Thanks for always being so open about your experiences! It really helps me as a newer runner to see the ups and the downs. Hope you get back to your 100% soon!
Marathon racing is a tough nut to crack. But when everything goes well, that’s when you really feel that excitement and appreciation for all the work over the years. The weather, training, fuel, race performance, when it all works out and comes together, it’s amazing and worth every up and down. Then you chase it again, and again 😉
I really liked video for the honesty and positivity . I loved the race. An amazing race with amazing weather in an amazing city. One of my favorite memories will be how many Chicago residents congratulated me on finishing while I walked back to my hotel.
You still finished less than 5 hours! I am going for first nyc this fall and I would be very happy if I can get it done less than 5hrs. Thanks for sharing. Hope your ankle is better now. Best
Congratulations on finishing! I hope you feel better soon. You not filming this race and wanting to simply enjoy the experience is why I love your channel. Enjoy your pizza! I purchased the Skyline Hospitality Tent based on your recommendation and it was awesome. Thank you! Those sandwiches and cookies were A+ :-) This was my 1st big city marathon and the crowds were impressive. I want to run Chicago again soon!
Once you do the hospitality tent in Chicago it is really hard to go back! Glad you enjoyed and wish I had a chance to say hello. The big city marathons have crowds like no other!
You ran the same race as me. Great time but very painful. First half was decent and second half was progressively worse. Glad you finished. On to the next one....or 5k 🙂 for me.
Good job! I enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing your experience. It takes guts! I think the Alphafly will suit your build and mechanics better over the marathon distance over the Vaporfly. Maybe even that Prime Strung you just got. As for me, I went with the Adios Pro 3, and the upper caused pain to my foot toward the end of my race and I missed my BQ by less than two minutes. Still got a PR, though. On to the next race!
Oh man, so close. Part of me is feeling similar that maybe the Alpha is a good choice for me, also thinking about the new Endorphin Pro 3. I do think I have a little better understanding of the cause of the issue now which I'll talk about soon in a little debrief, but yea shoe choice is open in my head going forward for sure.
Wish you a speed recovery! I have experienced that, walking for 20km at Singapore Marathon, and it was really painful! Target at 5:30, but finished at 6:44. Hurt and embarrassed. But it taught me to be more prepared for next race, and to never underestimate marathon.
Still, a great time...and with an injury. I go for my first marathon on Sunday. Your videos helped me get through the training this summer. I hope I get to meet you someday to thank you for your insights and inspiration.
Great job. I ran it as this marathon as well and this was my first. It was very much an experience. Learned that drinking while running from the cups isn’t so easy to do. Thank you for the video.
Yea those cups are a challenge at first. There are some great marathoners who actually stop and walk to grab a drink. But if you can get a hang of that cup pinch, you do shave a few seconds per fluid station. Most important is you get the water in you! Congratulations on your first! What a great day and course for a first experience. The hard part about Chicago being number one (it was my first as well), is it is one of the best combinations of flat, weather, crowd support, and ease in and out of the start/finish, the rest you may run, pose a bit more of a challenge in one way or another. But either way I hope you enjoyed, met some goals you set for yourself, and maybe made some running friends. Congratulations again!
Congrats 👏 missed you in Chicago; try again in New York.... 20 years of running Chicago-this was about the best-prepared expo, race, and - of course weather(?!). Interesting look inside the VIP tent. I run/walk now (74 yrs young) and I found out with the 1st trial of my Vaporfly`s - terrible, terrible for walking. I use them only when I don't plan on walking - Sorry you had to find out the hard way. Hope you enjoyed the deep dish.. and congratulations 🎊
Thank you, and yes I had great weather in 2019 when the female record was set, it was pretty equal this weekend and I think we would have seen a new WR honestly if Ruth Chepngetich had not gone for an absolutely BLAZING fast 35k. I also agree the new expo location was awesome. It was in a different room last time I ran, and I liked this setup better. All around fantastic weekend, truly, even with my results. Congratulations to you and heck yea to still getting after it at a YOUNG 74!
Me too Chris..I went into Berlin with a little runners knee issue and was on pace for 4 hours when the pain got a bit much around mile 22. Great job gutting it out.
