Mountain Bike a Sub 4 Minute Mile

The Sub 4 journey continues! This time I take a crack at it on my Santa Cruz Tallboy MTB. Probably the most fun I've had making a KZbin video :D Shout out to Bose for sponsoring this video! Check out their incredible open earbuds here: www.bose.com/en_us/products/h...
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Nick Symmonds is a two-time Olympian and a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of Nick Symmonds, LLC and the co-founder and CEO of Run Gum, a caffeinated chewing gum company that gives people a quick boost in energy and focus with their revolutionary energy gum.
Nick holds a degree in biochemistry from Willamette University. He is also an Eagle Scout, a published author and a licensed pilot.​
I LOVE GYMSHARK!! It's literally all I wear. Check out all their men's & women's apparel here: gym.sh/NickSymmondsYT​​​​​​
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If you geek out over running videos, check out my other channel here: kzbin.info/door/jwH....
I LOVE GIVING PEOPLE SHOES!! That's why I give away a brand new pair of running shoes to one lucky follower every Tuesday. If you want a chance to win simply follow me on Instagram here: / nicksymmond...​
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Nick Symmonds is a two-time Olympian and a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of Nick Symmonds, LLC and the co-founder and CEO of Run Gum, a caffeinated chewing gum company that gives people a quick boost in energy and focus with their revolutionary energy gum.
Nick holds a degree in biochemistry from Willamette University. He is also an Eagle Scout, a published author and a licensed pilot.

[@nicksymmonds]

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[@jmg-]

I ALREADY WATCHED IT!

[@nicksymmonds]

@@jmg- THANK YOU!!!!

[@samyakostwal4182]

I also Watched it 2 Times

[@pretty.cool.sports]

I've watched it a couple times and will watch it more.

[@jordanweers7916]

I ALREADY WATCH IT the video was good

[@armnhammer5906]

**Two months later** Nick : “ can I hit a sub 4 mile while driving my car?”

[@krishnasaichalasani4492]

🤣🤣

[@nicksymmonds]

Can I hit a sub 4 mile skydiving :D

[@connerdoherty5244]

@@nicksymmonds 😂😂😂

[@Dziugis]

@PARKER HELLER r/whoosh

[@benjamenwahle2532]

@@nicksymmonds That might take some training at elevation

[@rajdeepsumman1924]

Okay okay, Mile on the bike is great but you need to race the bike!

[@mikemcvea3900]

Maybe not on a track, but I've actually done this on trails! Just this past weekend I went back and forth with a few mountain bikers on a longer tempo section of my trail run where I could pass them on the uphills, and they would pass me on the downhills. Running can legitimately be faster on steep uphills and technical sections with rough terrain or sharp turns.

[@OvereatenPotato]

I second this

[@rowanbaxter5362]

@@mikemcvea3900 common techniques in cyclocross where getting on and off is very often

[@dancer1]

^

[@sarahboyd6154]

God bless🥰

[@Elcompalui712]

that’s CRAZY how even with a bike he got 49 seconds for the first 400 while the record on foot is 43. Man Niekerk is really something!

[@tyronium2]

*Van niekerk

[@tyronium2]

@@cooperramos2700 commas, am I right

[@ZidaneSteiner]

I mean, I ran a 48.5 in high school 😂

[@michaelw7327]

@@ZidaneSteiner nice lie

[@devanwilson787]

@@michaelw7327 It probably is not a lie. I ran a 53.7 400 in 8th grade

[@keatonneacy4289]

Its great how you didn't stop smiling once

[@nicksymmonds]

lol this one was too much fun :D

[@prestongraham5183]

Do these people know how splits work? If his first split is 50 seconds how is he doing his second lap in 20 seconds

[@johns.774]

Yeah fr

[@sneakymilkman4203]

Well better winning 100 then none. Might as well spread the choices out

[@ThiagoCT9]

@@jusunglee6673 Nah, but that’s way to much of a compensation, makes no sense at all...

