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Anyone else spend the Easter break dragging their better half over a mountain for clicks and views? 😂
What’s good Mark, you got yourself one loyal follower here, I followed you with all 5 of my channels and liked numerous videos all week because your videos are truly great.
Please stay consistent as your channel is blowing up right now so it stays going parabolic in subscribers. Also, pick a same time to upload every time you upload every week. This is important for the algorithm. You Motivated me a lot recently and I Hope more people see your channel! 100k in no time, trust me!
not quiet haha but convinced her to get the downhill bike out and shred some trails haha
@@loonel Equally superb!
Not quite but set myself the goal of Marathon Monday yesterday. My first ever marathon I hit a wall about 20 miles but persisted with it and got it done, onwards and upwards 🙌🏻
Absolutely great video! Well done!
Probably my favorite video intro so far. "She doesn't look very happy now" as she comes into view waay back there lol. Brilliant
Your channel is really helping me motivation wise. I started out at 335lbs, I've lost 65lbs since Sept, so I'm still heavy but Just been for a 10 mile jog and didn't die
Best wishes on your journey. My mum had a health scare exacerbated by her weight and has since been working to improve fitness and nutrition. She's down 25 kilos and feeling much better.
Edit: spelling
Congratulations! Keep up the great work.
Good luck, keep going 👍
@steven do you have Strava? Time for some followers!!
Congratulations👍
Wait, no one is mentioning the tiny dog going all the way across the trail keeping up with those comperatively enormous humans? Impressive efford by Nixon, I honestly wouldn't have thought that was possible (yes, I'm not much of a dog person, love them, but not nearly enough to consider living with one, so I'm don't know too much)
He's a beast!
This video made me cry. I'm more or less at Jenna's fitness level and it wouldn't cross my mind that I could achieve what she did. But MAYBE .... Maybe I could. I've lost 128 lbs and yesterday completed my 106th hike since 1/1/21, which was 15 km with a lot of elevation gain. But I've only started jogging about a week ago. Onward!
Onward and upward! It's amazing what the body can do when you push it a bit! Sounds like you are well on the way though......jog/walk is the next step!
Mark I ran my first Park Run ever this week - most of the inspiration is down to yourself. Not fast by any stretch of the imagination, a solid 29mins and change, however course average is 30mins 27secs meaning I am above average!! As a 42 yo, 6'2", 236lbs male, I was very nervous and put it off for a few weeks to put in some extra training which I think helped. This has really given me a lot of confidence and will certainly be back each week to see how I progress. I don't post comments on TH-cam very often but you have helped me and inspired me. Really like the sensible and rational advice / content. Please keep it up and a podcast hosted by yourself would be really top notch. Thank you!
P.S Hearts On Fire - best training song ever.
That’s a great result for a first Parkrun - faster than mine was! And the beauty of being in the high 20s is that you can spend a good couple of years slowly chipping away and just aging backwards as you get better and better! Now that I am at a point where I never quite know how close to a PB I will get, I am genuinely quite jealous of people starting their journey just hacking away at the times 👍🏼
Impressive stuff from Jen. The real question is: what was "the day after" like for each of you? I'd wager your recovery times were somewhat different.
She Felt good actually. Rest day Sunday, light jog Monday. Normal Tuesday. Toes/feet all good, no blisters. Better shape than me if I ran at my max. Because it was a sub max effort I was fine the next day….. but she wasn’t far behind!
I think the take home from this is that Jen would have crushed you if she didn’t have to wait around for you to catch up! 😊
"I will crush you"
-- Jenna (also Drago from Rocky IV)
Firstly, props to your wife! Secondly, not many people are able to make me watch videos of amateur running races. You're doing something really interesting here.
I signed up for this event after watching your previous beast of the beacons run. Phenomenal effort by Jenna, incidentally I was one of the guys you were determined to stay ahead of at the end and my legs are still wrecked today
Ha! I told her if you got within 100m of us me and Nixon would leave her 😂
@steve, you’ve done better than us, 🛋️ 🥔. I can run 5k, after that I am dying…
While all of what you do is in many ways inspirational Mark, after that amazing performance, I’m really leaning towards Jenna’s training schedule!😂
do 20% of what I do and perform 50% as well. Somehow the maths is working against me!!
One of my favorites,very inspiring and well done Jen.
