Kelly’s a good coach! Those days happen to us all. Sometimes it’s inexplicable. Looks like you have a good perspective on it. Keep it up and thanks for taking us on the journey!
Absolutely!! Thanks Peter. It is good to have Kelly in my ear reminding me of what is important. Telling me when to push and when to listen to my body. In the moment we can lose perspective. Looking back I am happy with the work done and looking forward to racing in 2 weeks time.
If every session went to plan and every race went to plan then we’d all get bored and it wouldn’t improve us! You showed up, dude. That’s what counts. Tough as nails 💪🏻
You've smashed so many sessions recently, with a much higher "success" rate than most runners, many of whom would be happy to have one good session for every bad one. This is just one blip, easily explained by the warmer weather. You two make such a great team - it's so uplifting to watch! There is so much solid training in the bank for you to reflect on going into Wrexham marathon - I wish you all the best.
Thanks Rachel. I really appreciate it. Your comments are always so positive, so thank you. I agree that this is just one 'bad' session and when I step back it's still a decent session banked despite not being what I wanted. Kelly is amazing and I owe a lot to her in this block. 2 weeks until race day.
Loving your work. Only my second video that I have watched, but take it from an Australian runner, heat makes a massive difference to workouts, even when you don't think it is that much warmer. A jump from 15oC to 20oC can feel like you are getting cooked if you aren't adapted to the heat. I'm looking at running 2:49 at Brisbane Marathon in early June, and find your videos with the paces you hit truly inspirational. Keep up the great work.
You inspire me in my training, dont let this run play mind games for you, you are still looking very strong. The only shit run is a run you don't do, this one is in the legs and saved
Thanks Gavin. I know I am in good shape. I won't let this one impact my overall positivity. I really appreciate the support so thanks. I hope your training is going well.
Love seeing you and Kelly together! And what l really appreciate in both chanells is that you are always honest and keeping it real. Keep up the great work!
“I’d rather pay £30 and have the plate in there” 🤣 Sorry Matt, but I’m pleased that it doesn’t just happen to me. Seeing you struggle with your session helps reassure the rest of us. You’ll be fine. You WILL achieve your goal.
Hey Matt! Love the honesty in this one. When I’m not feeling good in a session I try to focus more on the perceived exertion which I find really calms me down and helps me find that rhythm. Wondered what your thoughts were on this type of interval over pace specific intervals? If I could also pick your brain on tapering for a half, when would you do your last session and what sort of session would you do? Thanks for your time and keep it up bro 👊🏻
Hey Matt, really appreciate (and applaud) you for this video. I think this platform needs more such honest videos. Yes, the marathon is the ultimate and yes training is the key but to err is human so thank you for being so assertive about it. To be fair those sessions are hard anyway and in that heat it'll be like a punishment so i believe your session was at best as it could be. Hope you've had a well deserved rest. Always lovely to see Kelly by your side and giving her opinion, you two make the best team! Cheers.
I feel for you Matt. I too have had many of those suboptimal sessions. Yesterday was finally my sub 3:00 attempt. After 1.5 years of cancellations I had to DNF. I was on target with a 1:31:13 front half. But soon it went wrong. That perceived effort was to high to go sub 3:00 and I didn’t want to settle for 3:10. Don’t get too low. You have plenty of time
You’re in amazing shape Matt. You’re a huge inspiration to us all, and like you said you would rather be disappointed today than on race day. Shake it off, you will bounce back and have an amazing race. Keep your head up man!
Matt you have many chance to have this level ! This session just prouves that you re a human not an extra human...you will recover and be ready for the marathon race! i am sure of that you will be ready !! thanks for your positivity thanks to Kelly !!
You're in great shape Matt. That was just one of those sessions where its not your day. There's always one in marathon training. I think the heat really affected you. Regarding your comment on london 2018, wasn't that the year it was really hot? I was there that day too, and most suffered in the heat. Kelly was spot on when she said call it a day after the 3rd block. A great video as always 👍
Great video Matt. Just goes to show that despite all the tech, like carbon shoes, GPS watches and power meters, running is still a human endeavour. Keep up the great training!
Really enjoying your videos, and super impressed you can entertain on camera while training so hard! Quality training banked, you've got this. And great support from Kelly. Good luck guys!
Thanks for showing us this valuable training. Since I started watching your videos I see you as a superman hitting workouts perfectly. This workout pays off great deal I’m sure of that and it inspires me more to see how much fight you had given in when the struggle comes. Keep up the good work man
Love seeing the good sessions and the bad Matt. We're all human and we all have off days. Session banked and move on. You've worked so hard for this, can't wait to see what the marathon brings! 💪
Exactly, trust the training. Once you taper all that training will pay off. Before running all my sub 2:25s I did workouts where I wasn't even hitting marathon pace and makes you wonder. You'll be fine.
