How do you think you'd do with this challenge? Do you have any other challenges that you'd like us try? Let us know in the comments below! 👇🏻
@phileast402 жыл бұрын
I manage to do negative splits for 5Km every so often on a treadmill, however I totally fail when I try to do them on an outdoor run, km 4 wrecks me every time!
@vegannature2 жыл бұрын
A faster second half always came kinda natural to me, no idea how or why, but this has always been my strong suit 🤷🏾♀️ I'm not good at guessing my pace though, so I'd probably get disqualified without my watch 😅
@chrisbennett79832 жыл бұрын
Anna still failed even with help 🤣🤣🤣
@sundayrunday75862 жыл бұрын
I’m going to try a negative split 5k today! 😄
@hairyairey2 жыл бұрын
I reckon Sarah will win this, she's brutally competitive!
@nowster2 жыл бұрын
Unintentionally did negative splits on my (not)parkrun this morning. Did 5:38, 5:26, 5:18, 5:13, 4:48/km. Knocked 3 seconds off my 5 km PB too.
@79devo2 жыл бұрын
Well done mate
@lisapoulsen54522 жыл бұрын
Well done, Everyone!! Manni, that you were able to even finish in that heat should be a win in your heart👍🏻
@brookeworm182 жыл бұрын
MAJOR props to Manni! Running in hot weather is NO joke! This was so fun to watch, congrats to everyone!
@tomascanevaro4292 Жыл бұрын
Hot weather, irregular terrain, AND altitude (Kampaña is 1200m above sea level). He really played hard mode.
@blakekesic62472 жыл бұрын
Managed to do negative splits at park run this morning. Not because I planned to but because of how crowded it was at the start. Plus you have to sprint past the photographer at the end!
@prashamthakkar11832 жыл бұрын
To be honest, the challenge looked pretty doable to me until I saw the "no watch after the first km" rule, that's an absolute killer for me!! because I heavily rely on my watch for pacing. Makes it much more tricky, unless you have a brain like Anna of course🤣
@godanswers2 жыл бұрын
Great job, guys! That was such fun to watch. I thought Anna would win for sure with her sneaky tactics, but congratulations goes to James for his downhill 5k. Suggestion for your next challenge: Can you keep to a certain HR zone without looking at your watch? What about a progression run, for example - 10min zone 1, 10min zone 2, 10min zone 3, 10min zone 4, 10min zone 5? Seems fair for everyone, faster/fitter runners won't get any sort of advantage here.
@livewire19572392 жыл бұрын
That's a cool idea! Although 10 min in HR zone 5 is the equivalent of suicide 😂 - maybe do a 10m-8m-6m-4m-1m breakdown?
@godanswers2 жыл бұрын
@@livewire1957239 haha yes, that sounds rather more doable XD
@jessicafrankston71552 жыл бұрын
That would be crawling for zone 1, and walking for zone 2 for me. Not everyone can even run in all 5 zones.
@JohnSmith-rx2uv2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations James and to everyone else who participated! This was a very entertaining video! :)
@Tutongbwn2 жыл бұрын
Kudos to all of u trying the negative 5K & I know how hard it feels especially with manni…running in the heat a lot harder. Try the negative 10K on the next challenge lol as I only ever done it once.
@marcleong802 жыл бұрын
Woo hoo a Running Channel video. I have my popcorn ready. Let's view this
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy it Marc!
@MineKukele2 жыл бұрын
Great run! I tried purposefully running 5k with negative split on charity run in october 2021 in Tartu, Estonia. I did not manage to do it strictly. Splits were 4:50, 4:58, 4:39, 4:29 and 4:06. Of course I checked my progress with running watch all the time. Motivation was buffed up as the run progressed, because I passed the runners who did the same to me in the early stages of the run 😀
@summerphilhorenstein25982 жыл бұрын
Wow, tough challenge. Pacing challenges are really difficult. I think I would’ve planned a route that allowed me to start slightly uphill, then flat, and end downhill. And have to say Anna’s “tactic” was a little sneaky.
@irisr45362 жыл бұрын
So hard, I wouldn’t be able to do it (not without sneaky tactics at least)! James really nailed it, congratulations!
@xelionizer2 жыл бұрын
Sarah, you are indeed getting fast! I reckon your must have increased your overall fitness quite a lot since your marathon training? Well done, everybody!
