What everyone gets wrong about slow running

[@wildrapha]

Are humans born to run? What do you think?

[@britishrocklovingyank3491]

We were born to run but the whole Born To Run movement is wrong. We never ran marathons everyday. Subsistence hunting wasn't the norm. Not all human can do what was on the video. The Born To Run movement is bad thinking.

[@dygon7663]

@@britishrocklovingyank3491 We didn't run marathons every day, but we did walk quite a lot every day, compared to our sedentary lives now. On average humans would walk anywhere between 10 to 20km a day. Even if you're not running, this would be a huge physical boost and strengthen your body. Nowadays an officeworker will be lucky to walk 5km in a day, if even that. I don't think anybody is saying you have to run a marathon a day, you could, though nobody's claiming that that's the bare minimum or anything, but a huge portion of the population is not moving enough, just walking at mimimum 8 to 10km a day would benefit anybody, and it's something nearly everybody could do, bar people with some disability, but the majority most certainly could.

[@GTE_Channel]

Yes we are born to move constantly. Either walking, running etc. Hunting is the reason we are who we are.

[@bpotato3310]

yes if they got energy gel haha. In the comparison video human win but human cant win without fuel.

[@GTE_Channel]

@bpotato3310 humans can run extremely far without fueling. It depends on what energy systems you activate. People can run ultras just on water and electrolytes.

[@andianwar5784]

nice video, i will run 100km if i ever encountered cheetah in the wild

[@wildrapha]

Good luck! 😅

[@neelparmar252]

Bro 😂😂😂😂 nice try ,

[@janchrisavenant4131]

Ironically, not moving is really your best bet against a cheetah. Running away only triggers their chasing instinct. Use it or don’t use it. You’ll thank me later😅

[@VarunSharma-tp8fh]

Bro let the cheetah win, save your energy for next marathon

[@ronmccullough931]

I started running nearly 50 years ago as an anxious depressive. I came off the prescription drugs and running has been my medication ever since. It probably saved my life.I can't live without it.

[@oldnatty61]

Same here.

[@Ultrarun_4Fun]

feel the same way, I also have depression, it helps me a lot. All the best to you

[@pankithan]

Two years of running here. And I'm learning the wisdom in running slow.

[@christopherwolf75]

I believe that running is the most effective exercise for surviving trauma, depression, and anxiety . It rewires the brain. Literally, we are born to run.

[@oldnatty61]

@@christopherwolf75 Running and the music of Neil Young and Patty Smith saved me from suicide in HS. With that said I'm going to disagree. I'm genetically a runner. Not everyone is. But we all are movers. There's something for everyone.

[@laxmoto3119]

Nice video. My wife and I started trail running this year in our early fifties. We have found an amazing group of people to run with. I think we will continue to do it for as long as we are able to.

[@wildrapha]

thats amazing! make sure to add mobility and strength once a week to prolong your running life :)

[@albertnewtonify]

I started running, kind of automatically, to battle depression. Today I am on a 800+ Day streak!

[@io-rj6sk]

how much km's a day?

[@albertnewtonify]

@@io-rj6sk 6km/day. I do roughly 40km/week.

[@ИванИван-и5х9д]

​@@io-rj6skhe is talking about his depression streak, bro

[@laryssasena7275]

for me trail run is the moment when I truly feel connected with God..I had very bad pneumonia years ago and let me tell you, the worst feeling ever is not being able to breath properly, when I run I’m just thankful that I can breathe, that I can get out of bed and run, that I live close to the nature etc..trail run somehow keeps my mental health

[@johngoss2221]

I feel God when I run too. It's one of the most awesome feelings in the world.

[@wildrapha]

bless you

[@jonasoffermartins9480]

And what does everyone get wrong about slow running?

[@2adamast]

A long distance runner but a low attention span ... Hey look a *cheetah*

[@renevanleeuwen1813]

That in the end we beat the horse and the camel.

[@BrandonAbel01]

just run for yourself. you don't need log your results or post successes. just feed the beast within.

[@heighRick]

What a great video to stumble onto. I started running only 5-months ago, and I've never regretted a run! Thanks, helps a lot!

[@borzowsky]

Nice video dude, keep going. I have to say there is something special in doing trail running, a connection we lost a long time ago.

[@wildrapha]

Thanks mate 🙏

[@johngriffin7255]

Trail running is deeply moving mentally and emotionally.

