I trained for my last marathon by intentionally running at the hottest part of the day (70-80 degrees) for several weeks before the race. On race day, it started at 7 am and 55 degrees. I found it MUCH easier (obviously), but I believe the heat acclimation had a significant positive effect on performance.
@@huihui7277 same here, the other day I did my 6 mile easy in 103 degrees. Actually wasn't that bad since it was easy but the other day I had my 16 mile long run ending in 90 degrees and I was seriously dying
@Jess-Rabbit yeah, I live in Seattle (very similar to UK weather, I expect), so we don't really get temperatures in the 90s in May. But I would try to run at the hottest part of the day when it was at least 75+. Garmin has a measurement of "heat acclimation" as well as altitude acclimation (which I discovered when altitude training in Colorado a few weeks ago). I was able to get my score up to 81% heat acclimation before my race on June 4th, and man, running in 55-60 degree weather, was like nothing. I never felt hot, and I felt fresh and cool through at least 13.1.
@huihui7277 when is your race? And will it be morning when it's cool? If you go straight from running in heat to running in cool, you can totally feel it. If you train all summer into the fall and run your race in October or something, you will lose your heat acclimation. The benefits only really stay with you for a few weeks. So if you have 3 weeks of cool running after a month of heat running and then do your race, it won't help much. But coming straight from Thailand and running under the UK within a couple of days, you will totally get some benefit. Like Ben said at the start of the video, it's kind of like "poor man's altitude training." This wears off pretty quick, too. I got back from altitude about 3 weeks ago, and I've lost all the benefits already. 😞 Other than being able to work my C/V harder but at slower pace to reduce impact and chance of injury... or something like that (I'm not totally sure what all the benefits are, just that running was so much easier when I got back to sea level, lol)
Just wanted to jump on and say thank you, you really do help people. I started running for the first time in my life age 46, on Sunday (my 47th birthday) I ran my first half. It wasn’t quick but I was delighted with 2 hours 31 - a year ago I couldn’t run for one minute - your channel has been instrumental in me getting there. The tips have helped so much, and the sheer joy of watching you both has kept me going when training got tough. What a wonderful sport this is, thank you for your service to it x
I was also there on Sunday and managed to knock 8mins of my Half Marathon time with a sub 1:45 time so extermely chuffed even with that head wind was a nightmare, safe journey guys.
It was so nice to see you both and congratulations for the results. Me and my wife are actually on the video at the finish. She's easy to see, because she's smiling like an idiot that she could see you run. :D
Was great to meet you both on Sunday. I got a little excited after meeting you and ended up with a PB too. Love the channel and can't wait to see what's coming next.
@@ThisMessyHappy She was in the zone! 😂 I ran 1:28:30, no PB but I’m using that brutal headwind as an excuse. On the last lap it felt like I wasn’t even moving forward!
Ben & Mary, just a great video as usual! I was just going to ask you guys about strategies for training in the heat. Just moved to Southern Spain, and the heat/humidity is intense. I’ve a Half here in Valencia in October. Heading to my favorite race in Duluth, MN next July and eager to see how my training in this environment might affect my racing in cooler climes. Thanks for all your aspirational inspiration with your vids!
Your videos always get me so hyped to get out and run! Any time I'm feeling too lazy for a session I'll stick on a video while I get changed and it gets me out the door. I think this one will be a go-to, because of the sense of anticipation before the race start. Thanks!
You guys are such an inspiration! I’m sure everyone that recognized you and chatted you up was thrilled. Probably made their day. Keep pumping out the videos!
I ran there too. Mary ran up alongside me on the first lap of my 10k. I was quite startled to see her, but really pleased to see her and motivated by that. Thanks for your inspirational content. Simon
It has been great to watch you both back in the UK, and providing comparisons like this are just a bonus. Have a safe flight home (or if you are already their , hope you had a comfortable flight) , flying west is always a tough one. Congratulations on the PB
Just discovered you 2. No idea why it's taken so long to pop up on my feed. Maybe because of your geographical location. Great content. I'm guessing you must have a TV background. So professional. Been diving into your back catalogue too. Lots to catch up on. All great stuff. Wishing you the best of luck in all that you do. Safe travels back home to Thailand. James D (Scotland)
Safe journey back to Thailand! I just ran a 10k PB at a Run Through event , chase the sun Olympic park (My first 10k in 13 years!) I love your channel and all the great advice , THANK YOU!
I ran the Seawall 7 mile at the beginning of July and the wind off the sea for the last 2 miles pretty much brought me to walking pace. Strong head wind is Not Fun! Well done on your times and I hope you've enjoyed being back in Blighty.
Thanks for this! Enjoyed the content. I'm currently training for the NYC marathon in the heat of Florida! I'm hoping the grueling effort will pay off and hopefully it will be much cooler in NY this year! You both are amazing 💝
Congratulations on your PB Mary!! Thanks for a wonderful update, again!! 20km de Paris and Badwater 267mile VR coming up for me. Safe travels back to your 2nd home. Next weekend I think my second parkrun in Cape Town , South Africa. Just 1 week in South Africa then back to my hometown of Paris, France. This Badwater thingy reminds me of your 10km per day for 1 month
OMW you guys have had such influence on my training, added strength and conditioning, training in blocks and will be doing my first 21 in Nov (57yr old) . Love your content
Well done both of you! You should make a homemade trophy out of your medals to go in the cabinet - get creative, stick it on top of a papier mâché trophy or something… looked like it was a tough race both physically and mentally, so great job pushing through!