Ahh okay, sorry to hear. Unfortunately a few people I was bumping into felt a little niggle here or there going into race day. Rest up, we’ll get the next one
Congratulations. I know first hand how it feels having to walk and run the last few miles. Done that last year. Important thing is to not give up and finish. I was in this race yesterday too . Perfect weather. Race went well for me.
Great job finishing Christian! Sometimes slow and steady wins the race. It looked like a perfect Chicago fall day. :) Best wishes for a swift recovery. Hope to see you in New York.
Congrats, Christian! I cramped up SO hard last year unexpectedly and had to walk it in after Mile 19. Having to walk that far in so much pain was crazy, so I know this too well. A finish is a finish- bravo!
@@ChristianRunsNY Tell me about it... haha. I was actually scarred and didn't enter the Lottery for '22. I did Berlin though and up again for NYC in a few weeks. Keep up the content!
Congrats on fighting through the injury. The crowds were amazing and was a huge help for me finishing my first marathon. I finished a lot faster than I expected and had an amazing experience.
See, maybe the slight chance we walk a little in a marathon opens the door for a new consideration in shoe reviews 😂 Let us know some more about Steamtown. Someone I talked to pre-race paces Steamtown at times and said it was a lot of fun. I may need to do it soon, it isn't far from home.
You definitely should do it. It's hilly but fast. A definitely net downhill course. But there are uphill too, so if you prefer not to run flat, it's a good course for a PR. You'll feel those hills in your quads the next day though. My ankle started hurting by mile 8 and by mile 16 my form was shot because of the ankle/Achilles pain in my left foot. It's my first marathon so I don't have a big enough sample to judge by, so maybe my body is just better at 13.1s, which end before my ankle gives out, or maybe I need to change something in training. Right now I'm not worried about it because in the next cycle or two I want to get more speedwork, so maybe a 10k or half in the Spring.
That’s so awesome Christian. I was looking around for you at the expo and our corral but no luck finding you. Good luck on your rehab of your ankle. Hopefully you can still do the NYC marathon next month. Many blessings to you!!!
Thank you, Sir. The corrals were tough, I was at the back, pretty much outside E until some space opened up. I went with the latest departing group from the tent and the corral itself just ran out of room.
Ahh man, I know you mentioned a few niggles too Saturday. Hope you heal up quickly. Again, great to meet you, hope to see you out on course someday again soon.
Great job finishing!!! I’m currently training for a marathon next month, and I don’t think I have the mental strength and physical strength to get through it.
You do! You’ll get it done. You just keep telling yourself one more mile, to the next sign, one more step, and in the end you’ve done it. Take a break if you need, high five a spectator, you never know what you can do until you go for it. In the end you’ll give it your best and be proud of that!
Thanks Chris! Hope you had fun in Staten Island! I never finished that race, one time it was during an ITBS issues and I dropped, and the rest are always during Chicago!! 🥲
@@ChristianRunsNY Staten Island Half was fun. I took it very easy and my legs still felt like mush 😆 I think I left my legs in London 🤣 One day you will finish the Staten Island Half! 😁
Hey man finishing a marathon is something to be proud of and happy with. Congratulations on doing something most never even try to do! I wanted to ask something, and I want to preface that it’s absolutely not an insult. This isn’t from a aesthetic perspective, either…purely functional based upon empirical data. More bodyweight is almost always a disadvantage if it is mass beyond what is needed to power you to run. A massive improvement to my running came when my mileage went to 40-50mpw and my bodyweight consistently dropped from 170lbs to 144lbs (today) over about 4 months. I’m always very surprised when I see serious runners who are over 12-15% body fat…not from an aesthetic perspective, but rather it would seem you’d need to legitimately eat pretty heavy to not lose body fat/weight on higher volume running. I maintain
Yeaaa, I mean I don't take anything you're saying offensively, truly. But even when I look "slim" in high school, and really had fairly little fat playing some football and track, I would never be below 225lbs. That's just my body. So I have room to shed some weight and certainly could get to more milage, eat healthier, but I personally would be withering away, muscle included losing more than 10-15 lbs. I'm just not a runner body which is why I never thought I could do it, but last Chicago I knocked out a 3:37:37 at 230lbs. So I just need to get back to my best first and go from there depending on how serious I want to push for PRs.
