I was doing a 100km run on Saturday in North Wales and was talking to a guy at the start about motivation and training and your name came up pretty quickly! No real message, just thought you'd like to know that your influence is reaching a lot of people and giving them a chance to connect with others. Keep it up Mark!

I was in the last group of men & finished 97th out of 97 people… I wanted to quit so many times (I hate running with a passion) but I kept going. Booked November’s one yesterday with the hope of knocking 30 minutes of my time. Hopefully will see you there 💪🏼

That text from your kid had me in stitches. Worth it now living under a bridge :) And of course, great effort, even greater result, and an awesome video.

I'm 45, 6' 2", 290lbs. I found your channel last week and have watched several videos since. My girlfriend, 13 years younger than me, started running a about a year and a half ago. I do walk with her sometimes, but found that I hated walking, it hurt my feet and back and just wasn't pleasant. I half ass the gym a few times a week. But when I watched your videos last weekend, it struck a chord, I went to the local shoe expert store where they scanned my feet for fitting proper shoes and found I have a high arched right foot and am a heel striker, which explained the cause of the discomfort with walking. I now have a proper pair of shoes and a desire to be better. I walked 5 out of 7 days last week for 10 miles total, and plan to keep that up, increasing my distance weekly, and ultimately breaking a 10 minute mile, and further from there. I'm currently at about 16 minutes per mile. At any rate, thank you for the inspiration, love what you're doing, I'll stop rambling now. 😎 Cheers from the USA, Kevin.

Awesome video. Love the breakdown of the event and Jenna's shouting 🤣

So excited to see Jen’s training and progress for Hyrox. As a woman following you for the motivation, jokes and dog content, having some female training content is going to make your channel even more cool! I love how much Jen is screaming at you constantly to ‘run, run, run’. 🤣

Crazy to think there's only a three month span between the first and second Hyrox! You really got after it in this training cycle Mark, cue the Charlie Sheen Navy Seals smash cut!

Jenna shouting RUN!! and "i want to get out of here" at the end 🤣🤣 make sure to cheer for her just as hard when she competes.

Amazing work Mark! I'm at the beginning of my journey... 38 and 18 stone. I did Hyrox in Manchester, tore my meniscus on the farmers' walk and finished 10th from bottom (2hs 12 mins)! I have set my sights on Manchester next year to be recovered and improve my time (I'm thinking 105mins). So pleased for you that you got on the podium. Your videos are a huge inspiration and it's such a great message to hear that we only have to be above average!

Hahaha your kid's text had me cracking up! Great race mate well done

love this channel. For many years I have just lifted weights 4 times a week with not much cardio. I have started training for the Hyrox Manchester event next year thanks to this channel.

Loved it! Been checking daily for this to drop. Hard work pays off, and hard really means just putting in all that focused training time. The event is just a measured reward. Congrats on the t-towel! (or is it tea towel). Bonus of having all this footage of yourself as a training tool for next go around.

Well done Mark. And not just for the achievements here. Well done for combining humour, fitness, filming & editing, scripting, motivating others, and putting it all together into a package that works. Extremely well. Having the influential and gorgeous Mrs Mark bellowing at you across the hall is an added bonus 😀🍩

Yesss!!! I’m excited to see Jenna’s journey, I’ve never been able to crack 30mins, I’m always about 30seconds off. Can’t wait to watch!!! Congrats on the tea towel!!!

Wow! Incredible work Mark! Your pacing was perfection and the temptation of that first place must be biting your heals. Jenna was absolutely gold, having your other half cheering you on makes such a difference. Really can't wait for the pairs events. Very exciting times ahead. Enjoy those podium doughnuts mate.

I’ve been looking forward to this, seeing how you get. You did absolutely bloody brilliant, can’t wait for chapter 3 of the hyrox series, well done 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Crazy improvement in only three months! Fantastic tea towel too! Also Jenna's shouts must have given you at least a minute and a half in total, well played!

Great stuff, looking forward to seeing Jen's journey. Started watching your channel a couple of months ago, initially by chance - we took in a stray dog and somehow KZfaq realized we now had a dog and suggested a video of one of your Nixon park runs. It inspired me to take up running again after about 10 years of being pretty inactive, and I also switched to a vegan diet 6 weeks ago after seeing your take on it. Love the content, great mix of straightforward info (without taking things too seriously), plus excellent parenting advice!

