Congrats and good luck! In 2020 during lockdown I hit rock bottom. It took me a while to realize it but it forced me to make some changes to my life. I set the goal of running a 10K in 2021. No one laughed at me to my face but I know what they were thinking behind my back. I lost 90lbs and not only did the 10K but completed a 15K and half Marathon in 21. In 2022, I completed my first marathon as well as a 70.3 Ironman. The last couple years have been life changing in so many ways, I’ve changed jobs and moved also and I’m doing much better psychologically, physically and financially. It’s all been scary but I’ve built my confidence along the way. It all started with that one decision to complete that first 10K and tell everyone about it. Don’t be afraid to follow your dreams as anything is possible. At 55 I thought the best years of my life were behind me, but I know now they are still ahead. I can’t wait to see the new content. Good luck! 🎉
What an amazing story! I hope you know that you are your own every day inspiration, what a way to make lemonade from the lockdown lemons! Thank you for sharing and HUGE respect on the Ironman!
This was brave and soooo good! Believe me, as a guy in his mid 40ies I can tell you: the pain of regret is bigger than the pain of failure! I always wanted to become an Olympic speed skater, this was my biggest dream. I didn't dare to follow this path, and became a scientist instead, putting all efforts into my studies. Now, after all these years, I have tears in my eyes everytime a speedskating event is shown on TV. You did the right thing, I wish you all the best and a lot of success!!
You also don't know the counterfactual. There are a lot of broke ex athletes who wish they had planned a career after sports and they didnt achieve their sporting dreams either. Life is rough that way.
You should get on a Masters team. I did with track and we compete. It's rewarding. Life is not over just because you are older. It's a new chapter of wisdom, confidence, and just do it.💛💪😇🙏
@@christophdenner8878 if you never done it, you would think that way. They have Masters Olympics in the Olympics. I trained for it and it helped me to deal with my similar story.
Congrats :) As a 15 year old distance runner I can relate on so many levels. This gives me so much hope for my ED recovery and also my future as a runner. The ability to actually be one of the best in my distances is far more realistic because I want to give it heaps of energy and this gives me hope that it can pay off
@@jellekraak7930 no it’s very real i would never joke about such a horrible part of mine and millions of other peoples lives. I hope to be able to overcome my anorexia and philly is a huge inspiration for me.
@@phoebekg I think that jelle read ED as erectile dysfunction - that was my first reaction on seeing it too but then realised what you actually meant! Hopefully that's true and they weren't just being unnecessarily cruel!
I’ve been following you for 6 or so months now and genuinely enjoy your channel. I’m a 44 year old Marathoner turned ultra runner here in the US. I’m trying to grow and smash my goals even at this older age… hearing about people like yourself who push, commit, and challenge your mind and body, is a huge motivator! Congrats on the next step in your exciting adventure! Good luck!
This is the first time I've watched any of your content. What an honest, vulnerable, and emotive storyteller you are. You have absolutely made the right decision for you at exactly the right time. You are going to boss it at the Olympics. Subbed so I can see your journey to the Olympics and 1m+ subscribers.
I wanted to comment the same! First time here, what a honest story I've listened! Also subbed, hoping to see her in Olympics. She's not there yet (checked her World Athletics PBs vs 2024 standards), but not too far off either. Without a job and full time focus to running, it might be enough.
Really exciting news Philly! Glad the little bits of support we can give via YT are helping :) It's great to set tough targets and follow the process to get there... love the journey/grind! I've set myself the target of getting to masters 10k times (37:30), dropped from 53:41 to 46:40 in this, my first full year of running. Not sure if I can get there but that's part of the fun... Maybe next year would be a good time for me to consider a coach!
