Next challenge. Return to base. All 4 challengers dropped in separate locations and need to return to the a central base before the others. To truely make it a challenge they are not told where they are dropped off. Using a map and compass they need to find out where they are and how to get back. Works best in the countryside where they are no street names to give them clues on where they are. Need to use the landscape to work it out
Depending on how good Andy’s map skills are it could even the playing field a bit more. It’s a challenge that I used to use a scout back in the days when you could drop a group of kids in the middle of nowhere on their own
I voted for Kate! But I think Rick deserves far more votes for his devotion and willingness to be smacked in the face by tree branches. Well done Rick! Well done everyone!
Challenge Idea: go plogging! Set a distance, grab a garbage bag and start picking up rubbish as you run! Person with the most garbage wins! And bonus points: the environment wins 4 times!
Challenge idea: you should get each participant to sustain a given pace e.g Andy has to see how long he can run for at 3:15mins/km, Kate 3:30 and Anna and Rick 4:45.
@@Thegardener87 They prob want to be in London or Manchester then... In south Manchester, look how close Sale Water, Stretford, Alexandra and South Manchester [Platt Fields] are: you can do a route including all of the 4 courses and between them in under 30k. Then Fletcher Moss and Burnage aren't far away either; add them and you can get 6 parkrun courses in one 45km route.
We love this idea and are working on putting something together now. Would you like to film a video introduction for us? If you email community@therunningchannel.com I can send you full details. Thanks, Sarah
I guess I have to go try a strava art run now! Great video, and thanks a million for making me a featured commenter. Gave me a huge boost for crushing my 10k run today!
Challenge: scouts/explorers do a monopoly run around London where you need to go to landmarks in the monopoly board in a time limit. You could have a penalty of 5 minutes added to your time for each landmark they weren't able to get too. Good luck
I just realised Anna’s art was supposed to be a giraffe 😳 all this time I thought she was going for the Eiffel Tower 😂 great job and great video as always
@@runningchannel Oh, is it a giraffe? :o I could tell Kate's was a face, Rick's a golf club, Andy a thumbs up/like button (but still feel the open field was a bit of a cheat!) but couldn't work out Anna's!
I did an out and back challenge for my running mates which would be fun to see you guys do :o): Each runner has 30 minutes to do an out and back run and finish as close to your start point as possible. The person closest to their start point at exactly 30 minutes is the winner. The catch is, 20 minutes should be ran out and only 10 back. This is a good chance to push yourself and work on a bit of speed. A point system will be used to tally the results, every 0.1 mile is 1 point and of course, the aim is to have as few as possible. In the event of a draw, the person who ran the farthest overall distance will take the win, so going very slow at the beginning to gain an advantage, could end up losing you the challenge. The exact route out should be used for returning back to the start. Only one turn is permitted which happens at the 20th minute Filling time up and down streets or doing loops is not allowed.
Anna is my true winner! Kates drawing is best, sad to see her go over time:( i just think andy pulled a really dirty one, walking the picture and then running laps! Like anna said, its supposed to be *fun running*
Challenge suggestion: do a boys vs girls blindfold three-legged 5K race with two players tied their feet together and one player got to wear a blindfold at all times
I loved the stat cards haha!! I think Rick should have his tactics bar maxed out, though. He always comes up with a clever way to approach these challenges!
This was cool! I've been watching the Running Channel from almost the beginning I've noticed that low HR training, particularly Maffetone training (MAF) isn't something that's been covered in much detail (or at all?). I've been running at MAF for 11 months now and it's been the best thing to ever happen to my running. So here's the challenge: one or more of the Running Channel team to commit to training with Maffetone for a 3 month period and to document the journey in a weekly update video. I know it's not the most exciting challenge ever, certainly one that's impossible to do in just one video but I think it would be really interesting to see how different members of the team adapt. It's helped me improve so much and I'm sure it can others as well.
I will be staying up for this one here in Australia. I really want to see if my guess's on who did which run was right or not. My guesses are 1. anna 2. andy 3.kate and 4.rick.
You guys are killing it with your channel. That's awesome. Congrats on all of your success. I get a kick out of a lot of your videos. I love your sense of humor. I haven't mastered that yet. Keep up the great work.
