Such an inspiration. Truly. Thanks for sharing that video. I also tend to believe in having joy in running and just being happy in life matter what. Cheers Stephen. It'd great to chat with you someday like live. Maybe I'll travel from Poland to UK for some race and accidentally you will be there too
I would love to get started in trail running because of the accessible lakes, trails, challenges, and freedom. Even if I am a slowest runner I do consider more distance than speed.
Steve! Your content is amazing, this video will be so constructive to beginners, or people thinking of getting into ultras. Top content mate!! Kudos! Love the Chanel!!
Watched this last year and think about the concepts quite often. Thanks for the practical tips! Anyone watching for the first time in 2019: the man knows his stuff.
Quality video, I'm sat in 27 heat in London this evening, I could almost taste the sea water when you took a dip in Lulworth, it looked stunning. Cheers.
I love your videos. You helped me through my first marathon when you said break it down into sections. Great practical advice. I loved the Transvulcania marathon that you did..the scenery was incredible. Thanks and keep sharing your love of running with us.
Love those paths and views, run as much as I can between Swanage and dancing ledge when I’m on my yearly holidays.. I was supposed to be doing my first organised 13 miler this year along there(Lulworth), but was cancelled due to the virus.. managed to get down there anyway and run between Lulworth and Tyneham, just before the lockdown kicked in.. Fantastic run.. very steep hills.. I was out for about 4 hours only did 13.. I was just enjoying Tyneham, the area, views and weather so much. Fingers crossed for the reorganised date in November,, think the wether will be a little different though 😂 Thanks for the video and tips.
Loving your videos, found them whilst looking at Ultras in the South East, I started running this year and have loved the few trail runs I have done, got my first trail half marathon next year and I can’t wait 😎
Another great video, thank you. I totally agree with what you say about fat burning & hydration. The body stores fat for a reason, to use as fuel. For the last year or so I've been experimenting with intermittent fasting because I think it does the body good to use old stored calories and trail running is a great way of getting your body to use these. I also believe that having fat stored for too long in the body is not good for it. I did Seaford Martello Tower to Eastbourne Pier last Summer on my 24 hour fasting day and loved it. I did it as a tabbing exercise and posted a vide on on my UA-cam channel. Not a patch on your vids though, I hasten to say. Please keep them coming. P.S. Looking to do The Weald Challenge 50k Ultra in June.
In this video I cover foot placement, the environment, nutrition, hydration, planning, navigation, hills, effort, enjoyment. If you have any ideas about important things to consider when trail running, do please comment below.
Hey Steve, One thing that I would disagree with you is when you say 'shut gates behind you'. The gate might have been left over intentionally by a farmer for the movement of livestock. It's probably best to think more 'leave the gate as you found it'. If it's open leave it open, if it's shut then shut it behind you. Great video though dude!
Hi Steve, came across your videos and thought I would just ask you some advice about the best recording setting for your Go Pro when trying to video. Do you use a lot of 1080p at 60fps? or do you use different options for different environments?
Downhill running, you say take longer strides but I've always been told the opposite as short strides with higher cadence allow you to stay more in control and adjust quicker ?
Pros and cons Mark. Shorter strides will give you more control but you're not going to go as fast as if you have big long strides. However, big long strides are riskier if you're not watching your foot placement carefully. I think being relaxed is the key whether short strides or long.
Cheers, Steve. Always nice to hear common sense cut through the scientific guff. My philosophy is that I only enter races that are NOT anywhere near where I live and train. They are an opportunity to see parts of the county, country, continent or world that I have not seen and probably wouldn’t see under ‘normal’ travelling. If you want to see my own ordeal on the trails of Exmoor, check out my film at m.ua-cam.com/video/Fs_zeHEPvLE/v-deo.html It’s not of FMR quality but seeing me struggle is quite amusing.
