WHY DO YOU RUN? MY RUNNING MOTIVATION | Sage Canaday

[@stevenwilson8718]

I've had a broken back, numerous surgeries, kidney cancer and chronic pain. I actually started distance running to learn how to push through suffering and deal with pain better. It works

[@melindareynolds65]

To deal with depression, to be a better mom, wife, and person, to feel like my true self.

[@marieclaudeallard3077]

I run because I can. According to my medical file, I should be using crutches (at best). That being said, I'm slow, but I don't mind. PRs are not my thing. Finishing what I started is. Every time I cross a finish line, it's a victory and it's very rewarding.

[@ryangarrick8903]

Running reminds me of the joy in simplicity. It keeps me grounded knowing that all things considered that I don't need for much.

[@ginathompson3408]

Great video! I started running (as part of my lifestyle) about 5 years ago give or take a year or two. I’ve battled anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem for as long as I can remember. (Insert difficult childhood story here 😬). But it was about 5 years ago when I had my first actual panic attack and essentially became a hermit for about a year. I started running regularly to try and combat this new mental/social struggle. I haven’t stopped since. I give God all the glory for being able to come as far as I have - I believe He gave me running as a tool to bring me back from my isolation. And your KZbin channel was the first one I found, Sage, that really engaged me and helped me in pursuit of my new goals. So thank you 😊

[@Theninjaonthemountains]

way to go man thats a long running career. I hated running all my life at 21 I was over weight and decided to run a few miles..... haven't been able to stop...lol... 15 years strong since then!

[@macdab55]

Because running is fun. I think it is just a great feeling, when you are out there in the forrest. I can't really explain it, but I never had that feeling when for example watching tv or playing video games.

[@annnnn9074]

I like watching birds fly and I think running is as close as I'll get

[@DanRuns]

I started running a year ago to see if I could challenge myself to run a marathon, which I did this weekend. I notice the huge health benefits and now I’m excited about continuing forward on my journey!

[@ralphhancock7449]

Congratulations!

[@DanRuns]

@@ralphhancock7449 Thanks Ralph!

[@ykirank]

Thank you for sharing. I want to run stay healthy, that’s my motivation. I am seeing clear benefits. Thank you for all the training videos that helped me to get this far 🙏

[@elijahsargent6778]

My why is simple - God has given me the legs, arms, heart and lungs to run and so I make the most of His gift and do my best to glorify Him through it.

[@MrC-ov1ht]

😂

[@brettbale9535]

Meeting the spicy running chicks.

[@ryang4492]

I run for the personal challenge, to push myself beyond what I ever thought I was capable of. I also run because there is so much beauty to see in the world, and what better way to experience it than up close and personal. I started with a goal to do a half marathon - I have done six and I'm running my first full in February. My long term goal is the Leadville 100. I want to see it and feel it. What an amazing community of people you've managed to assemble through your videos, Sage. I'll come to this video and read the comments on my bad days. Inspiring stuff. Good luck on your pursuit of the OTQ at Houston 2020.

[@micha3894]

I really appreciate how you realize that not everyone is a full-time runner and time-wise is not able to run all day. Some people keep saying how easy it is to just go out and get the miles in, you just have to want it enough, but hey, I'm a student and some days I get out of the school at 5PM, so no, I can not run whenever I want. I'm thankful for every second spent running though, because it's more precious to me. Thanks for admitting this! Loved the video.

[@DimiGem]

quit

[@steveball6675]

? Your going to love full time work then haha.

[@micha3894]

Steve Ball What? I’m not complaining, this is just how things are. I don’t mind having responsibilities and working during the day, just saying that it doesn’t allow me to run whenever I want.

[@hoferizad]

Running makes me feel alive. Once a day I can just forget about everything that stresses me out or puts me down, and really just commit myself to doing something I want to do.

[@banista2574]

I like that you include not only the unit of miles, but that you include also the 'km' aspect for us as European runners in all of your videos, so we can follow the things you explain easier ;-) Thanks for motivating myself and so many others! Keep on doing what you do!

[@replacement77]

I run because I don't know why I'm doing it, but once I have started I feel I can not stop doing that.

