The "secret club" of runners smiling at each other is the only reason I keep going sometimes when I'm struggling. Currently working up to a 1h 10k. I'm so grateful for all the members in our club helping me get there
Thank you for normalising walking breaks, especially up hills!! We have similar reasons for running and it's so important to take time to soak up your surroundings 🥰 good luck with UTMB!
When I do a long run I have to admit I think of very little other than concentrating on my constantly changing surroundings. I only discovered running last year and find running empties the mind faster than anything else. Its just me and the pavement. I begin my run in the middle of a big busy city and after a while find myself in the countryside....then think to myself....I'm getting good at this!....and its wonderful. Loved your video Flora.
I find taking out the earbuds on a long run so refreshing! It just gives you a breather and allows you to think about all kinds of things and better appreciate your surroundings :) Some amazing tips in this vid, love it Flora!
There are so many things I can relate to here! That feeling of being overwhelmed just before halfway, before you turn around (after which morale goes up!); the sore toes phenomenon, I totally get sore toes on a really long run; the nutrition strategies are excellent, and just your whole outlook is an inspiration! Thank you.
What a great run, you'll smash your race!! I wish I lived in such a gorgeous place! I'm NO expert, but I've been learning in my own ultra training... I need to eat, every 30-45 minutes, from the beginning, PERIOD. No matter if I'm hungry or not, just ate or not, feel amazing or not. If I don't, I lose energy, slow down, get grumpy, my legs feel heavy, etc... then I eat something and a few minutes later I'm doing much better. I also do even my long runs late in the day, because I hate mornings, and because I'm so slow I know I'll be out all day long on race day, so I might as well get used to it. 😆 I'm so excited about your race, and loving your training videos!
Took this vlog out on my long run today! Thank you Flora for talking me through it. Made the run very enjoyable. It’s like running with a friend except u do all the hard work by talking and we just listen 😀. Running and talking is tiring. Thank you for doing it for ur community “secret runners club”
Wow, I loved the scenery. It looks like you have a pretty good trail system out there. You held up pretty well and your pace was also pretty solid. I like your approach to enjoying / getting in the long run. I have a bike trail here (all paved) that is fairly flat and I can tons of miles in either direction but my route tends to be an out and back, unless I want to deal with car traffic / stop lights. There are some other spots that are popular with runners here but since the Jordan River Bike Trail (Salt Lake City) is practically in my back yard, I do that. I like to get a nod / wave / or hello from other runners. Most people are fairly sociable on the bike trail. There are some who are definitely heads down or don't want social interaction. I get it, but it's always nice to get a word of encouragement from one another. Enjoyed the video and thank you for taking us on your journey.
Hey Flora, sorry I’m a bit late this time. One of my favourite parts of exercising is saying hi to other runners :). I love your tip about taking the time to sort something that’s uncomfortable before it becomes something a lot bigger. I always just think I can get through it and then regret it later 😬. I’m so happy it sounds like your training is going well :) and congrats on doing this run in that heat!!
Amazing how you find those incredible spots to run, who needs an art gallery/museum?! The bar run went well, teamed up with a team of 6 with a total combined of 183 km's so we received a personal keg haha.
That guava treat you had made me scream with joy 🤩 We call it Bocadillo and are an iconic Colombian treat but we often mix it with Arequipe (also known as dulce de leche) and now that I’m in the second leg of my marathon training plan, I might need to ask my parents to send me some bocadillos so that I can have some on my long runs! Where did you get yours? Feeling incredibly patriotic thanks to that bit of Colombia you had on this awesome video 🥰
Sitting down foam rolling for the past half an hour while watching your video. It has made the boring foam rolling enjoyable, thanks. Great tips as well. Long runs and podcasts are my fave. You ever thought about taking a water filter with you on long runs? I take my katdyn filter and screw it onto my inov8 bottle. Just in case I need to i can dip my bottle into a stream.