[@Mrdaci1985]

I connect with you on the reasons why I also started running, as a regular and also I get to do it.

[@AwarenessItself-vv3zy]

Wonderful, inspiring message. I think best is to keep running as basic as possible. No headphones, no heart rate monitor, no fancy stuff, no watch. Just to get in touch with our body and to get the feeling what it wants. Our body tells us everything, we just have to listen to it. No technology required. Thank you for this video🙏🙏🙏❤

[@TunFarulAzri]

Your words is beautifully crafted and placed throughout the whole video, my friend. Thanks for sharing this with us all! God bless you brother! 🙌🏼✨

[@wildrapha]

Wow, thank you ! God bless you too!

[@yohannmesmer-dudons2266]

Nice video!! I hated running before, now that I discovered trail running I love it! Being is nature and moving is the best feeling ever

[@nhung7592]

I got back into running this past June doing a 5k every other day and have kept up with it since. I love having that time to myself being out on the trails; it's so rejuvenating and great cross-training for mountain biking. I do run with Strava because I like to track my pace. Thanks for the video!

[@stevet2711]

Great video! I was expecting a zone 2 type video lol! This was much better!

[@JM-jd7yp]

What a truly fascinating video. Thank you and I wish you well.

[@AlexAnteMachina]

I completely agree with you. and also had quite the same experience/background. Unfortunately I got a chronic injury on my left hamstring so I switched to riding a bicycle, which is the next best thing to running - except for swimming! But unfortunately I don't have a big pool in my backyard so going to swim is quite a hassle, but jumping on my bike is a no brainer. cheers! :D 😄

[@ChrisSilverman]

The human snacks the whole way to 100K.

[@jimmoses6617]

Excellent point

[@mikomaxhan]

Came for the message but definitely stayed for the really well done edits and great story telling! Keep up the good work!

[@alexavery311]

Great message! I run from the station to my Uni and reverse... I'm getting to that point where I don't feel out of breath, just that my body aches instead. Gotta improve my form I think, looking to do a 'tough mudder' competition hopefully into next year.

[@DavidKloepperWellness]

Awesome video! Great research on jogging 🏃 I've been running a 10k every day for the last 27 days, and my legs are feeling stronger and stronger! 🦵

[@wildrapha]

That is awesome! Keep on running 🏃

[@brotherflipper]

Fair play to you! I found myself taking on that challenge with an optimistic idea of doing it for a year i managed to do 110 days straight but also did a good few half marathons and serious mountain runs in the alps! I remember getting past that 30 day mark and feeling invincibility so more power to you stranger!! 😎💪💪

[@belairvictor7732]

I think another big part of ou survival should be attributed to throwing too. Not many other animals species can throw as well as humans.

[@wildrapha]

Never thought about it But definitely !

[@GTE_Channel]

This is an absolute fact. Our arms and shoulders evolved to be able to throw

[@evachjourney]

Yep when I’ve seen this video for a first time it blowed my mind 😮

[@mrcrackerist]

The very reason I feared running was the knee damaged, but I learned about barefoot shoes and I am running at least twice a week now.

[@rahuljayadev7966]

Best video i have seen on running. I can relate a lot of things.

[@wildrapha]

Thanks so much, means a lot!

[@nouguiermichel1259]

Excellent video and storyline brother :)

[@wildrapha]

cheers mate

[@movemorenowjames]

Loved this vid. Well produced and great info. Also. Totally agree re running without headphone (and potentially skipping Strava !)

[@wildrapha]

Yea makes a huge difference when you don’t post your run on strava

[@roberthill7458]

This ws beautiful. Good job!

[@wildrapha]

thank you !

[@carsonutley4134]

3:05 I think this could have been phrased better. Running as a sport existed anciently in Greece. In 776 BCE, the first Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece included a foot race. I would say that more accurately running didn't get popular to the general public until the 1960s. Professional athletes had been competing in running events for decades. You just didn't see people running for fun casually on the streets until the 1960s. If you saw someone running, say in the 1920s, you might assume they were training to be in the olympics

[@wildrapha]

agree! thanks for the comment, you are definitely right it was not very well phrased

[@RinaldoBastubbe]

great vid my brother 👌🏻

[@orestessantander1275]

Yeeeah! Keep run keep alive! Big hug to you

[@stanislas64]

