I needed this, thanks! I've recently realized that if I want to BE better, I have to ACT better. Food, cross training, rest, sleep, recovery were always an afterthought. I've been making excuses for my long slump, but excuses are crap when you're not doing what you SHOULD be doing.
I wish this vid had come out before my long run on Sunday! Training for London and aiming for sub 3. Training has been going so well and thought I'd push to 35km at 4:20km pace. Completed the session, but now have a small calf issue and haven't run all week! Lesson learnt and I won't be chasing that "bit more" when I'm back running!
Thanks! I took notes and will follow my new plan without going crazy and getting injured again. It's not about PBs for me, it's about mental and physical health. 🙏
Guilty as charged with the phone call-out haha! But I was waiting to watch this video, got back from my run, got some protein in me alongside your wisdom. I hardly ever comment but thank you so much for sharing this, your knowledge and attitude feels so genuine and not only helps on being a better runner but brings me a lot of joy.
This is one of the best videos you've made so far - it stuns me that even after all this huge amount of content you've made, you manage to teach new things and intricately broaden on past knowledge. You've had a huge impact on the running community, at least here in Finland, where we talk about and share your stuff. Thank you!
I love using a race schedule to stay motivated, having that big exciting goal on the horizon is so helpful. During those boring double run days I practice visualizing races, or I try mix it up with different routes if possible.
Great video, Scully. Thank you. For me, and something I've only figured out in the past year or so, the key component of "going slower to go faster" is one's perception of time. Play the long game, realise training doesn't work in 16-20 week blocks. Time, along with attention to the basics like sleep and recovery you talk about, will ultimately reward you.
So sad, the best among the bests of history died too young.. 😢 That’s why I start to think more like Scullion about not taking hard with myself, enjoying the moments and path.. life is too brief we can plan a lot but actually we don’t know the tomorrow.. Rest in piece K. Kiptum your legacy will stay inspiring us forever! 🙏
Such good reminders. And I tell you what, for ageing athletes like me, this is so, so important. Doing just a little bit more too often, or neglecting the recovery ... that's when it goes wrong! Thanks again Stephen 😃
I absolutely needed this video today. Last week I hit the most mileage I’ve ever done in a week, and a pretty aggressive track/speed session on Saturday. And I can tell my body wasn’t ready for it. (Calves on fire for 2 days straight). Good learning experience though, to see where I can push myself.
I know exactly how you feel. I made that mistake in my early days. I thought that pushing hard was the way, until I was in super pain. I then learned to be patient with my body and I started to listen to my body on how it responded after training so that I know what to work on, and once I worked on that area of my body, I went again and tested to see how it improved. That is a great way to track progress. In all that you do, write it down, journal it, and you can always go back to it to see how you have grown by what you have done. I respect the training sessions of running clubs, but they don't focus on what your body is telling you, they focus on their programs and you just have to fall in line like it's a military camp. You live in your body, love it, respect it, listen to it and learn from it. Patience, wisdom and trust are very important for you to have, and you gain more of them as you progress in your training. Remember this saying always: "You do not run to get in shape, you get in shape to run" All the best with your running journey. Take care
@@kenyonlanders2888 Thank you. I’ve been keeping a journal/log of all my sessions this year. It’s been helpful to look back at which sessions went well vs not so much.
Always you make perfect sense! Stuck in a rut after the holidays and kinda forgot I do this because I love it and I feel better after any session. Stay strong Brother!!
Exactly where I'm at, smashed myself to bits training way too hard taken myself pretty much to the brink of the abyss, putting all my intention into rehab is so rewarding! 💪
Thank you for making this video Stephen , I’m coming back after a stress fracture and I really needed this video as a reminder to not add extra bits into training
Thanks for sharing this Scully. Those basics have helped me improve my overall capacity drastically. I'll never do the same routines back to back, nor the same intensities. I love to juggle it up a bit and journal my overall capacity and performance. I take your advice and I fit it into my programs, and vwala, I have become stronger, fitter, more aware of how I capture my performances from my runs, exercises, performance routines (lactate threshold & VO2 max), nutrition, rest and recovery. I pay attention to how my body responds and I listen to it and strategize how I will train/eat/rest/etc to get the performances I plan for. I have goals and anti-goals and I achieve them simultaneously. Running with no goals is like a non-autonomous car moving with no driver, you're going to crash. Doing something to win is not the same as doing something not to lose. When you train/run/race, do it to win against yourself, don't do it not to lose against other people, for you cannot watch the performances of other people and then judge your performances on someone else's performances. A double-minded person is unstable in all of their ways. Other people's performances in running is not your business. Your business is setting your goals and reaching them as a winner. Period. You must be comfortable not winning money/etc with your running. Let your reward be your new performance increases. If you happen to win money/etc, then it's an extra bonus for you Let this wisdom stay with you as it does with me: "You do not run to get in shape, you get in shape to run". You must decrease in order to increase. The little things add up to bigger things 😉
I always enjoy your videos! Great content! I like to break down my runs into "what is this runs purpose?" It's easy to execute, If you know what you're suppose to achieve from the run! Thanks again for the great video!
