Awww that was incredible and probably even more inspiring than a ‘good’ day. We can all keep going when we’re feeling great - it’s much harder to not just stick with it, but still have a positive experience when our legs (and ticker) don’t show up. You’re a super star.
guys i just want you to know that, right after watching this video, i went and registered for the Sydney City2Surf in a more ambitious start wave than i was planning, i am slightly scared but the two of you have inspired me to dream big, with the knowledge that even if it doesn't work out on the day, the journey itself will be worth it. big congrats, Mary, what an epic effort and a great run, and onwards and upwards to Chicago!
Mary, a big Congrats on a really hard and hilly course. 3:24 is a fantastic time, and just a minute off your PB. You should be very proud. Thanks for keeping it real. Paul
“It’s Mary Bridges! Go get him [Ben]. I’m putting that in the comments.” @6:26 Glad to have put a smile on your face. Recognized you by your distinctive gait. Like you, I survived Boston and am racing Chicago. Let’s kick some ass and 🙏🏼 for good weather. Ironman training in the interim.
Great video Mary I've just run my first marathon today here in Scotland at 67.......5 hours 8 minutes, the hardest thing I've ever done was great but so tough, I can honesty say it's also the last 😊
Fantastic result, Mary! So happy you and Ben got to run it after all of your training =D Both of you showed us the power of a strong mind getting you through a tough race. Rest and recovery time :D
Mary, you amaze! I don't know how either you or Ben can RACE a very warm Boston AND document the process--with a smile on your face--at the same time. It just seems so insurmountable to me, and the fact that you two...well, surmount it is further proof that you're runners down to the yolk. I love watching it! Onward to Chicago!
Well done Mary! Very inspirational and very relatable to the realities of running. It's something we can all be proud of no matter how it goes on the day.
Fabulous achievement Mary, Boston is not a flat course so to come close to your PB is amazing. I have Berlin in September I’m so excited and I want to do a good time! I know I need to adhere to a more structured plan and work more on speed drills. Enjoy your rest and good luck in Chicago
You've done yourself proud. So very happy for you! Enjoy the down time. BTW, what does "unstructured" off time look like for you? Just throwing the question out to the community as well...
That opening monologue was excellent. Really inspiring for someone (me) who's training for a potentially quite ambitious goal in September and dealing with doubts.
"What a race" is right! In so many ways. Congrats - you battled out an amazing result, for feeling flat, on a warm day and a tricky course! FWIW, I ran it too, sounds like a very similar experience. Hard work, 4 min behind you half way, 8 min at the finish with an empty tank. Same response - mostly proud, and I *loved* it. (Plus by far the worst DOMS I've ever had.) Enjoy the break and the following Chicago training!
This is really inspring. I used to be able to run distances of a half marathon on a weekly base and fell into depression after I lost my beloved grandma 3 years ago. I gained about 33kg (~72pound) and try to fight my way back to the level I used to be. To push me, I set my goal to run a marathon here in germany next year. Hopefully I'll make, right now everything feels heavy but my granny wouldn't want me to give up. :'3
Thanks for being a beacon of positivity in the online landscape. This channel's content has really encouraged me to get off my arse and run. I am very grateful!
Congratulations Mary, it was a tough race. I was right behind you @9:45 the guy with the union jack sweatband. Didn't realise it was you otherwise I'd have said hello. In my own little pain cave at that point 😂
You looked so strong Mary! A superb run on a tough day. Another great video (I actually enjoyed the time lapse at the end 😉😉) Enjoy some well deserved rest xx
Great job Mary!! Not only on the video, but more importantly on your race. Boston is a tough one to PR/PB if you have run any number of marathons before and you were really close to yours. Hats off to you for pushing on and getting another BQ. I just ran London and had a bad day, but I running Chicago as well and look forward to hopefully seeing you there. Rest up and enjoy your nonstructured running for a while.
Mary I've watched you n Ben since all your muddy runs with Winnie in the UK! You're both such incredible runners! I'm hoping if I keep chipping away at my time one day I'll get to Boston. Thanks for sharing and being real, showing it is hard and its not always PBs. Congratulations to you both amazing times xxx
Well done! I loved watching this film, loved seeing the race from a runners point of view, and I loved your attitude to the experience. Especially when it didn’t go as well as you hoped. Thanks!
Great job for both of you! Huge congrats for sticking out the hard day at the race! So motivational and inspirational to keep on pushing through! It has got to be so hard on the legs to run an international race with the trip over and all! Ugh! I can't imagine!
