I DID A WORKOUT AT THE UK'S FASTEST PARKRUN - Bushy Park the world record course!

[@mrlostscooter]

This is so embarrassing, but I'm fairly new at running and somehow thought that you were talking about km's instead of miles and thought I must be doing okay! How wrong I was! 🤦🏻‍♂️😂🤣 Have been awe inspired watching you and mark Lewis. Thank you for your content.

[@xzaz2]

Who talks about miles?

[@santirulez]

@@xzaz2 her when she is talking about her pace for the park run and rest of session

[@Splattedable]

I keep making the same mistake every time she talks about pacing 😅

[@ZirothTech]

Looks like a nice course! I love incorporating a parkrun into my workouts or long runs, adds a bit of spice to a session! Thanks for sharing the video :D

[@PhilyBowden]

It was a lush course! Definitely should do it more often, it’s a revelation 🤩

[@nrobertson33]

Yeehaw Daniel at the wheel. Oh yes and as ever I am mesmerised by your casual genius Phily. You drop a 17.30 park run and I can only dream. Respect.

[@MariaMarsbar]

Congrats to Daniel on passing his drivers test! I hope you do more parkruns just because they're so much fun! Sadly I can't do parkrun most weeks because I work Saturdays 💔 I look forward to seeing your cross country content!

[@PhilyBowden]

Ah no that’s a shame, hopefully you don’t work on Xmas day and get to do that ParkRun?!

[@richsullivan1950]

"What are we?" "Er...idiots?" had me in absolute stitches 😆 Sensible decision to cancel Valencia if you're still behind where you wanted to be post-Covid, looking forward to the cross-country content

[@PhilyBowden]

Haha thanks Rich, I guess idiots and late were both good definitions at that moment 😂

[@AMarvelousLife]

Hey Philly - I been following your channel for a few months now. I started my channel about a year after you (summer 2022) and it's been fun following your growth. I can see you having a huge following one day. Like you, I also quit my 9-5 to focus on my passions. So, I take a lot of inspiration in what you do... As a bodybuilder, running is a foreign concept to me. But you present the world of running in a fun way that's easy to engage with. Best of luck and excited to see the channel grow!!

[@hamba1998]

Congratulations on 10k subscribers! Your first parkrun was the video that got me into your channel, so it's great to see you back at one. I deliberately saved this video for motivation for parkrun today, although hurt my neck at the gym yesterday so I'm not sure how running is going to go. By the way, you were the fastest female at Bushy since April 16th - not bad when you weren't pushing 100%!! No woman has 'won' Bushy parkrun since 2011: I reckon you could put that right😉 Also, well done to Daniel on passing his test! I passed mine in Jan 2020 and haven't driven since😂

[@weskenny]

Great videos. You should definitely try some more parkruns. I travel all over the place doing them. It's a great way of seeing different places home and abroad.

[@rohanmontgomery7014]

Great run!! Im from Sydney, AUS but was travelling in the UK and did Bushy parkrun on the same weekend, and funnily enough I spotted myself in your video around 4:17… I’m the one with the hat on the left 😄

[@workouteveryday]

Very cool video that can make me excited again to exercise. Thank you very much❤❤

[@darrendeas1408]

Always wondered what Bushy Parkrun was like,that mass of people at the start was awesome like one of those American college cross country races! I’ve incorporated fartleks and tempo runs into parkrun before,such a great way to do your session with other people.

[@PhilyBowden]

It reminded me of the National cross country at parliament hill, a stampede! It’s not so bad though because it spreads out pretty quickly. Yeah absolutely a really fun way to mix things up!

