Why Beginner Runners Always Fail

[@rokasha40]

Ran a 4k today, in 22 minutes, aiming for a 5k, but thing is, I couldn't run 1k 2 months back but your videos motivate me, so yeah I ran a 4k 🎉🎉🎉

[@missingmimic]

Just had my fastest 5k yesterday at 30 minutes, I'm really excited to get faster but not on every run 😂

[@abbyschwendler1107]

Congratulations!

[@betterme6877]

No need, because getting at 30 or under but having it feel wayyyyyy easier is progress too 💪

[@rameses2460]

Probably if I was younger. But now at 54 yrs old, im just happy I finish race decently. Although I’ve improved gradually on every race I join, im not conscious of the pb. As long as your conditioning is good, the improvement on time will come naturally without really putting a huge amount of effort.

[@MichaelBatterbee-h8u]

Running has given me an outlook on life that I would never have had and the mistakes are the memorable moments you look back on as you progress

[@janetpaul8029]

Good information as always and excited to watch you race with Kipchogi! I agree with you 100% regarding strength training. I have been running for 40 years but only started strength training 8 years ago. I'm soon to be 70 and still running strong and I believe the strength training has alot to do with that!

[@pattyandstanhike]

I love your shoe storage unit and the fact you have more shoes than will fit!❤😂

[@trexinvert]

Hitting the wall during a marathon teaches you a lot.

[@abbyschwendler1107]

I ran my first marathon a few weeks back. Mile 18 and I was toast. Never bonked before in any of my long runs. I was excited and distracted during the race and was forgetting to eat and drink like normal. What a painful experience. But a great lesson

[@trexinvert]

@@abbyschwendler1107 Yes, once you bonk you cannot get back up to speed it's a slow death. The temp, water and gels may make a difference. However, I think it really comes down to picking your right pace and running "machine like" from start to end. Usually, the right pace "feels too easy" during the run. After I learned to train better, I usually ran good finish times with a negative split. I would adjust after the first half or 2 hrs, but I would still try to stay within the "margin" of hitting the wall. I would start to feel the "heavy legs" gradually creeping in from last 6 miles. If I could fight to maintain pace, I knew that I used 100% of my potential that race. A great feeling while limping the day after and week.

[@DavidKloepperWellness]

Great video! Sooo close to 100k!! Way to go 🏃

[@nberkel]

I like the advice of experiencing both going out too hard and not hard enough. Solid 👍🏼

[@abbyschwendler1107]

Great tips. I actually avoided participating in races for many years, because I was afraid it would take the joy out of running. I ran my first race in October, and I immediately signed up for 2 more. I'll never win a race, but it was a real blast. And since I've included strength straining, I find I get less minor aches and pains. My legs feel stronger and less fatigued.

[@itsNRG]

I was guilty of running hard every session. Have been on/off running all my life, but truly being able to slow down my easy runs didn't happen until getting injured this year while preparing for my first half marathon. Looking back, I am extremely grateful as I feel stronger than ever! I'm able to put in more mileage now than years past, but it took more smart thinking and listening to the body rather than trying to outperform myself every time. Congrats on almost 100K subs!

[@karlbratby4349]

Hey I use the fitness pension analogy when I teach people at my gym the benefits of advanced callisthenics vs lifting weights 🎉🎉🎉. When you are a runner in your 50’s I’m just happy to be able to run, speed is not everything but it takes experience to realise this . You are both superhuman to run as you do in that heat and humidity ❤❤

[@boeck6425]

That volume increase 15:58 spiked my heart rate. 10/10 effort for the heart.

[@pennysyogaexperience6959]

That is amazing to be racing Kipchoge, wow I hope you get a chance to meet and talk to him. I hear he is a very nice man. Big laugh for Mary getting the round number, I do that, I think it is a weird thing humans do. I have been running almost ever day sense 2002. I agree with massage, compression , Ice, weight and mobility training to keep the joints feeling young. My partner and I are going to be in Thailand next year can't wait to run in Thailand. Great Video

[@philluke56]

Hahaha yeah tried to beat a particular run, and only 3 years into my running journey and realising strength training is very important 😅

[@kevind4383]

I'm mainly a cyclist and the "PB every ride" mindset still gets me. The problem with this is that my bike still has a simple computer that doesn't detect factors that affect my speed. The transitional seasons up here at 48 degrees N don't let me do more than a few rides with consistent equipment, there's always some kind of back and forth going on. Whenever I try to achieve a higher speed I just end up cycling myself right out of my bike's comfort zone, and that comfort zone changes with environmental/equipment factors.