Thanks for watching, glad it made the foam rolling more bearable! I wouldn't drink the water in bristol even if filtered, but I'd definitely consider it for a longer run or race somewhere more pristine! In Chamonix people were filling up with glacier water and it looked great :)
Love running around paradise bottom! I'd recommend exploring around abbot's pool some nice trails there too. If you're out that way and out of water there's another café at the top of Ashton Court, where the bike hire/golf course is. Happy trails.
Great video last week I did my 1st half mostly on canal paths in 149:39 I woz buzzing not sure how good the time is but for me it's about the distance your videos make me want either eat or run 🤣
I also watch Sarah Place and Ben Parkes, the former is where I first heard of those gel blocks. 21k for me this past Sunday, nice and early. I ran in some shade recently and it was better than any electric fan.
i do love the secret club of runners..might be dying inside but seeing some other runner does help. Also as someone who is british, why do u use kilometers instead of miles?
I take a cooling towel on my runs in the hot weather. You just have to wet it a few times along the way. I wear it around my neck and let it drip down the torso. I gotta tell you it's a game changer!
Good luck on your long back-to-back runs! It sounds insane, but I promise you will feel fantastic going into your race! I did back-to-back longs when I trained for a 50 Miler, and it felt slow/ouchie/ugh during most of training, but it made all the difference on race day!
Great to hear, thank you! It's the first time I've actually trained for something like this, so it's a whole new experience for me haha. Excited though!
On those super long days this summer, not once have I not thought I should have gotten out an hour earlier. xD Temps have been about the same here in the central US, with the addition of monstrous humidity. Nice job!
Sadly not! It was a hot day and as it was a little stall they didn't have a tap except hot water for tea! I was fine though, well hydrated up to that point and could have detoured to water if need be :)
I'll look up your post on training in the heat.... but noticed you carry a lot of snacks.... as I run Ultras too I only carry Tailwind (its a powder you mix with your water) and you don't need gels with Tailwind..... try it... I started with HM's at first and found it was out of this world for slow released energy..... you only need to carry the powder if its an ultra to cover running out of water at stations
Did 18 miles on Saturday half way we stopped at a shop and picked up some ice lollies. That was very much a first for me. Definitely not easy running in this heat far to humid.
Another great video! I love your honesty! Plus it’s handy that your runs recently have been fairly local to me (Weston super mare) do you have the route for this last run looked great! Sadly I’m not on strava, are you on garmin? It would be great to catch up for a long run sometime! 😀
The longest ive run, in any training for a marathon, is 24.4miles. I have a marathon pb of 2hrs 48min, but the very long training runs, left my body so fatigued, that training at a high level, was difficult later in life. Once you past the 20-21mile distance, your body is fatiguing fast, and going near or beyond marathon distance, i find , tires me out too much, even if done at a slow leisurely pace. You can get away with such training when your young, say in your late twenties early thirties, but once you age, or turn fifty, similar training, will leave you too tired to train effectively.
Oh wow. Amazing to be doing the MCC at UTMB. Was this a ballot or invite? So excited for you. Would love to one day get to Charmonix just even to visit as it looks absolutely stunning!
Thank you!! You'll get there, just keep training consistently! :) I think I've got some more specific educational vlogs further back - just keep looking through and You'll find some! Good luck :)
Beautiful running footage & nice content, dear Flora! I am happy to find other running channels like mine, to share our passions, to receive ideas from each other, to learn from each other and so on. Fully watched, liked and subscribed dear friend!
Hey Flora, getting my analogue cats whiskers out to tune into your digital channel. Thankfully no interference waves interrupting your broadcast and the stability of the Earth's magnetic field today means that the reception of your channel was clean and clear..
@@FloraBeverley thanks for the reply. Just to say that I stumbled unannounced into your kitchen over a year or so ago and watched with great interest your vlog on what got you into running and your ITB. I looked it up again as consolation for a truculent achilles injuries that had claimed squatters rights in my life against the seemingly flaccid ousters that three physios served up in the form of treatment to evict it. The encouragement your physio gave to use physical activity as part of the treatment of your ITB encouraged me to do the same and it seems to be working out. Fingers crossed that a 30km run is just a lace tie away!
