I'm visually impaired and I've run for over 40 years it's the most fantastic thing I have ever done. I have run for my country and have beaten many good sighted people which has made me feel so good. I do it to stay fit, mental well being
@@its_Matt_B_ Sadly I can't my knees have given up the gohst I have just had a knee replacement. I miss it so much Matt, it's my happy and safe place I love your videos and everything you do. Keep it up watching your content keeps me going
@@andrewattwood709 Ugh! I’m so sorry to hear it, but happy you’ve got a new knee! Can you move around ok and are you pain free? Is cycling an option? Thanks so much for being a part of the channel! I appreciate you giving me your time to watch my vids! 👊🏽
This is a great way to remain calm and disassociate from the run. There are a lot of articles on meditating while running, which is a good idea for a video. Thanks, Ken!
I started running to prove my friends and family wrong. I started my running journey at 270 lbs, which I signed up for a full marathon 8 months prior. I had to prove everyone that I could stick to something for longer than a week. Also to mention at the start I had just become a new dad and the thought of my son growing up without a strong father figure gave me nightmares. Fast forward to year two, and I'm 70 lbs lighter, training to be a firefighter and trying to promote healthy life styles for busy people. I run now to inspire others to keeping moving forward in life. Great video! 🏸
@@JoshFoyston Proving the naysayers wrong is a great motivator, but it pales in comparison to new-baby-motivation. I’m glad to hear you’re healthy and in the fire academy! You’re training to be a hero on all fronts! 👊🏽
i run cause im genuinely passionate about it. always looked up to runners and cyclists or any endurance athlete that either does it for hobby or sport or both. always wondered how they do that until one day it just clicks in your life. then you never wanna loose that gift.
I might be a mindful invested and passionate runner. I don't think I really identify with any of those strongly, but have qualities of each of those. I honestly just love going for a longish run with a few of my favourite people, those runs are the best.
My late father-in-law used to say, as he saw runners go by his house: “Where is everyone running to?” I had a coworker say: “Why do you run a world major knowing you can never win?” I love running what can I say 🤷🏻
@@its_Matt_B_ I won a 50k in my age group, I’ll take that 😂. But even as I get older knowing my PB/PR’s may be in my past, I still enjoy running and it makes me feel good.
Fascinating video! 🏸 I started running when I was frustrated at my sorry abilities at every sport that involved a ball. Not sure what category that belongs in. 😅 Now I jump rope so I can feel I have an athletic skill and accomplishments. But mostly I’m a meditative athlete. 🧘🏻♀️All the best in Berlin!
I run mainly for fun, and to be fit for soccer. ⚽️ There was one local 5K that had such a small field that I would have won if I had entered. The winner was over a minute slower than my PR. But I’d much rather run in a race with lots of people and finish ~30th.
Been asked this question probably hundred of times- why you run? Started by accident and then now 10 years later it will be a pity to lose all those fitness just like that. God will take them all back the moment I stop...and I still can't let go. So that was my genuine answer to my friends who asked.
@@DanaCrookston Guilt from what? I know exactly what you mean about not knowing why you run when you’re doing it. The trick is to not think too deeply about it because it’s when you stop that you feel good about running. It’s like the marshmallow test: put off the satisfaction of stopping for a greater satisfaction of finishing!
@@its_Matt_B_ The guilt of not doing it. Running is my release, but it's also my crux. It may not wake me up at night if I don't do it, but it's surely on the back of my mind, and having a smart watch or Strava showing you how fast your stats fall off a cliff when you don't do the regular does not help much!!
🏸 Mindful. I train to not DNF. My races continue to get harder (and more expensive) and will through next year, at which time I will reassess. The funny thing is I don't really like racing all that much. But I do like being done with a race ... a lot. It is definitely something ... to paraphrase Arnold Schwarzenegger ... that can't be bought, borrowed, inherited, or stolen. It is earned. Another aspect to races is that I tend to remember them vividly.
@@eric-running-to-chamonix That’s racing completely. It’s not always fun in the moment, but it’s an accomplishment that makes us feel good about ourselves. “I love how running is such a cheap sport”(is something I doubt you ever say).
