How I Took 20 Mins Off Marathon PB in 3 Months

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I took 20 mins off of my marathon PB in 3 months using 10 really simple tips to take me to the next level
None of these tips are complicated or confusing, they're simple a process that, if you follow it, will give you the very best chance of taking your marathon running to the next level. All you have to do now... is find a marathon to run!
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@yogiponappa Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Ben! Great video as always, and thanks for sharing the insights.

@nyashamunjoma2022 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday 🎂Thanks for this advice. Makes so much sense to me.

@MultiShiv19 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Ben! Thank you for putting together this informative video :)

@fampattack Жыл бұрын

happy birthday!! the coolest video about marathon ever!!!

@pixel-fudger Жыл бұрын

Really good tips here. Cheers and happy birthday Ben!

@anastasiav.206 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday! I'm subscribed and do appreciate everything you do on KZfaq! Thank you guys!

@JohnSmith-rx2uv Жыл бұрын

What a marvelous video :) Thanks!

@stevencauser15 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday man. Great vid as always. Got my first marathon in Valencia in December so top quality info mate

@mark.betterliving Жыл бұрын

Ben!! I am addicted to your videos, thanks for the knowledge!

@neilduncan441 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday! 🎉 that is one of the best prep and advice videos I have ever watched, much love ❤

@rob.hodgson 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Really watchable. Working my through lots of your vids!

@kathyrunsaround3393 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Ben. Great video. Concise and to the point. Well explained. What a fab race you had in London.

@Mylifeinthreeminutes Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Ben. Those splits are the stuff of dreams 😍

@kieronstubbings5547 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Ben, what a great video.. will be taking a lot out of this video for when I run my first London next April 👍👍

@xenofonmoniodis5408 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday, from a new viewer from Olympia, Washington! Appreciate and enjoy the content; thank you.

@JesusWasHeree Жыл бұрын

Love this. Got a marathon next sunday and i always set off too fast. Hopefully this'll help. The taking emotion out bit is a fantastic tip

@LoadsmanJ Жыл бұрын

Messhappy Birthday Ben! Hope you Mary and the pups had a great day celebrating 🥳🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️

@j.nakajima9070 11 ай бұрын

Amazing tips ! Thank you so much. I might be too late, but you put really nicely the strategy and provided a nice framework. Kudos.

@daFonsecable Жыл бұрын

Your energy is AWESOME!!! Keep doing that, with all the blessings of the universe, my friend.

@rileymalcolmson6724 Жыл бұрын

happy birthday! training for 2 half marathons love the info about tapering

@kamit4986 Жыл бұрын

Well done!!! This video helped. I'm training for my second Cape Town Marathon and I'm taking a lot away from this video. Thank you 😊 💓

@lauracostigan866 Жыл бұрын

Those 5k splits! 😍 So satisfying. Currently training for marathon number 2 and there is so much good advice here. Thank you!

@paulcook7426 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the finest video pieces of advise I've ever seen.

@alanshrimpton6787 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Ben. Thanks for the tips. My marathon next Sunday in Aussie.

@munrowen Жыл бұрын

Great video, came across by accident! I was in the London Marathon too, my first road one. I think virtually all of my plans, philosophies etc, etc, matched yours! All went extremely well for me although calf cramps came in the last 8k so that’s something to work on before LM again in April 23! ! Enjoy any future marathons you do 😊

@souradipta Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday 🥳.. these were valuable tips..

@mv9044 Жыл бұрын

This is gold, my man.

@davebobson1206 Жыл бұрын

Just finished my first half marathon in under 2 hours and your videos have been a big help

@timhough9191 Жыл бұрын

Great job mate

@85parrot Жыл бұрын

lol, I just read that as "finished my marathon in under 2 hours" - was momentarily pretty impressed that Kipchoge was a subscriber 🤣. Well done on your time 👍

@50Something Жыл бұрын

Dave, that's a great time! Congrats

@IrrIdk Жыл бұрын

@@85parrot same lol

@marty232 Жыл бұрын

me running down the street is a pb

@runningraven Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday, Ben! Great job! 💪😇💙🏃🏻‍♀️💨

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@richardbrown1573 Жыл бұрын

Superb vid + Happy Birthday Ben! 🎉

@aeriegrove Жыл бұрын

Just ran my first half and everything went according to plan and giving me a 1.40 PB to beat in April! Could have made great use of this video a few months back, but I'll take all those insights and shoot for a 1.30 next time :D

@vagabond268 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday, i stumbled upon ur channel today! Nice videos

@jordanleroux-stewart7009 Жыл бұрын

Best marathon tips video I’ve seen in a long time. Great job !

