so the tips, for short, are: 1. increase Mileage 2. get a proper running shoes 3. learn a proper running technique 4. add in tempo runs 5. add in a long run 6. add in speed intervals #NoteToMySelf
interesting points ,if anyone else wants to discover how to run a marathon try Sarparder Running Expert Starter (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my neighbor got excellent success with it.
Speed workouts and tempo runs are the key. When I posted my HM PR of 1:25:21, it felt really easy for the most part. First 10K I had a big smile on my face even though I averaged close to 4:00 min/km. The reason it felt easy is because I was doing lots of intervals, uphill sprints and tempo runs at a faster pace. So on race day, even this fast pace (for me) felt comfortable. But do start doing these workouts gradually and fairly slow, or you might get an injury. Ideally you want to have about 12 weeks of training before a big race, this will give you enough time to slowly build intensity.
I know this is not fast, but I have been subscribed for about a year now I am sure, your training tips took me from a 4:40 marathoner to a 3:45 marathoner, and I am still far from my best, I can feel improvement all the time thanks to understanding what each workout does for me physically. Thanks Sage, all the way from South Africa.
I'd like to see a video discussing your personal racing history and the evolution of your strength, speed, and experience as a runner. Was young Sage always a front packer with natural speed, or did that develop with the years of training. Maybe a little of both? Do you think you've hit your maximal potential or do you think you still have areas for growth? How do you know?
Love this! I am training for my first marathon now while I build out my van to live in. Once the van is done I am road tripping to cali for a marathon! Thanks for the video! Love and blessings!
Thank you Coach Sage. I'll have my 3rd mini-marathon race this coming Sunday. For the past 6 weeks, I Ve been running 5-6km 5 days a week together with Yoga aiming for my first half-marathon by the end of the year. Been watching your clips everyday before my practice. They are very helpful and inspiring.
Love this video, being a new college runner training for longer distances and having a 1:21 half marathon PR this training talk was exactly what I wanted to hear. Can't wait to run my second half marathon this summer! Keep them coming!
I’ve done a full marathon in 2013 and I’m about to do my 4th half marathon however it’s been just about 5 years since my last one. I watch your content to refresh my memory since I ran cross country and track from 7th-12th(2014) I feel back in love with the sport🙏
Pro tip: train every day and shuffle your training, by that I mean you have to swim 2 times a week run 3 times a week and go to the gym 2 times a week, and one free day. After 2 weeks you will see a big improvement
A video about periodization might help a lot of people and save them from overtraining. For example how long to do easy aerobic base building phase, and how long to do harder weeks where you incorporate some hard training and have more lactic acid. I don't think you can do Vo2max workouts, tempo runs, speed work, and long runs every week for the whole year without overtraining but I'd like to know what you think.
Thanks for the tips. I walk around about 255lbs and get in about 25-35 miles for roadwork. My first half marathon will be mid November. I will try my best to implement these training tips.
Lukas Dunaway congrats that's impressive! at 13 holy shit! I struggled to train UP to 10k in 1hr after 8 months training when I was 15. Now I'm 24 and do jack shit lol. Don't be like me...keep training! :)
That's nuts!you far too in a hurry to settle for inevitable injuries that will haunt you forever.Am sure Sage would agree with me by advicing you to stay away from 21km races until you much stronger .say at age 16 +.By then those bones ,muscles and endurance would be well seated .Here's what I would do:Train as Sage says but stay in the 5-10k races and get your times down .The more longer runs you do the stronger you become but it robs you of your speed.so why sacrifice your speed. Seb Coe and even the great Alberto Salazar(my best athlete ever) did not just jump into long distances.Seb Coe stayed in world class competition for most of his life and only lost speed naturally as age crept up on him. Am not saying you should not do long runs cause these are the as Lydiard says(the bread and butter of building a strong athlete )but wait your time .Also try to learn from one book or follow one program instead og hoping all over the internet searching for a book or program to fit your needs this will only confuse you more.Let Sage recommend a book for you the train from there.I have a few here and one happen to be Jd.Daniels RF ed.This book is filled with physiology but far too confusing for you to use as there are no real training distances etc other than how to do it.42km 2:24 21km 1:09 15km 47min 10k 31:23 5km 16:02 and 1mile 4:04. All this with the use of RUN THE LYDIARD WAY. I had no coach
Thanks sage I started running since I was 15 and just turn 18 3 days ago and want to really start pushing myself to exceed my limits. I run XC and indoor / outdoor track. My first half marathon is coming up this October and Your tips are going to help a lot. Your one of my motivation
My first training tip would be "Don't run quickly on rocky uneven terrain and make huge jumps onto areas with many large rocks!" That is a good way to end up being the most fit runner watching the race with a sprained ankle. Otherwise pretty good basics. Lots of easy miles are the key to basically every distance and I'm glad this was the first tip. If you have not gotten up to 50 mpw for 10 weeks, then that alone will help you tremendously. If you have time and can tolerate it, even more miles are better. I recommend you keep increasing until you either get too tired to sustain that milage or just don't have any more time you can devote to training. Personally I can run 60-65 mpw over and over if not doing much speed work. But if I go up to 70-75, after 2 weeks I start struggling at any pace and need an easier week to recover.