Fantastic Mark! Well done! Great to watch and learn how you evolved from the last Hyrox. Definitely an inspiration to change up my current training (ultra running+cycling) to incorporate more variety and have a bash at hyrox at the end of the year. Keep these videos coming! They do as you intend!! See at the next hyrox!!

Congrats on the great event Mark! Your channel and journey inspired me to sign up for my first ever race day (12km) next month and I just wanted to say thanks for sharing your story with us all.

great job Mark and congrats on the reward of the 3 months training! I’m 31 and just started doing everything you are doing 10 years back. Only issue is sometimes got injured because I want to achieve your level of performance too soon, plus I swim :)

Congrats on the podium, it's been great to watch your journey. Keep up the videos, you're an inspiration!!

Dude! Totally excellent coverage! Glad to see that your prep worked out and that you were able to get the video out so quickly. And you're right, the move to pro just makes sense. Looking forward.

A very inspirational channel, only watched two videos so far but they've been great! Tempting me to try 1 or 2 of the events you do. Great work Mark! Love the channel

Huge congratulations on taking that podium spot! And sincerest thanks to you for inspiring me to run my first actual race, a year after I decided it was time to finally get off the couch. I'm your age and managed a 10k in just under 55:00 (7th in AG), which I think is just this side of above average. Wouldn't have done it without this channel.

Whoo-hoo, family domination time! Congrats on your commitment, Jen, all the best for your journey!!!

Love that Jen’s getting involved. I was heading towards a 30min Parkrun but then got out of the habit of running- should be some good motivation to get back at it.

Awesome video Mark and a brilliant result, Jenna's shouting warranted a tea towel on its own surely!!!! Looking forward to the journey ahead for both of you, all the best, keep up the brilliant work and thanks for sharing

I had a lot of work that had to be done, and I remembered the thumbnail of this video. I thought the "don't stop when your tired, stop when you are done" was such a powerful mindset in the right context and it made me highly motivated. Just wanted to share that even how you make thumbnail can make difference in someones day. Cheers!

Man, you are an inspiration! Funny, strong and humble! You are my second online "sport-guru". Thank you for all these videos you do. Peace!

Well done Mark, I think you set a really good example for people to aspire to work towards. Very inspiring 🙌🏻

Super excited to follow Jenna's journey! The Mountain trail race with her was really inspiring and relatable. Grats on 2nd!

Good plan, very considerate points of view ! Looking forward to it - and thank you for motivating my own journey back to slightly in the area of being able to see average in the distance :)

Great effort, thanks for the inspiration for us more "mature" people to get after it!

Top effort! Love your content and the above average ethos. Has helped me get from never running before October last year to being in the best shape of my life and having a sub 1:45 half marathon and a sub 45 10km under my belt in the first half of this year. Ultra training starts today! Thanks for doing what you do and for making this so accessible, and good luck to the wife (and bridge dwelling offspring)

Really like your positive message of trying to do better for yourself via fitness and sharing your journey. I've done various sports throughout my life and always struggled with weight. I'm now down 55lbs since last August and 2 half marathons into the year with lots of goals this year and the coming years. Your journey and message is inspiring as someone who has renewed enthusiasm for fitness again. Cheers! Also love the dog content! May need to add a dedicated channel 😜😂🐶

Great video, the narration is on point. The highlight by far is the message from your kid, that boy is going places.

Thank you so much. I'm doing my first Hyrox in Chicago in November. This was the best video and the most informative for my first race. Nice work by the way!!!!

Dear Mark, I rarely comment on YT videos but I have to admit that I love your approach on how to improve in different disciplines, the journey and your scientific breakdown of the actual events. Keep going

Fantastic result Mark. All your hard work paid off . Congratulations.

Doing my first hyrox in april 2024 and your advice is great mark. Im 54 yrs old and very apprehensive

Thanks for the inspiration! I got a Wahoo Kickr Bike in February because of you (also I'm a runner in Canada a was getting annoyed with running outside in the winter). I'm going to do a vEveresting attempt this Friday. I will be watching some more of your videos then to pass the time. Thanks for the encouragement!!!!

