Running an Ultra with my Best Friend! 35 Miles on the Jubilee Greenway in London
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- I've always wanted to run one of the long distance walking routes around London so last weekend my friend Vickie and I got up early to give the Jubilee Greenway a go! We ran the "FKT route" which was 35 miles/56km. In this video I talk a bit about the course, how we fuelled the run and show you some of the lovely sights along the way. Enjoy!
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Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:03 Introducing Vickie
3:19 The Run
6:09 Fuel
8:27 Run Statistics
9:24 Recovery
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Mega miles Sarah, well done! Really liked your tshirt. I’m guessing the word out of shot was ‘RUN’. Where is it from?
yep in it for the long run! it's one of Ben's new ones, will be out on his website within the next week or two! www.benparkes.com :)
agree, we really likkee the channel and as well
Ben would have woken you and said lets get this done😀
Your best friend is a runner!!! You are so lucky. I wish my best friend was a runner. That would make running so much more fun.
What a great run! Thanks for sharing and appreciate the tips on the route.
Just found your channel and your enthusiasm is so infectious! Also I really like how you produce your videos, extra info but without droning on or anything 😁
Another Smashing vid! Loved it! Just got back from a run and I wanna go back out again!
Amazing, Sarah, well done 👍🏼
Great video again Sarah. Awesome run looks amazing venue. 😎
awesome upload!! tell Ben i hope he heals up quick!!!
What a great video and a run/route that I am envious of - great stuff
Awesome Run in the cold!! I always enjoy yours and Ben’s runs around London. What an awesome place to run. Stay warm!!
Great film, well done you two and you have a great ultra CV. Best of luck for the year ahead .
Thanks for the video! Looks like uk had opened up a bit! I am looking to run my first ultra this year.. keep us motivated!
Truly fantastic run Sarah. You are both inspiring me to contemplate running an Ultra. Take care.
Great run with great weather.
You are amazing. I started this morning with a run. My knee started hurting. So, I stopped and got on the bike for 12 miles. Way to go
Nice one Sarah. Thanks for uploading on a Sunday, can't recall when someone I follow last did that (on a Sunday ). Good to have a running video to watch on that day. 👍👍
Wow Sarah that is a humdinger of a run!! Massive well done to you both!! Guess it was good too that the sun was out.
Respect! Amazing run and video! I loved to watch it!
thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Watched this video 3 time now. Tomorrow, I'll be attempting it. 😃. Thanks for the inspiration!
Well done - very inspiring. Really enjoyed the format of the video.
thanks christian :)
Another fan of the tshirt - will have to keep an eye on the website! 35 miles on the streets is good going! X
ANOTHER FINE VIDEO.LONDON SITE SEEING ON THE RUN.KEEP POSTING
love your videos inspire me to run longer greetings from Seattle
Beautiful run. I love seeing the sites you see along the way. It definitely has inspired me to map out a long run route like this in my city
so much to see from right outside your front door :)
Absolutely amazing effort - inspirational 👏👏
thank you david :)
Thanks Sarah and Ben for great channel. As a Psychologist it's great your encouraging others to take up running for health.
Just bought some merch too 😀🇬🇧🙏
Just discovered your channel and had to comment (which I never usually do!) to say how great your videos have been for me. I am starting the sloooow process of returning to running after nearly a year with hip fracture having been formerly a pretty tidy runner. The mental health impact of injury and being out has been harder to get over than the physical side and watching your videos has shown me the FUN and pure JOY in just running... because! Not pace, not placing, comparing myself etc. You’ve really made me feel like I can get back to loving it. Thank you! PS plus loads of awesome tips to boot! Peace! Roo x
Great video Sarah 👍 It was REALLY 🥶 that week...but spring is definitely in the air...can’t wait😎
ha yeah, you wouldn't think the weather this weekend and last weekend were a week apart!
Excellent run by you and Vickie, Sarah, congratulations on the awesome mileage in such cold conditions! Always love seeing more sights of your lovely city! All the best from the west coast of Canada, Scott
thanks scott, it was a lot of fun, although feels like a distance memory now!
Great run. Loved the sightseeing captions during the run. Saw on Strava you went by Buckingham Palace and Victoria Memorial. Never been to London. Enjoyed the sites.
Great run and amazing backdrop. Not been too London since March20 and miss my run commute from Royal Wharf to Shakespeare Globe (via Greenwich) my friend lived in Greenfell Mansion Greenwich and love that area.
Fab! Well done 👍🏼 and thank you for using miles as I'm still old fashioned ☺️
haha no worries, i will never convert to kms :D
That is an impressive and very long run! Would love to run in London some day. Great video Sarah.
hope you can come visit one day susan!
very well done!! love it :D
I like seeing the places where you are running 👍🏻
Hangover after a night out! Forgotten what that feels like! Great run, well done Sarah!
haha so had i!