I'm so glad I found you, you are a inspiration and a massive help in improving my health and fitness. I'm running my first half next weekend and I'll be aiming for 1:30 ish. So I just wanted to say thanks for the coaching Sage . You legend!!
Many thanks for the Half Marathon training advice, a lot of this I have been doing, based on your other excellent videos. I have a half marathon in 2 weeks here at Norwich in the UK and have just begun the gradual important taper, and have viewed your previous videos about tapering, which also helps. Many thanks, keep up the great work Sage.
+Blanca15597 interesting points ,if anyone else wants to learn about best marathon training plans try Sarparder Running Expert Starter ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my mate got cool success with it.
Thanks for the advice! I recently got back into running after getting really out of shape, and it's really hard! My current aim is to be ready for a local 10K race which is in almost three months from now.. Let's see how this goes!
Sage your videos are single handily the BEST source of information about running that caters to all ages, and all experiences. I find your content to be the main source to my running improvement. Which is the best workout for a half marathon? two mile repeats, Yasso 800's or the classic long or tempo run? Love it brotha cheers to more miles.
I have ran 6 half marathons, my times have been between 2:10 and 2:20. I have been working on your training tips and I know that I have increased in speed and distance. The people I run with are much younger than I am and now they are having trouble keeping up. My goal for my next half marathon is to be under 1:50. My biggest problem is diet prior to long runs, what should I eat. I've heard so many different diets that people use, im confused. Thank you Sage, great info videos.
Can you do a training talk about race strategy for competitive runners? I'm running the 5k and 10k this upcoming track season an would like to hear some advice about how to run a tactical race
Thank you sir , great advice . This is gonna b my second half marathon and I want to get a sub 2hours first one got 2.33mins but didn’t train well enough . Hopefully will be ready this time !!
Could you make a video where you talk about running strategy during the half-marathon, in terms of pace at different stages of the race, etc.? Great video :)
Great advice - thanks Sage. My suggestion for a training talk is how to prepare for running at altitude. I'm doing my first half marathon event in Louisville CO while on a business trip next month and wondered if there's any specific preparation I can do for running at altitude in your neck of the woods.
Just ran my first half marathon and it was absolutely an absolutely terrible experience. Not because of the marathon but because of my stupid self. I was cocky as fuck, trained about a 1-2 weeks and thought it was gonna wasn't gonna be that hard but boy I possibly couldn't be more wrong!! My gameplan was to go slow and warm up the first 2k, then rush for 7k, slow down for 5k and rush the last 7k on pure willpower. So basically that plan went right out of of the window as I though I was going slow enough when I was suppose to go slow but in reality I was only going a few second slower. So I basically just blasted through the first 12k still feeling "okay" and going faster than I thought. But man..the sun was shining hard and somewhere in km 13-14 I was like: "Okay this not good, I have to slow a lot or otherwise I won't be able to make this thing without stopping". So I went slower and in the next km, I had slow down tremendously and slow down even more and more, that's when I knew I fucked myself in the ass. Then fucking grandpa's and woman started passing me left and right, which absolutely sucked since I told myself beforehand I wouldn't be that guy that slow down the second half and gets bypassed by everyone, and exactly that happened. So finally I thought I collected enough energy retain a normal runs speed again for the last 4k. Those last 3-4k was the worst fucking run experience I've ever had, it was like I was in fucking hell, the only things on my mind were that I wanted to get this fucking shit over with as quickly as possible and all the things I was going to eat and drink after this whole mess. Anyway my main tip fir first timers is: *Don't be fucking cocky*, actually do the fucking training if you're gonna try to run it fast. Otherwise you *WILL* find yourself in a world of hurt and regret, and it's not fucking fun.