I haven’t tried Hyrox but your videos are so inspiring for general fitness. Also aiming for a trail ultra this year and your approach to training and life is superb as a way to keep me going! 💪🏼

Epic rundown of the event Mark! My mate was competing in the same wave as you so I was shouting some encouragement towards both of you as you ran past. You looked smooth and controlled the whole way round, great work 👍🏼👍🏼

Been watching your videos for a couple of weeks now - pretty inspiring (and sometimes I get the jokes too!). I love that you are still aware of how intimidating all these things seem (but aren't) for us normals! Happily getting the occasional sub-25 parkrun here (at 53 years), but zero core and upper body... This might change soon, courtesy of the MLAB effect... Thanks! X

Great video and great insights! Congratulations on your placement! The work you put into the preparation has paid off! I am heavily considering signing up for hyrox Hamburg in November!

Always been relatively fit. Had surgery 10 years ago leaving me with a new Aorta and a mechanical heart value. Carried on but lately been missing something. Found and followed your channel. Watched this and have signed up for Hydrox Manchester and picking out a Limitless Trails. So thank you Mark.

Awesome video! Thanks Mark!

As a fellow tall dude (6’7” / 2 Meters) you’re inspiring me to get out there and do more races/events that aren’t ideal for those with our size. (And hopefully I can drop the extra 20lbs I’m carrying around in the process). Thanks for the great content, honesty, and inspiration. Cheers

Bloody brilliant. Love it Mark keep smashing it.

You know what? When I started watching your channel I thought 🤔. However the more I watch you the more I've come to realise that there's no shame in wanting to be above average. Not just on my fitness journey but in life generally! So thanks for the motivation! Keep up the good work!

Bravo Mark, great breakdown of the thinking and the event.. Can't wait to see the above average mixed doubles !

Nice work my dude! I love your message, it keeps me coming back and watching every video you make. Today I reached a milestone on my fitness journey, I was “category enforced” on Zwift, I am now a solid C category rider. Next is getting restricted from C group.

Unreal, very well done Mark. I take a lot of inspiration from your videos!

Great video and top job on your London Hyrox time. Inspiring not just for your age group but for younger people looking to get into fitness it really shows that age and previous lifestyle means very little.

Thank you Mark, huge Congrats on the 2nd place. That's a hell of an achievement.

Mark, your videos are easily up there with the most interesting fitness content on KZfaq. Well done and keep going, loving the content and bad jokes.

congrats on your achievement, looking forward to your next race

Good stuff, as always. What I enjoy most is the tactical discussions and post-mortem on what worked and didn't. Don't get too hung up on remaining true to the "above average" motto. Your fundamental point is just that to be at the pinnacle of a sport, you have to focus on it to the detriment of others, (apart from the ludicrous time commitment etc.) You are vastly above average at almost anything physical -- and still getting faster -- but this doesn't invalidate the point of your KZfaq videos. You still inspire people to compete, to compete seriously, and to be smart about it.

Great setting! Great personality and humor! Amazing videos! Keep em coming! Support from Denmark! 💪

Another great fun video! Loved the running time counter. Looking forward to seeing Jenn's adventure as I think she makes a great complement to your personality when she makes an appearance :)

I just signed up for my first Hyrox purely because of this video. Thankyou.

Great job! It has been so fun to follow this channel and has definitely motivated me to get off my butt and shoot for above average. Oh, and the shouting of 'NO PAINNN!' and 'RUNRUNRUNNNN!' will also serve as great motivation going forward😂

This is awesome Mark. Well deserved podium. 👍 I did my first triathlon last week (Olympic distance) and have turned to some of your past videos for inspiration. I am planning to do a half Ironman in February and full Ironman in May 2023. 😊

Love the look of this, and really enjoyed both videos. I'm going to sign up for the January event. Thanks Mark

From now on, I’ll have Jen’s voice shouting NO PAIN in the back of my head, when things start hurting 😅 Great video, huge inspiration! 🏋️‍♀️👍

really enjoy your videos mark. still quite early in my fitness journey but watching your videos gives me motivation to keep pushing and know that theres at least one other person out there that knows exactly what im going through. Oh, and i also like donuts.... keep it up!