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Jordan 😊

@runningsuperska Жыл бұрын

Well done mate. Thanks for the tips.

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

No worries. Thanks 😊

@andrewdutton1003 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Ben! Have a great day!!!

@alane3983 Жыл бұрын

I liked this video very much. Really good example of how it should be done.

@jholowka Жыл бұрын

Nicely done!!! 👍🏾

@michellloubser8869 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday. Ben My first marathon is comming up in about a months time. And it scares the living daylights out of me. Thanks for all the info in your videos. Say hi to Mary for me.

@smithnatalie4803 Жыл бұрын

🎉 HB Ben! Another educational video

@Tonyr2 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Ben 🥳🥳. Have a great day. Erm beachy head marathon in a month and no long training run yet....eeeek!!! 20 miler coming up ASAP.

@mathesonrittenhouse Жыл бұрын

Great video - reinforcing how I am planning my year. Base, base, base, in the "off-season" mixed with strength and stretching for injury prevention. Then integrate threshold runs and only in the 8 weeks before my "A" races integrate speed. All runs have a purpose.

@justinkarthur Жыл бұрын

Beautiful 5k splits, what a way to end the video👏🏾👏🏾happy birthday aswell 🎉

@gokiwi2642 Жыл бұрын

One of the best marathon preparation videos I’ve seen on the net, I had a very similar experience with my marathon a few weeks back, that’s one thing that helped me was take a jel. Regularly I took one every half hour instead of when I felt like it, makes a big difference, I used the pacers but as a guide only, if I felt I needed to drop back I’d drop back & then catch up again to the group on the down hills, I think if you can learn to do just the right amount on the taper weeks, my taper routine I do a few 10k easy pace runs, with 5 x 30sec hill sprints, few swims a week & a few easy pace bike rides, just enough to keep the legs awake & fresh for race day, excellent video keep up the good work👍🏼🌿👣✅🥳

@almorrison2040 Жыл бұрын

Great observations Ben, very wise for an 18yr old..😁. Happy Birthday!

@NT_1 Жыл бұрын

That's amazing! The winner of the women's Berlin Marathon also took 20 minutes of her PB. 2:15:37 in her second Marathon ever

@Jess-Rabbit 6 ай бұрын

That is nuts!

@saintsaens21 Жыл бұрын

Mr Bridge's videos really surpass anything runningtube has to offer, kudos & thanks. And happy birthday!

@RunThePlanet Жыл бұрын

Great run going 2:55 for your first road marathon, Trail running's so much tougher I recon you'd have gone sub3 without specific training. 35min 10k ! thats ace too. Good video and i'm sure a lot of people will find this useful.

@bretstevens262 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Ben!

@MrSilain Жыл бұрын

Today I ran 01:54 sub 2 hours for the first time (HM). I am so happy! Thx for all the good videos and knowledge 😊!

@bank_gangter9984 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! from Thailand 🇹🇭

@Ryan_RyRy_Ryan Жыл бұрын

Very informative, thank you 💪

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan 😊

@IainThacker Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday! Epic video timing - have my first half next Sunday (2nd), half way through taper and feeling good about my goals. Some great tips, particularly on pacing!

@arielmerrill2607 Жыл бұрын

I've been running off and on for 2 decades I started watching your videos a week ago and began implementing some of your training plans. I literally took a minute off my mile time! In a week! 🤯 You are both so great! Thank you so much for all you do to help others.

@DrProfX Жыл бұрын

It’s important to take gels after running some MP segments of the long run - how your GI responds to gel is contingent on paces you’re running so make sure that body gets used to taking gel while running a race pace!👍

@MrNooge Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Ben!

@oseiasferraz5207 Жыл бұрын

Really really well explained

@seanogization Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping to break this at London in April. Can’t wait! Also, great to see Dublin in the video

@FraggotJr Жыл бұрын

thank you for this video!!

