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We have special reading skills down south 😉 maybe I'm overdoing the 'flip horizontal' editing feature!

Yeah, I really wanted to but life called and I had to get the kids to swimming! I have one more long run, so hopefully I will be able to get a little bit more mileage in then!

Hi mate, I just bought a cheap pair of cycling gloves from Amazon. I just wanted a bit of padding for the rope based stuff in particular, but wanted my fingers free to open gels, grip climb holds etc. Where's the race?

I have another video which is all of the obstacles from the beast if you wanted to check it out. Not much difference in terms of obstacles, but long portions of running in-between. If you can get your running endurance up, you can pick up a lot of time on people!

@@IRunDaily Cheers! Yeah already watched that but must not have noticed the gloves, looking forward to it. Would you say being able to run a 10k non stop is sufficient for the beast or would you go for more endurance?

@@craigcollins1296 I'd aim for a 16-18k run on some trails. Doesn't need to be fast (take walking breaks on the hills if you need), but at least two hours so you can practice your nutrition and feel comfortable with your kit etc. they're so much fun though! Jump over some gates and do some press ups for good measure too 😁

Totally get that - no judgement here! I do miss it occasionally, but a Guinness 0% just about hits the spot...just about 😉

@@IRunDaily that Guinness 0.0 tastes great.

Yeah, just having the wobbles about not going much longer than 30k, but life was calling and I had to get back. I have one more long, long run next weekend, so hopefully that will do the job!

Cheers, Bev. It's ticking along nicely!

Cheers, Ben. Things are coming together nicely!

Haha - yeah, it's the monotony of running at the same pace for that long that can break you! Hope you're feeling for good for tomorrow, mate!

I felt pretty good! Would have liked to have done an extra couple of km but life was calling and it was the kids swimming lessons 😅

Yeah, it's been a bit of a journey, but one I'm pleased I've done. Life is so much less complicated and balanced!

Cheers for the comment. I'm not familiar with that book, so will check it out for interest sake. I immersed myself in the world of Rich Roll and others that had been on transformative journeys - that really helped me. It feels a bit like a super power now and life is so much easier and less complicated!

Yep, it just kinda got in the way in the end! I certainly don't miss it now, but it's amazing how geared up our society is towards it, which did make it harder initially!

Indeed he did! I hope this one is making smart decisions too 😂

I started to keep me motivated when I was training for an ultra and it just kind of developed from there. I didn't even realise there was actually a TH-cam running community (apart from Seth deMoor!) I've been fortunate with a few videos and it can be frustrating from time to time when you want a video to do well! But I just keep coming back to the fact that it's motivated me to train and run better and I've got some great memories to look back on when I can't run anymore!

@@IRunDaily That’s a good point about looking back and cherishing those memories captured in the videos🙂

Cheers, Andy, I appreciate that! Hope you are doing well! 🙏

Painful, Bev!

I’m so impressed with this workout I sent the link to a few runners in my club!! Unfortunately most of them don’t speak English though!😂😂

Turns out, neither could I!

It was a good one though - will definitely do again!

@@IRunDaily fair play mate. That would form me of running forever. 🙈

Train hard, race easy!

It was pretty sinister!

Cheers!

Yeah, I've dipped into lots of their plans over the years. A good selection of individual workouts too!

Ooh, that's a great question, Julia. I'm 6ft (on a tall day). It is "regular" backpack size. I'd be tempted to say it might be a little large on your torso (having just popped it on my wife as a guide!) I'd be tempted to grab a regular sized backpack to use as a rough guide.

How old is the cable and is it a similar charging setup? It does always fix it, but I have a great that once day that won't be the problem!

Haha - yeah, I'd like to be able to count it like that! Thanks for watching, don't forget to like and subscribe 😂😂

@@IRunDaily I’m your biggest fan!

Too smart for it's own good!

Yes, one shouldn't rely on it too much!

