His FIRST EVER half marathon after weight loss
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2021
- I joined a man running his first ever half marathon after weight loss. Having received an email to the JOG ON inbox, I became very interested in Sonny Hacker's journey, and his story of how discovering running for distance instead of time became a turning point in his weight loss and fitness.
Thank you to Sonny for allowing me to join him on the longest run he's ever undertaken. Perhaps he and I will take a trip to Crib Goch in the future.
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Have to admit to having tears in my eyes at the end of the video, thanks Harry and Sonny (and the extra camera person/professional athelete) for a truly inspirational film.
Thank you Tony my man
All the best with your own running journey
Harry
Thank you for your kind words, Tony.
@@sonnyhacker1591 I was in a similar position to you 4 years ago, 5 stone too heavy nearly 58 and could not run 100m without stopping. Now at nearly 62 I have a 5k PB of 20:24, a 10k PB of 41:30, half PB of just under 1 hour 35 and a 3:37 test marathon PB. I am hoping to break this in a Race Marathon tomorrow which should give me a good for age time for the London Marathon going forward. Hope your story will inspire others too take up running and hence their life as I know that it has completely changed mine.
@@sonnyhacker1591 Impressive Sonny. I've been working at it for about 1 year, still have not hit the 1/2 marathon distance.
@@sonnyhacker1591 hope you are still doing well and enjoying your running!! 😊
One of those times you wish there was something more impactful that a like button on UA-cam, great work lads 🏃♂️🏃♂️
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My thanks, Trevor
That was mega. Well done Sonny and the team for supporting him! 👏👏
Cheers Stuart!
Harry
Brilliant... that's definitely an inspiration to us bigger guys... I was 125kg 2yrs ago.. I started running using Couch to 5k.. its a 9 week program and I completed 5k on week 8 in 32mins, my weight went down to 105kg ... then I stopped... life got in the way I suppose.. my weight went up to 115kg .... im now sitting here literally just finished a 2.5km trail run, my first run in 18 months ... shattered and looking for inspiration I found your channel.. brilliant... keep it going... 👍
Amazing Dave, well thank you for watching. I think there is a slightly untapped market out there for running as a bigger guy.
I spoke to Sonny this morning and he had just completed parkrun - he’s shooting for the sub 30
Keep it up Dave, it’ll be worth it, being fitter just makes everyday life easier.
Good on you and thanks for watching
Harry
@@thisisjogon I think us bigger guys are taking over.. ironically one of my mates won his park run this morning with a finish time of 19:33 ... 3.58km pace... he's invited me on a run.. we couldn't be further apart in ability 🤣 ... I'll give it a go.. 👍
Just done my 2nd half marathon and got home to watch this video, I am 68 and started running 3 years ago, same story as Sonny. Do about 2 and a half hours as well. Love the idea of doing this with someone as I just take off with no intention, get to 15km and think why not. Great encouraging channel.
Thanks very much Colin, bravo on the 2nd half marathon, unlocking these distances can do something wonderful to the soul
Keep up the great work Colin and cheers for watching
Harry
Sonny, what a legend you are my friend! This is the running content we all want to see. Great story telling as always Harry, superb video. JOG ON!
Thanks for your kind words, Charlie 🙏
🧡 Charlie McCarthy
WOW I got so emotional watching this. So inspiring. Congratulations Sonny you did amazing 🎉💪🏃♂️
Thank you, Lisa 🙂
Thank you for watching Lisa
Just discovered this channel and binging like mad. What a nice community!
Welcome and thank you
Training for a half at the moment after running one about 3 years ago. Inspiring to see the dedication!
The ending with climbing the summit again is so poetic, well done!
Cheers, Oli 🤙
Main man Oli, always supporting, cheers Oli
Well done to Sonny for completing the run and well done to Harry and the person with the camera! I saw his 5k video first. I'm currently working towards Couch to 5K in Perth, Australia (on week 6). I grew up in Tetbury near Bath and must say there are too many hills in Bath. The only place I ran there was at the uni athletics track back in my teens.
Know Tetbury well, yes Bath is always amazingly hilly when you run around it. Thanks for sharing - all the best
I’m in Perth too, hope you have achieved your goal!