Yea no worries Cory, I was definitely thinking 3:45. Probably would have been happy with 3:50 given the first half pacing. A couple issues held me up around 8:50/mile and eventually lead to the ankle pain, but just proud to have looked at my watch with 10 to go and kept putting my feet in front of me. Thanks for following along and checking in!
Cathy, I'm fine, truly. I wouldn't put myself out here on TH-cam if I wasn't willing to share my experiences! I set a goal and came up short but I'm happy with what I got out of the experience 100%
Thank you, yea I have a guess of what’s going on and it’s actually the contralateral hamstring tendons. It caused me to run really unbalanced at race pace and I’m putting extra strain on the other leg, causing pain like it’s approaching an ankle stress fracture. The ankle feels better even today but my butt is on fire still lol. Weird how the body works, but yea hopefully there is some useful PT to get back to full strength soon 🤞🏼
With some research last night I have my non-professional diagnosis/opinion. But 100% I’m going to get the final verdict from a doctor and see what can be done, and when I’ll be back to full strength. Thanks, Gabs!
Anything can happen in the marathon but as you said it was an incredible day. I just couldn't believe all the rabid spectators throughout the entire course. The day went well for me, sorry I didn't see you.
Yes, I think it was Skyline hospitality this year. It’s been called the Balbo tent also in past years. It’s about $100 extra and I’d say it’s worth it. No corral mess, private bathrooms and bag check. It’s a great addition to make it a really comfortable and easy morning and afternoon.
I think I’m going to do a debrief video next. Talk about some more of the stories of people I passed, the pizza, Chicago in general, some tips on hotels. Definitely want to share more after this whole trip!
Thanks for always being so open about your experiences! It really helps me as a newer runner to see the ups and the downs. Hope you get back to your 100% soon!
Marathon racing is a tough nut to crack. But when everything goes well, that’s when you really feel that excitement and appreciation for all the work over the years. The weather, training, fuel, race performance, when it all works out and comes together, it’s amazing and worth every up and down. Then you chase it again, and again 😉
I really liked video for the honesty and positivity . I loved the race. An amazing race with amazing weather in an amazing city. One of my favorite memories will be how many Chicago residents congratulated me on finishing while I walked back to my hotel.
Thank you, and 100% yes!
Christian hope all is well. You finished which is what is most important. Wishing you a speedy recovery. NYC is waiting on you.
You still finished less than 5 hours! I am going for first nyc this fall and I would be very happy if I can get it done less than 5hrs. Thanks for sharing. Hope your ankle is better now. Best
Much appreciated. You can do it!
Congratulations on finishing! I hope you feel better soon. You not filming this race and wanting to simply enjoy the experience is why I love your channel. Enjoy your pizza!
I purchased the Skyline Hospitality Tent based on your recommendation and it was awesome. Thank you! Those sandwiches and cookies were A+ :-) This was my 1st big city marathon and the crowds were impressive. I want to run Chicago again soon!
Once you do the hospitality tent in Chicago it is really hard to go back! Glad you enjoyed and wish I had a chance to say hello. The big city marathons have crowds like no other!
You ran the same race as me. Great time but very painful. First half was decent and second half was progressively worse. Glad you finished. On to the next one....or 5k 🙂 for me.
Sorry you suffered also!
Good job! I enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing your experience. It takes guts! I think the Alphafly will suit your build and mechanics better over the marathon distance over the Vaporfly. Maybe even that Prime Strung you just got. As for me, I went with the Adios Pro 3, and the upper caused pain to my foot toward the end of my race and I missed my BQ by less than two minutes. Still got a PR, though. On to the next race!
Oh man, so close. Part of me is feeling similar that maybe the Alpha is a good choice for me, also thinking about the new Endorphin Pro 3. I do think I have a little better understanding of the cause of the issue now which I'll talk about soon in a little debrief, but yea shoe choice is open in my head going forward for sure.
Great positive attitude and well done for finishing.
