Hi Freddy, great effort! Have been on a similar journey to you, getting into running and trying to lose weight over the last four months! I've lost around 15 KG, and have seen my 5k time go down from 32 mins down to mid 23's in that time. Each time you do those PB attempts, and are flat out the idea of going a minute quicker seems impossible, but don't forget about the compounding nature of gaining fitness and losing weight. Cleverer people than me, have figured that each KG off, is about 3-4 seconds a mile quicker. So with your weight loss, and increasing fitness I'd wager you'll be under that 25 minutes in 5 weeks! Keep it up!
Congratulations on the weight loss Richard, that’s incredible! Make sure you’re about in 5 weeks time and we will see if you’re right 😉. Fingers crossed!
"turns out it wasn't that long" (3:48) I had headphones on watching this and literally laughed out loud and everyone in the room looked at me, GJ, and gratz on the time!
Top stuff Freddy! I know the feeling - when you’ve got a big goal in your head you’re so fixated on not yet achieving it that you sometimes are disappointed with the small wins. Bigger picture! Keep on.
I think you’ve actually just hit the nail on the head. I’ve been really thinking about why I may have felt like that and this is it! In my mind right now, the only acceptable result is sub 25. Thank you!! 😊
Keep being consistent on your running and weight loss and the time will come. It obviously gets harder to improve as your time gets faster, I found it really hard to get under 26 minutes (my PB from 2016 and 2017 was 26-27 minutes) and when I lost a lot of weight last year it still took me time to get there - and you smashed that barrier! For me, I found that having a target person helped. There was an old (70+) man that seemed to be at my parkrun every week and was consistently at about 26 minutes, so I tried to stay with him and we ended up pushing each other. When you are close to your target (as you are) every little bit can help. But overall, it doesn't really matter, if you keep being consistent in your running you'll get there as your body adapts. I can comfortably now run a lot faster and longer, and it seems strange to think that 26 minutes was so hard - but it was!
Great video as always Freddy! I've found that sometimes when I set a new challenge, go for it, and realise it's closer than expected... I feel a bit demotivated and down about it. I should feel overjoyed, but something about setting out an "impossible" challenge and immediately realising you've simply not had enough faith in yourself can be an upsetting realisation. This is just for me, I hope you're happy with your amazing PB now that you've had a chance to sleep on it. I'm finished my half marathon a month or so ago, was great fun! Training for a Marathon in November, but moving house tomorrow so taking a break while I sort that all out. All the best mate!
Good to hear you had fun at your half! Good luck with the marathon training too. Moving house is always stressful enough, hope it goes smoothly for you. I feel much happier about the PB today 😊
That’s good stuff. Thanks for the inspiration. I have lost 10 kg and knocked 3 minutes of my time. Got a PB on the weekend and my first sub 30. I’m almost 57 now and would love to shave a bit more off my time. You have given my the motivation to crack on. Cheers!
Very well done on your PB. I'm going to watch more Video's from your channel now and see if you achieved your sub 25 min 5K goal. I'm on a similar path. Got down to 25:36 in 2019 at parkrun. Put on a couple of stone in weight over Covid and working on taking it off now. Almost there and almost back to a healthy BMI. Currently at around 28:30 at parkrun and hoping to get under 25 mins this year as I turn 50.
Achievements like these can feel odd, underwhelming and conflicted sometimes, I can certainly relate. Sometimes its just factors that just naturally fluctuate like mood, other times I find I can fall into the trap of hyping up the experience beforehand and expecting fireworks whilst the reality will always be far more mundane. Either way, that was fast, well done on the PB. May have felt weird this time but that is no reflection on how it will feel in future. You're smashing it.
Top work Freddy. I am on a similar journey. Only been running for about 18 months. 5k time has come down from 36:02 to 25:45. Currently training to get under 25 mins. As a larger runner its tough getting under 25. Just a matter of time 🙂
Congratulations Mark, on both the weight loss and the running! We can do this mate, sub 25 is in our reach. Have you set yourself a target date to go for it?