Nice run ! How do you manage to go for a run in such "lonely" places ? Do you carry defensive items of some sorts or are you just confident enough to go without question ?
They're not lonely at all, they're just outside one of the biggest cities in the UK so there are plenty of people along the way :) and my boyfriend knows where I am at all times. If you're worried I've done a vlog on running in the dark which covers a lot of the same topics.
To be honest we are all slow runners if we aren’t winning Olympics 😂 If you run you are a runner. But yeah if you run faster you can be a pro. Not everyone can be a pro but most of us can be runners!
Hey! Yes I have had the first but didn't have any side effects. I ran the morning of the vaccine so I could take 2 days off afterwards (or more) if I needed to :)
Jesus is the way the truth and the life. God sent his only begotten Son so that you can have everlasting life. Place your faith in Jesus. Trust Jesus. Jesus Christ. Jesus saves. Jesus conqueres. Calvary Cross. The Blood. Salvation. Gospel. Heaven God bless you.
The "secret club" of runners smiling at each other is the only reason I keep going sometimes when I'm struggling. Currently working up to a 1h 10k. I'm so grateful for all the members in our club helping me get there
Totally agree, me too! Happy running 🏃♂️ 🤗
Where I live, other runners don't wave or smile back :(
I luv giving other runners a smile and a thumbs up, keep up the good work Carolina 👍🏻
Thank you for normalising walking breaks, especially up hills!! We have similar reasons for running and it's so important to take time to soak up your surroundings 🥰 good luck with UTMB!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 yesss totally agree! Best bit of the whole thing is the views! 😍
When I do a long run I have to admit I think of very little other than concentrating on my constantly changing surroundings. I only discovered running last year and find running empties the mind faster than anything else. Its just me and the pavement. I begin my run in the middle of a big busy city and after a while find myself in the countryside....then think to myself....I'm getting good at this!....and its wonderful. Loved your video Flora.
Love that and totally agree, it's a great form of mindfulness! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I love when you take us along with you on your runs! So motivating and inspiring❤❤❤thank you
So happy to hear it, thank you 🥰
I find taking out the earbuds on a long run so refreshing! It just gives you a breather and allows you to think about all kinds of things and better appreciate your surroundings :) Some amazing tips in this vid, love it Flora!
Totally agree! 😍
There are so many things I can relate to here! That feeling of being overwhelmed just before halfway, before you turn around (after which morale goes up!); the sore toes phenomenon, I totally get sore toes on a really long run; the nutrition strategies are excellent, and just your whole outlook is an inspiration! Thank you.
Thank you so much for watching! Always reassuring to know others go through the same thoughts 😅 happy running!
What a great run, you'll smash your race!! I wish I lived in such a gorgeous place! I'm NO expert, but I've been learning in my own ultra training... I need to eat, every 30-45 minutes, from the beginning, PERIOD. No matter if I'm hungry or not, just ate or not, feel amazing or not. If I don't, I lose energy, slow down, get grumpy, my legs feel heavy, etc... then I eat something and a few minutes later I'm doing much better. I also do even my long runs late in the day, because I hate mornings, and because I'm so slow I know I'll be out all day long on race day, so I might as well get used to it. 😆 I'm so excited about your race, and loving your training videos!
Thank you so much Kelly, yes I agree in a race I'd always eat from 45 mins in, whether hungry or not. Thanks for watching!
Great running Flora ...always cheers me up to see other runners out and saying hello ...I'll be hitting Leigh Woods today
Took this vlog out on my long run today! Thank you Flora for talking me through it. Made the run very enjoyable. It’s like running with a friend except u do all the hard work by talking and we just listen 😀. Running and talking is tiring. Thank you for doing it for ur community “secret runners club”
Thank you, well done on your run!! 🙌🏼👏🏼
Well done for keeping going in that heat. I shortened all of my runs during the heatwave even though I was out of the door by 7:00 am.
This is awesome that you are runn MCC. You are a beast Flora!! Such an example to many of us!
