I live in Minnesota and I've come to the conclusion that the key to being motivated and enjoy running outside in cold winter weather is to be comfortable by defaulting to overdressing. By 'defaulting to overdress' I mean putting on enough layers to the point where I'm more likely to make the mistake of dressing too warm than too cold. That way, I don't have to drum up the motivation by telling myself 'to be tuff' and just 'grin and bear it' with the cold weather. Instead, I'm always confident I'll be relatively comfortable running in the winter; maybe I'll be a little too warm, but I've never dressed so warm that I felt like I do running on the hottest, high humidity summer runs. It really has worked for me in getting myself out the door to run. Also, since it's dark much more in the winter I make sure to wear a reflective yellow vest and a headlamp when running after dark. The only thing I think I need to add to my winter running repertoire would be some type of metal shoe spikes or cleats for the slippery icy conditions.
Ben thanks for posting this video. I am really loving yours and Sarah's enthusiasm for the sport. I am a long term runner (over 20 years) so there isn't much I haven't heard of before, but what you present is definitely motivating. Seeing how you approach training, what your diet looks like (I am a vegetarian too) and how passionate you are about what you do has motivated me to dial up my own running skills. I used to be pretty quick and I've let myself get slow. Hopefully I can regain a little of my speed this year. BTW: I've only been to Heathrow twice (with a quick bus ride out to Dover) but seeing London makes me want to visit when times are better. Thanks again for the all hard work you do.
Hi Ben. Really enjoying your channel. My Facebook story told me that it was a year ago today my knee folded and wasn't quite the same for months, got back then the same legs IT band went. A small milestone but ran 20miles this week, niggle free after starting back about 6 weeks ago. My calves weren't happy with me at first. Feel like a runner again!
Zwift - I use a MYRUN Technogym treadmill. It is "smart" and the treadmill speed and also your cadence are transmitted to Zwift so they match up which takes a lot of the hassle out of it. It is quite a compact one and easy to move if you need to but still goes to 20 kph and plenty of room for even my lanky 1.95m self. Otherwise a Stryd foot pod or a Runn sensor are the best two other options IMHO. Good training. I did 100 miles in a week on holiday once then felt like I needed another one LOL. Your runs there seem to be "fairly fast" at just over 7:00 pace. I notice say Seth often goes a lot slower. That said, some years ago, when I was bit closer to your speed now probably was similar - still well over a minute per mile slower than marathon pace.
Yes.. maybe a tad fast on some of the runs. Usually I’d have double days, so the evening recovery would be around 5 mins per k or 8 min miles.. but they’ve gone for the time being only running once per day.. hopefully back soon, then there will be much more variety in the paces. Thanks for the info on the my run!
1. A rare view of your non flattened hair Ben! 2. Great video through London. 3. Jim was out by 11 seconds! 4. I’ve got a treadmill, not used it for years, but just getting it set up to give Zwift run a go. Just got a Garmin foot pod delivered yesterday so I can try some double run days.
Highly recommend the Assault Runner treadmill. It's a motorleas curved treadmill. I have run on a lot of coomercial treadmills and the Assault Runner is the closest you will get to running outside. Really forces you to engage your posterior chain to get it moving and makes you focus on form, you can't be lazy on it, i.e. set a speed and switch off. It also has Bluetooth so hooks up with zwift. It's also pretty quiet and a lot less of the impact bounce you get on conventional treadmills.
Absolutely amazing video Ben! Brings back so much memories of my monthly trip to Central London and I never fail to run the route that you've recorded for us to see. Such an amazing city and truely shows how much happiness in running visiting the place. I've always enjoyed running around all the cities that I visit. Its my way of touring around and same time #GettingItDone 💪 thanks for the amazing memories you've brought and I wish you success in your elite marathon training Ben. All the best. Your channel rock! Watching your videos from Singapore 🇸🇬. FlyDon
Hi Ben, my run commute was Shakespeare globe via Greenwich to Royal Wharf along the Thames pathway. I live nr Wrexham and not been back to London since March! Love seeing Greenwich on the videos 🏃♂️👍
I was out on the Thames path in that snow last Sunday, had the infinity run V1 on which were a bit slippy. Looking forward to the new wraps and might even get another hat, never run without a BP wrap and hat nowadays! 100k plans seem great. It's always amusing that your "easy" pace is well under my 5k race pace 🤣 Well done on a great running week
Thanks Dave! The new wraps will be on the website on Monday hopefully... just waiting on the photos to get produced. I bet the infinity would have been a bit slippy.. glad you got your run done well!! All the very best and keep on getting it done!