@@freddyruns yeah hopefully by 23rd September if i follow my Garmin plan. Doing hyrox again in January so need to improve my run speed if I am going to beat my previous hyrox time.
Great running .. only ever hit 30 min 5k once and was overjoyed by that. Really looking forwards to getting back running and seeing of I can go quicker.
Take the PB all day long Freddy! Absolutely beasted that and you’ve set your baseline now, with training (which you know how to do) you’ll deffo shave 1m off that before end of the year, no doubts there! 💪
Great running and congrats on your PB. I sometime feel a bit weird when ive set a goal thats challenging but then i guestion it as i get near to it before i expected too. Trust me that extra 50 second you need to get under 25 mins will be a challenge and the reward/feeling you get will be amazing. Doing great fab videos 👏👏👏👏
Maybe your reaction to the new PB was a result of the elation and emotion of your previous PB, 26:01, which was a shock and a huge improvement? You have done a lot of work and you feel, I only improved 10 seconds??? Totally understandable. Maybe use that "disappointment" as rocket fuel for you training going forward. I have so much admiration for you, to get up early and put yourself on the line for the ultimate judge, the clock. I turned 70 in June and I am in Florida, so I wont be racing until Oct. I get up on a running day at 4am, hydrate and drink coffee till 5:45am, because the heat index with the humdity at 7am is 85 degrees. My running has taken a turn for the better and I hope to win my age group, under 23 mins. Every run is a gift, good luck to you Mate!!!!!
Thanks Scott. Florida is on our bucket list, though by the sounds of it - I’ll probably leave the running kit at home!! 🤣🔥🥵. Sub 23 is impressive stuff mate, I look forward to hearing how it goes! 👍
@@freddyruns Well, now on my bucket list is to go for a nice easy run with you along the Punta Gorda Harbor walk track, ( 5 miles, out and back) in Jan. before 9am and then some pints or wine at the Tiki bar on the Harbor.
@@freddyruns Freddy, I just found out that there is a Senior track games in town on OCT 28th!. The longest distance is 1500m but that sounds like fun. Its right in the middle of my planned 5k races, medals to the top 3 in my age group, 70-74. Should I do it, or will I rip every tendon in my body in half?
Well done, fantastic time 🎉 I sometimes feel like that when I’ve gone for a hard effort and then feel a bit weird afterwards I get kind of emotional and really down for a bit 😢 soon wears off though when I remember my achievement 😊
Well done Freddy. A PB is a PB, you should feel great! Knocking 50 seconds off is not insignificant, but it’s doable… stay the course, do your training plan, stay consistent, and you will get there…
Total inspiration, well done! Maybe you felt slightly flat because you know you’re capable of even better ultimately? It happens to me sometimes too. Well done, big respect
CONGRATULATIONS!! And what a beautiful course. That time is awesome, but not surprising- I have no doubt you'll be sub 24 by the end of the summer!! I wonder if your lack of enthusiasm has to do with speed vs distance? I find it difficult to get excited over shorter distances now... I still do the occasional 5/10ks and halfs, and I enjoy it and have fun, but I don't get excited about them or have the same sense of satisfaction anymore like I used to.
Sub24?? 😳😳. I think I’ve been so focussed on Endure24 and now sub25, anything less isn’t what is making me tick. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really happy with how the run went - but I’m just looking at the sub25. That one will excite me 😊
Mate you have to look at where you were just a few months ago! Your a good 2 minutes quicker! You've set a goal, if you can improve by another 2 minutes you'll be well under that goal and we both know your not a million miles away!
Well done on the PB! Seriously, 50 seconds off 25 mins won't take as long as you might think. Wear some Nike 4%s! That should do the trick... (Joke, but we are talking less than 4% off your time).