Yeah, first time doing it and I just felt that you could just do the session really well; it can't surely provide your accurate marathon time. That being said, I have 3:30 in my head, so I found it slightly prophetic that the splits were all around that mark, but we shall see!

I have been doing extra dips on holiday! Alioli, olive oil, coconut ice cream... It's a good session. I wouldn't rely on it as an indicator though, not good fun nonetheless!

Ha! The thing is, black is slimming! I don't think white would have helped to be honest 😂... The frozen water definitely did though!

I think the difference was possibly the training stimulus from Chelmsford. I had no injuries and recovered quickly, so essentially it was a 36k run at marathon pace. I placed Goodwood better too. The first half of Goodwood was about 90 seconds slower.

Yeah, 7 miles. It was a great idea to equalise the race, but I guess it never really took off. No proposal on the line as I was in no fit state to go down on one knee!

Yeah, that triathlon was grim! I went back the next year and just did the swim as part of a relay team. It wasn't much better, but we did win! It's definitely a good skill to develop - letting people run away from you. The majority of people go off too hard, so you'll likely see some of them again at some point. And if you don't, they're quicker than you anyway and there's nothing you can do about that! Break the race into four 10k chunks. If I was aiming for a four hour marathon I'd run the first 10k at 5:50-6:00 pace, then increase by 10 seconds for each subsequent 10k. For the last 2k, go as fast as you can! I was a minute slower at the halfway mark of marathon 8 vs marathon 7, but finished nearly 10 minutes faster in marathon 8. It can work when it all comes together!

@@IRunDaily THAT is awesome advice Ian!!!! I'd never thought of that pacing but now you say it, it's so obvious!!! My next I'm going for 3h30... what pacing would you recommend please Ian???

@@bev9708 I'd go out at 5:10-15 for the first 10k, then 5:05-5:10 for the next 10k, then 4:55-5:05 for the third 10k, then 4:45-4:55 for the last 12k. Save your glycogen, let your body absorb the carbs you consume in the first half of the race, then pick people off for the second half!!!

@@IRunDaily THANK YOU so much Ian, I really appreciate that!! !! Those times seem inconceivable yet, BUT one thing I am is incredibly consistent in my training so I’m bound to get there sooner or later and you’ve given me an awesome challenge there!! 🙏🏻 🙏🏻

Cheers dude and congrats on the 50 months!

Yeah, I think he gets around to most of the events!

Haha, yeah, I've been contemplating it since we booked the boat! I should probably crop that run now!

A straight line followed by blue! I did average sub 2 minute per kilometer pace though!

Jobs got to be done!!

@@IRunDaily 100%

I don't know to be honest. I know that they disabled the old watch so it can't be used anymore, which I do think is a bit wasteful! If you have a second hand Coros, I guess it will be whether it's in warranty or not. You'd need the booklet and the purchase date to verify.

Yeah, I realized as I was putting this together I was contradicting myself because I just don't think the two are mutually exclusive! I suppose it's about the difference between running within yourself and finishing strong and comfortable, but knowing you maybe had a little more to give and being ok with that versus picking a time you would like to achieve and blindly training and reaching at that pace even if it's not congruent with your fitness or ability currently. The Coros plan gives a window of 30 minutes (3:15-3:45), so I can still follow the structure and run within the pace bands. So a fit day may be closer to 3:15 pace and a not so for day would be 3:45. On race day itself, I will go out at 3:45 pace and build into it. I'm not going to be in marathon PB shape, but I want to have a good race to motivate me on to the next one!

In fact, check out this video... He explains it far better than I do! th-cam.com/video/RuHyX2_cX8Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_ZwHRGI9NE_At-31

My Coros tells me I'm in 3:08 marathon shape. I wish. Much best mararhon performances came off, well, focusing on performance. Execute the race as well as I can on the day. Beat as many people as I can. The result will then be what it will be.

Thanks! Decathlon are a bit of a minefield over here. Some stores are really well stocked and others are really sporadic!