[@sureshot1100]

Love your video, they make me laugh :) can’t wait to see you do more cross country running. I am planning on doing a 50k trail race in November

[@bradnarraway9141]

British weather always fascinates me - from heatwave to seeing your breath in just a few weeks! ... And then down to the sports top for the last mile rep 😅Looked like a fun time though, not surprised that the parkrun crowd pushed you beyond your intended pace! I'm excited to see some cross-country adventures in the near future, and as a proper Canadian boy I have to give camping my vote of approval 👍

[@PhilyBowden]

Yup pretty much! It’ll be hail and thunder tomorrow probably! Thanks for the vote for camping 🏕 👏🏼

[@frankMIALL]

I'm on my 7th parkrun, Maidstone. Love your videos, this one men in background, while you're filming and talking lol!!, Brighton marathon nxt year if you're down xx

[@West.Ham1964]

The last parkrun I done a few weeks back was part of my marathon training long run, I got to the start line after 13 miles and run perhaps my slowest time lol

[@jamesmoss5404]

Nice parkrun philly and what a great time.

[@johnrichards2640]

I’ve done 500 parkruns and have a marathon pb of 3.38, but watching you ‘proper’ runners, it’s a different sport. Brilliant to see

[@gdenner1]

Love parkrun, well done on your second one, love to you see you doing more 👏👏

[@Beregond]

really fun video! And while it is of course sad for you not to be able to run the race you had planned, I am really looking forward to seeing videos of your cross country season!

[@PhilyBowden]

Thank you Miles, and the marathon will come before I know it next year I reckon

[@timverkoyen8742]

So love watching you two. Very much fun to follow and watch! 🙏🏃‍♂️

[@jadeg522]

So cool to see my home parkrun! I tried to fit it in to my long run last weekend and there was an 18 minute wait for my barcode, was obviously a mistake because of the long wait 😂 lesson learned

[@jameswilson870]

Great video Phily as always. I can see myself at various points through the footage. Including a glance across on the grass section and Dan films you from his bike. I finished 16th in the end. I am looking forward to XC too and I wish you luck in your races. Keep up the great content. 😊

[@PhilyBowden]

Aha amazing! Thanks for the company out on the course

[@andypandy2848]

Probably the right call to recover more before a marathon. Enjoy the cross country and some more park runs now you have your personal chauffeur!

[@coops111s]

I intend to do this parkrun in the not to distant future I just love them, great run Phily 😀🏃‍♀️

[@timsaxon8944]

Love these vlogs. You guys are a tremendous duo

[@NicolasVERMANDE]

Camping is fun every once in a while Daniel! I hate camping too, but tbh every time I went has a special place in my memories 🙂

[@clairhardywynn5620]

Ohhhh campers are the best kinda people - Iv camped with my family - hubby n 2 boys who are now 13/15 since the youngest was 2 ! We started off with a tent tent and camp camped for years then when the boys got bigger instead of getting a bigger tent we decided to go ‘up market’ and glamp instead - bearing in mind me n hubby are now ‘that bit older’ but Daniel u must indulge Philly, honestly ull have a blast - it’s such a friendly lovely cozy thing to do ….. especially when u have bbqs and drinks round an open fire 🔥 ooohhh honestly they have been best years 🥰

[@PhilyBowden]

Yes we are 👏🏼 I have such good memories of camping as a kid, Daniel is pampered 😉 Glamping is a good shout!

[@francismckenna7338]

Over 1000 people at that Parkrun. Incredible numbers. And how fast was that kid who finished just in front of you!!

[@PhilyBowden]

He was rapid!

[@martinbaccardax5366]

Bushy and Kingston were my local Park Runs (you should try Kingston's, which is just across the river: it's a flat, narrow and sometimes muddy course, but it's up-and-back along the Thames towpath and a really lovely run!) ... once again, Philly, your videos are making me homesick! ;-) Thoroughly enjoyable, though!

[@jonb1107]

17.31.. absolutely brilliant time, well done.

[@timetorunchannel]

Lovin’ both of your jackets 🙌🏻 so legit

[@caseregan8166]

I'm cracking up imagining what those runners behind you are thinking as you're casually chatting to the camera while they're going all out 😆

[@heeby123]

Good workout Phily! I ran Parkrun as my recovery run on Saturday well below my normal pace but my fragile competitive ego still wouldn’t allow two people to keep their overtake on me near the end so I jogged back past them in the last 150 metres ending a thrilling pedestrian battle for 73rd place…! Well done to Dan on the driving test!

[@PhilyBowden]

Haha love those little competitive battles, we are human beings after all!