In the back in my mind I have a few ludicrous targets - but they are long term goals… I turn 47 next month, one of my ludicrous goals it to run a sub 20 5km by the time I hit 50. It’s way out of reach now - but I’m going to leave it in my locker for the next couple of years and see how things go. I know it’s far fetched - but I like to dream 😊
Hi Freddy, great effort! Have been on a similar journey to you, getting into running and trying to lose weight over the last four months! I've lost around 15 KG, and have seen my 5k time go down from 32 mins down to mid 23's in that time. Each time you do those PB attempts, and are flat out the idea of going a minute quicker seems impossible, but don't forget about the compounding nature of gaining fitness and losing weight. Cleverer people than me, have figured that each KG off, is about 3-4 seconds a mile quicker. So with your weight loss, and increasing fitness I'd wager you'll be under that 25 minutes in 5 weeks! Keep it up!
Amazing job on the weight loss - well done!
Congratulations on the weight loss Richard, that’s incredible! Make sure you’re about in 5 weeks time and we will see if you’re right 😉. Fingers crossed!
"turns out it wasn't that long" (3:48) I had headphones on watching this and literally laughed out loud and everyone in the room looked at me, GJ, and gratz on the time!
🤣😂🤣 thanks mate!
Top stuff Freddy! I know the feeling - when you’ve got a big goal in your head you’re so fixated on not yet achieving it that you sometimes are disappointed with the small wins. Bigger picture! Keep on.
I think you’ve actually just hit the nail on the head. I’ve been really thinking about why I may have felt like that and this is it! In my mind right now, the only acceptable result is sub 25. Thank you!! 😊
Keep being consistent on your running and weight loss and the time will come. It obviously gets harder to improve as your time gets faster, I found it really hard to get under 26 minutes (my PB from 2016 and 2017 was 26-27 minutes) and when I lost a lot of weight last year it still took me time to get there - and you smashed that barrier! For me, I found that having a target person helped. There was an old (70+) man that seemed to be at my parkrun every week and was consistently at about 26 minutes, so I tried to stay with him and we ended up pushing each other. When you are close to your target (as you are) every little bit can help. But overall, it doesn't really matter, if you keep being consistent in your running you'll get there as your body adapts. I can comfortably now run a lot faster and longer, and it seems strange to think that 26 minutes was so hard - but it was!
Thanks Mike, yesterday was a nice surprise - really looking forward to the next weeks to see what happens
Great video as always Freddy! I've found that sometimes when I set a new challenge, go for it, and realise it's closer than expected... I feel a bit demotivated and down about it. I should feel overjoyed, but something about setting out an "impossible" challenge and immediately realising you've simply not had enough faith in yourself can be an upsetting realisation. This is just for me, I hope you're happy with your amazing PB now that you've had a chance to sleep on it. I'm finished my half marathon a month or so ago, was great fun! Training for a Marathon in November, but moving house tomorrow so taking a break while I sort that all out. All the best mate!
Good to hear you had fun at your half! Good luck with the marathon training too. Moving house is always stressful enough, hope it goes smoothly for you. I feel much happier about the PB today 😊
That’s good stuff. Thanks for the inspiration. I have lost 10 kg and knocked 3 minutes of my time. Got a PB on the weekend and my first sub 30. I’m almost 57 now and would love to shave a bit more off my time. You have given my the motivation to crack on. Cheers!
Thank you for the kind words Tony! Congratulations on both the weight loss and the sub 30, that’s awesome mate. 💯
well done on teh PB mate! Your fitness is clearly on an upward trajectory, keep going, keep backing yourself, and keep inspiring with your honesty!
Will do mate, it’s all I can do 😊
Very well done on your PB. I'm going to watch more Video's from your channel now and see if you achieved your sub 25 min 5K goal. I'm on a similar path. Got down to 25:36 in 2019 at parkrun. Put on a couple of stone in weight over Covid and working on taking it off now. Almost there and almost back to a healthy BMI. Currently at around 28:30 at parkrun and hoping to get under 25 mins this year as I turn 50.