[@cicirunner]

Great video. I can't sum up my motivation for running in a simple comment, but when my running is going well, I am truly happy and content regardless of how the rest of my life is going.

[@jjfamilyfunandgaming7652]

Running helped me adopt a WFPB diet and together it’s made me the healthiest version of me I’ve ever been in my life in my late 20s. Setting the example for my kids and a sport I can enjoy with my wife is all I can ask for! Thanks for the pick me upper, sage! 12 weeks into marathon training and just had a poor performance on my tempo runs yesterday so this really hit home!

[@marysalmon8431]

when you said you run for those who can't yes, i get that. in my first ultra during my lowest low i thought of all of my loved ones who have passed, and i dont' mean hypothetically, they were with me and i honored them with my pain. as an aging runner i never take a run for granted. Thank you for your great videos and your great insight. You are young but extremely wise. Your name suits your spirit.

[@nabilaomar8937]

It gives me the feeling of being healthy after being ill, diagnosed with tumor in 2012, and couldn't walk even 10 meters without some assistance. Now at age 58, I run a half marathon on January this year at 1:45. It is a great feeling being healthy after illness and I can run this long distance. Running gives me meaning to my life more than anything else I did. Being healthy and able to run is my ultimate goal in life. Also if my run motivate people to run, I would be happy too.

[@adr673]

Makes me feel alive, sooth my life worries and gives me a sense of purpose, something to aim for (the illusion that at least I can control a part of my busy life). And allows me to experiment my limits. I love to run for the fact I can do. Because I simply enjoy it.

[@WindCutterX]

Started running to join the military. And then I realized how unknowledgeable I was on how to live a healthy life. For many months, I just couldn't get myself to run faster than a 24:40 5k. Almost a year later I ran a 22:59, and now I'm struggling again at a 24:40. It definitely has its ups and downs, and truly is challenging because I have failed about a dozen races by now. And only 2 races were a true victory for me in these last 17 months. 2 days ago my recruiter more or less asked me to consider giving up, because it was taking me so long to reach my goal of running a sub 21:00 5k. But I feel like something inside of me is finally clicking these last few weeks. As a new runner, I had to try all sorts of workouts before finding a routine that actually made me run faster. This took me an entire year to do. And now it seems like I am beginning to understand the sport better, and why I couldn't run any faster despite putting in the miles every single week. So even if I don't make it for selection boards this season, I think I will give it another final shot for next season before seriously considering giving up.

[@PeteBothwell]

It started off as a joke, and then I realized how enlightening it can be. -Keeps things ultra simple.

[@Drew-rz8sw]

Because it makes me happy, whenever I’m at a race or the track with my team I’m just happier and I love the thrill of beating others especially in a kick. But mainly just having a good team to train with everyday knowing people rely on me to perform is what keeps me running.

[@khotan]

Sage, thank you for this video and other great coaching videos. You are like my free coach and you inspire me to do better in my run. I am not any fast runner and had been inactive my whole life. Now, instead of watching Netflix and on the computer, I do many races. I joined the NYRR 2 years ago and now I am running NYC Marathon in Nov. I run because I can and I am a human. This what human do, we don't sit all day and smoke pot. I appreciate I have legs, healthy and everything else I have in life. Races are keeping me competitive against myself. Always want to do better and more PRs.

[@alanjohnson8396]

Thanks so much Sage and for me the decision to continue running is an easy one. Quite frankly I'm at the age that should I ever stop my physical ability, health, etc., could go downhill extremely quickly at which time I may be forced into a sedentary lifestyle. Running not only is a joy but the benefits help me enjoy life and health in so many other ways. As I state often, "Old age may win, but I'm going down fighting". Thanks to you and Sandi for your teaching, your encouragement, and your excellent examples of character.

[@nickhalhead6251]

Love all your videos and I love to run I agree it is like life in a way. Running has helped me through difficult times made me stronger and helped me to get to know my self and what I'm all about. I'm very grateful that I am able to run.

[@robdevine4361]

You said it perfectly Sage. Don’t take any run for granted because we are lucky/blessed just to get out there. You never know what tomorrow will bring so we need to appreciate every opportunity we get to lace up and run out the door. Great video!

