Ko ~ HI there!!!! I am ABSOLUTELY THRILLED to have met you out there on the course of the Aramco Houston Half Marathon! You did a spectacular job, running with that extending camera and not tripping over it. Couldn't have been easy, man. ;) My wonderful ol' friend Keith Sinclair, from our days working with the New York Road Runners back in the 1990s, was the one who told me about this video. THANK YOU again for your courage and curiosity and sweetness!
@@kofuzi Dear, new friend. It's Fiona Bayly here, and I just posted a separate comment to you upon seeing some of that excellent video. It's all wonderful. :) Do you remember, when we were chugging past those fountains near the museum section, I said "I love you," in response to your kind comment about my steady pace...? Well, yeah, I didn't even know you and I loved you! It's simply that I madly LOVE the sport of running, and I madly LOVE those lovely people such as yourself who also madly LOVE it. I could go on. You get my drift. But, wow, I gather you PR'd, and I'm STOKED for you!!!!
@@nicolesinquee7043 Oh my GOODNESS, Nicole, you are everywhere. HA HA HA! I love you!!! I'd had no idea I was even in this nice fellow's video until a former NYRR co-worker drew my attention to it a couple days ago, and then I see these posts and I learn that Michael/Ko is a WONDERFUL individual with so much support behind him, too! On the course he had kind words & warm encouragement for everyone.
I made the video!!! 13:02 Orange shoes and singlet. You were out recording mostly the wheelchair that was coming by but I caught a glimpse and yelled your name! You gave me the fist pump! Helped me on the last mile! 3:29:18 PB!
My Fiona story is that I was running the Clinton (MO) Half Marathon in 2020 when an obviously fit masters runner started moving up in the pack toward me. I love my fellow geezers so at a turnaround I yelled encouragement at her. Later I looked her up because I hadn't seen her around town. This was the middle of the lockdown and only red states were doing races, so Fiona had hopped on a plane to Kansas City just to run a half!!! That's hardcore.
Oh my goodness, you are too kind. An old friend just alerted me to this video by Michael (I'm still not sure whether he goes by Michael, or Ko!) but I'm floored by these kind comments. Michael is a BRILLIANT new pal.
@@tvbarn Wow, YOU ARE WONDERFUL. You've just made me laugh out loud here at work -- I cannot tell you how much your recollection here means to me. Wasn't that an interesting time -- and a wonderful race in Clinton, MO. I will never forget your writing about it here.
Hearing your cheers for the other runners legit brought tears to my eyes. The running community is amazing. Congrats on your PB Ko!!! I cannot wait to run Houston next year.
Thanks for presenting my hometown htown so nicely! You did great 1:25! Fiona tough as heck. I got a 2:50 in the marathon good for 3rd age group 50-55. My 25th Houston marathon. And great meeting you at the shakeout. Love that you seek out the love. Keep it up Ko!
This is hysterical. :) I love your comment here. I had never met Michael (Ko) before seeing him on the course and sharing a laugh or two as we ran, and I only learned of this video yesterday from another running friend! You are so kind to mention me. Thank you.
Ha ha ha! Your words fill me with joy. Your wonderful heart. I hadn't even know about this whole thread until a day ago. Hadn't known Michael/Ko, hadn't a clue what he was going to do with his camera on the course -- I just knew he and I laughed while running together. :)
YOU are a LOVE for the shout-out. Before yesterday, I'd never even heard of Michael/Ko, but boy was he a cool dude to meet on the course! A terrific pal, Keith Sinclair, alerted me to this video a day ago. I am laughing my way through some of these terrific comments.
Congratulations on the PB! Awesome recap, I can literally feel the hype and joy. This year I decided to participate in my first official run, the Brooklyn half. You were a big inspiration for me to start running, hopefully I’ll get the chance to thank you in person in the near future ❤️👍🏽
Ha ha ha! YOU are sweet for saying this. Thank you for giving me a laugh. My friend alerted me to this great guy Michael/Ko. and this video just yesterday, so I'm discovering a world of warmth and I'm floored. :)
Another great weekend wrap and huge kudos on your PR! Makes me want to do the HM there next year. I loved seeing you cheer on the marathon finishers and hearing @steevie76 screaming for you.