Well done on the 100 miles Ben. Love your videos- they are inspiring. When I'm out and its getting difficult, I sometimes think of you and "getting it done" pops into my head and helps to keep me going. Nice tour of London. Take care.
Hi Ben, I love the treadmill and can't wait for the gym to reopen to get back on it. It's an awsome training tool that allows specific workouts to be completed accurate if it's not possible outside for whatever reason, weather terrain etc. I also find that I can put more volume in by mixing it up on the treadmill probably due to the reduced impact. I used to use a stryd footpod but found it not accurate on zwift so ended up buying the zwift run pod which is much cheaper but super accurate. Zwift running is good to and would definitely join group runs, races and workouts. Looking forward to seeing you on zwift..... 👍
I've been a subscriber a couple of months now. I absolutely love the channel. Fabulous content and I just love your enthusiasm Ben. An 100 mile week is pretty awesome. 👏🏻😉
Love the idea of the 100k charity fundraising live stream! I'll be there and contribute. On another note. Got your hat and absolutely love it. Kept the Rain and snow of me so far! Thanks Ben. Not sure I could have started my injury recovery without you and Sarah
Just love your attitude and your accent. Just got back from my walk and run Exercise. New this I am old 63 .need all the help I can get. Later mike in texas
Hi Ben, I got a Nobel Pro E8.0 last March (after seeing Matt Rees using one - I think he is a brand ambassador?). It bluetooths to my Wahoo HR strap, and either my phone or laptop for connecting to Zwift. No complaints after a year of using it mainly for sessions, recovery runs and the kids home school P.E lessons!
I bought a treadmill last June. It’s got iFit. I have trained for a marathon entirely on it during COVID with Tommy Rivs. Was telling Sarah last week that I’ll be running my first marathon in 10 days. It’s changed my life.
I’ve started running around London more, feels eerie but cool. Following your 5k plan at the moment, then into your half and then into your marathon plan for London in October 💪🏼
Awesome, 100m, I’m in 3rd week of my Marathon plan and really felt it in my legs (and butt) after the hill session, thought I was going to have to skip a few days and ultimately repeat the week, but taking it REAL easy on the 5 miler the next day did the trick! Note to myself, use those runs for what they are, to recover and not think “O I must be running this particular pace even on my easy runs”
I use Zwift with the treadmill. I have a stryd pod which works great and probably the most accurate for relaying the speed. I also have a Runn device (measures the speed of the belt) which I actually use more often for the Zwift because it also gives the elevation which I follow on Strava. I haven't found a good way for the foot pod to send that information. The Runn device is also good if you have more than one person using the treadmill with Zwift (no need to buy multiple foot pods for each user).
Cracking week's trainung Ben brlliant to see the Regents canal and Southbank. I'm building up my training for my first Ultra at the North Downs way 50 mile in May. It's been a goal race of mine since I watched your video of the North Downs way 100 mile when it was first released.
Great video Ben. Just wanted to say thank you for all the awesome, inspiring videos you consistently put out. I just completed my first half marathon today (solo) under 2 hours beating my original goal by 20 minutes and I couldn’t and wouldn’t have done it without your videos 👍
Wow a brilliant week mate! Fantastic stuff, I toyed with trying to do Wrexham, I don’t have the time required but I’m training for a time that would of qualified me but thankfully we have the shepperdine marathon that’s going on here on Sunday 24th April that’s certified and hopefully will be on Power of 10, plus it’s 45 mins away so a bit more convenient 😂
If it's certified then it will get on Power of 10.. then you can come have some fun on Championship at London. Believe me it feel amazing when you can just enter these races once you have the time.. the hard work pays off! See you there!!
Drop me a line LOL ! It wasn't last time but I see they are saying "License/Permit - we are aiming to permit this through UKA so that your time will appear in PoT. " so can check if they have actually applied. Hard to know at present with no certain date when lockdown will be relaxed.
