runner and in extremely good shape, yet Floris makes it seem so relaxed! What the hell???

[@cfssfxc]

Floris, man, what an inspiring finish, I had to watch it more than once, I can't recall seeing a marathon youtube video that was so amazing; I mean, this was real, all the raw emotions; like something written out of a Hollywood script and ironically, this was in LA. I only knew you were running when I caught you on Kofuzi shakeout and Asics gathering video; congrats and kudos

[@FlorisGierman]

Haha I promise nothing of this was scripted, it’s the nice part of a marathon rollercoaster with plenty of highs and lows! 🙏🙌

[@martinmcnish]

Oh man!!! Does this not capture the final push of a marathon or what. Mile 20 is where it really starts. I can literally FEEL exactly what Mike is going thru in those last miles. Major kudos to him for giving it all he had, you could tell by his face he had no regrets crossing the finish line. And kudos to guys as well for coaching him down the stretch. The energy from others helps you summon the courage to dig like you would never be able to do on your own.

[@WalterLiniger]

Awesome race video! Thank you for showing what running a marathon is about, you are such an inspiration Floris🙌🙏👏 Thanks for being … just you🌟!

[@FlorisGierman]

Always good to hear from you Walter. It was so nice to be racing again. Hope your runs are going well.

[@jonathanwatkins447]

Well done . Great to see you out racing again and also helping Kofuzi. Very cool.

[@nikolasstoebickrunning1629]

Amazing. Glad to see you boost Mike. He almost made sub 3. Amazing race! This embodies what running is all about. To me, at least. It's not about finish times, footage, bragging rights... It's about pushing as hard as you can, living in those moments... Really coming *ALIVE* for that short time. Only running has given me this feeling. I was a competitive powerlifter and did MMA, but nothing has quite given me that feeling of running to *my* best. Even if my best is laughable to most great runners. Thanks for sharing this.

[@cravingcrusherchris]

51 y/o man cried watching this. Such heart.

[@dmagnin]

you did AMAZING...I have run 10 LA's. This video brought back very nice memories. Spectacular time.

[@susanwiggins6309]

Congratulations Floris! Looked like you were having so much fun. Love how this turned into a collab with Kofuzi! So nice to see you working together to get the miles done.

[@FlorisGierman]

Thank you Susan! I felt happy to be running healthy and injury free. Combining that with some unplanned miles with friends and it’s a winning race in my books 😎🥳

[@leonaleewong]

You and coach Jimmy are full of heart!!! Loved the comradery. You were going strong but you slowed down to help push Kofuzi to a PR on a tough course!!

[@FlorisGierman]

Glad everything worked out on this special race day!

[@avinashbhogun]

A superb effort. This race is on my bucket-list, greetings from London-England.

[@FunkyFaulc]

I was watching his video and thought maybe you guys were together the whole time. Glad the universe lined you guys up at that exact moment to catch him and help him dig deeper than he could have alone!

[@FlorisGierman]

We only saw each other at the start before the gun went off and again at mile 23. Totally, nice when the universe connects the dots 🥳

[@JohnBirtchetSharpe]

I thought that was you I saw at the end of kofuzi's post. Fantastic video. (also good to see you on the road) , I agree he burned up everything but kept going!

[@andyblackwell1784]

Awesome! This is what running is ALL about! Loved your video.

[@wissamkheir]

The Best ! What a spirit you got Flo ! Amazed !

[@andrewliao6381]

Solid LA Marathon race! This was a tough, hilly course. I was aiming for 2:45 and I tried to run even effort by HR pacing but my legs started to cramp up in the last 7-8 miles so I ended up slowing to a 2:50:xx. Anyways, congratulations to all of you!

[@fkoti]

So good to see how we have the power to influence someone else to push that little bit more. Well done guys!

[@FlorisGierman]

That was a fun and special day. Thanks and cheers @fkoti!