@giovanbattistafichera84392 жыл бұрын
My last parkrun (Jan 15th, 2021): 1km 4:36 2km 4:43 3km 4:30 4km 4:19 5km 4:02 finish: 22:06
@dresden_slowjog2 жыл бұрын
A few seconds in everyone's first km I 'll keep my fingers crossed for MANNI for those atrocious road conditions. Go go go!
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
🤞🤞How do you think you’d do at this challenge?
@dresden_slowjog2 жыл бұрын
@@runningchannel more often than not I actually manage to get negative splits. I'm a slowjogger 80% of the time and who likes to keep a bit in the tank and I regularly check post-run if my "feel" km splits matched reality so I know my "feel paces" on a flat road quite well. BUT: You already started out so fast. Much harder to not overpace. Will try this challenge on my local Parkrun once I'm 100% healthy again. At the moment my heart rate is all over the place, nursing a cold.
@mjthecap2 жыл бұрын
how James celebrates at the end lol waht a race. really fun to watch. thank you guys!
@katiepillar2 жыл бұрын
I’ve done a negative splits 5k before, but purely by chance, not through design - and I’m with James on the miles. Manni definitely deserves a highly commended, that weather looked brutal
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Wow accidentally doing them is very impressive!
@77arjm2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a Coventry Festival of Running t-shirt there, Neil. 👍
@marcusgrainger33292 жыл бұрын
Lol I used to do something like this as a workout - despite that, never managed to get past 4.6k before blowing up. Kudos to all the runners for sticking with it until that 5k buzzed!
@kristeloja82124 ай бұрын
I always wonder how do you manage to talk while running fast, this exhaust so much. Very inspiring!
@michaelgoode95552 жыл бұрын
Paused to comment at 5 minutes in: that's sneaky Anna getting yourself a pacer. I'll be interested to see how that pans out. Back to the video ...
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Haha will the sneaky tactics pay off?? 🤔
@michaelgoode95552 жыл бұрын
Goes to show that all watches are not the same. Interesting thing is, which watch is the most accurate?
@JP-uf6cd2 жыл бұрын
Loved this challenge. I’m going to give it a go this week :) thanks for the inspiration!
@wiggan542 жыл бұрын
That was really sneaky by Anna, but Sarah came up with the same idea a little too late. 🤣 I think I would be terrible at this, because I'm not good at keeping the pace. I would probably go too fast on the second k and bugger it up.
@michaelgoode95552 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help but think that where Anna ran was familiar to me. D'oh, of course it is, I run through and walk through there most days. You missed a trick though Anna: less than 1km away from there is another recreation ground which has a perimeter path / road of 1km and a handful of metres. The surface is all tarmac and in good order. Knowing your lap is a km might just have helped even more? Great training challenge though - I'll be seeing if I can do this sometime soon. I am terrible at pacing though so I am likely to endure a lot of frustration! 😞
@anna.the.runner2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh boo! Are you talking about Whinfield rec??
@lexington4762 жыл бұрын
4:35 Anna The Rules Lawyer, respect 😎.
@kelvino79412 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!! I’m a firm believer of the NS! And ALWAYS fail! Well Done!
@diverdiver7292 жыл бұрын
Hahaha well done James laaaaad glad you won I run in miles also 👏 those km runners think there running more 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@runningoncoffee90722 жыл бұрын
This makes me feel better lol🙂 I have never been able to get negative splits even with my watch! I seem to natural slow in the mmiddle🏃♀️
@danshowlund2 жыл бұрын
I love this channel! You guys are so entertaining. Keep up the great work!
@Maria-mm4qb2 жыл бұрын
Your running challenges are so much fun to watch. 👏 James! 👏
@Peter-ri9ie2 жыл бұрын
Now, that was really impressive! Well done, all of you! 👣🙌🏻
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Are you going to give this challenge a go?
@Peter-ri9ie2 жыл бұрын
@@runningchannel yeah, why not. Should be a horrible experience. 😂 Am at this very moment actually trying to figure out how to program my watch and… don’t think I’ll be able to make it go beep every 1k… 🤔 So, I guess I’ll just have to wear on my wrist to be able to check the distance. It doesn’t have minutes per km, it seems…
@Peter-ri9ie2 жыл бұрын
@@runningchannel anyways, the thing is to run faster every k for five ks. Should be manageable, at my snail’s pace..👍🏻
@JohnSmith-rx2uv2 жыл бұрын
Haha - Excellent tactics Anna!