Let's gooooo I've literally been so hyped for this video since you first announced you were doing hyrox

Great recap and pointers! Gratitude!

Fantastic Mark!! Great effort. Love the video. Keep up the great work. 👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪

I can't wait, this is going to be good. Well done of course Mark!!

Congratulations Mark, great result and good analysis of it as well.

Congratulations on the 2nd, kicked ass! That being said….can’t wait to see the journey ahead

Your videos are so good! Funny, enjoyable, informative and encouraging all at the same time. Love the small details like the flag in the background after the podium clip. And big congratulations for the podium and even more for that crazy fast time. I booked Hyrox Hamburg (GER) this year and will stick to "NO PAIN" 💪😆

Great video and exciting news at the end! Looking forward to videos to come, and good job on the podium! Also coming up fast on 100K!

Great improvement and you inspired me and my two old friends to sign up for Hyrox. In general you are inspiring and your motto have been adopted. Long live above average;)

From someone competing at hyrox in November this year within the same age cat this video was so helpful, and enjoyable too. Well done dude you did superb and definitely helped me by doing this video 👏🏼

Absolutely love your channel anyways but your morals on entering pro to give others a chance is just amazing! Go Jen you got this can't wait to see your videos!

I loved this video!!! I think it was the best Hyrox video that I've seen for those, like me who are 46+ and will be doing it for the first time. Great Job! Keep it up, you look great.

Congratulations Mark It clearly shows training for something clearly works 👍👍

Congrats Mark! Great content as always. Super excited to see the Jen 2.0 transformation as well! Will do my first Hyrox in Hamburg, all thanks to you. Will see you at the London event next year! NO PAIN! 🤣

Another solid video ✊🏾Well done 👏🏾That’s an amazing performance and you’re an inspiration to us all 🙏🏾

Congratulations Mark. Job well done and great video.

Great video. Found your channel by accident, but its really good. Great commentary on hydrox. Good to see someone at a similar age smashing out some cool events. Very inspirational. Keep it up

Brilliant vid, one of your finest, fantastic transition with the 2nd place tea towel. Well done on the result. Looking forward to the future events, go Jen go! If she can perform at Hyrox like she shouts, she’ll win it 👍🏻👍🏻😂😂

Great video Mark. Good luck with the new training. Just looking up this Hyrox. Looks good

Fantastic videos Mark, keep up the great work!!

Great video, looking forward to seeing the Mrs getting stuck in. Best wishes to her. 👍👏👏

Excellent effort Mark. Really happy for you.

Great video mate. Saw your Manchester video also. Great improvement. Got my first hyrox in brum in October. Looking forward to it. Great result. Well done mate!

Mark your channel is significantly above average in many ways. I had been looking forward to this video and it didn't disappoint. Superb. Thanks.

What a fantastic overview of the event! Moreover, as someone who has just completed his 3rd training session in the gym after a 30 year break LOL It was inspirational to watch this video, not to mention the others over the last few years. Keep up the great work, as will I. Bye for now, Alex :)

Seriously well done, big improvement from last time and congrats on the podium. I'm going well outside my comfort zone shortly with the Hackney Half Marathon. Miles behind in training due to the birth of our second child (plus work), but I'm just going to do what I can. Video's are always a great inspiration and I'll be getting back to Zwift racing properly after Hackney, so maybe I'll see you on there for a race soon. ;)

Great video and breakdown Mark - Congrats on a great event & podium finish

Great and motivating closing remarks about 'above average'. Keep on going!

Great job Mark! Best of luck with the races for the rest of the year 👍

Love ya content mate, 10-12km max runner here, motivated me this Monday to not look at distance and just run to a time, going to start pushing my distance outside my comfort zone. Thanks pal from Australia

Wow! Great performance, Mark! Great video as usual, too. Thanks.

I'm still recovering from my first Hyrox outing on Saturday, what a great experience! I hadn't done any specific training but your Manchester debrief was great for some last minute research, especially as a heavier (95kg) dude. I did 1:11 and our splits were fairly consistent throughout. I think there are gains to be made in the second half, the difficulty of the sleds definitely put me off really pushing and I think it's too easy to check out and cruise. Would like to try going in a heat of similar speed to see what could really be accomplished

Well done mate. Love watching these.