Zwift running is canny especially for structured workouts. The treadmill I use doesn't support Zwift but its easy enough to connect with a Polar Stride pod or similar and run zwift on the Iphone or Ipad, its also easy enough to do the same at the Gym (whenever they're open)
Loving the videos , I use treadmills when gyms are open but like you can’t currently fit one where I live , shame as there a really good tool for speed work and tempo runs ! Don’t use zwift though just old school .
I’ve got a treadmill and I run on Zwift..I have the foot pod it’s very good but if I run let’s say 11kmph it will say I’m running 10.5 so I recommend if u have the money get the treadmill but if not the foot pod is worth it
Moved to London in February last year, really wish I'd gone to musicals and things while they were still open when I first moved here! Unfortunately spent pre-lockdown interviewing for jobs + finding a place to live but hopefully things will be open again this year, I'm gonna be gutted if the Vitality Big Half ends up getting cancelled/virtualised since I haven't done a race in the UK yet
You'll be in for an amazing treat when it's all back to normal again.. it's the greatest city in the world!! Hope London life is treating you well though.. good luck at the big half!
I've got a Technogym MyRun, Zwift makes up half of my workday runs as I find it great for sessions and a great way to avoid the dark and the rain after work! Expensive and a definitely a luxury, but I compare that to a nice pedal bike if you're into cycling
Hey Elliot (thanks for the support!) That's the one I'm looking at.. for after we move. Like you say it's expensive, but seems to be universally liked! Is the Zwift integration good and works ok every time? Thank you!
@@BenParkes Zwift works every time with the MyRun in my experience, but much like Italian cars the MyRun is a little tempremental - it's functioned well every time, but sometimes you need start it when it's calibrating to get it to start properly!
Hi Ben, super impressive your 100miles! I live in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and next to the tropical climate there is nothing but hills here - no easy runs! Treadmill is a part of my weekly running routine especially for running during the day. Using it mostly for recovery runs and speedwork. Not gonna hit 100 miles any time soon but steadily increasing milage🤞
Sounds like a tough area to train in... well unless you’re training for a hilly local race in humidity! All the best getting it done on the roads, trails and treadmill!
Hey Ben! Really love your videos and super inspired by you to get out there and get it done! 😊 Also live in London so really fun to see some of the places I usually run around in your videos! Could you please talk a bit more about taking breaks in your training runs? I always feel like if I'm setting off for a long training run I should do the whole distance in one go but would love to get your view on it-do you / should you work some breaks into longer runs ? Thanks! 😬😬
First timer here, great vid! 100k challenge has gotta be a 100k race/event surely? London based too so would love to get involved and help raise money/awareness in a big event like that - and share some miles in the meantime perhaps
When I feel I’m looking for an excuse to not run, oh it’s been raining, I then see you guys running over there in London! I love in Australia! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m getting better cause I see what you run in. So thank you. Keep it up! 🤟
I started running last year 2020 and in summer (june, july and august) I did 150km per week fasted without any food or drink, running every day wit 3 hill session (10-16 reps) per week and about 18000m elevation gain....completely destroyed my legs (knees and IT band) & I also do a weight training or HIIT every day.....:/
Great running, I’m chuffed to be on target to hit 100 miles in Jan with my RED (5km/day) challenge. Not been a member of a gym for a while but did actually enjoy the dreadmill when I was, up to an hour with some uplifting tunes on anyway,
I use a treadmill sometimes bc I have the luxury of having one but if my family didn’t already own one I wouldn’t go for it bc it’s not rlly worth it. Running outside is amazing!
Big week man! Glad to hear you're adapting well. I'm huge fan of singles myself. My highest mile week (108) is on singles 👍...Watched this while on the treadmill ;)
That's a great video, Ben. Extremely impressive week for mileage, but not a mile wasted. Do you see your treadmill idea as replacing some outdoor mileage, or actually adding more on, overall?
You are amazing!! I don't suppose you have any say over your ads (I always watch them through) but one of them was 18 minutes long (!!) so skipped it when I realised - hope it doesn't affect your monetisation too much
I know it sounds cheesy but as usual this was genuinely inspirational. Tough to train some days this time of year in Boston, but if you can do 100 miles in a week, I can do 55.
Ha ha I’ve completed just over 20 miles 🤪this week for the first time in a couple months after spraining a calf muscle or something near my ankle . Anyway can’t imagine what it would be like to ever do 100miles. Enjoy your videos they are pretty motivating and I found myself saying quite frequently: “well I’m getting it done” even if it’s a “hat’s forward” kind of weather!