Looks a great route Sarah. Thanks for recommending the Centurion One Love event, it motivated me to register and do the half marathon last weekend.
ah amazing barry nice one! hope you enjoyed it!
Downloaded the video... Will watch it in peace... Love and care from Mars..
Great channel Sarah. You got me onto Ben too and just took delivery of my Parkes cap and snood.
Keep up the great work and look forward to some more travel content when lockdown is lifted!
ah amazing! hope you like the hat and wrap, great bits of kit! yeah can't wait to go a bit more further afield!
Thanks for the tour of London. I enjoyed watching your video. Pretty amazing to think you solo'd an ultra / marathon. Takes a bit of guts to pull that off and your time was definitely respectable. Love your work and I have used your ab workout video as well.
thanks, although it would have been a totally different story without vickie, we totally pulled each other through!
Brilliant video Sarah as always. Awesome distance! You're so inspirational, thankyou for sharing. This channel is fantastic x
thank you michael! glad you enjoyed :)
@@SarahPlace still hoping for a live q and a in the future 😀
Great vid, loved it!!! Love the purple tee too 😍💜
thanks beth! new tees will be out soon!
@@SarahPlace omg they merch! Best news 🤗🤗🤗
Hello Sarah! Long time! I remember this weekend, very cold! 'Feels like -12' sounds about right! As always, great upload. Stay safe folks, Avi :)
yeah was pretty chilly, but thankfully nice and sunny and no rain/snow!
Superb video Sarah + very inspiring. Keep up the great work on your channel 🙌
thanks rich! hope you have recovered after your epic run??
@@SarahPlace yes recovered really well thanks. Looking forward to the next Ultra :).
Brilliant video as always, what a great run 👏👏👏
thanks dave - will drop you an email tomorrow re coaching :)
@@SarahPlace ok great Sarah, when's that new t-shirt hitting the shop?
@@davecowdry6274 hopefully in the next week or two, just need to do photos!
Once we’ve all had our jabs I think I might actually run this. I like the route. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love these run/travel logs! Need to find one I can do in San Francisco!
im sure you're spoilt for choice for great running in sf!!
Hey Sarah, great run and great video.. I did my virtual centurion 50k on your brilliant London route also.. Well done.. Richard
ah amazing work richard, well done! hope you enjoyed it!
0:00 - 0:27 ASMR at its best!! 👌
I ran that route last year. Amazing challenge.
Nice one Sarah! I only did the 5k event, was planning on using it as a time trial but got injured the week before so it was more a recovery run! Can’t wait for my medal though 😅
ah sorry to hear that but well done for still doing it! hope the injury is on the mend. yeah the medals look AMAZING! i opted for a tree instead but kinda wish i hadn't now!
Great distance, you give positive energy and motivation 💪 For me, at this time, 26 kilometers with 5:15 min/km is the longest distance available 🤣 Stay in health, waiting for Your next video!
How lovely was that route while it's not rammed full of people !!!!! You were lucky your soft flasks didn't freeze, I went out when we had the snow where I am and the hose froze up 😂
yeah it was absolute bliss, especially the first half, not a soul around!
Well done 👍👍
Started using the lucho dillitos for marathon training on your recommendation, great find 👌
so good arent they!!
Awesome. I wanna do this one day.
One of my goals is to also do the UTMB! 💪🏼🏃🏼♀️
Well, done Sarah on your amazing runner, you are a true warrior. I'm reaching out here to pick your brain on few things, do you have ultra programme so share, then what is your favourite shoes + brand, type of sock + brand, top+brand (season Feb/march) = Planning to run my first Ultra 55km this summer. Part from my questions. I'm so grateful I came across your channel, you are sharing with us all tons of helpful info. Keep up the good work you, keep them coming, you are doing great. In advance thanks a million for given me feedback!!! (Btw maybe would be idea to do video about different type of shoes for different runs, (seasons) and socks and etc...?)
Thanks for sharing. Will look up this route next time we're in London. Looks ideal for a sightseeing run :) #tonyjamesrunning 👍
yep definitely check it out, lots of great sights!
you have inspired me to do something similar around Brisbane (Australia)
Thats mega, i wish i could navigate around london like that! Il navigate you around fields and forests in Surrey but be lost in the suburbs of the city despite road signs! Its odd how some things work
Are you ok Sarah? Not heard from you online for the month. I know Ben was struggling. Hope you are doing well ❤️
Love this Sarah. Curious to know if you kept all the layers on? I run in shorts all year round even in snow. As long as my top half is warm I’m ok.
Boa tarde Sarah parabéns pelo conteúdo
That was inspiring to say the least. I just have one question. Where is the sweat? No huffing and puffing at all! I feel envious. It's like you guys were glowing all the time!