Nuts to running...I ran in my youth and had my knees and ankles crackle and I was thin. I would run as a young adult and the same thing happened and I was a mover and very strong and well conditioned. Now that I am in my mid 30s, I just walk. My knees and ankles can't take the pounding on the roads even with running shoes. It's my joints that give way before muscles and endurance do.
Thanks for the video! Also loved MUT runner--appreciate your efforts! I was curious about making the transition from road races to trail running and/or running in the freezing cold. Which I know you have touched on this in other videos specifically the one how to run up and down hills/mountains. I am doing my first half marathon saturday here in kansas--forecast is a balmy 20 degrees! But I am planning on doing an 18 mile trail race in big bend, tx in january, which is at higher altitude and a lot more vertical to it. I hadnt planned on really doing anything different other than adding some hill training to my workouts which does include a weekly sort-of long run, speedy 1.2 mile repeats--x3--approximately 8:40 range with about 8 minutes recovery walk/slow jog, and liking that 20 minute lactating run. I also do a brisk 4 mile run, and an easy 6 mile run every 8 days or so. Currently my longest run is about 8 miles so in a way am running myself into shape as cant get below the 248 pound mark--like food a little too much! I have watched the vegan stuff but I will be unable to participate.
This year I would like to run half marathon once a week. To get this point, definitely there is a long way to go, lots of practices and lessons. Last year I ran two or three half marathon. I was tired though.
Ran my 1st half marathon today... 2hrs:30mins.. not a great time, need to cut the time down, think speed intervals is a great idea for this.. thanks for advice!!, do you recommend taking protein shake afterwards, think my legs will be in bits tomorrow :(..
I did my first half in the same time a month ago!! Started running in August! I've started doing weekly intervals and increasing my weekly mileage. I've improved my time by 19 seconds per mile now. Intervals=fun, painful but they work! Enjoy your next half!!
Cheers mate, will do... well done on your 1st! and best of luck with the next.. Sounds like your progressing fast!...I do 2x10km runs each week and every second week I do an extra 15km or 20km run. I'm not getting any faster though :( , but my endurance is getting better.. still have to try the whole interval training properly.. Added it to my new years resolutions :D
Great tips! I have a road half marathon mid December. Have been running mostly trails for the last few months so it looks like I have to get used to the pounding from running on roads again. For a next training topic, what's the best way to train for a trail marathon with over 5K of vertical? I hope to run one in early February (Sean O'Brien in SoCal). Thanks for the awesome training tips.
Hey Sage hows it going. Your an inspiration to me. My brother got me back into running last June. Started running 5K's ran 4 so far up to date. It feels great to run again after almost 20 years. When I started training In June of 2014 I weighed 162 at 6 foot tall. Now at the end of Jan Im 142-145. My wife supports my running but she thinks im starting to look a little skinny upper body. After watching your videos your a motivation to me And my ultimate goal is to one day run a 50mile endurance. Right now Im training Ifor a half marathon. As my training continues Im sure I will be losing more weight due to the daily running. In highschool I was 118 and I sure dont want to drop down that low so my question is what type of upper body weightlifting is beneficial for the half- marathon/marathon and so that I can balance the weight loss with lean muscle gain . Dont want to look too anorexic out there. I really appreciate your time and consideration for responding :) ! Any other distance runners have any advise greatly appreciated Thanks to whoever responds. Couldnt find anything on you tube regarding my question.
Hi Sage, awesome video! I was wondering, since VO2 Max is a measure of volume of oxygen per kg of body weight per minute, if you worked on strength training and built muscle, would your VO2 suffer since your body weight has increase? Or does your body naturally adjust and increase the total volume of oxygen it utilizes in proportion to the increase in weight to maintain the same VO2 Max at your lighter weight?
I'd really appreciate a lengthy vid on form, with all the footage form the side point of view. Too often they only show a couple strides, or else it's from the back of a treadmill. Great advice and subscribed to both you and runningwild.
Look at how young Bullwinkle looks in this video! Okay, I'm trying to do a high mileage week this week. So far so good, mostly. But today, I woke up late. Tough to wake up in the morning. I have noted that on my new Hoka Clifton 4 shoes that I have been using for road miles, that there is wear on the outside edge of the heel, which would be good for me to find out what part(s) of my runs were causing that. Maybe Rocky could ride her bike and film me with my action camera particularly my lower legs so that I can figure out what part of my run that is happening. Though I am fairly certain that it is from the downhills that are steeper. Would appreciate Rocky helping me to confirm that though. As I suspect that on some downhills I am putting on the brakes with the heel a bit. Thus scraping the outside edge of the heel. Most of the other parts of my run I think that I am not rubbing the outside edge of the heel. Confirmation would be good. Okay, I have not been doing any track workouts because of not really having a good track to run on or access to a track. But that is of course a good thing to consider.