Thank you!
Finishing is something that’s never guaranteed. Congrats on completing the marathon!! I hope you have a speedy recovery!
Much appreciated
Congratulations 💐 Even if it wasn't the race you wanted, you did it. Remember to always enjoy the races.
Always! It would be so hard to not appreciate everything going on out there for us runners at an event like this one
Wish you a speed recovery! I have experienced that, walking for 20km at Singapore Marathon, and it was really painful! Target at 5:30, but finished at 6:44. Hurt and embarrassed. But it taught me to be more prepared for next race, and to never underestimate marathon.
That's a grind, wow. Lot's of time on your feet there. Hope you did or are healing up well!
Still, a great time...and with an injury. I go for my first marathon on Sunday. Your videos helped me get through the training this summer. I hope I get to meet you someday to thank you for your insights and inspiration.
Thank you. We’re all wishing you the best, Peter!!
Great job. I ran it as this marathon as well and this was my first. It was very much an experience. Learned that drinking while running from the cups isn’t so easy to do. Thank you for the video.
@@cathynewyork7918 Thank you very much. I will practice that while I train to run my next race.
Yea those cups are a challenge at first. There are some great marathoners who actually stop and walk to grab a drink. But if you can get a hang of that cup pinch, you do shave a few seconds per fluid station. Most important is you get the water in you!
Congratulations on your first! What a great day and course for a first experience. The hard part about Chicago being number one (it was my first as well), is it is one of the best combinations of flat, weather, crowd support, and ease in and out of the start/finish, the rest you may run, pose a bit more of a challenge in one way or another.
But either way I hope you enjoyed, met some goals you set for yourself, and maybe made some running friends. Congratulations again!
Congrats 👏 missed you in Chicago; try again in New York.... 20 years of running Chicago-this was about the best-prepared expo, race, and - of course weather(?!). Interesting look inside the VIP tent. I run/walk now (74 yrs young) and I found out with the 1st trial of my Vaporfly`s - terrible, terrible for walking. I use them only when I don't plan on walking - Sorry you had to find out the hard way. Hope you enjoyed the deep dish.. and congratulations 🎊
Thank you, and yes I had great weather in 2019 when the female record was set, it was pretty equal this weekend and I think we would have seen a new WR honestly if Ruth Chepngetich had not gone for an absolutely BLAZING fast 35k. I also agree the new expo location was awesome. It was in a different room last time I ran, and I liked this setup better. All around fantastic weekend, truly, even with my results. Congratulations to you and heck yea to still getting after it at a YOUNG 74!
What a great attitude and perspective! Get well soon!
Appreciate it!
You finished, you beat my Perth marathon time, thanks for the posting the video, the last 10km is so tough and so unpredictable
Oh yea, it’s a battle! If you can feel great through 20 miles then that’s a successful marathon! The rest is grit and determination!
True grit Christian. You didn't give up and you kept going, much respect for that. We may get tired or injured, but we don't give up.
Very true! And even if we’re truly taken out of a race, you know we go get the next one.
Me too Chris..I went into Berlin with a little runners knee issue and was on pace for 4 hours when the pain got a bit much around mile 22. Great job gutting it out.
Ahh okay, sorry to hear. Unfortunately a few people I was bumping into felt a little niggle here or there going into race day.
Rest up, we’ll get the next one
Proud of you! Many give up when issues arise. You fought through it! 👍💪👍
Congratulations. I know first hand how it feels having to walk and run the last few miles. Done that last year. Important thing is to not give up and finish. I was in this race yesterday too . Perfect weather. Race went well for me.
I'm glad! It really was PR weather on a flat course. Congrats!
Congrats on the Marathon Christian!!!
Thank you!
Keep your head up Chris. You’d be back to running in no time. You’re in my prayers. Carry on. . .
Great job finishing Christian! Sometimes slow and steady wins the race. It looked like a perfect Chicago fall day. :) Best wishes for a swift recovery. Hope to see you in New York.
One of the best Chicago race days I think for the masses. Hope to feel well enough to come out and have a fun run in NYC!