[@carstenvp]

Hi Sage, Thanks for the effort you take in making these videos, they have been a huge help in some technical aspects but also as motivation. I am no natural runner, did a 5K in Copenhagen while smoking in the early 2000, moving to Queensland Australia (don't do it folk, man it's hot) I started running a couple of years after i lost both my brothers in 2010, to get healthier, fitter and probably try to get control back into my life. I ran a marathon in 2014 (5:48, a looong day in the office) while playing with a plant based diet. Was going to run the next this August with a friend whom I sort of talked into taking up running a marathon but 4 months ago I got a bad groin injury and I haven't run since. I think it's time to get back on the horse and start training again sloooowly. I am turning 49 in a couple of months and would like to run another marathon around my 50th, hopefully a bit faster than my first. I quiet like the solitude when out on the road and feeling that feeling of getting stronger and fitter. These days I am 98% plantbased and I think that aids in healing faster. Thanks for listening Peace Carsten

[@jesusalvaradoamaro]

What motivates me to race is the thrill of competition. Being able to test your grit against others on the same course and same weather conditions. But the most important and intimidating competitor is not the guy or gal that looks like an Olympic runner. But yourself. Your own mind and body. Being able to push yourself to the limit and see what you have on that day. Good or bad race, you learn what you can do better in training. Mentally and physically. What motivates me race is to beat myself and any self doubts. If you end up winning the race. That's just icing on the cake!

[@ninjastellar]

It's my happy place. I was always very active so this is nothing new to me but soo appreciated because it'd like my exhaust pipe. Humans need to move their bodies and if that need is not fulfilled they compensate that with other stimuli. I am so glad that running is my addiction and that I got into it at an early stage in my life (ran my first half marathon when I was 14). I am a 21 yo marathoner now (pb was 4:28:30, wannabe sub 4h now) and you can only imagine the looks I get from my peers when I tell them that I run/train for fun. IDGAF though. I would do this any day than become the stereotypical hungover and confused 21 year old. People like you are a such a relief to listen to because literally NOBODY around me is into "healthy stuff" as they call it. The worst part about it, my parents support me but will not take care of their own health despite my best efforts. Blessed be Strava and KZbin. Anyway, great video, good luck with everything Sage! You are awesome!

[@ronabrookemoore]

You have the best outlook and personality Sage!. I fell in love with running so long ago and never saw myself as competitive but running brought it out in me a little. Mostly compete in the sense that I want to do the best I can and beat my own previous records. But mostly I just love being outside, breathing in the fresh air and getting moving!

[@SASKL01]

Training has been pretty tough lately. I'd be lying if I said that it hasn't been taking its toll, both mentally and physically. But just as you say, the essence of running is striving to be the best version of yourself with what you have, and being thankful for the opportunity to do that. Life certainly does have its ups and downs, and I suppose at the end of the day, really the hardest and most important thing to do is not give up. So what motivates me to run? Today it's you Sage. You are my biggest inspiration.

[@rodneymene8747]

It just makes me feel alive!! I love being outdoors rain or shine, and of course there are other ramifications running has to offer, not to mention it's a great escape for the mind body and soul. Keep doing what your doing Sage! Your a great mentor!!

[@RichLong]

I tried to start running for years, but it always ended in injury in just a short time. One of those times was when I decided to run an inaugural 5k in the city where we just settled. I started "training" by running as fast as I could for a couple of miles, but after a couple of days I gave up due to the pain. When year three of that race rolled around, I thought I would give it another try. I ran through a park near where we had recently moved and did the same old thing. I ran as hard as I could. I was on the verge of giving up again when I saw an older gentleman float past me at a nice easy, and much faster, pace with a smile on his face. I realized then I was doing something wrong and a quick Google search on "how do I run" led me to coach Sandy's youtube channel (Running Wild) where coach Sage was a special guest. I quickly figured out I was doing everything wrong. Coach Sandy and Coach Sage have changed my life by not only getting me through that 5k but turning me on to trail running. I have worked up, and through, a couple of 25k trail races, and I'm currently training for my first trail ultra. Why do I run? I run because I can and so many can't. Thank you, Sage and Sandy!