I ran a 5k a couple years ago. I just signed up for a half marathon and it starts in 14 days! I know I will finish, but I know I may be last lol _One thing leads to another_
I've noticed the delta between my marathon pace and 5k pace (and all paces in between of course) shrink over the last year. To the point that my only HM this year was run at the exact same pace as my marathons. That said I did run my 2nd & 3rd fastest marathons this year. Perhaps you can share some thoughts on redeveloping leg speed after an extended base building phase?
How has training been going? Have you seen any improvements. One way that I have improved my speed has been with 4x100m strides with full recovery about twice a week. I find that these really improve my top speed and running economy overall.
+Nikhil Parpudi hey ,if anyone else wants to learn about best half marathon training plan try Sarparder Running Expert Starter (just google it ) ? Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my buddy got great results with it.
so the tips, for short, are:
1. increase Mileage
2. get a proper running shoes
3. learn a proper running technique
4. add in tempo runs
5. add in a long run
6. add in speed intervals
#NoteToMySelf
Johan Rio thanks
Thank you for the info, whenever I need to clarify any ideas on running training I always go back to your blogs as a reference! 🙏👏👍
interesting points ,if anyone else wants to discover how to run a marathon try Sarparder Running Expert Starter (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my neighbor got excellent success with it.
This video it just too slow and long
same applies for marathon
I love how you've run a half marathon in the same time it took me to do a 10k!
Speed workouts and tempo runs are the key. When I posted my HM PR of 1:25:21, it felt really easy for the most part. First 10K I had a big smile on my face even though I averaged close to 4:00 min/km. The reason it felt easy is because I was doing lots of intervals, uphill sprints and tempo runs at a faster pace. So on race day, even this fast pace (for me) felt comfortable. But do start doing these workouts gradually and fairly slow, or you might get an injury. Ideally you want to have about 12 weeks of training before a big race, this will give you enough time to slowly build intensity.
I know this is not fast, but I have been subscribed for about a year now I am sure, your training tips took me from a 4:40 marathoner to a 3:45 marathoner, and I am still far from my best, I can feel improvement all the time thanks to understanding what each workout does for me physically. Thanks Sage, all the way from South Africa.
AWESOME! That is great to hear...thanks so much for the support and keep up the amazing running!
Mervz Biggz congrats friend
Not fast ? This is a great time. Fishing for compliments maybe...
10k PB recently 39:20 and 10 mile PB of 1:07:45 hopefully break 1:30:00 on Sunday for the half.
Derp Trollington did you ever do it
@@williamtorres9417 no he died
rip
Running my first half marathon in two weeks. Farthest I've ran to date is 10.5 miles. Really nervous about race day. Ur videos really help!!
Sorry, got distracted by the LOCHNESS MONSTER in the background at 6:55-7:20
+Jacob Snyder Yep, after the monster appeared I completely zoned out of what he's saying.
+Jacob Snyder NESSIE!? What you doing out here?
+Jacob Snyder omg so funny
Omg. I thought I was alone on this. Haha! !
Genius :D
I'd like to see a video discussing your personal racing history and the evolution of your strength, speed, and experience as a runner. Was young Sage always a front packer with natural speed, or did that develop with the years of training. Maybe a little of both? Do you think you've hit your maximal potential or do you think you still have areas for growth? How do you know?
Sage has a video somewhere on his channel that talks about how he was overweight as a young teen and he slimmed down after running.
Went to school with so can verify he was definitely always at the front of the pack in high school, but no question he is much stronger now
Love this! I am training for my first marathon now while I build out my van to live in. Once the van is done I am road tripping to cali for a marathon! Thanks for the video! Love and blessings!
Attempting my first half marathon soon. Thanks for this video, I know it’s a few years old now but still really helpful 👍🏽
Thank you Coach Sage. I'll have my 3rd mini-marathon race this coming Sunday. For the past 6 weeks, I Ve been running 5-6km 5 days a week together with Yoga aiming for my first half-marathon by the end of the year. Been watching your clips everyday before my practice. They are very helpful and inspiring.