I think I may have put it in a playlist by accident 🤷🏻♂️. Anyway all that was missing is the cover and description. It’s live now. Thanks for the feedback. What I time have you run for a marathon? 2 weeks out now. Can’t wait.
Enjoyed that Matt, first of your vids I've seen, will be subbing! Satisfy my curiousity... Within a minute i had a feeling that you must be an InsideRunning listener??
Thanks Chris. Glad you enjoyed the video. You have a backlog of cracking videos to watch 🤷🏻♂️🤣. Absolutely love Inside Running. I’m not sure how you got that from a minute in but I’ll take it as a compliment. It’s my most listened to podcast over the last 2 years.
@@TheWelshRunner I cant get enough of it either, so much so i keep coming out with random Aussie phrases at work which leads to the odd strange look!! I think it was the mention of K's and float which reminded me of it plus the oustanding Tash! I will certainly be working my way through the backlog:)
The heartrate-mix-up ... just happened to me and my wife yesterday while she was trying my chest-strap... And I was wondering why I can talk quite easily while my heartrate says i'm about to collapse 😆😂 You'll be ready for your race, I'd bet 👍 ... Having so much fun watchin the both of you. Thanks for sharing the journey.
Haha. It's not just us then. I think it is time we got the permanent marker out and labelled our monitors. Thanks for your comment and glad you are enjoying the vlogs. Good luck in your training too.
Thanks for sharing mate. Like you've said to me many times, you may get tough runs but look at the bigger picture. It's a process, you still worked hard and overall you're fitter! 🙂
Really loved the videos, though was loving the week by week ones too; each run, paces, how it went, what you were feeling befor and after. Next time two videos a week please! One on the week as a whole, and one on the big workout - also fascinating to see you through the whole session. Anyway sorry this week hasn't gone to plan, but trust the training, and I'll see you on the start line in 2 weeks :-)
We all have days like that Matt where things don’t go to plan. Another solid session in the bank though. Your training has been brilliant think you’ll be absolutely fine on race day.
Thanks Alan. I agree it is a solid session despite not being exactly what I had down on paper. Sometimes you can lose that perspective in the moment of a session. Thanks for your support. 2 weeks until race day now and I can't wait. Hope your running is going well.
I had an awful 20 miler 3 weeks before race day when I was meant to finish the last 6 miles at marathon pace. I ended up having to walk. It was awful. Knocked my confidence a bit. Come race day the plan was executed perfectly! Got my time, got my BQ! Trust the training Matt!! One bad session just means you’re human 🤣 You will smash it on race day!!!
Hi Matt. Fantastic videos. I think you are a great communicator. Now for the bad news! It looks to me as if you are already over trained. I might be wrong but the signs are tiredness, stiffness and feeling frustrated with your performance. If you were to cut back on mileage, and especially on any marathon or threshold sessions right now i think you can run a great marathon. I would do maybe 50-60 miles a week easy running till the race and some light fast relaxed fartlek; maybe 15 x70 secs with 50 secs jog or 6x2 mins with 1 min jog. Anything as long it's to do with leg speed, relaxation and confidence. You have put in the effort. Time to enjoy the result.
Thanks Tony. Really glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for your concern. It was in fact a niggle in my glute which has been treated by my physio now, plus the heat impacted my performance. I have since done 3 x 7K averaging 5:26/mile with 1K floats at 5:41/mile and it went really well. The last 2 weeks will be much easier as I taper down for the big day 👍
I have 4 rest days a week and I still get some runs that feel like this 😄 Fingers crossed the taper lets everything recover and settle down so you can crush the marathon, Matt.
Another great video from you 👍. Thanks for sharing your Marathon training. Is fun to watch. „Good“ to see that such fast runners also have poor sessions like slow runners like me 😉 Good luck for the race. Greetings from 🇩🇪
Thanks Thorsten. I think everyone has good and bad sessions. The key is to keep turning up and not let either type of session impact your mindset too much. Thanks for your support. I hope your running is going well? I have a place for Berlin in the Autumn so hopefully that will go ahead.
@@TheWelshRunner Lucky guy. I had a place for Berlin for 2020. Unfortunately I decided to get the money back instead of having a place for 2021. meanwhile I regret my decision. Very fast course. I ran in Berlin in 2017.
I did a session in that first warm spell and just made my target pace range with HR higher than expected but body adapted and it was better the next run. I'm suspecting you'll have adapted to it after that session. Workouts make the day.