[@oniislayer]

Me running away from all of my problems 🏃💨

[@RickMartinYouTube]

Some of my best ideas and thoughts occur in the middle of a run.

[@yousefosman9051]

I woke up at 04:30 to squeeze a run in before work yesterday!

[@bboy6surme]

Thx sage we respect you too!! Everyday inspiration you are

[@Opi395]

To feel alive as you also said. It's therapy for coping with my past and it helps keep me in balance by promoting a healthy lifestyle.

[@Deadbuck73]

I run for the health benefits. I run to clear my head. I run to set a better example for my family. They have started to be more active! So glad I gave up cigabuts! Hopefully I’ll live a long happy healthy life...

[@RickMartinYouTube]

fitness is contagious - I picked up running from my father who did it from 30's-mid 60's. He's 80+ and not running, but doing a lot of other fitness related activities. It's great to be fit and active as you get older so you don't become a burden on your kids.

[@its_Matt_B_]

I like to race but I love to train! I like to eat and I love the hunger born of high mileage! I love cruising through life during an easy run but I love to push the envelope in hard workouts! Running for me is a love affair! 👊🏼

[@RickMartinYouTube]

Really enjoyed listening to this video. My initial motivation was to be physically fit as I get into my 50's and beyond. That was about ten years ago and I still get in miles every other days - only 4-10 miles a run, with a half marathon thrown in occasionally. Running is only just a part of my total fitness along w/ swimming, yoga, lifting, HIIT training. Sage, don't apologize for what you do as a runner -- you've sacrificed another career to do what you're doing. Nothing to apologize for.

[@amithsingh7790]

Great video. I started out just casual running. I then started doing parkruns..it kept motivating me to improve my time and im now targeting 21min or less. More importantly i started watching your videos and other running books and started to learn alot on the science and training etc..little did i imagine i will get this. I have come a long way. Thanks Sage you also motivate me. I also hope for years to come you keep making youtube vids

[@robertbausa1]

I started for health, 25 years of being obese and finally had enough. I like to bike as well, but there is something different about running and no coasting. Down 70 lbs and after 23 months, running is the most enjoyable activity I've ever done and it can be done virtually anywhere. At 50 and being a newer runner, it is also great to be constantly improving at something. I'm really looking forward to my 50's and am so thankful for the health I now have.

[@ralphhancock7449]

What you said: "great to be constantly improving at something"!

[@bernardwhitmore7677]

Having run for 50 of my 65 years, the joy it brings to me still feels like privelige. When I took my place in Wave 2, corral 7 last week it felt like the center of the universe. And when I can complete another Boston Marathon, each year faster than the last, I know I'm doing what I was designed for. The neat thing is I can get a bit of that feeling with each training run, each race I participate in.

[@JasperPuttu]

Keep it up Sage, leading by example!

[@evileddy9844]

I want to be a Texas State Trooper. Competition is tough. The test is 1.5 mile in 11:00 minimum. And that is minimum, if you want to be considered you need to do it in 10:00 or less. That may be cake for some of you but I only recently started running and want to become alot better. I can do that in 11:15 right now. Everyday I dont train, theres someone else training somewhere for the same job that I want. I would have never guessed that running was so technical and tough. Running and sprinting are a good way to keep your cardio up. Roadwork is what make top athletes even better!

[@jillmahal4695]

I run because I actually love to run and because I can! I've had so many health issues in the past several years that I could barely walk let alone run. So now even though I'm a lot older - I'm pretty healthy and I am just so darn grateful to be able to get out be able to move - I really don't want to squander this gift I've been given. So I run and run with joy! (most days anyway!)