[@Simm0700]

Fuck yeah, cross country videos, can't wait. First race is this Saturday for me, pb on the course and I'll be happy.

[@hoxandjones]

I'm literally sorting through my camping gear, whilst watching your video, and I say you should absolutely go camping, it's good for the soul! Awesome sesh too, Phily!

[@PhilyBowden]

Yes thank you!! 🏕 🥳

[@simonhughes8880]

Congrats to Daniel on passing his driving test. I must start doing a GPS dance, looks fun. I used to camp when i was a kid, there is nothing like being in the middle of a field under canvas. Pity about Valencia but you can save it for another year.

[@PhilyBowden]

The GPS dance is a fine art, I think parkruns should start doing collective ones on the start line.. could be fun! ANOTHER VOTE FOR CAMPING DANIEL!! 🏕😎

[@Astrolavista]

Congrats in advance on 10K subs, you're a great personality for encouraging athletics and I have no idea how you ran that fast whilst vlogging!!

[@PhilyBowden]

Aw thank you so much 🥰

[@rozknights4809]

Well done Daniel for passing your driving test. Looking forward to see what the project is and cross country running.

[@bh4560]

Great vid as usual philly. 👌 🙌

[@DuncanInUK]

That’s my home parkrun and by far my favourite parkrun. Nice and flat and open!

[@PhilyBowden]

You’re lucky to have it on your doorstep!

[@kierlak]

Parkruns are great fun. I generally use them as my speed session (I like doing fartlek, often people start racing me when I pick up the pace, then I slow down, at the finish line their knackered and I am okay but feel guilty of tempting other runners to push 🙄😅 I need to wear a t shirt saying: I am doing fartlek today, then again they'll probably avoid me seeing the word fart 😅), sometimes easy run, sometimes I go for a PB.

[@PhilyBowden]

Haha love that, yes you just confuse some people - I think an “I’m doing a fartlek today” t shirt is a great idea 😂

[@bh4560]

Yes I do intervals during parkrun like 1km hard then one easy..lol. or start 1km easy. Just to mix it up.

[@cugel4321]

Glad you enjoyed my home parkrun!

[@rickmcqueen5378]

Hurray for Daniel learning to drve, guess you can teach an old dog new tricks after all🤣! Looking forward to your cross country videos, it is a great way to love the grind.

[@PhilyBowden]

Haha he took his time… he owes me A LOT of lifts 😉

[@garytyerman1321]

Loved XC in my days as an average club runner. Nowt better for winter training. Looking forward to the vlogs.

[@PhilyBowden]

It sure is the stuff that makes you tough!

[@pauldwain]

I did this exact session last week actually (not including a parkrun!) and loved it. So difficult to ensure you stay controlled on the 3 and then get quicker to the end. Amazing how short 1 mile feels at the end after 3 & 2 mile reps.

[@PhilyBowden]

Yeah it’s a great session, love the longer reps - you should try it in a ParkRun!

[@kellyann4879]

congratulations daniel on the driving i do not envy you london driving. with regards to camping try glamping as a compromise maybe.

[@timhanser1943]

That was impressive, really well done .

[@jeinsenlam9756]

It's really cool to see you run my local park run!

[@jimlaidlaw8925]

Zoooom a cracking parkrun Philly , slightly annoyed that i went to Brooklands round the corner from bushy and missed seeing you burn off into the distance 🎉

[@steadystudying]

I had no idea parkruns existed. Will have to find some in my area

[@PhilyBowden]

You’ve definitely gotta try them!

[@artcafe2684]

LOL - Yep. I live in Washington State and we have similar weather. We go from warm weather to, I need a jacket in a minute. Also our springs are crazy (we get all 4 seasons in one day sometimes).

[@PhilyBowden]

Was exactly the same when I lived in Oregon too! PNW is at one with the UK climate haha

[@eddiegaul1903]

Nice workout Philly. Pretty impressive to bust out a 17:30 5K and then follow it up with a speed session. Also glad you listened to your "inner self" on bagging the full marathon for the year. I had visions of doing a fall marathon this year but after an injury and covid there was no way I was going to be able to run, let alone train, for what I wanted to. We'll see how things go for this spring but I am enjoying focusing on the shorter races these days. Enjoyed the video.