Omg didn’t even watch a minute yet and I’m proud ! Real proud ! Right now I’m in this same boat , but I’m going to keep my part time job so I can afford to go on my trip to nyc half marathon and 2 other marathons . 2 years ago I went from an aspiring pro footballer, got rejected . Now I’m running a 1:06 in half marathons , and going 825 days in a row running !! I too want tone in the next Olympics , this is a 6-8 year project for me and just turned 24, I even hope by 26 I can be a pro distance runner ! Goodluck on your journey , excited to keep up with you and watch this video !
It's the right time in your life to take a leap of faith and find out the answer to the questions you would otherwise be asking yourself for the rest of your life. You have a lifetime to settle down with a nice, safe government job. Good luck to you! We're rooting for you!
Good for you. Now you can focus 100% on your running as it is your prime time. You can always go back to office work later but once your prime time is over it is harder to push more. Good luck and train hard. Dedicated running is more difficult work than office work for sure.
My daughter and I, believe in you, Philly, it will be long journey and you're gonna make it! You can and you will be proud of you. We found it truly inspirational, Thank you ! See you in Paris!
Hey Philly. I think you’ve made the right decision. All the very best luck. It’ll be fascinating to see how you get to your Olympic dream, not just showing up but competing for world honours.
I saw you the other day on Kofuzi live stream interview. I didn't know you before, have watched some videos of you, your last 10k, now this video with your personal journey. I must say, your videos are entertaining good job...plus you're very funny. All the best Phily.
Goodluck Philly! Im also targeting to qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics in the Marathon. The video is very timely as Im struggling with balancing life, relationships and training. You are correct in aiming for that goal and internalizing that we will make it in Paris 2024. Hope to see you there !
Can’t say enough how admirable it is to see people following their passions: especially when it involves taking such a leap of faith. I wish you every success and look forward to the day we can cheer you on in the Olympic finals of whichever races you’re bossing at the time. 👌
Great courage, not just about quitting the job and following your dream (which however it turns out you'll never regret) but also your personal issues which I'm sure will help others.
So excited for you and can’t wait to see what you can achieve. I knew you made a great choice when I heard the shoutouts on the Valencia commentary for the Manchester NB team. Go Phily Go!!
Great work, great vid. I quit my job for a few months (the season way back in 2007) and hit my pb for 400mh and never ran faster while working always worth trying a new approach. Keep up the good work, and get Olympicy!
Congratulations, I did a video like this for the 2016 Olympics. Go for it, just the journey of trying is a accomplishment in so many ways.💛💪🏃♀️🏃♂️👏😇🙏
Thank you for sharing your mental health issues it’s breath of fresh air knowing there’s someone like you who’s been through challenges and came out the other side successful ❤️
Hi Philly! I wish I had found your YT channel ages ago but so glad I have found it now after watching you in Copenhagen! Amazing run. SO glad I stumbled across this video through watching all your latest content. Exactly what I needed to hear. I've been umming and ahhing about starting my own YT channel to create running content but I'll definitely be chasing this dream now in June when I start training for my first marathon and world major at NYC! You're such a role model and inspiration! Jo x
OMG. This is the first video of yours I've ever watched and I subscribed to your channel instantly (wait, that's a lie - it took me 11:44 minutes precisely). I'm actually crying typing this because I've been thinking of quitting my current job, become a PT and pursue my CrossFit dreams. You've just given me a bucket-full of encouragement and motivation. Thank you for that from the bottom of my heart ❤
So proud of you going all in!!!! Taking the opportunity while you have the chance is so important and taking us along for the ride is so cool. LOVE THE GRIND, you go girl go!!!!!!!
Thanks for making and sharing this. I’m so happy for your success and I hope others see this and are inspired to be brave and take steps, though uncertain, towards their dreams. Wishing you the very best of luck and a successful 2023! 😀
Social media is a great thing - found your channels and been a huge supporter since, a local elite runner to support and here's to you becoming an Olympian - its going to happen!!!! a lifetime of guest slots on a question of sport and a league of their own awaits!! oh and a gold medal!!! 🥇
Really excited for you Phily. There's no dream that shouldn't be dared. You go for it. There'll be ups and downs, times where you'll wonder if it is all worth it- but never lose sight of your dream. :)
Wow congratulations, really admire your honesty and your bravery to talk about something so difficult and so personal. Best of luck and hope to see you collecting they medal one day.