Thanks! Interesting video! 😊👍🏻
Wow, I loved the scenery. It looks like you have a pretty good trail system out there. You held up pretty well and your pace was also pretty solid. I like your approach to enjoying / getting in the long run. I have a bike trail here (all paved) that is fairly flat and I can tons of miles in either direction but my route tends to be an out and back, unless I want to deal with car traffic / stop lights. There are some other spots that are popular with runners here but since the Jordan River Bike Trail (Salt Lake City) is practically in my back yard, I do that.
I like to get a nod / wave / or hello from other runners. Most people are fairly sociable on the bike trail. There are some who are definitely heads down or don't want social interaction. I get it, but it's always nice to get a word of encouragement from one another.
Enjoyed the video and thank you for taking us on your journey.
Thank you! Sounds lovely. We have a few bike paths too though I always prefer the trails to road :)
Thank you for watching!
Nice running Flora, great effort, especially running solo - well done.
Hey Flora, sorry I’m a bit late this time. One of my favourite parts of exercising is saying hi to other runners :). I love your tip about taking the time to sort something that’s uncomfortable before it becomes something a lot bigger. I always just think I can get through it and then regret it later 😬. I’m so happy it sounds like your training is going well :) and congrats on doing this run in that heat!!
You are a legend
Amazing how you find those incredible spots to run, who needs an art gallery/museum?! The bar run went well, teamed up with a team of 6 with a total combined of 183 km's so we received a personal keg haha.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 very impressive! 🙈
That guava treat you had made me scream with joy 🤩 We call it Bocadillo and are an iconic Colombian treat but we often mix it with Arequipe (also known as dulce de leche) and now that I’m in the second leg of my marathon training plan, I might need to ask my parents to send me some bocadillos so that I can have some on my long runs! Where did you get yours? Feeling incredibly patriotic thanks to that bit of Colombia you had on this awesome video 🥰
Ah awesome!! I got mine from Lucho Dillitos - I think theyre fab and a great invention :) thanks to your country! 😍
My first thought was that this was a three hour vlog…and I was ok with it 👍🏼😂
😂😂😂 imagine
Sitting down foam rolling for the past half an hour while watching your video. It has made the boring foam rolling enjoyable, thanks. Great tips as well. Long runs and podcasts are my fave.
You ever thought about taking a water filter with you on long runs? I take my katdyn filter and screw it onto my inov8 bottle. Just in case I need to i can dip my bottle into a stream.
Thanks for watching, glad it made the foam rolling more bearable!
I wouldn't drink the water in bristol even if filtered, but I'd definitely consider it for a longer run or race somewhere more pristine! In Chamonix people were filling up with glacier water and it looked great :)
Running and speaking...humm...thank you so much your video/audio is always perfect.
So glad you enjoyed it! 🤗🤗🤗
Well done, especially in that heat!! Love your videos, and I’m so excited for your race :)
Ahhh I walked past you near pill, you were looking so strong especially considering the heat 👏🏻💪🏻
Ah no way! I was feeling very lost near Pill 😂
Love running around paradise bottom! I'd recommend exploring around abbot's pool some nice trails there too. If you're out that way and out of water there's another café at the top of Ashton Court, where the bike hire/golf course is. Happy trails.
I love Abbots pool! I go there all the time :) and yes I ran past the cafe on this run! But was nearly home by then :)
The trick in this heat is definitely getting out early! I'm using the same strategy at the moment just so I don't burn out by the second mile
Very sensible, makes all the difference!
A amazing 3 hour run. Love your channel .
Thank you for watching 💕
Great video last week I did my 1st half mostly on canal paths in 149:39 I woz buzzing not sure how good the time is but for me it's about the distance your videos make me want either eat or run 🤣
I also watch Sarah Place and Ben Parkes, the former is where I first heard of those gel blocks. 21k for me this past Sunday, nice and early. I ran in some shade recently and it was better than any electric fan.
Oh great to hear she uses them too! I trust her judgement :) Happy running!
@@FloraBeverley can you do collab with Sarah? That would be amazing!
