Trying to run 500K in one month (Days 1-5)

[@PROBETTGUITARS]

Great film Harry. Looking forward to following along. I run past that Costa most days and there's always a queue whatever the time of day.

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you very much - it's the coffee addiction round here, unstoppable.
Cheers for watching.

[@timstriathlonjourneys7575]

Great film. Good luck with the challenge.

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers Tim, appreciated.

[@shaundrew3600]

Love this Harry I ran 5k everyday in December for charity. 10 miles a day is a hell of a challenge but I believe you will smash it 💪🏃‍♂️ look forward to the rest of the videos!

[@thisisjogon]

Thanks as always for the support Shaun. Hope the JOG ON top is keeping you bright through the winter miles.

[@charmiansteven6208]

Going great, Harry. All the best with the challenge.
Jog On top is fab.

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Charmian, the legs are just about holding up.
Glad you like the top, we hope it's bright enough...
Thanks as always for following the madness.

[@samfoster4176]

Came here from crib goch video. Amazing channel

[@thisisjogon]

I'm very glad Sam, Crib Goch did well with views, but ironically isn't quite as similar to the usual videos we produce. It's great to hear this kind of challenge appeals as well to someone who came from the Crib Goch audience (even with no ridge hikes in sight).
Thanks for the support Sam, it's appreciated.

[@janewhitham5612]

Great video Harry. Good luck for your challenge! Was great seeing all the routes I run. Costa always has a massive queue whatever time of day I run by. Crazy!

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Jane - people love their coffee eh.
Hope your own running is going well.

[@paulbarfoot2566]

Awesome challenge. Awesome video. Looking forward to seeing part 2

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers Paul, just released it.
Thanks for the support as always.

[@garymitchell277]

Go on my son. All the bloomin' best. Gazz in Barnstaple 🔊🔊

[@thisisjogon]

Great to know this video has made it to Barnstaple again. I hope to run there again soon.
Thank you for following along Gazz, it means a lot.

[@garymitchell277]

T'is a pleasure Harry. Looks like you are smashing it 🎯🎯 Gazz

[@busterska2860]

Been watching your videos now for a few weeks and I just wanted to say THANK YOU. They’ve inspire me so much to keep going and pushing myself at 57 and over weight. Without you and your vlogs I would of given up so many time. Harry thank you. Your a gentleman and my hero ❤️🏃‍♂️

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you very much for this comment, glad to have you watching. So thank YOU

[@60PlusFitnessJourney]

Wow...Your video quality is superb and I find your story telling quite compelling. It's crazy you only have 1.03K subs. I admire your obvious passion for putting your content out. I started my channel 3 months ago and, as you can probably confirm, it is quite a bit more difficult and time consuming than one might think. And, it is hard to get traction.
Anyway, I just wanted to stop in, lend some support and give you a 'Well Done!' sir.
By the way, this video an excellent concept!
Good Luck,
Mark

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Mark.

[@ThisRunnerLovesPurpleYT]

RED January to the extreme! Well done so far! 👏🏾 I look forward to following this journey.

[@thisisjogon]

I appreciate you following along - it's a slightly crazy journey.
I'll have to wear purple on one of the days.

[@ThisRunnerLovesPurpleYT]

@@thisisjogon It is a great challenge and you present it so well. I am very much considering it myself!?!? 🤣 I look forward to seeing you in purple - it goes well with orange too!

[@Alex-uj4zf]

Great work, stay strong!

[@thisisjogon]

Some call him the mountain goat of Europe, the legend that is, Alex Hurrell.

[@barnabybeere1557]

Wow, what a challenge! Looking good so far, hope that you can keep it up - am following you on Strava. Really great video too, very engaging!

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers Barnaby that's appreciated. I'm not particularly militant with Strava but decided it would be good for this challenge.
Thanks for the support and following along Barnaby, both here and on Strava.

[@tristanks11]

Great Video and challenge mate, keep up the good work!

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you very much, it all seems amazing until one hits day 13 and your legs aren't moving and you still have 18 days to go... Surviving - we'll get there.
Appreciate the support.

[@RunningOffGrid]

Good luck Harry!

[@thisisjogon]

The van legends.

[@clairel3730]

Good luck Harry 😃

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Claire, always watching these mad videos. Hope your running is going well.

[@jimlaidlaw8925]

Great work buddy . I’m currently on 67 mile in 8 days so a little bit behind you

[@thisisjogon]

Another 10 mile later Jim!

[@MasterPoppers]

9:20 I love this. I recently finished a near 5K race with a 4min/km pace and right near the end a child came onto the course and got almost too close to me. I was scared I was going to trip over her and bring us both tumbling down.

[@thisisjogon]

Feels like a long time ago now

[@powerbar1981]

Very fascinating and tempting ideas... I'm trying it all out for 63km ultra in June preps. Now still survive at 3rd day. Thanks for the idea mate 👍👍

[@thisisjogon]

Great stuff Alvin, I wish you all the best with it. I would love to run in Japan
All the best
Harry

[@haggisxyzzy]

Well done Harry, great commitment. I did 13 half marathons in 13 days back in 2014. My advice is just to go slow and enjoy your run. It will feel rough after a week but then your body adapts. I didnt want to stop after 13 days but I did. Felt awful for days wishing I was going running. So 10 miles is a nice solid amount to fit around the day job.

[@thisisjogon]

Alasdair, great to know you're following along. Sounds like a mental challenge in 2013 - I'm taking it steady thank you.
Hope the JOG ON top is going well. Cheers for your continued support.