Well done for giving your all.. hey sometimes you have off days and it was good you listened to your body and did not complete the session. Better to experience an off day in training rather than the race! Keep your chin up and stay focused you already know you can cruise at those paces so all good plus you are in top top shape.👍👍
💪😁🙏❤ that what real marathon training is! I do alot this kind of training when I run 2.16 marathon 20 years ago ! U can try 5×5km with 1km recovery 10sec slover then the session pace .. its very hard , u need have the mental with u to do this kind of training ! All the best for u bro! I hope u are the best shape on race day ! U run very smooth and relax!🙏👍🏻
Strong effort Matt. Left arm looked quite static from the warm-up on. That happened at the end of a recent time trial on the same route. Did you feel that? Session banked, move forward. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hi Matthew! I really appreciate and enjoy your videos!😃 There could be so many reasons for the session not going your way, and one rep of 6k is not really going to contribute to your fitness in the grander scheme. The main factor I would say is to not be discouraged about it and just move on! I actually had to pull the plug today on my own long-run at moderate pace due to my legs not being up for it, so I feel that disappointment. It's just not worth to destroy the rest of the training period over a handful of kilometres.. Anyways, cheers and how you recover well! I believe in you 😊
I’m a big fan of running in the heat. Extra stress that makes early morning race-day temperatures feel luxurious. Put the honest effort in, take the hit on pace (or push harder to hit goal), and no matter what Garmin says, you get a great Training Benefit.
Remember I did (or rather started) a long run 3 weeks out from my first marathon and aborted after an hour as my hip hurted or rather felt was not tracking properly. Had a few treatments and did next to no running for those last 3 weeks but fortunately the race itself went OK - in a way the enforced rest helped as I had done the sessions I was hoping to do before that and so the basic fitness was there. Here is hoping similar for you. Wasn't this also the "hot" day before it turned freezing again so that can't have helped although could of course be warmer come end of April so good to have experienced some warmer weather.
Absolutely. I think a bad session grounds you and also makes you dig in which is very likely to happen on race day. Nothing comes easy and if everything went perfectly then you are less able to deal with it if something goes wrong on race day. This will make me mentally and physically stronger.
Note to self, never tread the comments while newly viewing the vid. There is always that edge of seat angst and drama linked to your marathon training blocks. I admire and respect the Hitchcockian suspense that you inject into your films as well as your athletic bloody minded prowess. I wish I could "fail" quite like you! I'd be a very happy failure...
Don’t worry about the pace mate. The effort is what will improve you. Race day will always feel better. I’ve had sessions where I can’t really hit the paces but on race day you will hit them much easier. I wouldn’t recommend doing the warm up twice though because that is bad for your mind and legs. You will smash the Marathon! I’ve watched lots of your videos and it’s clear to me that this simply wasn’t your day. All the other sessions have been awesome! Just remember how much you have trained and that this is just a tiny disappointment. Good luck!
Some days you do just have to say f*ck the paces. Because perfection is the enemy of the good, and sometimes your body (or mind) just aren't where you want them that particular day. And at a certain point you just have to accept that and do your best, rather than stop completely because you aren't meeting your own self-imposed expectations.
Just found Your channel. It's great :) Could You please post some tips for 5k runner? How should traning look like week after week? What sesssion? How many easy days? That would be great! :)
I did a better session yesterday as my last longer session before race day which has given me some confidence. 3 x 7K averaging 5:26/mile and 1K floats averaging 5:40/mile. Total 14.3 miles averaging 5:27/mile 3:23/km. It didn't feel easy but hopefully race day I'll be able to hold 5:30 for the distance. What sort of confidence building sessions did you bank a few weeks out?
@@TheWelshRunner 20 miles with 5 mile warmup, 10 miles going 5:35, 5:23, 5:11, 5:25, 5:20, 5:08, 5:25, 5:16, 4:59, 5:32, last 5 miles added 5x30 seconds hard/30 seconds easy in there to finish. And did 10x1k starting at 3:14 and going down to 2:55 with 30-50 sec. rests.
Can’t win all the time Matt, still out in a hell of a shift though. Great having Kelly with you for support too. It’s the first time I’ve noticed this but your left arm swing isn’t as pronounced as the right.
When it's hotter Matt the volume taken up by Oxygen gas increases because the molecules are far more 'excited' but because your lungs are still the same capacity you get a lower density of Oxygen molecules per volume of air in the lungs. So to take in the same amount of Oxygen for every 10ºC increase you need double the volume of the gas hence double the breaths needed to supply your body with Oxygen. The skin generally heats up anyway whatever the temperature. My heart rate never goes above the 140's even when running at 5'45"/m or even when I'm sprinting 4'20"/m pace intervals my heart rate is still under 150 so I wouldn't take too much notice of heart rate either. Training aside, physiology and weight is the most important and also the natural changing state of your body day to day. As you know as much as anyone out there that runs, you wake up with a different version of your body every day. Most of the time you're nailing it. Just try the session again, but you know that already I'm sure.