Haha.. well done with your week. It wasn’t long ago I was aiming for 20 miles in a week.. . Hope the calf is all better for you now! Keep on getting it done!
Are you a treadmill fan? Love them? Or hate them?? Let me know!
I don’t wanna say I hate treadmills, because I’m grateful to have an alternative to running in dangerous weather, but I HATE them :)
The DREADMILL...says it all
Would use one if I had one!
I have a treadmill and i love it for intervalls in the Wintertime.
@@ThatRunningGuy AGREED
You running in central London reminds me of the scene from 28 Days later when he wakes up and London is deserted
I thought the same thing when running through!
I live in Minnesota and I've come to the conclusion that the key to being motivated and enjoy running outside in cold winter weather is to be comfortable by defaulting to overdressing. By 'defaulting to overdress' I mean putting on enough layers to the point where I'm more likely to make the mistake of dressing too warm than too cold. That way, I don't have to drum up the motivation by telling myself 'to be tuff' and just 'grin and bear it' with the cold weather. Instead, I'm always confident I'll be relatively comfortable running in the winter; maybe I'll be a little too warm, but I've never dressed so warm that I felt like I do running on the hottest, high humidity summer runs. It really has worked for me in getting myself out the door to run. Also, since it's dark much more in the winter I make sure to wear a reflective yellow vest and a headlamp when running after dark. The only thing I think I need to add to my winter running repertoire would be some type of metal shoe spikes or cleats for the slippery icy conditions.
Ben thanks for posting this video. I am really loving yours and Sarah's enthusiasm for the sport. I am a long term runner (over 20 years) so there isn't much I haven't heard of before, but what you present is definitely motivating. Seeing how you approach training, what your diet looks like (I am a vegetarian too) and how passionate you are about what you do has motivated me to dial up my own running skills. I used to be pretty quick and I've let myself get slow. Hopefully I can regain a little of my speed this year. BTW: I've only been to Heathrow twice (with a quick bus ride out to Dover) but seeing London makes me want to visit when times are better. Thanks again for the all hard work you do.
Love your energy! I found myself saying “come on!” at the end of a run earlier this week! Best of luck to you!
Hi Ben. Really enjoying your channel. My Facebook story told me that it was a year ago today my knee folded and wasn't quite the same for months, got back then the same legs IT band went. A small milestone but ran 20miles this week, niggle free after starting back about 6 weeks ago. My calves weren't happy with me at first. Feel like a runner again!
Welcome back to running Aidan! Sure it felt great to be back clocking up 20 miles, kudos to you! All the hard work paid off. 🙌
Zwift - I use a MYRUN Technogym treadmill. It is "smart" and the treadmill speed and also your cadence are transmitted to Zwift so they match up which takes a lot of the hassle out of it. It is quite a compact one and easy to move if you need to but still goes to 20 kph and plenty of room for even my lanky 1.95m self. Otherwise a Stryd foot pod or a Runn sensor are the best two other options IMHO. Good training. I did 100 miles in a week on holiday once then felt like I needed another one LOL. Your runs there seem to be "fairly fast" at just over 7:00 pace. I notice say Seth often goes a lot slower. That said, some years ago, when I was bit closer to your speed now probably was similar - still well over a minute per mile slower than marathon pace.
Well said!
Yes.. maybe a tad fast on some of the runs. Usually I’d have double days, so the evening recovery would be around 5 mins per k or 8 min miles.. but they’ve gone for the time being only running once per day.. hopefully back soon, then there will be much more variety in the paces. Thanks for the info on the my run!
1. A rare view of your non flattened hair Ben! 2. Great video through London. 3. Jim was out by 11 seconds! 4. I’ve got a treadmill, not used it for years, but just getting it set up to give Zwift run a go. Just got a Garmin foot pod delivered yesterday so I can try some double run days.
Highly recommend the Assault Runner treadmill. It's a motorleas curved treadmill. I have run on a lot of coomercial treadmills and the Assault Runner is the closest you will get to running outside. Really forces you to engage your posterior chain to get it moving and makes you focus on form, you can't be lazy on it, i.e. set a speed and switch off. It also has Bluetooth so hooks up with zwift. It's also pretty quiet and a lot less of the impact bounce you get on conventional treadmills.
