REACTING TO THE WORST MARATHON I'VE RAN *Valencia was not my race!*

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  • Опубліковано 3 гру 2023
  • Vlogmas Day 4
    In todays video we watched the Valencia Marathon 2023 which brought back memories to this time last year where I ran my worst marathon to date. Looks like the favourite, Joshua Cheptegei also had a bad race. If you enjoy the video please leave a like and consider subscribing for more running related content.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 61

  • @thru_and_thru
    @thru_and_thru 7 місяців тому +1

    If 2.27 was your first ever marathon time I am really curious what your first ever half marathon time was? Surely 2.27 for a first marathon is one of the fastest debut marathon times ever ran by a non-professional runner? 🤯

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      2:28 was my first. As flattered as I am, there’s thousands of non elites running faster than that :) I think my first half marathon was 1:27 back in 2021

    • @thru_and_thru
      @thru_and_thru 7 місяців тому

      Nice man, still an insane achievement @@BenIsRunning 👏

  • @fagan4119
    @fagan4119 7 місяців тому +2

    *run

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      Is it run or ran? Thought past tense was ran but I’m not the best at grammar 😂

    • @fagan4119
      @fagan4119 7 місяців тому

      @@BenIsRunning yeah it's run with the auxiliary verb.

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +1

      @@AwesomeWrench so I need to change the title? 🤣

    • @rlanger
      @rlanger 7 місяців тому

      I don't know why I get so triggered by this. It's become an incescent part of American English recently . Have ran, have went, have ate, etc. I even heard have did recently. Yes Ben, please change the title, thanks.

  • @ZuhairKhan
    @ZuhairKhan 7 місяців тому +6

    Starting to become a routine to watch the daily vid before going to bed :)

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      Nice one, thanks for following along

  • @fabsterun
    @fabsterun 7 місяців тому +2

    Nice vlog Benji! Will we get a kush vlog aswell?

  • @adeezaff9502
    @adeezaff9502 7 місяців тому +29

    Good to see Bekele back in his game with the new sponsor

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +6

      Yeah, 2:04 is some time! Would win a lot of marathons globally but just not Valencia, what a race

    • @logohigh1
      @logohigh1 7 місяців тому +5

      This guy ( Bekele ) must be the biggest inspiration to any older runner Fullstop

    • @F15sniper78
      @F15sniper78 7 місяців тому +5

      Bekele is 41 years old amazing. The goat 🐐 of distance running

  • @BlueEner
    @BlueEner 7 місяців тому +7

    BenIsProbablyNotRunningRightNow

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      Currently having a cuppa tea, correct

  • @kushtrimtorozi
    @kushtrimtorozi 7 місяців тому +3

    First

    • @fabsterun
      @fabsterun 7 місяців тому +2

      Yay pineapple pizza ! Sorry had to drive my wife to city centre

    • @kushtrimtorozi
      @kushtrimtorozi 7 місяців тому +1

      The competitions was more important 😂😂

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +2

      Wife comes first, got to respect that 😂

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +1

      Almost as good as an excuse as the dog ate my homework

  • @M8P917
    @M8P917 7 місяців тому

    true valencia start is crazy i wanted to start slower than i did but was impossible 😂 the smoother race i ever did and a small pb💪

  • @RunningPhotographer
    @RunningPhotographer 7 місяців тому

    Hey Ben, you are slowly turning into the ""Serious Runner" and i perhaps that is a good thing. Cheers!

  • @laneystain
    @laneystain 7 місяців тому +8

    Valencia was brilliant on Sunday, I couldn't have asked for a better city to run my first ever marathon! Just missed out on the sub-3:30 goal but that gives me something to aim for in 2024 now! 👍🏻

  • @frauhorn
    @frauhorn 7 місяців тому +7

    the trick with the Valencia start is it is so competitive, even though the wave is quite small, it is super compressed and very difficult to move forwards or backwards. Best tip is to accept that your first 5k could be a bit slower than goal pace, actually not a bad thing.

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      I found it the opposite... there were so many fast runners i got carried away! Definitely better to start a little slower though thats for sure!

    • @frauhorn
      @frauhorn 7 місяців тому

      @@BenIsRunning that is what I meant by forward or backward. My pace last year was about 4 seconds per k slower than goal - no big deal. I bumped into two clubmates at 5k who's goal was a few min quicker. Even they were fine in the end.
      Whereas you got on the fast train, I think a similar thing happened to Brady from IRP.