While this may have been an important workout, no single workout will determine your success. But all it takes is one workout to set you back. It's not easy but it's usually for the better to adjust your session if things are not going to plan.
There’s got to be an argument in there for training to input, rather than output. RPE, HR and your Stryd when you use it are your inputs and time is your output. You knew from the 1st k that you were inputting too much so adjust that and then work out and explain why the output is then where it is after. I know you know and understand all this and will have a view. Plus I understand that as you approach the end of the block, you want to train to pace much more.
Canr wait for the now compulsory slag off of GARMIN's effort calculator. I'd like to compile all your "come on Garmin" expressions and e mail the link to the company.
You underestimate yourself based on your previous sessions you’re definitely in sub 2:25 shape and at least you’ve done the miles this session will still help your marathon even if you don’t do the session you wanted the worst thing would be to get injured before the race
I’ve just started running on an actual track ,first time ever ,did 400 m in 1 min 36 lol but I’m 53 so it’s ok ,aiming to run edinburgh marathon under 4 hrs when 60 ,7 yrs training left
TOO FAST! SLOW IT DOWN. BUILD UP YOUR AEROBIC CAPACITY SLOWLY! By TORTURING YOURSELF YOUR ONLY DIGGING A DEEPER HOLE. YOU’RE NOT GETTING FASTER YOU’RE GETTING SLOWER. You would have benefited much more by CRUISING at a 6:30 mile pace and I guarantee you would have made better time. Plus more comfortable.
Thanks for your feedback and use of upper case. This was a hot day and it impacted the run. I repeated this sessions and absolutely nailed it not long afterwards. I know the benefits of building a strong aerobic base but a few weeks out from a race is not the time to be focusing on your base. I entered this marathon very late and had a very short block to get some specific marathon work done.
You expend too much emotional energy looking at all those electronic gizmos! Do'nt bother so much about pace and heart rate; you are being dictated to by technology that may not even be all that accurate. The greats of the past - eg Clayton and Hill - didn't have all this electronic stuff and they ran sub 2:10! Leave all the gizmos at home and just run hard.
I think the editing makes it look like we are talking a lot but most of the time I am quiet and trying my best. However on race day it will be me and my head and that focus could make the difference.
Love the honesty, more of this content is required on TH-cam to show real life training isn’t always perfect! Another cracking video guys well done
Kelly: "Forget the f**king pace" love it 🤣
Just one of those days, hate it when everything feels harder than it should but it makes the smooth and effortless days feel even better!
Totally agree. Let those days return haha.
Kelly’s a good coach! Those days happen to us all. Sometimes it’s inexplicable. Looks like you have a good perspective on it. Keep it up and thanks for taking us on the journey!
Absolutely!! Thanks Peter. It is good to have Kelly in my ear reminding me of what is important. Telling me when to push and when to listen to my body. In the moment we can lose perspective. Looking back I am happy with the work done and looking forward to racing in 2 weeks time.
He should marry his coach. He'd save a fortune on fees! ;)
If every session went to plan and every race went to plan then we’d all get bored and it wouldn’t improve us! You showed up, dude. That’s what counts. Tough as nails 💪🏻
You've smashed so many sessions recently, with a much higher "success" rate than most runners, many of whom would be happy to have one good session for every bad one. This is just one blip, easily explained by the warmer weather. You two make such a great team - it's so uplifting to watch! There is so much solid training in the bank for you to reflect on going into Wrexham marathon - I wish you all the best.
Thanks Rachel. I really appreciate it. Your comments are always so positive, so thank you. I agree that this is just one 'bad' session and when I step back it's still a decent session banked despite not being what I wanted. Kelly is amazing and I owe a lot to her in this block. 2 weeks until race day.
@@TheWelshRunner Absolutely - you will still get a great training effect from that - very decent
You’re in outstanding shape I can’t wait to see you in a race 👊🏾👊🏾 you such hard worker and inspiration!!
Thanks Juan. I really appreciate your support and kind words.
Loving your work. Only my second video that I have watched, but take it from an Australian runner, heat makes a massive difference to workouts, even when you don't think it is that much warmer. A jump from 15oC to 20oC can feel like you are getting cooked if you aren't adapted to the heat. I'm looking at running 2:49 at Brisbane Marathon in early June, and find your videos with the paces you hit truly inspirational. Keep up the great work.
You inspire me in my training, dont let this run play mind games for you, you are still looking very strong. The only shit run is a run you don't do, this one is in the legs and saved
Thanks Gavin. I know I am in good shape. I won't let this one impact my overall positivity. I really appreciate the support so thanks. I hope your training is going well.
