Olympian’s First Time Trial Race Since Retiring

Andy is revisiting a distance he trained for as a professional athlete: the kilometre.
In this video Andy takes on an all out one kilometre time trial in the new Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2 shoes. How close can he get to his old times? What did he learn from his career that he can take into this race? Stay tuned to find out…
↓↓ Have you ever done an all out time trial? What other races shall we make Andy do? Let us know in the comments! ↓↓
What’s in this video?
00:00:00 - From Athlete to Father: Returning to Racing
00:01:08 - Visualising the Race
00:02:23 - Pre-race Warm-up Routine
00:03:32 - Warm-up and Pre-race Superstitions
00:04:40 - Preparing for the Race
00:05:43 - Facing Imposter Syndrome
00:07:59 - Pushing to the Finish Line
00:09:03 - Reflecting on the Past: Achieving Personal Goals
00:10:17 - The Next Challenge
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[@gwynne23]

You’re so humble Andy and it somehow makes a former Olympian seem relatable. That’s due to your humility. Respect and well done.

[@nataliamartinkova]

Going out there so many years after retiring takes courage as well as humility. You are an inspiration, Andy. Well done on surpassing your goal.

[@Sam.Barclay]

1:06 "There's a lot more reasons I run well than reasons I run Baddeley" 😜 Great video as always!

[@elmotlk]

Really love swapping between new and old camera gear! Awesome editing and videoshooting, it really immerses you into the video. Also, great job Andy on the run!

[@runningchannel]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@cejay67]

Sorry, it was awful. I’ve no idea what effect they were going for, but late 70’s 8mm look wasn’t great, coupled with an audio mix that veered between unable to hear and blaring background music.

[@elmotlk]

@@cejay67 I guess it's subjective, I really enjoyed the effect

[@TongueOfCrow]

@@cejay67looked like they filmed with a Sony VX-1000. A camera that uses Mini-DV tapes made in 1991, still used by skateboarders today.

[@josiegjackson]

definitely like it! but please don't use audio from the old cameras - its more noticeable next to the well sounded audio from newer camera. but nice feel especially during the running/warm up bits.

[@enonek2960]

YES do another one, but focus all of your training for 3 months targeting that race, just to see how much you can improve

[@runningchannel]

Good idea!

[@thehadifamily1011]

This would be awesome. Andy still so fast.

[@stocktonnash]

Your commentary was great. I loved how you talked us through the anticipation, the doubt, the excitement, and the race. Really inspiring for me. Thanks Andy, and congrats!

[@iluvzevon]

His competitiveness knows no bounds haha! Go, Andy!!!

[@runningchannel]

Really deal is Andy!!

[@davidleonard37]

I was a fan when Andy raced professionally and it's great to see this kind of content. Still a class runner.

[@christinaclementson]

2:39!! Just phenomenal Andy! Loved this behind the scenes, insight into your thoughts and feelings before a race. I’m in awe 🤩🤩

[@alexbukowski89]

Sarah really has me here thinking this man has like 5 or 6 kids

[@runningchannel]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@hellomark1]

He's actually trying to build a baseball team

[@jthomp1254]

No kidding hilarious

[@dri1811ya]

For someone without kids, there's no diff btw 3 and 6.

[@Deadbuck73]

6 is a great number

[@JohnBirtchetSharpe]

I have been waiting for this , well done 🙂👏

[@bustatank1958]

Awesome Andy. Fantastic to see 👍👏💪

[@MonteComeau]

Great episode! Just in case you don’t realize it you were much more than a UK hero, the entire World was cheering you on back in 2008 🇨🇦

[@hannesbengtsson7164]

Yes, Andy! Get in! Amazing effort and super inspiring!

[@sophiem97]

Huge respect for this Andy!

[@ppt5542]

Well done Andy! Fantastic effort - and a great video.

[@danievanzyl6663]

That was awesome Andy. Well done. Looking forward to the next one.

[@thetrinerd]

was amazing watching you run, and such an awesome event overall

[@keiranpinto]

Your humility is so inspiring Andy ! Truly a legend ❤

[@cianhogan]

Brilliant video, brilliant run . Well done Andy

[@J0hn.Turn3r]

Amazing and inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

[@BillyDickson]

That was awsome Andy, I was hyped just watching it.

[@milliejake2]

Absolutely fantastic, be proud 👏👏👏

[@pauldavidson9120]

Brilliant. Greats never stop running, its in their DNA!!! 👏👏👏

[@missingmimic]

Its really a great feeling to get pumped up for a challenge and then meet it, congrats Andy 🎉

[@tombriggs-hx2gm]

Flippin awesome! Such balanced form. Well done!