Years since I commented on anything on you tube but this deserves it. Well done sonny! Keep it up!!! ❤😊👍👍
Thank you Richard, appreciate you commenting
Proper running by two proper blokes( and the lady cameraman! ). GAZZ and Riley ☢☢
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Cheers Gazz
I had a realisation at the age of 37/38. Eating too much, drinking, smoking not monitoring anything around my health and suddenly hitting 17.5 stone - the absolute heaviest I had ever been. I gave up smoking and monitored my diet. As soon as the first lockdown hit I tried running. With drive, focus and support of others I continued my journey and went from 3k - 5k, from 5k - 10k and beyond. Soon I had time goals and distance goals. I still have lots of goals I want to hit but I run half marathons and hit times I could only dream of. I haven’t smoked for years I eat healthy and wouldn’t change it for the world. Life is a journey and what a journey it can be when your running. Well done sonny - super inspirational and I felt every step along than journey. Amazing ✊
Thanks for this Chris, what a journey. Running can be an amazing changer of someone’s life or condition. Well done and keep it up
Sonny did a great job with the run & top marks Harry for helping Sonny out. Well done both of you 👍🏃
Thanks 😊 I honestly think I might of folded the last km without Harry and Louise, they were brilliant!
@@sonnyhacker1591 you did it, 1st of many 🏃♂️🏃♂️
Thank you, Sonny was definitely also determined that day
Great subject, brilliantly edited and full of warmth. Love these videos. Thank you for inspiring us
Thank you Adam
Love this what an awesome story look forward to an update on sonnys running journey 💪🧡
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I’m very late to the Jog On party (which is awesome btw); great story & I love that parkrun has become a unit of measurement
Welcome and thank you Paul, yes the ‘just a parkrun to go’ has also become a favourite
What a great story and really well told. Love the Jog On videos which are so varied and interesting. Keep it up.
That’s very kind Ian, we try our best to bring out stories from the running world.
Thank you for watching Ian
Harry
What a great video Harry & an awesome experience to have shared together!
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This was so wholesome x
Sonny was great to run with
LOVE this. Great running Sonny, what an inspiration and what a great video Harry. Well done
Thank you Stuart
Great work Sonny! Love the video - well done Jog On
Cheers 🔥
Brilliant guys that’s what it’s all about
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Thank you
What a great way to capture your first half marathon! Well done Sonny! Marathon next! Great video!
I really couldn't imagine 2 half's back to back 😅🤪 thats definitely the goal, though 😀
@@sonnyhacker1591 Bit by bit you'll get there. If you continue on as well as you have been, you'll do it! I have done a few marathons and sometimes now, after doing a half, I still think "imagine doing that twice!" Its the goal you set on the day. Good Luck!
The marathon awaits
Currently training for my first half marathon - thank you for the insight and the inspiration!
Thank you for the watching and commenting Emily!
sonny you are an inspiration!! well done sir. cracking video harry
Cheers Bronagh
Great video!
Thank you Seb.
Great comment.
Harry
Have to admit my eyes filled with tears at the end! What a great story of triumph! Go on Sonny 👊🏻
He’s a legend. Thank you for watching and commenting
This really hit me as someone that was in a similar situation to sonny, that feeling of finishing your first half, so anticlimactic at the time (didn’t do it in a race either) but looking back, such a incredible achievement! Well done Sonny!
Absolutely, well done yourself and wishing you all the best
Well done.. both of you
Thank you Matus
Inspirational.
Thank you for watching Kim
I could never understand why people wanted to run further. Yesterday finished my 1st 10km trail run, now I want to go for a further, more challenging run 😂 I've been bitten by the love for running 😅😊
Amazing. Welcome to the bitten Crew
what a legend, well done Sonny.
Sonny the legend
Great watch well done sonny 👍
Cheers Michael
Congrats to Sonny! You've inspired me with your perseverance
Appreciate it Jacob, thank you for watching
Great work Sonny!
Thank you Ally, and cheers for watching
Harry
Got a massive smile on my face after watching this one, nice one Sonny, I can draw so many similarities between where he was in this video and where I am now, such a relatable story I think for many of us, and fantastic to see him conquering barriers he thought were insurmountable at the beginning.
It was brilliant to be able to do this with Sonny, he’s a great human
That was amazing! Sonny is a true inspiration! Harry, you've made a wonderful video, so moving, so inspiring 👍
Thanks so much, Kerry. Harry really did do a great job :)
Thank you Kerry
This video has lifted up my spirit to want to run a half marathon regardless of my age or body shape. Thank you Jog on for this inspiring video
Cheers Scott, I wish you well with it if you decide to run a half distance.
Thanks for watching and supporting
Harry
Amazing video Harry. this is what running is really all about. Well done Sonny.
Thanks, Dave 👍
Thanks for watching Dave
Well done Sonny, it’s starts with one step and you never know where you will end up
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Thanks for watching Ninja Runner
I love this..... I am older, slower and bigger than most runners and content like this is inspiring. Well done Sonny!!!
