How He Won The World's Toughest Race

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I met and ran with the Badwater 135 winner Simen Holvik to learn about his training and how he became one of the best ultra marathon runners in the world, you can follow Simen here: / simenholvik
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@NorwegianUltrarunner 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the chat!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks Simen and thanks for sharing your inspiring story and really interesting training insights 🤩

@InstaKane 2 месяца назад

Sub’d 👍

@davidstaunton2386 2 месяца назад

As someone who started running at 40 following a serious illness, this has really hit home for me. You’re an amazing inspiration.

@NorwegianUltrarunner 2 месяца назад

@@davidstaunton2386thanks! Trying my best.

@Shblibble 2 месяца назад

Amazing story!

@antinapay 2 месяца назад

Goran, you honestly changed my life for the better. I have lost 13kg since last December, and my stamina, mood, and outlook on life all improved.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Wow that makes me so happy to hear so glad that I could play a part in inspiring you. But it is you who have put in the hard work to make a change so a big congratulations for that and keep it up 💪😁

@antinapay 2 месяца назад

@@goranwinblad Thank you so much for even responding. Your video on motivation literally was the spark to turn my life around, as I started to exercise the very next day after watching it. Know that you are truly helping other people's health and quality of life with your videos, I know mine did. We are always here to support you.

@bonomonkey 2 месяца назад

@@antinapay Great job brother! The world smiles upon you

@xEskel 2 месяца назад

Get after it brother

@deejaynoizecph 2 месяца назад

Way to go buddy! Running is the truth :)

@jonr6680 2 месяца назад

Yeah, running saves lives. And it's not just about fitness.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

So true!

@MrJonasPK 2 месяца назад

My Interval Session: 4x3min His Interval Session: 5x10km? What..

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Haha yep he puts in the work! 🤩

@mitchellmclaughlin6360 2 месяца назад

Building down from 7:15 /mile pace to 6:00 /mile pace. WTF. That's metal af.

2 месяца назад

Those training numbers and paces were crazy.

@severiner7168 Месяц назад

I know! I was like, intervals 5 x 1km no wait...what??

@acasualviewer5861 Месяц назад

At a progressively faster pace too!

@r-pupz7032 2 месяца назад

Amazing! 🙌🏻 I also started running at 38 with couch to 5k, then half marathon, now training for an ultra as I turn 40 (birthday today!) I lost 36lbs, transformed from sedentary into running 5 times a week, and started actually caring about my health and wellbeing. I had just entered recovery after an opioid addiction, and running really helped me rebuild my life after a very difficult period. My mental health issues (anxiety, late-diagnosed ADHD and severe depression that began after the death my partner in my late 20s) are also so much better after many years of struggle, and I've discovered a passion for nature and adventuring outdoors that brings me so much joy. I've also gained so much self confidence and belief in myself, and am now applying for a masters programme that has been a dream of mine for many years. Running isn't a magic fix, but it really does give you the tools you need to change your life 💖

@raulpower9577 2 месяца назад

Happy birthday 🎂 🎉 I'm 36 and just started running 6 months ago... I'm feeling exactly like you said much much better especially mentally. I'm still working on my first half marathon 🙃 though. Best of luck 👍

@chad.haggerty 2 месяца назад

Happy birthday and co graduations on all you’ve discovered/accomplished. 🎉

@behemothian 2 месяца назад

Happy birthday. Congratulations on your recovery. 🎉

@io-rj6sk Месяц назад

what masters program? and gl on the ultra!

@simonbonsch25 2 месяца назад

I started running at age 24. I was overweight and suffered from physical and mental health issues. Endurance sports changed my life. Athletes like Simen are a huge inspiration for me. Great video!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

That’s really cool to hear thanks for sharing, yeah Simen is a true inspiration 🤩

@PhilMUK 2 месяца назад

Such an inspiring story. Great video.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah I was really inspired by Simens story myself 🤩, thanks glad you liked it!

@thorfinn1609 2 месяца назад

Simen seems like such a wholesome, down to earth guy. Thanks for charing❤

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah he really is!

@NorwegianUltrarunner 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@qigong1001 2 месяца назад

This was a an unexpected and big score. I’m glad it was more than about winning some ultra, but about human struggles. Very touching. Not just Goran’s best video, not just great for a running channel, but one of the best mini-docs I’ve ever watched.

