YT algorithm got me to watch this. Seems every athlete in every corral has legitimate concerns for running goals along with anxiety. As a back of the pack runner, I'll never see a sub 3 marathon but sub 3 halves are in my repertoire. Your journey is relatable on so many fronts. I seriously enjoyed your victory. Continue to do well.
Had the exact same brain fart moment of not knowing the right time from the race clock and fumbling when I could have easily checked my own watch 😂 Guess all runners' brains shut down when racing. It was great seeing you chase down this sub-3 goal relentlessly and finally getting it! 👏🏻
"Thinking just hurts the team" is an old expression I embrace for long distance racing..if you are prepared it will go ok..if you're not it's not gonna feel good..congrats on your race PB.
Bummed I did not get to meet you. I’ve done Grandmas over 10 years and love the course and lake views. You had a good review and hope others will come up for this race.
As someone who's running my first marathon in December (shooting for sub-4) I find this video really helpful and honestly inspiring. Thank you for the hard work on this and congratulations!
Way to go man! I have really enjoyed watching your sub-3 journey. I hit my mark in November of 2021, only beating 3 hours by 9 seconds! I really know that feeling of trying to do all that math in motion with only a mile or so left! I also know the feeling of coming SO close in previous efforts. Believe it or not, about a year prior I ran a 3:00:00 even. Glad to finally have it, and I know you are too!
This is awesome, and I literally laughed out loud at Ben using your camera as a dangling carrot. Excellent effort, job well done, and congrats on a well-run race.
I love all your videos but Race Recaps are probably my favorite because of the insight and gems 💎 you drop in your recap. These recaps are definitely for the running nerds who use this information for preparing for future races or helping others prepare for theirs. Congrats again and keep that 🔥 content coming 🤜🏾🤛🏻…
Absolutely love these deep dives. I commented on Nick Bare's post last Sunday, so cool to see both of you break your goals on the same day (upload wise). Keep crushing it kofuzi!
I am binge watching your videos 5 days before I run in the Chicago 2023 marathon. You are the reason that I entered Chicago back in 2019 when I got a GFA qualifying time of 3:36 at my local marathon here in the UK. We all know what happened next and I opted to defer out to 2023 because I turned 50 this year. Watching you break 3 hours is so inspirational as I so desperately want to finish Chicago in sub 4h (3:45 would be nice). Thanks again for making such a detailed video that has helped me with the maranoia this week 🙂
I just saw like 5x the other 2 videos. So happy to now hear all the recap and see extra footage of this marathon course. Again Ko, congratulations!!!! Years in the making so, don’t worry if you make another video 🤷🏻♂️🤣😂
So proud of you! I lived in Duluth MN for 7 years , this makes me miss it :-) great endurance sports culture (running and xc skiing communities were strong ! ). That race helped me break 1:20 in the half many years ago which was my breaking 3 type of goal :-) fast course (especially for the half) ! Congratulations Mike keep making these great videos .
Excellent recap! I always find these helpful in prep for my own races, especially when navigating the inevitable low points. Every marathon's a roller coaster... Congrats again on the sub-3!
Love this, Mike! Grandma and medical staff stood with me as I heaved after the half. I told grandma between my relentless leaving-it all-out-there, “I’m sorry to puke in front of you.!”to which she replied, “that’s alright, dear, it often happens.” 😂This race! I’m still stoked you got to run it-I knew you’d dig it! Was awesome to meet you!🌊🌊🌊🌊
This was great. Played it on my phone podcast style while I did other stuff and was never bored. Great stories all the way through. Marathon brain creates some interesting moments 😂
Congratulations, must be a huge relief! Sounds like your pacer did everything right throughout the whole race, and worked overtime on the motivation aspects as well, huge kudos to them too!
Congrats on the sub 3hour and glad I found your recap post! I ran Grandma's with my daughter and we both had sub 3:30 PR's. Thanks for sharing your preparation and thoughts on what worked and did not work for you. Appreciate your transparency and honesty too. Several times i smiled as i feel we runners all have similar experiences.
This was my favorite vlog from you! Full Stop! Loved all the details! Nice to know all the thoughts and feelings you experienced along the way - great to know I'm not the only one who has these thought patterns when going long! Congratulations on the Sub 3! Keep pushing Mike!
🥳so happy for you! Thanks for making this longer than 30 minutes. I had a question in the livestream Monday that got passed over I was still curious about: I think I heard you say you approached the taper a little differently this time around. What did you do differently and do you think it helped ?
As a fellow runner, I really enjoyed the way you explained to us your pre/during/after race, many many thanks for that. I think we all felt what you felt during that race!! Keep up the great work!!