@rubarb12752 жыл бұрын
Great challenge! Really good idea for mixing up the types of run that you do.
@bethanydennis14682 жыл бұрын
Well done everyone! I almost always do negative splits for a 5k, I take a bit of warming up and then speed up naturally each km 😅 not sure if it's a good or bad thing
@TheAnatous732 жыл бұрын
Well done guys! Congratulations James! 👏 I love Anna’s strategy 😉lol
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video!
@crazyphrog62892 жыл бұрын
I love all the videos you guys do. The challenges are awesome and I think I'm going to have to start actually doing some, instead of thinking about it. Well done on such a tough challenge.
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lovely feedback :) Is there any challenge in-particular you want to try?
@crazyphrog62892 жыл бұрын
@@runningchannel I think ones like doing something every day for 28 days (February is close) or creating a challenge with friends so we can introduce the competitive edge. I recently ran 50km trail run around a 10km course on Boxing Day as a challenge to myself that I was mentally able to run an Ultra outside of an event.
@LeahJ_stiches2 жыл бұрын
nice job everyone! And congratulations to James. Hey Manni - how hot is it? :-) Brutal! We need merch with Manni's Brutal and Sarah's Disgusting!
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Haha love the merch idea! Thanks for watching Lea 😊
@jenheath8432Ай бұрын
My first Parkrun back after a long hiatus from running, in April this year (2024), I achieved this! It was the culmination of an extended couch to 5k style approach, in a Parkrun with about 400 people. The first km was slow both because I was going out conservative, and because I put myself near the back of the pack and got stuck behind a lot of people. In addition, the Parkrun route lends itself to this sort of run because it's 2.5km gentle uphill, then 2.5km gentle downhill, so you take it steady going out, and then absolutely SEND IT coming home. I found a friend about 1.5km in and he and I pushed each other a lot faster than I would have been brave enough to do on my own for my first 5k back in running. My splits were: 6:50 6:40 6:22 6:09 5:50 Total time 32:03 (note that doesn't add up to above because Strava says I ran 5.03km)
@faithwebster48022 жыл бұрын
Brilliant episode guys. Major kudos to everyone ♥️
@bishop3000home2 жыл бұрын
This looks like a cool challenge, I’ll try it out
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Who did you want to win?
@matthewferguson77712 жыл бұрын
That's a great fun challenge. Kudos to you all for giving it a great crack. Has to be said Manni had it all against him running in that heat with the fastest starting place too! Tough without the watch. For us to be able to recreate it though , how were your starting speeds calculated? I assume you didn't start at your 5 km PB!
@pennnnny2 жыл бұрын
hmm. I love this!! Cant wait to try it :D
@DJEXTREME792 жыл бұрын
Last Day Of Marcothon I Did This 1km 5.21 2km 5.07 3km 4.58 4km 4.50 5km 4.32 Not Bad Way Too Finish My Challenge 🏃🏻♂️💪😎
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thats very impressive
@paulstirk49642 жыл бұрын
You're all mad. Felt for Manni in that heat.
@janicegagnon22942 жыл бұрын
Well done team! I have run several negative split marathons, by chance and by luck, not sure how as I am not good at pacing.
@tomw50432 жыл бұрын
Woohoo they did my challenge suggestion! I hope you all don't hate me now haha. Well done!
@sarahthompson62972 жыл бұрын
I would never do a negative split 5 Km run because I never look at kilometers (American here), but I frequently do unintentional 5-7 mile progression runs where every mile is faster than the mile before. This usually happens on a recovery day after a long run or a day when I have severe DOMS from strength training, and I start out slow because I feel like crap, and then things generally loosen up and I start running faster. Progression runs are a pretty common training workout used in lots of training programs. I have negative split a marathon before. This was a solo, during the ongoing pandemic marathon, and I had been dealing with knee pain or something the week leading up to it, so I was planning on taking it slow and just wanted to finish. It turns out taking the pressure off of focusing on a pace or time was a great strategy, because not only did I finish an hour faster than I was predicting how this run would go (4:57 and not the 6 hr+ I was visualizing for myself), I was within two minutes of my PR which I set before a bunch of health setbacks in 2012. Now... if only I can do this at a legitimate, in person race.