@Fedelia86 2 месяца назад

We have almost the same performance. I also do 4:30/km on my interval sessions! (For 800m … 😂)

@eoghanmoloney5491 2 месяца назад

Brilliant interview Goran!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks 😊

@jtggardner 2 месяца назад

What a terrific video about a terrific person!

@agnes4584 Месяц назад

Super inspirational! Thank you both 👍

@wizwiz1670 2 месяца назад

Simen is a great inspiration, his story is amazing and his modesty shines through -a class act.

@severiner7168 Месяц назад

Fantastic video and a lot to take away from this. Enjoying the miles is a good one!

@tomhausmann8993 2 месяца назад

Göran, thanks a lot for the Video. Simen is a real inspiration

@jassaljs 2 месяца назад

This was so nice to hear him👏

@ironmitchel Месяц назад

Great video. Thnsks from Brazil

@birgittawinblad 2 месяца назад

Jättefarsinerande video. Tack Göran! Hälsningar Birgitta och Kjell

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Tack 😊

@runningoutoftimegad Месяц назад

What an incredible human being. Thank you for the fantastic video.

@InstaKane 2 месяца назад

Really enjoyed watching the video, really appreciate you sharing your experiences. Just getting into running, great motivation!! Looking forward to hearing more about your journey, Subscribed on RU-vid and instagram! Cheers!

@Festuke 2 месяца назад

Wow😮! Worlds colliding, i have been watching you’r videos for a while. And i live in Stavanger and i have run that route many times😃. Also grate video as always. Simen is a big inspiration🤩!

@IrishDublinDave 2 месяца назад

Brilliant. Motivational and inspiring 👏

@danjohnson9821 2 месяца назад

Fascinating. I really like a key component Simen recommends... to stay relaxed! That's a big reason why I prefer to run by feel, rather than by watch or the expectations of others.

@sandratormey5343 2 месяца назад

Life experiences do change us whether it’s positive or negative! Life also shows us it’s never too late if we want to change - be it a career or habits and Simen shows us you can actually excel at that change. Great interview Göran- Thanks 🤗🤗🤗

@CurtAdventures 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing the interview 👍🏾 Thanks for sharing the equipment thats listed in the info. Great video!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks and thanks for watching 😊

@RobertNaik 2 месяца назад

A great story and person. Thank you.

@davidhayward1261 2 месяца назад

One of the best interviews I have seen. Loved it. Thank you both. Love you videos. Keep up the good work 🎉👍🏃🏻‍♂️💪😎

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks glad you liked it! 😁

@heisenburger8590 2 месяца назад

great video as always!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks, glad you liked it 😊

@szwedzia2246 2 месяца назад

Incredibly inspiring! What a runner 👏

@Mookiethedog 2 месяца назад

What a humble guy! Love his mindset and the fact he does incredible things while being so chill

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah me too 😊

@EffigyOfficial 2 месяца назад

Such a great interview, this is absolutely one of your best videos yet

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Wow, thank you! 🙏

@DingDong-fq2mo 2 месяца назад

Really excellent interview!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks, glad you liked it!

@tennaejtnias 2 месяца назад

Once again a very inspirational video! So much respect for what this guy has been through and what he has accomplished 🙏

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Glad to hear, yeah me too!

@sunefred 2 месяца назад

First of all, love love your channel and your positive attitude to running. I am the same age as Simen, and I would never be able to run the crazy mileage that he does without getting injured. I think this is where Simen stands out, just being able to recover from the sheer mileage he is doing. Regardless, @Göran Winblad, an episode about how to handle big mileage for the average runner would be extremely helpful.

@Mack.Tracks 2 месяца назад

Fantastic video, cheers!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@a.fdz.prieto1870 2 месяца назад

Excelente entrevista, gran video 👍 ❤, muchas gracias Goran!!😊una inspiración más este día 👏

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks and thanks for watching! 😊

@NicolasVerschoren 2 месяца назад

What an amazing story. Thank you for sharing. Running truly helps in dealing with difficult situations. I started running a lot more around the time my youngest daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia. She is better now, but I stuck to the running🙂

@nicholasbeck2649 2 месяца назад

Love stories like this. It reminds me that it's never too late to be a better runner.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Me too 😊

@georgeserban007 2 месяца назад

An inspiration! Thank you for sharing! Now Goran, when will you do something like Badwater or the Barkley Marathon?

@brum293 2 месяца назад

I got really touched by his story! Very inspiring to hear how he thinks and how he took control of his situation. Thanks Göran for this video! Really like this type of video.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah I also got really inspired by Simen, glad you liked the video 😁

@alisongoss1146 2 месяца назад

Thank you, Goran. Great video!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Glad you liked it! 😊

@martinmikulka2998 2 месяца назад

Thanks for inspiring me.