Absolutely amazing video Ben! Brings back so much memories of my monthly trip to Central London and I never fail to run the route that you've recorded for us to see. Such an amazing city and truely shows how much happiness in running visiting the place. I've always enjoyed running around all the cities that I visit. Its my way of touring around and same time #GettingItDone 💪 thanks for the amazing memories you've brought and I wish you success in your elite marathon training Ben. All the best. Your channel rock! Watching your videos from Singapore 🇸🇬. FlyDon
Thank you for the tour on your run!! I have only been to London once and would love to visit again!
Watching you run next to the canal on an icy path....woo! That's energizing in and of itself.
Agree with you Ben. Heartbreaking to see London that quiet.
Always wanted to visit London... now I have, thanks for sightseeing 😎😄
Really enjoying the higher frequency of videos! It's always refreshing and motivating to see how positive you are whilst running :) #gettingitdone
Hi Ben, my run commute was Shakespeare globe via Greenwich to Royal Wharf along the Thames pathway. I live nr Wrexham and not been back to London since March! Love seeing Greenwich on the videos 🏃♂️👍
I was out on the Thames path in that snow last Sunday, had the infinity run V1 on which were a bit slippy. Looking forward to the new wraps and might even get another hat, never run without a BP wrap and hat nowadays! 100k plans seem great. It's always amusing that your "easy" pace is well under my 5k race pace 🤣 Well done on a great running week
Thanks Dave! The new wraps will be on the website on Monday hopefully... just waiting on the photos to get produced. I bet the infinity would have been a bit slippy.. glad you got your run done well!! All the very best and keep on getting it done!
Thank you showing us the scenery in UK! Wonderful!
Good to see things going well Ben. Keep up the good work and best wishes for Wrexham!
Thank you for the London tour, we definitely would like to go back there whenever we are allowed to travel
Well done on the 100 miles Ben. Love your videos- they are inspiring. When I'm out and its getting difficult, I sometimes think of you and "getting it done" pops into my head and helps to keep me going. Nice tour of London. Take care.
Lovely to hear you liked it! Hope all is well on the trails of Essex!
Very inspiring! Following you all the way over here in New Zealand.
Awesome! Thank you! Hope all is good in NZ!
@@BenParkes luckily we've got it pretty good over here. Heart goes out to you guys and the rest of the UK in the troubling times.
Well done on the 100 miles in a week!! ..love the date hair :D so used to seeing you with a cap on :)
Hi Ben, I love the treadmill and can't wait for the gym to reopen to get back on it. It's an awsome training tool that allows specific workouts to be completed accurate if it's not possible outside for whatever reason, weather terrain etc. I also find that I can put more volume in by mixing it up on the treadmill probably due to the reduced impact. I used to use a stryd footpod but found it not accurate on zwift so ended up buying the zwift run pod which is much cheaper but super accurate. Zwift running is good to and would definitely join group runs, races and workouts. Looking forward to seeing you on zwift..... 👍
Thanks for another superb video Ben! Ah miss running in London so much...looking forward to seeing your training for Wrexham!!
Was looking for Trailrunning shoes and now i‘m watching all your videos:)! Cheers from Zürich (Switzerland)
Welcome Nik!
@@BenParkes thank you! Great tour of London! Missing the city! Enjoy
You were absolutely beaming after your run! So inspiring!! ❤️
I've been a subscriber a couple of months now. I absolutely love the channel. Fabulous content and I just love your enthusiasm Ben. An 100 mile week is pretty awesome. 👏🏻😉
One of the nicest people on TH-cam!
Not a big treadmill fan! But definitely love your content man! Very inspirational! You’re incredibly fast and will kill that elite marathon 🔥
Thank you Pedro! Happy running to you man! 🙌
“Don’t call me an influencer.”
Loved the footage of London, great video
Great week Ben💪 Thanks for the training updates
Loving the channel looking forward to my cap arriving to show off on mean streets of Cumbria grest stuff Ben ..
Love the idea of the 100k charity fundraising live stream! I'll be there and contribute.