[@tritosac]

I have experienced many disappointments in my life. These disappointments have ranged from my childhood into my current adult life. I quit my job 6 years ago to start a business. Fast forward and my business is failing. I don't know that I can classify myself as being depressed. If I was truly depressed I wouldn't get out of bed. Despite all the setbacks in my life I still know that I have my physical health. I run almost everyday averaging about 40 to 60 miles a week and have run for more than 25 years. There have been times I thought about suicide because of how things are in my life. The one thing that keeps me from that is looking forward to my run the next day. So maybe in some ways running has saved my life. Just like you said Sage, running is hard. I have bad runs. But I also have great runs. Those bad runs always make me appreciate more those days that I have great runs. There are days running 13 or 14 miles feels easier than the bad days where getting through the first 1 or 2 miles feels insurmountable. Regardless even on bad days I finish my run with all the cobwebs cleared out of my head. I have a fresh perspective on life. I think there is something to be said about running that takes us all back to a more primordial time of our existence-a time when we did not have all the artificially created stresses we are now unfortunately so encumbered with. There was a time when running truly was a matter of life or death. Our survival depended on running. We are all descended from hunter/gatherers and running was just a normal part of life back then. Avoiding predators was a part of that equation. I guess maybe on some deep primitive level running reminds me of what is truly important. Survival and having the vitality to survive. Running gives me vitality. It makes me realize if I have vitality and health that all these superficial worries-like my failing business-are just that. Superficial. Running gives me health. My health is and always will be my true wealth. In that way running gives me hope.

Great video, Sage! Thanks a lot

[@GlenJHB]

To clear my head, to talk rubbish with my running friends, to keep weight off, to make new running friends. I hope the training for Comrades is going well Sage, can't wait to track you on the day!

[@jiatingchia4642]

I run so that I can remain healthy, mobile and independent for as long as I live. Having seen and taking care of my own folks who have grown old and face multiple health issues, I realize that we tend to take our body for granted when we are young. Simple and basic human abilities like walking, peeing and pooping, they are “privileges” for us only if we are healthy. They are not “entitlements”.

[@traefivevideo556]

Idk.... I just run and I fkn love it

[@benly2008]

To calm the rage and meditation.

[@mikewifak]

If you love it, you make the time. With a job that typically runs 8AM-6PM and two kids in school, it is sometimes tough to fit it in. Most days, I start preparing to run @ 4AM. Best part of my day, and worth every bit of lost sleep. Hope to be still doing it as a retired empty-nester. Running is the best. I WILL GET TO BOSTON!

[@karlitobrigante7722]

When i see a kid rolling in a wheelchair on a basketball court throwing it down with a smile on his face like he has no care in the world puts things in perspective and when someone says how can you run and train, you work 12 hour shifts every day of the month,you have a family and this an that ... i say to them mother f...... we have it easy.Respect and cherish what you got.

[@MrMcGuck]

I suffer from some psychological issues due to child abuse, this led to drug/alcohol abuse. I got into running after cycling as a way to help break the abuse cycle. The motivation for me is very hard and consistency has always been what escapes me. I wish I had taken it seriously in high school and I wish I hadn't wasted years destroying my body. Yet somehow I keep going after it and I keep training even when I don't want to because I know I don't want to go back to the way I was before.

[@100maxPower]

It makes me a better person in more ways than one

[@ralphhancock7449]

It's just a big experiment to witness the magic of endurance, strength and speed improvements. It's fun to be able to see improvement, even if it's just a recovery to prior running abilities after some injury. It's fun to figure out how to overcome the inevitable aches and pains of the sport, and intelligently train to avoid those injuries in the future. And as a 72 year old runner, it's fun to know that running will help me believe that I will even have a future!

[@fumimamu]

I am a nutritional scientist. As an expert to promote healthy lifestyle, I started running 2 years ago to better understand why some people do physical activity, one of key components of healthy lifestyle. I have got loving it and enjoying it, spending a lot of my resources (time, $), but I still do not know why I am running exactly. Perhaps, joint benefits of getting sense of achievement and refreshment , a lot of opportunities to know diverse people, diverse challenges, and beautiful neighbors and nature, etc. Thank you very much, Sage, for your time for sharing a lot over years. I have learnt a lot from you and been able to change my life in a positive way... I am sure many feel it as well..

[@RickMartinYouTube]

I'm sure you're benefitting from the added metabolism that running provides....I run because it allows me to consume a few hundred more calories everyday.