[@johnreeves3876]

Its how betting works. Notice how he made them change who bets first for each split. The last person to pick a time has the advantage because they dont need to guess perfectly they just pick one lower or one higher then the other players and they get a win for a large section of time. Say you pick 40 and another picks 41 and I should pick either 39 winning any time slower than 40 or 43 winning any time higher than 41.

[@joshsutton6648]

People guessing really didn’t know how to guess lol

[@rt9548]

26 second lap then a 52, he’s not going to half his speed in the 3rd lap lmao

[@tiananman]

@@rt9548 I don't think they know what splits are, but in fairness, you usually don't list your splits as total time, you list them by lap time...

[@jeremiahfictum5983]

Every time it showed you in slow-mo it genuinely looked like you were riding super slow

[@karterwarner16]

Already know it's gonna be a banger

[@nicksymmonds]

Hope you like it!

[@karterwarner16]

@@nicksymmonds absolutely loved it

[@bryansting6271]

i discovered your channel 3 days ago and now you are a motivation to start running again after 2 years 🎖💪. Greetings from Costa Rica!!

[@ParkerMax]

Ha! Fun to see you posting a video so soon after our interview together! (Interview with Nick coming on my channel soon, sorry for the plug🤣)

[@thesnafuguru8336]

Let's goooooo!!!! That's so exciting!

[@nicksymmonds]

As I said, ALWAYS BE PLUGGING!!! No need to apologize :D

[@nick-sr5es]

I'm hyped up!

[@corina8201]

This was awesome! I love how everyone guessed at least one split correctly.

[@ParkerMax]

Thumbnail: Is it possible? 🤣🤣

[@owenmacdonald5319]

💪🏻 IS IT POSSIBLE?

[@jrcarlyon680]

Comment: Thumbnail: Is it possible? 🤣🤣 🤣🤣

[@ethanbanks7217]

Replies: Comment: Thumbnail: Is it possible? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Replies to replies to replies: Replies: Comment: Thumbnail: Is it possible 😏

[@MikkoLaulainen]

I managed a 3:41 on my bike a while back with my friends, it makes it so much crazier how fast some people can run

[@laneinwards6982]

I love how their first lap they all guessed slower than Nick’s guess then casually decided to all be faster from there on out 🤣

[@blainelashley2120]

Really love what your doing man! Getting people moving!

[@jackwakefield05]

Me doing cross training when I'm injured:

[@pineapple1428]

I was about to say, ofc you could bike a sub 4 mile.

[@jacob_coleman25]

Nick only puts out bangers!!

[@elanbar-nur4994]

would be rly interesting to see you break four by biking first 900 meters and running the rest

[@Live2playloud]

“Can my baby run a sub 4 minute mile”

[@chigookafor710]

I'm glad you finally did it

[@shanealder5105]

No one finished yet but it will be a fun video.

[@nicksymmonds]

This one was crazy fun :D

[@Pawelino1000]

Hello Nick:) great to see you again:) greetings from Sardinia, Italy.

[@totaldramatournament7209]

Another awesome vid

[@mayankdalal6265]

I don't know why but I just love to watch your fun with fitness.😁

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

Seconding a great idea from below. Love to see bike 800 meters, jump off and run rest to see if you break the 4 min mile.

[@supernintendo7579]

Love these wholesome videos 📹

[@hamidshabbir6150]

Not to flex but I suggested this in the comments of the roller skate video. Super excited to see this now

[@promisejolaosho687]

This was legit so fun to watch

[@themindzone3483]

YAY NICK!!

[@hotpulls9624]

I love when you say full send!

[@emerson7291]

I love mountain biking!

[@347pman]

Dude you the best nick

[@eriklosure2781]

Mad respect for trying that on a full squish

[@techwithadam1]

I loved this video

[@ryanw5569]

Love to see you compete in a Hyrox event! It's a short distance run heavy endurance event that doesn't require any heavy lifting. Basically an hour and a half workout competition.

[@ummmperfect2060]

I always wanted to run with this man!

[@somebodywholives422]

Ima start working for run gum😏

[@soohyun1607]

Sick bike dude!