Good video Steve. Except the part on hydration. I really disagree on that part. Not only it is wrong, but it is dangerous. Drinking when thirsty is definitively not enough. Firstly, because our thirst signals are based on a regular activity, not an intensive one. The signal will arrive too late when running. Particularly in cold weather. By the time you are thirsty, it is too late. You'll pee three droplets of dark brown urine and your kidney will be injured. You'll also cramped badly. Secondly, you need to drink more than what quenches your thirst. The amount of liquid lost through sweat can be be very surprising. Weight yourself after a long run. I lost 3Kg during my first ultra. A friend of mine, 100K champion actually measured what he was loosing (he was followed by a team of doctors). It turned out he lost close to 2 litres per hour! Even forcing you to drink regularly is sometimes not enough. I do not experience the painful dark brown stuff anymore. But even now, after many ultras, and timed drinking, I still sometimes go through the orange phase after 50K. So, people, drink. A lot. The stories of hypronatremia are silly. The amount of water you need to be salt depleted are absolutely ridiculous. And drinking a bit of isotonic stuff or taking a salk pill (or eating crisps) is enough to avoid it.
nono runner Hi. Thanks for the input. It’s always important to have alternative points of view and as I said in the video, nutrition and hydration are controversial topics. I’m a big Tim Noakes fan so that’s where I am coming from. I think the prevailing view over recent years has been to drink plenty and you may be right that it will take a lot to over drink. But I don’t agree that drinking to thirst will be too late. If you drink to thirst, you may be marginally dehydrated but that’s fine. It’s not going to kill you. Even severe dehydration is reversible. I guess we aren’t going to agree on it but from my reading you’re more likely to die from over drinking than dehydration. Whether you agree with it or no, I think Waterlogged is a definite must read for endurance athletes.
Of course you are unlikely to die from dehydration :-) But you can have kidney damage. And I think many more people get kidney damage than people die from hyponatremia. But more importantly, I believe beginners tend to not drink enough in general. We don't care about seasoned runners, they can take care of themselves. But people who are just starting to run long distances tend to watch those videos. I did. Over the past few years, I watched almost all your videos :-) So the idea is to choose the right message. As an anecdote, I went for a 30K trail run this morning. It was a very hot day. I brought 1.5 L of water in my camel back and 0.5 L of tailwind in a front bottle. I got completely dry at 25K. I though I had enough. But I did not. Anyway, thanks a lot for your videos. Are you doing the beachy head marathon this year (I saw you 2 years ago, but was too shy to talk at the time)
@@nonorunner8136 said "I believe beginners tend to not drink enough in general" ================== Not enough or not enough of what they need to maintain homeostasis... aka life? "Hyponatremia is associated with greatly increased morbidity and mortality,61 and if not treated appropriately may lead to death.64" endocrinefacts.org/health-conditions/hypothalamic-pituitary/hyponatremia/ "Isolated cases of severe, clinically significant, EAH with associated encephalopathy were first reported in the 1980s in ultramarathon (>42 km) runners (1, 2). Ironman triathletes-particularly those competing in hot climates-were also finishing races with mild EAH (3). Since then, EAH cases have been reported outside of prolonged endurance exercise and in (otherwise healthy) individuals participating in team sports (4, 5), shorter races (6), and yoga classes (7, 8). Unfortunately, despite increased recognition and research performed on EAH worldwide (9), athletes continue to die from complications associated with hyponatremic encephalopathy (10-14)." www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5334560/ Maybe neophyte endurance enthusiasts/cash-cows should invest the time and effort required to understand the performance vehicle they're driving/living in.... especially as they can't just trade it in like they can if they blow the engine up in a leased Range Rover because some UA-cam video gave them the disinformed idea that checking the oil and fluids means just waiting for the "check engine" light to come on. ;-/
WICKED!!!
Thank you for the Tips.
Greetings from Cabo Verde Islands.
Cheers
Such an inspiration. Truly. Thanks for sharing that video. I also tend to believe in having joy in running and just being happy in life matter what. Cheers Stephen. It'd great to chat with you someday like live. Maybe I'll travel from Poland to UK for some race and accidentally you will be there too
I would love to get started in trail running because of the accessible lakes, trails, challenges, and freedom. Even if I am a slowest runner I do consider more distance than speed.
Steve! Your content is amazing, this video will be so constructive to beginners, or people thinking of getting into ultras.