[@PhilyBowden]

Thanks Eddie 🤗 yes you’re so right, no point forcing it and digging a hole! Fingers crossed for a great comeback for you

[@hellomark1]

Others might be disappointed that you're not doing Valencia, but I'm just glad covid didn't totally take you out! I realize this is post-vaccine, but early on I read about a LOT of runners getting covid and it just totally trashed their lungs, they would get winded going up a flight of stairs. So I'm glad you've recovered, even if you didn't bounce back like you wanted. Thanks for the fun Parkrun post!

[@PhilyBowden]

Yeah that was always the huge worry for me, being asthmatic as well I really avoided situations where I’d be more likely to catch it for as long as I could. Thanks for this 🥰

[@paularunslondon]

I love doing parkrun as part of my long run. I’m lucky to have 5 parkruns within a 5K distance, and I’ve hit 4 of them so far.

[@rmjames83]

So good you are listening to your body & postponing the marathon-a huge commitment if you don’t think you’re ready or the bod is up for it. U don’t want to set yourself up for a fall (confidence/enjoyment of running, u get what I mean!) by not coming up with the result ur after/aiming for. Excited to see some cross country content-haven’t tried that yet but I’m very curious🤣 it’s all exciting for me these days after falling in love with running fairly recently after HATING it as a kid🤣

[@neilstewart4779]

Brilliant and life affirming as ever Phily. You (with the Jog On chappy in tow) have inspired me to get out there and Parkrun too. First time around 27.24 ! Next time around 28:58 (because, it dawned on me as I ran, I had inadvertently skipped a chunk first week). Oh well. Onwards and Upwards and thanks again !

[@PhilyBowden]

Aw thank you! Tut tut on the short course 😉 set yourself a harder challenge to beat your own time now

[@neilstewart4779]

@@PhilyBowden A great incentive to make good ! 🙂

[@MrColdIce83]

I agree Daniel! I have a nice bed at home, if I go on holiday I want even more comfort not less :P.

[@PhilyBowden]

How about glamping?

[@MrColdIce83]

@@PhilyBowden that sounds way better, I would try that.

[@martinkelsen6049]

Great parkrunning. I've used parkrun as part of my half marathon training, long run, say 10-15k, followed by parkrun at HM race pace. It's a good workout, and running with others helps maintain that pace when the legs get a bit tired!

[@PhilyBowden]

It’s really a great way to mix it up! Might start a little parkrun around the country tour at this rate

[@martinkelsen6049]

@@PhilyBowden yes, great idea. There's many aspiring young runners doing parkrun now, and a few words of encouragement from yourself could inspire them, I think. And if you have a pace you want to aim for, you could offer to pace someone, which is also very rewarding.

[@richardpollitt462]

I did this exact same workout with those exact same split times last Friday.

[@alyssabaptist5174]

Would love to see you at kings lynn park run. We have little parties very often :)

[@artcafe2684]

Camping can be fun, especially what is dubbed as Car Camping (IE driving to a campground and camping). You can bring everything you need in your car, get some nice inflatable beds and because you are car camping there is no limit to what you want to bring. Don't want to sleep in a sleeping bag? That's ok, you can bring your duvet, a real blow up mattress and your pillows from home. You guys should go camping for sure.

[@khurramkhan4141]

Great video! 👏 A really enjoyable watch 😀

[@lesnamingha6170]

Congrats, Daniel! I never made it past L! lol. Nice Duck parka, Phily. We were in Eugene last weekend to see a ball game at Autzen, (Our team lost😐) but I did not have time to run the trails. I long for the days of talking about 5 min/mile workout paces! I'll leave it to you 'young uns' to carry on! Have a great week!!