[@samyakostwal4182]

Great fan of yours love all videos Love from India🇮🇳

[@tais1364]

love your content! I am born and raised in salem oregon and am in bush park all the time

[@zacsakacsi]

Epic!

[@desmondstephen9942]

Hey Nick I have no idea if you saw my KZbin comment about tag but thanks for making the video either way. Recently someone on /r/BMX averaged over 15 for 7 miles or something on a 20 inch wheel bike with small cranks. I did just over 4 for a mile on a big wheel but it's on the hilly route I train mile run repeats on.

[@brandongear7184]

Dangggggg that’s a nice mountain bike! Santa cruzsss are the best and my dream bike.

[@evanbarnes9984]

They're really nice bikes, but they're honestly really overpriced. Unless you can drop like $8000 on the top end, you won't get good components. I'd really suggest looking at other brands, especially some of the direct to consumer brands like Canyon, Vitus, Diamondback, Commencal, Nukeproof, etc. I've ridden quite a few of those, and they're incredible! And you pretty much always get higher end components for the same price as a comparable SC bike.

[@brandongear7184]

@@evanbarnes9984 yeah I know 😅 I got a specialized a couple months ago for a killer sale

[@nickatnight7814]

Banger

[@nicksymmonds]

Thank you!!

[@talling]

This is so cool!

[@nicksymmonds]

Was a ton of fun to shoot!!

[@adhishanmugam1278]

Nick recently started watching ur video nd loved it... love from india 🤗

[@ohpolary]

tip: it is wayyyyyyy easier to go really fast around the outer lane. Or a racing line (like in formula 1 or karting)

[@cgbach]

This is clean, good KZbin content. Not that David Dobrik monster

[@Itsfalcon9]

that bose commercial was so smooth and effortless

[@harryrichards4654]

Sheesh nice bike nick. Santa Cruz fancy

[@sandwich434]

I was hoping to see Nick bunny hop over some hurdles 😂

[@123huskieman]

track cyclist 🙋‍♂️ in pursuits sometimes riders drift out right to help them get a better turn going into the bend. So: don’t necessarily need to work on tighter turns. Whatever works best for ya. Fun video to watch, nice one Bison 💪

[@PA-qv2dy]

I’m guessing that’s an 18 speed mountain bike, great work Nick!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@tomvoller5098]

Scuse me what

[@blalala6181]

1:18 "where she almost killed me in a go kart" "so close"

[@bruceketta7999]

love your videos

[@nicksymmonds]

Thank you for watching them!

[@fatcat3679]

Wohooo about time you uploaded Nick Symmonds

[@nicksymmonds]

Been 8 days already!!!!

[@fatcat3679]

@@nicksymmonds classes be having me asleep man

[@huntergeren7752]

You got a sub 3 on a road bike with clips for sure

[@josephsummers2427]

on pavement on a proper road bike with great conditions. Could easily do 2:40 or quicker if he is in shape.

[@aliabdallah4183]

Good idea Nick. I should try this one, I think I finally found something I can beat u at. Sub 3 minute mile here I come😂

[@JandN_Hoops]

Great ending

[@totaldramatournament7209]

One day later: can a hover board get a sub 4 minute mile

[@robertelgersma8711]

You should try a 4 minute mile on a fat tire bike with an aggressive 4.5 inch knobby tire with under 10 psi . I averaged 100 miles a week this winter with this set up on my Trek Farley. A 4 minute mile is tough even on good roads, not to mention snow, wind , and cold.

[@tonylin1852]

That is a really good mountain bike there, it is a santacruz frame with fox suspensions on it

[@ningxu6872]

i love your videos

[@alexthegreat4015]

Videos are awesome

[@dopeone700]

yes!