🏸 i started running to prove to myself i could do hard things. 15 years later...i run to keep my mind at peace ...to buy more running shoes than i need, and to run races and collect medals. ..oh and the snacks/carbs😊
I use to play 🏸 but now I run 😁 and I think at 60 I run for longevity as a whole but I'm also motivated to push myself because I can win my age group at most races in little Auckland. I hope I can get that sub 3hr marathon but not that worried if I don't and it does keep me motivated to try. I like running a half at sub 90 minutes while I can fighting off older age slowness. So I think I fit in most brackets but not very sociable but do enjoy the odd chat with a fellow racer or chat with people as I catch them up on a run down the waterfront on the weekend if they don't have ears on.
Here’s my two cents, I ran a half yesterday where I missed my PR by 37 seconds. I ran the race as a marathon pace test for November and felt amazing after. My first 2 HMs I couldn’t walk without pain for the next week, I went to an NFL game after this half. I could’ve ran today but Monday is a rest/recover day in my training block and I’m nursing a foot sprain from August so I decided to take the rest.
🏸 Well this winter my main motivation for running will be to run a few minutes faster than my updated BQ time at my spring 2025 marathon. 😢 It’s also fun though!
@@its_Matt_B_my PR is 3:28 from spring 2023. Hoping to match that at Chicago this fall! And then I’ll run Jersey City next April for the home court advantage. Luckily I will be 35 by the 2026 Boston Marathon, but I feel like I’m going to need a 3:25 to make it in! So many fast people nowadays!
@@annewright3486 I'm keeping my fingers crossed you have good weather in Chicago and again in Jersey City! You already know how to train and run fast, so it's the weather that will make the difference! Getting those extra minutes is the best part about getting older!!
“You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing.” Apparently Descartes was really into running.
1st My grandfather used to run and was the oldest runner in the 15 mile race in West Virginia for many years before he passed away. I had a mini stoke about 4 years ago and so I started hiking and met some runners and then I broke both leg bones at my ankle on a hike and adopted a mantra to never give up and so I decided I wanted to run and try to do a marathon. I'm slow but I'm ok with that. The third reason is just to provide a good example for my kids. I'm probably an invested runner and a little fitness runner. I enjoy 5ks and half marathons especially in beautiful locations. The great thing about a 1st marathon is that no matter time time it will be a PR. 🏸
People actually ask why you race? That is interesting because those most be the same people who ask why you 🏃♂️ or 🚲. I know I enjoy the training aspect of the running but I really enjoy the race day energy and the challenge of myself. I have talked with people who used to race at a high level in cycling and they said they would not do races anymore since they can't compete at the same level so maybe it is about being happy where you are in life. I think Sheryl Crow said it best ... It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got.😊 🏸
@@jefflessenberry6632 Yes, I’ve had people question why I race when I upload a race video. 🤣 Being happy where we’re at is a very handy tool to have a satisfying life. It takes a bit of work, but it’s worth it!
I might be the reluctant runner in the audience. That's not a word that I would choose myself but I seem to fit the profile. It's been a couple of years since I ran a race, and after the most recent ones I came away feeling like I'd signed up out of something like obligation when I would have enjoyed it more if I had stayed home and done a normal run around my neighborhood instead. Maybe I've gotten what there was to get out of races. I have my PRs, I apparently didn't have the talent to compete for age group podiums even in little local races when I made that a goal, and I've already proven that I can finish the distance cheerfully up to and including one marathon. I like my daily runs and I like trying to solve the puzzle of running fitness, but it's more that running pace is a proxy for things like aerobic capacity and leg strength and keeping my weight under control that might equate to mobility and independence and quality of life for me in the years to come. And all the runs are more fun when my easy running pace is faster. But then, another part of my "why?" would be that I keep running to spite my former running buddies, who all quit on me decades ago.🏸
@@largeeddie I struggle with my inner reluctance when it comes to races. I say it’s a struggle because, like you, I recognize the feeling of obligation although I always feel like it’s worth it after the fact. Still, I’m definitely a bit of a Bartleby. Spite is the very best of reasons to continue to run! 🤣You know those old running friends who can’t move as well as you are green with envy that you’ve carried on! There is some kind of saying that the best revenge is living well. In our case, the best “revenge” is running continuity!