Thank you, you made me put my running shoes. Don't know if our ancestors had to run more than a few tens or hundreds of meters each time they were hunting, because we tend to do things that cost the lesser amount of energy possible. So I imagine them using traps, even for big animals, like pushing them towards a cliff or a dead end, instead of running for tens of kilometers. But in case the prey escapes and is wounded, maybe they would try to track it down for several kilometers. But I can't imagine people tracking a prey for more than ten kilometers, as they would have to take the parts of the catch that haven't been already consumed back to the camp before it attracts other predators, which can be heavy, especially with the fatigue of the chase. It implies them having the tools to to carry it back, in addition of hunting weapons. And for people living during ice age in the toundras, they would wear clothes adapted to the climate. All this stuff is heavy. Surely they were stronger than us, well prepared, had experience and they knew their environment perfectly. But still, hunting has a cost that couldn't be ignored. All the advantages that you mentioned also work for walking, and we know they could or had to walk on very long distances to find new ressources, following the seasons, or to gather tribes. Running for tens or even hundreds of kilometers represents an immense amount of energy that we do willingly, not because we are able to, but because we can do it with practically no external dangers (like other predators), and we know we have a good shower and our diner waiting for us at home. I'm not an expert, just letting my imagination talking here :)

[@wildrapha]

Very interesting points in your comment! Thanks for the food for thought!

[@kifni41]

I run my first 50K ultra trail last month, i started running because i want to prepare myself for mountain hiking, then discover trail run when you can basically do the mountain hiking without spending multiple days for camp and cleaning up camping gears after that. I do still love camping and hiking, in fact i want to do multiple days solo mountain hiking, but still waiting for the chance, as a father with a kid and full time job, it's not that easy.

[@wildrapha]

i can realte! but if its important to you, you will make time :)

[@Granne]

I stopped Strava too for the same reason. Great comparison of the animals :-)

[@wildrapha]

Thanks for watching!

[@happycampers6592]

The book "Born to Run" goes over all of this.

[@wildrapha]

yes, great book!

[@bricemenaugh4828]

Thank you Arthur Lydiard!!

[@viktorask]

Wow, thank you.

[@wildrapha]

You're welcome!

[@lifesbetteroutside_tv]

Inspirational video there! Thanks

[@jajakafamily1941]

Good point

[@sandeeprandhawa1]

Great vid 🫡

[@wildrapha]

cheers!

[@juleslincredule]

Very nice video and very nice comment-replies down there! Thank you!

[@grgr6720]

Humans had to walk or jog for long distances, run faster for shorter distances for example during tracking their pray and finally sprint for moments to catch or escape dangers. In other words a complete training schedule with long runs, tempos and intervals.

[@wildrapha]

Agree 👍

[@angelanye5111]

Amen!

[@Frogman125]

We are inherently, viscerally attracted to running. We are built and have evolved to run. Scratch that itch.

[@alexanders4911]

We are the smartest hands down ❤

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

As a small group of hunters, qe would want a few who have the stamina to keep track of the quarry, then could eventually hold it in a standoff, while the less endurant, but more powerful and agile guys arrive in succesion to bring down the giraffe, or buffalo or even mammoth.

[@johnaheywood]

Love this video and the message! Thanks for sharing #getoutthere #runforyourlives

[@PatrickConlon]

Good video keep running and keep up the good work

[@terrenceduarte5348]

What is that video about running? Link pls

[@brianhyde8017]

What does long distance running do to joints and bones? Are micro-fractures a concern?

[@wildrapha]

If you give. Your body time to heal after the runs, your bones will get stronger over time.

[@jimperry4420]

Yes, we are born to run.

[@wildrapha]

I believe same

[@Lunar.cipher]

Great vidéo. ❤

[@KwyjiboVanDeKamp]

Wieder richtig gut, ey!! 💪🤩

[@wildrapha]

Dance man 😎

[@constantzurcher2962]

Great Stuff

[@wildrapha]

Cheers

[@faozanrizalICS]

very nice video, yeah why need Strava when we can beat even cheetah 😅

[@danpinho]

Fellow internet users, always check your sources. Here is a quick fun fact: It’s been observed in top elite athletes a VO2 of 80 ml/kg/min. Sled dog: 90 ml/kg/min and this fellow can easily cover 100k pulling a sled. 😂 Ps.: have you ever seen a sled dog with energy gels?