Awesome! Thank you Tania
Well done Sonny!
He’s a legend
Welk done, Sonny!
Thank you
Having to watch the Jog on back catalog to get my Jog on fix, glad I did great story and even better ending
Cheers Alex, appreciate you going back.
Early preview, thinking the new video will be out tomorrow. That’s the plan anyway…
Great work Sonny. I had a similar journey over the first COVID lockdown with running which saw me fall in love with it. Starting off massively overweight, I used running and a diet improvement to to shed over 5 stone and I've never felt better. My love for running was born of a necessity to lose weight, but has stuck with me ever since.
Great to hear Mike, that switch to falling in love with the act of running itself is a big secret to momentum and consistency
Keep it up
Harry
I so love this story. There are a lot of parallels to my story - too many. I was 290 at my heaviest in August 2018, when I started my life change. I started running, and at Christmas 2019 a friend of mine ran with me and became my encouragement. In August 2020 I ran my first half (2h25) and haven’t looked back. Last year I ran 10 half’s and this year, my friend is encouraging me to prepare to run my first full.. especially since I am now at my goal weight of 180 lbs. Sonny I am proud of you. And thanks for the awesome content. Glad I found this and now I have another podcast to listen to.
Thank you for sharing Stan - I wish you all the best with your continued journey
Harry
Firstly well done sonny, this is the first video that really resonated me due to my own weight gain. I also turned to running almost 1 year ago. I am heading towards my first half marathon which will be the GNR 2023. Very inspiring video Harry, well done and thank you. Wish me luck and sonny hope you are well
Thanks for sharing Lee, next video will also touch a little on this and running as a bigger person, which I’ve had experience with.
Thanks for supporting what I make 🙏
Great video, very inspirational, I've been running again since November 2021, after being told i have type 2 diabetes, currently upto 7k, i find these videos funny and easy to watch, keep em coming.
Great to hear Jason and thank you.
Well done on your own journey since 2021 - keep it up too!
Harry
Loved this video Harry. Inspirational stuff, Sonny - well done indeed.
Thank you, Steve :)
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Great video, well done Sonny. You never forget your first (half). You've got a real eye for quality content Harry, keep them coming.
Thanks Darren 😊 Definitely a run to remember!
Darren 'the legend' Smith
Well done Sonny! What an amazing achievement. It's really not easy so your dedication is inspiring.
Thanks, Emily :)
He did very well indeed Emily, thank you for the comment
Nice one sonny! That's an awesome run 🤙
Thank you Harry for another superb video 🧡
Thanks, Dave :)
JOG ON Dave, the legend himself
Sonny … legend!
The man the myth the legend
Really well done guys, this was great to watch! 👏🙌👏
Thanks, Nicky :)
Nicky, your top order is being processed, thank you very much for buying one
Harry
A brilliant video and story. Well done Harry and Sonny 😃
Thanks Claire 😊
Cheers Claire
Well done Sonny, and as others have said Harry, great storytelling as always!
Thank you Claire
Cheers, Clare :)
That was a great video. Well done Harry...Great job Sonny
Thanks Derrick, nice to know this video is still being watched!
@@thisisjogon I will compare you to Jason Mamoa, you both have a great collection of material to watch, but you both need to keep the beard...lol
Another amazing video Harry 👍 Congratulations on your 1st Half Marathon Sonny, great running 💪 May be see you on the Bath Half start line next year Sonny 🤔 If you enjoyed the canal run, I can recommend the Kennet & Avon from Bath to Bradford on Avon 🏃♂️
Thankyou, Colin.
Funny you should mention the K&A, I done dundas to avoncliff and back this morning - lovely stretch 👍
@@sonnyhacker1591 🤣🤣🤣 great minds ... I'm in Trowbridge, one of my fave long runs is to Avoncliff and back 👍
@@colinsawyer9391 Haha! Small world! Might pass you on the footpath one day then mate 🤙
@@sonnyhacker1591 we will have to make sure we are wearing my JOG ON tops 🏃♂️👕
@@colinsawyer9391 A staple now mate :) I'm the biggest moving traffic cone in Bath , you won't miss me 🤣
That was brilliant, I wonder if and hope Sonny is still running .
The Sonny trilogy May one day happen
Such a good video, very motivating.
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Thanks as always Mr Usher
Fantastic work Sonny !
Appreciate the kind words, Jim 👍
Many thanks Jim 🧡
Awesome work Sonny! I'm at a similar point of wanting to run my first HM, my best distance being just over 10 miles. Sadly had to ru n shorter distances due to injury, but this has inspired me to get back into distance training again, hopefully I can get there too one day xD
Thank you 😊 Best of luck with the come back!
