Have YOU ever ran a marathon? 👀

If y’all don’t know, a 77 VO2 Max is INSANE. Especially for someone that age. Ultra running is one of the sports that you can do for decades so when he hits his peak, I’ll be excited to see what he can do

When he grows a bit more and matures in terms of skill a bit more, with his talent and ability, he HAS to try the Barkley Marathon. The hardest ultra-marathon race in the world with only 15 finishers over decades… This kid is insane, he’s a contender to finish for sure

He ran the grand canyon with ease. I run to the end of my block and end up needing an oxygen tank lol

He seems like a great kid. I'm glad that he has found people who are willing to help him achieve his best.

What a great young man. I'm only 19 myself and a few weeks ago I ran my first ultramarathon over 50km. Now I can call myself German Champion and I know very well that he will achieve great things. Cheers to the ultramarathon youth. I would like to get to know him!

been following this kid since he was 11, he’s amazing!!

As a 16 year old adventure athlete myself I would love to meet this kid.

Awesome! I ran my first ultramarathon when I was 18, 83 miles. Good to see more and more younger people runnings ultras

Outstanding! So inspiring ✨️

I always love a good whistle video very inspirational

Great job Sebastian! Keep up the great work and joy!

He should run high school cross country, I'd like to see what he could do in a 5k

All of these runs are insane, this kid is a beast

Been following Seb for a while, what an inspiring dude! 👏

Around 2004 I came across the book Ultramarathon Man by Dean K. I’d been running on/off since 1988, never entering any races. After reading it, I said that’s for me and completed my first race in 2006, the Heartland 50 mile in Kansas.

I also think that Trail is better, you are in the nature just by your self, there is more Energy!!! I wish ti him all the best 🙏

Bright future ahead!! Keep goin!! ✊🏾

What an inspiration!

Awesome. keep up good work

I’m so inspired right now ima head to chick Fla and get a 3 #4s and continue watching this.

Congrats man. I’m 12 and running Xc and track. I haven’t done anything over a 10k but I love trail running.

So inspiring 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Let's goo!! This is crazy

i ran a half mile to catch a train last week and my knee swelled up like a balloon

Omg he is my idol I’m 11 and my VO2 max is 61 I love running and I really hope to be like Sebastian one day

Dude's right, the lemonade at Phantom Ranch is fantastic.

I don’t want to undermine his accomplishments, he is a very talented person. His VO2 max is insane, I just can’t describe how amazing that is! However, if most people put in the work like him, we can also achieve success in running like him. We r evolutionarily an animal that survived by running. So we all shd theoretically be able to run far like him, but I shd say that as 16 year old being able to do this is freakin AMaZING

This guy would excel in a marathon. The Kenyans and Ethiopians would train on dirt roads and when they ran on tar in a marathon they would just flow. My friend told me of a 51 year old man who uses this method of training and he runs sub 3hr marathons without fail

Jeez when I hiked the Grand Canyon while walking I thought I was going to fall off the cliff. Can’t imagine running it

Legendary

I remember hearing about this dude a long time ago

love it

I'm inspired gonna go get 5 miles in now

awesome kid!

Should attempt the Marathon des Sables or Grand to Grand ultras....250kms over several days self supported.

Seb is awesome

Insane

im running a marathon this week!

Nice!

I would pull every single muscle if I tried that

Good work!!! He have luck to be able to race, where i live you can't run marathon or ultra marathon under 18. 😱🏃🏻🏃🏼‍♀️🙏🏔️

Literally everyone who runs an ultra “ok, this is normal”

That thumbnail is crazy😂

Yo whistle my names Seth I’m 14 and I run 100ks and 50 milers why is this guy so special

This kid's the next Scott Jurek!

Yeah? Well I ran a pretty epic TikTok account for awhile...so like...samesies? Incredible story!

As someone who sits down most of his days I would like to have him coach me to get up.