Mary, You did so well.! Every single marathon is so different. It's never ever easy - Ben's words. The bigger picture, marathon training builds you up mentally and physically but as Ben has said the day doesn't always reflect that. I know for you both Marathon PBs are important goals but the growth really is something that is for life and you are still on that journey. No one can take that away from you! One of your many fans who know how much more you are than 'just' the day itself. Enjoy the break and recover.
Great job Mary 🎉as you said it was not what you expected as a result, but it’s about the whole process. And seeing someone with your strength when it’s not going as planned is really what inspires others to not give up. Hope you both enjoy a very well deserved rest. 😊
SO PROUD OF YOU, MARY!!! My day out there was quite grueling as well. But, it’s all about making it to the finish line, isn’t it? I love your channel. You and Ben are super awesome people!!! ❤❤❤
Congratulations Mary and Ben on an Amazing video. I love watching your excitement Mary at being part of the iconic race. Your efforts were fantastic. All the best. Xx
Congratulations! Incredible running under such tough conditions! You have every right to be so proud. Your video is the one I will show to my friends if they want to know how it was really like out there as well as the journey prior. Way to represent all of us on a tough day.
Amazing job, Mary!!!!🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏 I love that you made it a priority to enjoy the race, even though it was a tough one. I'm also prepping for an October marathon, so it'll be exciting to see how you, guys are preparing😍 Congraaats to Boston🎉🎉🎉
Absolute stellar performance Mary, to push as hard as you did knowing u wasn’t feeling ur best, shows true grit and pure determination and is testament to your strength of character U R AWESOME the end - massive congratulations Mary - bring on Chicago 🙌🙌🩷
You are so inspiring guys!!! Ran my second ever marathon last week - wanted to finish in 3:20 - finished in 3:28 but I see the progress! You guys give such great advices but also attitude- thanks so much for all you are doing!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! This was my 1st Boston Marathon & your video helped me relive the experience. BTW you're amazing for being able to run the marathon all while videoing.
Fabulous running by both of you, but special congrats for Mary only just missing a pb on a tough day💪. Too be honest I have qualifying times for most of the majors, but simply can't justify the expense when there are plenty of other lovely marathons in the uk and around Europe. Looking fwd to seeing your journey to Chicago 😁👏👏
Awww that was incredible and probably even more inspiring than a ‘good’ day. We can all keep going when we’re feeling great - it’s much harder to not just stick with it, but still have a positive experience when our legs (and ticker) don’t show up. You’re a super star.
guys i just want you to know that, right after watching this video, i went and registered for the Sydney City2Surf in a more ambitious start wave than i was planning, i am slightly scared but the two of you have inspired me to dream big, with the knowledge that even if it doesn't work out on the day, the journey itself will be worth it. big congrats, Mary, what an epic effort and a great run, and onwards and upwards to Chicago!
Mary, a big Congrats on a really hard and hilly course. 3:24 is a fantastic time, and just a minute off your PB. You should be very proud. Thanks for keeping it real. Paul
Congratulations ❤ Mary. I'm an obese 40yr woman who has signed up for Paris 2025 . You and Courtney Dewalter are my inspiration ❤❤❤
Brilliant! Mary you are in the same sentence as Courtney Dewalter and well deserved too. Enjoy the R&R both of you.
Inspirational. You two are definitely entering YT running royalty status!
“It’s Mary Bridges! Go get him [Ben]. I’m putting that in the comments.” @6:26 Glad to have put a smile on your face. Recognized you by your distinctive gait. Like you, I survived Boston and am racing Chicago. Let’s kick some ass and 🙏🏼 for good weather. Ironman training in the interim.
Thank you for posting the video Mary, 3:24:48 is still an awesome time, hoping to see you in Chicago.
Mary you are AMAZING!!! You’re such an inspiration to all the women our age, showing us we can become great runners ❤
Just done London Virtual 26.2 miles ✅ #messyhappy inspired
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😀👍🏻❤congratulations 🎉💪🏻🏃🏼♀️🏅
"They keep taking my money" 😄
Great video Mary
I've just run my first marathon today here in Scotland at 67.......5 hours 8 minutes, the hardest thing I've ever done was great but so tough, I can honesty say it's also the last 😊
Amazing how you pushed on Mary, so inspirational 🎉
Fantastic result, Mary! So happy you and Ben got to run it after all of your training =D Both of you showed us the power of a strong mind getting you through a tough race. Rest and recovery time :D
Watching your daily blogs leading up to the Boston Marathon has been so inspiring for me, keep up the great work!
I always tear up seeing you reach these amazing milestones. So looking forward to Chicago. Congratulations
Ben and Mary love your content. The training tips are excellent and you are so positive. Thank you for helping me with my goals!