[@wildrapha]

Thanks for the comment Sled dogs can go so far because they run in a Very cold environment. Put them in a desert and they’ll overheat super quick. But yea the race animation is certainly biased and not factually correct, I should have said that in the video. Thanks for factchecking

[@danpinho]

@ thanks for replying. Look, I wouldn’t focus on temperature though. My point was: Scientifically there is a very strong correlation between VO2 and distance/speed. The dog was a simple one. A elite horse can reach a VO2 of 180 and ride 100 miles non stop. We humans are good at endurance for sure, but we still far from the top tier. Keep strong with your content, it was definitely good. Peace.

[@stevencarr4002]

Good video

[@wildrapha]

Thank you

[@Raucherbeinknacker]

This guy reminds me of a younger workmate 15 years ago. We were cleaning and collecting garbage at a recycling facility. Sometimes there were schoolchildren on a guide to teach them about recycling and waste management. I said to them they should pay attention at school not to end up here.😂 My workmate loved it, but not that tour guide who worked there😂. Everytime a school class appeared this young guy begged me: Tell them again, tell them again!😂😂😂

[@jackcarpenters3759]

Human = Ultrarunner? I am a 100/200 meter sprinter, where do i fit in?

[@wildrapha]

Sprinting has its place for sure, just think that our anatomy is better suited to endurance than speed

[@jackcarpenters3759]

@@wildrapha The anatomy of a sprinter is more fast twitch muscle just like a cheetah, and the anatomy of an ultra runner is more slow twitch, like a husky.

[@oldnatty61]

PRE!

[@marcohunemorder5660]

Running all the time or also walking?

[@wildrapha]

Also walking is say

[@alexanders4911]

Who was Forrest Gump?

[@8noctus8]

It happens exactly the same with biking

[@masculean9855]

Born to walk. Running long distances is a man-made concept - you have even showed the ad...

[@love3V07]

Some run and some walk. I started out walking for my mental health.

[@hry99]

I can’t live without running 🏃🏿‍♂️

[@wildrapha]

Same here 🙏

[@niccoloricardi4827]

Are we sure horses would lose that 100 km race? Why did humans use horses for long range transportation throughout history, then?

[@wildrapha]

yea pretty sure about that ( i am not expert though, could be wrong ) we used them for slow transportation, not running, so they can balance bodyheat better. four limbs use more energy than two.

[@niccoloricardi4827]

I checked quickly with gemini, horses and elite runners may be quite close on 100 km, but it is true a horse may need more breaks, so it is not super clear.

[@wildrapha]

@@niccoloricardi4827 interesting!

[@rdotjdot12.3.]

It possibly has to do with horses being able to carry more or allowing humans to preserve their own energy by riding instead of traveling on foot

[@BhavaSindh]

I like most of your points except this: 2:29 yes, a single human might be weak but humans are not meant to be alone. They are social beings living in groups. As social beings they are extremely powerful - especially with when they wield weapons.

[@SalvadorDali22]

The part about the camel isn't really true. These things can run for a month straight, while carrying a human on their back. And they outpace any ultra-runner. Look at camel-races in Australia.

[@rdotjdot12.3.]

Horses sweat too

[@joe1071]

Never noticed Gumps left arm swing until now. Hilarious

[@GeoAce777]

Trail running. Open water swimming. Yoga.

[@HarryBarry97]

You cant do yoga and not invite satan in you life. Be aware.

[@jakew4829]

​@@HarryBarry97dude what?

[@HarryBarry97]

@@jakew4829 If you do yoga you open the door to demons. There is a spiritual reality and you can think whatever about that but one cant seperate the physical practices in yoga from the spiritual. The yoga movements are the invitation of union with demons.

[@jossphillips5292]

Reference for the human vs animal race perspective?

[@weuek]

If you need music or the company of other people while running, you don't like running itself enough.

[@Delallo_methods]

If you don’t run because it causes pain holler at me for a slow motion gait analysis

[@bondjam8]

Yet here I am with flat foot with minimal energy return lmao. I would have been sent back to the gods as soon as I was born lmao. Thank god for stability shoes though

[@Persistence_run_444]

In the middle of the day, humans would destroy all those animals in minutes or a few hours. Recently, a group of men persistence hunted a cheetah.