That is amazing!! Been following you for 3 years and very happy you finally broke 3! I'm still on my mission to do the same and hope Chicago 2022 is the place!! Really enjoy all your videos! And marathon math is always soo confusing 🤣🤣
Congrats Mike! Thank you for sharing your inspirational sub 3 journey with us! FYI - the best method that I’ve found to prevent singlet “chafage” is to apply liquid bandage to those sensitive skin areas before a run.
@@Deadbuck73 liquid bandage is a solution that’s used to cover small cuts in lieu of a bandaid. The CVS branded one works pretty well. It peels off pretty easily when you’re done. I also used to use moleskin, but it would usually fall off mid-run.
You really do such interesting, awesome race recaps, Ko! So well organized. So much congrats! And James McKirdy was SO gracious in talking to me post-Boston, I could not believe how willing he was to talk about everything. Really is as energized about running as he comes off online. Cheers and safe travels!
Congrats Mike on finally achieving your goal, I have seen many of your attempts and I did wonder if you would ever get there, even though you always looked to have it in you physically. Great job getting it done and enjoy the achievement!
Great detailed recap! A good tip for the cups, I saw a while back, is to squeeze them on the sides so it's a lot narrower when you put it up to your mouth. Less up your nose & down your front, more in your mouth
Great video. Completely relate to the salt loading. I take SaltStick capsules with me during the run, but I'll try preloading the salt next time. Congrats on the sub-3. Wow, just wow.
just an update on this grandma's as i had watched this video over a year ago. I did do Grandma's this year June 2023. Was really good marathon, i am going to do it again next year as well. Ran good race at 3:21 which gives me something to work from, so i hope to beat this time next time. Good race, good location, good festival, good vibe, a good event overall. thanks on your video review again
great work! Was an awesome race. I took my PR from 4:00 to 3:37 this year at Grandma's. Thanks for breaking down everything in detail, helps me to plan strategies to get to 3hrs myself. Be well!
Congrats Ko! I'm so happy for you, been following you for years and have tracked your pursuit of under-3 which I'm shooting for this year. hope I'll see you at NYSC marathon this year.
You picked a good one for a PR, congratulations! I’ve run Grandmas 2x - home of my first BQ and all time PR of 3:33 at 50 years of age. At that time the 3:35 cliff bar pacer QUIIT at the half marathon, which annoyed the hell out of me, but in the end gave me the freedom to just go! Your experience of what you felt was very similar to mine. You gotta just go and hang with it. It’s an expensive race travel considered but if you can swing it, it’s a fantastic marathon. Watched this to remember. Thanks.
Awesome race recap Michael, haha great job 👏 looks like a fun atmosphere & choice weather, glad everything went your way on the day, sub 3 hour marathon done in the bag yeahhh! 🥳✅👣👣🏃🏼👍👏🏃🏽♀️🥳⚡️
Congratulations Mike ! Delighted to see you have achieved Sub 3 in the Marathon. Love the post Marathon recaps which provide a lot of useful info for other runners 🏃♂️ who want to run a Marathon. Thank you for taking us on your running 🏃♂️ journey and providing inspiration for fellow runners 🏃♂️ #NONELITESUB3
Congrats again! I also don't warm up at all before marathons (I've run 17 and also have a 2:58 PR). I ran Grandma's in 2014 and had very similar weather (minus the tailwind) and loved it. But my impression is that warmer weather is more common. I stayed up in Two Harbors, which made the morning before the race easy, and taking the bus back up there afterwards was fine. Definitely second your recommendation to pack warm clothes.
Great run. Ran Grandma's in 2011. Weird weather, humid to start, cold to finish. I was lucky enough to have a host family put me up and spent most of week in Wisconsin.
Congrats! Great race report. I know exactly what you mean about after a certain number of miles your body just wants to run faster and it’s hard to hold back.
I definitely snorted a ton of water and powerade too. Cups were HUGE..... I did suggest they release the corrals with a slight time delay between each one as I saw a few people get tripped and fall.
Great recap, I was running as well, but did not have your day, but back in 2013 I broke 3:00 at Grandma’s for the first time, so I was able to relive that special day with you. Think about coming and running Sioux Falls Marathon on August 28 and if you do let me know. It is one of the last BQ races and a great community event.
In summary, Kofuzi will easily break 2:00 when Kipchoge attempts to steal his GoPro.
