Nice. Started running at 60, now 65, attempted my first Ultra, Ben Nevis, 52k, 4000m, 12hr, tough course. Along with more than half I did not make the last cutoff at 40k and 8.15hrs. But now hooked, got to achieve one before age catches up on me. It sure is hard maintaining muscle mass as you get older. But off course I did better than many half my age…good feeling!
That's one heck of a first ultra! You'll get it next year! I was trying to get over there to do the Glen Coe Skyline this year, but life got in the way. 2023!!
I'm 57 and have been trail running consistently for the last three years. I like just being able to look at the peaks in our horizon here at home and quietly say to myself, "I can run that--I HAVE RUN IT!" Kind of an awesome feeling.
Nice work! I'm 53 and one day, in my early forties I looked at myself in the mirror and decided I was tired of feeling bad and looking unhealthy and soft! That afternoon I bought some running shoes and over a decade later I've finished several half and full marathons and every distance triathlons including 2 Ironman races! Texas and Boulder. I started my channel to hopefully inspire and motivate people of all ages that the human body is a resilient machine that can accomplish just about anything you throw at it! My goal, like yours, is to be as fit as possible so I can maintain a good quality of life as the years tick by. Cheers!!
Excellent! Way to get into it, and stick with it. You're a machine to be training for, and throwing down Iron Mans!! WOW! I'm 58, still trail running, and have some of our runs posted to my channel...same as you, hoping it inspires others.
@@archie15900 awesome. It was a great experience on a picture perfect autumn day in Canada. I’m already signed up for a 52km in June 2022 and likely doing this Oct race again in ‘22. Such a mindful and positive pursuit! Thks for asking
Great film. Tomorrow I take my first step in this direction. Started running 3 years ago at 44. I now regularly do 20k trail runs. Tomorrow is the Ultra Trail Lake Orta and I will be attempting 31km and 1700m of positive elevation.
@@Kelly_Ben Very well thanks. 3 hours 39 minutes. 51st place out of 501 runners. Great experience and I'm already thinking about the 55km race for 2022. :)
Great video, loved the story. Watching the 1972 Olympic Marathon, I asked my dad how many times around the house was a mile, he made me (age 12) calculate it. Eleven laps later I was a distance runner and I now see that that marathon was the start of the running boom. Fifteen years later, I was running sub 3 marathons and getting injured and comebacks followed by more injuries. Ten years ago I moved to the trails and it is so much better for the body and mind. Also, to me, road races had become a novelty social event, with colored powder, glowsticks, bling, and Disney. Trail racing had that feel of runners running for the joy of running again, not selfies.
I'm really enjoying all the feedback from far and wide. Thank you for sharing and thanks for watching the film. I'll be adding a video shortly with information about training for and completing the 50-miler including some of our challenges recording the running segments.
You can see some of our snacks at 6:06 during the stop at Lodestone Lake. We had a ham sandwich at Jacobson Lake and some quick noodles at Sowaqua. Our main fuel was Huma Energy Gel humagel.com/ and Tailwind Endurance Fuel www.tailwindnutrition.com/ We tried to eat Huma every hour or so (200 calories) and drank Tailwind (loaded in our front pouches) throughout the day. I followed a training plan created by Ridgeline Athletics www.ridgelineathletics.com/services/my-first-ultra-training-plan/ Good luck and thanks for commenting.
Awesome. Subscribed. Loved that you took the challenge on, did your research, did your training and earned that distance. I am closing in on 57 and moved from the road to trails about 10 years ago. Lots of 50K/50M/100K/100M races later with six other men my age that are the "Breakfast Club" from Omaha and part of the Greater Omaha Area Trailrunners (GOATz). Just finished the Hitchcock 100, a gnarly race in December in Western Iowa with 21,000 feet in gain. Run your race. Stay in the game. Find your second wind. I plan on doing this for many years to come.
My first long trail run was 30 kms in the mountains. It was tough. Training and fuel were the key elements I missed on that one. Good luck and thanks for watching.
Someone asked me "what are you running from?!" And I also said to him "I'm running toward something " like a healthy future. Why does my running have to be from something. Only problem is my target, what I'm running to, keeps moving.
Loved the film. Likewise, I'm 53 and have run my first 2 50km ultras this year, loved it and did them in sub 5:30, so pleased. got my first 100km booked for next year and can't wait, it's addictive.
Why have I only just found this channel? :) Great content. Just turned 50 and just started running (been a cyclist for years but need more balance in my life and training)
I enjoy this short film. As someone in my forties, I’m transitioning from powerlifting to OCR and trail running. Just completed a 14+ mile 30+ obstacle Spartan Race, which took place on a ski mountain early fall. I used local trails and glens to train for this. Maybe someday a longer OCR … or a long trail run will be in my future.