I'm slightly laughing at people's park run times on here compared to mine ,I did my first park run the other week in 49 and change mins and thought I was going to die of exhaustion on the finish line😂,last week I did it with a couple of minutes knocked off and as I crossed the finish line realised I could have pushed it more as I still had loads left in the tank ,surprising how quickly the body can fitten up even with gentle exercise
Don't worry about the others, you're doing great: running is like watching porn after all - don't compare (except to yourself, I suppose).
“I did not expect to be running like a lunatic, chasing down my wife” sums up this video perfectly.
Well done to the lady for an inspirational performance. I’m motivated even more now.
I did my first ever Parkrun this past weekend after a couple of weeks of running and I managed a 28:04 and was very happy with the result. As a 44 year old male with very little recent running experience I was chuffed. Thanks for all the great videos.
Great stuff. Sub 28 next!
@@MarkLewisfitness 27:43 today, very pleased with my time.
@@MrWedge22 you're improving so fast! Great job
How awesome did Jenna do!? I am legitimately shocked. And yeah you're a massive inspiration to me. Got a 5km and 10km pb on Saturday (23:28 & 47:22) and i wouldn't have started running if i didn't discover your channel.
Your 5 and 10 are nice times! And show you don’t slow too much. When my 10 was at 47 my 5 was close on 21. I just slow down too much!
@@MarkLewisfitness despite that my HR on the return 5km is all in the red!
Looking forward to when they bring out a Doggy Garmin to see Nixon's stats 😆
Also, great job Mark and Jen
Check out PitPat, kind of like a Garmin for a pooch
Can't tell you how much I'm taking from these videos. Just started on my quest for fitness - going really well so far. These vids are totally pushing me on. Keep 'em coming Mark!
Mark, I have recently discovered your channel and after an initial binge decided to do my first park run, I have done two now with a 29:12 PB and I'm hooked! Keep it up!
Nice time to start with! Faster than mine!
Keep it up , done my first park run in December at 37 minutes, 3 weeks ago I got 26.50 minutes , have signed up for a 10k road race and a 10k obstacle course, one next week and one the week after , but last week got covid and feeling like garbage now 😭😭, will still do them but don’t think I will hit my original goals
That is hilarious!! Jen didn’t even look like she broke a sweat coming over the finish line👌👏
Wonderful video Mark. Thats a relationship goal we should all aspire to. Well done Jen. and Nixon.
Thank you 🙏
Loved this episode! Jen’s a badass! Congrats to both of you, but especially her. She did amazing!
“Bloody welly wanger!” best line of the video! Great job Jenna and great video. Happy for you guys! (Nick from podcast btw!) all the best!
Yep you're right. Your body can do more than you think. But you'll pay for it. Normally do 25k runs. Did a 25k run with 1000m climb, now paying for it 🙈😂
Training more for hills now because that is the new way of running for me. Fell in love with it
Damn, I watched this video after watching Jen's VO2Max test, and she seems to have an incredible natural Low Intensity Steady State engine. It's going to be really interesting to see how much she can push that out in the next 6 months!
Hi Mark,
You don't know me but I looked up willie wanging and now I am in jail, you were right. The FBI came instantly and now I am in jail. I am messaging you from a smuggled phone. Have u leaned anything? No. But am I getting in better shape, yes. Thank you.
Just found your channel..No idea how ...
I used to run this route many years ago.
2010 to 2012...
Brings back some good memories..
Wow! You both blew me away on that one. If Jen starts working out regular, you are in trouble my friend.
What a great thing to do together.
oh, and double Kudos to Nixon the wonder dog. 👍
Mark, thanks once again. Never realized how inspirational watching you, your wife, & Nixon running around could be first thing in the morning after a good night sleep. Guess that I'll have to kick it up a notch to get to my own personal above average. Totally enjoyed and am definitely starting the day off on a good note now. Cheers!
Thanks 🙏 knowing people are inspired to do stuff from watching ….is inspiring right back to me! 👍🏼 just makes me want to do more!
“It’s really important to run your own race and not worry about what other people are doing”
/shakesheadsmiling
😀
Another great video, well done to you both. Despite your warning, I looked up Welly Wanging (which is shockingly not a thing here in the USA). Current world record is just shy of 64 meters. You've run like Kipchoge, rowed like Redgrave ... after Hyrox, let's see how far you can throw a boot?
I’ll save that for 5 million subs 😂
Just found your channel. I adore your message, about the level of training etc. It's how I've been handling 50ks, with minimal training (25ish miles/wk) due to a hectic work schedule, but always felt I was crazy or slacking or something... I simply don't have the time for more, but I don't want to give up my races, as they add so much to my life. You've helped me boot the guilt and embrace the adventure. Congrats to you, your awesome wife, and amazing dog!
