For a beginner first time marathon runner that only runs recreationally, my biggest advice is respect the distance, but don’t be afraid of it. As long as you have some sort of base fitness and can physically run 10-13 miles, you can do 26. It might be really slow and you might need to walk quite a bit, but you can get through. Once you do, and you have a good idea what you’re getting into, you’ll be able to listen to various videos or read various books and have a better understanding of what realistic will work for you and your family/work balance. I spent nearly 10 years wanting to do a marathon but never doing one because of being intimidated by various videos saying you need XYZ, and to train for X months before registering for your first marathon. Then, once you register, you need to do ABC. I finally pulled the trigger and went from couch to marathon in just 5 weeks. I went a 5hr 15min marathon. Within less than a year, I’ve done an ultra and have more lined up and am almost under 4hrs for the marathon. My goal is to be sub 4 by the end of 2024 in marathon and sub 5 for 50k, and sub 3 by 2025!
Just ran my first Half Marathon in Montreal yesterday in 1h40.30s. You have been a great source of inspiration in tha past weeks, thank you and keep up the work!
I'm so glad to have found your channel. Thank you for your great tips! I have my very first half marathon coming up in 5 days! I hope you have a great day. 😊
Just to say thanks again, following your advice since start of year. Knocked my half pb again from 138 to 132.1. Your advice was so helpful- training 90% physical 10%mental racing is 10%physical 90% mental- helped me through. Incorporating lots of the elements and training you recommended has resulted in steady progress. Your Marathon plan is life changing! Thanks Scully
I just ran a half in 1.23.32 following your marathon plan in the build up to Dublin marathon. A 6 min pb :)!!All the different elements of strength, recovery, nutrition (especially the 3hr rule before training) plus the psychology lectures really help. Thanks Scully
Thank you, Stephen, for such a deep content! I'd like to express my agreement with you, that it's an absolutely great feeling when you stay in front of start line of marathon definitely knowing that the run will be PB. I was preparing for 12 months for my second marathon (1st one was 3:16h) and that was not about my PB anymore, that was about my sub3 and I knew that I was capable. Finally I broke my PB by 18min ✅ thank you for what you do, you're a great source of inspiration! ✌💥👍🙂
These last few videos around the subject of psychology, mental fitness etc. have really hit home, Stephen. Good to know what I am already doing right and the tweaks, changes to plans and the process I still need to make. Thanks, Stephen.
Great video. For me the hardest challenge is not burning out. I have only been running for a year now, after a more than 6 year of not running and before that training 6 times a week on a decent level. I want to go too fast and too much to get back at that level, but I am older now and it takes more time than I want too. I have to stay patient and build slower.
Question man I recently ran a 5k tempo on an attempt to beat my pr . Which I did by 69 seconds . It's 20:50 now 🎉🎉 Something occur in the run that baffles me . I ran the first 2.5k at 4:00 per km. I felt like I was kinda suffercating a bit until I slowed down to about 4:20 per km(for the start of the 4th km). Then I felt like I catch back myself with that pace and was able to maintain that pace and finally increase my pace to about 4:11 for the last km. Ideally, I felt like I won't had been able to catch my breath like that for the 4km and still run faster for the last km.. what do u think can cause that Hoping for a response mate 👊
My quads are the first and only thing to hit the wall... they do seem to be getting more resilient with each and every 20 miler. I haven't seemed to nail pre race nutrition. I think I eat too close to the race, I'm taking out morning smoothies (always feels like I want to throw up the whole race). Good thing about training is the trial and error.
Too much money can make you weak, make bad choices, be lazy and empty inside . I like to run my shoes until I think there causing me problems then wear them as casual trainers and then to my work lol. It may sound stupid and insignificant but it keeps me in check ,gives a balance to how not to spend your way to greatness and a sense of pride that the £175 a time Nikes isn’t just a look at me moment. It’s no different from getting lazier as you get older ,just a way to apply the concept at an earlier age .GREAT VIDEO 💪🏴
Thoroughly enjoyed that Stephen, clear and concise with alot of good food for thought. I'm just off the back of CPH half marathon and had a 6 week injury previous to it. It really set me back so much further than I had thought. Really looking forward to the next installment, keep it up 💪💪💪
What a awesome training session area you are at . I am doing less then I did last year and wanted to try a half marathon but not realistic at this point. . I will take your advice and try next year no worries mate. I have fun destessing and have to work first so realistically I will increase mileage and then in 3 months see what’s best.☮️✝️💟💯
Thanks Stephen. When planning your next marathon, how far out do you set your target race pace? I find it useful to train at race pace but because, at the moment, I am still improving month on month, its hard to know when to call it.
Can you start getting into the actual details of what you are doing training wise each day? I enjoy the channel and love the way you explain your process
Very helpful pointers here, though I am already far along the training cycle. I am running Chicago in less than 2 weeks, so I am just starting to taper for that (I feel well prepared). I have two more marathons coming up: NYC in November, which will be more of a "fun run", since Chicago is my goal race. Then it's Boston next April (I have a 19 minute cushion for getting in, so feel pretty confident of getting in). If you have any suggestions for how to approach the issue of back-to-back marathons (4 weeks between Chicago & NYC), let me know, even if it's "that's crazy".