Love seeing you and Kelly together! And what l really appreciate in both chanells is that you are always honest and keeping it real. Keep up the great work!
“I’d rather pay £30 and have the plate in there” 🤣
Sorry Matt, but I’m pleased that it doesn’t just happen to me. Seeing you struggle with your session helps reassure the rest of us.
You’ll be fine. You WILL achieve your goal.
Hey Matt! Love the honesty in this one. When I’m not feeling good in a session I try to focus more on the perceived exertion which I find really calms me down and helps me find that rhythm. Wondered what your thoughts were on this type of interval over pace specific intervals? If I could also pick your brain on tapering for a half, when would you do your last session and what sort of session would you do? Thanks for your time and keep it up bro 👊🏻
Hey Matt, really appreciate (and applaud) you for this video. I think this platform needs more such honest videos. Yes, the marathon is the ultimate and yes training is the key but to err is human so thank you for being so assertive about it.
To be fair those sessions are hard anyway and in that heat it'll be like a punishment so i believe your session was at best as it could be. Hope you've had a well deserved rest.
Always lovely to see Kelly by your side and giving her opinion, you two make the best team! Cheers.
You are in great shape Matt and not all sessions go to plan, the fact you have kept this video real and honest is what sets it apart from
others 👍
I feel for you Matt. I too have had many of those suboptimal sessions. Yesterday was finally my sub 3:00 attempt. After 1.5 years of cancellations I had to DNF. I was on target with a 1:31:13 front half. But soon it went wrong. That perceived effort was to high to go sub 3:00 and I didn’t want to settle for 3:10. Don’t get too low. You have plenty of time
You’re in amazing shape Matt.
You’re a huge inspiration to us all, and like you said you would rather be disappointed today than on race day. Shake it off, you will bounce back and have an amazing race. Keep your head up man!
Matt you have many chance to have this level ! This session just prouves that you re a human not an extra human...you will recover and be ready for the marathon race! i am sure of that you will be ready !! thanks for your positivity thanks to Kelly !!
These vids are what make your channel such a runners favourite. You get the good and bad which is the reality of training.
You're in great shape Matt. That was just one of those sessions where its not your day. There's always one in marathon training. I think the heat really affected you. Regarding your comment on london 2018, wasn't that the year it was really hot? I was there that day too, and most suffered in the heat.
Kelly was spot on when she said call it a day after the 3rd block. A great video as always 👍
Wonderful episode, it had some truth. It’s crazy the range of emotions running will put you through. What a great sport.
Great video Matt. Just goes to show that despite all the tech, like carbon shoes, GPS watches and power meters, running is still a human endeavour. Keep up the great training!
Really enjoying your videos, and super impressed you can entertain on camera while training so hard! Quality training banked, you've got this. And great support from Kelly. Good luck guys!
Thanks for showing us this valuable training. Since I started watching your videos I see you as a superman hitting workouts perfectly. This workout pays off great deal I’m sure of that and it inspires me more to see how much fight you had given in when the struggle comes. Keep up the good work man
Love seeing the good sessions and the bad Matt. We're all human and we all have off days. Session banked and move on. You've worked so hard for this, can't wait to see what the marathon brings! 💪
Exactly, trust the training. Once you taper all that training will pay off. Before running all my sub 2:25s I did workouts where I wasn't even hitting marathon pace and makes you wonder. You'll be fine.
Thanks. How have you found this video? It is not live yet haha.
@@TheWelshRunner I don't know. It was up. I was surprised to be the first one to watch it
I think I may have put it in a playlist by accident 🤷🏻♂️. Anyway all that was missing is the cover and description. It’s live now. Thanks for the feedback. What I time have you run for a marathon? 2 weeks out now. Can’t wait.
@@TheWelshRunner 2:22:22 is my best. Hyannis marathon 2010. Now as a 43 year old I've run 2:37 at Philadelphia but think I can go sub 2:30
Enjoyed that Matt, first of your vids I've seen, will be subbing!
Satisfy my curiousity... Within a minute i had a feeling that you must be an InsideRunning listener??
Thanks Chris. Glad you enjoyed the video. You have a backlog of cracking videos to watch 🤷🏻♂️🤣.
Absolutely love Inside Running. I’m not sure how you got that from a minute in but I’ll take it as a compliment. It’s my most listened to podcast over the last 2 years.
@@TheWelshRunner I cant get enough of it either, so much so i keep coming out with random Aussie phrases at work which leads to the odd strange look!!
I think it was the mention of K's and float which reminded me of it plus the oustanding Tash! I will certainly be working my way through the backlog:)
On race day you gonna have a blast, getting it done especially in these more tough workouts. Great job!