Thank you. I still can't get over what. terrific discovery this is, of running with this wonderful new friend, Michael/Ko, and reading lovely comments such as yours. I can't stop smiling. Thank you again.
SUPERB!! From the storytelling to the music choices. Excellent recap of the race weekend. Had a lot of fun watching this one. Keep up the great work Mike.👍
so fun, mike! watched it yesterday and i'm going to watch it again tomorrow. your runner weekend videos are my fav and this one did not disappoint! SUPER impressed by you and Fiona!!
I saw a dude running holding a camera on a gimbal during our Rock n' Roll Arizona half marathon yesterday, and I thought of you and how incredible your times are considering you're carrying that and filming. Great job, as always, taking us with you!
Congratulations on that PB! So much fun watching you race. How about that AG (55-59) winner that was running with you. She is a She-R!a for sure! Thanks for the video
Thank you, so much, for saying those kind things. I had never met Michael / Ko before seeing him on the course!!! What a fun guy. But I am deeply grateful for your warm comment here. Long live this terrific running community. :)
I am laughing over your kind words. I have never thought of myself as good at pacing -- I've no idea what I'm doing, really, when I run, I just "feel it out" as I go ... so what you say here truly moves me. Thank you. It was only yesterday that Keith Sinclair, an old NYC running pal, told me about this whole video and that Michael Ko was a popular blogger. Wow. What LOVELY people. :)
Big congrats on your PB. I did the full. 3rd time. Loved the video as always. You nailed it as it is just an awesome race and so well organized. Keep up the great work
I thought she had dropped off the back of the little pack we had put together, but then she came back strong in the final mile! I was doing all I could to hold on to her!
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Such kind words! It's only because of an old friend pointing out this video to me a couple days ago that I even know, now, about Michael/Ko and his amazing world.
Great race, Kofuzi! This was my first Houston Marathon, and it was a great race. Compared to the other bigger marathons in Texas, this course is way flatter, way straighter, way less exposed to sun and wind, way more spectators, and when I separated from the half marathon, I wasn't alone. Very well organized. As someone from North Texas, I hate to say this, but Houston is THE Texas marathon to run. Plus, I hit a BQ by almost 10 minutes!
I have said it before and I say it again now - fantastic vlog 👍. All your videos are good but the race weekend ones are just the best in the business. Well done on a PB too
have been following you since before your 5k win at disney castaway, have been to 3 marathons where you were, chicago, boston and this past houston and still haven't managed to meet you and thank you for the inspiration!
Great job Mike, Remember when you ran that 3:17 marathon I think it was, then the sub3 came and now the 90m half, your showing us all anythings possible 😃
I remember flying from Denver to LA and back. It was nice and green in LA, but 0 degrees in Denver and snowing when we arrived back. Quite the contrast! Anyways, I love these 'runners weekend' videos. You do a great job documenting and entertaining us. Keep up the amazing work!!!
Congrats on the PB! It was a great running weekend! I finally got a solid BQ and a PB just so grateful! Thank you for bringing us inspiring videos appreciate your hard work!
i don't know much about running long distances but it seems like in the US there's a large community as well as supporters, I love how they came out and cheered for everyone.
I also ran my best half marathon yesterday! Congrats on your PR! The winter storm moved into Houston on Monday (icy streets and snow) so all of the runners were spared.
Ran Houston in 2017 and is indeed one the best organized marathons even if not that scenic. Love the availability of the civic center prior to race. One thing I noticed (back then at least) is that it’s an understated event even in Houston - people I spoke to didn’t even know there was one going on
Amazing recap. Well said, houston is a running city and the marathon is run like clock work. Glad you had a good time. Hope to catch you next year. Would be my fouth houston marathon OR my first half. Lets see how the coin lands.
Hey Michael, loved seeing these half-marathon weekends. I wonder if you've ever thought about coming to Nashville, TN for a run like this. You will have an immersed experience with the live music while running here!
Following your training for this race on your socials and UA-cam, and seeing you get that new PB felt almost as rewarding as if I did it myself! The extra motivation for my own training through the cold Canadian weather we're having here. Congratulations and thanks for another amazing video!🔥
Your exchange with Fiona at the end is why I love racing. You suffer with strangers and help pull each other through it.