Great video Scully. Thanks :) Hope you're well. Do you have any knowledge of dealing with cramping in marathons? I've cramped at 37k in all 3 of my marathons, and the things I've experimenting with haven't worked.
I just ran my first 10k race. Had been training for a specific time. Not only did I not meet that goal, I didn’t even pb. Turns out I have COVID. 😂 I didn’t find out until the day after. Now I’m looking to sign up for another and blow my initial goal out of the water!
After my 3rd Marathon I realized that I need to work on my mental ability to push harder during training.So my Question: Does your Master Class / Marathon Training Plan help a slow runner like me (4h52 marathon)? I set myself a goal of improving my time by 10% but that needs more focused training.
I miss to see the heart rate and the speed hehehe because they are awesome from your level of fitness.... nice tips, they are applicable for everyone even us as amateurs. I hope you are in better mental place
@@richardbalfe1026 Personally I think he should be concentrating on the likes of the Belfast marathon and Dublin. He would have won Belfast this past few years.
@@John_Wood_ yeah your right but there probably more money/ incentive like better field in the bigger races. Better athletes help you push closer to ur potential. Dublin will be great tho since he will have loads of support
thanks steven. i'm still slow and phat but you inspire me to keep pushing. what can i say, i loveeeee da cake. please keep pushing on threw the hard times, and do not forget to slay some pus every now and then. go get em top g. big upz!
For a beginner first time marathon runner that only runs recreationally, my biggest advice is respect the distance, but don’t be afraid of it. As long as you have some sort of base fitness and can physically run 10-13 miles, you can do 26. It might be really slow and you might need to walk quite a bit, but you can get through. Once you do, and you have a good idea what you’re getting into, you’ll be able to listen to various videos or read various books and have a better understanding of what realistic will work for you and your family/work balance.
I spent nearly 10 years wanting to do a marathon but never doing one because of being intimidated by various videos saying you need XYZ, and to train for X months before registering for your first marathon. Then, once you register, you need to do ABC. I finally pulled the trigger and went from couch to marathon in just 5 weeks. I went a 5hr 15min marathon. Within less than a year, I’ve done an ultra and have more lined up and am almost under 4hrs for the marathon. My goal is to be sub 4 by the end of 2024 in marathon and sub 5 for 50k, and sub 3 by 2025!
Great advice
Just ran my first Half Marathon in Montreal yesterday in 1h40.30s. You have been a great source of inspiration in tha past weeks, thank you and keep up the work!
I'm so glad to have found your channel. Thank you for your great tips! I have my very first half marathon coming up in 5 days! I hope you have a great day. 😊
priceless, for sure!
I'm also gonna race my first Half marathon coming up in 20 day, so excited
Have fun!! :)
@dapitbullspike7261 best of luck to you!! ❤️
@@chris.schmied thank you, nerves are setting in lol it will be fun. It's a local half, 20 year anniversary!
Just to say thanks again, following your advice since start of year. Knocked my half pb again from 138 to 132.1. Your advice was so helpful- training 90% physical 10%mental racing is 10%physical 90% mental- helped me through. Incorporating lots of the elements and training you recommended has resulted in steady progress. Your Marathon plan is life changing! Thanks Scully
I just knocked down the Berlin marathon not as I planned but did it. Thank you Stepehn you are always my idol and inspiration.
I just ran a half in 1.23.32 following your marathon plan in the build up to Dublin marathon. A 6 min pb :)!!All the different elements of strength, recovery, nutrition (especially the 3hr rule before training) plus the psychology lectures really help. Thanks Scully
where do you get his training plans?
What's this 3hr rule ?
Smashing time! Congrats. :D
Thank you, Stephen, for such a deep content! I'd like to express my agreement with you, that it's an absolutely great feeling when you stay in front of start line of marathon definitely knowing that the run will be PB. I was preparing for 12 months for my second marathon (1st one was 3:16h) and that was not about my PB anymore, that was about my sub3 and I knew that I was capable. Finally I broke my PB by 18min ✅ thank you for what you do, you're a great source of inspiration! ✌💥👍🙂
These last few videos around the subject of psychology, mental fitness etc. have really hit home, Stephen. Good to know what I am already doing right and the tweaks, changes to plans and the process I still need to make. Thanks, Stephen.
Sorry Stephen, I intend to win the Dublin Marathon this year... if you could please slow down to 8 mins per mile. That'd be great :)
So awesome, mate ! Sounds like Coach Pain, but nice 😀. Thanks a lot.
Thanks, great information. Hoping it helps me run a PR in Philly in November!
Great video.
For me the hardest challenge is not burning out.
I have only been running for a year now, after a more than 6 year of not running and before that training 6 times a week on a decent level.
I want to go too fast and too much to get back at that level, but I am older now and it takes more time than I want too.
I have to stay patient and build slower.
Question man
I recently ran a 5k tempo on an attempt to beat my pr .
Which I did by 69 seconds . It's 20:50 now 🎉🎉
Something occur in the run that baffles me .
