MY ENTIRE RUNNING CAREER PART 2 (Bonus clip at the end) | The Road to Stanford

[@larsjames777]

As a 71 year-old man who was an average long-distance runner in the late 60's, I see clearly that Charles' great attitude and winning-after-failure will be a tremendous inspiration to other young (and old!) people pursuing any endeavor. Thanks for sharing, Charles.

[@mayanknihal8667]

The golden age makes me fired up every time because of this

[@charleshicks]

Hits right in the feels

[@AidanRyann]

i haven’t seen the bonus part but if it’s golden age i’m gonna cry

[@AidanRyann]

bruh it is🥺✊🏽 i made a lil vid myself if you’d like to check it out

[@charleshicks]

Ofc I’ll check it out broski

[@XProminer47]

that one guy crying in those photos has my heart

[@charleshicks]

Ben Foltz is a legend

[@shreksimp7018]

You are an inspiration to me! I had a 16:30 2 mile time in my 8th grade year, then went to an 11:06 my ninth grade year with a 17:40 5k! You inspired me to train and work really hard! Next year I hope to break 17 and break 10:30 in the 2 mile. Might not happen but I am happy with just trying to get it!

[@charleshicks]

That’s so awesome! Keep it up!!

[@daviddejesus5376]

Congratulations on your NCAA victory!

[@williamlagesse2174]

Bro you're insane, I look up to you all text time. 15mins is crazy for a 5k. Well done on the 1ksubs! Cant wait to see these vids

[@charleshicks]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@BryceMerrill23]

The bonus was amazing and very motivated 🙌 I can't wait to see what you do for 1thousand subscribers👍

[@charleshicks]

Thank you so much!

[@ellzzzzzu]

I have binge watched all of your videos! I love them! 😍

[@charleshicks]

That's so awesome to hear! Thank you!!

[@dallasmilburn6041]

hey charles, looking back at some old videos and wondering what your training looked like as you progressed through highschool?

[@maxencepareyt6120]

Loved the final clip! Great video :) I was wondering if you could talk about your diet as a college athlete in one of your future video (how do you manage food in college, do you follow a special diet or not, maybe some advice ?) that would be awesome!

[@charleshicks]

It’s going on the list! I have a super boring diet but it’s still something worth talking about👍🏽

[@kevinding2316]

This is incredible!!!! Honored to see you race every time! Keep doing great!

[@charleshicks]

What's up Kevdog??

[@blakehipkiss2283]

awesome video man, can’t wait for part 3

[@charleshicks]

Coming soon!

[@keironhannula4449]

Another sick vid, looking forward to part 3 ;)

[@charleshicks]

Love to hear it, I’ll get it out asap 👍

[@iancurtis6490]

You just won the NCAA 10K XC title on November 19th...congrats!!

[@aldogarcia393]

We’ll he did it at the end, won it all at ncaa 😎 awesome

[@claracook7740]

I don’t do track or cross country but your story is so inspiring for other sports as well

[@charleshicks]

That means so much to me!

[@treadmiler]

dawg you're insane😳

[@charleshicks]

Thanks!!

[@oliverjaeckli5532]

The video low key puts me on edge for part 3.

[@charleshicks]

It’ll all be resolved soon 😂

[@CullenClarke1]

2 years later and now he’s a NCAA champion

[@luke7992]

Such an amazing video, Charles! I have been lacking so much motivation to run during these unprecedented times. I am on the XC team in Massachusetts, and I was recently studying my times at our High School Course and wow, I have definitely wished for better times... Anyways, stay safe and healthy during these times!!

[@charleshicks]

Thank you for the kind words! Don't get too down on yourself because of past races, the future is our greatest asset and with enough hard work I'm sure you'll get to the level you want to be at!

[@luke7992]

This summer is needed and having the opportunity to run, has been a miracle! Today, I only ran 3 short miles, oops! But, this summer, I plan on preparing for the XC Season and running 100 Miles with a steady 6-7 Mile Minute Pace. :))

[@marianotevalan4344]

7:31 our school xc team has the same color of uniforms

[@charleshicks]

Nice!

[@been13]

My dad was screening at me “you’re in 11th go go go” my heart has never hurt so much, that was me dumb dumb give me gum gum

[@charleshicks]

ben foltz bro he said it TOO

[@charleshicks]

ben foltz but also aren’t you my dad?