Yes! Live the dream and enjoy the process. You'll never regret trying. Looking forward to following your journey and watching your videos whilst I grind out the miles on the treadmill 💪
Hi Phily! This vid popped up on my recommended list and im so glad it did. I just got back from physical therapy for a race injury that is most likely a result of a 5-year ED, since recovered. I was super bummed about this injury cuz im supposed to be training for my first ultramarathon, but your story and seeing you smile with your teammates makes me so excited for when i can get back to training. I miss the joy running brings to my life, and im so glad youre chasing that joy down to the highest level!! Good luck!!
I’m so so thrilled for you Philly! And mostly of your attitude- and coming from where you have. I so relate to the feeling really rock bottom and treating your body like rubbish… over exercising can be a form of torture especially if one isn’t feeding your body well. I’m really glad you have worked through that and I applaud your bravery in sharing your story so openly. It is very inspiring…. I am really looking forward to following your journey…. ❤
Bravo to you, Philly B. I've seen great athletes come and go over the decades, and whether you're Paula Radcliffe or Steve Cram, you're a long time retired. You don't want to get to your mid-thirties and wonder what if? So, definitely the right move, go for it 100%, and I wish you all the best.
Jeeeeezuss! That was a little emotional for me 😅 good thing I'm watching during adverts of the big fat quiz or I'd crumble. I'm so happy for you to be following the dream.. I'd love to know how you turned it around. I look forward to watching more of your videos and wish you all the best. You are a very likeable person, thank you for sharing your story and journey. Much ❤️
Thank you for sharing your life with us, that was really inspirational. I started running ambitiously a bit later (at age 22), but I'm loving it so much that I will try to follow a similar path. I'm currently (almost) jobless, living with my parents in a town with a great running team, but that's not the best way to live forever, obviously. It does allow me to train at a very high level, though! I still want to pursue my career as a musician / piano teacher, but not in a way that makes me unable to recover from running. I'm curious how it'll go, but I won't compromise my running, that's for sure! So it's really inspiring me to hear from people who actually take the leap to run professionally, it's quite uncommon at least here in Germany.
Congrats on going for it! And thanks for starting this channel, it's been very inspirational and helped me get back into running (even though I'm out right now because my back fucked off on me)
Feed yourself negative energy, the result is negative. Feed yourself positive energy, the result is amazing and positive for sure. That's how the head functions. Wish you all the success in your journey. I wish what I know today regarding running, I knew when was younger when I started running, but that's life and still enjoying running!
This is so huge Philly!!! Congrats. I've been following your journey since you started this channel and it's inspired me to create my own running TH-cam channel! It's so cool as a viewer to say that I have played a part in your journey this far and can't wait to see you get to the Olympics!
Two videos I would love are: A deeper dive into your ED/what you wish you could tell yourself then? The changes of a pro life (training, recovery, mindset, nutrition etc) and the benefits it has on training?
Congrats and good luck! In 2020 during lockdown I hit rock bottom. It took me a while to realize it but it forced me to make some changes to my life. I set the goal of running a 10K in 2021. No one laughed at me to my face but I know what they were thinking behind my back. I lost 90lbs and not only did the 10K but completed a 15K and half Marathon in 21. In 2022, I completed my first marathon as well as a 70.3 Ironman. The last couple years have been life changing in so many ways, I’ve changed jobs and moved also and I’m doing much better psychologically, physically and financially. It’s all been scary but I’ve built my confidence along the way. It all started with that one decision to complete that first 10K and tell everyone about it. Don’t be afraid to follow your dreams as anything is possible. At 55 I thought the best years of my life were behind me, but I know now they are still ahead. I can’t wait to see the new content. Good luck! 🎉
What an amazing story! I hope you know that you are your own every day inspiration, what a way to make lemonade from the lockdown lemons! Thank you for sharing and HUGE respect on the Ironman!