@@Morfeusm ask her! 😅
i do love the secret club of runners..might be dying inside but seeing some other runner does help. Also as someone who is british, why do u use kilometers instead of miles?
Haha agreed. Loads of people here use km, especially younger people. I can use either though.
I take a cooling towel on my runs in the hot weather. You just have to wet it a few times along the way. I wear it around my neck and let it drip down the torso. I gotta tell you it's a game changer!
Great thinking! I know runners do it with ice bandanas in really hot races.
@@FloraBeverley makes a big difference 👍
Good luck on your long back-to-back runs! It sounds insane, but I promise you will feel fantastic going into your race! I did back-to-back longs when I trained for a 50 Miler, and it felt slow/ouchie/ugh during most of training, but it made all the difference on race day!
Great to hear, thank you! It's the first time I've actually trained for something like this, so it's a whole new experience for me haha. Excited though!
@@FloraBeverley You got this!!!
Really enjoyed your vlog nice scenery Loverly run well done x
I'm amazed at how fresh you looked after 30km. I don't even look like that after 3k 😂
Hahah I stopped looking fresh pretty soon after when I collapsed and didn't move for the rest of the day 😂
loved this video! i definitely go through lots of these thoughts on my long runs too haha x
Hahah glad I'm not alone! 😅
On those super long days this summer, not once have I not thought I should have gotten out an hour earlier. xD Temps have been about the same here in the central US, with the addition of monstrous humidity. Nice job!
😂😂😂 makes all the difference, honestly! Good luck with your training, it's so tough!
great video l enjoyed your run with the chat, thanks. lm Subscribed, so l will watch move video.
Good luck in chamonix you'll smash it xx
Great video 👍🇦🇺
Great effort Flora, but a bit worried the cafe didn’t have any water. Did they not have a tap they could top you up with?
Sadly not! It was a hot day and as it was a little stall they didn't have a tap except hot water for tea! I was fine though, well hydrated up to that point and could have detoured to water if need be :)
I'll look up your post on training in the heat.... but noticed you carry a lot of snacks.... as I run Ultras too I only carry Tailwind (its a powder you mix with your water) and you don't need gels with Tailwind..... try it... I started with HM's at first and found it was out of this world for slow released energy..... you only need to carry the powder if its an ultra to cover running out of water at stations
Yes this is something I'm looking into! I mentioned it in my fuelling vlog recently actually, it's my next trial when I start ultras again :)
Good luck Flora 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Great work! I restarted my running journey recently after having kids.
Amazing! Hope you're enjoying it 😊
Did 18 miles on Saturday half way we stopped at a shop and picked up some ice lollies. That was very much a first for me. Definitely not easy running in this heat far to humid.
Haha definitely worthwhile! Ice lollies are such a godsend, as are small village shops 😍
Another great video! I love your honesty! Plus it’s handy that your runs recently have been fairly local to me (Weston super mare) do you have the route for this last run looked great! Sadly I’m not on strava, are you on garmin? It would be great to catch up for a long run sometime! 😀
Sorry I only have my routes on Strava but basically it's just the Avon River path! I'm not on Garmin I'm afraid
@@FloraBeverley cool no worries. I might try and check it out at the weekend!! Keep up the great videos!
The longest ive run, in any training for a marathon, is 24.4miles.
I have a marathon pb of 2hrs 48min, but the very long training runs, left my body so fatigued, that training at a high level, was difficult later in life.
Once you past the 20-21mile distance, your body is fatiguing fast, and going near or beyond marathon distance, i find , tires me out too much, even if done at a slow leisurely pace.
You can get away with such training when your young, say in your late twenties early thirties, but once you age, or turn fifty, similar training, will leave you too tired to train effectively.
Awesome run and video! Great inspiration. Also a question, what sort of camera did you film this video on? It looks great!
Thanks so much!! It's the go pro hero 8 I think :)
What brand/make is the drink backpack please?
It's columbia:)
what in the whole world!!! 3 hours!?!? holy heck - i struggle with the patience even getting to 1 hour
how the hell do you do it !