Man, super addicted to your videos, your storytelling and attitude overall. Keep motivating everyone that watches!
Sign of Mark being above average. Why I never thought of having two colours straps on my Garmin watch?
Wait till you see my socks and shoe laces at Hyrox 😂
OMG i just noticed that. Totally cool!!!!
That was a super video. Hats off to Jenna on finishing strong. I enjoyed the comment (and subsequent head shake) on not worrying about the other runners around you.
I’m going to be applying the Jen Principle in my first Ironman next week and I hope it goes half as well. She’s a weapon!
What a brill video - really well done Jenna! :-)
Great video. Well done to her and I have to say amazing dog! Happy go lucky all the way round, super effort by both.
As a Physiologist, I can confidently suggest that there might be some genetic talent in your midst. Such a shame it’s not transmissible and that you will still have to rely on hard work and commitment….. And Nixon of course!
great job thumbs up. Hats off to your wife. In a way she kind of pulled you as you said probably without her you would have gone slower because of your next event
Nixon - the true legend… i had a good chuckle when you dunked him and he just loved it!
Always impressed by the little dude. Does he run/walk the entire route or is he carried at all?
😂 he doesn’t get carried. He’d bite me!
Can't wait for the new TH-cam channel, 'Jen Lewis - Faster than Mark'. Some effort, very well done!
I ran a 10k in 42mins after not having ran in two years. You're right about being able to push more than you may think.
That’s flying! Awesome results. Great muscle memory 👍🏼
But you are a fuckin space marine.
Some people just have a high vo2max of their own. Like you i guess
Thats incredible!
Clearly you have natural talent, well done
I think the point you target on the bell curve of performance is spot on - 5 to 10 hours a week is going to make you very capable but is also very achievable for most people. I've been there (I'm not there now) and looking forward to getting back there - setting the occasional KOM on strava, feeling and looking good in swim wear, feeling and looking fit/sporty.
I love those trails around Pen-Y-Fan, great video and props to Jen!
Maybe it's a video you've posted and I haven't seen it, but a video on the art of running long distance with a dog (if/how he eats, how you know how he's doing, etc.) Would be really cool to see.
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I just ran 2km in just under 10 and a half minutes (my first proper attempt at a run this year), i didnt even think id be able to do it all without a break but like you said, we're capable of more than we might expect. Thank you for the inspiration!
Did you keep up running?
Unreal from Jenna. The camera really doesn't do that last descent justice. Lost three toenails on that humdinger. Great vid
I’m 29… I wonder is Nixon has clocked more lifetime miles than me already…
Loved this video - & really got your explanation & the graph explaining what it is you look to do - i.e. be better than average. Totally captures my aim in a way I'd never been able to explain as well as you did. I've been working through a list of challenges which started a couple of years ago - I was overweight, did zero exercise & was very unfit, but @53 decided it was time to turn things around. Initially lots of walking led to taking on 50k & then 100k walking challenges - losing 25kg along the way. I then learnt about ultra runners, was in awe of them & just knew that is what I wanted to do - so started learning to run last year. I worked my way through 5ks, 10ks, half marathons & just kept going; completed a 65k trail challenge, did well & absolutely loved it.......but knew my ultra running challenge ultimately meant doing a 100 miler......& in 22 weeks is my first, so am training for that.
Bro, your content just gets better and better. Please keep it up! Jen is a machine...lol! Really impressive for her lack of prep. Speaks a lot to her decent physical effort, but more so to her mental toughness.
Its impossible, attempting a mountain race, especially a long one, without the necessary endurance or training.
Unless your mountain fit, with the necessary endurance gained by long days out in the hills, then attempting a mountain race with no previous training, is most unwise.
This is exactly what i attempted when entering my first Peris Horseshoe race in Snowdonia.
Its a distance of just over 18miles, but its one of the most challenging fell races ive ever attempted.
The winner, finished in just over three hours, and it took me 6hrs 23min.
By far the toughest event ive ever done.
Wow amazing video. You wife is a legend . I can't believe how easy she made this look. Just started watching you video s and find them very inspirational and above all honest as well as funny. Keep up the good work .
Watching this from the deck outside my house with acing legs from to much cykling the last two days gives me all the motivation I need to take a restday tomorrow and get back at my above avarage training after that. Loving that the sun and warmth has come to Scandinavia and Sweden so we can get rid of those warm clothes! Thank you for the honesty and the great videos.