The heartrate-mix-up ... just happened to me and my wife yesterday while she was trying my chest-strap... And I was wondering why I can talk quite easily while my heartrate says i'm about to collapse 😆😂 You'll be ready for your race, I'd bet 👍 ... Having so much fun watchin the both of you. Thanks for sharing the journey.
Haha. It's not just us then. I think it is time we got the permanent marker out and labelled our monitors. Thanks for your comment and glad you are enjoying the vlogs. Good luck in your training too.
Well done Matt, keep working youll get there! Phenomenal stuff
Thanks Ben. Appreciate that.
Thanks for sharing mate. Like you've said to me many times, you may get tough runs but look at the bigger picture. It's a process, you still worked hard and overall you're fitter! 🙂
Well said! Thanks mate.
Really loved the videos, though was loving the week by week ones too; each run, paces, how it went, what you were feeling befor and after. Next time two videos a week please! One on the week as a whole, and one on the big workout - also fascinating to see you through the whole session. Anyway sorry this week hasn't gone to plan, but trust the training, and I'll see you on the start line in 2 weeks :-)
Truly authentic - I'm inspired. Stay strong Matt - you got this!
We all have days like that Matt where things don’t go to plan. Another solid session in the bank though. Your training has been brilliant think you’ll be absolutely fine on race day.
Thanks Alan. I agree it is a solid session despite not being exactly what I had down on paper. Sometimes you can lose that perspective in the moment of a session. Thanks for your support. 2 weeks until race day now and I can't wait. Hope your running is going well.
Great video Matt, I know it will all come together for you on Race day! You've got this, that session will make you even stronger! 💪🏼
Makes me feel more human....great watch, be resilient - stay strong 💪🏼 👍
I had an awful 20 miler 3 weeks before race day when I was meant to finish the last 6 miles at marathon pace. I ended up having to walk. It was awful. Knocked my confidence a bit. Come race day the plan was executed perfectly! Got my time, got my BQ! Trust the training Matt!! One bad session just means you’re human 🤣 You will smash it on race day!!!
Hi Matt. Fantastic videos. I think you are a great communicator. Now for the bad news! It looks to me as if you are already over trained. I might be wrong but the signs are tiredness, stiffness and feeling frustrated with your performance. If you were to cut back on mileage, and especially on any marathon or threshold sessions right now i think you can run a great marathon. I would do maybe 50-60 miles a week easy running till the race and some light fast relaxed fartlek; maybe 15 x70 secs with 50 secs jog or 6x2 mins with 1 min jog. Anything as long it's to do with leg speed, relaxation and confidence. You have put in the effort. Time to enjoy the result.
Thanks Tony. Really glad you enjoy the videos.
Thanks for your concern. It was in fact a niggle in my glute which has been treated by my physio now, plus the heat impacted my performance.
I have since done 3 x 7K averaging 5:26/mile with 1K floats at 5:41/mile and it went really well. The last 2 weeks will be much easier as I taper down for the big day 👍
Inspiring as always, brilliant in its failure, if you could call it that. The pace and effort is phenomenal.
I have 4 rest days a week and I still get some runs that feel like this 😄
Fingers crossed the taper lets everything recover and settle down so you can crush the marathon, Matt.
Another great video from you 👍.
Thanks for sharing your Marathon training. Is fun to watch. „Good“ to see that such fast runners also have poor sessions like slow runners like me 😉
Good luck for the race.
Greetings from 🇩🇪
Thanks Thorsten. I think everyone has good and bad sessions. The key is to keep turning up and not let either type of session impact your mindset too much. Thanks for your support. I hope your running is going well? I have a place for Berlin in the Autumn so hopefully that will go ahead.
@@TheWelshRunner
Lucky guy. I had a place for Berlin for 2020. Unfortunately I decided to get the money back instead of having a place for 2021. meanwhile I regret my decision.
Very fast course. I ran in Berlin in 2017.
I did a session in that first warm spell and just made my target pace range with HR higher than expected but body adapted and it was better the next run. I'm suspecting you'll have adapted to it after that session. Workouts make the day.
Tough run! Keep your chin up and simply move forward. You'll do well come marathon!
Trust the training Matt. You're in great shape 💪💪
Well done for giving your all.. hey sometimes you have off days and it was good you listened to your body and did not complete the session.
Better to experience an off day in training rather than the race!
Keep your chin up and stay focused you already know you can cruise at those paces so all good plus you are in top top shape.👍👍
💪😁🙏❤ that what real marathon training is! I do alot this kind of training when I run 2.16 marathon 20 years ago ! U can try 5×5km with 1km recovery 10sec slover then the session pace .. its very hard , u need have the mental with u to do this kind of training ! All the best for u bro! I hope u are the best shape on race day ! U run very smooth and relax!🙏👍🏻
You got this Matt 👊🏻
Thanks, and why isn't Ketchup a jam?