Love this video, being a new college runner training for longer distances and having a 1:21 half marathon PR this training talk was exactly what I wanted to hear. Can't wait to run my second half marathon this summer! Keep them coming!
great to hear! thanks for the support and best of luck with your training and racing!
I’ve done a full marathon in 2013 and I’m about to do my 4th half marathon however it’s been just about 5 years since my last one. I watch your content to refresh my memory since I ran cross country and track from 7th-12th(2014) I feel back in love with the sport🙏
Pro tip: train every day and shuffle your training, by that I mean you have to swim 2 times a week run 3 times a week and go to the gym 2 times a week, and one free day.
After 2 weeks you will see a big improvement
Na im good. I’ll take the pro tips from the actual pro
A video about periodization might help a lot of people and save them from overtraining. For example how long to do easy aerobic base building phase, and how long to do harder weeks where you incorporate some hard training and have more lactic acid. I don't think you can do Vo2max workouts, tempo runs, speed work, and long runs every week for the whole year without overtraining but I'd like to know what you think.
Agreed!
To dovetail off what Mitchell said, it would be great to hear about your TNF 50 mile training too!
In my case if I do Vo2max and speed woork the same week I'll be injure the following week!
We all win in marathon 😀 best of luck everybody
Thanks Sage. I've recently returned to running after "MANY" years lay off and am truly enjoying it. I enjoy and learn from your videos.
Thanks for the tips. I walk around about 255lbs and get in about 25-35 miles for roadwork. My first half marathon will be mid November. I will try my best to implement these training tips.
I'm 13 and I have already ran 3 half marathons.
1st: 2:08:37
2nd: 2:15:21 (couldn't train due to harsh winter)
3rd: 1:59:02
Lukas Dunaway congrats that's impressive! at 13 holy shit! I struggled to train UP to 10k in 1hr after 8 months training when I was 15. Now I'm 24 and do jack shit lol. Don't be like me...keep training! :)
+Haseeb Syed noob
That's nuts!you far too in a hurry to settle for inevitable injuries that will haunt you forever.Am sure Sage would agree with me by advicing you to stay away from 21km races until you much stronger .say at age 16 +.By then those bones ,muscles and endurance would be well seated .Here's what I would do:Train as Sage says but stay in the 5-10k races and get your times down .The more longer runs you do the stronger you become but it robs you of your speed.so why sacrifice your speed. Seb Coe and even the great Alberto Salazar(my best athlete ever) did not just jump into long distances.Seb Coe stayed in world class competition for most of his life and only lost speed naturally as age crept up on him. Am not saying you should not do long runs cause these are the as Lydiard says(the bread and butter of building a strong athlete )but wait your time .Also try to learn from one book or follow one program instead og hoping all over the internet searching for a book or program to fit your needs this will only confuse you more.Let Sage recommend a book for you the train from there.I have a few here and one happen to be Jd.Daniels RF ed.This book is filled with physiology but far too confusing for you to use as there are no real training distances etc other than how to do it.42km 2:24 21km 1:09 15km 47min 10k 31:23 5km 16:02 and 1mile 4:04. All this with the use of RUN THE LYDIARD WAY. I had no coach
Congrats!!!! Wow!
That’s great!
Thanks sage I started running since I was 15 and just turn 18 3 days ago and want to really start pushing myself to exceed my limits. I run XC and indoor / outdoor track. My first half marathon is coming up this October and Your tips are going to help a lot. Your one of my motivation
Hi Sage, followed your half marathon plan and run 84:43 which was over a 3minute PR! Thank you.
I've got the 3M Half in Jan. 2017, thanks for the tips!!
This video is so helpful!! I spontaneously signed up for a half marathon which is a month from now and I'm so excited!!
me too
+Muzzy Pro omg I will sign up for one in March. . what exactly have u been doing?
My first training tip would be "Don't run quickly on rocky uneven terrain and make huge jumps onto areas with many large rocks!" That is a good way to end up being the most fit runner watching the race with a sprained ankle. Otherwise pretty good basics. Lots of easy miles are the key to basically every distance and I'm glad this was the first tip. If you have not gotten up to 50 mpw for 10 weeks, then that alone will help you tremendously. If you have time and can tolerate it, even more miles are better. I recommend you keep increasing until you either get too tired to sustain that milage or just don't have any more time you can devote to training. Personally I can run 60-65 mpw over and over if not doing much speed work. But if I go up to 70-75, after 2 weeks I start struggling at any pace and need an easier week to recover.