[@timbertime738]

So cool to see your support for a friend trying to achieve his goals! I watch both your channels and am practicing low heart rate training seeing huge benefits compared to previous training

[@runningwithdr.andrewdpt9177]

Great race Vlog!! That was awesome that you were able to be there and cheer Mike on for a. PB. Thank you for sharing!!

[@FlorisGierman]

It was pretty incredible to watch Mike fight hard and giving it his all. Especially when running together with our other friend Jimmy, made the day pretty special.

[@runningwithdr.andrewdpt9177]

@@FlorisGierman I bet it was awesome!! That was a great time for a hard course.

[@theodoredodge]

Loved your video and that you ran with Kofuzi at the end; I admire both of you and have spent hours watch both of your videos. Thanks for all your insight. One day I will run a marathon. I continue to experience nagging calf injuries but I am working with a coach in Michigan and continue to be optimistic.

[@davidsaxe7077]

So happy to see guys on Ko channel helping push through the pain. Nice job👍🏽. I’ll also be running the Chicago marathon!!!

[@FlorisGierman]

Nice! We will be doing a group shakeout run in Chicago, see you there!

[@texasbelliott]

Really inspiring the way y’all ran together and helped each other. That’s what makes running such a great sport. The camaraderie. Thanks Floris, and congratulations to Mike!

[@FlorisGierman]

Always nice to run some miles with friends, especially in the last stages of a tough hilly road marathon 🥳🙏🙌

[@JesseLuna805]

So cool to see this. I saw the Kofuzi video and it was great to see you and Jimmy help out.BTW, I also saw you around the Mammoth Trail Fest but didn’t get to say hi. I did part of the 26k and the Dragon’s Back. Looks like you had a good race.

[@sun.2801]

You and Jimmy are so awesome! This was an amazing video and race!

[@kelvinlam220]

love your support to fellow runners, thank you

[@franklehouillier8865]

Such a generous spirit! Great job!

[@IRunThings]

Awesome racing video!!! Love the running community. This is SO inspiring

[@pilarwhitworth7137]

This is the best I have seen you this week Floris. I follow both you and Kofuzi, so amazing you pulling together for him on that race.

[@FlorisGierman]

Thanks Pilar, glad everything worked out on race day!

[@gfrm456]

beautiful this is what running is all about

[@RobertNaik]

It hurt watching that! It amazing it was all recorded. Well done

[@peterdickens1878]

Love this video and the support given to a fellow runner, that's what its all about.

[@f2f923]

Thank you for this!

[@edgarthehobbyjogger]

congrats on the race Floris and great job helping kofuzi. saw you two on the other side of the turnaround and was rooting for the sub 3. see you in chicago as well. can't wait to run a flat marathon!

[@PoetWithPace]

Well done on great running and so good seeing you all running together. Chicago is such fun and i'm sure you will have a great time there. Certainly a LOT more spectators than LA!

[@Mooks1111]

Incredible to see you both doing your individual race and making time to support Kofuzi! Inspiring! The best of humanity :)

[@ambruszoltan752]

What you two did for Kofuzi was awesome. I hope to see him cross that finishline sub 3. Great job, thank you! :)

[@mrrandom2501]

so inspirational guys great teamwork.

[@bobkrogh1670]

Great video and loved the ending. You're a good guy and enjoy your content on KZbin.

[@macau.friend]

Seeing you give other runners their much needed support, especially Kofuzi, was just awesome! Congrats!

[@1world2coexist]

You're a good man. Great race. Very inspirational.

[@jamesaylward681]

Great to see you back out doing Marathons again you made that look fun on a hilly course. Very sporting of you and Jimmy helping Mike reach a new PB

[@shannonsides6017]

The extra energy you were putting out to help Ko get to sub 3 is so admirable. One of the neatest race vlogs I have witnessed. Congrats on your first race back. Cheers!

[@mauriciosalazar7418]

This year will be my first marathon after 2 years, seeing kofuzi struggle through the last miles, reminds me how much we have to suffer in order to reach our goals. I loved when you said on mile 20 “ this is where the marathon starts “ , thanks for your video

[@nyashamunjoma2022]

This race has probably turned into a classic because of the positive energy guys shared. Well done for capturing this moment

[@jarsa27]

Amazing Floris 😎 really inspiring 🤩🤩

[@jpod]

Floris, awesome and inspiring video!