It's OK being worst than average at tidying up.
Agree 😂
Wow just recently discovered your channel and watched few of your videos, this is so inspiring. I relate to it so much, I am a heavier long distance runner as well and signed up for my first Ultra 50km in 6 months, I definitively plan to train with the goal of course to finish. When I see how much you were both able to finish with little training, I can tell that you overall level of fitness proper equipment and patience made it feel like a great experience but possible.
So inspiring. Keep up the good work and amazing content.
I feel really inferior and useless now. If the "non-runner" can do it and I, a runner, can't. Good on you guys.
I almost did this very same hike three days ago. It was 24 miles, 7 hrs, 26 min, 4014 ft elevation gain/loss (out and back) 6,400 calories and 90% of it was just walking. Average HR was 132, Max 168. I only ran a few of the uphills, none of the easy flats or down hills. Trying to work up to 30 miles hiking hills. I should be able to do some running by years end. I dont want to rush it at 68 years old until I lose 10 more pounds. Last time I ran 4 miles of an 8 mile hike I hurt my abdominal floor.
Yeah, it's a pity we cannot go back in time. It takes a long time to build an aerobic base AND strength but I'm in better shape at 68 than I was at 40 and maybe even than when I was 30 but I *looked* OK at 30.
I absolutely love this!!! I'd love to be mad enough to just go and run a marathon. Unfortunately, my kness hurt after a half, so much it's almost impossible to finish... So I know I couldn't run this! Walk? Maybe. With training, yes. It's great to know some people can though 😁
Laughed my ass off genuinely at your intro. Great stuff! Also, I've now signed a mental contract with myself: I can watch youtube, but only on the hometrainer. Did 10K on the thing while watching this. Now I "just" have to not break my contract. So far, the penalty of staying a slob didn't do much in that regard.
It's all about habits. My " normal " Sunday mountain runs are around 30k with over 1k elevation and it takes me between 2h40 to 2h45 to complete. But then again i'm 50 years old and been running since i was 14........
Love the channel!! My partner is also dabbling in joining me for the some trail runs. So far so good.
I just got myself a GoPro and would love to know the settings you use and also your process for uploading and editing videos. I have been giving it a go myself but it's pretty clunky, th-cam.com/video/a_kNppFfSW0/w-d-xo.html. Any advice would be awesome!
Thanks for all the content. Keeping me motivated!!
Brilliant video absolutely comedy gold with legit advice. I personally went on country walk got to 40k steps then thought 55k is about a marathon distance so I did another 15k to hit the 55k
Great video! Moving +200lb is completely different that moving 140-160lbs!
Nixon is an inspiration, what a little unit
Haha your wife kicked your arse ...🤣🤣🤣 then again my arse has been kicked by many women on a 76km trail run. Women endurance levels are superman like! They can go on and on and on and on....cool video buddy
For a bit during the pandemic I was working in a sawmill, at one point during the winter my motorbike was out of action for a few weeks so I had to cycle there, 26 mile round trip with a 10 hour grueling shift in the middle. I hadn't been doing any cycling before that but had been running and going to the gym. First week destroyed me but I managed it just on my baseline fitness.
Unfortunately my foot is a weak point that stops me doing mad runs like this, I'm working on it but yeah, can't at the moment even though I know I'm physically capable if it wasn't going to guarantee a foot injury!
I tried to run 12 miles, while not being a runner, like at all. I had to walk slowly the last 3 miles. I could not walk (well, barely walked) for the next 2 days. Muscles in my feet gave in. Cardio was not a problem, but the feet. I got a cross trainer since and use it regularly to my own surprise, much safer choice for a dummy like me.
Your wife has a couple of advantages. She is smaller and lighter and she is a woman.
Physiologically women can just keep going when it comes to endurance events, I've read that this is probably because they have to birth children.
The winner of last years transcontinental bike race was a woman, she won by over 10 hours.
Surge for the Banner.....good gear Mark.
Looks like you have found your downhill running coach?
Hi Mark that was an excellent video explaining how we can do more than we think if we push ourselves a little. Eg. I rode a 106km very hilly and windy event recently when i wasn't ready for it but i got through it somehow!
So I don't run consistently as I'm more of a cyclist but that kind of scenery definitely makes me want to enter a similar event. Thanks
Shout out to the gorgeous english countryside! Must run there one day myself
Just a thought, Mark. Might you do a couple of videos where Jenn shares her thoughts on supporting a fat, stubborn husband on his way to better health? My wife sometimes works with me, sometimes against me. lol. You know, how your wife quelled her fears of you dying from a heart attack, telling you it was nuts running at 10 PM, not spending enough time with her? etc.