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the thank you 😊

@symuhush 8 ай бұрын

Great info

@ailleurs25 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday!! 🎂

@irawhitlock1084 Жыл бұрын

HBD Coach!

@christianemde6952 Жыл бұрын

Happy B-Day Ben! Greetings from Germany.

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christian 😊

@tristanglasse-davies4547 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@JavierISampedroTNF Жыл бұрын

I was able to improve in almost 20min my second marathon but still I was a bit disappointed as I wanted to make sub 3h30, but it was within my goals so finishing with a new PB was a nice feeling. Hope to keep up the trend and applying some of your tips to keep improving when I have the chance to go for the marathon distance. Hope you had a good birthday Ben. Cheers!

@zachs8765 Жыл бұрын

looks like im in the same boat. 2nd one coming up in 3 days, my main goal is 3:40 (first marathon was 3:48) but would be nice to get in 3:35ish. but i guess setting higher goals after not specifically training for them might lead to disappointment.

@JavierISampedroTNF Жыл бұрын

@@zachs8765 My next marathon might be in February so I can think ahead how to improve my training. Still not decided as there will be a trail race I want to make that is around the same dates.

@jamesdrury6627 Жыл бұрын

This matches my experience too. 3:52 on my 1st (went out too quick), 3:35 on my 2nd (even pacing), 3:32 3rd. Now aiming for 3:29 in April 2023 using tips from this channel 👍

@JavierISampedroTNF Жыл бұрын

@@jamesdrury6627 That´s a good progression. Let´s keep on working

@alwaystmoza Жыл бұрын

@Zach S how you go? Yes if you didn't train for the 335 then going for it in the race will hinder your actual time you train for. Always Stick to your time and plan during a race. Hope it went well

@juniorgorg3348 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Ben 🍻

@mikegamber8561 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday!!!

@bowen_adventures Жыл бұрын

great video!

@akinsolasalami8694 Жыл бұрын

Belated Happy Birthday Ben

@lauseba6990 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday. 😀😀

@accidentalactivist9633 Жыл бұрын

I'm quite tempted to do a marathon next year and maybe the 50km Thames ultra. I ran a half marathon distance a few weeks ago at just over 2 hours and only really started running in the spring but I'm hooked now and loving your content. My park run PB's have gone from over 28 minutes to sub 24 as well. Not too bad for an over 50 and still hoping to improve.

@conradburdekin722 Жыл бұрын

I started running in the spring as well! I’ve done a half marathon as well… and next year I’m booked for a marathon (May) and Thames ultra 50 k (September). I’m 46 so slightly younger but that’s the only difference. See you on the start line in September…???

@jamesdrury6627 Жыл бұрын

Go for it! Marathons are the best. The sense of achievement is so much more than for other distances. Once I did 1 I was hooked.

@jps5871 Жыл бұрын

Ran first 10k had 3 different goals, was really effective in training for it as it gave me access to success. Hit all 3 goals.

@roustabout4fun Жыл бұрын

Impressive~ I will soak it in...when I am settled.

@JBIRDRN8 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@Humppakarajat Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday mate! 🎂🥳

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@Leeroy49 Жыл бұрын

A Berlin Marathon birthday :) cool. Thanks for the video.

@robinc.9845 Жыл бұрын

So great, you have my Sub! :D

@keksha2207 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday 🎉

@Kevgti5 Жыл бұрын

I did so many of these things before my first half yesterday and absolutely blew up at km 14. I finished but almost needed to go to hospital on the commute home.. a bit ratteled at where to go from here. The most annoying part is in the training leading up I had a full dress rehearsal (the full 21k) and had probably the best run of my life, I repeated everything on race day and no dice.

@50Something Жыл бұрын

That's a bummer Kevin! Why did you think you needed medical attention? What happened?

@Kevgti5 Жыл бұрын

@@50Something well on the commute home, I was sick a bit and then suddenly got cold chills, really dizzy, started hyperventilating, my fingers and nose started going numb. Was pretty crazy. Eventually got my breathing back under control and once home (about an hour later) I manged to eat an apple and drink. Bout 4 hours later I could eat.

@50Something Жыл бұрын

@@Kevgti5 it sounds like you had an anxiety attack brought on by exhaustion and possibly disappointment mixed in. Are you ok now?