[@iljalolol3414]

nice idea

[@riccardogiovetti]

Imagine cycling 4000m in 4:01"934 like Filippo Ganna

[@dominickbergeron797]

495 watt FTP. He’s the TT goat

[@cornishalps9870]

He averaged 600w for 4 minutes in the TT position, he is a beast

[@sasmitpal9283]

Always going to get new content on this channel...❤️❤️

[@robertstenhouse3880]

I don't know what's crazier, how slow you did it on a bike, or how quick you ran it back in the day

[@beckammcnary3175]

Omg I know I could have done it 3:00 TOPS

[@barefootbeachrunner9498]

Awesome sub 4 on the the Bike 👍 Im an older 55 year amateur runner with a mile pb of 6:32 Great idea for the mile challenge Im going to give it a go Only chance ill ever get go sub 4 on the track 😂😂

[@rohanchivukula2809]

I was at walmart the other day and i dont know y i got so hyped when i saw run gum there lol

[@nicksymmonds]

I always get hyped to see it on store shelves!!

[@FrugalFam1]

I met the CFO of Bose ...really cool guy Unfortunately, didn't get any free stuff 😢

[@hangry3102]

Can we take a moment to consider this is only 44 seconds faster than the world record? says something about just how amazing the record holder is

[@q12aw50]

No it just shows how bad he is at cycling. And how bad you are at math

[@squirrels24seven]

@@q12aw50 LOL

[@everywherelocal]

yeah! 👍

[@nikeswoosh7575]

My pb for this is 2:45s. But it was for 1600m and a more flying start. It also was on an asphalt track.

[@linkingwithnaz1295]

you realize that you're tearing up the track riding those bikes and rollerblades on the track? The Dean of my school athletic department would flip out when she saw people riding bikes and stuff on the track.

[@sammichen4667]

I never thougth of a bike on tracks before this is funny to whatch. 🤣🤣🤣

[@ak_dash_907]

I need to try this challenge this summer

[@AyushAgrawalvlogs7]

ohhmann amazing

[@thomasdrury1600]

I can't quite tell if he locked the suspension out, but it definitely would have helped reduce power loss, especially when out of the saddle. Possibly could have the saddle a few mm higher to get the most power out of the legs. But I don't want to be one of those people who nit pick everything, so otherwise great lol.

[@dylanjohnson254]

man having a decked out santa cruz when it’s not even ur main sport is a flex i cant even comprehend lmao

[@collisjacobs9726]

Love from Guyana

[@AlexRochette]

You know what you should try? Jump over a shark with a jet ski - sub-4:00!

[@andrewmacejak6810]

This is a XC bike. Yes it works in the mountains, but if he raced a stumpjumper or a megatower it would be crazy. This is still gas ⛽

[@jms0313]

Nice wheelie

[@spyther6385]

Now do this on a superlight road bike haha

[@karinali4265]

4 decades later “Drive a sub-4 minute mile”

[@jtterror2714]

6:29 proof that the earth is round

[@manuelacosta8471]

Isnt Nick's first lap as fast as David Rudisha lap back in 2012 Olympics on foot. That goes to show how talent and hard work can make you a rare bird.

[@Juunabes]

Lol the dude is cycling a bike and not exactly going that fast

[@jagdeepsinghmann33]

It's okay to drift out on the straights. Think of the racing lines, maybe it can help you go faster.

[@SpiderWaffle]

Maybe should do the straights in lane 2 or 3 and make the turns wider, hitting the inside of lane 1 at the apex.

[@jeremiahfictum5983]

My personal best on the mountain bike mile is 3:16 around a loop at a park near my house

[@nicksymmonds]

Nice riding!!

[@o.k.8604]

MTB bikes are the best. Hope u meet ur goal

[@Dave-xm9bg]

Hey Nick! You said you'd talk about the daunting experience of get tested for doping. When's that coming out?

[@blaster36000]

Maci should buy a fox fur vest with the money she just won! 😂😂😂😂

[@SaxbyMorley]

It's crazy to think Johnny Gray would've narrowly beaten you to 600m ON FOOT!

[@ben51t]

Hey Nick, you should try a sub 4 minute mile on a pedal free bike, those silly glide cycle things.

[@shapejustanormaltriangle7659]

That intro song slapped