thank you for being open about your eating disorder, especially as a runner. you’ve come so far and can’t wait to see where you’ll go! great videos
This was brave and soooo good! Believe me, as a guy in his mid 40ies I can tell you: the pain of regret is bigger than the pain of failure! I always wanted to become an Olympic speed skater, this was my biggest dream. I didn't dare to follow this path, and became a scientist instead, putting all efforts into my studies. Now, after all these years, I have tears in my eyes everytime a speedskating event is shown on TV. You did the right thing, I wish you all the best and a lot of success!!
You also don't know the counterfactual. There are a lot of broke ex athletes who wish they had planned a career after sports and they didnt achieve their sporting dreams either. Life is rough that way.
@@2011hwalker I know, you're totally right. I might have been one of those too.
You should get on a Masters team. I did with track and we compete. It's rewarding. Life is not over just because you are older. It's a new chapter of wisdom, confidence, and just do it.💛💪😇🙏
@@gogoldiego Yes, but it's not the same. Nothing compares to being a professional in your 20ies. And today my knees hurt badly. ;-)
@@christophdenner8878 if you never done it, you would think that way. They have Masters Olympics in the Olympics. I trained for it and it helped me to deal with my similar story.
Philiy, I'm 59 and never really took a chance. Go for it! Sorry NZ$ doesn't buy much.
You still have time! And thank you so much!
Congrats :)
As a 15 year old distance runner I can relate on so many levels. This gives me so much hope for my ED recovery and also my future as a runner. The ability to actually be one of the best in my distances is far more realistic because I want to give it heaps of energy and this gives me hope that it can pay off
I just have to ask, the ED is a joke right?
@@jellekraak7930 no it’s very real
i would never joke about such a horrible part of mine and millions of other peoples lives. I hope to be able to overcome my anorexia and philly is a huge inspiration for me.
@@phoebekg I think that jelle read ED as erectile dysfunction - that was my first reaction on seeing it too but then realised what you actually meant! Hopefully that's true and they weren't just being unnecessarily cruel!
I’ve been following you for 6 or so months now and genuinely enjoy your channel. I’m a 44 year old Marathoner turned ultra runner here in the US. I’m trying to grow and smash my goals even at this older age… hearing about people like yourself who push, commit, and challenge your mind and body, is a huge motivator! Congrats on the next step in your exciting adventure! Good luck!
Thank you Doug! It’s comments like this I do it for, and you go smash those ultras 😱
This is the first time I've watched any of your content. What an honest, vulnerable, and emotive storyteller you are. You have absolutely made the right decision for you at exactly the right time. You are going to boss it at the Olympics. Subbed so I can see your journey to the Olympics and 1m+ subscribers.
I wanted to comment the same! First time here, what a honest story I've listened! Also subbed, hoping to see her in Olympics. She's not there yet (checked her World Athletics PBs vs 2024 standards), but not too far off either. Without a job and full time focus to running, it might be enough.
It takes a lot of guts to talk about what you have here, and to do it for such a big audience. Thank you!
Really exciting news Philly! Glad the little bits of support we can give via YT are helping :)
It's great to set tough targets and follow the process to get there... love the journey/grind!
I've set myself the target of getting to masters 10k times (37:30), dropped from 53:41 to 46:40 in this, my first full year of running. Not sure if I can get there but that's part of the fun... Maybe next year would be a good time for me to consider a coach!
Omg didn’t even watch a minute yet and I’m proud ! Real proud ! Right now I’m in this same boat , but I’m going to keep my part time job so I can afford to go on my trip to nyc half marathon and 2 other marathons . 2 years ago I went from an aspiring pro footballer, got rejected . Now I’m running a 1:06 in half marathons , and going 825 days in a row running !! I too want tone in the next Olympics , this is a 6-8 year project for me and just turned 24, I even hope by 26 I can be a pro distance runner ! Goodluck on your journey , excited to keep up with you and watch this video !