@@its_Matt_B_ "Bartleby" is great! Yes, "I would prefer not to." Having cold feet before a race but running it and then being glad we did is a familiar story. I think it was Parker Valby who said that she really didn't want to run the 10,000 meters at the Olympic Trials, that it took a lot for her coach to talk her into lining up, and then she made the team. What changed for me was feeling like it hadn't been worth doing after I had run the race. With GPS logging, I know what I did every day and I can test myself any time I care to. But clearly the experience appeals to lots of runners, or the races wouldn't be so popular and crowded.
Not that I know of, although I would certainly welcome it! 🤣 I find it hard to believe your wife wasn't impressed with your impression of me. 🤔Perhaps my style and delivery are too nuanced for her to appreciate? Tell her I said that and she'll hate me forever! 🤣 No, better yet, do an impression of me every time anything gets delivered. Over time she'll find it endearing and I'll earn another viewer!
I run 🏃♂️ for the snacks
@@RunnersCorner2024 A tasty reason that’s hard to argue with!
I'm visually impaired and I've run for over 40 years it's the most fantastic thing I have ever done. I have run for my country and have beaten many good sighted people which has made me feel so good. I do it to stay fit, mental well being
@@andrewattwood709 40 years running is impressive. 40 years as a visually impaired runner is incredible! You’re an inspo! Keep it up!
@@its_Matt_B_ Sadly I can't my knees have given up the gohst I have just had a knee replacement. I miss it so much Matt, it's my happy and safe place I love your videos and everything you do. Keep it up watching your content keeps me going
@@andrewattwood709 Ugh! I’m so sorry to hear it, but happy you’ve got a new knee! Can you move around ok and are you pain free? Is cycling an option?
Thanks so much for being a part of the channel! I appreciate you giving me your time to watch my vids! 👊🏽
Awhile back, I started praying for people during runs.
Running keeps me going physically, mentally and spiritually.
This is a great way to remain calm and disassociate from the run. There are a lot of articles on meditating while running, which is a good idea for a video. Thanks, Ken!
I started running to prove my friends and family wrong. I started my running journey at 270 lbs, which I signed up for a full marathon 8 months prior. I had to prove everyone that I could stick to something for longer than a week. Also to mention at the start I had just become a new dad and the thought of my son growing up without a strong father figure gave me nightmares. Fast forward to year two, and I'm 70 lbs lighter, training to be a firefighter and trying to promote healthy life styles for busy people. I run now to inspire others to keeping moving forward in life. Great video! 🏸
@@JoshFoyston Proving the naysayers wrong is a great motivator, but it pales in comparison to new-baby-motivation. I’m glad to hear you’re healthy and in the fire academy! You’re training to be a hero on all fronts! 👊🏽
So many good things about running! Clearing the mind, strong body, be better, good company and the best: race day 😍😍
Running sounds pretty good when you list all the benefits like that! 😁
i run cause im genuinely passionate about it. always looked up to runners and cyclists or any endurance athlete that either does it for hobby or sport or both. always wondered how they do that until one day it just clicks in your life. then you never wanna loose that gift.
It is, for sure, a gift to do what we do! 🙌🏽
I love your appreciation of endurance athletes.
I've been doing some type of exercise since I was a teenager. At 51, I do it to stay healthy and de-stress. No races; just me and my dog.🐕
A healthy stress free life is the goal! We’re the lucky ones who have found how to achieve it!
I might be a mindful invested and passionate runner. I don't think I really identify with any of those strongly, but have qualities of each of those. I honestly just love going for a longish run with a few of my favourite people, those runs are the best.
@@bcockton I’m not sure it really helps anything to label ourselves other than “runner.” You meet the criteria! 👊🏽
My late father-in-law used to say, as he saw runners go by his house: “Where is everyone running to?”
I had a coworker say: “Why do you run a world major knowing you can never win?”
I love running what can I say 🤷🏻
@@eriktred I’m with you on the love of running, but my answer to the coworker would be: I don’t know I won’t win! 😂
@@its_Matt_B_ I won a 50k in my age group, I’ll take that 😂. But even as I get older knowing my PB/PR’s may be in my past, I still enjoy running and it makes me feel good.
Fascinating video! 🏸 I started running when I was frustrated at my sorry abilities at every sport that involved a ball. Not sure what category that belongs in. 😅 Now I jump rope so I can feel I have an athletic skill and accomplishments. But mostly I’m a meditative athlete. 🧘🏻♀️All the best in Berlin!