[@olaaldous9748]

Really beautiful!

[@TheRunningRRT]

That is awesome! Teamwork! That is life!

[@Beh0ldas0n]

Awesome! So great of you and coach Jimmy to push Kofuzi to the finish. That's what life is all about. Much love and respect. Hopefully see you out there next race Lord willing. ✌🏽❤️🤙🏽🎉🥇

[@therunningtattooartist5172]

Absolutely incredible!!! When the stars align ! Great run, great video and great humans!! Congratulations

[@FlorisGierman]

Thanks Ash! The marathon rollercoaster is real, glad we all survived another wild race day experience haha. I’m excited to follow all your training and racing progress. 🏃‍♂️🔥🔥🔥

[@alanshrimpton6787]

Well that was an awesome surprise to see Ko. You looked strong and still smiling.

[@bzkjim]

Congrats on your race, great time!!! I have the exact same watch with you... I am really in love with it!!! My first marathon will be at 10 of April... I am looking forward to it!!!!

[@radrunning8535]

Great work. That is a fast long run.

[@mollychanel1]

You guys are wonderful. I’ll be reflecting on your Kofuzi support at mile 25 of my marathon. Just awesome support, encouragement❤️❤️

[@dpmercado5400]

Love it Floris that you kept smiling all throughout, specially towards the end! Was it the MAF? LOL!

[@kraigd.1493]

Awesome job!

[@robbiegreenslade]

I have my first marathon in 2.5 years coming up in two weeks. Have only really had since Christmas to prepare for it. Equally excited and nervous about it. Really don’t know what time I am capable of but I am looking forward to it. Loved watching this and Kofuzi’s videos……got me in the racing mood!

[@jerrychanhly]

Good to see you! It's been a while!

[@burillakcsaba]

Congrats, Floris! Nice to see your passion for your friends!

[@FlorisGierman]

Thanks Csaba, this race surely goes into my book as one of my favorite moments shared with friends digging deep. Hope your training is going well.

[@baltsu]

This is a really good video. I agree with you. It would be great racing and meeting other people again! Luckily I have a HM waiting for me on April 23 in Stockholm.

[@jacqueslazarus8457]

Thanks 4 the footage man

[@danielamestanek7899]

wow, you look like it is so easy for you! also, such a great encouragement for your friend! i teared up (but then again i always do at videos of marathon finish lines)

[@laurainthehaute918]

Those were your tears! I thought they were mine😊❤️

[@FlorisGierman]

Thanks so much, it was nice to race again. Glad you enjoyed this video!

[@seeleftyrun9845]

Great video! I’ve lived in Los Angeles county my whole life. I have yet to run the LA Marathon. It’s on my list.

[@FlorisGierman]

Totally know what you mean. I moved to LA 15 years ago and finally checked it off my list. Honestly I hope they change the course back to finish by the beach. Those hills were no joke.

[@michaeladame9975]

Dang Flo! You made that look easy. Nice work 🤙🏽. I can relate to Kofuzi’s pain

[@FlorisGierman]

I’m a good actor 😜 Looking forward to some more runs with you soon Michael!

[@macariocarido5954]

congrats! floris and Kofuzi!

[@hebat113]

kofuzi : No Floris : ( almost immediately ) Yes! haha 😆😆

[@jo61nor]

The ending is almost what Steven Spielberg would have made to make us freaking die. Great footage. I am sure Mike will be forever happy for the cheering you were able to offer him.

[@didoma73]

Good on you for bringing @kofuzi home

[@drudown7628]

Inspiring!

[@AbbeyRoad1962]

congratulations on finishing healthy. 3 hr marathon very impressive

[@JohnSmith-rx2uv]

Wow Floris, you still looked fresh at the 32km mark!

[@Leeroy49]

Nice pulling kofuzi to the finish :)