That catch the camera story had me laughing. And 26 mile math confusion :-) Perfect finish.
my mind went through a lot there
YT algorithm got me to watch this. Seems every athlete in every corral has legitimate concerns for running goals along with anxiety. As a back of the pack runner, I'll never see a sub 3 marathon but sub 3 halves are in my repertoire. Your journey is relatable on so many fronts. I seriously enjoyed your victory. Continue to do well.
We never thought of you as failing at your sub-3 marathon attempts , noooo!!! Each was another valuable step on the path to success!!!!
Had the exact same brain fart moment of not knowing the right time from the race clock and fumbling when I could have easily checked my own watch 😂 Guess all runners' brains shut down when racing. It was great seeing you chase down this sub-3 goal relentlessly and finally getting it! 👏🏻
"Thinking just hurts the team" is an old expression I embrace for long distance racing..if you are prepared it will go ok..if you're not it's not gonna feel good..congrats on your race PB.
Love the fact that Ben took the camera & you wouldn’t let him have it back! 😂
Congratulation Mike! The 26th mile math was hilarious! 😂
Congratulations!!! Make as many videos as you want, it’s a huge accomplishment for you!
and i just cant seem to get enough
Bummed I did not get to meet you.
I’ve done Grandmas over 10 years and love the course and lake views.
You had a good review and hope others will come up for this race.
it's worth the trip
This makes me smile 😊 and makes me want to go run at 10 PM. Congratulations and thank you for taking us along for the ride!
As someone who's running my first marathon in December (shooting for sub-4) I find this video really helpful and honestly inspiring. Thank you for the hard work on this and congratulations!
It’s great to see a more in depth, play by play recap of your race.
Way to go man! I have really enjoyed watching your sub-3 journey. I hit my mark in November of 2021, only beating 3 hours by 9 seconds! I really know that feeling of trying to do all that math in motion with only a mile or so left! I also know the feeling of coming SO close in previous efforts. Believe it or not, about a year prior I ran a 3:00:00 even. Glad to finally have it, and I know you are too!
I’m totally running tomorrow morning. Great recap!! Congrats.
This is awesome, and I literally laughed out loud at Ben using your camera as a dangling carrot. Excellent effort, job well done, and congrats on a well-run race.
I love all your videos but Race Recaps are probably my favorite because of the insight and gems 💎 you drop in your recap. These recaps are definitely for the running nerds who use this information for preparing for future races or helping others prepare for theirs. Congrats again and keep that 🔥 content coming 🤜🏾🤛🏻…
Absolutely love these deep dives. I commented on Nick Bare's post last Sunday, so cool to see both of you break your goals on the same day (upload wise). Keep crushing it kofuzi!
I am binge watching your videos 5 days before I run in the Chicago 2023 marathon. You are the reason that I entered Chicago back in 2019 when I got a GFA qualifying time of 3:36 at my local marathon here in the UK. We all know what happened next and I opted to defer out to 2023 because I turned 50 this year.
Watching you break 3 hours is so inspirational as I so desperately want to finish Chicago in sub 4h (3:45 would be nice). Thanks again for making such a detailed video that has helped me with the maranoia this week 🙂
Good luck this week!
Congratulations ! So exciting, this is the reason why we are doing marathons again again.. well done!!
Whoaaaaaa dude!!!! Way to go!!!
Thanks Duzer!
I just saw like 5x the other 2 videos. So happy to now hear all the recap and see extra footage of this marathon course. Again Ko, congratulations!!!! Years in the making so, don’t worry if you make another video 🤷🏻♂️🤣😂
So proud of you! I lived in Duluth MN for 7 years , this makes me miss it :-) great endurance sports culture (running and xc skiing communities were strong ! ). That race helped me break 1:20 in the half many years ago which was my breaking 3 type of goal :-) fast course (especially for the half) ! Congratulations Mike keep making these great videos .
Excellent recap! I always find these helpful in prep for my own races, especially when navigating the inevitable low points. Every marathon's a roller coaster... Congrats again on the sub-3!
I love these in depth reviews, it's my favorite type of content. Congrats on the race!
Love this, Mike! Grandma and medical staff stood with me as I heaved after the half. I told grandma between my relentless leaving-it all-out-there, “I’m sorry to puke in front of you.!”to which she replied, “that’s alright, dear, it often happens.” 😂This race! I’m still stoked you got to run it-I knew you’d dig it! Was awesome to meet you!🌊🌊🌊🌊
This was great. Played it on my phone podcast style while I did other stuff and was never bored. Great stories all the way through. Marathon brain creates some interesting moments 😂
Congratulations, must be a huge relief! Sounds like your pacer did everything right throughout the whole race, and worked overtime on the motivation aspects as well, huge kudos to them too!
Found this channel today and now have binged about 10 videos. Really quality content.
thanks for watching!