@@sparkey3800 The idea would be to level out the difference in absolute performance & yes Andy would be at a disadvantage ... but he is already well ahead 😁
Anna for creativity. Rick for trying hard to get that ball as round as possible and readiness to climb trees to achieve that. Kate for attempting quite a complex piece ( not sure who it was supposed to represent) which looked really promising. Andy for clever planning and execution. Superb performance by each one of you!
following on from this - you each have to draw the same artwork from very basic and simple instructions but arent aloud to know what you are drawing untill the end.
I guess some ppl are just really good at going fast. My friend is really great at stuff like jumping high and running fast. While me.... Notttt so muchh!
Challenge suggestion. You cast votes each one of you individually how far the other three would reach in 30 minutes and then you take an average of the three votes to get the suggested distance per person. Then you start each one at your given distance and first one to goal line win. Or if you run at different locations just best time vs your set time for the distance win.
I loved all their different tactics. At first when the pictures were posted for voting honestly I was like eh...but now knowing the rules they had to stick to as well they all did great. I’ve competed in exercise art contest before but not with distance, time, and device rules, that’s tough.
The Running Channel Love your video. Have a good idea. All 4 of them ran a 5km race, then ran a (2nd) 5km race later on that day a hour etc later. Closet to there 1st 5km race time wins. But they can't know there first 5km time run (before completing the 2nd 5km run)
That's so fun! Whenever I go on a bike ride I always try to see if a made a nice art hahaha didn't know it was a thing for the running community as well! :D
Definitely gaining popularity now for runners I think. How do you draw your art? Do you decide on a route beforehand with a shape in mind or make it up as you go along?
@@runningchannel I don't really do it with that much intention tbh, for me it's more like finding shapes in clouds. My favorite bike route for example is unintentionally shaped like a hippo... if I add some extra kms it grows a tail and ends up looking like a crocodile hahaha
All the team have 4 letter names, they have to find a route that has road names that feature the letters of their name. Anna needs to do 4 different roads so can’t do the same road twice 10k distance limit and a pace limit also applies
I voted #2 Rick a participant 🏅. I thought it might have resembled a golf club but said nah, that would have been to simple so I guessed something else. Now this was a very fun challenge, great idea.
The Running Channel Nice video, nice I have a good idea, With knowing Andy (done it in a field) much easier, (no traffic, no people, no cycles etc) Kate, Rick and Anna couldn't jump over a back garden wall (haha) to get a straight line. A poll into who's the best/your favourite one is.
Wow,...cool drawings. Inspired me to get out there and draw something. Next challenge- eat a full italian dinner and everyone runs a 10k. Last one to vomit wins.
challenge idea: a geoguessr/treasure hunt. supplied with images of somewhat recognisable locations, you have to run and find as many as you can against the clock.
We love this idea and are working on putting something together now. Would you like to film a video introduction for us? If you email community@therunningchannel.com I can send you full details. Thanks, Sarah
Hi guys, challenge accepted thought. How about a handicap 10 or 5 km race, where the faster presenters have either times added to their running or start at a later time to equalise the runners. A track run could be good to see if the faster runners could catch the 🐢 Rick....😁
Challenge idea: MAF training style session for 5 miles. 180 - age = max heart rate each runner can run at (MAF number). Three possible metrics to determine the winner: 1. The runner who walks the least amount of time to keep their heart rate under their MAF number, 2. The runner who keeps their heart rate under their MAF number the most frequently, and/or 3. The runner who has the least amount of change between their normal pace and their MAF pace. Percent change should help equalize everything [(MAF test pace - average non-speed session pace)/average non-speed session pace]
My Challenge suggestion is a backyard ultra, each in their own backyard but obviously running the same distance per hour, lets say 6km in the hour with rest and aid for the remaining minutes of that hour, then on to the next 6km and so on and so forth...similar to Anna's backyard marathon but until the last man/woman is standing.
I really do love your Challenge installments. Maybe you could do a challenge to run the London loop. Break it up into segments and give every one a select amount of time to run the hole thing. Fans could also post there own times to share.