Hahah I know, it's crazy! But you can't think of the end point, just the next checkpoint... then finally you make it to the end (hopefully)
Oh wow. Amazing to be doing the MCC at UTMB. Was this a ballot or invite? So excited for you. Would love to one day get to Charmonix just even to visit as it looks absolutely stunning!
Thank you, I'm soooooo excited!! It was an invite that I'd postponed for 2 years already haha, hope to be able to finally do it this year :)
I admire you so much and hope to one day be able to run this far and talk at the same time 😅
Do you have any videos on how to comfortably run further?
Thank you!! You'll get there, just keep training consistently! :) I think I've got some more specific educational vlogs further back - just keep looking through and You'll find some! Good luck :)
Love the vlog!! Where is your running vest from and would you recommend this one for newer runners training for longer distances?
It's from columbia and yes I love it!
I ran 6,3k yesterday, tomorrow’s schedule is 10k
love your vlogs flora. may i ask what equipment you are filming with?
Thank you! Canon eos rp and gopro 9 :)
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Beautiful running footage & nice content, dear Flora! I am happy to find other running channels like mine, to share our passions, to receive ideas from each other, to learn from each other and so on. Fully watched, liked and subscribed dear friend!
If you had time I would a podcast discussing topics/ running either filmed while you’re running or not ! :)
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What sort of topics!
Did your sunglasses go for clear to dark themselves or did you swap pairs during the run? Would love to find a pair that go from clear to dark
You look really fresh after your run
Haha didn't feel it!!
@@FloraBeverley 😂
Hey Flora, getting my analogue cats whiskers out to tune into your digital channel. Thankfully no interference waves interrupting your broadcast and the stability of the Earth's magnetic field today means that the reception of your channel was clean and clear..
Happy to hear it! 😅😊
@@FloraBeverley thanks for the reply. Just to say that I stumbled unannounced into your kitchen over a year or so ago and watched with great interest your vlog on what got you into running and your ITB. I looked it up again as consolation for a truculent achilles injuries that had claimed squatters rights in my life against the seemingly flaccid ousters that three physios served up in the form of treatment to evict it. The encouragement your physio gave to use physical activity as part of the treatment of your ITB encouraged me to do the same and it seems to be working out. Fingers crossed that a 30km run is just a lace tie away!
@@patrickedwards5804 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 so happy to hear it!
Nice run ! How do you manage to go for a run in such "lonely" places ? Do you carry defensive items of some sorts or are you just confident enough to go without question ?
They're not lonely at all, they're just outside one of the biggest cities in the UK so there are plenty of people along the way :) and my boyfriend knows where I am at all times. If you're worried I've done a vlog on running in the dark which covers a lot of the same topics.
@@FloraBeverley Thx for your answer and recommandation, i'll go see that video then! have a nice week-end!
it's over 40 degrees C here in Texas
Oh no!
Yikes
As a slow runner, I love being in the secret club.
To be honest we are all slow runners if we aren’t winning Olympics 😂 If you run you are a runner. But yeah if you run faster you can be a pro. Not everyone can be a pro but most of us can be runners!
Nice route. Looks very flat and smooth for a race in the Alps.
Yes haha I'm well aware - but with the heat I didnt want to over exert. I do hill sprints during the week too :)
Have u had the vaccine?
Just wondering how if effected you or if it did with training etc
Hey! Yes I have had the first but didn't have any side effects. I ran the morning of the vaccine so I could take 2 days off afterwards (or more) if I needed to :)
Why only a factor 30 on the face instead of a 50?
My F30 stays on better than my F50 which I tend to sweat off. With a hat and glasses it's not too much of an issue for me but personal preference!
Madam u r very strong body
Jesus is the way the truth and the life. God sent his only begotten Son so that you can have everlasting life. Place your faith in Jesus. Trust Jesus. Jesus Christ. Jesus saves. Jesus conqueres. Calvary Cross. The Blood. Salvation. Gospel. Heaven
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Slower run lol
Than what? My 5k?