THE ONLY RUNNING ADVICE YOU’LL NEED(?)

[@jefflessenberry6632]

⏳️ I will be 57 this year and I have learned that I must acknowledge that I cannot train like I did 20 years ago. Multiple hard days in a row maybe okay for a week or 2 but after months of that it catches up to me and I get hurt. The ego and memory of past achievements is my greatest training motivation but also it gets me in trouble now too.

[@its_Matt_B_]

Yeah, I get it! We're always told not to compare ourselves with others, but comparing ourselves to our past selves is also something to watch out for.

[@Kelly_Ben]

I try SO HARD to not compare my 40 something self to my school girl self... cranking out sub 6 minute miles on the nasty cross country course, after a healthy school lunch of hot dogs. 😂 I'll never reclaim that speed, so I've chosen to go long. New PRs, new (less intense) workouts, new routes... I often have to throw in a treadmill workout at midnight due to my natural schedule. Getting over 30 miles a week is a pipe dream due to my slow speed, unless it's race week. 😂 Forget "run lots" unless it's a day off! Life is stressful enough... i refuse to let running become another source of stress. The day it brings more guilt/ stress than happiness is the day I get a new hobby. ⏳️

[@its_Matt_B_]

You've got a healthy perspective, Kelly! Far more healthy now than banging out 6 minute miles fueled by hotdogs! Don't look back! All the good stuff is in front of us!

[@rachael7653]

"Pulling your carrots out of the ground to see how they're growing. "😂...I love this too.❤ ⏳️ I really need to take recovery seriously and slow down to go further, longer.

[@its_Matt_B_]

It made me giggle just to see the carrot line written again! Brilliant! Have you thought about how far you'd like to go? Set a goal and then you'll know how much to slow down to get there.

[@rachael7653]

@its_Matt_B_ training for half marathon. I have done 4 of these so far, but I never cracked sub 2 hours. I am aiming. for that on my 5th try

[@its_Matt_B_]

@@rachael7653 The first 4 were just warm ups....training for your 5th! Go take that

[@rachael7653]

@its_Matt_B_ Thanks, Matt. This is a good perspective.

[@annewright3486]

⏳ Thanks for all the great tips Matt! I totally agree on morning runs. And rest before you’re forced to-something I could improve on. 😂

[@its_Matt_B_]

Thanks, Anne! Resting before I have to has/is also been a challenge for me. These "tips" are more aspirational in some ways!

[@stevebailey1682]

⏳Hi Matt...#5 - You can't have it all, all the time...resonates with me. Believe me, I have tried to stay at my peak when I reach a good level of fitness...but it just does not work (for me). Not only does my body run down, but mentally I run down. I enjoyed this video.

[@its_Matt_B_]

@@stevebailey1682 I’m with you, Steve! It seems like it would be easy to stay at peak fitness after the work we put in to get there….nope!

[@TolunayOrkun]

I agree with the advice given here. Very sound advice! Especially doing B+ workouts so you can recover properly for the next one. Research says runners can have 2 or at most 3 peak races in a year (speaking of long distance races). All other races and workouts should be inline to support those peaks.

[@its_Matt_B_]

The 2-3 races a year sounds about right, although the high end is probably for people in peak form at a fairly young age (younger than me). I don't think I could race 3 marathons in top form in one year, but two still seems doable.

[@TolunayOrkun]

@@its_Matt_B_ Yes, I am with you. I can't do more than 2.

[@roymatthews2832]

⏳️ I've been off the socials a while but, always good to come back to your videos Matt. 2 marathons coming up soon. My local city (Townsville) in August and Sydney in September. As always keep up the great vids.

[@its_Matt_B_]

It's always good to take a break from the socials, and it's also good to see you back! Good luck next month! How has your training been going? You're peaking around now, so I imagine you're feeling the training a bit!

[@acfresh4life]

Hi Matt, i enjoy your videos. I would like to suggest adding recap for your videos. I find that will be more beneficial for the audience. Be Kind! Be Happy! Run Well! 🇲🇾

[@its_Matt_B_]

Hi! Thanks for watching! Do you mean a recap at the end of the video about what was talked about in the video?

[@jontay1987]

Great advice. Love it, thank you!

[@its_Matt_B_]

Cheers, Jon! ✌🏽

[@slimnick6452]

Great video and good advice. I was pretty discouraged at my pace over last weekend's long run. It wasn't until a day later, while planning my workouts for this week, that it struck me that my last long run was the longest run I've ever completed, so maybe, just maybe, all that talk about building a base actually is paying off. Still want to be faster, though. ⏳

[@its_Matt_B_]

It can be tough for high achievers, like yourself, to be happy with improvement when we always want to be better and do more. Speed will come with the work, which you're clearly putting in! Keep it up!

[@slimnick6452]

@@its_Matt_B_ I wouldn't use "high achiever" to describe my running. 😀I'm at best a novice.

[@its_Matt_B_]

@@slimnick6452 I would argue a novice can still be a high achiever! 🤩

[@tinalewis6782]

⏳ Wonderful tips! There’s a lot of wisdom here and it applies to other sports as well. 👍🏻

[@its_Matt_B_]

Thanks, Tina, and of course you're right about the cross-application. Specific practice will make us better at all things/sports!