@Ajumi- Жыл бұрын

happy birthday!

@runfilmsleep Жыл бұрын

Plans are good until they’re not.. just a thought from a rookie who hit a wonderful wall on his first marathon in Copenaghen 😂..I loved the part about letting emotion go! Thanks!

@jameshegeman5660 Жыл бұрын

This video is one of the best essays on “How to Prepare for Competition” that I’ve seen.

@davidwaldron5312 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday brother 🎉

@clarabenton Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

@stevenwilliams520 Жыл бұрын

Hope you had a great Birthday 🥳. I will see you on Sunday to see if your marathon training plan has worked 🙏

@headstart.running Жыл бұрын

Excellently done - and amazing consistency on the 5k splits! However, how much of the 3:15->2:55 improvement would be due to different terrain? I wouldn't be at all surprised to see 15 mins difference between flat trail and flat road!

@hagosmesgoun7195 Жыл бұрын

Great insight mate I am in the USA hopefully in 4-6months I’ll be running my first sub 3hr now I am at 3:17- only one year of training of marathons, although I do have some running back ground from 10-15yrs ago -

@hagosmesgoun7195 8 ай бұрын

I did my last marathon at 3:05 now heading for sub 3 in a couple of wks - thanks for your help !!

@TopsMiah Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@Raf_Mac Жыл бұрын

I've just been to Isle of Wight for the first time and did a LR from Shanklin to St Helens and back. I recognise that foot bridge ;)

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Ha ha it is indeed that bridge! One of my best mates lives there so we always used to go over In the summer 😂

@Surfsailwaves Жыл бұрын

Thanks, very clear, and big congratulations: all simple in theory but much much harder in practice. I’m working to match your expression while eating my emotionless breakfast. What was your weekly mileage during training?

@Thekop_runner Жыл бұрын

I'll try

@philpetersen4477 Жыл бұрын

Ran a 3:20 in my first M in 2013, ran 3:16 this year (2022) but completely blew up around halfway after doing 1:27 1st half, and the 2nd half sucked. No leg endurance as hadnt ran longer than 10k for over a year. Will have to do some training if sub 3 will be possible in future! Great tips re pacing. I need tips!

@PranabanandaJana Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday

@ronanhalpenny3184 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video Ben, thank you. I was just wondering if you could give the source of the information regarding pre-race training adaptations %/week? I would like to do some further research into this. Your videos are very informative and entertaining at the same time - keep up the great work.

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Hey Ronan, it was from a chat with a coach who had gone to a British athletics coaching course and had made copious notes. It may be on one of my fitness freaks podcasts too but I can’t be sure.

@ronanhalpenny3184 Жыл бұрын

@@ThisMessyHappy thanks Ben. I'm definitely going to look into this more, its very interesting! I hope you and Mary are both keeping well.

@alwaystmoza Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Wow a gel every 25mins ! Scientifically thats not necessary in a marathon. But each to their own. Great pbs most impressive one is your 76min half. With a 17k and 76 half you're definitely sub 248 marathon runner. You should be easily be able to hold 4mins pace in the marathon. Well done in London. Next race train for 2.48 😉

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Very kind of you. I’m very keen to hear the science of not requiring a gel that often in a marathon? Where can I read about that? Pretty sure the pro’s put even more carbs back in than once every 25 mins! Do you have something I can read? Anyway, thanks very much for the kindness. Always keen to learn 👍🏻

@viviennecraven6976 Жыл бұрын

happy birthday 🥳

@ThisMessyHappy Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@dagslyoutube2041 Жыл бұрын

Hi new subscriber here. My struggle in running is that I am a morning person, any advice Ben of what to do to overcome this cuz every marathon starts so early in the morning. Hahaha

@travelwithpor5311 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the super useful tips. I just finished my first marathon (London Marathon) 5 hrs and now im planing for a proper training to achieve under 3.30 hrs one day! Btw where do you train in Thailand? Any advice on good places?

@PatrickStar-km1dm 3 ай бұрын

your 5k time is what i'm aiming for 😘. I'm 40 but ran a 17:05 22 years ago. Just started running for the first time in over 10 years. I don't know if I can get back to sub 18 but it's going to be fun trying.