A training block without a dissapointing session like this would be worrying. Glad to get this one out the way, move on, taper, then reap the rewards.
Thanks Daz. I agree with you. Not every session will be perfect. Race day is in 2 weeks and that is the day that counts.
Strong effort Matt. Left arm looked quite static from the warm-up on. That happened at the end of a recent time trial on the same route. Did you feel that?
Session banked, move forward. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hi Matthew! I really appreciate and enjoy your videos!😃 There could be so many reasons for the session not going your way, and one rep of 6k is not really going to contribute to your fitness in the grander scheme. The main factor I would say is to not be discouraged about it and just move on! I actually had to pull the plug today on my own long-run at moderate pace due to my legs not being up for it, so I feel that disappointment. It's just not worth to destroy the rest of the training period over a handful of kilometres.. Anyways, cheers and how you recover well! I believe in you 😊
Yep good luck with the marathon coming up, have a rest come back stronger, 👍🍀🌳🌲☘️🏃🏼♂️✅
I’m a big fan of running in the heat. Extra stress that makes early morning race-day temperatures feel luxurious. Put the honest effort in, take the hit on pace (or push harder to hit goal), and no matter what Garmin says, you get a great Training Benefit.
Remember I did (or rather started) a long run 3 weeks out from my first marathon and aborted after an hour as my hip hurted or rather felt was not tracking properly. Had a few treatments and did next to no running for those last 3 weeks but fortunately the race itself went OK - in a way the enforced rest helped as I had done the sessions I was hoping to do before that and so the basic fitness was there. Here is hoping similar for you. Wasn't this also the "hot" day before it turned freezing again so that can't have helped although could of course be warmer come end of April so good to have experienced some warmer weather.
🤔Think you definitely need (at least) one of those in a marathon block...Important thing is you battled on I reckon. Superb effort, keep on cranking 👍
Absolutely. I think a bad session grounds you and also makes you dig in which is very likely to happen on race day. Nothing comes easy and if everything went perfectly then you are less able to deal with it if something goes wrong on race day. This will make me mentally and physically stronger.
Note to self, never tread the comments while newly viewing the vid. There is always that edge of seat angst and drama linked to your marathon training blocks. I admire and respect the Hitchcockian suspense that you inject into your films as well as your athletic bloody minded prowess. I wish I could "fail" quite like you! I'd be a very happy failure...
your vids are awesome! well done
Glad you like them! Thanks.
I did 7 miles and it was easy I might be able to do a marathon
You need to listen to Kells more! Great coaching from the bike. Science is great but running is a dark art too.
Yeah Kelly brings balance and has been amazing in this block.
Don’t worry about the pace mate. The effort is what will improve you. Race day will always feel better. I’ve had sessions where I can’t really hit the paces but on race day you will hit them much easier. I wouldn’t recommend doing the warm up twice though because that is bad for your mind and legs. You will smash the Marathon! I’ve watched lots of your videos and it’s clear to me that this simply wasn’t your day. All the other sessions have been awesome! Just remember how much you have trained and that this is just a tiny disappointment. Good luck!
Thanks Andrew. I really appreciate the support. This wasn't my day but not every session can be perfect. What matters is race day.
@@TheWelshRunner Yep definitely!
Some days you do just have to say f*ck the paces. Because perfection is the enemy of the good, and sometimes your body (or mind) just aren't where you want them that particular day. And at a certain point you just have to accept that and do your best, rather than stop completely because you aren't meeting your own self-imposed expectations.
Just found Your channel. It's great :) Could You please post some tips for 5k runner? How should traning look like week after week? What sesssion? How many easy days? That would be great! :)
great effort to hang on long as you did.
That should make marathon feel easy. Solid stache.
I did a better session yesterday as my last longer session before race day which has given me some confidence. 3 x 7K averaging 5:26/mile and 1K floats averaging 5:40/mile. Total 14.3 miles averaging 5:27/mile 3:23/km. It didn't feel easy but hopefully race day I'll be able to hold 5:30 for the distance. What sort of confidence building sessions did you bank a few weeks out?
@@TheWelshRunner nice
@@TheWelshRunner 20 miles with 5 mile warmup, 10 miles going 5:35, 5:23, 5:11, 5:25, 5:20, 5:08, 5:25, 5:16, 4:59, 5:32, last 5 miles added 5x30 seconds hard/30 seconds easy in there to finish. And did 10x1k starting at 3:14 and going down to 2:55 with 30-50 sec. rests.
Great video mate. Putting it out there even when it’s tough. Thanks for sharing Matt great content
@The Welsh Runner, do you get air readings with the Stryd on the Next 2? If so, how did you manage to place the pod? Thanks!