[@sippycup1313]

I love these chats.

[@its_Matt_B_]

I wish I had a regular schedule to do these as livestreams every week, but for now they'll have to be pre-recorded. Thanks for watching and being a part of it!

[@mauricioyoshimoto2316]

⏳ Being 54 helps to understande better the tips and also is great to learn new ones.

[@its_Matt_B_]

Yep! It's always a good day when we can learn something new! How long have you been running?

[@davidg9120]

Good info! I have been struggling on runs over 10 miles recently. So anything over 10 miles I went super super easy. I think it's my body suffering from hotter temps but having tendonitis doesn't help. Last week I did 30 miles which is a lot for me and my goal is just to finish be able to finish a marathon. And my eyes on my phone can't tell the difference in the hour glass⏳ 😂 👴

[@its_Matt_B_]

In your defense, those emojis are tiny! I only noticed the difference after I enlarged them for the video! 😁 Hotter temps and tendonitis don't make running any easier! You're good to slow way down on those longer runs! Just remember the old adage: summer miles bring fall smiles!

[@craigrwc]

The question I keep coming back to with regards to more mileage is what amount of increasing mileage over time is a byproduct of just being faster at easier efforts? One hour ⏳ of zone 2 running is probably considerably shorter distance for me than an elite runner. The correlation of mileage and marathon times seems like a bit of a chicken and egg question to me.

[@its_Matt_B_]

It's probably not worth thinking too much about it, as it's a fairly subjective self-regulating amount of running. If you kept running more and more you would eventually get to a point where it's too much and you get injured. I look at it as most runners are not running as much as they could, and so can probably handle more volume in order to get faster.

[@craigrwc]

@@its_Matt_B_ ok, that's a helpful view of it. Thanks!

[@eric-running-to-chamonix]

⌛ This article didn't resonate with me. Except for the rule about recovery. I'm not even sure I agree with "run a lot". I think "run purposefully" is a more modern take on efficient training. I was going to say that I can see the sense in peaking for your "championship race". But as I thought about it, it occurred to me that races are not training runs done faster. They are a series of unwelcome surprises. You can control your fitness peak, your fueling/hydration, and to a large extent your effort. But execution in a race also includes responding to those surprises.

[@its_Matt_B_]

I can understand why the article didn''t resonate, as "run a lot" is a little vague and the experience runner knows the danger of simply running a lot. From the perspective of someone trying to get better (perhaps a newer runner), simply running more, rather than focusing on all the minutiae, can be a valid and important path to success.

[@MyFatAdaptedLife]

I wish I had something clever or insightful to share, but I don't, other than "listen to your body." Thanks, Matt. ⏳

[@its_Matt_B_]

"Listen to your body" is always sound advice and can't be said often enough!

[@MyFatAdaptedLife]

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[@Burps___]

The old adage "you can't outrun a bad diet" is true, especiially for mature runners. ⌛

[@its_Matt_B_]

Yep! So true! However, the tricky thing is that it does seem like we can outrun a bad diet when we're younger! It takes a while to realize that's not the case!

[@Burps___]

@@its_Matt_B_ Tru dat, Matt. Tru dat.

[@justoutlaw6423]

Did the mistake and tried to build up km too fast. Ended up with Posterior Tibialis Tendon. Meh. Should have known better but was impatient.

[@its_Matt_B_]

@@justoutlaw6423 Ugh! Sorry to hear it! I’ve been there a few times!

[@alanshrimpton6787]

Can't tell. Eyes aren't good enough to see how much sand ⏳️

[@its_Matt_B_]

I can't tell either. Let's just say it's the right one! 😁

[@J1233459]

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[@its_Matt_B_]

Yes to you! ✌🏽

[@traceyhoyle4145]

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[@its_Matt_B_]

That’s a lot of life left! 💫

[@traceyhoyle4145]

There's life in the old gal yet! On most of my runs I don't check my stats until I've finished!! Just run with how I feel 🤩

[@its_Matt_B_]

@@traceyhoyle4145 That’s how I approach the majority of my runs too, which because we both run that way means it’s the only correct way to run! 😄

[@christinedurand9080]

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[@its_Matt_B_]

🙌🏽 Ty!

[@thomasmueller77911]

... run... ;)

[@its_Matt_B_]

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[@Dave_running1840]

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[@its_Matt_B_]

Cheers, Davey! 👊🏽

[@kuraimakumbe3762]

⏳️ too much running advice, it should all be taken with a pinch of salt...running is all about knowing your body and what works for it, obviously there will trial and error in the form injuries at times but its life, you live and learn, some lessons we would rather not have 😅 !

[@its_Matt_B_]

Ignore everything you've heard and I wish you well on your recovery from injury. 🤣

[@charlesshungumutototwa5058]

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[@its_Matt_B_]

Cheers, Charles! 🙌🏽

[@Joe_Souza]

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[@its_Matt_B_]

Cheers, Joe! 🫡