So lucky over in the US, I'm 17 and in the UK under 18's can't race anything further than a HM even when you can run marathons but it can be better to just do your own long runs on the trails

Amazing job, I thought 5ks were tough

Let's goooooop Nice

Let’s goooooo

"there was no races, yk nothing fun to do"... oh mateeee i wish, i wishh hahaha

He should talk to Rainer Crawford...wow

Hi. I have just turned 17 and is passionate about running. It is my life ambition and dream to be a mountain ultra runner, I would love to go out and run beatutiful trails and take part in ultras. I am from the Uk and do not live in such great areas - I have travelled to some amazing locations and I know the feeling and joys a runner gets out on trails. However, I have been advised by almost everyone that I should not be training for such races, avoid high weekly mileage and focus on speed whilst I am young. Like Sebastian I dream to become one of the worlds elite ultra runners and take part in events such as the skyrunner world series and for me (no pun intended) I am in it for the long run. By this, I mean that I am keeping my weekly mileage (about 80km/week) fairly low, including 3 sessions a week (speed work, like Sebastians 10x400 track work, slower but longer xc type sessions and threshold runs), a long run and a steady run. I used to do 35k long runs every week but now it's a boring maximum of 16k because it is supposed to be damaging for people under 24. I do enjoy what I do and go to the trails whenever I can though the life i dream of is currently like Sebastians. I have plans to live in such locations and travel the worlds running soon as I am nearly an adult. The races I do are XC which are about 7km long, I have done fell (mountain/hill races), 5k in 15.30, 1500, 4.09 and my v02 is about 71. I don't know how sebastian has managed such high v02 with mostly trails and easy runs but I can only imagine it is due to the altitude, which i do not have access to. I train smart and havent been injured in a while so I wonder how Sebastian trains. I would like to race him one day when I also reach my peak, that I will build up to when I am about 20. If anyone could put me in contact with him or explain how he trains and who else he looks up to (for me it is Kilian Jornet) then that would be amazing. I aspire to run these wonderful ultras but I am in it fo rthe long run and building my speed whilst young. So for me, Sebastian is a great inspiration.

I Ran Over 2 miles on my track and field area and I fell down and I had to be on a oxygen tank for months

I am very impressed that he has hardly tanned given that he has been outside all that time very curious about that and why he isn't tanning as much compared to hikers.

I ahte baseball whistle

dope

Legooooooo!

FIFTY ?? Crazy good for him

Lemond 93 VO2 at young age

Far 0ut~

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

mans knees are gonna be fcked when he’s older. good on u lad

But good video

Hi

I bet he would get like 1000 on the pacer test

ndoooo

Yeah buts what’s your 5k pb?

I ran a mile to catch my dog because he ran out the house

no ive never ran anything lol i hate running (bc im terrible at it)

Is he real

Im 48 and my VO2 max is 59😭

Great video. It's really good motivation for the type of content I want to put on my channel. Keep up the great work. I've just announced a new running challenge on my channel that I think you will want to take part in. Let me know your thoughts. Looking forward to the next upload on your channel!!

I know 80 year olds who run 200 mile ultramarathons.

hope he stays healthy though. there’s been many tragic cases of athletes or marathoners with no pre-existing conditions dropping dead during marathons.

🤔Best of the best for any athlete crossing at least 100 years old and running ,oterwise no good students athletes ......😃🏃

few observations: this kid is going to burn himself out. the body is still developing at 16 and the load of strain required for a 62 mile run is too much. his legs also have next to no muscle mass and push-off, making his running economy sloppy and weak, which also contributes to the fact he could only do the 10x400m at 70 seconds per lap. he needs some fundamental strength building and to fix his form.

Maybe if I had rich parents and 5 trainers I could be good too

There is a reason why most endurance races and marathons and ultra marathons have age limits. It’s not healthy, he should focus on shorter races now and build his speed endurance rather than running his legs into the ground. But you do you.