@GuilhermeMadeiraDezem 2 месяца назад

You do a great work. I'm from Brasil and a big fan of your channel. Keep fighting the good fight

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks, will do! 😁

@Leeroy49 2 месяца назад

Just impressive.... and inspiring :) happy easter.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah he really is! Happy Easter 😁

@mateivrk 2 месяца назад

Loved the interview! You should do more interviews! These are great content in addition to your classical videos!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks, glad you liked it, yeah wanting to do more of these and share people’s inspiring stories, so more to come! 😊

@frankshorter449 Месяц назад

Wow! What a great video. Great editing. Nice location .

@ChristinaErikssonLind 2 месяца назад

Jag uppskattar verkligen din video ❤ Hälsningar Christina 🎉

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Tack Christina!

@perwestereng 2 месяца назад

Inspiring story 😍. Similar story here, at 52 I started to change my life, and in a year I lost 40kg, and started to run in the fall of 2022, and this june, I will run my first marathon

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

That’s really cool to hear thanks for sharing and congrats on your hard work to change your life 🤩

@conradburdekin722 2 месяца назад

This was such a great video 👍👍

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks 🙏

@Nayz13 2 месяца назад

Always love your videos

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks glad to hear 😊

@Nayz13 Месяц назад

@@goranwinblad You’re welcome ☺️

@Rippenharra 2 месяца назад

Loved this Video Goran! Not only am I a late bloomer to running but I’m also the Precision Hydration sweat tester in Sydney, so this video had it all!!! How much of a legend is Simen!!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Ok that’s cool to hear, glad you liked the video! 😊

@matthiassventoest6800 2 месяца назад

great interview…inspiring

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thanks glad you liked it I got inspired as well talking to Simen and making this video 😊

@petermodd Месяц назад

Very interesting!💪

@erikekarlsson 2 месяца назад

Du och denna kanal blir bara bättre och bättre! Keep up the good work.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Tack 😊

@ChrisC-cy7uu 2 месяца назад

Great interview question, what a fascinating training regiment. Simen is a beast with absolutely zero ego

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah he really is 🤩

@andreistoian2096 2 месяца назад

I can really relate to Simen about using running to deal with grief, even tho my situation wasn’t as painful as his, I felt kinda like him, and I haven’t stopped running ever since. Sports is a great copying mechanism.

@janis23 2 месяца назад

This dude does more mileage on foot than me on my car

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Haha yep he runs a lot 🤩

@janis23 2 месяца назад

@@goranwinblad Yeah, mindblowing. Thanks for your content by the way. It's entertaning, informative and motivating. I started running like half a year ago and I it is really useful to newcomers to the sport like me.

@escoacorrere 2 месяца назад

Inspiring story!

@robboddice9418 2 месяца назад

Inspiring video. I can vouch for those Altra Vanish Tempo shoes he's wearing too. They're amazing.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Glad to hear, yeah heard good things about them especially for ultra running!

@davidrogers7787 Месяц назад

I find the best ultrarunners are always the most humble.

@CuriousCyclist 2 месяца назад

I love how calm and relaxed the guy is. Also, he has the engineer mindset. No problem is insurmountable.

@pierre-gilterras1540 29 дней назад

Nice video ! 2 positive people who meet 😊

@goranwinblad 28 дней назад

Thank you! 😃

@thomaswilhelmsen2621 2 месяца назад

Takk for veldig inspirerende og kunnskapsrike videoer for løpere på alle nivå. Denne med Simen viser jo også at det aldri er for sent å sette seg nye life time goals. Og kjekt å se video fra barndomsøya ;) Veldig konkret spørsmål: Hva slags mikrofonpar bruker du som fungerer til samtale når man løper?

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Takk gøy å høre at du liker videoene 😊 jeg brukte DJI mic 2 med en lavelier med en «dead cat» på.

@ovenkloven 2 месяца назад

Super video❤

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much!

@JayRappa 2 месяца назад

What an interesting athlete to be so successful yet began late. Great video as always Goran.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah he really is! Thanks 😊

@KonstantinosDouros 2 месяца назад

Did he tell you about Spartathlon in Greece where he finished 2nd? Congratulations and thanks for the video!

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah he did an amazing accomplishment!