Top content mate!! Kudos! Love the Chanel!!
Thank you Daniel that’s so kind of you to say
Watched this last year and think about the concepts quite often. Thanks for the practical tips! Anyone watching for the first time in 2019: the man knows his stuff.
Thanks for all of your videos Stephen. Doing my first ultra in September and your videos are a massive part of the inspiration for doing it. Good man.
Thanks Mark
Nice one Steve. Looking forward to the Harriers away day so I can enjoy running along that coastal path myself.
Quality video, I'm sat in 27 heat in London this evening, I could almost taste the sea water when you took a dip in Lulworth, it looked stunning. Cheers.
I love your videos. You helped me through my first marathon when you said break it down into sections. Great practical advice. I loved the Transvulcania marathon that you did..the scenery was incredible. Thanks and keep sharing your love of running with us.
Thanks Toby
Love those paths and views, run as much as I can between Swanage and dancing ledge when I’m on my yearly holidays.. I was supposed to be doing my first organised 13 miler this year along there(Lulworth), but was cancelled due to the virus.. managed to get down there anyway and run between Lulworth and Tyneham, just before the lockdown kicked in.. Fantastic run.. very steep hills.. I was out for about 4 hours only did 13.. I was just enjoying Tyneham, the area, views and weather so much. Fingers crossed for the reorganised date in November,, think the wether will be a little different though 😂
Thanks for the video and tips.
Loving your videos, found them whilst looking at Ultras in the South East, I started running this year and have loved the few trail runs I have done, got my first trail half marathon next year and I can’t wait 😎
stunning views!
Thank you great advice and beautiful scenery.
That section of path between Weymouth and Lulworth Cove is iconic. One of the best parts of UK coastline.
Cheers Steve for trail tips , best location and weather for filming !
Thanks Chris. Yes it was a nice day.
Fantastic tips 👍 lulworth cove is definitely on the list for next year, that was a trail events race wasn’t it?
Another great video, thank you. I totally agree with what you say about fat burning & hydration. The body stores fat for a reason, to use as fuel. For the last year or so I've been experimenting with intermittent fasting because I think it does the body good to use old stored calories and trail running is a great way of getting your body to use these. I also believe that having fat stored for too long in the body is not good for it. I did Seaford Martello Tower to Eastbourne Pier last Summer on my 24 hour fasting day and loved it. I did it as a tabbing exercise and posted a vide on on my UA-cam channel. Not a patch on your vids though, I hasten to say. Please keep them coming. P.S. Looking to do The Weald Challenge 50k Ultra in June.
Great video buddy, doing my first trail marathon in October (beachy head) some great advice!
Good luck with it. Beachy Head is definitely one of the best.
In this video I cover foot placement, the environment, nutrition, hydration, planning, navigation, hills, effort, enjoyment. If you have any ideas about important things to consider when trail running, do please comment below.
Hey Steve,
One thing that I would disagree with you is when you say 'shut gates behind you'. The gate might have been left over intentionally by a farmer for the movement of livestock. It's probably best to think more 'leave the gate as you found it'. If it's open leave it open, if it's shut then shut it behind you. Great video though dude!
George Budd totally agree George yes. Should have said leave as you find but hopefully people will be sensible enough to understand!
Hi Steve, came across your videos and thought I would just ask you some advice about the best recording setting for your Go Pro when trying to video. Do you use a lot of 1080p at 60fps? or do you use different options for different environments?
Hi Steve, wanted to ask pls how do you navigate a new route on an ultra that you’ve never run/not local to you?
Cheers, Phil.
Downhill running, you say take longer strides but I've always been told the opposite as short strides with higher cadence allow you to stay more in control and adjust quicker ?
Pros and cons Mark. Shorter strides will give you more control but you're not going to go as fast as if you have big long strides. However, big long strides are riskier if you're not watching your foot placement carefully. I think being relaxed is the key whether short strides or long.
