My FEET Won't Touch the GROUND | 100 Miles of GRIT, Rain & TRIUMPH | North Downs Way 100
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- 🔥 Are you ready for the ultimate test of determination and willpower? Follow Stephen and Victoria on their awe-inspiring journey tackling the North Downs Way 100 Miler, the 3rd race in the legendary Centurion Grand Slam series! 🏆
⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Registration on a Rainy Morning
03:19 - Checkpoint 1: Peanuts at Puttenham
05:13 - Half Marathon at St. Martha's Hill
09:05 - Box Hill: The Steep Climb
15:22 - Mile 40: Marmite Sandwiches
19:34 - Halfway Point: Chafe Cream at Knockholt
21:43 - Mile 55: A Change of Clothes and Spirit
25:15 - The Tables Turn: Victoria Surges Ahead
27:34 - The Final Stretch: 90+ Miles In
30:18 - Finish Line: Their Fastest Grand Slam Time!
🎥 What You'll Experience
✔️ Gruelling terrains from muddy woodlands to steep hills
✔️ Emotional highs and lows as they battle the elements and each other
✔️ Essential ultramarathon tips: gear, pacing, nutrition
✔️ The power of a support crew: Hot tea, sandwiches, and timely help
✔️ Intense moments: From thunderstorms to stomach issues
✔️ Unforgettable encounters with fellow Grand Slam runners
⚡ Key Takeaways
How to pace for a 100 miler and beat tight cut-off times
The importance of a reliable support crew
Strategies to overcome mental and physical barriers
👫 Meet the Runners
Stephen & Victoria are no strangers to ultra-endurance races. This 100-mile odyssey tests their limits like never before. From battling heavy rain and mud to overcoming nausea and chafing, they showcase their indomitable spirit.
📈 Performance Stats
100 miles completed in 29:33 hours
Fastest Grand Slam race time to date!
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You’ve made many highly enjoyable running videos, but this has got to be one of your finest. Fantastic running spirit and great team work. And it’s a very clever move to mic-up so the audio is crystal clear👏👏👏 Congrats again to both. 🫶😊🫡
Thank you so much John. Yes, I get very frustrated with bad audio and I keep trying to find better ways to improve it especially when it's windy. It seems to have come out ok for this one!
Thank you 😊
Well done Stephen and Victoria, inspiring stuff! Just what I needed on the eve of the Cotswolds Way Century. First ever all trail 100, excited and terrified at the same time
I'm so so so proud of you too. Thanks for entertainment and pushing my thoughts towards longer runs ❤
100% rain over heat anytime!!
I think I agree to be honest. Whilst I love the sunshine and hot weather, it's really not great to run in. Thank you Debra!
I think I prefer rain too!
Great video, as always. Phenomenal finish from Victoria, what a machine - so impressive
I know! She more determined and single minded than me!
Wow, just wow. Well done to you both, Vicky and Steve in this win, epecially the age group win Vicky, awesome. Eating from the start certainly helped you on this one. Probably your best vid yet too, very well put together with fantastic audio and narration all the way. Well done
Cheers Gary. We weren't going for the age group win. We just discovered it when looking at the results later. Nice surprise though. Very kind of you to say about the video. I do keep trying to improve on the story telling and the audio quality.
Amazing film as always.
Love both your detailed narration of exactly how you are feeling during the event during the various turmoils and triumphs.
Thanks vic and Steve ❤
Thanks Daniel. I think I find it takes my mind off the trauma sometimes, to get the camera out and film.
Well done to both of you, and to you Victoria for being 1st in your category.
Thank you. We had no idea until we looked at the results afterwards. So it was great to find that out. Very satisfying to feel so strong at the end.
Thank you 😊
Another fantastic video, thanks Stephen 👍🙂
And big contrats to both of you 👌
This is nicely emotive for me, seeing so much that I recognize well!
- Over the last few years, I've ran all of the trails along the first 110K of the NDW between Farnham and Cuxton... including a very tough Pilgrim Challenge back in 2019)
All the best for UTMB 👍
Thanks Derek. Hope you are getting on ok. Those are definitely not well known trails for me so it was nice to do it finally.
Well done to both of you. Once again Victoria showed her Never give in attitude. Inspirational.
Thank Anthony. Yes, anybody might mistake her for an actual proper ultra runner these days! She thinks she's been blagging it this whole time!
