He only runs now, but he did a crazy amount while also working a regular job. One reason he stopped working was people insulting him for doing both. There's a video on him getting his six majors medal, he talks about it there.
He start full time running in 2019. The reasom because his brother suggest him to become full time to improve his time, and also people in japan is very strict about job, some people give him a letter to focus on his job instead running , because it can waste taxpayer money, althought he’d already won many championship and do it by self funding. He’s very inspirational, and I hope he can won major marathon again in next years.
@@rizalfauzi8395 More like hypocrites/overly formal. Japanese work a lot of hours but aren't more productive than french who work less hours in average, they also supposedly don't leave their job before their job do. I don't call that being strict but overly formal, which is kinda useless if at the end you're not more productive than those working less than you. And winning championship and making your country more popular internationally isn't "wasting people's money", it's called soft power and is a reason why Japan is so influential culturally these days, which ofc help their economy. The any waste of time is them writing those letters.
This is mad impressive and inspiring. It’s one thing to run those kind of times when your life is 100% focused on it. To do it so often, over such a long period - while holding a regular job! - is just next level. 👏
The simple fact is NO ONE is invincible or immune from injuries i dont care how young or fast they are this is 26.2 miles and it needs to be respected. Also this amazing Japanese runner is more impressive and more hardcore than Kipchoge ever was over a 100+ marathons yeah that is lightyears ahead of Kipchoge.
I don't know if this should be reminded of but even someone like Yuki is not immune to bad days. When a friend of mine did the Gold Coast Marathon in 2022, he told me that Yuki ended up joining him in his 5-ish/km pace group due to getting injured around the 5km mark or so. Somehow he was still able to finish in under 4 hours even with that injury, which I feel is already impressive in itself.
@@chuckd5819 Kipchoge is said to run 140 miles per week all sub 7 minute miles. This is over 5 sub 3: marathons. Thus there are probably dozens of runners that could do what Yuki Kawauchi is doing, albeit not in the cold damp conditions where he excels. I would look at this as guys who have a very difficult three hour a day job, running.
@@swamigal Yes that also makes Kawauchi's performance even less impressive. I don't know his training regimen but he's running almost the equivalent of 8 marathons in succession. I wonder how he would do in the one down in Mexico.
As a life long track guy and above average casual runner in his mid 40s Yuki to me is an icon. You don’t have to be the GOAT to be great. Longevity and consistency is sooo underrated.
What I love about him is that he doesn't look naturally talented (unlike all the Africans) but seems to succeed on sheer Japanese grit. I saw him run past me (I was spectating!) in the rain in London and I was aghast at his running action! And his running intensity!!!
So, is he in the conversation for the GOAT?? Seems like he's a dawg for sure! No championships, but his volume and consistency is insane! No BS either, just work!
It will be impossible for any athlete to break this record. Assuming one can only run 4 marathon competitions per year. This is already overly ambitious number btw. Athletes can only run 25years max, giving a total of only 100 marathons.
He happens to have a lot of muscle mass for a marathon runner which would favor him since wind and rain would slow him down less than the runners with smaller builds
they should study his heart see if marathon running is dangerous I think this shows it clearly it isn't. But this one podcast I heard a guy said you shouldn't do more than 1 for your heart health.
This depends on the athlete. Most of us who attempt the marathon as a single pinnacle achievement definitely have heart distress (all our systems actually) afterwards. Athletes who train up to it (and have some genetic disposition to running) may not be as affected. They studied this in cyclists as well. Dr. Peter Attia does a decent job addressing this on some of his podcast episodes about cycling.
Yea I'm familiar with a few people that regularly run more than 100 marathon each year. That's amazing, but Yuki is different. His frequency of running under 2:20 is just unmatched and at another level never before seen. There's a handful of people that break 3 hours with regularity more than 50 or even 60 times every year (amazing as well), but to get under 2:20 this often is legendary. Hard to compare him with anyone else.