Cheers, Steve. Always nice to hear common sense cut through the scientific guff. My philosophy is that I only enter races that are NOT anywhere near where I live and train. They are an opportunity to see parts of the county, country, continent or world that I have not seen and probably wouldn’t see under ‘normal’ travelling. If you want to see my own ordeal on the trails of Exmoor, check out my film at m.ua-cam.com/video/Fs_zeHEPvLE/v-deo.html It’s not of FMR quality but seeing me struggle is quite amusing.
Good video Steve. Except the part on hydration. I really disagree on that part. Not only it is wrong, but it is dangerous. Drinking when thirsty is definitively not enough. Firstly, because our thirst signals are based on a regular activity, not an intensive one. The signal will arrive too late when running. Particularly in cold weather. By the time you are thirsty, it is too late. You'll pee three droplets of dark brown urine and your kidney will be injured. You'll also cramped badly. Secondly, you need to drink more than what quenches your thirst. The amount of liquid lost through sweat can be be very surprising. Weight yourself after a long run. I lost 3Kg during my first ultra. A friend of mine, 100K champion actually measured what he was loosing (he was followed by a team of doctors). It turned out he lost close to 2 litres per hour! Even forcing you to drink regularly is sometimes not enough. I do not experience the painful dark brown stuff anymore. But even now, after many ultras, and timed drinking, I still sometimes go through the orange phase after 50K. So, people, drink. A lot. The stories of hypronatremia are silly. The amount of water you need to be salt depleted are absolutely ridiculous. And drinking a bit of isotonic stuff or taking a salk pill (or eating crisps) is enough to avoid it.
nono runner Hi. Thanks for the input. It’s always important to have alternative points of view and as I said in the video, nutrition and hydration are controversial topics. I’m a big Tim Noakes fan so that’s where I am coming from. I think the prevailing view over recent years has been to drink plenty and you may be right that it will take a lot to over drink. But I don’t agree that drinking to thirst will be too late. If you drink to thirst, you may be marginally dehydrated but that’s fine. It’s not going to kill you. Even severe dehydration is reversible. I guess we aren’t going to agree on it but from my reading you’re more likely to die from over drinking than dehydration. Whether you agree with it or no, I think Waterlogged is a definite must read for endurance athletes.
Of course you are unlikely to die from dehydration :-) But you can have kidney damage. And I think many more people get kidney damage than people die from hyponatremia. But more importantly, I believe beginners tend to not drink enough in general. We don't care about seasoned runners, they can take care of themselves. But people who are just starting to run long distances tend to watch those videos. I did. Over the past few years, I watched almost all your videos :-) So the idea is to choose the right message. As an anecdote, I went for a 30K trail run this morning. It was a very hot day. I brought 1.5 L of water in my camel back and 0.5 L of tailwind in a front bottle. I got completely dry at 25K. I though I had enough. But I did not. Anyway, thanks a lot for your videos. Are you doing the beachy head marathon this year (I saw you 2 years ago, but was too shy to talk at the time)
@@nonorunner8136 said "I believe beginners tend to not drink enough in general"
==================
Not enough or not enough of what they need to maintain homeostasis... aka life?
"Hyponatremia is associated with greatly increased morbidity and mortality,61 and if not treated appropriately may lead to death.64"
endocrinefacts.org/health-conditions/hypothalamic-pituitary/hyponatremia/
"Isolated cases of severe, clinically significant, EAH with associated encephalopathy were first reported in the 1980s in ultramarathon (>42 km) runners (1, 2). Ironman triathletes-particularly those competing in hot climates-were also finishing races with mild EAH (3). Since then, EAH cases have been reported outside of prolonged endurance exercise and in (otherwise healthy) individuals participating in team sports (4, 5), shorter races (6), and yoga classes (7, 8). Unfortunately, despite increased recognition and research performed on EAH worldwide (9), athletes continue to die from complications associated with hyponatremic encephalopathy (10-14)."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5334560/
Maybe neophyte endurance enthusiasts/cash-cows should invest the time and effort required to understand the performance vehicle they're driving/living in.... especially as they can't just trade it in like they can if they blow the engine up in a leased Range Rover because some UA-cam video gave them the disinformed idea that checking the oil and fluids means just waiting for the "check engine" light to come on. ;-/
@@Insect0man Water is over-rated