What an inspiration! Loved and hated the race at the same time, mostly love though haha
Mary, you are amazing… Your positivity, even though you weren’t feeling your best, is so inspiring!
Mary, you amaze! I don't know how either you or Ben can RACE a very warm Boston AND document the process--with a smile on your face--at the same time. It just seems so insurmountable to me, and the fact that you two...well, surmount it is further proof that you're runners down to the yolk. I love watching it! Onward to Chicago!
Well done Mary! Very inspirational and very relatable to the realities of running. It's something we can all be proud of no matter how it goes on the day.
Mary that is amazing.
Yes and sometimes only a cold beer will do lol
Massive kudos to you and Ben 👍🏼🍺
Congratulations! 3:24 at Boston is incredible!
Fabulous achievement Mary, Boston is not a flat course so to come close to your PB is amazing. I have Berlin in September I’m so excited and I want to do a good time! I know I need to adhere to a more structured plan and work more on speed drills. Enjoy your rest and good luck in Chicago
You've done yourself proud. So very happy for you! Enjoy the down time. BTW, what does "unstructured" off time look like for you? Just throwing the question out to the community as well...
Nicely Done Mary. You have incredible drive and will power to see the race through. You're an inspiration. Godspeed.
You're an amazing, beautiful and talented woman. Bravo - thank you for being an inspiration to so many
That opening monologue was excellent. Really inspiring for someone (me) who's training for a potentially quite ambitious goal in September and dealing with doubts.
Fantastic Mary. Chicago here you go. Crush it. Now it's the time to move out negative thoughts. The body can do it.
"What a race" is right! In so many ways. Congrats - you battled out an amazing result, for feeling flat, on a warm day and a tricky course!
FWIW, I ran it too, sounds like a very similar experience. Hard work, 4 min behind you half way, 8 min at the finish with an empty tank. Same response - mostly proud, and I *loved* it. (Plus by far the worst DOMS I've ever had.)
Enjoy the break and the following Chicago training!
‘3.25 and it wasn’t my day’..🤣🤣..a lovely lady achieving a wonderful thing..good luck to ye both
Congratulations 🎉 and thanks for sharing this incredible journey. 😊
Great video Mary and given how you felt a fantastic time. Onwards always!
This is really inspring. I used to be able to run distances of a half marathon on a weekly base and fell into depression after I lost my beloved grandma 3 years ago. I gained about 33kg (~72pound) and try to fight my way back to the level I used to be. To push me, I set my goal to run a marathon here in germany next year. Hopefully I'll make, right now everything feels heavy but my granny wouldn't want me to give up. :'3
Well done. Incredible in that heat. What a fun week for you guys.
Incredible running Mary. Well done 👏 👏
Thanks for being a beacon of positivity in the online landscape. This channel's content has really encouraged me to get off my arse and run. I am very grateful!
Congratulations.. both of you, Ben & Mary are something else
Congratulations Mary, it was a tough race. I was right behind you @9:45 the guy with the union jack sweatband. Didn't realise it was you otherwise I'd have said hello. In my own little pain cave at that point 😂
Congratulations Mary that’s an incredible result 🥰 well done!
Congratulations!! You’re both incredible!!
Let’s go 💯 K! You guys are awesome!
You looked so strong Mary! A superb run on a tough day. Another great video (I actually enjoyed the time lapse at the end 😉😉) Enjoy some well deserved rest xx
Great job Mary!! Not only on the video, but more importantly on your race. Boston is a tough one to PR/PB if you have run any number of marathons before and you were really close to yours. Hats off to you for pushing on and getting another BQ. I just ran London and had a bad day, but I running Chicago as well and look forward to hopefully seeing you there. Rest up and enjoy your nonstructured running for a while.
Mary I've watched you n Ben since all your muddy runs with Winnie in the UK! You're both such incredible runners! I'm hoping if I keep chipping away at my time one day I'll get to Boston. Thanks for sharing and being real, showing it is hard and its not always PBs. Congratulations to you both amazing times xxx
Well done! I loved watching this film, loved seeing the race from a runners point of view, and I loved your attitude to the experience. Especially when it didn’t go as well as you hoped. Thanks!
Great job Mary! You've completed what others only dream of.
Wot a story brilliant 👍
100 Mary. Awesome that you kept pushing too :)
Mary you were amazing, your running inspires me constantly 🎉
Way to go Mary! Great video. Fantastic run time.
Good for you.😀
You both had great Bostons! I can't wait to potentially meet you both when I run Chicago this fall as well.