@@cryptocarlitos Good to see another Spartan in the comments. I am looking to do a trifecta including a Ultra instead of a Beast, but leaving that for 2023. Next year, 2022, a few local Mud Run and a Tough Mudder for fun to end the year, plus a lot of trail running and weight training (pull ups and grip strength for sure). AROO AROO AROO!!!
what do you mean what do you do next? give yourself a couple days rest and do it again and again and again. its not about finding the next challenge, its about being present just like gary robbins said. live in that flow state, which is something impossible to do with the distractions of modern life. great video, beautiful cinematography and landscapes. congrats on completing, that was quite a bit of elevation! its my rest day from running (still going to hike with the dogs) but im itching to get out there and run after watching this!
Nice film - I do a bit of running, mainly road work just for fitness, but since I have been doing a lot of fell walking over the past year, naturally thoughts turned to fell running. I have never run more than a half marathon distance before but am planning to run our Yorkshire Three Peaks in summer at 26 miles and 5200 ft (1585m) of climbing - I turned 60 last week so we'll see how that pans out! - What was the longest training run you did before doing the 50? :-)
I ran a 30km trail race on the same route a year earlier. Longest run during training was about the same - 30 km. The key is doing some long runs back to back on weekends (20 to 30 km). I got a great training plan from Ridgeline Athletics: www.ridgelineathletics.com/. It was really helpful.
I followed a 19-week training plan created by Ridgeline Athletics: www.ridgelineathletics.com/services/my-first-ultra-training-plan/ The plan is designed to help with strength and cardio. It also includes tips on nutrition and stretching. Weekly runs range from 30kms to 100+ kms with recovery weeks. I found it helpful to follow a plan rather than guessing. Thanks for watching.
I'm 42 and started running 2 years ago, recently got until trails and have done 3 Ultras but only at 25k and 30k. Want to push on to 50k next. Curious to know more about the training regime you did to prepare for this, is there any way you can share that? Thanks and lovely movie 😍🙏🏻
Thank you for watching. I followed a training plan created by Ridgeline Athletics. The plans are not intended to be copied without permission, but are available for purchase. You can see sample training plans on their website: www.ridgelineathletics.com/services/my-first-ultra-training-plan/. You may want to check out our interview series with Louise Blais. Louise discusses training for ultras, including how to fuel properly: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wXSW6eHx_NQ.html
Disturbed to hear about tape left on the trail from previous runs. That's not so cool. But this was great, unpretentious, "if I can, you can, if you like the idea" kind of film.
To clarify, the red flagging tape reference is "...left behind from earlier in the season and possibly the year before." This is done by trail volunteers to mark the route. Other than distance markers, this is how hikers and runners navigate the trail, which can be difficult in certain locations. Thank you for watching the film.
Outstanding job training and running that! Excellent job creating the movie. Can't imagine all the coordination, work, and editing that went into this to make it so good. Great job! I'm a 58yr old trail runner. I don't do ultras though! That was gnarly! A little tip on the bear spray. Consider carrying it without the orange safety cap. Bears are extremely camouflaged, and very fast. When the fit hits the shan, and you get a huge shot of adrenaline, you likely won't have the active brain and fine motor skills to draw it, remember to get that orange thing off, AND then discharge it.
Great documentary! Thx for sharing! I agree with your reason for running. Also, the comment you made about what is going to be your next challenge since you have been training for 6 months, I have been thinking that same thing for myself. I started a running challenge last Oct. 2021 for myself "52 yrs old, 52 weeks, 52 5k's" and I have been wondering what am I going to do after I finish my 52nd race.
Thank you for watching. I continued training after the 50 miler, but not as intense. Back at it now. Preparing for a 50 km race in April and the Squamish 50-50: squamish50.com/50-50/
Started trail running after I saw an older fellow come running down a hiking trail I was going up with my family with. The dude had a grey beard and was $@$&& ripped… you could feel his energy! I said to my wife, “I want to be THAT!!” That was over a year ago. My legs… I never knew at 47 my legs could look like that! My shins are muscular! My whole body has new muscles, especially around my chest and abdomen. Wow! I feel flipping great! Aaaaand all my knee and hip pain are gone! GONE!!!!!
Thanks for watching. The bottle is Noteworthy Gin made by Grant Stevely, one of our crew members. We celebrated the completion of the run with Dubh Glas Canadian whisky, also made by Grant. Here's a link to a video we produced with Grant. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MJAwbJl2lXs.html
Awesome. I also love trail running as long as my back holds out. When I was younger, it was all about the time but as I age, it’s now about the experience and scenery.
For me is a suddenly thing, it just an ordinary one day in my 52 years old, I impromptu decided to run a 20 km city jogging, and I just did it with out any training before, but I must admit I hiking a lot in recent 4-5 years, for sure not as fast as you guys. Good timing to start some sports from 50 years old.
All that hard surface would kill me. The rocks and soil present a softness and variation that this ole body appreciates. But you can only tread over what ya got for sure.