[@ralphhancock7449]

I agree. I can justify various aspects of running, but the actual work of running is often just uncomfortable warming up, followed by a brief period of effortless flow and mind wandering, and finished with a mental battle to achieve some arbitrary goal I had set up prior to the run - hard work. I reward myself with a 10 minute walk break and polish it off with a high cadence stride to convince my brain that the previous work was just an EZ run. I don't want the newcomers to get the impression that they are doing something wrong when they feel how difficult it can be. But, as endurance improves, that sense of flow, that 'wild animal running free' experience gets extended, and it gets easier.

[@RickMartinYouTube]

@@ralphhancock7449 well stated....that cool down walk and the elated feeling of accomplishment is worth it, isn't it?

[@ralphhancock7449]

@@RickMartinKZbin Yup. And like you alluded to, that cool down snack afterwords is guilt free!

[@clarkydrums]

I spend 12hrs a day, six days in a row looking at the inside of an Amazon warehouse. So it's great to just hit the trails or the path by the beach and get some outdoors time. Plus wanting to know how far I can go before failing.

[@RickMartinYouTube]

my best runs are those where there's scenery - whether a stretch of beach, mountains, around historic areas in National Parks - I've run around NFL stadiums, bases of beautiful mountains ranges, over beautiful bridges, through big cities ---my favorite run has probably been on the Air Force Academy around the woods on trails and around the football stadium not another soul around.....very peaceful. You feel like you have the world to yourself.

[@clarkydrums]

Rick Martin I'm pretty lucky where I am at the moment. There's a roughly 1.5mile long beach bath 10mins from my house, and a large country park with miles of trails 5 miles from my house. Love the seclusion and the views of the trails. See a few mountain bikers, and that's about it.

[@Voorneman]

To be physically and mentally prepared for races and have fun while running them!

[@JH-bb8in]

I run because: 1) health reasons: allows me to stay in shape. 2) hedonistic reasons: allows me to eat more. 3) fulfillment through self-overcoming: test my limits and overcome them in the physical realm. 4) experiential reasons: allows me to live life in ways that non-runners can't (marathons, Boston, WMM, run-cations).

[@amanekabbaj]

For me it’s to get away from the stress and be outside more often. I also find it a lot easier to talk with the person I’m running with than not.

[@ObstacleZone]

I use to love running and did XC in hs but i realized years later i had a terrible coach after learning a lot about running, and now im trying to get those years back by properly training myself and maybe get myself to where i should've been if i knew what i know now

[@mickm9878]

buttercup chocolate bunny 😂 funny as always Sage .Learned so much since i subbed .

[@TOrganic]

Very great topic.

[@andreasorrentino7474]

You motivate me 😊

[@RD-bs6xe]

Great video and sir you are humble! I am a ‘hobby runner’ balancing work and family. I run for health and piece of mind. I run races (5k, 10k & 1/2 marathon) only 2 or 3 times per year, to be competitive against myself to see my end training results. I am above average fast for my age (42) but not the fastest and I am content I will never podium; my success is doing the best I can. Anyway, great advice and words sir👌🏽

[@tubernery]

I run to stay healthy, compete in races, and I love to eat (sushi, Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Thai, pizza, bubble tea, noodles, dim sum, etc etc..). Running helps maintain the weight. Close to race day, it adds motivation to eat healthy and lose weight.

[@KshitijMiler]

Great Video Sage!

[@birdiet4022]

I run because I really love food 😊😊😊

[@munja2111]

Because it makes me happy

[@ZORKAsupreme]

One of the reasons why I run is that I do equestrian sport and it is crucial for me to be on the same wave with my lovely horses - run and feel like they do. Sometimes I feel like a horse

[@skyekingdom0]

anyone else tried to wipe the dead pixel on Sage's adam's apple

[@hannesmorgenroth7149]

I've never asked myself why and I won't start asking now:)

[@runningwithmarc]

I made a video on my channel a few weeks back, which was really fun and insightful for me to make, even for myself. Being a role model and getting out of my comfort zone as thats where life is fully lived are couple of the reasons though :)))))

[@RomuloCesarCamargo]

Having a goal...Challenging myself...And of course,the endorphin, dopamine,serotonin and all the others sweet sweet "ins"😂😂😂 😂

[@kentjo]

Running is for me an easy way to detect problems with my health or energy levels. For example if the problem is in my diet, suppliments or environmental, to name a few. It helps me more easily make beneficial life choices :)

[@hormonalhealthinstitute]

Killing the lazy demons inside and living as a good example to my kids is why I'm training for my first marathon.