[@nidhivaidya6485]

Love the way this video was shot and edited!!

[@keithbowden4248]

Very meaningful and insightful...thank you for sharing Andy.

[@kathrynhilder9609]

Incredible Andy! Congratulations.

[@UTubeSL]

You are a fantastic bloke, Andy. Congratulations on the time!

[@JoeBlackwell]

Super insightful and entertaining video... Thanks, and well done Andy! 👏🏻

[@DavidGonzalez-kv1nc]

Fantastic video! Very fun to hear about your experience and your statement of “I miss this”.

[@elliottchard]

What a well produced and exciting video! I can tell you never lose that competitive spirit and it’s so great to see

[@petraalma29]

Really enjoyed watching this! Brilliant running Andy 👏👏👏

[@kellyrodgers9326]

OMG that was beautiful 🥲 So inspiring Andy ❤

[@jef.hutchby944]

Beautifully done!

[@tonypotter9578]

Awesome effort. Keep on going as long as you feel you can!👌

[@ruthchappell6511]

Wow Andy! Love love LOVE this. Such a brilliant video, I had goosebumps in that last stretch. And yes, I think you should go for it!

[@darrensmith7017]

Absolutely amazing Andy,your an inspiration to all of us vet runners

[@tomrankin4530]

That was such an enjoyable video; Thank you for doing this. I could feel your nerves and excitement. I'm in for sitting at my desk and watching you run another time trial!

[@mikeheath2050]

Do whatever ever excites you next Andy, you had a stellar career and this channel is fantastically inspiring so no change in your continuing to achieve. Brilliant to see how fulfilling this race was for you and how much you still have in the tank!

[@JustBrowsing777]

Great video, great performance, congrats on the success 👏

[@mahinfayaz]

Proud of you man. Keep challenging yourself til you drop, that's the runners' way

[@killerqueen9298]

An awesome result Andy and so humble.You've not lost the competative edge. Well done🙃🙂❤

[@bebop2599]

Yes Andy, do another. Amazing

[@nathalieasselin2251]

So nice to see you try to rediscover what speed is with today’s tech. 🎉 You are inspiring.

[@pascalejacquelinepetit5131]

Amazing effort and a great result Andy! Thank you for being an inspiration for us as older runners. Knowing that giving it a go, setting a realistic goal, doing the training and keeping in mind that we are blessed to still be able to run, is a situation that should not be wasted.

[@kimdecker8901]

Fantastic strategic and emotional insights. I learned a lot about racing-: applicable! And I learned a lot about the mind of a champion: aspirational! Thanks you for the video and the peak inside high performance!

[@safronovtube]

Inspirational, well put together. I enjoyed watching this type of behind-the-scene commentary.

[@stefanledin2342]

Fantastic time, Andy. Well done! Plenty of life left in your heart, lungs and legs

[@chloebenn5708]

Wow, such a great film, thanks for sharing all your experience Andy ❤ Makes me excited to run, though I'm definitely no sprinter 😊

[@jthomp1254]

So excited for this!

[@marcessex891]

Great video Andy, explain it really well as well 👍

[@richardruns4cake]

Brilliant film 🎥 Great insight into Andy

[@jassaljs]

That was just amazing 👏👏

[@paul.windsor]

Great stuff, Andy!! I recently read “Once a Runner” and can’t help but see some similarities between you and Quentin Cassidy. The nostalgic video style really enhanced that feeling :)

[@sachinkarlekar]

You are absolute inspirataion Andy.....you can and will do better..... Best of luck for next run...

[@iancollinge1614]

Yes do another excellent video and motivation superstar Andy 💪👍

[@nicnak4475]

Well done Andy, great effort ! 👍 I think you are getting your old competitive spirit back, Probably be a bit quicker in the next one, you know you want to ! 😁

[@reieli87]

The Running Channel keeps uping there production - great editing - great commentary from RC host/ Olympian I went from learning how to get better at runn to enjoying all mini documentary and inspiring training blocks and Podcast Thank you TRC team 👏👏👏 Keep up the great content 😊

[@runningchannel]

Thanks for that! So kind of you to say!

[@justoutlaw6423]

This was awesome. OFC you should do another one :). The athlete within is always up for it.

[@winklertribe5268]

You are fantastic Andy! Congrats on beating your goal pace! You really seemed to enjoy the run, so if that’s true, you should do it again!

[@Jeff-yt3qp]

Great Video Andy. Well done. Great to hear your thoughts from the build up to through the challenge. I’m just a parkrunner and 10k man, at the age of 67, having been running on and off for over 35 years, and I still get really nervous before any run 👍

[@user-mt8ij1mp9n]

Andy, you're amazing, what a hero 😀!