[@amircastilla07]

Running along kipchogi is an accomplishment in my book for sure. I would even get a profetional photogoropher for sure.

[@clipper6429]

I haven’t got anywhere near a PB for months lol.. i just run and enjoy it 😊

[@stevegraham3041]

Strava warriors oooo look at me always going for pb’s 😂

[@chloebenn5708]

I accidentally got a round number on Saturday! Then the strava tax took it off me 😞 I need to practice & push myself harder in races, I'm nervous of getting badly out of breath which I find hard to come back from. (& Why I'm a happy slow AF runner now)

[@LJ-ks7vl]

People that only run or only lifting and no cardio are doing it wrong.

[@Bwebber99]

Pocari Sweat you will be right for Tokyo Marathon

[@rubarb1275]

The links to other videos didn't show at the end, and it finished a bit abruptly. Was that just me or is that how the video finishes?

[@kenleyojones]

Nice video. Ive done the pb everytime thing and had to stop after a week or so finding it rather ridiculous. Im curious are you two still finding the tropical weather hard to acclimatize to at times. I moved to the Philippines from the US and i cant even explain how the weather just drains you in no time. Running before the sun comes up or right before it sets is good. After 8am, forget it.

[@weevilinabox]

I've only run one race - a 10k - and I had no sense of how hard to push. I could have run another 5k when I crossed the line.

[@abbyschwendler1107]

I get race jitters and my legs are weak and wobbly. I can never run as fast in a race as I do all alone and relaxed. But I go to races for the fun and the running community.

[@tompatrick795]

As an old guy but new distance runner (3 years) I had to ignore one piece of advice to get better at marathon, which is not to do 42.2K in training. Only doing one race per year it was going to take me until I am 80 to figure out what I was doing wrong. I am a very slow learner = stubborn. By doing 42.2 in loops around the safety my house I was finally able to crush my unrealistic ego and know that I have to run easy and I can’t try to sprint until the last few kms.

[@searaph]

I think my biggest mistake when I started running was that I was not enjoying the process

[@timothycook1119]

What watch do you use? Can it support C25K without having your phone with you during your run? I am tired of carrying my phone when running. Arm band is too small. I have an android samsung phone. Thanks.

[@kevinclark5086]

Do they always fail? Where did all the great runners come from then? 😂

[@ThisMessyHappy]

They would have failed at some stages in their career! 😉 usually early on and learnt from it

[@kevinclark5086]

@ThisMessyHappy my comment was tongue in cheek. I understand the title of these videos are there to get the clicks. 😆

[@ThisMessyHappy]

@ ha ha I getcha 😂 hard to tell 😊

[@stefanoruns]

Not the best choice of title probably.

[@ThisMessyHappy]

How come?! I guarantee there is no beginner runner in the history of running that hasn’t failed at something on their early journey 😉

[@stefanoruns]

@@ThisMessyHappy Sure enough, but it makes you look like the I-know-it-all snobby guy who is showing off of his recent accomplishments. A different angle would be something along the lines "How to avoid these mistakes WE all as beginner runners did".

[@rodginator]

The advice about not trying to PB each time, then contradicting yourself by saying to push yourself to learn is a bit counterproductive.

[@ThisMessyHappy]

In a race, my friend 😊 different topics. Don’t PB every training run. Do experience what it’s like to push too hard in a race 👍🏻

[@matthewquartermain8291]

You can push yourself to a reasonable and conservative level to benefit your training without going for a PB every run. Everything is relative.

[@aapharmacist]

If you never push yourself beyond your limit you will never know what your limit feels like. Your limits will increase over time, but your body will feel the same as you approach your new limits. If you don't want to be your best then never push beyond your comfort zone. That is a valid response, but if you want to set an audacious goal then it will require breaking limits you thought were impossible.