Congrats, Christian! I cramped up SO hard last year unexpectedly and had to walk it in after Mile 19. Having to walk that far in so much pain was crazy, so I know this too well. A finish is a finish- bravo!
And then a lot of us go do it again! 😅
@@ChristianRunsNY Tell me about it... haha. I was actually scarred and didn't enter the Lottery for '22. I did Berlin though and up again for NYC in a few weeks. Keep up the content!
Congrats man,you got it done
Yea it was a grind but happy to have stuck with it in the end.
Congratulations! Hope your ankle gets better 😊👍🏃♂️
Thank you!
Great video!! Great finish for what happened. You’ll get back going again. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats! Even thought it didn't play out the way you wanted, you still finished! Great job!!
Thank you, Joe!
Congrats on fighting through the injury. The crowds were amazing and was a huge help for me finishing my first marathon. I finished a lot faster than I expected and had an amazing experience.
Fantastic, Brynlee! That’s great!! 🎉🎉🎉
Great perseverance. I ran my first marathon yesterday at Steamtown. I can Also say the Carbon x2 is not the most comfortable walking shoe.
See, maybe the slight chance we walk a little in a marathon opens the door for a new consideration in shoe reviews 😂
Let us know some more about Steamtown. Someone I talked to pre-race paces Steamtown at times and said it was a lot of fun. I may need to do it soon, it isn't far from home.
You definitely should do it. It's hilly but fast. A definitely net downhill course. But there are uphill too, so if you prefer not to run flat, it's a good course for a PR. You'll feel those hills in your quads the next day though. My ankle started hurting by mile 8 and by mile 16 my form was shot because of the ankle/Achilles pain in my left foot. It's my first marathon so I don't have a big enough sample to judge by, so maybe my body is just better at 13.1s, which end before my ankle gives out, or maybe I need to change something in training. Right now I'm not worried about it because in the next cycle or two I want to get more speedwork, so maybe a 10k or half in the Spring.
That’s so awesome Christian. I was looking around for you at the expo and our corral but no luck finding you. Good luck on your rehab of your ankle. Hopefully you can still do the NYC marathon next month. Many blessings to you!!!
Thank you, Sir. The corrals were tough, I was at the back, pretty much outside E until some space opened up. I went with the latest departing group from the tent and the corral itself just ran out of room.
I had my own subpar race with bad cramps so know how you feel. Rest up buddy!
Ahh man, I know you mentioned a few niggles too Saturday. Hope you heal up quickly. Again, great to meet you, hope to see you out on course someday again soon.
Congrats on still getting that finish! It was a gorgeous day for a marathon!!
It was perfect!
Great job finishing!!! I’m currently training for a marathon next month, and I don’t think I have the mental strength and physical strength to get through it.
You do! You’ll get it done. You just keep telling yourself one more mile, to the next sign, one more step, and in the end you’ve done it. Take a break if you need, high five a spectator, you never know what you can do until you go for it. In the end you’ll give it your best and be proud of that!
This is still great Christian. You will evaluate this and get better for next time after learning from it. Kudos bro, strong work.
Absolutely!
I was part of “some runners just finishing now” thanks for sharing!
Hope you enjoyed it! The later starts had some heat to deal with, more power to you all!
So sorry to hear about your injury Christian 😔 You finished! That's the most important part! You did it!. Speedy recovery my friend!
Thanks Chris! Hope you had fun in Staten Island! I never finished that race, one time it was during an ITBS issues and I dropped, and the rest are always during Chicago!! 🥲
@@ChristianRunsNY Staten Island Half was fun. I took it very easy and my legs still felt like mush 😆 I think I left my legs in London 🤣 One day you will finish the Staten Island Half! 😁
one day.. haha
Love your VLOG, it is motivating..
Thank you so much 😊
Hey man finishing a marathon is something to be proud of and happy with. Congratulations on doing something most never even try to do!
