As someone who has missed the last two OTQ cycles (2016 and 2020) by a matter of seconds....but also made a few OTQs (2007 and 2012) by a matter of seconds this was relatable to watch! So brutal and tough when the time goal comes down to that last 100m after 26-miles and you can see that clock tick away! Great job capturing that emotion with the OTQ packs 🙌
19:17 : strava or it didnt happen 😂 damn this footage is way better than main stream media. full of emotion, excitement, so intense to watch these amazing athletes upclosed. thank you so much for sharing this for free ❤ the editing, the music, the scene, the narratives and moments its just so perfect! 🎉❤ you and your team is a gift to running community! well done.
Meg in the end just had me tearing up! That mix of disappointment and tiredness, I felt for her! Great job to still finish even though it was hard. Thanks for creating this awesome content to share. Much love from jamaica 🇯🇲
That Pascal letter reference. Sometimes you need those longer moments to let the emotions breathe and marinate. Thank you for this end of year gift Mike
Meg should be proud of herself! I mentioned it to her at the end of the race, that I’m glad she took the shot at the OTQ. She had a loaded season and went for it, in the face of all of our expectations! Very inspirational! Thanks Ko for another great piece!!
Your best video to date. Thank you for capturing the heart, the thrill, the struggle, and the agony. It was special for me to see because I was sharing in some of that, but 2hrs back in the race with my sons grinding ahead for 2:48 and 3:15 finishes.
Adam took this result extremely well. From DNF in the previous race to pushing himself nearly to the tipping point, he killed this attempt. Might not be what he was looking for but there’s a large group behind him supporting his every move. Super excited to see his work in the future
the splits were pretty much spot on until the wheels came off. but the bright side is that it didn't happen until much after I saw him at mile 19. he's right there.
Watched every single of your vids since very beginning, but never commented. This one deserves a "thank you". Amazing footage, editing and content production. You were able to make me almost feel the same emotions these amazing runners were experiencing. Truly a work of art!
Man, that ending made me get choked up. It was great to meet you at the shakeout run, thanks for always highlighting what makes this community so special
This is art. Your ability to capture the fun and excitement mixed with the raw emotion is amazing. You are able to truly humanize it without coming across as forced like a lot of the mainstream media coverage. Fantastic stuff. That ending hit me right in the feels.
The luxury I have that a mainstream outlet doesn’t is that I have liberty as to which story I want to tell. A news outlet has to tell the winner’s story first, although that isn’t always the most compelling story
I keep going back to this video -- you really captured the raw physicality and emotions of the Marathon. If I might ask, who was the music artist during the women's finish section? It's so good!
The edit following the 20:00 mark is truly something. Came back to watch it again. So much emotions. AMAZING job with Hardy finishing with his hands together seconds before the timer hit the cutoff. Thank you
Beautifully produced, my friend! Nailed it. I could feel the grit and determination these athletes pour into these events. Thanks for bringing us along.
brilliant editing and video Kofuzi. I took 4th there in 2007 and can definitely attest to how difficult that course is..it is NOT where I thought I would have PR'd at as compared to a flat course like rotterdam, berlin or velencia. Great seeing all the athletes out there. Awesome video brother.
What a fantastic video, @kofuzi. Likely your best one ever. I’m latino, so I cannot understand how you didn’t hug Meaghan. I had this urge to give her a hug seeing that final take.
This was so good. I was saving it all week until I could sit down and watch it. I usually do the livestream LBNL in my pocket the next day as I run (audio). But the RW videos I have to digest like fine dining. Loved every bit of it. I wish all marathons had this kind of coverage. Got me excited for Houston and my 20 miler tomorrow
I was in CIM this year and there was plenty of success and despair! This definitely helped me re live all the feels of the race. While not an elite marathoner by far, I went from Georgia to be in an environment with super fast runners just to experience the vibe and maybe get pulled along! The start was so unlike any other marathon I have run. Solemn and definitely a feeling of the suffering to come. Started in the 3:15 pace group and quickly left them. Passed the 3:10 group around 14 and somehow was able to run a huge 17 minute PR with an OT of 3:08:22 at age 60. THANK YOU CIM!!! Opened the possibility of going sub 3 for me. The course was challenging but definitely fast IF you are ready for rolling hills! Thanks for the memories.