[@morpheusbandathens1150]

Yes, but the reason why we are so efficient in running long distances has been debated. Hunting cannot have been the preferred way of obtaining food calories from humans especially when there were other more accessible sources of nutrition. You can watch this video that discusses about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoKcgYiQa7lnm8ksi=p146PgETeCbFBUEd

[@RowOfMushyTiT]

That referenced infographic is full of mistakes. The ostrich easily wins the marathon. Birds have much higher VO2 max than mammals.

[@wildrapha]

Interesting Tbh I am no expert in animal running performances. Aren’t there more factors than vo2 max though ?

[@RowOfMushyTiT]

@@wildrapha Yes, there are loads of other factors, but my point this infographic wildly inaccurate. For instance no one has measured how fast a cheetah can finish 100 km. Those numbers are made up. Ostriches have however been tested on treadmills to measure their VO2 max, which is the best physiological metric for aerobic fitness, which means their speed can be extrapolated to longer distances i.e. they don't need breaks. They are also bipedal like us although much more efficient as they have longer legs.

[@wildrapha]

@@RowOfMushyTiT thanks for that, totally agree!

[@RowOfMushyTiT]

@@wildrapha The limiting factor for Ostriches would be the heat if we are talking about their natural environment. They lack the ability to sweat and lose water through panting.

[@fredhubbard7210]

Humans also have opposable thumbs, it helps us off the bottom of the food chain.

[@RonnyC98]

jogging wasn’t a thing until the 60s Alan Turing in 1940s doing sub 2:50 marathons be like

[@wildrapha]

true! what i meant is it wasnt a general pop thing

[@runner432000]

"Running as a sport didn't exist until the 1960s" - that's plain wrong. It was a sport in the modern Olympics which was first held in 1896. It was based on the idea and spirit of the Olympics of ancient Greeks, around 2500 years ago, which also had running as one of the main events.

[@dkarbaev]

“it’s real sweat. I’m a high performance athlete. Athletes sweat. Sweat baby ki ki ki rrra. Sweat sweat.”

[@cheeks7050]

This video is completely wrong. Unlike the animated video you love, there are actual races where animals' long distance capacity has been tested, and it is MUCH greater than humans. Itarod sled dog race, 160km Arabian horse racing, Welsh horse vs human marathon.

[@OpperKoen]

You lost me at no strava 😂😂

[@niccoloricardi4827]

"As we get to 500 m line, there's no surprise, the cheater wins." Of course, he cheated!!

[@wildrapha]

🤣

[@richardmiddleton7770]

What if we couldn't replace that lost water and minerals fast enough?! 💀

[@stefanfeenstra2421]

Lol, if you think humans would chase animals for 10s of kilometers... almost all animals outpace us in the first kilometers and would become unfindable. There's no pray that keeps exactly the same speed for 60km 😅

[@wildrapha]

tracking ;)

[@OmahaTonyG]

As hunter gatherers, our real advantage is we use weapons and tools. We set traps, and we can set up a huge organized attacks because we can talk to each other. No other creature on this planet can compete.

[@britishrocklovingyank3491]

Exactly.

[@germancreatives88]

if no water and gel human will not win

[@AndySmith-qf2wd]

Horses sweat.

[@jrrmiami]

They are ultra hungry. 😂

[@wildrapha]

🤣

[@alexanders4911]

1960?? No no...1900s

[@xvhonglei4105]

A person who can run more than a marathon need to be trained for years , and need supplement while running a long distance , animals can't take supply.

[@RowOfMushyTiT]

Camel enters the chat

[@dmitrynikolaev355]

We can’t win animals!)) not every human can run 100km (trail run without roads), without years of training, without special food and drinks and with air temperature above 25C. Almost any animal can run 50+ km every day if they will run “easy style” like an average ultra-runner just because they(animals) live so and continuous movement is their life. Not-specially trained Human can run 42km and then he will die) but how far can run average human on their top speed? If compare to this “clever” video… 100m? 400m? And with what speed? 15-18km/h.. so, human kind was better hunter just because they work in groups and when one group is tiered then second group started to chase..

[@wildrapha]

i think back in the days when we were living off the land we were much more capable of doing these things. but fair point

[@nenadcvele]

Whenever I hear "I believe" on KZbin, I stop the video and move on.

[@whysthat123]

If I sweat a lot, does it mean I have more potential?

[@wildrapha]

probably just means you are efficient at regulating your body heat downside is that you need to hydrate more (with electrolytes) I also sweat A LOT