Yassss 🙌🏻 I’m so here for this! Proud of your dedication Phily and I have no doubts you will reach your goals.
Thank you Melissa!
It's the right time in your life to take a leap of faith and find out the answer to the questions you would otherwise be asking yourself for the rest of your life. You have a lifetime to settle down with a nice, safe government job. Good luck to you! We're rooting for you!
Good for you. Now you can focus 100% on your running as it is your prime time. You can always go back to office work later but once your prime time is over it is harder to push more. Good luck and train hard. Dedicated running is more difficult work than office work for sure.
My daughter and I, believe in you, Philly, it will be long journey and you're gonna make it! You can and you will be proud of you. We found it truly inspirational, Thank you ! See you in Paris!
Paris, LA, as long as it takes 💪🏼
Hey Philly. I think you’ve made the right decision. All the very best luck. It’ll be fascinating to see how you get to your Olympic dream, not just showing up but competing for world honours.
I saw you the other day on Kofuzi live stream interview. I didn't know you before, have watched some videos of you, your last 10k, now this video with your personal journey. I must say, your videos are entertaining good job...plus you're very funny. All the best Phily.
Good luck, Phily! Go for your dream. I wish you all the best❤
Awesome and brave video m'dear! ❤
Have a lovely Xmas and a happy and fruitful 2023
Best of luck on the Olympic journey Phily..you are inspirational!🙌
So inspired!!! Thanks so much for giving me positive feeling!
The way you talk
About mental health is very good imho. Straighten and not self indulgent, really good. Good luck Philly!
*straightforward
pls forgive typos, on phone..
Goodluck Philly! Im also targeting to qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics in the Marathon. The video is very timely as Im struggling with balancing life, relationships and training. You are correct in aiming for that goal and internalizing that we will make it in Paris 2024. Hope to see you there !
Can’t say enough how admirable it is to see people following their passions: especially when it involves taking such a leap of faith. I wish you every success and look forward to the day we can cheer you on in the Olympic finals of whichever races you’re bossing at the time. 👌
I gave this a thumbs up at just 15 seconds in. How can't we be support this!
Great courage, not just about quitting the job and following your dream (which however it turns out you'll never regret) but also your personal issues which I'm sure will help others.
Cool. I hope you reach your goal. Stay healthy and good luck.
Fantastic, I wish you all the best!!
Do your best. Leave it all on the track. Be proud.
So excited for you and can’t wait to see what you can achieve. I knew you made a great choice when I heard the shoutouts on the Valencia commentary for the Manchester NB team. Go Phily Go!!
Great work, great vid. I quit my job for a few months (the season way back in 2007) and hit my pb for 400mh and never ran faster while working always worth trying a new approach. Keep up the good work, and get Olympicy!
Good luck and I wish you blessings
That's amazing... love your "all in" approach
Congratulations, I did a video like this for the 2016 Olympics. Go for it, just the journey of trying is a accomplishment in so many ways.💛💪🏃♀️🏃♂️👏😇🙏
Good luck! Hope you make the team!
Love the confidence. Best of luck!
Good Luck, Phily.
Go for it !
I found this vid, raw and real and inspiring in equal measure!
Good luck for all future races!
Remember fortune favours the brave!
Subscribed. Can't wait to watch your journey. GET IT!
Came across your video and channel from randomly from the TH-cam home page. Best of luck chasing your dreams! - A hobby jogger
your are already a winner for giving your dreams a chance!
I'm rooting for you! Hope to see you in the Paris 2024 Olympics 🇫🇷
What a brave brave brave video. You're an absolute real life inspiration.
Great video, love your comments. Plenty of time for a normal job once you have finished.