A 10k run where your last 5km are faster than your first 5km, a point for each so a maximum of 5 points. Example km1 10 minutes km6 9 minutes and so on. You would have to have a maximum time to do it in dependant on your individual 10k results. Hope that makes sense 👍 Alternatively you could just do last one to the pub buys the drinks 😆
Challenge Idea: 5K + 5K does it equal 10K - have each person run two 5K runs (without watches over two days) and then run a 10K a few days later. the person with the closest combined 5K times to the 10K time wins. Runs should be on known routes with measured distances so no need for folks to pace themselves on their watches. This is old school run pacing on your own feeling.
Challenge idea (if it hasn't been mentioned already): run a 5K backwards and see who can do it the fastest with. They could pre-choose a safe, uncrowded route and get to look back maximum of 3 times. :)
challenge idea - dropped in different locations that are all the same distance from one central location and see how fast and if each person can make it back to the central location first. For social distancing, they could do this on separate days or have different central points that are just the same distance as to were they are dropped.
Challenge idea Who can run the fastest 5km the whole time backwards. The challenge being because you can only see what's technically behind (infront depending on how you look at this challenge by occasionally turning your head) those who are normally faster runners (looking at Andy or Kate here) have to care about their surroundings a bit more than normal. This may give Anna and Rick more of a chance to gain some points as all parties are a bit more equal here 😜
Great video. Next challenge could be a bit like biathlon. Every runner needs to do five laps in a 5k run. After every lap they need to pause to throw five balls into five buckets (one ball per bucket). Every time the runners miss a bucket they need to go on a penalty lap of 100m.
You could try a MapRun F course. They are virtual orienteering courses you run at any time using the Map Run F app. There are courses for South London in Battersy, Richmond and Wimbledon. They are score events where you have a number of control points and a set time to get to as many points as you can, with penalty points if you go over time.
Would love to see a climb a mountain challenge. With a handicap time each runs to the top of a steep mountain. It doesn’t have to be a UTB type mountain but at least 10km and a decent gradient. This way it is like the hare and turtle type race and the challenge for the faster runners to see the tortoise and chase them down.
My challenge would be Monopoly - you’ve got one hour to run round London visiting as many places as you can on the Monopoly board. The winner is the person who racks up the biggest ‘value’ of properties.
Chunder Mile, 4 pints (or equivalent), 4 laps of 400m each. Two teams of two, one person drinks and then runs, tags partner and they do the same. Recovery is while your partner goes.
Another challenge suggestion. Who can cover a 10km at the most deliberately slowest 'running distance' What I mean by this is the runners all have to be faster than walking pace but who can 'run' 10km deliberately the slowest. May be harder than it sounds as you always have to maintain a faster than walking pace but you also cannot speed up. It will take concentration and patience vs speed - another one where the 'slower' two may have an advantage over the 'faster' two 😉
You should add a title to each particpanta drawing naming what the end result picture was supposed to portray. I was left wondering what the heck most of the participants drawings were supposed to represent???
Distance runners try sprinting! I run do both and I would love to see what times everyone would get in a 100-200m dash! Or you could try a 4x100 relay!
What about checking who know the pace best for example 5km pace's run 1st km 6:30 , 2nd 5:00 , 3rd 6:00 , 4...5:00 , and last 5:30, count seconds difference's (smallest difference wins) U can only use watch to start the challenge and obviously to stop it after 5km
Well done Andy 👏 I think the next challenge should be who can climb the highest in an allotted time period ! So Andy gets 30 minutes, Kate gets 40 and Anna and Rick get 60 minutes. 👍
Next challenge : Greenwich Park Royal observatory to the o2 arena... Time handicap % and added time for the amount of museums and laps of cutty sark done .
Challenge Idea: Each Contestant gets a certain fast pace (Andy 3:30, Kate 4:00 Rick and Anna 4:30) and try to run at that pace for the most time possible.
Challenge idea: You are all dropped off 5km from a target location. However, you have not had the opportunity to plan your route. Who can make it to the target the fastest without gps, maps, asking for directions, or any other assistance.
How about a road/trail challenge? Each contributor will run the same course on the road, say a 5k, then each run the same course again the same distance, 5k. The person that runs the closest time/time percentage, on the two surfaces wins the challenge. No dogging it.
@@runningchannel I think it is a running challenge that is not based on competing against each other as much as competing against yourselves for the win. I hope you do it. If you do, do it. My name is Ed. I am from New England. (Massachusetts) :)