Thanks Anthony 😊
go on vic!
Cheers Jason. She's doing great. Just one more to do now
Very well done to you both, congratulations! This was an excellent and entertaining video as always, looking forward to the next one!!!
Awesome 👏 🎉
Thank you!!
Thank you 😊
I just love the energy you have between you two. Such a great couple you two are 🎉 The best running channel on TH-cam (obviously my personal opinion) 😊
Haha thanks Konrad. We only film the bits where we aren’t swearing at each other!
@@FilmMyRun oh c'mon Stephen we all know that relationship is ups and downs, supporting each other no matter what and swearing releases the steam and tension cumulating inside xD I swear a lot but it does not mean I'm bad or something. Swearing is a natural thing and I personally think that people who swear are more real than those who don't xD
Thank you. Much appreciated. We’ve both felt a deeper bond after finishing these long races together.
Well done again to both of you
Thank you Alan. Appreciated.
Thank you!
Absolutely top top effort both. Very very well done. chapeau 🙌🙌
Thank you so much Pat.
Thank you 😊
BRILLIANT!! Thoroughly enjoyed that!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks Jay 😊
Cheers Jay. But don't get any ideas about having Victoria on the podcast. She's not interested and it wouldn't be good for my ego.
30:22 my favorite Coldplay song!
Well done both of you! Inspirational achievements. I hope UTMB goes just as well, good luck
Hi Mike. Thank you. We are in Chamonix right now. Starting to get nervous!
Well done, congratulations to both of you. Really interesting to see the different phases of your journey and inspiring to witness both of you coming back from low points. Thanks for the honest and entertaining video!
Appreciate that Gerry. Always going to be ups and downs in these things. It’s just a case of understanding that’s going to happen and dealing with it to the best of your ability.
Brilliant 🎉❤😊
Another superb performance! Victoria, you are an absolute legend and inspiration. I love that you run these together. Fantastic videos 🎉
Thank you Christina 😊
Thank you so much Christina!
What a great shared experience. Congratulations
Thanks 😊
Cheers Roger as always
Well done to you both - great team work. Fancy coming to Yorkshire to do the Fellsman next April? The aid stations are out of this world!
I would love to but April is a bad month as I’ll be pounding the streets of London. Probably not a great idea to stick a 60 mile fell race in the diary!
Thank you. Maybe one for 2025 😊
Congrats Stephen & Victoria! Can’t believe this was your first chaffing experience Victoria, I usually have to roll in Vaseline before any run (rain or shine😂😂). Love that your sense of humour shone through despite what you were both going through - which is why we love your videos Stephen🤗🤗🤗
Thank you Sandra! I definitely find chafing worse in the wet. But Vic has been lucky to avoid it thusfar.
Thank you. I sympathise with anyone who’s suffered chaffing!
Great video guys! Good luck at UTMB! xx
Thank you!
Thanks Wendy. What are you up to next?
Fantastic effort guys. Super well done. I can’t believe you used waterpoof trousers in summer. I would of boiled.
It's funny Mike, I never wear waterproof trousers for anything but the worst conditions. However, this time I knew we would be out a long time in the rain and moving fairly slowly. So I decided to go for it from the start. I was still wet through though!!
Brilliant video!! Well done both!
Thank you 😊
Thanks so much! Appreciated.
Wow! Outstanding job!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Excellent video and well done to you both. I remember following you so much on the tracker and also thinking of you when i went for a short jog on the Thames path.....Especially when i saw a certain place 'Derek Road'..which you love Stephen 😁. The NDW100 has always been the one race which has always been in a certain place in my heart. I have shed more tears on that route especially at Jade's bridge at Detling than any other race. Anyway, another buckle for you two 💪. Cant wait for the next video 👊
Hi Andy and thanks so much for this. Means a lot. Can't beat a bit of 'Derek Road'!
Brilliant vid as always, thoroughly enjoyed your suffering, lol. Good luck for the 4th leg. :-)
Haha thanks Adrian. We are hopeful now that we can finish this thing.
I did the NDW100 last year and your friendly face was at the finish to ask if I needed anything. Love how much volunteering you do and how much you give back to the sport. Glad you got to run it this year and good luck on completing the Slam!