@@tinalewis6782 Thanks, Tina! Both for the 🏸 and the well wishes. I know I could definitely do with being a little more meditative.
I run mainly for fun, and to be fit for soccer. ⚽️ There was one local 5K that had such a small field that I would have won if I had entered. The winner was over a minute slower than my PR. But I’d much rather run in a race with lots of people and finish ~30th.
I get wanting to run with more people. We’ll never run our best if no one is pushing us to do better!
Been asked this question probably hundred of times- why you run? Started by accident and then now 10 years later it will be a pity to lose all those fitness just like that. God will take them all back the moment I stop...and I still can't let go. So that was my genuine answer to my friends who asked.
Yep! Exactly! Use it or lose it!
Don’t stop! 🙌🏽
The guilt keeps me going! I have no real idea why I run, and sometimes question myself when I'm out doing it, yet I do a lot of it.
@@DanaCrookston Guilt from what?
I know exactly what you mean about not knowing why you run when you’re doing it. The trick is to not think too deeply about it because it’s when you stop that you feel good about running. It’s like the marshmallow test: put off the satisfaction of stopping for a greater satisfaction of finishing!
@@its_Matt_B_ The guilt of not doing it. Running is my release, but it's also my crux. It may not wake me up at night if I don't do it, but it's surely on the back of my mind, and having a smart watch or Strava showing you how fast your stats fall off a cliff when you don't do the regular does not help much!!
Finisher medal and t-shirt have never been a motivator for me. For me running is all that I want😁.
@@deshkanagrikhoon You’re a soul-runner! 🙌🏽
🏸 Mindful. I train to not DNF. My races continue to get harder (and more expensive) and will through next year, at which time I will reassess. The funny thing is I don't really like racing all that much. But I do like being done with a race ... a lot. It is definitely something ... to paraphrase Arnold Schwarzenegger ... that can't be bought, borrowed, inherited, or stolen. It is earned. Another aspect to races is that I tend to remember them vividly.
@@eric-running-to-chamonix That’s racing completely. It’s not always fun in the moment, but it’s an accomplishment that makes us feel good about ourselves.
“I love how running is such a cheap sport”(is something I doubt you ever say).
🏸 i started running to prove to myself i could do hard things. 15 years later...i run to keep my mind at peace ...to buy more running shoes than i need, and to run races and collect medals. ..oh and the snacks/carbs😊
It’s a bit of a pickle; it starts by wanting to prove we can do hard things, then it progresses to everything else! 👊🏽
I use to play 🏸 but now I run 😁 and I think at 60 I run for longevity as a whole but I'm also motivated to push myself because I can win my age group at most races in little Auckland. I hope I can get that sub 3hr marathon but not that worried if I don't and it does keep me motivated to try. I like running a half at sub 90 minutes while I can fighting off older age slowness. So I think I fit in most brackets but not very sociable but do enjoy the odd chat with a fellow racer or chat with people as I catch them up on a run down the waterfront on the weekend if they don't have ears on.
Here’s my two cents, I ran a half yesterday where I missed my PR by 37 seconds. I ran the race as a marathon pace test for November and felt amazing after. My first 2 HMs I couldn’t walk without pain for the next week, I went to an NFL game after this half. I could’ve ran today but Monday is a rest/recover day in my training block and I’m nursing a foot sprain from August so I decided to take the rest.
Which marathon are you running in November? What’s your goal?
@@its_Matt_B_ Richmond. My goal is to finish but I want to run a 10-10:30 min pace.
@@CorGP Nice! 2 months to go!! Good luck!
🏸 Well this winter my main motivation for running will be to run a few minutes faster than my updated BQ time at my spring 2025 marathon. 😢 It’s also fun though!
@@annewright3486 What’s your marathon PR, Anne? Which spring marathon are you racing?
@@its_Matt_B_my PR is 3:28 from spring 2023. Hoping to match that at Chicago this fall! And then I’ll run Jersey City next April for the home court advantage. Luckily I will be 35 by the 2026 Boston Marathon, but I feel like I’m going to need a 3:25 to make it in! So many fast people nowadays!
@@annewright3486 I'm keeping my fingers crossed you have good weather in Chicago and again in Jersey City! You already know how to train and run fast, so it's the weather that will make the difference! Getting those extra minutes is the best part about getting older!!