Ko ~ HI there!!!! I am ABSOLUTELY THRILLED to have met you out there on the course of the Aramco Houston Half Marathon! You did a spectacular job, running with that extending camera and not tripping over it. Couldn't have been easy, man. ;) My wonderful ol' friend Keith Sinclair, from our days working with the New York Road Runners back in the 1990s, was the one who told me about this video. THANK YOU again for your courage and curiosity and sweetness!
Congrats on the 1st place AG Fiona 🏆🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 👏🏼👏🏼
so glad you found the video Fiona! everyone here is a Fiona fan!
the kofuzi run club is super impressed by your amazing finish!! congrats!!!!
@@LuisBecerra79 Thank you. I cannot take anything for granted -- just lucky to reach the start line in fine fettle. :)
@@kofuzi You are a wonderful guy, I can see that! Everyone writing here is YOUR FAN. :)
Can’t beat a runners weekend with Mike over breakfast! Great pb🎉
Kudos to Fiona for pacing and being 1st in her age group! :)
she ran like clockwork. so consistent
Insane for a woman in that age to run that fast!
Fiona is not only a local legend. She's a legend. And you could NOT find a nicer person. Never bet against her though. She is a warrior!
@@kofuzi Dear, new friend. It's Fiona Bayly here, and I just posted a separate comment to you upon seeing some of that excellent video. It's all wonderful. :) Do you remember, when we were chugging past those fountains near the museum section, I said "I love you," in response to your kind comment about my steady pace...? Well, yeah, I didn't even know you and I loved you! It's simply that I madly LOVE the sport of running, and I madly LOVE those lovely people such as yourself who also madly LOVE it. I could go on. You get my drift. But, wow, I gather you PR'd, and I'm STOKED for you!!!!
@@nicolesinquee7043 Oh my GOODNESS, Nicole, you are everywhere. HA HA HA! I love you!!! I'd had no idea I was even in this nice fellow's video until a former NYRR co-worker drew my attention to it a couple days ago, and then I see these posts and I learn that Michael/Ko is a WONDERFUL individual with so much support behind him, too! On the course he had kind words & warm encouragement for everyone.
Congrats again on the PB! That surprise support at 25.2 was killer - sent me down the chute in the low 6s! 🔥
Congrats Andrew!!! 💪🏼
Bang on! 😉
@@steevie76 but did you scream “MidLife Wanker” 😆😆😆😆. Good to hear your voice on a video again steevie 👍🏼
@@LuisBecerra79 yessir! 🤠
Way to put in that work! Congrats again!
I made the video!!! 13:02 Orange shoes and singlet. You were out recording mostly the wheelchair that was coming by but I caught a glimpse and yelled your name! You gave me the fist pump! Helped me on the last mile! 3:29:18 PB!
Fiona is amazing. One of the many amazing masters runners out there!
She is a Beast!
My Fiona story is that I was running the Clinton (MO) Half Marathon in 2020 when an obviously fit masters runner started moving up in the pack toward me. I love my fellow geezers so at a turnaround I yelled encouragement at her. Later I looked her up because I hadn't seen her around town. This was the middle of the lockdown and only red states were doing races, so Fiona had hopped on a plane to Kansas City just to run a half!!! That's hardcore.
Oh my goodness, you are too kind. An old friend just alerted me to this video by Michael (I'm still not sure whether he goes by Michael, or Ko!) but I'm floored by these kind comments. Michael is a BRILLIANT new pal.
@@TenSapphires You MADE MY DAY with your funny comment here. At 5 feet tall, I aspire to be a beast at all times. :). THank you.
@@tvbarn Wow, YOU ARE WONDERFUL. You've just made me laugh out loud here at work -- I cannot tell you how much your recollection here means to me. Wasn't that an interesting time -- and a wonderful race in Clinton, MO. I will never forget your writing about it here.
THATS MY TEACHER!
Congratulations on that PB brother! Thanks for the awesome run club and for hyping me up at the end of my race!🚀
so impressed with your time, especially that you did it in a daily trainer!!
Hearing your cheers for the other runners legit brought tears to my eyes. The running community is amazing. Congrats on your PB Ko!!! I cannot wait to run Houston next year.