On another note. Got your hat and absolutely love it. Kept the Rain and snow of me so far! Thanks Ben. Not sure I could have started my injury recovery without you and Sarah
Just love your attitude and your accent. Just got back from my walk and run Exercise. New this I am old 63 .need all the help I can get. Later mike in texas
Wish I was running in Texas! Hope you enjoyed your walk and run Mike. All the best to you!
Hi Ben, I got a Nobel Pro E8.0 last March (after seeing Matt Rees using one - I think he is a brand ambassador?). It bluetooths to my Wahoo HR strap, and either my phone or laptop for connecting to Zwift. No complaints after a year of using it mainly for sessions, recovery runs and the kids home school P.E lessons!
Awesome achievement on 100 miles & really enjoyed London attractions 👏👏👏
Nice to see you building the miles and consistency up again. 100 in 7 is a great achievement. Keep inspiring us chap. 👍👍
I bought a treadmill last June. It’s got iFit. I have trained for a marathon entirely on it during COVID with Tommy Rivs. Was telling Sarah last week that I’ll be running my first marathon in 10 days. It’s changed my life.
Yes, definitely get on Zwift. I have it but lacking motivation to use it as no groups etc
Been watching for a while, but just subscribed! Love the vlogs and following your journey, very inspiring!
Welcome officially 🙌
I’ve started running around London more, feels eerie but cool. Following your 5k plan at the moment, then into your half and then into your marathon plan for London in October 💪🏼
Exciting!! See you at London in October!
@@BenParkes let’s hope it goes ahead. Il give you a run for your money over the first 200m 😂
Awesome work Ben! Looking as fit and as sharp as ever. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you Daniel. Hope your running is going well!
@@BenParkes In a better place than the past couple of months Ben, been suffering from plantar fasciitis. Taking inspiration from your recent vids! 😃👍🏼
Awesome, 100m, I’m in 3rd week of my Marathon plan and really felt it in my legs (and butt) after the hill session, thought I was going to have to skip a few days and ultimately repeat the week, but taking it REAL easy on the 5 miler the next day did the trick! Note to myself, use those runs for what they are, to recover and not think “O I must be running this particular pace even on my easy runs”
Yes... recovery runs can be any pace.. even a walk if need be! Sole purpose is to recover. Well done 👏
Love the spring marathon training series!! Please could you do a video of strength training exercises at home?
Sure thing! Will add it into an upcoming vlog!
@@BenParkes Thanks for the reply ben, looking forward to it :)
Ghost town.. running middle of regents street.. amazing...
Strong mental
Strong legs
Nice person..
Thank you Robert! Happy running!
I use Zwift with the treadmill. I have a stryd pod which works great and probably the most accurate for relaying the speed. I also have a Runn device (measures the speed of the belt) which I actually use more often for the Zwift because it also gives the elevation which I follow on Strava. I haven't found a good way for the foot pod to send that information. The Runn device is also good if you have more than one person using the treadmill with Zwift (no need to buy multiple foot pods for each user).
Cracking week's trainung Ben brlliant to see the Regents canal and Southbank. I'm building up my training for my first Ultra at the North Downs way 50 mile in May. It's been a goal race of mine since I watched your video of the North Downs way 100 mile when it was first released.
100miles a week in singles is mental! Glad to see ya back at ya best :)
Too right; I got to around 40 Miles in a week, and I was spent 😂😂😂
I did 230 miles a week in singles for a month. It made 100 mile weeks in singles seem like absolutely nothing.
@@TripDadLife thats what like 50 - 60 miles a week thats not that hard in singles
What do you mean, in "singles" ?
@@ajlib only running once a day so like if someone says they're doubling it means they're running twice in a day :)
Great video Ben. Just wanted to say thank you for all the awesome, inspiring videos you consistently put out. I just completed my first half marathon today (solo) under 2 hours beating my original goal by 20 minutes and I couldn’t and wouldn’t have done it without your videos 👍
Well done on the 100m. Another great video.
Wow a brilliant week mate! Fantastic stuff, I toyed with trying to do Wrexham, I don’t have the time required but I’m training for a time that would of qualified me but thankfully we have the shepperdine marathon that’s going on here on Sunday 24th April that’s certified and hopefully will be on Power of 10, plus it’s 45 mins away so a bit more convenient 😂
If it's certified then it will get on Power of 10.. then you can come have some fun on Championship at London. Believe me it feel amazing when you can just enter these races once you have the time.. the hard work pays off! See you there!!