[@maria3110]

Great video Phily, loving your content. Just a thought to your Marathon plans, there are some great, flat marathons in February in Spain.... Murcia 5th February, Alicante the week later - just a thought..... I know how much you enjoyed Seville?? and maybe shorten the cross country season even more????? Keep posting the content. Inspirational.❤

[@brianpaxton1785]

Another good vlog phily I have never done a parkrun yet . Funny thing today at work in the hospital seen a notification for your new video up put my phone back in my pocket then about 5 minutes later was walking down the corridor and thought what's that noise then I heard your voice I had accidentally started the video in my pocket and you were chatting away 🙂

[@PhilyBowden]

Hahaha amazingly must’ve been a bit creepy to hear my voice wondering where it was coming from 😂

[@andyclark8991]

I love parkruns (because parkruns are cooool 😎) as is your video. (Phily)

[@itsfortheloveofrunning]

I feel ya Philly, I’m always always late to parkrun with my warmup and intros taking too long

[@2spoons]

Camping is awesome.... why because you can camp and then run up Ben Nevis, or around Loch Ness, hill training in Lake District or start early and run Yorkshires Double Bob..... cheaper than a hotel (but almost as comfy) - its not just getting wet on a campsite..... you get to run in more places

[@chilloutvibesforyou]

You should do them more often, a lot of runners in Australia incorporate a Parkrun into their training schedules! Well done!

[@PhilyBowden]

I definitely will, wouldn’t say no to a trip to Australia to experience the Aussie parkruns someday too!

[@chilloutvibesforyou]

@@PhilyBowden Except for when it's summer and feels like 30C at 7am where I am lol :)

[@davidpitt5032]

@Phily Bowden you could combine running an Aussie Parkrun with running at the World Cross Country Champs in February next year in Australia!!!!

[@PhilyBowden]

@@davidpitt5032 now that is an idea that COULD convince me to do XC past December

[@everybody5502]

@@PhilyBowden It is a great track in Bathurst Australia but you might need to be out running up a few more hills

[@CliveWalker]

Parkrun is great! And Bushy is a great course!

[@LexDundee]

Love the content 👌🏽 congrats Dan on passing your driving test 👍🏼😎👍🏼

[@cliffwright1970]

That's mad! 🤣 ... our ParkRun is a course constantly no wider than about 6-8 feet at it's widest ... the sheer width of all the runners at the start of yours is bonkers!

[@jonathanburson4994]

That was a quiet week - 1266 this morning

[@jo8609]

Loved the vid! Also so excited for some xc content 😍😍

[@erikainglasses]

What does the P mean for drivers? (Canadian here)

[@MrRennieFrumpkin]

Agreed, the RC1 grips are amazing…the RC2 not so great 😢 And camping is bloody ace, especially if you go with a few mates - Although only go if the weathers decent 😊

[@PhilyBowden]

Maybe they’ll bring back the OG grips? Camping trip may be being booked at this rate Daniel…

[@geoffclarke8934]

I love running in Bushy Park and the parkrun course is nice and flat, though you have to be comfortable running with huge numbers as Bushy parkrun is the most popular in the country. Was well over 1000 runners at the last parkrun I did there some years ago.

[@PhilyBowden]

That is true, there was over 1100 finishers on Saturday - quite spectacular!

[@lynchs2441]

Great video, thank you! Time to change link to your watch :)

[@PhilyBowden]

Good spot!

[@oscardanson7127]

I was pacing 21 min that week, didn't watch your channel back then but strange now seeing myself in a video.

[@Scott-fi6ml]

You should more parkrun events as part leading up to any cross-country events. Oh Daniel suck it up and get yourself out camping it will be fun.

[@andyclark8991]

Phily love your awesome video. It’s way cool, love to be able to do that time (any where near that time) piss easy. Like yourself. Because that’s way way fast, Phily your awesome/cool, your way way fast Massive thumbs up👍, to all

[@SubtleForces]

I don't think Montreal counts as the vicinity of Bushy park, but Saturday's local parkrun is my next tempo session and a test for shoes and watch settings, etc ;-)

[@andrewkeefer6910]

Love your videos

[@arranlinton-smith1145]

Am I the only one who is disappointed that you are not doing the marathon? This is my end the running spectrum and I enjoyed learning from your previous experience.