Thank you for sharing your mental health issues it’s breath of fresh air knowing there’s someone like you who’s been through challenges and came out the other side successful ❤️
Good luck with your next chapter. Hope you are enjoying Manchester. Merry Christmas xx
Good luck!! 💪🏃♀️💕
And in the meantime you are encouraging, inspiring, helping the rest of us. 😃💕
Hi Philly! I wish I had found your YT channel ages ago but so glad I have found it now after watching you in Copenhagen! Amazing run. SO glad I stumbled across this video through watching all your latest content. Exactly what I needed to hear. I've been umming and ahhing about starting my own YT channel to create running content but I'll definitely be chasing this dream now in June when I start training for my first marathon and world major at NYC!
You're such a role model and inspiration!
Jo x
I will be cheering you on at the Olympics 💯 percent.. give it everything and you will do it!
OMG. This is the first video of yours I've ever watched and I subscribed to your channel instantly (wait, that's a lie - it took me 11:44 minutes precisely). I'm actually crying typing this because I've been thinking of quitting my current job, become a PT and pursue my CrossFit dreams. You've just given me a bucket-full of encouragement and motivation. Thank you for that from the bottom of my heart ❤
Thank you!! And totally DO IT! You gotta bet on yourself and go for it, you can always go back but you’ll never know if you don’t try
Go for it! Lots of respect for you!
So proud of you going all in!!!! Taking the opportunity while you have the chance is so important and taking us along for the ride is so cool. LOVE THE GRIND, you go girl go!!!!!!!
Thanks Rick, you can join the cheerleader crew with this comment 🤩
@@PhilyBowden LOL, maybe I can borrow my granddaughters pom pom just to be official. 🤣
Yes!! Excited to follow your journey to the Olympics 😀
Great respect and good luck: Paris Entry Standards 5k 14:52, 10k 30:40 MRT 2:26:50! On which one will you focus?
Congrats, all the best!
Good luck, Philly! Have an awesome 2023!
🏃🏻♀️💨💨💨 🏆
Wishing you the best of luck in getting into the Olympics
Congrats and good luck!!!
Congrats Phily and the best of luck!
Congrats and good work! THAT IS AMAZING
gonna enjoy watching your progress
Great mindset. Enjoy the journey!
Thanks for making and sharing this. I’m so happy for your success and I hope others see this and are inspired to be brave and take steps, though uncertain, towards their dreams. Wishing you the very best of luck and a successful 2023! 😀
Social media is a great thing - found your channels and been a huge supporter since, a local elite runner to support and here's to you becoming an Olympian - its going to happen!!!! a lifetime of guest slots on a question of sport and a league of their own awaits!! oh and a gold medal!!! 🥇
I’d happily take Sue Barker’s old job if I could even be half the sportswomen she was!
Really excited for you Phily. There's no dream that shouldn't be dared. You go for it.
There'll be ups and downs, times where you'll wonder if it is all worth it- but never lose sight of your dream. :)
Awesome good for you goodluck chase those dreams
Best of luck Phily. Pleased that you can 💯 commit to following your dream. We all believe in you 👊
Wow congratulations, really admire your honesty and your bravery to talk about something so difficult and so personal. Best of luck and hope to see you collecting they medal one day.
Best of luck, really inspiring video.
Well done Philly, I love people chasing their dreams. Best of luck with the journey.
Thanks David, I’ll try and document as much as I can!
How exciting, looking forward to your journey!!
Yes! Live the dream and enjoy the process. You'll never regret trying. Looking forward to following your journey and watching your videos whilst I grind out the miles on the treadmill 💪
Hi Phily! This vid popped up on my recommended list and im so glad it did. I just got back from physical therapy for a race injury that is most likely a result of a 5-year ED, since recovered. I was super bummed about this injury cuz im supposed to be training for my first ultramarathon, but your story and seeing you smile with your teammates makes me so excited for when i can get back to training. I miss the joy running brings to my life, and im so glad youre chasing that joy down to the highest level!! Good luck!!