Drop me a line LOL ! It wasn't last time but I see they are saying "License/Permit - we are aiming to permit this through UKA so that your time will appear in PoT. " so can check if they have actually applied. Hard to know at present with no certain date when lockdown will be relaxed.
Very inspiring again, would love another sub 3 but turn 50 this year. Physical job gardening now. Keep up the good work.
loving the content as usual!!!
Thank you Henry! All the best with your running!
Zwift running is canny especially for structured workouts. The treadmill I use doesn't support Zwift but its easy enough to connect with a Polar Stride pod or similar and run zwift on the Iphone or Ipad, its also easy enough to do the same at the Gym (whenever they're open)
well-done another great video keep inspiring !!!!
Loving the videos , I use treadmills when gyms are open but like you can’t currently fit one where I live , shame as there a really good tool for speed work and tempo runs ! Don’t use zwift though just old school .
My zwift setup. Built a shelf to rest a laptop to. Use zwift companion app on iPhone works great 👍 on running shoes I zwift pod.
I’ve got a treadmill and I run on Zwift..I have the foot pod it’s very good but if I run let’s say 11kmph it will say I’m running 10.5 so I recommend if u have the money get the treadmill but if not the foot pod is worth it
Good on ya Ben, massive mileage! Keep up the great work, loving the vlogs. When will we see your zoomX invincible review? Can't wait for that!
Moved to London in February last year, really wish I'd gone to musicals and things while they were still open when I first moved here! Unfortunately spent pre-lockdown interviewing for jobs + finding a place to live but hopefully things will be open again this year, I'm gonna be gutted if the Vitality Big Half ends up getting cancelled/virtualised since I haven't done a race in the UK yet
You'll be in for an amazing treat when it's all back to normal again.. it's the greatest city in the world!! Hope London life is treating you well though.. good luck at the big half!
Good to see you out there along the riverfront! "Getting it done!" (p.s. see you in Berlin). Keep up with the content - can't get enough!
See you in Berlin for a big running party!! Can't wait!
And here I am feeling smug about 40 miles a week... Great stuff Ben
Well done with your week too Liam!
Great run Ben! Always love your energy!
I've got a Technogym MyRun, Zwift makes up half of my workday runs as I find it great for sessions and a great way to avoid the dark and the rain after work! Expensive and a definitely a luxury, but I compare that to a nice pedal bike if you're into cycling
Hey Elliot (thanks for the support!) That's the one I'm looking at.. for after we move. Like you say it's expensive, but seems to be universally liked! Is the Zwift integration good and works ok every time? Thank you!
@@BenParkes Zwift works every time with the MyRun in my experience, but much like Italian cars the MyRun is a little tempremental - it's functioned well every time, but sometimes you need start it when it's calibrating to get it to start properly!
@@BenParkes also, it's got a reasonably low max speed (no issue for me, but will likely be an issue for you so best to look into!)
The come back king Ben 👏🏼
Dominoes delivered to the park is an absolute win!!!
Great vid Ben,loved the tour!
Hi Ben, super impressive your 100miles! I live in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and next to the tropical climate there is nothing but hills here - no easy runs! Treadmill is a part of my weekly running routine especially for running during the day. Using it mostly for recovery runs and speedwork. Not gonna hit 100 miles any time soon but steadily increasing milage🤞
Sounds like a tough area to train in... well unless you’re training for a hilly local race in humidity! All the best getting it done on the roads, trails and treadmill!
Loving the Ace Ventura look hair on your 1st date pic 😜👍🏻
Great video Ben mate 👍
That's some high hair on that date!
Probably the last time I had hair product in!
Very reminiscent of Patrick's "hard man" cut on Coupling!
Great video & as positive as always. Sat here with my broken arm not feeling jealous in the slightest
Get well soon Tony!!
Superb, keep it up...
You’re the best!
Hey Ben! Really love your videos and super inspired by you to get out there and get it done! 😊 Also live in London so really fun to see some of the places I usually run around in your videos! Could you please talk a bit more about taking breaks in your training runs? I always feel like if I'm setting off for a long training run I should do the whole distance in one go but would love to get your view on it-do you / should you work some breaks into longer runs ? Thanks! 😬😬
During whinter, when most of the time is - 20 C outside, I love treadmill. but not before I started to zwift
First timer here, great vid! 100k challenge has gotta be a 100k race/event surely? London based too so would love to get involved and help raise money/awareness in a big event like that - and share some miles in the meantime perhaps
Welcome Joel! Still at least 9-12 months away I’d expect.. so lots of time to plan something out. What to get as many people involved as we can!!