Great video man! Doing my first half marathon in March 2015! Appreciate your help :)
Ran 1:33 for my first half last year. Loved it! But I haven't done another one yet...
cameron_a911 what are your other prs?
I'm so glad I found you, you are a inspiration and a massive help in improving my health and fitness. I'm running my first half next weekend and I'll be aiming for 1:30 ish.
So I just wanted to say thanks for the coaching Sage . You legend!!
Many thanks for the Half Marathon training advice, a lot of this I have been doing, based on your other excellent videos.
I have a half marathon in 2 weeks here at Norwich in the UK and have just begun the gradual important taper, and have viewed your previous videos about tapering, which also helps. Many thanks, keep up the great work Sage.
Thank you, Sage : )
I have a half marathon just before Christmas, this will be very helpful to me.
Thanks for following and enjoy the training!
+Blanca15597 interesting points ,if anyone else wants to learn about best marathon training plans try Sarparder Running Expert Starter ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my mate got cool success with it.
Thanks for the advice! I recently got back into running after getting really out of shape, and it's really hard! My current aim is to be ready for a local 10K race which is in almost three months from now.. Let's see how this goes!
How'd it go
Super useful ! this gets me so stoked for the spring season here in Norway - speed workout once the snow clears :)
Still helpful 8 years later.
Sage your videos are single handily the BEST source of information about running that caters to all ages, and all experiences. I find your content to be the main source to my running improvement. Which is the best workout for a half marathon? two mile repeats, Yasso 800's or the classic long or tempo run? Love it brotha cheers to more miles.
One of your best videos yet! Really helpful...keep up the good work.
thanks!
Great video for anyone in training for a half this year
Nice background! Great tips I can customize for first half marathon in San Antonio, TX Dec. 2016!
I have ran 6 half marathons, my times have been between 2:10 and 2:20. I have been working on your training tips and I know that I have increased in speed and distance. The people I run with are much younger than I am and now they are having trouble keeping up. My goal for my next half marathon is to be under 1:50. My biggest problem is diet prior to long runs, what should I eat. I've heard so many different diets that people use, im confused.
Thank you Sage, great info videos.
This is the best running channel around by miles
Watching this 3 hours before my first half. I hope I can make it work
Can you do a training talk about race strategy for competitive runners? I'm running the 5k and 10k this upcoming track season an would like to hear some advice about how to run a tactical race
Ran a 1:17:23 for my first half marathon! Off of 20 miles a week.. need more miles
That's above average talent dude. Keep working really hard. I wonder what you run now 3 years later. Maybe closer to 1:10:00 now I'm assuming.
Damn dude
I find this difficult to believe...for a first timer!
Thank you sir , great advice . This is gonna b my second half marathon and I want to get a sub 2hours first one got 2.33mins but didn’t train well enough . Hopefully will be ready this time !!
Love it! Training for my first half 👏🏼
thanks for the tips, running my first half marathon in 10 weeks! , great video, subscribed :)
Could you make a video where you talk about running strategy during the half-marathon, in terms of pace at different stages of the race, etc.?
Great video :)
Great video, really solid advice! Thanks
I will run my first 21k tonight. 711 run 2019. Godbless us all, runners.
I have 5 month to train for a half marathon this guy rocks
vo2maxproductions please do a video on 5 or 4 month training ideas or workouts thank you
Thank you Sage for tips. Information shared by you is very helpful. :)
Thanks for the great videos! Can you do a video on the best clothing/gear choices for winter marathon running?
My first half marathon was 7 months ago when i was 14 and now i m 15 with another half marathon.....wish me luck!🔥
Great advice - thanks Sage.
My suggestion for a training talk is how to prepare for running at altitude. I'm doing my first half marathon event in Louisville CO while on a business trip next month and wondered if there's any specific preparation I can do for running at altitude in your neck of the woods.
Doing my first half on the 25th of January! Looking for sub 1:30
Thanks for touching on the 10 days cycle! Every other plans mentions 7 days. I am looking for a 9 days cycle.
Hope to see you in Houston Sage! You're an inspiration brother! Good luck!!!