I did a half in hastings and had 30 mph wind fighting for the last 2 miles, totally tough work. Love the channel, would love to see something done on block training, so i can understand it and implement it into my own training plans.
I got the same time as Mary on the Chepstow Half(Saturday just gone). 1:31:20.I was going for a 1:25 time but wasn't to be.Wind and rain were against me and being on a racecourse I was dead exposed. For repetitive laps round with a couple of hilly sections with a sting in their Tale.Well done you two anyway.👍👍👍👍
It's ALWAYS windy at Eton Dorney. I've done the half there before, but it was up the left side of the lake and down the middle for each loop. My hip hurt by the end. They should alternate the direction of the loops. It would add a bit of variety. Well done to you both 🎉
I trained for my last marathon by intentionally running at the hottest part of the day (70-80 degrees) for several weeks before the race. On race day, it started at 7 am and 55 degrees. I found it MUCH easier (obviously), but I believe the heat acclimation had a significant positive effect on performance.
Dang I’m running on 90+ degrees. Hopefully my drops will come race day
@@huihui7277 same here, the other day I did my 6 mile easy in 103 degrees. Actually wasn't that bad since it was easy but the other day I had my 16 mile long run ending in 90 degrees and I was seriously dying
@Jess-Rabbit yeah, I live in Seattle (very similar to UK weather, I expect), so we don't really get temperatures in the 90s in May. But I would try to run at the hottest part of the day when it was at least 75+.
Garmin has a measurement of "heat acclimation" as well as altitude acclimation (which I discovered when altitude training in Colorado a few weeks ago). I was able to get my score up to 81% heat acclimation before my race on June 4th, and man, running in 55-60 degree weather, was like nothing. I never felt hot, and I felt fresh and cool through at least 13.1.
@huihui7277 when is your race? And will it be morning when it's cool? If you go straight from running in heat to running in cool, you can totally feel it. If you train all summer into the fall and run your race in October or something, you will lose your heat acclimation. The benefits only really stay with you for a few weeks. So if you have 3 weeks of cool running after a month of heat running and then do your race, it won't help much.
But coming straight from Thailand and running under the UK within a couple of days, you will totally get some benefit.
Like Ben said at the start of the video, it's kind of like "poor man's altitude training." This wears off pretty quick, too. I got back from altitude about 3 weeks ago, and I've lost all the benefits already. 😞 Other than being able to work my C/V harder but at slower pace to reduce impact and chance of injury... or something like that (I'm not totally sure what all the benefits are, just that running was so much easier when I got back to sea level, lol)
Im from Texas so the hottest part of the day is 100 degrees. Lol
Just wanted to jump on and say thank you, you really do help people. I started running for the first time in my life age 46, on Sunday (my 47th birthday) I ran my first half. It wasn’t quick but I was delighted with 2 hours 31 - a year ago I couldn’t run for one minute - your channel has been instrumental in me getting there. The tips have helped so much, and the sheer joy of watching you both has kept me going when training got tough. What a wonderful sport this is, thank you for your service to it x
I was also there on Sunday and managed to knock 8mins of my Half Marathon time with a sub 1:45 time so extermely chuffed even with that head wind was a nightmare, safe journey guys.
It was so nice to see you both and congratulations for the results. Me and my wife are actually on the video at the finish. She's easy to see, because she's smiling like an idiot that she could see you run. :D
Was great to meet you both on Sunday. I got a little excited after meeting you and ended up with a PB too. Love the channel and can't wait to see what's coming next.
Hey Christina we made The Messay Happy video 😊.
Just shown my mum think she was impressed 😁.
"Messy".........😄
To run that fast in those conditions shows how fit you are. Look to me as though your experiment shows that you are in terrific shape. Good job 👏 👏
Great video! I was running next to Mary for a while but was too scared to say hello 🙈😂 congrats on the PB!
Ha ha you might be the first person that’s ever been scared of Mary 😂 but well done on the run! How did it go?
@@ThisMessyHappy She was in the zone! 😂
I ran 1:28:30, no PB but I’m using that brutal headwind as an excuse. On the last lap it felt like I wasn’t even moving forward!
Ben & Mary, just a great video as usual! I was just going to ask you guys about strategies for training in the heat. Just moved to Southern Spain, and the heat/humidity is intense. I’ve a Half here in Valencia in October. Heading to my favorite race in Duluth, MN next July and eager to see how my training in this environment might affect my racing in cooler climes. Thanks for all your aspirational inspiration with your vids!
Enjoy the channel…thank YOU so much…👊
Your videos always get me so hyped to get out and run! Any time I'm feeling too lazy for a session I'll stick on a video while I get changed and it gets me out the door. I think this one will be a go-to, because of the sense of anticipation before the race start. Thanks!