@stephenjaguar692 жыл бұрын
that was fun - to watch!
@robertfarris73752 жыл бұрын
Great job everyone. I felt bad for Manni. Brutal heat but oh the views. I am envious.
@hollyandersen93942 жыл бұрын
I was actually able to do this over four mile run, not looking at my watch during the run, but totally by accident and I definitely did not have a time set for the first mile. In looking at recent runs I noticed my second mile was nearly always slower than the first so I've set myself the goal of either keeping the first mile pace or going faster.and I did it. The difference between mile one and four was 31 seconds! thanks for sharing the challenge.
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on completing a negative split challenge without meaning to! Very impressive!
@michaelrheiner24152 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this challenge! Much harder to do with a GoPro…..without, you can focus on breathing, feel your cadence, and track your pacing a bit better. Congrats to Neil for the win!
@michaelgoode95552 жыл бұрын
James ... 🙂
@twold4this2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I would find this next to impossible to do. James was brilliant, you 2 gals were good... but the rest(sic).. you were lucky Squid Game rules were not in play! I think it is an achievement to do a negative first/second half split in a marathon or a half.. getting within a minute or 2 is often the best I can do! Shorter distance than a half? Not a chance!
@constanzereutemann67942 жыл бұрын
Congrats, well done, all of you.
@mholscher2 жыл бұрын
What a coincidence! I just did 5k progressive tempo run this week 😄
@IvyPerez_DreamBuilder2 жыл бұрын
This was fun to watch. Omg you guys are fast!!! My average is 10 min mile 😬 My fastest was 9 min mile. Then again I don’t do fartleks. Ok I’m doing it now. Thanks guys!! 🥳
@martinengelbrecht5384 Жыл бұрын
Same!
@JasonOFlaherty2 жыл бұрын
Hamilton is on my running okay list too! Great pacing song
@LouiseN122 жыл бұрын
Great challenge 👏 👍well done to James for mastering the negative splits but also Manni running in that heat was impressive!! Had a feeling Anna's tactic wouldn't work as watches never seem to match up and never by a constant amount to try and account for 🤷🏻♀️ worth a try and nearly paid off!! I definitely like to run negative splits when I can but my OH likes to go out fast usually because she's cold but ends up slowing down over the run....has been known to cause a few pacing issues when we run together 🤣😬!!
@tarnel92 жыл бұрын
I'm a real believer in the Galloway run/walk/run method. This is a Jeffing challenge where someone trains for a race (preferably a half marathon) using the method to see if said person can get a PR doing it.
@JohnSmith-rx2uv2 жыл бұрын
Annas 5:45 haha Sorry for laughing, its just the way that you announced it with the beeper and all :D
@mtimmons4412 жыл бұрын
That looks so hard!! I always go out too fast so I plan for positive splits.
@aerobrain20012 жыл бұрын
Karma Anna, karma!! Lol :-) Grwat video guys :-)
@anna.the.runner2 жыл бұрын
Cheaters never prosper 🙄
@c.g3692 Жыл бұрын
Great job!!!
@christinaclementson26852 жыл бұрын
Brilliant challenge!! Well done James 🎉🎉 Poor Manni 🥵🥵 Tut tut Anna, I expect more from you 🤣🤣 Great running everyone 👌👌
@KaylaLahti2 жыл бұрын
Such a fun challenge (and difficult). I need to try this.
@lexington4762 жыл бұрын
8:43 man after my own heart, there's nothing better than a sprint finish; especially in a road bike race 😎.
@regstoy2 жыл бұрын
How do we work out our 1st K pace? My current 5K times are in and around 23-30
@chrisshaw28102 жыл бұрын
@@regstoy First k pace = (T+10S)/5, where T is the time you want to do the whole 5k in, and S is the split between each k. So if you want to go for a 26 minute 5k with each split being quarter of a minute faster than the previous one, your start k pace is 26+(10x0.25)/5 = 5.7min - i.e: 5m42s. Bear in mind that means your final k will be 4m42s, so make sure you're comfortable with that.