The moment between you and Fiona at the finish line was precious, congrats to both of you👏Incredible video, really captured how great the race was!
the end cut scene of you just eating different things is my vibe 😌😌
Congrats on your PB! Huge respect to Fiona!! 1:20 age 55-59 💪💪💪 Great to see footage of Phily too 😊👌
Thanks for presenting my hometown htown so nicely! You did great 1:25! Fiona tough as heck. I got a 2:50 in the marathon good for 3rd age group 50-55. My 25th Houston marathon. And great meeting you at the shakeout. Love that you seek out the love. Keep it up Ko!
congratulations!!
My sentiments exactly. Thanks Mike. .
This is hysterical. :) I love your comment here. I had never met Michael (Ko) before seeing him on the course and sharing a laugh or two as we ran, and I only learned of this video yesterday from another running friend! You are so kind to mention me. Thank you.
@@fionabayly9239 come to Kofuzi Run Club at 1pm central. You are a legend on there already. everyone wants to hear from you!
No Way! I am in the USA "James" kit at 8:52. I got to chat with Tafari miles 9-11. Love the shot of the Half/Full split. Congrats on the PR!
Love those moments around 12:40 and onward. I’d be running out of my shoes with you shouting encouragement like that at me. Beautiful stuff ❤
it was the best part of the day
Fiona!!! You Beast!!!!!!!! I swear I am tearing up right now!!! This is beautiful. Thankyou so so much!
Ha ha ha! Your words fill me with joy. Your wonderful heart. I hadn't even know about this whole thread until a day ago. Hadn't known Michael/Ko, hadn't a clue what he was going to do with his camera on the course -- I just knew he and I laughed while running together. :)
Tafari is a certified W
10:50 ... woooowwwww, huge congratulation. Simply amazing.
Congrats on that PB, shoutout to Tafari and Fiona for absolutely ballin
YOU are a LOVE for the shout-out. Before yesterday, I'd never even heard of Michael/Ko, but boy was he a cool dude to meet on the course! A terrific pal, Keith Sinclair, alerted me to this video a day ago. I am laughing my way through some of these terrific comments.
@@fionabayly9239 alright we found Fiona.. Great job. Mike is a great guy
6:37 - I love the "NON ELITE" cap paired with the Pro Evo 1´s :D
Congratulations on the PB! Awesome recap, I can literally feel the hype and joy.
This year I decided to participate in my first official run, the Brooklyn half. You were a big inspiration for me to start running, hopefully I’ll get the chance to thank you in person in the near future ❤️👍🏽
Congratulations on the PB! 👊 So glad we got to meet IRL and that you had another brilliant time in Houston! Until next time 🤠
Amazing dude!! Love it. And love watching you. Well done on the PB and see you in Boston… and Chicago!! Woop woop 🙌🏼
thanks so much!
Fiona is goals! Great job!
Ha ha ha! YOU are sweet for saying this. Thank you for giving me a laugh. My friend alerted me to this great guy Michael/Ko. and this video just yesterday, so I'm discovering a world of warmth and I'm floored. :)
Excellent! Congrats. I made it into your footage at the 11:22 mark. How did I miss seeing you? You are one of mentors!
Another great weekend wrap and huge kudos on your PR! Makes me want to do the HM there next year. I loved seeing you cheer on the marathon finishers and hearing @steevie76 screaming for you.
❤❤❤
Amazing video Ko!!! I really enjoyed. I love the fact that you’re getting to travel so much with your channel these days. So awesome!!! 👏
thanks, Matt!
Some running channels bore me..yours is utterly great!
Congrats!!! And that's awesome that you ran with Fiona!! I used to work at the same place as her and she's a LEGEND
Dude your ability to capture beautiful shots while running at pb effort is insane. Congrats on the the pb and thanks for another great watch!
Loved that Rory Linkletter (great result the next day - clearly due to the shakeout) and Ryan Hall attended. Very cool.
they didn't attend. it was a flyby
@@kofuzi next time, then!
Great job, and I loved the way you cheered in the other runners! 🎉
My OCD was very happy with those splits Mike, well done sir!!
thanks so much!
congrats on the PR! that fiona lady WOW!! absolute beasttt
Congratulations Mike! 🎉💪🤙🙌
Praise Mr. Tafari Khan
Ik these videos don’t always make the most for you, but they are incredible!!! I love the Runner’s Weekends!!!
thank you! I really enjoy making them
Wow, Fiona is one of a kind!