Good luck with the training and thank you for the support
Great video Harry, inspiring stuff!
Harry done an amazing job 👍 kudos on the recent snowdon and nevis summits 🤙
@@sonnyhacker1591 ah thank you Sonny 😊
Sonny Off Grid - the collaboration episode
Well done Sonny, great video. 👍
Cheers, Andrew 👍
Thanks for always watching Andrew
Brilliant inspiration here. I came down with the flu back in May and dealing with the after effects I kind of stopped running. In retrospect quite the excuse, but I am planning to get back in it as I did sign up for a spartan race this September. Unfortunately I am in quarantine currently so til this is over I have to rely on living vicariously through people like you and Sonny. Soon though, I wanna get back.
Thank you and I wish you all the best with your journey
@@thisisjogon thank you, I had to come back to this video and share, this evening I did my first half distance run just like Sonny here (though admittedly a fair clip slower) and I am pretty proud to be able to say that.
@@tobin1677 Awesome well done!
Sonny, my experience is that running and weight loss is a positive feedback loop.
When you lose some weight, running becomes more enjoyable and goals become achievable.
You run more and lose some more weight.
I went from 107 kilos to 85 kilos, from parkrun to (a) marathon.
Appreciate your story Colin; thank you for sharing.
Well done on your own journey and cheers for watching
Big fan here, great videos for general runners like me. Now that I feel very confident with 10K runs I'll have my first ever 21K in about two months, so the time is ticking. Hope to end up with similar 2 hours 30, which is an excellent time.
Thank you for the support - best of luck with your half
this is a nice story. Great job finishing the distance, next time you will make an under 2h time, keep going.
Thank you
Well done Sonny, Awesome achievement, always run with how many parkrun's to go, has he done one though!
I think not yet because of lockdown Andrew - no doubt he will once they kick off aga in.
Thanks for watching Andrew
Thank you, Andrew.
Unfortunately not, but very much looking forward, and keeping fingers crossed for their return next month 🤞
Im on a weight loss journey also,I lost 265lbs.so far💯
I did it by going vegan and jogging/running.
When i started I could run a mile in 15minutes.
Now I can run a 5k in 24minutes PB.
Im planning to run my first half marathon this summer at the baltimore running festival🍀
This morning I weighed 185lbs
Brilliant stuff, well done on your journey
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5:41 Hey Harry is this in Cornwall? Because the bridge looks very familiar and I used to go there all the time as a family when going to my grandparents.
It is not, it's actually close to Hungerford
@@thisisjogon Oh ok, meant the cotwolds as well but nice to know 👍
Right know im Sonny. Startet running a half year ago my weight was 137 kg. My weight is now 118 and my goal in 2023 is a half Marathon 🙂
All the best with 2023, keep driving and thank you for watching
Is that canal called Avon? In 2014 I’ve cycled from Harwich to Lands End and the route was also allong the Kennet and Avon canals. Maybe on same parts as you where running.
Yes, I suspect you did!
Appreciate you watching and commenting
@@thisisjogon I've been watching quite a few of your videos the last couple of days and they are very nice to watch. Especially the ones where you and others are trying someone to help to break a time barrier on the 5k. Seeing areas where I have been cycling through gives it something extra of course.
Well done.
Impressive stuff - I started parkrun last year and have taken 10 minutes off my PB so far but mainly still walking
I’m planning to do couch to 5k once I’ve lost a couple more stone (have lost over 16 stone so far)
Well done Adam, keep it up 🧡
Nice! What was the final time?
3 years ago, genuinely can’t remember it exactly - I think about 2:39
Sonny was great
Hello :) I admire your hard work on your weight loss journey! :) Weight loss is not easy but I think you do a great job! New subscriber to show support ❤️ love to help each other grow
Thank you, Tuan 👍
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Why would you put a hill at the finish. Brutal.
I know Jeinsen, it was that last little unplanned sting in the tail
@@thisisjogon it was almost sisyphus esq
@@jeinsenlam9756 absolutely, but fortunately no boulder for Sonny
I would love to hear how he’s doing!
A fair amount of strength work and he’s hoping to run another big distance soon. The Sonny Trilogy will hopefully one day be complete
@@thisisjogon I love that. I started running at 145kg in august so I can relate. He’s incredibly empowering, enabling and uplifting with this story. Thank you for showing it!
Well done Sonny!
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Well done Sonny!
Cheers Antonio! He had a great run