This Video is so beautiful 🫶
Great job for both of you! Huge congrats for sticking out the hard day at the race! So motivational and inspirational to keep on pushing through! It has got to be so hard on the legs to run an international race with the trip over and all! Ugh! I can't imagine!
Congratulations Mary unreal 🎉🥳
Mary, you’re awesome.
Congratulations Mary! 🎉
Mary, You did so well.!
Every single marathon is so different. It's never ever easy - Ben's words. The bigger picture, marathon training builds you up mentally and physically but as Ben has said the day doesn't always reflect that. I know for you both Marathon PBs are important goals but the growth really is something that is for life and you are still on that journey. No one can take that away from you!
One of your many fans who know how much more you are than 'just' the day itself. Enjoy the break and recover.
Brilliant!! Well done Mary ❤
Congrats Mary!! Your accomplishments are amazing.
Love your channel, so inspirational, amazing results 🎉 both of you. Enjoy a good rest now and recovery, before moving onto the next challenge 😊
Congratulations Mary! You did amazing! Looking forward to watching you and Ben in future races!
I feel like one minute off your PB is good! Your obviously doing something right 👍
U guys are inspiring, keep up the great work
Well done Mary amazing🎉
A BQ at Boston is always a great accomplishment.
Well done, Mary,
Job well done, congtats Mary!
Congratulations, Mary! That was a terrific effort in tough conditions. Hope to see you both in Chicago!
congrats on your Boston marathon adventure, well well done!
Great job Mary 🎉as you said it was not what you expected as a result, but it’s about the whole process. And seeing someone with your strength when it’s not going as planned is really what inspires others to not give up. Hope you both enjoy a very well deserved rest. 😊
Amazing effort Mary, look forward to hopefully seeing you in Chicago!
SO PROUD OF YOU, MARY!!! My day out there was quite grueling as well. But, it’s all about making it to the finish line, isn’t it? I love your channel. You and Ben are super awesome people!!! ❤❤❤
Well done Mary. What an mazing race and finish time. Inspirational stuff 😁👋👋
Boston was a hard day at the office. My partner ran it and found it so hard with the hot weather. Congratulations! Great time.
Congratulations Mary and Ben on an Amazing video. I love watching your excitement Mary at being part of the iconic race. Your efforts were fantastic. All the best. Xx
Well done Mary!!!!!!
Congratulations! Incredible running under such tough conditions! You have every right to be so proud. Your video is the one I will show to my friends if they want to know how it was really like out there as well as the journey prior. Way to represent all of us on a tough day.
Well done Mary. Looks amazing 🏃♀️💪👍
Congrats Mary!!!
Amazing job, Mary!!!!🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏 I love that you made it a priority to enjoy the race, even though it was a tough one. I'm also prepping for an October marathon, so it'll be exciting to see how you, guys are preparing😍 Congraaats to Boston🎉🎉🎉
Absolute stellar performance Mary, to push as hard as you
did knowing u wasn’t feeling ur best, shows true grit and pure determination and is testament to your strength of character U R AWESOME the end - massive congratulations Mary - bring on Chicago 🙌🙌🩷
You are so inspiring guys!!! Ran my second ever marathon last week - wanted to finish in 3:20 - finished in 3:28 but I see the progress! You guys give such great advices but also attitude- thanks so much for all you are doing!
such a grinder! way to go, on to Chicago!
Oh My Goodness! What a race. Congratulations, so inspirational. Well done!❤
Awesome job Mary!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch aus Deutschland. Toller Lauf, super Zeit und wie immer ein inspirierendes Video. Danke ❤!
Well done Marry!!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! This was my 1st Boston Marathon & your video helped me relive the experience. BTW you're amazing for being able to run the marathon all while videoing.
Fabulous effort Mary, well done 🎉🎉🎉 Your love of running shines through, and your grit and determination serves you well 😊
Fantastic effort Mary!
Watching this before my 10 miler at Run Disney
Fabulous running by both of you, but special congrats for Mary only just missing a pb on a tough day💪.
Too be honest I have qualifying times for most of the majors, but simply can't justify the expense when there are plenty of other lovely marathons in the uk and around Europe. Looking fwd to seeing your journey to Chicago 😁👏👏
Amazing effort and great time! Very good video and really well done on a very tough day 🥵 Was great meeting you and Ben 🫶 you’re a star !
Congratulations, a great result, come to the Istanbul Marathon in November
Fantastic running Mary, you are an inspiration ❤🎉🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
Fantastic time🎉 I’m sorry you didn’t feel better. You did so well!!!
wow inspirational video thank you, well done bravo
Omg great push great time🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏💪
💪💪 brilliant effort guys