  • @Bryan_Gutierrez
    @Bryan_Gutierrez 7 місяців тому

    Enjoying these daily vlogs, way to keep pumping them out!

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      Glad you like them! More to come :)

  • @fane2233
    @fane2233 7 місяців тому

    Why do you say that you're a hobby runner? I mean yeah, you are not elite level, and definetely not casual.
    Just curious. 😊

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      I was only kidding :)

    • @fane2233
      @fane2233 7 місяців тому

      @@BenIsRunning oh got it, haha thanks 😅

  • @933dark
    @933dark 7 місяців тому

    What app were you using at 3:43?

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      It was the Valencia tracking app

  • @Fadi.Najjar00
    @Fadi.Najjar00 7 місяців тому +2

    Nice touch putting the throw back in there

  • @StephanieLuff
    @StephanieLuff 7 місяців тому +15

    You saying “28min 10K” really gave me perspective for just how insane these paces are

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +3

      Yeah those guys are unbelievable! I’d only be able to keep up for 2/3k at that pace

  • @circles27
    @circles27 7 місяців тому +2

    Oh, it's been a while
    Is Ben now running?

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому

      Welcome back Wallace, Ben is now running

    • @circles27
      @circles27 7 місяців тому

      @@BenIsRunning beautiful, Wallace is injured, ITB

  • @DookieOnMe
    @DookieOnMe 7 місяців тому

    4:38 I tried swatting the fly off my tv lmao

  • @xamelaiontas2405
    @xamelaiontas2405 7 місяців тому

    Ben thank you for sharing your experience with us. For your next challenge I leave Dean Karnazes quote about the Athens Authentic Marathon three weeks ago: "Finish of the Athens Marathon. Complete respect for anyone who did this race. It is one of the toughest marathons of all that I've done. Hot, hilly, fu*king hard. If you want fast and flat, stick with @berlinmarathon. But if you want to be humbled and awed, come to Athens..." 😊

  • @TheBasicDanTV
    @TheBasicDanTV 7 місяців тому +4

    As a beginner ultra runner with a few races under my belt, I’m so glad I found your channel. Subscribed at a good time, now that it’s Vlogmas!

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for following along! Won’t find me doing any ultras, marathons are far enough for now :)

    • @robertmalseed7376
      @robertmalseed7376 7 місяців тому

      You're better off following a proper runner and not a scam artist

  • @RodRunerr
    @RodRunerr 7 місяців тому +3

    I wonder why you guys some how underestimate sisay lemma... Former London marathon champion and he represented Ethiopia at the Tokyo Olympics as well. Matiso was third last year in Valencia , Gabriel geay was second last year in Valencia and second in Boston, with such an elite field I wonder why someone would throw in Joshua cheptegei who was injured after world championships, a kenenisa bekele who rarely finishes marathon nowadays and a kandie who's a 2: 13 marathoner in to the conversation. The only surprise for me in that race was geay not being at the top and then bekele's amazing performance.

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +1

      There’s always more excitement for an underdog story! Lemma is one of the best I was quite aware of his credentials but I still didn’t expect a 2:01 performance, incredible run. When cheptegei and Kandie nail the marathon I’m sure they’ll be pretty high up the leaderboard too, mark my words

    • @RodRunerr
      @RodRunerr 7 місяців тому

      Sure they will in the near future

  • @DeanooKidd
    @DeanooKidd 7 місяців тому +1

    Hey Ben, didnt think ive been following you for more than a year, madness, question for you though, how can you get stomach cramps from running to fast? i thought that would come down to nutrition, no ?

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +3

      It was mainly an overexertion thing for me! Hr to high, gut gets starved of oxygen something like that? I knew it wasn’t a fueling issue because I’d practiced it throughout my training :)

    • @DeanooKidd
      @DeanooKidd 7 місяців тому

      @@BenIsRunning ahhh ok, you know best 👌

  • @paulpublic2435
    @paulpublic2435 7 місяців тому +11

    Respect to Daniel Do Nascimento for his reaction to Cheptegai finishing just behind him.

    • @BenIsRunning
      @BenIsRunning  7 місяців тому +1

      100%, was expecting a slightly better performance from him to be honest after his gutsy previous attempt

    • @paulpublic2435
      @paulpublic2435 7 місяців тому +1

      @@BenIsRunning - when I step up to the marathon I will also target 2:09 😂