Thanks so much for the deep dive and inspiration, Ko. I’m still trying to crack 4 hrs and this is just what I needed to keep me going.
Congratulations Ko! You never cease to inspire. Thank You for this and every video you produce for us!
It’s super motivating to watch you chase and achieve this goal. You embraced the suck.
Congrats on the sub 3hour and glad I found your recap post! I ran Grandma's with my daughter and we both had sub 3:30 PR's. Thanks for sharing your preparation and thoughts on what worked and did not work for you. Appreciate your transparency and honesty too. Several times i smiled as i feel we runners all have similar experiences.
This was my favorite vlog from you! Full Stop! Loved all the details! Nice to know all the thoughts and feelings you experienced along the way - great to know I'm not the only one who has these thought patterns when going long! Congratulations on the Sub 3! Keep pushing Mike!
Great video - love the breakdown, congrats and love that Ben is a true pacer and let you cross the finish first
🥳so happy for you! Thanks for making this longer than 30 minutes. I had a question in the livestream Monday that got passed over I was still curious about: I think I heard you say you approached the taper a little differently this time around. What did you do differently and do you think it helped ?
GREAT QUESTION! I remember him mentioning that too
As a fellow runner, I really enjoyed the way you explained to us your pre/during/after race, many many thanks for that.
I think we all felt what you felt during that race!!
Keep up the great work!!
That is amazing!! Been following you for 3 years and very happy you finally broke 3! I'm still on my mission to do the same and hope Chicago 2022 is the place!! Really enjoy all your videos! And marathon math is always soo confusing 🤣🤣
Congrats Mike! Thank you for sharing your inspirational sub 3 journey with us!
FYI - the best method that I’ve found to prevent singlet “chafage” is to apply liquid bandage to those sensitive skin areas before a run.
I’ve been using moleskin cur to size. What’s liquid bandage? Does it remove easily?
@@Deadbuck73 liquid bandage is a solution that’s used to cover small cuts in lieu of a bandaid. The CVS branded one works pretty well. It peels off pretty easily when you’re done. I also used to use moleskin, but it would usually fall off mid-run.
You really do such interesting, awesome race recaps, Ko! So well organized. So much congrats! And James McKirdy was SO gracious in talking to me post-Boston, I could not believe how willing he was to talk about everything. Really is as energized about running as he comes off online. Cheers and safe travels!
He was so generous with his time
@@kofuzi that’s what she said
Absolutely awesome to watch you finally go sub 3. Amazing work!
Congrats Mike on finally achieving your goal, I have seen many of your attempts and I did wonder if you would ever get there, even though you always looked to have it in you physically.
Great job getting it done and enjoy the achievement!
This was almost like a podcast. Just listened while in the office and minimized windows at time :D congrats once again!
Talk about battling through! Super impressed with the effort and hearing about the mental battle through 26.2...you freaking did it! 💪#sub3
What a journey Mike! Congrats again! Consistency pays off💪
By the way, pinch the cup before put it toward the mouth
Big congrats 🎊. Awesome sharing.
Love the in depth race recap videos!
Amazing Mike! Congratulations 👏🏻
Congrats. Got my morning knitting in while watching; now time to run!! Congrats again.
Hard work pays off! Great to see.
Awesome video. I'm not sure how I missed this one until now. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for watching!
Well done man! Great effort! You must be happy with that.
Congrats Mike. Goes to show that a marathon is as much a mental battle as it is physical.
BRAVO Mike - been following you on this journey since 2018 and stoked to see you crush it!!!
Great detailed recap! A good tip for the cups, I saw a while back, is to squeeze them on the sides so it's a lot narrower when you put it up to your mouth. Less up your nose & down your front, more in your mouth
I’m running grandmas in a couple days, so so helpful to have this breakdown.
have a great race!
Great video. Completely relate to the salt loading. I take SaltStick capsules with me during the run, but I'll try preloading the salt next time. Congrats on the sub-3. Wow, just wow.
Idk why but I really enjoy the way you tell the story of your races in these videos, super interesting. Congrats again!
just an update on this grandma's as i had watched this video over a year ago. I did do Grandma's this year June 2023. Was really good marathon, i am going to do it again next year as well. Ran good race at 3:21 which gives me something to work from, so i hope to beat this time next time. Good race, good location, good festival, good vibe, a good event overall. thanks on your video review again
Glad you had a good race!
Love the retelling of your run! So cool! Congrats!
great work! Was an awesome race. I took my PR from 4:00 to 3:37 this year at Grandma's. Thanks for breaking down everything in detail, helps me to plan strategies to get to 3hrs myself. Be well!
huge! great job!