@@its_Matt_B_thank you so much Matt! And yes, getting older is great for Boston! 🦄
I run. Therefore, I am. 🏸
“You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing.”
Apparently Descartes was really into running.
@its_Matt_B_ Indeed he did.
Why? You never win anything, never even podium...... Heard it my whole life.
We've just got to tune those peeps out!
🏸
@@oliverwenningmann980 🙌🏽 Cheers, Oli!
1st My grandfather used to run and was the oldest runner in the 15 mile race in West Virginia for many years before he passed away. I had a mini stoke about 4 years ago and so I started hiking and met some runners and then I broke both leg bones at my ankle on a hike and adopted a mantra to never give up and so I decided I wanted to run and try to do a marathon. I'm slow but I'm ok with that. The third reason is just to provide a good example for my kids. I'm probably an invested runner and a little fitness runner. I enjoy 5ks and half marathons especially in beautiful locations. The great thing about a 1st marathon is that no matter time time it will be a PR. 🏸
You’ve really been through it! Your mantra will carry you far, as will the knowledge of a guaranteed PR! 👊🏽
🏸 Because I can. One day I won’t be able to.
This is a great attitude and shows your appreciation for what you can do!
🏸I run for my mental and physical health
@@danieljozefczyk7869 There aren’t many better reasons than those! 👊🏽
People actually ask why you race? That is interesting because those most be the same people who ask why you 🏃♂️ or 🚲. I know I enjoy the training aspect of the running but I really enjoy the race day energy and the challenge of myself. I have talked with people who used to race at a high level in cycling and they said they would not do races anymore since they can't compete at the same level so maybe it is about being happy where you are in life. I think Sheryl Crow said it best ... It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got.😊 🏸
@@jefflessenberry6632 Yes, I’ve had people question why I race when I upload a race video. 🤣
Being happy where we’re at is a very handy tool to have a satisfying life. It takes a bit of work, but it’s worth it!
I might be the reluctant runner in the audience. That's not a word that I would choose myself but I seem to fit the profile. It's been a couple of years since I ran a race, and after the most recent ones I came away feeling like I'd signed up out of something like obligation when I would have enjoyed it more if I had stayed home and done a normal run around my neighborhood instead. Maybe I've gotten what there was to get out of races. I have my PRs, I apparently didn't have the talent to compete for age group podiums even in little local races when I made that a goal, and I've already proven that I can finish the distance cheerfully up to and including one marathon. I like my daily runs and I like trying to solve the puzzle of running fitness, but it's more that running pace is a proxy for things like aerobic capacity and leg strength and keeping my weight under control that might equate to mobility and independence and quality of life for me in the years to come. And all the runs are more fun when my easy running pace is faster. But then, another part of my "why?" would be that I keep running to spite my former running buddies, who all quit on me decades ago.🏸
@@largeeddie I struggle with my inner reluctance when it comes to races. I say it’s a struggle because, like you, I recognize the feeling of obligation although I always feel like it’s worth it after the fact. Still, I’m definitely a bit of a Bartleby.
Spite is the very best of reasons to continue to run! 🤣You know those old running friends who can’t move as well as you are green with envy that you’ve carried on!
There is some kind of saying that the best revenge is living well. In our case, the best “revenge” is running continuity!
@@its_Matt_B_ "Bartleby" is great! Yes, "I would prefer not to." Having cold feet before a race but running it and then being glad we did is a familiar story. I think it was Parker Valby who said that she really didn't want to run the 10,000 meters at the Olympic Trials, that it took a lot for her coach to talk her into lining up, and then she made the team. What changed for me was feeling like it hadn't been worth doing after I had run the race. With GPS logging, I know what I did every day and I can test myself any time I care to. But clearly the experience appeals to lots of runners, or the races wouldn't be so popular and crowded.
Matt has anyone ever done a parody video of you? I acted one out to my wife when we got bagels delivered the other day. She wasn’t impressed. 🥴 🏸
Not that I know of, although I would certainly welcome it! 🤣
I find it hard to believe your wife wasn't impressed with your impression of me. 🤔Perhaps my style and delivery are too nuanced for her to appreciate? Tell her I said that and she'll hate me forever! 🤣
No, better yet, do an impression of me every time anything gets delivered. Over time she'll find it endearing and I'll earn another viewer!