When I feel I’m looking for an excuse to not run, oh it’s been raining, I then see you guys running over there in London! I love in Australia! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m getting better cause I see what you run in. So thank you. Keep it up! 🤟
It is hard in the winter.. but most of the time it’s ok in London. All the best and keep on getting it done in Australia 😀
I started running last year 2020 and in summer (june, july and august) I did 150km per week fasted without any food or drink, running every day wit 3 hill session (10-16 reps) per week and about 18000m elevation gain....completely destroyed my legs (knees and IT band) & I also do a weight training or HIIT every day.....:/
Great running, I’m chuffed to be on target to hit 100 miles in Jan with my RED (5km/day) challenge. Not been a member of a gym for a while but did actually enjoy the dreadmill when I was, up to an hour with some uplifting tunes on anyway,
I have treadmill make me work A little. Bit more and I have recumbent bike it's okay for my legs . thanks again.
-21c for a lunch run today, -1 feels like Summer at this moment :)
Wow.. what city/town is that in??!!
@@BenParkes Northern Sweden. January and february can be quite gruesome, 17 km tomorrow! Get it done you say :)
@@andreashedin586 indeed get it done!! Kudos to you.. that’s impressive!!
@@BenParkes Just ALL the clothes and an airtrim mask and youre good as long as you keep moving. Keep inspiring!
Love the series so far! Keep up the good work 👍😀
I use a treadmill sometimes bc I have the luxury of having one but if my family didn’t already own one I wouldn’t go for it bc it’s not rlly worth it. Running outside is amazing!
Big week man! Glad to hear you're adapting well. I'm huge fan of singles myself. My highest mile week (108) is on singles 👍...Watched this while on the treadmill ;)
Hope you had a good run!!
Always!
No Zwift, no footpod. Calibrated treadmill and all data from there. I take photo of the screen and enter it manually to Strava.
5:12. I don't want to be rude, but what were thinking with that hair?! haha!
Well done for the miles 👏 👍
Thank you scott! Should have stopped for the nuts!!
That canal path looked a little dicey!!
Nearly slid in the river! haha.. it wasn't too bad in trail shoes.. wouldn't have liked to be on it in road shoes though!
@@BenParkes I had a few close calls running the same day at night!
I use the runn smart trendmill senor converts a dumb trendmill to a smart trendmill for zwift. Costs about 100 euro
Thank you Ava! All the best 🙌
That's a great video, Ben. Extremely impressive week for mileage, but not a mile wasted. Do you see your treadmill idea as replacing some outdoor mileage, or actually adding more on, overall?
Probably replacing outdoor miles.. so run a little shorter outdoors, then a recovery jog on the treadmill.
You are amazing!!
I don't suppose you have any say over your ads (I always watch them through) but one of them was 18 minutes long (!!) so skipped it when I realised - hope it doesn't affect your monetisation too much
Crikey.. yes skip that!! TH-cam does it all.. I have no idea what ads appear! Thanks for supporting us.. appreciate it!
I know it sounds cheesy but as usual this was genuinely inspirational. Tough to train some days this time of year in Boston, but if you can do 100 miles in a week, I can do 55.
What sort of strength training do you do? Do you use weights or anything? Would be interested to know. Keep up the amazing work!
Ha ha I’ve completed just over 20 miles 🤪this week for the first time in a couple months after spraining a calf muscle or something near my ankle . Anyway can’t imagine what it would be like to ever do 100miles. Enjoy your videos they are pretty motivating and I found myself saying quite frequently: “well I’m getting it done” even if it’s a “hat’s forward” kind of weather!
Haha.. well done with your week. It wasn’t long ago I was aiming for 20 miles in a week.. . Hope the calf is all better for you now! Keep on getting it done!
So crazy seeing London so empty. I lived there in the early 2000's
Good luck with 5K tt, fingers crossed
Thank you very much tomasz and thank you for the support here! 😀
12:49 not sure the conversion between km/miles is right here