Sending you my love, you are strong. You’re a legend.
inspiring, don’t give up, you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take!
I’m so so thrilled for you Philly! And mostly of your attitude- and coming from where you have. I so relate to the feeling really rock bottom and treating your body like rubbish… over exercising can be a form of torture especially if one isn’t feeding your body well. I’m really glad you have worked through that and I applaud your bravery in sharing your story so openly. It is very inspiring…. I am really looking forward to following your journey…. ❤
Aww thank you so much Emma what a lovely comment to read!
Best of luck. Follow your dream.
Bravo to you, Philly B. I've seen great athletes come and go over the decades, and whether you're Paula Radcliffe or Steve Cram, you're a long time retired. You don't want to get to your mid-thirties and wonder what if? So, definitely the right move, go for it 100%, and I wish you all the best.
Well done Philly thanks for being so honest can't say I always enjoy training but your videos are inspirational :)
I can’t like this video enough! Love to see it
lets go phily! i'm rooting for you all the way!!!
It's so refreshing to watch your great videos! Really love your personality and the good vibes you deliver! Wish you all the best! 💪😊
Jeeeeezuss! That was a little emotional for me 😅 good thing I'm watching during adverts of the big fat quiz or I'd crumble. I'm so happy for you to be following the dream.. I'd love to know how you turned it around. I look forward to watching more of your videos and wish you all the best. You are a very likeable person, thank you for sharing your story and journey. Much ❤️
Thank you for sharing your life with us, that was really inspirational. I started running ambitiously a bit later (at age 22), but I'm loving it so much that I will try to follow a similar path. I'm currently (almost) jobless, living with my parents in a town with a great running team, but that's not the best way to live forever, obviously. It does allow me to train at a very high level, though! I still want to pursue my career as a musician / piano teacher, but not in a way that makes me unable to recover from running. I'm curious how it'll go, but I won't compromise my running, that's for sure!
So it's really inspiring me to hear from people who actually take the leap to run professionally, it's quite uncommon at least here in Germany.
Congrats and best of luck. Hope it all works out and respect for following your dreams.
Good girl. Well done. Good luck.
Looking forward to cheering you on your journey and at the Olympics!
Congrats on going for it! And thanks for starting this channel, it's been very inspirational and helped me get back into running (even though I'm out right now because my back fucked off on me)
Ah thank you, and speedy recovery to you!
Feed yourself negative energy, the result is negative. Feed yourself positive energy, the result is amazing and positive for sure. That's how the head functions. Wish you all the success in your journey.
I wish what I know today regarding running, I knew when was younger when I started running, but that's life and still enjoying running!
Congrats and good luck on the journey!
LETS GOOOOO Philly!!! So, so so excited for u!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Whenever you have any doubts, come back to this comments section!! U got this!!!
Loved this - I now have a huge smile on my face inspired by yours !!!
Go for it - looking forward to seeing your Olympic tattoo !!!
The tattoo of dreams!
Go for it Philly! Chase that Olympic dream!
Best of luck Philly !!! Can't wait to follow your journey 😃
You’re a great role model, and it’s fantastico you’re following your dreams, as you said, you only live once!
Excellent storytelling - I’m very inspired by your hard work to take care of your mental health and follow your dream!!!
Fantastic news Philly, your channel is a breath of fresh air. I look forward to following your journey, good luck.
This is so huge Philly!!! Congrats. I've been following your journey since you started this channel and it's inspired me to create my own running TH-cam channel! It's so cool as a viewer to say that I have played a part in your journey this far and can't wait to see you get to the Olympics!
I hope all goes well for you and all the hard work you had put in.
Two videos I would love are:
A deeper dive into your ED/what you wish you could tell yourself then?
The changes of a pro life (training, recovery, mindset, nutrition etc) and the benefits it has on training?