Congrats Ko! I'm so happy for you, been following you for years and have tracked your pursuit of under-3 which I'm shooting for this year. hope I'll see you at NYSC marathon this year.
So emotional Kofuzi. Following you for a couple of years. Really motivating this race. Regards from Mexico
Excellent recap. Felt like I was running the race with you. Enjoy your success!
I haven’t been following as much since I switched up my training to weights but I’m so happy to see you achieved your goal!!!
thanks for checking in!
Loved the walk through. Congrats!
You picked a good one for a PR, congratulations! I’ve run Grandmas 2x - home of my first BQ and all time PR of 3:33 at 50 years of age. At that time the 3:35 cliff bar pacer QUIIT at the half marathon, which annoyed the hell out of me, but in the end gave me the freedom to just go! Your experience of what you felt was very similar to mine. You gotta just go and hang with it. It’s an expensive race travel considered but if you can swing it, it’s a fantastic marathon. Watched this to remember. Thanks.
Awesome Mike. So much fun to watch. Congrats!
Awesome race recap Michael, haha great job 👏 looks like a fun atmosphere & choice weather, glad everything went your way on the day, sub 3 hour marathon done in the bag yeahhh! 🥳✅👣👣🏃🏼👍👏🏃🏽♀️🥳⚡️
Excellent effort! Love how you fought your marathon demons 👍🦾
Loved hearing about it all of this!
Congrats on a great race and a solid analysis. Thanks for all of the helpful content
Great recap Mike. I loved the footage of you struggling and Ben smiling and having a great time. lol.. Good job. Cant wait to see if you push harder.
Congratulations Mike ! Delighted to see you have achieved Sub 3 in the Marathon. Love the post Marathon recaps which provide a lot of useful info for other runners 🏃♂️ who want to run a Marathon. Thank you for taking us on your running 🏃♂️ journey and providing inspiration for fellow runners 🏃♂️ #NONELITESUB3
Thanks for the review, I was hanging on every word. So relatable to runners that have done a few marathons 👍
thanks so much for watching! I know these can get long
Congrats again! I also don't warm up at all before marathons (I've run 17 and also have a 2:58 PR). I ran Grandma's in 2014 and had very similar weather (minus the tailwind) and loved it. But my impression is that warmer weather is more common. I stayed up in Two Harbors, which made the morning before the race easy, and taking the bus back up there afterwards was fine. Definitely second your recommendation to pack warm clothes.
Good job, my man very proud of you.
congrats again! thank you for sharing.
Great run. Ran Grandma's in 2011. Weird weather, humid to start, cold to finish. I was lucky enough to have a host family put me up and spent most of week in Wisconsin.
Pinch half the rim of the cup to create a funnel with paper cups. :). Great run!
Congratulations!!!! Loved the recap!
Always love the slowmo dry heave
Huge congrats! So relatable on the digging deep😂
Congrats! Great race report. I know exactly what you mean about after a certain number of miles your body just wants to run faster and it’s hard to hold back.
it's a weird compulsion, isn't it
Thank you sir.
Very informative and interesting video.
I laughed out loud at rhe end of the story.
Really proud of you.
thank you
It's easy to get discouraged when you think you're not on pace for your goal. I'm glad you kept the effort there and kept attacking.
I would have been lost without Ben
Congratulations, very nice recap, keeps me motivated to run after my goal.
Great vid Kofuzi! Felt like a podcast while I made my granola. That end b roll was worth waiting for.
thanks for making it to the end!
I definitely snorted a ton of water and powerade too. Cups were HUGE..... I did suggest they release the corrals with a slight time delay between each one as I saw a few people get tripped and fall.
Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing your experience….
a big congratulations to you! a milestone achieved ✌
thanks on the update about the race, hope to do it myself next year
Very cool ko! amazing how our|my mind plays tricks on us during a race. excellent commentary as always. kinda feel like "we" broke 3 :)
Congratulations! Love these recap videos
Congrats again! Officially a Sub 3hr Marathoner!!!
Fantastic video. See you at Boston!!!
Really one of your best videos ever！
Great recap, I was running as well, but did not have your day, but back in 2013 I broke 3:00 at Grandma’s for the first time, so I was able to relive that special day with you. Think about coming and running Sioux Falls Marathon on August 28 and if you do let me know. It is one of the last BQ races and a great community event.
Yoooo
You r the best.
Love listening to you.
Come back and block the wind, wait, that from someone that lives and runs in the Windy City. WTHeck 🤣
Amazing video! Congrats on the new PB!!
Thank you!