Let's hope we can get some volunteering done next year too. I love those days when I don't have to run! haha
Well done to both of you, great video, cheers
Thanks John 👍 Appreciated
Loved this video so much!! You two are just brilliant. I love the co-narrating of your experience and how well you understand each other out on the course. Huge congratulations to you both!
I’ve been looking forward to this! Great video Stephen, rather emotional to be honest. Such a fantastic effort in tricky conditions. It’s fab to see you both pulling together as a team 💪🏼 great to finally meet you both too. 3 of 4 done ☑️ 😁 all the very best
Thanks so much Mike. Great to meet you too and sorry you had to pull out. Hope we can bump into each other again soon.
Thank you 😊 It was great to meet you too!
Well done guys amazing and was good to see u at botley aid station and looking great 😅
Thank you! Jamaica Ginger Cake at Botley!!!
Thank you. The ginger cake at Botley was exactly what I needed. Thanks to you all for your support.
@@victoriac2134 Wicked u smashed it Victoria well done 👍
Another triumph👏, my favourite video so far 😀. Good luck in chamonix , both of you.
Thank you Tina. That's kind of you to say
Thank you 😊
Really enjoyed watching that, wife actually got a bit emotional when you both crossed the line, another great achievement, you both get strength from each other.
Love your videos and think your both fantastic, inspirational to me thats for sure.
Thanks Marc. A bit of Coldplay always brings a tear to my eye!!
Every one of these videos has me in tears!! You’ve done in again Stephen and Victoria 😢😢😢😢 Awesome work!
Thank you 😊
Thank you Neil! 😊 Appreciated.
Superb running guys! It was horrible out there! Huge kudos for pushing through and getting it done. Keep the slam dream alive! 😎🤘
Cheers Ben. Great video and time from you too.
Thank you & well done to you!
What a great video, I’m loving your grand slam journey. Congratulations to you both on a great race and great result in tough conditions. Look forward to the conclusion with the Autumn 100. In the meantime have a great time and races at UTMB.
Thank you Tim. We will be off to Chamonix tomorrow having had a lovely few days in Areche. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Fingers crossed for one more successful run at the A100!
Thank you 😊
Well done to you both, great video. Good luck at UTMB
Appreciated as always!
Thank you 😊
Great work and what a team you two are! Love the dynamic between you and with Victoria miked up and taking an active part in the video. More please!
Great video guys! Absolutely love the dynamic between the two of you - Your relationship must be rock solid to cope with these kinds of challenges (Ben and I would 100% get divorced if we had to run 100 miles together…). All the best in Chamonix!
Thank you Em 😊 We genuinely think our marriage is stronger as a result of these 100 milers.
We are trying to work out how to bring our team work and solidarity from running into our home and parenting life…!!
Everything I watch on of these it makes me want to sign up for a 100 miler. The determination you guys show is really inspiring. The filming, music, narration and editing are really well done once again. It‘s amazing the quality footage and narration you produce while feeling wet and exhausted.
Running ultras is a slippery slope!! You will have to try a 100 one day! It's so tough but also so rewarding when you finish.
absolutely been waiting for this one! I honestly don't know how you both do it. And to see Victoria finish so strongly after the turmoil she went through earlier in the night. she's proper inspiration! 100 miles is a ridiculously long way and I applaud you both so much. I'm going to attempt my first 100km next year (Serpent trail) and that thought alone is daunting, let alone adding another 40 miles onto that!!
Thank you. Much appreciated 😊 Good luck for Serpent Trail. I break down ultras into sections. As Jim Walmsley said, just do the small jobs all day long.
Oh you will love the Serpent Trail. Such a lovely route. Deceptively difficult but really nice. Good luck with it and thank you for your kind words.
@@victoriac2134 thank you! small tasks, getting them done. :)
@@FilmMyRun thanks, i've seen videos and it looks beautiful and challenging so hope I have a great time :) will keep using your videos as inspiration
Another great video. Great work. I love the fact that you are including Victoria in your videos; it's such a wonderful shared experience for both of you to endure together. I had to laugh. I cannot recall exactly at what time in the video, Stephen, but you said something "smart" to Victoria, and she just glanced up ever so briefly -- that glance didn't need words 🙂
Hey, Thanks Ben! I always say smart stuff. It's not my problem that my wife thinks I'm an idiot! Haha
Really awesome video! You are both so amazing and inspiring!
