Running A Marathon Fast - How To Do It

[@PatrickChristman]

So uplifting hearing you describe the “superpower” of consistent daily mileage and becoming a “machine”. Against all other advice I have been running for nearly 2 hrs (12.7 miles) every day for 60 day now with only 1 day off. Definitely feel the transformation but at 57 it is gradual. Especially in Texas early morning temps. I take good care to keep injury free. You’re my favorite on KZbin!

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Great to hear, that's amazing consistency, especially with the temps you have in Texas. Very different from here. Keep going, it's a gradual transformation as you've seen, but rewarding.

[@TheDwoods14]

Yes! We finally get to see you out and about.

[@daniel52031]

It annoys me that so many running channels are getting lots of views in comparison to your channel. You are a genuinely high level runner, and your advice is simple and effective. I have a 2-hour 55 marathon and want to go 2 hours 45 by the end of the year. Your advice helps me improve. Just keep running consistently, and run based on feel. It's really simple, but we manage to complicate it by trying to do the extras that those looking for Olympic medals do,and it inevitably takes time away from actually RUNNING

[@VietLe-ht5mk]

Great tips Patrick! Especially the “don’t train really hard, just be consistently average” part. It makes absolute sense. Really enlightening!

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thank you! Glad you found them useful

[@Kernoe]

Glad i found your channel and i watched lots of running channels. your tips are a good balance between all that polarized, 80:20, easy running. i am over 40 as well and the last unit hill reps gave a little blow to my abdominal muscles.

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thanks, a good hill rep is hard on the abs for sure!

[@boobvacuum2]

Great and simple principies to follow. In Patrick and tons of volume i trust!

[@evangelos_tziniolis]

Thank you for this video Patrick. All the best to you!

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thank you

[@TobyNewbatt]

Patrick is out and about! 🎉🎉🎉

[@patrickmartinrunning]

First attempt! Can do better!

[@mikes5764]

Hey Patrick, nice to actually see you running in the video! Beautiful setting also. What I'm interested at is how you came to know for your first marathon that you would try to run it at a pace of around 3.25 min/km to finish in around 2.28? I'm wondering because, if I'm right, you did mainly easy miles around 4.20 and steady pace around 4.00 in your preparation and very little faster work. If you did not run a lot of miles at MP or faster, then where did you get the confidence from, that you could maintain a pace of 3.25 min/km 2.28h? Did run a 10K or half marathon a couple of months before, and then 'convert' your pace in that race to marathon pace? Or did you find out another way?

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Hi Mike, good question. I had run a couple of half marathons at a faster pace than 3.25 and felt like I had more in the tank. I had also run a few 10ks at an even faster pace. So I knew I had the speed, the question in my mind was could I maintain that kind of pace for a marathon. I had no idea if I could so I could have easily blown up too! That's where the aerobic training doing lots of miles helped build stamina and allowed me to keep going at that pace.

[@mikes5764]

Ah, great to know, thanks Patrick! And you must have been quite consistent in your training then, not only in the 3 -4 months before that marathon, but also in the years before that marathon, to run those other races at those higher paces. Consistency over years!

[@tombarr2536]

Thanks that was my question haha

[@conradburdekin722]

Really enjoyed this thanks Patrick. It’s exactly where I’m at currently, running (for me) lots of long, easy miles 👍

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Keep up the miles!

[@km_personaltrainer]

Great information! Thank you 👍

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thank you

[@isaach6313]

Thank you for the words of wisdom, Patrick. I am coming up to my first year of consistent running, and like you said, have been obsessed with consistency. (Almost too much haha). Very inspiring to see how much consistency has gotten you. All in the name of good health, wishing you the best!

[@patrickmartinrunning]

That's great to hear, glad you've enjoyed being so consistent. It really is underrated. All the best to you and your continued running.

[@Syntropicfarming]

I’m currently training 4 days a week, with 3 runs and 1 strength squat. 3 runs are with 1 interval plus 1 tempo and 1 long run. My problem is that I’m working for a whole day as a farmer and 2-3 hours at night as a bread maker, then I feel that my body is overloaded. I found that on the day I run at easy or steady pace, I feel really good. I’m near 39 now! After watching your videos, I reckon I should change my running plan as running just at easy/steady pace and see how it goes, I’ve got a half marathon and 10k competition next month, and 5k competition in December!

[@patrickmartinrunning]

With all that physical work you've probably got good aerobic fitness already so running will build that more. Run what your body feels like so you enjoy it and don't overdo it so you can't be consistent because youre too tired. If you keep consistent running easy and steady paces you'll see improvement in your fitness.

[@Syntropicfarming]

@@patrickmartinrunning thank you very much!

[@Eddie-Spaghetti]

What’s the diet like you taking in a certain amount of calories? Eating a certain diet? Thanks. Great channel

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thanks, not really, I obviously eat more, the more miles I run, but mainly just because I'm more hungry. No special diet, just try to keep it balanced, but I don't avoid anything.

[@Eddie-Spaghetti]

Thanks 👍

[@JGB87]

Where it will be your marathon competition? Great stuff 🙌

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thanks! London probably

[@zebrastuhl4515]

Everyone doing fancy Workouts and I’m thinking that will do the trick. If you get to a point where you run 80 miles a week like a machine you’re golden

[@Bsctro]

Do you ever monitor your HR and use it for training?

[@patrickmartinrunning]

No I don't, but I'm not against it, I just like to run by feel.

[@Rowrun]

Will you be doing anything different to try to break sub 2.20? More speed workout? Or more mileage? Great tips! Consistently average. Love that

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thanks very much, yes more speed workouts for sure. I'll be trying to improve my 10k PB which I think will help with marathon speed. Also some strength training too as I've not done much of that.

[@Rowrun]

@@patrickmartinrunning that's great! Good luck with your goals. Also do you always run solo? Or considered running with a partner or a group?

[@langodango200]

What time did you run a marathon in? 🤔

[@marcof.6080]

when do you plan to break the 2,20 in a marathon?

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Not sure yet, just coming back from an injury so will see. Maybe London next year

[@marcof.6080]

great! I am sure you will do it@@patrickmartinrunning

[@adamrush5729]

Dude I'm 44 and my tendons are killing me

[@effyzhang1281]

Hi sir do you cross training or you just running?

[@patrickmartinrunning]

When I was injured I trained on the indoor bike and did some swimming, but other than that no.

[@effyzhang1281]

Thanks for replying. Currently I can only run about 10k, I guess I don't need cross training yet. Like all the videos you made keep the good work!@@patrickmartinrunning

[@virus3run20]

I believe you can get sub 2 20 next time

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thanks, I hope so!

[@EvilSecondTwin]

You seem like a nice fellow....but I lost my interest and stopped watching at 4:09. You belabored the point too much...

[@patrickmartinrunning]

Thanks, I'm surprised you made it to 4.09 to be honest.

[@EvilSecondTwin]

@@patrickmartinrunning I'm surprised as well! I thought you'd move into the next point but it never happened while I was there 🤣