[@jamesbayliss3720]

Great films Harry. I found your Jogon Channel recently, and loving all the challenges you do. Great narratives in all of them. I see you were running around Farnborough (I think) in this video. I grew up there and miss the town so much now I moved away to MK. I recognise the airfield, Costa, Ively Roundabout near Southwood Golf Course, and I think it must be Basingstoke Canal with the low bridges. Loving your videos; keep them coming!!!

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you James, some amazing spots to run absolutely

[@runningwithstephen]

Just catching up on this series. Very well told story. You certainly have a skill and I'm glad I found your channel. Sub Added!

[@thisisjogon]

Appreciate it Stephen, thanks for following
All the best with your own running journey 🧡

[@richardcornelius5502]

Keep going Harry!

[@thisisjogon]

I'm trying Richard!

[@HereWeAreRunning]

This is some challenge, best of luck Harry. Looks like you've started it really well. I think if I was going to attempt something like this I'd probably introduce some rest days and some double run days but for you, the even distance seems to be working well.

[@thisisjogon]

That's a really interesting conversation Chris, around taking a set mileage and a set number of days and working out the best approach.
Perhaps there is a future video in that where two people approach the same challenge differently and compare and contrast the methods.
One for the ideas notebook! Thanks for watching Chris, hope the treadmill work is going well.

[@TheDeterminedRunner]

A hill session the day before 😂 Talk about making it just that little bit harder! Loved the graffiti , I hope you'll run past that on the last day? Good luck with your challenge Harry 👍🏃

[@thisisjogon]

The truth is I only realised half way through the hill session what I was about to begin the next day. I'm sure the graffiti will make an appearance again. I think come the later part of this challenge I will need to be exactly like yourself - a very determined runner.
Thanks as always for watching.

[@simonbamford4045]

Harry this is insane but I kind of love it.

[@thisisjogon]

Excellent

[@ryanrunningwild]

I dont run, the thought of it terrifies me, yet, I find myself watching this video and loving it. Watched Your crib Goch vid, and now am on a bit of a binge of your channel. Love your energy and personality, looking forward to finding out if you managed to do the whole 500!

[@thisisjogon]

Ryan, thank you so much. Even if you feel inspired to go for a gentle jog as a result, I would feel success. A very Merry Christmas to you and thank you for watching my stuff.
Harry

[@ryanrunningwild]

@@thisisjogon Cheers Harry, well, I now have couch to 5k videos queued up :P I do a lot of hiking / wildcamping and I have been tackling more mountains recently, but, the ups really get me, the summits are worth it but I wish I could enjoy the climb more and not be blowing out of my backside when I haul myself to the top. I think you have certainly inspired me, and I am looking forward to giving the C25K a go. Merry Christmas to you as well! Ryan

[@thisisjogon]

@@ryanrunningwild I know what you mean, it can be tough to enjoy the part leading up to the summit. Found that running fitness certainly helps to enhance the experience of mountain walks. You too have a great rest of your Christmas

[@TheSimplylean]

That’s is some crazy volume, I tried a similar thing in Nov but averaging 10k a day but sadly my knees went at about 240k day 24. Hopefully your body holds out better than mine! Good luck 🤞

[@thisisjogon]

I hope so too! So far the knees feel good but I will be cautiously approaching the 240K mark now...
Thank you for the well wishes, it's appreciated.

[@mandkstuart]

Amazing challenge. You will wear out your shoes!

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Mark - I've been rotating a couple of pairs but absolutely I wouldn't be surprised if we see some disintegration before long.
Cheers for following along.

[@davidjuson5608]

I've had to slash my coffee drinking. My Garmin kept advising me not to run because I am not getting enough sleep. The breaking point was a near 29 minute parkrun followed by the verdict that I needed 72 hours of recovery! I really miss my two mugs of rich, black and exotic before and after a training run.
Where was I? Yes! Another great video Harry. Keep up the good work.

[@thisisjogon]

You can always rely on David Juson for a great comment

[@davidjuson5608]

@@thisisjogon You are too kind Harry. Gawd! I am missing the coffee.

[@loftysaltmarsh69]

Amazing challenge, can I ask how you're fueling yourself?

[@thisisjogon]

Andrew, thank you for watching. It's a mixture of coffee and granola. Nothing has changed too drastically with the food intake - I don't lose weight easily at all so whilst it would be tempting to up my calorie intake, I'm just monitoring it as I go.
Thanks for the support Andrew.

[@michaelbooth2890]

I did two weeks of half marathons every other day, in the summer. And I thought that was hard, but this is mad.

[@thisisjogon]

That sounds pretty crazy though Michael! Appreciate you watching

[@1violalass]

Am I very late to the party in commenting on the facial similarity between Harry Morgan and Claire Maxted (Wild Ginger Running). Any connection?

[@thisisjogon]

None

[@Atheist_01]

👍👍

[@thisisjogon]

👍

[@61js]

Fab

[@thisisjogon]

🏃‍♂️

[@mazf1302]

7:25 your a rapper and u didn’t know it 😂

[@thisisjogon]

💎

[@AljannaCuerdo-yk8bd]

Haha mind your chest hahaha

[@thisisjogon]

🧡

[@marienixon148]

Costa also do bacon...

[@thisisjogon]

A good point, thanks for the JOG ON top enquiry Marie, will get back to you

[@emmahaines6087]

Go ed la

[@thisisjogon]

I have no idea what this means Emma but I appreciate you watching!

[@emmahaines6087]

@@thisisjogon My Scouse way of cheering support! Great content Harry :)

[@thisisjogon]

@@emmahaines6087 I'm just delighted to have any Scouse support at all