You and Vicki are tough as nails. Bravo! Say, where can I find the teeshirt you were wearing "in it for the long run." I want to get one for my wife. Thanks
ah thanks tim! the tee will be on www.benparkes.com in a week or two :)
Hi Sarah, love your channel! I’m training for my first half marathon. I was just wondering if you have any products as far as skin care and self care that you can recommend. My skin seems to be more dry now that I’m out in the elements more often, especially my feet. Are there any foot creams or treatments you use to maintain smooth feet? My husband is a runner also and he says that it’s just runners feet but I haven’t given up hope that I can still have soft, feminine feet ☺️ thanks! Can’t wait for your next video.
Fantastic video.
How did you create or find the route?
It amazes me you can just up and run 35 miles. Your fitness levels must be so high. I did 10 miles at the weekend, I felt rough at the end and really dehydrated. Impressed
i do still think back to the days where running 2 miles would kill me though! it's taken a few years to get to this point, always learning :)
@@SarahPlace It must feel good to be at this level now. How do you fit the training in? You must have to dedicate most of your spare time to running.
Something weirdly coincidental. I watched this on Friday now get just gone and then I was struggling up Pitchfont hill on NDW that s morning and a cheery runner said hi and am pretty sure it was yourself Sarah ? ( or your double) with your friend. I was too knackered to say anything but hi back as I was on a 23 mile run and it had just got a bit tougher 😂 ....am trying to get fit for NDW 50 in May 😅 My wife had dropped me at Reigate and I was running to Knockholt and then home... I survived !
Great work and great video, really inspiring! Could you kindly let me know how you were viewing the route and elevation?
hi mario, i plotted the route on strava and then downloaded it to my watch (garmin 945) which has full colour maps so the navigation is great
@@SarahPlace Thank you Sarah! Really appreciate you getting back to me, I'll be checking out this watch and Strava feature I didn't know existed 😀
Congratulations for getting a place in utmb👍
Hopefully it goes ahead.
yeah so excited for it. hoping international travel will be back to normal by then!
@@SarahPlace I did a trail run in September in France. We were started in small waves, all spaced apart, with masks. After about ten meters, masks off and back to normal, luckily. It will be interesting to see how they do the utmb. I'm in for the occ so maybe see you guys there.
Congrats Sarah! Where did you go for loo breaks along the route during lockdown? I might give it a go!
we stopped in victoria park, the toilets were open as usual :)
Hi, I done my first 50k ultra a few weeks ago. Got serpent trail race later this year. Anyone got any training plans they can share?
Wish I lived in England it's so hot running in Australia
you have such a nice aura! would you ever do a video of 'what i eat after a race?' would be interesting :)xx
aw thanks elle! yes hopefully when races start back up again i will do something like that :)
Other than Centurion who else do you recommend for trail runs? Is there a website with them all on? Thanks in advance.
Hi hope all well with you and Ben
An amazing route.
Is there anywhere where you can get / download a GPX file for the route ?
the walking englishman has a file you can download, but i just made my own so that i could start and finish in greenwich.
@@SarahPlace Thank you.
Sounds like a stupid question, but as someone who has just started dipping into the 15k range i'm not sure how my shoes/feet should feel. (as in, do my feet hurt because of inexperience or are my shoes not a good fit) Do you have any tips on finding the right shoes for longer distances or is it a costly trial and error job?
Hey, are you still headed to Cornwall for The Arc next year or planning any other Ultras down this way this year?
yeah my place was deferred to 2022 so looking forward to getting on that start line and going down to cornwall for a few recces beforehand :)
@@SarahPlace Nice! I'm lucky enough to have the Cornish Coast Path less than 2miles from my front door for training, must be harder for you guys in London? I may well see you on the start line if I survive The R.A.T and it doesn't put me off Long Distance Races 😎👊🏻👍🏼
You said you had the directions on your watch. What watch do you use and do you link it to your headphones?
hey debra- i have the garmin 945 which has full colour maps so can load a course on there and it shows where to go. it's so handy for stuff like this!
She's gorgeous
I've been eyeing up some FKTs near me which seem achievable. Reckon it's worth doing a reccy first rather than attempting it on the first try?
i mean it depends what the route is like, something like this which isn't marked too obviously and goes through a lot of parks which are closed at certain times i'd always want to recce first as it would just streamline the day so much more but if it's a fairly straightforward route that is well marked or that you know well with no gates or possible diversions then by all means go for it!
make a video about running shoes... whic one is best for you
What jacket are you wearing?
What kind of garmin watch do you have?
garmin 945
@@SarahPlace i have the garmin 35
35 miles on 1 liter of fluid? That’s more impressive than the distance!
Ikr? I'd probably drink close to a litre on a half marathon 😂
What's a ftk?
fastest known time
are you okay mate?
90 minutes is a long run for me. I don’t know how people routinely run 2 hours plus.
Hi Sarah where's Ben?
More to the point, where's Sarah and Ben?
Emelie Forsberg look alike
first :-)
I'm being shameless😂 can I get a shoutout Sarah because it's my birthday 😁
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!!!!
@@SarahPlace aww bless you Sarah thankyou 😁