Thanks for sharing this. It´s nice to see stories like this, stories about people whose main goal is to finish. Ordinary people doing extra ordinary things.
Many runners fall into a hole after achieving a goal like a marathon. It's important to have a direction instead. A bit like Elon he wants to go Mars; a rocket launch, space cruise,.... It's just a step in the right direction. Seeing this beautiful nature I am tempted to leave my Swiss Alps for a bit! Great job!
I really enjoyed this video 🙂👍🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️. I’m in my 50’s and am a runner as well, Trying to lose the lbs and wanting to get my first 50k trail race hopefully next year …. Keep making these type videos please. Very inspirational 😀👍🏃♂️.
Thanks for this, much appreciated. I’ll soon be 65, the furthest I’ve run in the past decade is a 20mile trail race along with various distance road / trail races in between. Am now training for a trail marathon in November and plan to train in the new year for either a leg of the Cotswold Way or the Cotswold challenge Ultra both in June of 2023. Good fortune to you and indeed all Trail runners of any age, we all know the value these activities bring to us and how they enrich our life’s, respect to you all👏👏👏👍🙌
Great video!! Beautiful scenery, great people. I'm 44 in a few months, and really enjoying tackling different challenges. Can't wait to see what you do next!
Very inspirational i feel a whole lot better going into my first 10k trail race Oct 30th.... You're awesome can't wait to get to the level you're at!!!
I don't have the physique or stamina to run an 80k, but I have the utmost respect for those of you who do. I believe that going into the woods to do ANYTHING non-motorized (hike, backpack, hunt, run, bike, etc.) maintains our human connection to nature and drives us to protect those resources. I started a few years ago as a day hiker, and now I am a backpacker. In a couple of months I will be a through hiker. I get it.
I was a hiker… I still hike for fun… but try running the trail. Whole new level! You will notice your brain focused and tight like never before! Again, hiking is awesome… but trail running is… well… amazing! I am a life long hiker, too! I did the West Coast Trail 3 times before I was 15!
well done. similarly, turned 50 last December, decided my goal was 50-miles, found a local race and got to preparing. race is next Saturday. cant wait! Thanks for sharing your experience. cheers to many more years of running!
Have a great run. Matt Fortuna (who ran with me) said it's important to pace yourself in the first 20 kms (12 miles) so you don't gas yourself early. It worked for me. Thanks for watching.
@@Kelly_Ben Fantastic! Thanks for asking. Finished happy and healthy and learned a lot too (during training and on race day). Training (including a daytime training on more than half of the course) with different gear in different weather conditions and nutrition training gave me huge mental benefits that paid off. Placed first in my age group and ninth overall. Now, onto 100…
@@TheRealDealRobMcNeil That's incredible!!! I usually feel the same way about learning things, which is a reward in itself... but without the age group win!!! Good luck on the 100!
I'm 45 and have been trailing running for 5 years. This was an awesome mini documentary. Cheers to 50 brutha!!! Congrats... hope you take up Sky Running or Ultra Spartans.
@@et2media Hi mate. I am by no means an expert but my observational skills probably authenticated by being a certified equine bevaviourist and 2nd Dan Black belt kickboxing instructor, where watching and instructing on correct technique or noticing behavioral traits is key. There are a few videos on elite talkers running techniques like Kipchoge, I’ll find a link, where efficiency of running style is discussed in-depth. Basically u appear to swing your arms too much, pulling ur hand too far back. This will cause more energy to be used and muscle fatigue esp in the shoulders. I don’t know if u experience shoulder fatigue on long runs? Minimizing the amount of movement in ur arms when long distance running(different to sprinting) will help reduce fatigue and energy usage. Happy to chat more. Regards Nathan
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SS_8gDS0tsk.html Towards the end they talk about arm swing. But just watch any video of Kipchoge and you’ll see how efficient his arm swing it 👍🏻
The HBC Heritage Trail is awesome. There are a few sections impacted by logging and vehicles but much of the route is fairly pristine. hopemountain.org/trails/hbc-heritage-trail/ Thanks for watching.
@@et2media I'm not talking about some sudden injury, but rather about continuous deterioration of joints condition due to physical activity like that. Most of my friends, who used to do marathons (under supervision and with a proper training), aren't running anymore because knees are hurting. However those, who simply run short km daily for keeping fit, tend to do it longterm without any subsequences.
This video makes me feel grateful that I live in a modern world full of comforts that gives me the choice to interact with raw nature on my own terms. Pity our ancestors who had no choice but to live in the wild and suffer its dangers and insecurities without the aid of $200 running shoes, elite trainers, and rest and snack stands strategically placed throughout the race.
Enjoyable, interesting, well made film. But why in the hell would anyone run 80kms carrying a camera, when he knows he is being followed by a drone anyway??
Drone coverage was limited to aid stations. The majority of this run took place well away from our crew. The smaller cameras provided a POV from the trail.