I wanted to ask something, and I want to preface that it’s absolutely not an insult. This isn’t from a aesthetic perspective, either…purely functional based upon empirical data. More bodyweight is almost always a disadvantage if it is mass beyond what is needed to power you to run. A massive improvement to my running came when my mileage went to 40-50mpw and my bodyweight consistently dropped from 170lbs to 144lbs (today) over about 4 months. I’m always very surprised when I see serious runners who are over 12-15% body fat…not from an aesthetic perspective, but rather it would seem you’d need to legitimately eat pretty heavy to not lose body fat/weight on higher volume running. I maintain
Yeaaa, I mean I don't take anything you're saying offensively, truly. But even when I look "slim" in high school, and really had fairly little fat playing some football and track, I would never be below 225lbs. That's just my body. So I have room to shed some weight and certainly could get to more milage, eat healthier, but I personally would be withering away, muscle included losing more than 10-15 lbs. I'm just not a runner body which is why I never thought I could do it, but last Chicago I knocked out a 3:37:37 at 230lbs. So I just need to get back to my best first and go from there depending on how serious I want to push for PRs.
I was following along. Looking forward to this vlog. Remind me of what your target time was?
Nvm. You said in your video
@@cathynewyork7918 I am happy for him lol. It was just a question…take it easy
Yea no worries Cory, I was definitely thinking 3:45. Probably would have been happy with 3:50 given the first half pacing. A couple issues held me up around 8:50/mile and eventually lead to the ankle pain, but just proud to have looked at my watch with 10 to go and kept putting my feet in front of me. Thanks for following along and checking in!
Cathy, I'm fine, truly. I wouldn't put myself out here on TH-cam if I wasn't willing to share my experiences! I set a goal and came up short but I'm happy with what I got out of the experience 100%
Congratulation regardless Christian. Same for me on 18 mile back hurts a lot but finish. Yeah
Way to push through! Hope it was something minor for you!
"Vaporfly Next% 2. Not a good walking shoe. There's that review." 😂😂😂 way too funny. So sorry to hear about your ankle. I feel for you man.
Your attitude is so much better than mine would have been. Wonderful
All I could think walking towards the end was i want to take them off and ask someone in the crowd for a trade 😂
Well done! Great pace for the first 15 too. Clearly fitness is there, perhaps just need a few more weeks with 2.5 or 3 hours runs should do the trick
It all just came down to injury unfortunately. But it was still worth it to keep going and just get it done. I love the Chicago course
Hopefully the ankle isn’t serious ! Congratulations on gutting that run out !
Thank you, yea I have a guess of what’s going on and it’s actually the contralateral hamstring tendons. It caused me to run really unbalanced at race pace and I’m putting extra strain on the other leg, causing pain like it’s approaching an ankle stress fracture. The ankle feels better even today but my butt is on fire still lol. Weird how the body works, but yea hopefully there is some useful PT to get back to full strength soon 🤞🏼
you got it done! get yourself checked out so at least you know what the verdict will be for NYC. hope its nothing serious.
With some research last night I have my non-professional diagnosis/opinion. But 100% I’m going to get the final verdict from a doctor and see what can be done, and when I’ll be back to full strength. Thanks, Gabs!
Thanks for your honest review. New sub here, can you please put your strava handle up? Don't worry about the setback, just keep after it!
Strava link in each video ☺️
Well done 6:19 🤙
Anything can happen in the marathon but as you said it was an incredible day. I just couldn't believe all the rabid spectators throughout the entire course. The day went well for me, sorry I didn't see you.
I'm truly happy for everyone that had a great race. It was a day for fantastic running!
Did you have to pay extra to stay in that tent before heading to the start line? Congrats on the finish!
Yes, I think it was Skyline hospitality this year. It’s been called the Balbo tent also in past years. It’s about $100 extra and I’d say it’s worth it. No corral mess, private bathrooms and bag check. It’s a great addition to make it a really comfortable and easy morning and afternoon.
Was the hospitality tent worth it?
100% yes, I would do it anytime I run Chicago
Congrats! Which pizza place did you decide on?
It was called, Labriola
Wow man
Give us a review of the deep-dish pizza you ate. All and any foods are fair-game and guilt-free after a marathon.👍
I think I’m going to do a debrief video next. Talk about some more of the stories of people I passed, the pizza, Chicago in general, some tips on hotels. Definitely want to share more after this whole trip!
@@ChristianRunsNY can’t wait!