Every finisher is a dream chaser, giving it their all on race day. Once again you beautifully captured the emotions that come with doing that. Thank you for sharing your gift of story telling with us and taking us on the journey. AND it’s always great to see you!
No one captures the emotional ups and downs of a marathon like you do, instead of trying to explain to my family what I go though, I just show them your videos. Thank you 🙂
I’ve particularly enjoyed this “series” because you highlight so many people that are vital cogs in the running community; as someone from the UK we wouldn’t see a lot of this sort of stuff, but it’s also so great to see someone that gets the spotlight on individuals that otherwise might not be greatly recognised. It also makes your videos so personable. Keep it coming!
Love the energy of this video. Too bad I couldn't make it out to the shake out run. I see some of my HMR friends in the front while you're talking to the crowd. So jelly. Luckily I spotted you in my trash bag while making my way to the portal potties on race morning. Thank you for not being completely startled and turning down my request for a selfie. You're the best. Such a humble runner. By the way, the emotions of all the elite runners you captured here at the finish line are priceless.
Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time to take a selfie with my son and me at the BPN shakeout run! It was far from the race I'd trained for, but quickly got over it after finding my son at the finish line area and heard how he'd crushed his race!
The video was Epic! Way to capture the joy and agony that a marathon can bring. No matter what the goal we're all personally chasing the journey is surprisingly the same ❤
Great vid Ko! Beautiful scenes at the finish... the brutal honesty of sport. But if u gave it all u got... then that's something to celebrate! And i'm pretty sure that turkey has all the answers.
thanks to Brian for driving and Tony for leading the way. I had some checkpoints mapped out, and maybe we would have been able to make them all, but Tony has done this before, so it was good to go with someone who knew the way
Some people I only met that weekend but they kept popping up in my footage, so it would make sense to show their names so we could follow their progress easier But most are friends that I’ve met over the years at races like this
ya, much hillier than I expected. First race back after being super sick this summer and having to start running from scratch. Beautiful California day and great crowd support. what was up with that turkey?!
“Not certified” is a weird term, as it implies that the course is short or something. World Athletics only accepts times from marathons where (1) the start and finish are within a certain distance from each other and (2) there is only so much allowable elevation drop between that start and finish. A time run at CIM is not eligible for submission as a World Athletics qualifying time. Boston Marathon and New York Marathon would also be ineligible for the same reasons. And pretty much any point to point race is ineligible, regardless of how flat it might be.
Great video! So intens, short clips with some runners in the finish coral were great, Meghan was brutally honest.. also crazy to do multiple marathons in short succession to try and get a very high standerd pr to get into OG.
Awesome footage! CIM is so cool in that there are so many fast runners compared to other marathons. Runners in a sense are working together for a common goal of qualifying.
Just yesterday i was patiently waiting for this video then i had to finish my work day and go on my daily walk and then sit down for this video. Going to replay it for my boyfriend now lol KOFUZI IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME!!!!
Great video! So much in the video (excitement, disappointment, and spirit)! The road to the Olympic Marathons is amazing. Thank you capturing it and delivering a great video!
Ko, did you have any inkling in your previous career as a lawyer/tech consultant that there was an artist inside of you? Because you are an artist now who evokes a lot of emotion with your cinematography, editing, music choices, etc. I had no clue in my former career as a professional musician (ie, an artist) that I could be an athlete. Of course you’re that as well! Life is amazing.
The interviews at the end, particularly Meaghan’s interview, hit me right in the feels. The feelings of disappointment and sadness of missing a goal you’d worked so hard for really resonates with me, and I’m sure so many other people. Great CIM coverage. This was such a good video!