Achievements like these can feel odd, underwhelming and conflicted sometimes, I can certainly relate. Sometimes its just factors that just naturally fluctuate like mood, other times I find I can fall into the trap of hyping up the experience beforehand and expecting fireworks whilst the reality will always be far more mundane. Either way, that was fast, well done on the PB. May have felt weird this time but that is no reflection on how it will feel in future. You're smashing it.
Thank you, it was a weird feeling. Much happier about it now thankfully 😊
Great running Freddy .🏃PB🎉
Thanks Mark!
Nice run freddy all the training is paying off now.well done.
Starting to come together Paul 😊
Great running Freddy. Always be happy with a PB!
Thanks Ewen! I’m happy with it now 😊
Awesome work Freddy!
Thank you 😊
Top work Freddy. I am on a similar journey. Only been running for about 18 months. 5k time has come down from 36:02 to 25:45. Currently training to get under 25 mins. As a larger runner its tough getting under 25. Just a matter of time 🙂
Congratulations Mark, on both the weight loss and the running! We can do this mate, sub 25 is in our reach. Have you set yourself a target date to go for it?
@@freddyruns yeah hopefully by 23rd September if i follow my Garmin plan. Doing hyrox again in January so need to improve my run speed if I am going to beat my previous hyrox time.
Great running .. only ever hit 30 min 5k once and was overjoyed by that. Really looking forwards to getting back running and seeing of I can go quicker.
Fingers crossed for you Marko, let me know how it goes!!
Mindset is on target mate, body will follow eventually 🤙 well done on the PB
Heading the right way mate 😊
Congrats on the PB. Well done on getting your training in despite work commitments, very impressed. 10 seconds a km is well doable :)
Thank you! Fingers crossed for that 10 seconds! 😊
Nicely done Freddy. Good luck out there.
Thank you mate 😊
Take the PB all day long Freddy! Absolutely beasted that and you’ve set your baseline now, with training (which you know how to do) you’ll deffo shave 1m off that before end of the year, no doubts there! 💪
Cheers Scott, be giving it another test during August and see if I can improve a little bit more..
💥 Smashed it. Always celebrate a pb. Never know when the next one will come 👌
Was a weird feeling yesterday - much happier about it today though 😊
Speedy running, dude. Best of luck with your goal!
Thank you Mack!
Way to go, well done 👏
Thank you! 😃
Good job! 5k is my most hated racing distance it’s so painful.
Definitely the most painful - but becoming my favourite distance at the minute 😊🤷♂️
A good test of how your training is progressing. It’s obviously working well.
On the right track at the minute 😊
Great running and congrats on your PB. I sometime feel a bit weird when ive set a goal thats challenging but then i guestion it as i get near to it before i expected too. Trust me that extra 50 second you need to get under 25 mins will be a challenge and the reward/feeling you get will be amazing. Doing great fab videos 👏👏👏👏
Thanks Marc, really appreciate that 😊
well done freddy, fantastic effort, everyone loves a PB !!!
Thanks Charles! 😊
Maybe your reaction to the new PB was a result of the elation and emotion of your previous PB, 26:01, which was a shock and a huge improvement? You have done a lot of work and you feel, I only improved 10 seconds??? Totally understandable. Maybe use that "disappointment" as rocket fuel for you training going forward. I have so much admiration for you, to get up early and put yourself on the line for the ultimate judge, the clock. I turned 70 in June and I am in Florida, so I wont be racing until Oct. I get up on a running day at 4am, hydrate and drink coffee till 5:45am, because the heat index with the humdity at 7am is 85 degrees. My running has taken a turn for the better and I hope to win my age group, under 23 mins. Every run is a gift, good luck to you Mate!!!!!
Thanks Scott. Florida is on our bucket list, though by the sounds of it - I’ll probably leave the running kit at home!! 🤣🔥🥵.
