i think it's great how transparent he is about how he is feeling, especially when he vocalized after the 2nd one that he was hurting, because in a way, vocalizing that can make you embrace the pain and ultimately finish the workout.
As others have mentioned, really nice to hear the breathing, the foot strikes, the pain, etc. With an attitude like his, I hope he does well at Boston.
To be fair to him hes doing like 15min 5ks in the heat at altitude in a 3 rep training session with a 6 mile cooldown. Tired. Half way through a training block. I mean thats impressive.
I love the final message, particularly when Parker mentioned getting 3 miles out leaves him no choice but to run the 3 miles back. This is exactly how i go into my runs when I'm tired/feeling low. Awesome to see that even elite runners think this way!
Crazy to see Parker running after all this time, I remember him running at the Texas Cross Country State Championships my freshman year of high school and his senior year. He was a beast then and he's a beast now.
Like others have said, really appreciate the content...the sound of breathing and footfalls...that's the sound of work! Also, really like Parker's attitude here. Great video!
These videos are always awesome. Parker is a beast and major inspiration! I'm 5.5 weeks out from my first marathon and these videos help me so much to push through some of my tough workout days. Love the content!
Great video, thanks. Again you have top quality content that really cuts out the faff and shows the workout for exactly what it is. Parker looks in great shape and I think he will do well at boston, perhaps first american is a real possibility for him. I think we can all see how close to the edge the elite runners are while training, so so difficult to stay the right side of not picking up an injury. Keep the collab working, would love to see another before boston.
Loving this videos, seeing all this elite runners at their workouts is amazing. Feeling what they feel when we, regular runners, are doing our great workouts at 7 to 8min miles.
Since my injury 5 years ago I heavily favor my right calf when I run, seeing his form is just so damn inspirational! honestly gets me pumped to just keep digging even if I don’t feel the same. Sub 18 5k.
I know this might be weird but I was wondering if you know of any long distance runners who train in unorthodox places. I love these workouts but it seems like all of them workout in Flagstaff, Arizona or in Boulder, Colorado. I would love to see video of a runner who is at the top of their game but doesn't train in elevation as much as these other runners
I agree. I think and I may be wrong but some train in Mammoth, a few in Oregon at you know where and believe Big Bear. I train in Ohio just a normal person but right now its 96 percent humidity and 70 degrees at 6 in the morning when I run. It's just not optimal to train in that. I think it's the same thing in a lot of other places. Just seeing those flat empty dirt roads and the weather makes me very jealous.
@@mikefaber3567great point! I live in the New York suburbs and weather is also very similar here right now lmao. It's feels like 88 and nothing lower than around 75% humidity right now. Like today was 96% humidity all day and I had a speed session🤯😵 I would love to see a northeast training session!
What is making this session harder (and I see no one mentioning this), his loop is partly tarmac (fast) and partly gravel (slow) For myself, a 3 hour marathoner, running on loose gravel 'costs' 10"/k (16"/mile). For a faster runner it must be even more difficult. On the gravel sections, you can hear his foot, slipping every step.
Well, he’s running two minutes per mile faster than you, so his feet are barely touching the ground. I’m sure it makes him slower, but probably less than for somebody like you or me running 6:50s
@@paddywiggle Dear Paddy. Because his feet are "barely touching the ground" he applies (bigger) forces in a shorter period. Therefore the impact of loose gravel is bigger than it is for a slower runner.
excellent workout! excited for this new saucony shoe. looks essentially like a lighter endorphin pro with a new minimal upper with possibly a newly designed carbon plate? the endorphin plus perhaps???
I would never question the coach (Dathan would be in my top 5 favourite runners of all time and I think he has all the credentials to be a very successful coach) but, as a topic of discussion, could asking for 3x 15mins with pace metrics switched off the watch be better for Parker given that he seems (from the outside looking in) to have a tendency to overtrain? This approach means analysis of the workout is delayed somewhat and could potentially be better for overall well being...
I guess it right bang on the dot i new that weren’t 5min pace for the first mile I guess 4:47 and it was I was thinking the slowest 451 and slowest 446 that’s a good pace 1600m elevation the lungs 🫁 are working and the heart ❤️ 💪🏼🔥🔥🔥
“Only the disciplined are free in life. if you are not disciplined, you are a slave to your emotions and passions.’ Eliud Kipchoge, Kenyan and marathon record holder
What's the breathing techniques for elite athletes??? I know it's different on person to person.. but I have doubt whether Inhale and exhale through both mouth and nose?? Or inhale through mouth and exhale through nose???
My rough estimate is he is low 190s cadence which for 5mins per mile would be around 1m 68cm stride length. Very rough just based on counting his footstrikes. I counted 32 steps per 10s on the 2nd rep...
I think Parker really needs to rest though, I think the everyday thing may get the best of him. It’s important to rest (not active recovery, actual rest.)