[@bazdeakin8446]

Just coming up to complete my first year and it has changed my life I have suffered with depression and anxiety for most off my life I feel a new person it is my medication so if I feel like not going out I reminded myself off that i got hurt and had to rest up for a bit and could tell my mood was starting to change but glad to be Back at it as slow as I am but 4 stone lighter 😂😂

[@RickMartinYouTube]

definitely get a serotonin release w/ running - I get the same effect and it almost becomes addictive....

[@bazdeakin8446]

@@RickMartinKZbin it the best thing I have ever done I really enjoying the improvement in my fitness over time and have my own long term goals with it

[@hpplayer3]

Enjoy your videos Sage!

[@baltsu]

no 1 reason is that I like running a lot. When I started I didn't enjoy it. I just wanted to achieve a certain time in marathon. Later on I started to like running. This week for example the weather has been amazing. Sunny and no wind. So it has been absolutely amazing to go out in the evening for a run when everything looks so beautiful. Training in bad conditions in rain, dark, cold or on a treadmill is kind of the hard work needed to be able to be in a good shape to enjoy running when it's nice or when I want to race.

[@mathewhuff1157]

Sage, or anyone else knowledgeable, I am in a very very hard spot in running and am looking for advice. I am in pieces mentally right now. Long story short the tracker I had been using for the past 4 1/2 months has turned out to have been faulty, giving me complete bogus pacing, distance and speed data for almost my entire time training and only due to recent, actual timed races have I been able to see how wrong it has been. In concrete, I had been running for just over an hour and been regularly been measuring over 6 miles per run at a rough 10 / 930 pace for a while. I was happy with this time and thought to slowly improve it. I recently got Strava due to peer pressure from friends, and used its native tracking option, which gave me a revelation that has honestly just killed my willpower and has made me realized that i have big time screwed up my future Fire Season. Basically the "6.2" miles my tracker had been recording on this route was completely bogus, I was, in fact, barely reaching 4.8 and at a 12 minute per mile pace. We are talking absolute trash tier numbers for a healthy young individual which I supposedly am. I corroborated the data with a third party measuring tool to find out that indeed, the Strava data was right, and the tracker I had been blindfully trusting for so long has given me nothing but garbage data and false hopes for this entire year. To say i'm devastated is to understate things tremendously as there is a certain minimal standard I have to reach running wise for work and I thought I had gotten close it. Turns out I am at least a YEAR of consistent training just to get to the point of where I thought I was and that I just plain haven't achieved anything in 6 months of what to me was hard hard work. What can I do? It's already too late to have lasting impact now, as work starts in 8 days. Has anyone else ever had a revelation that they had screwed up, and screwed up TREMENDOUSLY in their training program?

[@ralphhancock7449]

Do some interval work to boost speed tolerance. Your slow running was probably GOOD for your endurance development, tho not good for your ego. Do run walk training: 4 minutes running, 1 minute (or less) walking, and you will be surprised at how fast you can run. Oh, one more thing, try to run with an empty stomach. Wait at least 2 hours after eating. Somehow, food in your stomach and upper intestines makes a run more exhausting.

[@fireiselia7939]

My why is simple - because I can. Not everyone can run or use their feet.

[@RickMartinYouTube]

If it were easy, everyone would do it. It kind of makes me feel good to be able to knock out several miles knowing that most people can't.

[@ALEX_4D]

Running for other folks that cant run

[@ScottLee64]

My spouse is disabled (EDS) and I have made the joke that I have to run for both of us :)

[@dilciaalvarezcrespo]

Kim Vonei same here

[@seans7513]

It changes, sometimes it is reaching for a goal time in a goal race other times it is getting ready for an all day adventure. Sometimes it is to just hangout with friends.