Just ran my first half marathon and it was absolutely an absolutely terrible experience. Not because of the marathon but because of my stupid self. I was cocky as fuck, trained about a 1-2 weeks and thought it was gonna wasn't gonna be that hard but boy I possibly couldn't be more wrong!! My gameplan was to go slow and warm up the first 2k, then rush for 7k, slow down for 5k and rush the last 7k on pure willpower. So basically that plan went right out of of the window as I though I was going slow enough when I was suppose to go slow but in reality I was only going a few second slower. So I basically just blasted through the first 12k still feeling "okay" and going faster than I thought. But man..the sun was shining hard and somewhere in km 13-14 I was like: "Okay this not good, I have to slow a lot or otherwise I won't be able to make this thing without stopping".
So I went slower and in the next km, I had slow down tremendously and slow down even more and more, that's when I knew I fucked myself in the ass. Then fucking grandpa's and woman started passing me left and right, which absolutely sucked since I told myself beforehand I wouldn't be that guy that slow down the second half and gets bypassed by everyone, and exactly that happened. So finally I thought I collected enough energy retain a normal runs speed again for the last 4k. Those last 3-4k was the worst fucking run experience I've ever had, it was like I was in fucking hell, the only things on my mind were that I wanted to get this fucking shit over with as quickly as possible and all the things I was going to eat and drink after this whole mess.
Anyway my main tip fir first timers is: *Don't be fucking cocky*, actually do the fucking training if you're gonna try to run it fast. Otherwise you *WILL* find yourself in a world of hurt and regret, and it's not fucking fun.
My biggest improvement came when I found a good physiologist / Chiropractor. Transformed my strength training + mechanics.
Thanks for your time and energy. Boss.
Nuts to running...I ran in my youth and had my knees and ankles crackle and I was thin. I would run as a young adult and the same thing happened and I was a mover and very strong and well conditioned. Now that I am in my mid 30s, I just walk. My knees and ankles can't take the pounding on the roads even with running shoes. It's my joints that give way before muscles and endurance do.
Thank you for sharing. Love your video
Awesome Information Givethanks I'm Trainingfor my 1st Half Marathon. I'm feeling great Yahu✌🏿️
Thanks for the video! Also loved MUT runner--appreciate your efforts! I was curious about making the transition from road races to trail running and/or running in the freezing cold. Which I know you have touched on this in other videos specifically the one how to run up and down hills/mountains. I am doing my first half marathon saturday here in kansas--forecast is a balmy 20 degrees! But I am planning on doing an 18 mile trail race in big bend, tx in january, which is at higher altitude and a lot more vertical to it. I hadnt planned on really doing anything different other than adding some hill training to my workouts which does include a weekly sort-of long run, speedy 1.2 mile repeats--x3--approximately 8:40 range with about 8 minutes recovery walk/slow jog, and liking that 20 minute lactating run. I also do a brisk 4 mile run, and an easy 6 mile run every 8 days or so. Currently my longest run is about 8 miles so in a way am running myself into shape as cant get below the 248 pound mark--like food a little too much! I have watched the vegan stuff but I will be unable to participate.
thanks so much Vo2maxproductions for your video!
Great advice, as always! Thank you.
Great video and info. Thanks for making it Sage.
thanks for watching!
Always enjoy your videos Sage.
This year I would like to run half marathon once a week. To get this point, definitely there is a long way to go, lots of practices and lessons.
Last year I ran two or three half marathon. I was tired though.
super informative. +1 subscriber here.:) looking forward to run my first 10k in few months..starting to get the addiction.
Very informative again, thanks Sage! A Dutch fan!
Prefect training for this summer
Awesome Video Sage ... Thanks for the tips
Nice tips, gna get that 13m soon!
Thank you Sage !
As always, helpful and well appreciated.
good video. always appreciate the knowledge and insights.
Just ran my first half-marathon two days ago :)
Hope to do a 1:20 in my first half marathon in June! Wish me luck.
Ran my 1st half marathon today... 2hrs:30mins.. not a great time, need to cut the time down, think speed intervals is a great idea for this.. thanks for advice!!, do you recommend taking protein shake afterwards, think my legs will be in bits tomorrow :(..
I did my first half in the same time a month ago!! Started running in August! I've started doing weekly intervals and increasing my weekly mileage. I've improved my time by 19 seconds per mile now. Intervals=fun, painful but they work! Enjoy your next half!!
Cheers mate, will do... well done on your 1st! and best of luck with the next.. Sounds like your progressing fast!...I do 2x10km runs each week and every second week I do an extra 15km or 20km run. I'm not getting any faster though :( , but my endurance is getting better.. still have to try the whole interval training properly.. Added it to my new years resolutions :D
Glad to hear your endurance is better!! The most important thing for me is having fun. Hope u have a fun 2015 👹
You too pal..best wishes for a fun and exciting 2015 :D
that's the longest half marathon I have ever heard of
Great advice, thanks!