@adamgriss2025 2 месяца назад

Doing a training camp in Dubai was a good move, but I would recommend trying Riyadh next time. He’d get better acclimated to the dry heat in Riyadh which is similar to Death Valley as opposed to the humid heat you get on the Gulf. Obviously it worked to his advantage, so take that advice for what it’s worth. ❤

@mateusz3162 2 месяца назад

this guy certainly goes extra 100 miles

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah for sure!

@dextardextar 2 месяца назад

every dream starts by quitting your job

@gowanlock 2 месяца назад

He runs in a week more than I do a month. My word

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Haha yeah Simen really runs a lot! You get good at what you train at 😁

@taa874 2 месяца назад

İnspirational. Thanks for the video! Bytheway which model insta do you use?

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Gladd to hear! Link in the description to the camera 😊

@runningwithsimon 2 месяца назад

I raced Badwater that year with Simen - he's a great runner and nice guy (race recap on my channel)! ... but, so....he didn't finish first. Ashley did. He's still a great runner and a sub24 is a big deal, but Ashley won.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Yeah you are right, he didn’t finish first. But he won the men’s class in the race Ashley won the woman’s and was the fastest of all.

@runningwithsimon 2 месяца назад

@@goranwinblad Totally - and thanks for sharing this discussion, it was interesting. I simply wanted to give credit to Ashley - her performance was arguably one of the best ever seen at Badwater. And so was Simen's. We're seeing more and more female runners performing well, but this one flew under the radar so it's good for people to know she actually won overall, 45min ahead of simen.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

@@runningwithsimon yeah it was an incredible performance by her 🤩

@acasualviewer5861 Месяц назад

He brings new meaning to "full time runner".. 30hs a week is a job practically.

@adrianarellano-davila7251 Месяц назад

how much water do you drink every day to stay hydrated for your runs?

@FragenAnsLeben 2 месяца назад

No race on this planet can ever be as hard as loosing your spouse this early and having to deal with being a single parent to a traumatized child. That's why he is winning running ultra isn't all that hard for him.

@SenorJuan2023 2 месяца назад

Run Forrest, Run!

@Kristopher-Law 2 месяца назад

What Microphone do you use while recording while running?

@siyabulelatshali1012 2 месяца назад

90% of the run is on the coast. 😭😭😭😭 I'd run around the island everyday.

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

Haha yeah it was a nice place to run at 😊

@markphilpottultra 2 месяца назад

Wonderful human beings ( plural). I wish more people would just get "moving" , running, jogging, walking, it does not matter what, just move it can and will change your life and you dont need ANY of the fancy gear to do it. It's all about consistency and attitude........and REST. Tack.

@fraac 2 месяца назад

as a 46 year old this is pretty inspiring

@alquinn8576 2 месяца назад

i like how they both look at their watches immediately when stopping

@goranwinblad 2 месяца назад

🤣

@frankshorter449 Месяц назад

Are you two speaking English as a second language? Great job guys!

@weedward 2 месяца назад

wow

@2legit758 Месяц назад

Semen always wins the race

@Snytkine 2 месяца назад

What a beautiful place to live. But not enough hills so no wonder he uses treadmill for hills work. I’m watching this while resting in bed after 21 mile run.

@flocav6962 2 месяца назад

I’m 42 this year. Everything is possible 😅

@mateusz3162 2 месяца назад

as a general rule u should not call it invervals when u do 10ks

@djoleteofilovic2257 Месяц назад

Yukon arctic ultra is the the hardest race ever...

@bombfog1 Месяц назад

I respect what he has done immensely, however, if he began to run for his health, I must say he looks terribly unhealthy. I think ultramarathoners are nearly as unhealthy as bodybuilders and strongman competitors. I’m not criticizing him, only questioning whether the stated motive matches the solution he’s come upon. I’m in wonder of his strength following the death of his wife; I don’t know that I’d last long were my wife (and very best friend) to predecease me.

@iknowyouwanttofly 24 дня назад

Well to convince him you would probably have to back it up with real data. Not just what you think looks good.

@iknowyouwanttofly 24 дня назад

Look at the humans that have lived the longest. Not many of them are models?

@bombfog1 24 дня назад

@@iknowyouwanttofly It’s very well known in the ultramarathon community that extreme endurance sports cause a huge free radical load on the human body with the heart and vasculature being especially affected. Also these athletes have exceedingly low body fat which is known well to cause many health issues. Funnily you bring up models; I’d say they look just as unhealthy as extreme endurance and strength sports athletes.