Scully you just got into this topic as I am going through it at the moment. Last year I was restarting running after years of hectic on-off training. I was not doing much, just base building with LT1 runs. Then added 4-4 weeks of hills and tempo before my race. Based on the experience, this year I had a more sophisticated (lets call it sexy :D) plan: add in some strength training, tweak nutrition and do some hills/tempo during base building. Also started to get into doubles. To make this easier on my mind/willpower, I joined a running club with community runs, also having some intervals once a week. Things have gone well until last week, I was crushing my pre race times on long runs. Also gaining speed on tempos. Then I hav efelt my left tibia a bit. Then a bit more. Seems like periostitis (I had it some years ago on both tibiae), so this week eveything is called off. Total rest. I have got caried away a bit with intensity. Need to dial it back some, but first rest this injury out. Luckily my A race is months away. Even the closest B one is 5 weeks from now. So it is not a wrench in the plans, but still a good learning experience. Thank you for getting this said loud and clear!
Thanks for the lesson, Scully. I wish you'd made it last week! I did: Monday: AM Threshold + Core gym training, PM Hill sprints + 12km Tuesday: AM Threshold + Strength training (weighted), PM 20km Wednesday: AM Speed session + Strength training (weighted), PM 14km Got to the end of my Wednesday 14km run, and realised that I've injured my left calf. Now I'm on the elliptical and bike in the gym. I got excited, trying to do back-to-back 100 mile weeks, when I should have just focused on recovery. I'll remember for the future :)
@@AugherAndy I really just thought I could handle it. I was feeling great the week before, and my weekend long run went really well, so I felt invincible. To be honest, I don't think that it was really the threshold and interval runs that did me in; I think it was actually the volume of distance combined with the intensity of the hill sprints and strength training. Whatever the case, it was silly and I should have been more careful.
@@luketopfer2980 That's one of the most insane programs i've ever seen. What was the logic behind this that led to this program? Especially the 3 times in a row strenght training is very hard for me to understand.
Consistancy is key. Just tick the boxes. When not feeling the best just tick yhe boxes. When feeling good just tick the boxes and the days of not feeling good almost become no existent
Hey Stephen! I'm an 18 year old who has been running for around two months consistently now. Currently I can run a 23:30 5k and a 1:30 15k I wish to run a sub 4 hour marathon in May. What training volume do you think is reasonable for a goal of sub-4? Thanks for all you do in this space🎉🎉
I'm not Stephen: but run long and slow, get easy zone 2 runs in. And given you're talking about running your marathon in May, look at marathon training plans.
Not Stephen, but I would suggest a tempo run at your Marathon Pace, start with 40 minutes and build to an hour. I SLOW long run 90 minutes building to 3 hours, I hill or intervals session and an easy 10K
Brilliant advice Stephen, ur head is always saying do a little more and do it a little faster, try and beat last week's mileage and then ur always tired
Great video, Anyone or Stephen, what are those cool green running shoes he wears at the beginning of the video? Never seen that type anyone know the brand? thx in advance
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" Is one of the worst sayings out there. Its been used to motivate people to push harder and harder, ignoring pain until something bad does happen. Grit and determination. They're held up in high regard, but they can also lead to some very bad decisions.
Hi Stephen - I see you are lifting without footwear - is there a reason for that? I try barefoot jogging on grass now and again - not long only 5 - 10 mins feels great especially after a long run - any thoughts are appreciated. Really enjoy your content thank you 😊
Lifting without footwear preventing your toes from spreading out is actually very good for balance, foot strenght and proprioception. We should all be barefoot more!
My endurance training takes my speed away and my speed training weakens my endurance, when I try to balance both my body shuts down- fatigue, Jesus Christ 🤦🏾♂️
@@LambeauLeeeper To be clear, I was talking about the stupid comments complaining that he introduces himself. People think they are original when pointing that out. The "this" in the comment was supposed to be referring ironically to the actual comment. Maybe it was too meta. Scullion's always got advice that is worth hearing.