Thank you. I still can't get over what. terrific discovery this is, of running with this wonderful new friend, Michael/Ko, and reading lovely comments such as yours. I can't stop smiling. Thank you again.
The start was congested. I'm at 7:48 in the blue and white Saucony Boston singlet making a break for it when I saw a gap. Great video.
SUPERB!! From the storytelling to the music choices. Excellent recap of the race weekend. Had a lot of fun watching this one. Keep up the great work Mike.👍
thanks for watching!
so fun, mike! watched it yesterday and i'm going to watch it again tomorrow. your runner weekend videos are my fav and this one did not disappoint! SUPER impressed by you and Fiona!!
thanks Leona!
Very considerate of you to let everyone's watches find GPS. Congrats on the PR!
gotta make sure the shakeout run looks good on strava
When I saw the video starting with the snow, I thought you gonna run in the snow. "They Had Us In the First Half..." :) Congrats on the PB, sick time!
Congratulations Mike!
I saw a dude running holding a camera on a gimbal during our Rock n' Roll Arizona half marathon yesterday, and I thought of you and how incredible your times are considering you're carrying that and filming. Great job, as always, taking us with you!
Aaaand I saw that the guy posted his video on UA-cam, so of course I scrolled through until I found myself.
I never miss every Runners Weekend edition by @kofuzi
When you cheer runners with such a full heart it always makes me super teary..you are so genuine Mike.
Well done on your PB 🎉
Congratulations on that PB! So much fun watching you race. How about that AG (55-59) winner that was running with you. She is a She-R!a for sure! Thanks for the video
Thank you, so much, for saying those kind things. I had never met Michael / Ko before seeing him on the course!!! What a fun guy. But I am deeply grateful for your warm comment here. Long live this terrific running community. :)
Fiona is amazing. I ran with her most of the 2023 SacTown 10 miler. Super consistent pacer!
I am laughing over your kind words. I have never thought of myself as good at pacing -- I've no idea what I'm doing, really, when I run, I just "feel it out" as I go ... so what you say here truly moves me. Thank you. It was only yesterday that Keith Sinclair, an old NYC running pal, told me about this whole video and that Michael Ko was a popular blogger. Wow. What LOVELY people. :)
@@fionabayly9239 ❤❤ I must have gotten lucky that day! 😂
2:52 lol those "fitting rooms"
Awesome dude!! So good to see you pumped!
Go Fiona!! 🔥
Big congrats on your PB. I did the full. 3rd time. Loved the video as always. You nailed it as it is just an awesome race and so well organized. Keep up the great work
Congrats, Ko! And daaaamn congrats to Fiona too 🙌
I thought she had dropped off the back of the little pack we had put together, but then she came back strong in the final mile! I was doing all I could to hold on to her!
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Such kind words! It's only because of an old friend pointing out this video to me a couple days ago that I even know, now, about Michael/Ko and his amazing world.
@@fionabayly9239 you're such an inspiration throughout the video!
Awesome time! Awesome vid! One day I'll fly down to Houston for this race, God willing.
Hey man congrats on the amazing PB. But hey... the best part of the video was you cheering for the other racers. Inspiring culture my friend.
Great race, Kofuzi!
This was my first Houston Marathon, and it was a great race. Compared to the other bigger marathons in Texas, this course is way flatter, way straighter, way less exposed to sun and wind, way more spectators, and when I separated from the half marathon, I wasn't alone. Very well organized. As someone from North Texas, I hate to say this, but Houston is THE Texas marathon to run. Plus, I hit a BQ by almost 10 minutes!
Congrats on the PB, Mike! Awesome race!! You crushed it. Great video, thanks for sharing. 👍
thank you!
Thanks for representing our city so well! Congrats on the PB! 🙏🏼
I have said it before and I say it again now - fantastic vlog 👍.
All your videos are good but the race weekend ones are just the best in the business. Well done on a PB too
thank you!
have been following you since before your 5k win at disney castaway, have been to 3 marathons where you were, chicago, boston and this past houston and still haven't managed to meet you and thank you for the inspiration!