Saw you guys on Sunday before the race (my first 5k), thank you for the great content and motivation!!
You guys are such an inspiration! I’m sure everyone that recognized you and chatted you up was thrilled. Probably made their day.
Keep pumping out the videos!
Congratulations, epic run! And caramel shortbread - what an absolute legend!!
I'm running my first marathon in NY this fall. Good luck!
Congratulations to you both!
You guys are so motivating. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences!!
As a tubby 27 minute 5k runner I love your channel. Running is life ❤
Yes,running is life.I agree wholeheartedly.👍❤️🏃♂️🏃♀️
It was nice to meet you both. Congrats for your PB, Mary! 😊
I ran there too. Mary ran up alongside me on the first lap of my 10k. I was quite startled to see her, but really pleased to see her and motivated by that. Thanks for your inspirational content. Simon
It has been great to watch you both back in the UK, and providing comparisons like this are just a bonus. Have a safe flight home (or if you are already their , hope you had a comfortable flight) , flying west is always a tough one. Congratulations on the PB
Just discovered you 2. No idea why it's taken so long to pop up on my feed. Maybe because of your geographical location. Great content. I'm guessing you must have a TV background. So professional. Been diving into your back catalogue too. Lots to catch up on. All great stuff. Wishing you the best of luck in all that you do. Safe travels back home to Thailand. James D (Scotland)
Safe journey back to Thailand!
I just ran a 10k PB at a Run Through event , chase the sun Olympic park (My first 10k in 13 years!) I love your channel and all the great advice , THANK YOU!
I love watching you guys. It's really an inspiration. I live in Florida, US
I can run half marathon in 80mins without trying.
I’m 50 years old and it’s all about having the right coach.
I ran the Seawall 7 mile at the beginning of July and the wind off the sea for the last 2 miles pretty much brought me to walking pace. Strong head wind is Not Fun! Well done on your times and I hope you've enjoyed being back in Blighty.
Thanks for this! Enjoyed the content. I'm currently training for the NYC marathon in the heat of Florida! I'm hoping the grueling effort will pay off and hopefully it will be much cooler in NY this year! You both are amazing 💝
Congratulations on your PB Mary!! Thanks for a wonderful update, again!! 20km de Paris and Badwater 267mile VR coming up for me. Safe travels back to your 2nd home. Next weekend I think my second parkrun in Cape Town , South Africa. Just 1 week in South Africa then back to my hometown of Paris, France. This Badwater thingy reminds me of your 10km per day for 1 month
Would be interested to know if your HR's were relatively lower for similar paces run in Asia, notwithstanding the wind issue
Brilliant times from you both. Congrats on the PB, Mary! Also, those caramel squares looked delicious :D
Lovely to see you both 😘 Great running as always. Looking forward to the next Thailand chapter 😊
Great vid man!!! good job!! 1:18 flying! y congrats to Mary on the PB boom!!
OMW you guys have had such influence on my training, added strength and conditioning, training in blocks and will be doing my first 21 in Nov (57yr old) . Love your content
This is amazing. Any chance of "Tuk-Tuk-Talk" when you reach back to Thailand?
You guys are so fast for 40+. I'm 28 and only now aiming for sub-1:45, tough i just started my running journey last september.
Good luck, kinda same here: 27 and aiming for sub 1:40 soon^^
On a very good day I can sometimes sprint at the speed require for an 80 min. half for about 30 seconds.
Amazing effort both of you, hope you both had a safe journey back ❤😊
Well done both of you! You should make a homemade trophy out of your medals to go in the cabinet - get creative, stick it on top of a papier mâché trophy or something… looked like it was a tough race both physically and mentally, so great job pushing through!
Congrats!🎉. Safe travels & much love 2 u both!🙏❤
I did a half in hastings and had 30 mph wind fighting for the last 2 miles, totally tough work. Love the channel, would love to see something done on block training, so i can understand it and implement it into my own training plans.
I got the same time as Mary on the Chepstow Half(Saturday just gone).
1:31:20.I was going for a 1:25 time but wasn't to be.Wind and rain were against me and being on a racecourse I was dead exposed.
For repetitive laps round with a couple of hilly sections with a sting in their Tale.Well done you two anyway.👍👍👍👍
It's ALWAYS windy at Eton Dorney. I've done the half there before, but it was up the left side of the lake and down the middle for each loop. My hip hurt by the end. They should alternate the direction of the loops. It would add a bit of variety. Well done to you both 🎉
You two are so bloody fast! 😮.
You guys are awesome👏🥇
I love race medals! So glad you had fun back in the UK!
Did my second half marathon this morning in a time off 1:21 a massive 7 minutes knocked off my previous time :D
Nice!
Mary won her age category too as did I.....only one person in my age category though 😇.......
Dorney Lake is always windy isn't it?
It wasn't on the previous Half Marathon on 10 June. It was 29 celsius from the start and not a breath of wind for most of it. It felt brutal.
Someone tell Ben he's too old to be the next Milky Bar Kid!
Haf
😂😂 hadn’t noticed! Thanks for the heads up 🤟🏼
Why is your channel called so? 🤔
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