I ran the first 2.5k at 4:00 per km.
I felt like I was kinda suffercating a bit until I slowed down to about 4:20 per km(for the start of the 4th km). Then I felt like I catch back myself with that pace and was able to maintain that pace and finally increase my pace to about 4:11 for the last km.
Ideally, I felt like I won't had been able to catch my breath like that for the 4km and still run faster for the last km.. what do u think can cause that
Hoping for a response mate 👊
My quads are the first and only thing to hit the wall... they do seem to be getting more resilient with each and every 20 miler. I haven't seemed to nail pre race nutrition. I think I eat too close to the race, I'm taking out morning smoothies (always feels like I want to throw up the whole race). Good thing about training is the trial and error.
Thank you, Stephen, for this video very helpful 👍
Too much money can make you weak, make bad choices, be lazy and empty inside . I like to run my shoes until I think there causing me problems then wear them as casual trainers and then to my work lol. It may sound stupid and insignificant but it keeps me in check ,gives a balance to how not to spend your way to greatness and a sense of pride that the £175 a time Nikes isn’t just a look at me moment. It’s no different from getting lazier as you get older ,just a way to apply the concept at an earlier age .GREAT VIDEO 💪🏴
What would you recommend for someone with limited time? I keep getting out of shape because I have to go on long production trips for my business.
Thoroughly enjoyed that Stephen, clear and concise with alot of good food for thought. I'm just off the back of CPH half marathon and had a 6 week injury previous to it. It really set me back so much further than I had thought. Really looking forward to the next installment, keep it up 💪💪💪
This was so good! I’ve run three half marathons and I want to do a marathon next! This will help!
Great information for first time marathon runners, Wish i could seen it years ago when I've started running :)
Another great video Stephen, inspirstional and really gets you thinking. Are the drone shots in the video Font Romeu or somewhere in the States?
This video couldn’t of come at a better time!
What a awesome training session area you are at . I am doing less then I did last year and wanted to try a half marathon but not realistic at this point. . I will take your advice and try next year no worries mate. I have fun destessing and have to work first so realistically I will increase mileage and then in 3 months see what’s best.☮️✝️💟💯
Great video. Thanks for the insight and experience. I really loving your channel. 🔥🔥🔥
I didn't plan to do a warm marathon in Sydney last week because it's just the start of spring, but I guess the weather had other plans.
Think sadly all marathons are getting warmer
always trainin hard champ !one of the realest
Thanks Stephen. When planning your next marathon, how far out do you set your target race pace? I find it useful to train at race pace but because, at the moment, I am still improving month on month, its hard to know when to call it.
Nice content man!
Can you start getting into the actual details of what you are doing training wise each day? I enjoy the channel and love the way you explain your process
How often are you gonna post an episode? Can't wait for the whole set!
Very helpful pointers here, though I am already far along the training cycle. I am running Chicago in less than 2 weeks, so I am just starting to taper for that (I feel well prepared). I have two more marathons coming up: NYC in November, which will be more of a "fun run", since Chicago is my goal race. Then it's Boston next April (I have a 19 minute cushion for getting in, so feel pretty confident of getting in). If you have any suggestions for how to approach the issue of back-to-back marathons (4 weeks between Chicago & NYC), let me know, even if it's "that's crazy".
Great video Scully. Thanks :) Hope you're well.
Do you have any knowledge of dealing with cramping in marathons? I've cramped at 37k in all 3 of my marathons, and the things I've experimenting with haven't worked.
I thought u we’re running Berlin? I was looking for your results or to see u on coverage.
I just ran my first 10k race. Had been training for a specific time. Not only did I not meet that goal, I didn’t even pb. Turns out I have COVID. 😂 I didn’t find out until the day after. Now I’m looking to sign up for another and blow my initial goal out of the water!
Excellent!!
After my 3rd Marathon I realized that I need to work on my mental ability to push harder during training.So my Question: Does your Master Class / Marathon Training Plan help a slow runner like me (4h52 marathon)?
I set myself a goal of improving my time by 10% but that needs more focused training.
Excellent content
I miss to see the heart rate and the speed hehehe because they are awesome from your level of fitness.... nice tips, they are applicable for everyone even us as amateurs. I hope you are in better mental place
Nice!
Good stuff
Thank you verymuch.
👍🙏🏃💪🌹♥️♥️♥️🌷🌠💫🌌😘
You look to be in seriously great shape Scully. Did you run Berlin?
He's going to do Dublin instead
@@richardbalfe1026 Sensible decision 👍
@@John_Wood_ 100% if he's going to do much better from training at altitude with Bashir and andy
@@richardbalfe1026 Personally I think he should be concentrating on the likes of the Belfast marathon and Dublin. He would have won Belfast this past few years.
@@John_Wood_ yeah your right but there probably more money/ incentive like better field in the bigger races. Better athletes help you push closer to ur potential. Dublin will be great tho since he will have loads of support
thanks steven. i'm still slow and phat but you inspire me to keep pushing. what can i say, i loveeeee da cake. please keep pushing on threw the hard times, and do not forget to slay some pus every now and then. go get em top g. big upz!
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