[@dilciaalvarezcrespo]

I'm gonna answer that question with this; because I can ( like a friend of mine said).

[@clebergomesdasilva2369]

I had training for the last 6 years because I fight all day against my weight. I loose 50kg and I need to train to maintain a good weight, but certainly I train during many years because I love this sport, I feel like I have my life again

[@CarlosReyes-we1vp]

I love to find out how I am by putting my body and mind to the limit

[@villiths]

Great video - I run to keep up with my girlfriend :D Greetings from Iceland!

[@dallengoodman312]

I run because I feel lost without it. After my mom died it's all I had and the rage and adrenaline keep me going I'm 15 and at a 5 min mile flat I hope to make it to the Olympics one day

[@gregking7570]

I don't like to run but each time I finish a 5k I feel energized afterwards. (I run alone now due to the COVID 19 issue.)

[@leslie.L773]

Hi sage my running is strange story but my brother was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at 45 years old and we had taken him on trip when on the trip I received a call asking me if I would take a leg in the Colfax marathon relay. I was 47 at the time not a runner but I was on the beach filling like I had the world by the hand said sure I can do a leg . When returned to colorado I had 3 weeks to train for my leg I hadn't run since I was 19 years old . The first training day put fear into me I couldn't run at all but set little goals I run this long then walk then run in the the end I said I would run from bronco stadium to the road that turns to slogans lake then walk that and then run half way around slogans then walk then run it all the rest of the way to the hand off well it kinda went like that I thought I was going to die and I got planterfasitis that took almost a year to recover from that was 2017 and then in 2018 I did the relay again and then I was hooked ! My life has never been the same My brother past in feb 2019 two days later I ran my first half marathon ! A few months before my brother past he asked me why running Leslie and I had no answer and maybe still don't but it makes me be able to face life head on it gives me strength I never ever knew I had . It's so good for my mental health . It hurts I'm slow I'm trying so hard to get faster but it's like breathing I feel so amazing after a run no matter how good or how crappie the run was . I'm up to about 20 miles a week and I'm doing the mile high challenge at the colfax this year first time not doing the relay I was tempted to do the half but I decided the urban 10 miler and 5k were what I should do it be probably my last race in my 40s I will turn 50 in June and I have 2 half plan for this year . You inspire me every single day I watch one or more of your videos thank you so much from the bottom of my heart I've learned so much from you and you inspire me to get out there and do my training runs ! Love Hokas changed running for me 100 percent.

[@hotswapsparehandset5112]

Just do. Can't not. Nothings more satisfying than knowing I've put the work in but the opposite is true if I don't.

[@cadebaade3888]

Hi Sage, I am a longtime follower and I recently purchased your BM qualifying plan. I am really looking forward to starting it in a couple months! One problem, I have been out for a month with my first horrible case of shin splints. I am wanting to give Hoka a try. What shoe do you recommend for long training runs on mostly pavement and hard Oklahoma red dirt roads? Thanks for all you do!

[@Vo2maxProductions]

hey sorry to hear about the shin splints and thanks for your support..I'd do special exercises to deal with those first. Some HOKAs that might be good would include the Clifton or the Bondi (however it is usually best to try them on first and see how you feel and get the proper sizing).

[@cadebaade3888]

Vo2maxProductions Thanks for the reply! I'll try to get them held up and then give one of those a try.

[@roustabout4fun]

Jordon Hasay…...to open the Gift! Her gift was 3rd place..a nice well deserved Gift.....Gotta Love that Attitude. After moving again....time to climb that %*#@ ladder again. haha(Rainbows and puppies)……….Running for me is an Expression for Life.

[@Allnuts-H]

Even though 50% of my runs end up in Gut issue' s after a run i feel like i accomplished something. I don't really find that in any other sport like biking or swiming.

[@RedTornado279]

Not a pro runner at all but I do like the reverse procrastination effect I end up finding a couple miles in, as in like "I'll stop after another mile" then 10 miles later you're still going

[@Fed08Roger]

6:10 Sage keeping it real.