Ha! I met Jen 8 years ago so a couple of years into my journey….. so she got a reasonable version of me from the start (apart from a few relapses) 😁
The downhills are probably harder with Nixon pulling you off balance all the time and looking at the camera instead of the trail - you're always a bit off balance and making little corrections. But, he pulls you up the uphills, so maybe it's a wash.
I think with Jen walking the dogs everyday definitely accounts for this performance.
absolutely incredible, I had to work for years until being able to perform at the level of your wife. and I’m still fkd the next day(s)…
Mate, you are punching way above your weight. 🤣🤣 You’d better hope Jen doesn’t serious about her training otherwise you’re toast. 😉
I knew it! Jen’s a born ultra runner!
Nice video!
I’ve even ordered a bag of electrolytes powder on the strength of this video😎
Hi mark your both running 🏃♀️ where we are living now 😅 great channel, great advice 👍🏼
Very enjoyable story telling, and inspiring to see how well Jen did stepping into a bigger challenge 👍 Another good video, thanks.
24:27 this is exactly what was going through my mind at the Parkrun on Saturday 😉🙌😎🇫🇮
Thanks for making these videos, Mark. I like watching them and they are definitely worth the time they take to watch.
Did he just tell us he doesn't clean their house on a regular basis and is letting his wife alone with chores most of the time? Are men still that lazy and entitled?
You can't compare it to running as running is optional. Cleaning, cooking and managing the chores are not.
Hi Mark. Love your videos. What brand is the top you are wearing on this run. Looks really good.
I don't know what you've done with your face, but you look atleast 5 years younger all the sudden.
Haircut
This is my favourite video to date Mark, keep them coming!
Thank you for the informative, fun entertainment 😀
Jen did awesome. I am an av... er, a wannabe runner and I dont think I could have managed to do below six on that course. Stunning views.
I enjoyed you video Mark, and Jen did amazingly well - I think she may be a diamond in the rough and if she trained like you you may find you can't keep up! While I agree with you that most people can push more than you think, I don't think Jen's performance can be extrapolated to the average - I know people who run 3 x 10k a week who'd look a lot more worn by the end of this than she does. And I think many people who exercise that little and attempt a race like this are likely to end up very sore and possibly with injuries.
Still, it's good to encourage people, probably most are not going to try to make this kind of jump!
I have to agree with you. She's got to be in the naturally above average fitness category. I exercise more than she does and was struggling on a 17 mile hike with similar elevation gain.
Amazing feat by her! Makes me want to get into running, few excuses remain now… Also, somehow your haircut makes you look like the British version of Titus Welliver
Jen loves him so I’ll take that! 😂
I think she runs while you sleep; clearly she does something that your not aware of lol. Love the videos with you both in them.
I want the full run down on the dogs training and fueling plan
Hey!!! is this the Presili Beast? just signed up with the wife after watching this!!! top guy
Love the effort you put into the production on these videos (as well as hauling yourself round these courses!)
Mark I absolutely love your page. You are wife are an exact example of me and my wife. She’s preparing for her first spartan super right now. You’re a great inspiration to many. Coming from overweight as a child, to now working as a personal trainer, helping people be their best is the ultimate reward. You are doing this. Keep it up man! You’re changing the lives of many!
Amazing stuff! Hope your wife enjoys it! Jen is starting training proper for Spartan next week. Can’t wait. !
I would think my back would be killing me holding onto that camera the whole run. Don't know how he does it.
I now see how you can run so far/fast as a bigger guy...you have Nixon drag you around the course!
Developed an Achilles issue a month ago while getting back into regular training for a hilly half marathon, couldn’t run at all for two weeks prior … super undertrained, achilles hurt or was at least a bit sore while walking even on the day of… ended up running it with
no issues, posted a decent time, had a hell of a lot of fun, and the achilles still feels fine three days later.
This one resonated with me considering my recent experience with your statement (paraphrased) of how much we can surprise ourselves if we just go for it.
Congrats for going for it, and succeeding!! I feel that if we only live the experiences we're "ready" for, our lives would be boring indeed!
Mark I think that you are going to get “CHiCKED” by Jenna sooner than you think
Amazing job... running up the hill (wernt there a song about that?)
I do actually think women do better at long distance 😉 She's a natural!