You got me at DON'T BE AFRAID
Great job Mike, Remember when you ran that 3:17 marathon I think it was, then the sub3 came and now the 90m half, your showing us all anythings possible 😃
Thank you 🙏
Huge respect for doing PB and recording it while running. I couldn't do both :)
I have been Houston Race in 2023. It is an amazing experience. I still remember so many guys pissed together before running. Hahahaha😅.
Awesome run Kofuzi!!! And an amazing video as usual. I'm hooked on your race videos. Great job documenting the experiences!
thanks for watching!
Putting Houston on my list!
Congrats on your PB Mike! You killed it!
PS. I would've freaked out to see Phily blasting the race
Congratulations on the PB 🎉
I remember flying from Denver to LA and back. It was nice and green in LA, but 0 degrees in Denver and snowing when we arrived back. Quite the contrast! Anyways, I love these 'runners weekend' videos. You do a great job documenting and entertaining us. Keep up the amazing work!!!
Congrats on the half PR!! Great work as always 👏🏽
Congrats on the PB! It was a great running weekend! I finally got a solid BQ and a PB just so grateful! Thank you for bringing us inspiring videos appreciate your hard work!
i don't know much about running long distances but it seems like in the US there's a large community as well as supporters, I love how they came out and cheered for everyone.
Congrats on the PB! Well done!
Congratulations on the new PB! Such a great time!
Congrats, awesome result! Recently also ran a 1:25:xx half and this gives me confidence sub-3 is in reach!
I also ran my best half marathon yesterday! Congrats on your PR! The winter storm moved into Houston on Monday (icy streets and snow) so all of the runners were spared.
we really lucked out with the weather for the race. hope the city is faring well with this storm!
You make it look EZPZ, Mike. Congrats to your PB! You all looking great and inspiring🤓
Congrats on your half PR Kofuzi.👏. I saw you at mile 25.x. Thanks for your support 🙏 👍
it is my pleasure!
Ran Houston in 2017 and is indeed one the best organized marathons even if not that scenic. Love the availability of the civic center prior to race. One thing I noticed (back then at least) is that it’s an understated event even in Houston - people I spoke to didn’t even know there was one going on
I saw you on the last leg of the race motivating runners. Thank you! I got my PB for the half as well!
congratulations! 🔔
Amazing recap. Well said, houston is a running city and the marathon is run like clock work. Glad you had a good time. Hope to catch you next year. Would be my fouth houston marathon OR my first half. Lets see how the coin lands.
No place like Houston! Great job on the PB and awesome edit. We should get you linked up with Fass Run Club next time youre here!
This video was a great way to start my day. So fun watching your enthusiasm and the impact you have at races.
Good running to ya before your race mike! Congrats on the pb. Enjoy these recaps!
Another fantastic video, no surprise there. Another PR, also no surprise. Great job and congratulations!
Congratulations Mr. Kofuzi. Like from Spain. Have a great day.
Hey Michael, loved seeing these half-marathon weekends. I wonder if you've ever thought about coming to Nashville, TN for a run like this. You will have an immersed experience with the live music while running here!
Great job!!! This is so inspiring!!!
Such a big fan! I’m glad you enjoyed!!!
That was quick 🔥🔥
An other wonderful video to watch. I love these weekend ones. So many amazing efforts including your own. Well done!
Another epic Kofuzi video. Incredible PB. Love from the UK. Lets goooooo!! 🎉
Well done. thank you for sharing the really nice video. it takes us on a journey
HUGE congrats with the PB Mike!! You did absolutely incredible!!!
You’re always making the best of the best videos Ko🙌🏻 Looked like this weekend was SO much fun!
Following your training for this race on your socials and UA-cam, and seeing you get that new PB felt almost as rewarding as if I did it myself! The extra motivation for my own training through the cold Canadian weather we're having here. Congratulations and thanks for another amazing video!🔥
Awesome job! I Finished the full at a PB and enjoyed myself. The run is very well organized and supported, great city to run in.
Congrats on the PB and an excellent race! Houston was my first marathon and it was an amazing day Sunday, hoping for many more.
Cool to see how you interact with your community 👍🏼