Thank you so much Laura. So kind. Hope you are well over there in Washington state
Great effort. And amazing filming. 3 down (no pun intended), 1 to go on the grand slam.
And good luck at UTMB.
Thanks. We are really looking forward to the coming week. We are also starting to get a little nervous!
Thank you 😊
Inspirational in so many ways you two, thank you.
Appreciated, thank you.
Thank you 😊
Another wonderful video! Beautiful ending! All the best to both of you for the final one in the Slam!
Thanks Chris. So pleased you liked it. What's next for you?
No more racing for the year, some volunteering at CW50 in Sept then just ticking things over till Centurion 100 hills 50K in March! Maybe a couple of smaller races in between will see how it goes 😊
Thank you 😊
Superb account of the race - though I confess to some PTSD on that one! Wishing you a wonderful UTMB! Thanks for the film!
Oh Darla I'm so sorry. It was such a tough day out and you looked so happy early on. Less happy when we saw you half way through though! Back next year?
Back for SDW 50 and 100 - and then we shall see!
Bonne chance! See you both on the trails!
Thank you Darla. I hope you’re recovering well. Good luck for next year!
Simply Amazing, massive congratulations to you both, espically to you victoria (sorry stephen 😅) ur both machines - gr8 vid really enjoyed it thanku guys ❤
Thank you Clair. To be honest Victoria deserves far more praise than me for getting through that. She dragged me the final 5 miles!!
Thank you. Much appreciated 😊
Super inspirational. Massive well done to you both x
Thank you 😊
Thank you. You're not just a mum from Cumbria you know!
Looks great and my ideal weather for running. Can I ask what jacket your wearing Stephen and how did it do overall?
Hi Matt. It’s the Montane Phase Nano. It’s stupidly expensive but has a very high breathable rating which means I can run and sweat and usually still feel dry. It’s not perfect though!!
hey! Dave from the TP100, are you going to video or even run the Autumn 100? Might be hitting it next year so a video recce would be mint!
Great videos, gratz to both again!
Thank you. Yes, we’ll be running/filming A100.
Hi James. Yes we will be doing A100 for the Grand Slam!
Superb filming and sound quality considering the horrendous conditions. Only wish I’d found both of your resolve at Blue bell hill with my feet in bits ! See you at A100!🙏
Thank you so much Michael. Sorry to hear about your race. Foot issues are always more common in the wet weather. Will you go back for another go?
@@FilmMyRun definitely 👍 😂
Thank you. I hope you’re recovering well. My feet have been a mess during all 3 of the races. I think it’s due to the extreme weather.
@@victoriac2134 did you tape them Victoria. I put on two compeeds but they were so painful as it was like a tear across the foot pad close to all the toes. Never suffered blisters before so need to think how to prevent!
No, I didn’t tape. I had a bad experience during a training run - the tape ripped a piece of skin off the bottom of my big toe. Next time I’m going to smother my feet in sudocrem & see if that works. I’ve also purchased a pair of drymax socks to try. I hate the pain of blisters and need to find a solution.
Congratulations both. This was super impressive. Well done!
Can i ask a small favour?
Can you recommend a training plan for my first 100 miler? Have done a bunch of marathons and a 100k. Aiming just to finish (tp100). All help appreciated!
Were you carrying your poles in a quiver as opposed to across your back in a belt?
I do both. Sometimes I carry my camera in the quiver and the poles on my waist belt. I can also have them in front or across the back depending on how I’m feeling
Just curious is there a running jacket that is actually waterproof ?
Haha, it’s a valid question. The problem is breathability. A jacket may well be very waterproof but not breathable. If you sweat it’s going to feel like you’re soaking inside. A good breathable jacket is very expensive but even that depends on how fast you run as to how quickly it can ‘breathe’. The faster you run the less breathable the jacket becomes. My jacket was expensive but I found it worked well for me in this race.
Is this video pre recorded and then played live?
Yes, so we can all watch together
cool idea! I was thinking wow that's insane live streaming quality@@FilmMyRun
Ah if only the UK had embraced the metric system like the rest of the world, you'd be running 100k 4 times...seems far more palatable :)
Hey I am metric all in!! Imperial a very much a secondary measure imo
Rain the whole way is pretty miserable!!!!
True, but I'm not sure if I'd rather put up with that, or throwing up in the heat!!