Sub 23 is impressive stuff mate, I look forward to hearing how it goes! 👍
@@freddyruns Well, now on my bucket list is to go for a nice easy run with you along the Punta Gorda Harbor walk track, ( 5 miles, out and back) in Jan. before 9am and then some pints or wine at the Tiki bar on the Harbor.
this is 15 mins from my home....th-cam.com/video/tqPCNFHeMXY/w-d-xo.html
@@scottcarvey9378 absolutely stunning! 😍
@@freddyruns Freddy, I just found out that there is a Senior track games in town on OCT 28th!. The longest distance is 1500m but that sounds like fun. Its right in the middle of my planned 5k races, medals to the top 3 in my age group, 70-74. Should I do it, or will I rip every tendon in my body in half?
Well done, I would be buzzing with that time, best I've done at Blyth is 34mins.
Thank you, we’re you there this weekend?
@@freddyrunsno not this weekend.
🎉 wow! I dream of a Parkrun time like that. My best is 27:17 on a hilly course. Boom well done sir!
😊 on the right track. I would be much slower if they stuck a hill in the way! 🤣
Great running - 25 minutes is in your grasp 🤟🤟
Definitely a target for August!
Nice job!
Thanks!
Well done, fantastic time 🎉 I sometimes feel like that when I’ve gone for a hard effort and then feel a bit weird afterwards I get kind of emotional and really down for a bit 😢 soon wears off though when I remember my achievement 😊
Thanks Mrs B, it’s an odd feeling isn’t it? I feel much happier about it today 😊
Amazing pb! Sub 25 definitely on the cards very soon!
Thanks Nicole, getting closer 😊
Well done Freddy. A PB is a PB, you should feel great! Knocking 50 seconds off is not insignificant, but it’s doable… stay the course, do your training plan, stay consistent, and you will get there…
Thanks Alec, getting closer! 😊
Total inspiration, well done! Maybe you felt slightly flat because you know you’re capable of even better ultimately? It happens to me sometimes too. Well done, big respect
Thanks so much DeeJay!
CONGRATULATIONS!! And what a beautiful course. That time is awesome, but not surprising- I have no doubt you'll be sub 24 by the end of the summer!! I wonder if your lack of enthusiasm has to do with speed vs distance? I find it difficult to get excited over shorter distances now... I still do the occasional 5/10ks and halfs, and I enjoy it and have fun, but I don't get excited about them or have the same sense of satisfaction anymore like I used to.
Sub24?? 😳😳. I think I’ve been so focussed on Endure24 and now sub25, anything less isn’t what is making me tick. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really happy with how the run went - but I’m just looking at the sub25. That one will excite me 😊
Great stuff - good PB. Wouldn’t be much of a series if you had got sub 25 in one of the first episodes…
Haha, I was pretty confident that didn’t have a sun 25 in me just yet. I’d happily sacrifice the series for it though 🤣
You’ll soon smash 25, not far off
Hopefully during August Jim 🤞
Mate you have to look at where you were just a few months ago! Your a good 2 minutes quicker! You've set a goal, if you can improve by another 2 minutes you'll be well under that goal and we both know your not a million miles away!
It’s coming Joe! 😊
Well done on the PB! Seriously, 50 seconds off 25 mins won't take as long as you might think. Wear some Nike 4%s! That should do the trick... (Joke, but we are talking less than 4% off your time).
Thanks John, a bit of wind assist might help too! 😊
No worries,more important things in life and one thing for sure,minus 25 will soon be a thing of the past,then what?
In the back in my mind I have a few ludicrous targets - but they are long term goals… I turn 47 next month, one of my ludicrous goals it to run a sub 20 5km by the time I hit 50. It’s way out of reach now - but I’m going to leave it in my locker for the next couple of years and see how things go. I know it’s far fetched - but I like to dream 😊