[@jameshickey100]

You should come to do mersea Island Park run on a Saturday morning it start at 9 am to 10 am

[@hamwhacker]

At the start I thought you were talking about pace per kilometre rather than per mile. Got a huge shock when you started running 😮. Seeing people like yourself run so fast is inspirational at a park run. Although we rarely see you because you guys have normally finished and gone home by the time we finish. It’s like seeing a Ferrari in action❤ You could do a half marathon instead? If you are looking for a cross-country challenge, try the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. We walked the 25 miles in 15 hours, but you could probably run it in 6?

[@PhilyBowden]

Aha thank you! Yes a half marathon is potentially on the cards, just going to focus on having fun with races and see where it takes me. 3 peaks sounds like a great challenge!

[@hamwhacker]

@@PhilyBowden Good luck. Personally I did a 10km race recently and really enjoyed going 5 minutes faster than in training. Sometimes I volunteer at Park Run Newbury which is a good (fast?) course on Greenham Common with hundreds of runners. And there are usually a couple of fast female runners. Although you are a track star so would beat everyone 😀. My son loves running and did a half marathon in 1 hour 22 minutes. You would probably smash that as well! Note The Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge that I was referring to is in Yorkshire. It is not to be confused with the National 3 Peaks (Snowdon etc) but is still famous and has running records attached to it. Since you can run along the flat between the peaks. We walked it from Philpin Farm Campsite which is on the route. If you conk out after the 1st or 2nd peak you can get a train back to Ribbledale (only a mile or so from the campsite) from Horton-In-Ribblesdale. Also taking the train from Settle to Carlisle for a day trip is one of the most famous stretches of railway in the country, such is the beauty of the landscape.

[@Acewhip]

1:44 Weather app sponsorship... COME ON!!!! 😁

[@PhilyBowden]

This is such a good idea 😂

[@jonathanburson4994]

I missed that week or I would have been moving you along at the front of the funnel!

[@saladhands1364]

Last Saturday a marshall at Walsall Arboretum Park Run shouted "2nd Place" to me even though I was like 60th 😂 I was doing the run in intervals and just as the true 1st place person lapped me on my 2nd lap I started to turn on the burners and people assumed I was hot on his trail. It was nice having an insight into what it would be like being an elite even if it was a total misunderstanding 😂

[@Scott-fi6ml]

You should get Harry Mogan to join you at that parkrun you just did. It would be great to show him how far you came since your first parkrun.

[@neilthomas9651]

Camping is the best 👌 Daniel needs to get out of his comfort zone!😊

[@sphoo]

Awesome to see you back at parkrun Phily! Come and join us at Prospect Park next time it’s much better than TVP… The ladies course record just got smashed the other week, fancy beating 16:37 on grass?

[@PhilyBowden]

Ah yes I must do Prospect! I have good memories of schools cross country races over there! Aha maybe, though that’s pretty rapid round there from Jess

[@JasonCliftJones]

0:32 - Given I've already seen you on the Top 10 fastest UK parkrun times list for this week (you were 8th), this is going to go well...

[@PhilyBowden]

😬😬😬 oopsy

[@slinkydonkey]

Well done you make it look easy 😆

[@artcafe2684]

We are all excited that Daniel is learning to drive. Awesome!

[@weryujkhvcxsdfgj9]

Go Phily !!! 🔥

[@tworunningbrooms]

Camping. Everyone else's noises all through the night. Minimal sleep and cooking takes an hour when it would take 10 mins at home. Self defeating and time consuming. We're with Team Daniel. We ran Bushy parkrun years ago. About 150 did it back then. That start line was insane. Reminiscent of the National XC.

[@PhilyBowden]

But what about the sleeping under the stars, marshmallows round the fire and living off the land! I hear you on everyone else’s noises though 😂

[@wrusst]

I would like to see an all out park run at some point

[@PhilyBowden]

I will make sure this happens 😎

[@graffix11us]

Forget Red Bull, Phily brought her own wings 🙂

[@mikew6840]

We’d love to see you shred some more ParkRuns…

[@AnkeWeckmann]

Yayyyy!