HOW I RAN A SUB  

How are you doing now?

you can jog a marathon with little preparation. To RUN a marathon is a whole other beast. Most coaches advice atleast 2 years of consistent training before attempting to run a marathon... Just saying :)

Well done. Simply get the miles in. Vary your distance/speed/tempo. ADD HILLS!!!

hey great to hear! It's all about trying to stay as healthy as possible and just slowly build consistency (whether that means getting in a few more runs each week or slightly higher weekly mileage). But generally keep the pace very "Easy"....conversational pace. This will help with avoiding running too fast too soon. Good luck and enjoy the process (also see some of my other marathon training videos for ideas)

I'm 2 years into my marathoning career (I'm in my 40s), and my advice to my previous self would be to build the aerobic base first. Get a watch that tracks heart rate, focus on ~75% max HR for 90% of your running (for me, ~140 beats per minute), and watch the magic of aerobic fitness happen over a period of several months. You will never look fast during this phase, but it will potentiate your marathon game in amazing ways, and at that pace you're way less likely to get injured!

Same man. I’m at 3:15 right now

you can do 1km's too!

My build-ups to 16th at Boston 2015 (2:19:12) as well as a few other sub 2:20s in the last 5 years (2:19:50 at Houston etc) are all on Strava. However, when I ran my PR (2:16:52)...that was 10 years ago and Strava did not exist (hence the paper/Worddoc training log).

I'll do an update on that in a "saving my left glute" video series soon. In short, I'm not at 100% yet and there are some strength/muscle imbalances that I'm still trying to work out before ramping up to super high mileage again (hence why I didn't do the HOKA ONE ONE CARBON X2 event).

you don't have to do any in that exact "simulator" distance/pace. However there should be at least a good 8-10 specific workouts were you are hitting your goal pace (or even slightly faster) for long repeats like 2km-5km and doing some Long Runs with fast finishes. Depends on experience level, goal pace, weekly mileage, and the exact time frame of the cycle (i.e. 16 or 20 weeks etc).

@@Vo2maxProductions thanks!

A lot of coaches use a three week cycle of two weeks hard, one week easy, to give the body a chance to recover. If you're feeling burnt out, you'll probably gain more from taking a few days easy than from trying to push through...

I had the same thing recently and honestly its best to take like 5 days off and start rebuilding. This way u can hit something like 60 a week with the same intensity

sorry to hear. That can be from a lot of things - however usually it is good practice to change your weekly mileage totals (so take a lower week at 35 miles etc), but then also you could increase eventually to 55 if you feel better. Take your easy days easy and also note things like sleep/lifestyle factors and diet/shoe type and how that can change your energy levels. Good luck!

Don't undervalue yourself, under 3 hours is excellent for an amateur. It's what I'm training for now and I have to say it's hard work

Congrats! That is very good and a great accomplishment! Keep it up!

thanks! I've thought about it, yes. Would have to pay them quite a bit I think! I also think it would be best for actual outside workout videos (i.e. they follow me on a bike and get some good moving shots as well as provide Long Run/workout support!). I also could use someone who knows something about graphics and editing (I'm still an amateur obviously and shoot with a pretty old camera with a dirty lens/sensor etc!). In terms of marketing, I've basically just seen the RU-vid space get a lot more running content in the last 5-10 years. Back when I started making running videos on RU-vid 12 years ago there wasn't much "competition" and the space had less going on with "click bait titles" and other people using my same video titles on newer videos or throwing around a lot of money to promote their brand /push videos etc. It's been super rewarding though and I like connecting with people around the world and hopefully providing informative (while also entertaining) content. I agree the quality and editing can improve a lot more! (in our defense though, the studio apartment is not a great place to film indoors because of the limited space!).

You might have to pay some pretty $ in the USA as far as a camera guy etc perhaps. ( finding a cheap skilled HS student with free time?) But for a good video editor you could out source also. (To a Online sourcing website looking for labor from Indian etc many entrepreneur do this ) Cheaper price and just many different directions you can take this. I just think seeing the quality of your channel now for like 1-2 years now i clearly can see that it’s way better compared to others. But lacks some of things that would help scale this 10x. Just like a business person , who might want to scale should be more focused on the ceo operations/ like the runner should focus on running. Instead of X and Y. Just like the real business person would focus on scaling and not stuck on some of the overhead that he can direct to a cheap $15 employee but would receive 2x-10x return. I hope I’m making sense 🙏. I think your ROI would be 10x the cost of a expensive or cheap extra hand around. Think of it as a investment return ... if it 10x or more does it matter if it costs $5 or 15 etc. Of course spend according to what fits best. But I just see massive potential and see the quality over many others. I think many would agree Remember sometimes the best content doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves and instead it’s the product or person that get the most attention. (Trump etc jk ) But why not do both. Just trying to help a brother out , since you helped me massively run my first marathon 🔥🤜🤛 love & respect thank you for the great work and content

@@Vo2maxProductions You are the trailblazer for all the others who now do it... some well, some less well but you're the first. They all owe you for walking in front of them. For the purists and "running geeks" among us, you're still number 1. Congrats Sage.

Definitely the best, the imitators have nothing on you Sage.