Can’t win all the time Matt, still out in a hell of a shift though. Great having Kelly with you for support too.
It’s the first time I’ve noticed this but your left arm swing isn’t as pronounced as the right.
I've been watching this channel for a while and today I realised you look like Gareth Bale but with less hair and more facial hair
What watch do you use? Garmin I know but??
Remember one fight doesn't win a war. Fatigued now but race day you've tapered.
You are superman , how’s the new vapourfly next% 2?
When it's hotter Matt the volume taken up by Oxygen gas increases because the molecules are far more 'excited' but because your lungs are still the same capacity you get a lower density of Oxygen molecules per volume of air in the lungs. So to take in the same amount of Oxygen for every 10ºC increase you need double the volume of the gas hence double the breaths needed to supply your body with Oxygen. The skin generally heats up anyway whatever the temperature. My heart rate never goes above the 140's even when running at 5'45"/m or even when I'm sprinting 4'20"/m pace intervals my heart rate is still under 150 so I wouldn't take too much notice of heart rate either. Training aside, physiology and weight is the most important and also the natural changing state of your body day to day. As you know as much as anyone out there that runs, you wake up with a different version of your body every day. Most of the time you're nailing it. Just try the session again, but you know that already I'm sure.
While this may have been an important workout, no single workout will determine your success. But all it takes is one workout to set you back. It's not easy but it's usually for the better to adjust your session if things are not going to plan.
We all have these weird hard days, just bank what you can, tomorrow is another day...
There’s got to be an argument in there for training to input, rather than output. RPE, HR and your Stryd when you use it are your inputs and time is your output. You knew from the 1st k that you were inputting too much so adjust that and then work out and explain why the output is then where it is after. I know you know and understand all this and will have a view. Plus I understand that as you approach the end of the block, you want to train to pace much more.
What about hydration? Anyway I’m sure you will achieve your goal!
Still good work banked, falling apart a bit can sometimes teach more than everything going perfect
Absolute Ledge.
Canr wait for the now compulsory slag off of GARMIN's effort calculator. I'd like to compile all your "come on Garmin" expressions and e mail the link to the company.
What's the name of the song at the end?!
Tiny blip, but you'll have forgotten about that session in a weeks time. Onwards and upwards.
Overtrained but it’s easy to get out off. Just gotta recover well. Maybe a down week
You underestimate yourself based on your previous sessions you’re definitely in sub 2:25 shape and at least you’ve done the miles this session will still help your marathon even if you don’t do the session you wanted the worst thing would be to get injured before the race
You’re honestly so inspirational to me with your grit and determination and the hard work you put in
In the 🏦.
Taper Time!
I need a heart rate monitor to strap my moobs down 😂
They should have a thing for folk with moustache s they shave them off for movember and we could call it erm. November ?🤓
Haha. I am afraid mine won't last it that long. Summer is coming and the Mo needs to go.
@@TheWelshRunner ps great bit of running filmed
Thanks
I’ve just started running on an actual track ,first time ever ,did 400 m in 1 min 36 lol but I’m 53 so it’s ok ,aiming to run edinburgh marathon under 4 hrs when 60 ,7 yrs training left
When you give her the science lesson make sure you correct from UV to IR. 😜
Just making sure you’re watching to the end 🤣.
why do you only swing one arm?
It makes it more of a challenge 🤷🏻♂️. That's just the way I run. I have tried to correct it but the more I focus on it the less efficiently I run.
Too much looking at the watch! 🤣
TOO FAST! SLOW IT DOWN. BUILD UP YOUR AEROBIC CAPACITY SLOWLY! By TORTURING YOURSELF YOUR ONLY DIGGING A DEEPER HOLE. YOU’RE NOT GETTING FASTER YOU’RE GETTING SLOWER. You would have benefited much more by CRUISING at a 6:30 mile pace and I guarantee you would have made better time. Plus more comfortable.
Thanks for your feedback and use of upper case. This was a hot day and it impacted the run. I repeated this sessions and absolutely nailed it not long afterwards. I know the benefits of building a strong aerobic base but a few weeks out from a race is not the time to be focusing on your base. I entered this marathon very late and had a very short block to get some specific marathon work done.
he's anggry all the time why?
🤣 because running is hard 🤷🏻♂️
You expend too much emotional energy looking at all those electronic gizmos! Do'nt bother so much about pace and heart rate; you are being dictated to by technology that may not even be all that accurate. The greats of the past - eg Clayton and Hill - didn't have all this electronic stuff and they ran sub 2:10! Leave all the gizmos at home and just run hard.
Maybe you are talking to Kelly too much, and are not concentrating, on the running.
I think the editing makes it look like we are talking a lot but most of the time I am quiet and trying my best. However on race day it will be me and my head and that focus could make the difference.