[@karansingh-yy5iy]

Hi Charles! Really motivated by you journey. I have a question, I'm 25 years old now, as my current fitness I can run 5k in flat 17 min. I know it's going to be a naive question but still I would ask. So, given my structured training which includes two session per day with the mileage around 140k. How much time (roughly) will it take to break 15 min and then 14min. I'm very dedicated and as motivated as you are. I don't miss any training slot no matter what. Please let me know the ball park that will definitely boost my drive.

[@miller10]

Nice video and good series

[@colerut7912]

congrats on 1k followers

[@charleshicks]

Thank you!

[@meganatkinson3137]

How was your transition from Great Britain to America, i myself am from England and my dream is to study in America. Any tips? And how hard was the transition? Love your channel!

[@charleshicks]

The transition was a little crazy, as can be expected. If you transfer over during the collegiate phase of your life it would probably be a little easier as almost everyone there is coming from somewhere far far away. My biggest tip is just to stay true to yourself, lean into what makes you unique and don't shy away from what makes you stand out! Enjoy the novelty of the experience, it's a once in a lifetime thing. Hope that helped!

[@HansPayneRuns]

I love this channel, how many miles did u do in freshman year

[@charleshicks]

60-75 max but slowly built up to that over the course of the year

[@dster864]

this is sick

[@charleshicks]

Thanks!

[@ericlukan]

Dope video

[@charleshicks]

Glad you liked it!

[@kylieoblak]

Dude your progression is INSANE!!! Love to see it. Also RANDOM but when did you lose your British accent?

[@shivaiyer9137]

Hey Charles, What was your mileage like throughout High School?

[@charleshicks]

40-50ish a week

[@faithkwentua7615]

Dang the last clip was so cool! What's the name of the song?

[@aeioseph]

That last clip *almost* makes me wish I ran cross country... 🤣

[@charleshicks]

We'll get you there, don't worry 😂

[@aeioseph]

@@charleshicks Bet. 😂

[@HADESXXVVLL]

How much miles did you run freshman softmore year, in the summer, I fell like I struggle in the summers

[@ericson2505]

What spikes do you use for cross country and track?

[@charleshicks]

I think it was the zoom victory for XC and Victory elites for track :)

[@urfellowbisexualarmy2117]

I’m fairly new to cross country and I’m trying to brake 20 min do you have any advice for me

[@charleshicks]

I would recommend settling into a mileage bracket that works best for you. Work with your coach, if you can, to build up in mileage safely while avoiding burnout and overtraining. Staying consistent and healthy takes precedent over everything else!

[@urfellowbisexualarmy2117]

Charles Hicks thanks for the advice

[@petteroster7300]

Did you have any times at 600-1500m ?

[@adanuwakuma3793]

Hello charlie, I'm high school freshman runner. My Pr for xc is 17.05 and 4.58 for the mile. Any tips for me? I really want to improve my time for next year. Please also tell me how many miles do I have to run every week?

[@Kari2025]

You’re what Ben and Leslie’s (Parks & Rec) son would look like as a young adult lol

[@gabrielaramirez8012]

No cap you low key look like Easton Allred 😂

[@charleshicks]

Could do worse 😂

[@thomashogor2478]

Hey do you know approximately which 3k 5k and 10k times are needed to run for a school like Stanford

[@charleshicks]

That's a bit of a tough one, there's no real exact answer and it differs from every program. I would suggest reaching out to the coaches of each program you're interested in and opening a discussion there. Realistically though you're probably looking at 8:20- sub 15ish but I honestly can't say for sure 😂

[@spencerthompson6257]

This is dope

[@charleshicks]

Thanks!!

[@jd-ng9zl]

I’m Japanese,I want subtitles on your KZbin 🥺

[@charleshicks]

I'll see what I can do!

[@gregorypeterson6008]

Nice

[@yagneesh2726]

Do u have Instagram account ?

[@charleshicks]

Yup! _Charleshicks, should be linked in the channel homepage

[@philellul4476]

Your British but you race all the American races lucky so cool footlocker as well

[@vjf9156]

How you do that? How you look that good running? I look like sh*t 😔✌🏽

[@charleshicks]

Haha I think we all think that about ourselves 😂

[@CALLMCA]

stay healthy during quarantine day and hopefully the corona virus will quickly disappear

[@charleshicks]

Hopefully!

[@kenjitella775]

i like your swords

[@charleshicks]

Saame

[@vivianwu8654]

小国家的事情是很难说的， 尤其傍的大哥自己都非常垃圾 三流的大哥，四五不入流的小弟 这样的小国基本上谈不上什么政治经济独立 也就很难说，小国失败的内政，追究起来，应该怎么分摊责任