Nice, to the point advice.
Great tips! I have a road half marathon mid December. Have been running mostly trails for the last few months so it looks like I have to get used to the pounding from running on roads again. For a next training topic, what's the best way to train for a trail marathon with over 5K of vertical? I hope to run one in early February (Sean O'Brien in SoCal). Thanks for the awesome training tips.
Super helpful video and channel overall. Thanks!
Oh my gosh you're so helpful!! Thanks so much for these tips.
Hey Sage hows it going. Your an inspiration to me. My brother got me back into running last June. Started running 5K's ran 4 so far up to date. It feels great to run again after almost 20 years. When I started training In June of 2014 I weighed 162 at 6 foot tall. Now at the end of Jan Im 142-145. My wife supports my running but she thinks im starting to look a little skinny upper body. After watching your videos your a motivation to me And my ultimate goal is to one day run a 50mile endurance. Right now Im training Ifor a half marathon. As my training continues Im sure I will be losing more weight due to the daily running. In highschool I was 118 and I sure dont want to drop down that low so my question is what type of upper body weightlifting is beneficial for the half- marathon/marathon and so that I can balance the weight loss with lean muscle gain . Dont want to look too anorexic out there. I really appreciate your time and consideration for responding :) ! Any other distance runners have any advise greatly appreciated Thanks to whoever responds. Couldnt find anything on you tube regarding my question.
Thank you Sage! Im listening to you - Im going to add tempo runs
Great sir explain nicely thanks.
Hi Sage, awesome video! I was wondering, since VO2 Max is a measure of volume of oxygen per kg of body weight per minute, if you worked on strength training and built muscle, would your VO2 suffer since your body weight has increase? Or does your body naturally adjust and increase the total volume of oxygen it utilizes in proportion to the increase in weight to maintain the same VO2 Max at your lighter weight?
Where is the running form link? lol. Great video, doing my first half marathon in 1.5 months, your video gave me some good tips.
Great Video Sage!!
Cheers from Portugal
thank you!
Thank you for the video, it's very helpful!
Great information, thank you!
I'd really appreciate a lengthy vid on form, with all the footage form the side point of view. Too often they only show a couple strides, or else it's from the back of a treadmill. Great advice and subscribed to both you and runningwild.
Look at how young Bullwinkle looks in this video! Okay, I'm trying to do a high mileage week this week. So far so good, mostly. But today, I woke up late. Tough to wake up in the morning. I have noted that on my new Hoka Clifton 4 shoes that I have been using for road miles, that there is wear on the outside edge of the heel, which would be good for me to find out what part(s) of my runs were causing that. Maybe Rocky could ride her bike and film me with my action camera particularly my lower legs so that I can figure out what part of my run that is happening. Though I am fairly certain that it is from the downhills that are steeper. Would appreciate Rocky helping me to confirm that though. As I suspect that on some downhills I am putting on the brakes with the heel a bit. Thus scraping the outside edge of the heel. Most of the other parts of my run I think that I am not rubbing the outside edge of the heel. Confirmation would be good.
Okay, I have not been doing any track workouts because of not really having a good track to run on or access to a track. But that is of course a good thing to consider.
5:36 great butterfly form
I ran a 5k a couple years ago. I just signed up for a half marathon and it starts in 14 days! I know I will finish, but I know I may be last lol
_One thing leads to another_
Thanks for the good tips, i did my first half in 1 hour and 43 mins. Next goal is 1:38 in 2 months!
x3i4n how did it go?
I've noticed the delta between my marathon pace and 5k pace (and all paces in between of course) shrink over the last year. To the point that my only HM this year was run at the exact same pace as my marathons. That said I did run my 2nd & 3rd fastest marathons this year. Perhaps you can share some thoughts on redeveloping leg speed after an extended base building phase?
How has training been going? Have you seen any improvements. One way that I have improved my speed has been with 4x100m strides with full recovery about twice a week. I find that these really improve my top speed and running economy overall.
thank you sir i enjoy your talk u hell a lot in running
Great tips, Bro
great video! very helpful thanks!
+Nikhil Parpudi hey ,if anyone else wants to learn about best half marathon training plan try Sarparder Running Expert Starter (just google it ) ? Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my buddy got great results with it.