[@thehadifamily1011]

Inspirational love the content. Would be great to see how you'd do with some focused training. Andy is a machine.

[@plantbaseddietandfitness2677]

Yes, you should definitely keep going Andy, I think there's a lot of runners in our position 40+ that are very inspired to see others in the same age group having success, and I really believe there with enough focus in this area, we can fine tune everything to be competitive ,with athletes in their 30's and late 20's ... things to consider: do add in plyometrics whilst preparing for events to make the muscles more explosive like the younger athletes. Eat a low inflammation diet, like a whole food plant based diet. , keep up your weightlifting, train more.. maybe mix in some elliptical with no handles when your body is sore or strained. and perhaps buy yourself a lactate meter and control your threshold sessions for like.. less than maybe 3.5 mmol lactate... even maybe add in double days like jacob. in that case controlling lactate for 3 or less may be better.

[@johnj2280]

Well done!!! Have you considered entered veterans competitions similar to what Dwain Chambers has done? As a M35 runner I’m incredibly inspired by what you show is possible through consistent training.

[@stephendunne]

Super run Andy. Giving us old lads hope 💪😜

[@CaptainBrash]

Probably one of your best videos, very cool and well done. I was putting my toddler to bed and the drum and bass got my heart rate up because that's what I run to. Would be cool to see how much you could improve your 1k after one more training block. 1 mile would be great too.

[@Averagebum21]

Please do another one, Andy!

[@tednawrat9312]

Very well done!!

[@brianm3510]

Unreal performance Andy I can see how much the sport means to you mate and that competitive edge is still with you !! Amazing time 🎉🎉🎉

[@MarkTayloroutdoors]

Awesome, love the way this was filmed and edited, 10 out of 10 😎 The story parallels from the olympic days to present day, and the joy of finishing actually brought a lump to my throat. I definitely think you should have another go at this Ate Mark

[@stevebailey1682]

It would be interesting to see your mile time again. Nice run!

[@connorfinlayson]

What an awesome video! Congrats Andy.

[@runningchannel]

Thanks a ton!

[@dawnwoodward2228]

You were that fast I stayed awake for the whole video 😂 Fantastic job-go again now you know what you are doing 😅

[@julietstevens7381]

😅

[@Potato62271]

Great job 👏

[@cardiogiggoer]

Great work Andy 👊🏻

[@ericjacobs6276]

Great job Andy!

[@gazza2933]

There's always a lot of psychological stuff going on. Good work Andy. Well done! Happy Easter Everyone. 🐣

[@StephanieLuff]

Amazing job! 🎉

[@user-jw1iu1rc7z]

Brilliant watching

[@mjstokes85]

Still miles ahead of 99% of runners even though you aren’t as fast as your elite days! A really emotional and profound video this ❤

[@iggalan]

Lovely video with the old style footage mixed in between, good work! 👍And this is some impressive speed, my goodness 😲😁.

[@runningchannel]

Thank you so much 😀

[@emmarunyeard6832]

So human and relatable (apart from that awesome speed) inspiring x

[@leemc923]

Amazing well done 😮

[@cherelled6419]

Well done!!! X

[@wlycdgrTheEverydayWorld]

Really, really good video. Really good.

[@marathoner_Ali]

Brilliant. Be well proud of that sir. I'm more into 21-50k distance, but did do a 1k solo max pace run a few weeks ago whilst out doing an interval session. I managed 3:38, so you're safe for now, lol, but at 57 and having never done much speed work at all, I weirdly loved the buzz of such a short, all-out pelt down the road. I kinda get it now :)

[@krisrampersad8159]

Well done!

[@kevanwatkins7622]

I would love to see you go hard in a vets comp. I used to do 1500m as a junior. Now 51, been running again for a few months, and feeling the itch to see how fast I can go in my current environment. Watching you go hard in your current situation would be the most inspirational thing possible!

[@julietstevens7381]

That was amazing ❤️

[@andrewclarke1363]

Would love to see you do another full out race in your discipline

[@masongraham3367]

That is one blazing fast hovercraft! Well done, Andy! How did you rate the infield of the course?

[@jonoaerts]

❤ amazing. Keep making great content

[@thisisrachels]

Nice one Andy!

[@skinnyofdoom]

I love this!

[@bcniswon]

I wonder how the rest of his kids feel when they hear Andy say he’s only a father of three 😂

[@EuanDavidMcRobbie]

That was brilliant.

[@StrideAthletics]

Really enjoyed watching this - well done Andy! We have a 5k event coming up in a few weeks in Scotland, if you fancy it. 75 sub 15.15 guys going at it - would love to have you!