@lionelmoussault96172 жыл бұрын
Good work to the team
@lisadobbelaere46612 жыл бұрын
Seeing you all out there has me itching to give this a try myself! (Once some warmer weather comes around, that is…currently -21 here and doing this challenge on a treadmill would be MAJOR cheating!!!😆)
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Great Lisa! But yes maybe wait until it's a little warmer😨
@jaysfan19102 жыл бұрын
Brutal!
@iggalan2 жыл бұрын
I do negative splits on all races up to half marathon. It works very well for me but you have to be careful when setting your goal because if you're too optimistic you're going to blow the race. If you do it right, at halfway the race you'll feel strong and ready to push hard, but the last part is going to be real hard.
@jenniferdavis58232 жыл бұрын
Hi Manny! There are others of us running in Kampala too!! We hear ya - the altitude, the hills, the traffic... Doesn't the running channel want to do the MTN Kampala marathon as a challenge? It's rumoured to be planned for Nov 22, 2022?!
@pyrophilia26452 жыл бұрын
This looks like good fun!
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Think you're going to give it a go?
@Rubix782 жыл бұрын
Such a hard challenge to do. I sometimes have a negative split on my parkruns from half and half but per KM is tough. Well done everyone, Nice try Anna with your sneaky method! Are you at the running show this weekend?
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Martyn, glad you enjoyed the video! Do you find the negative splits help your running? We can confirm thatThe Running Channel team, including Anna will be there and we are sponsoring the Running Skills Theatre so there will be talks hosted by Anna and Andy on both days at the show. You can find out more info about the schedule here: nationalrunningshow.com/birmingham/schedule
@UncontrollableATroll2 жыл бұрын
I am certain I would fail this challenge. My PB for 5K is 18:39. So I would have to run 3:43.8 for the first K and get faster from there. I might be able to manage 0.1 seconds each time.
@timeonfeet2 жыл бұрын
Great effort everyone, not easy!
@vuktvblogsrun88212 жыл бұрын
Good tactics in running.. Always start at low speed don't push so hard.. Congrats to the winner.. But I love Sarah.. ❤️💐
@alphonsoelm56522 жыл бұрын
Wait...you guys don't include negative split running in your training usually? 😲. This was a fun video to watch and Manni's run reminds me of a run I did in Kingston when I thought I was going faster...but...the brutality of the weather didn't allow me to be great
@janettrigwell88512 жыл бұрын
Will have to have a go at this
@marksmyth55058 ай бұрын
I did my first ever 5km in 19:57 doing a negative split and coming first over 50s i was thrilled 😊
@CR-ew9gl2 жыл бұрын
Haha Anna, nice tactic😉. All of your 1st k paces are faster than my current pace😔 oh well, keeping aiming for my target goal💪
@michaelgoode95552 жыл бұрын
We all run at different paces. The important thing is that you run, not how quick you are. They are all much faster than me too but I always win my training race, er I mean run. 😉
@CR-ew9gl2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelgoode9555 😁😂
@oliebass2 жыл бұрын
I would love to try the challenge, but would like to know how you determined the starting speed so that I start at a level suited to me.
@kennethowen25962 жыл бұрын
I agree. Seems like a fun and useful challenge but getting the start pace right is crucial!
@pennnnny2 жыл бұрын
Agree!!
@rebeccametcalf44482 жыл бұрын
I almost always end up with negative splits but not really on purpose. I just start out so slow and stiff and loosen up and start running faster as I feel better lol
@mouayedalsinani76642 жыл бұрын
Great vid
@mathilde5692 жыл бұрын
Manni and James' intros 😆
@crabsodyinblue2 жыл бұрын
tough one!
@leonal26802 жыл бұрын
Great effort guys, I can only manage that on a treadmill :)
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Doing it on a tredmill is still very impressive!
@mini696 Жыл бұрын
News are my favourites.
@ivylovesrunning2 жыл бұрын
Well done everyone!
@joneinarmattiasvisser61132 жыл бұрын
I can tell you this can be hard! I once did a biathlon race and the skiing part (without watch) was bang on even split (almost). It were 3 laps of 3.3km with times of 8:40, 8:40 and 8:44! Lap one and two felt so much easyer than lap 3 and still they were almost the same! Idk about running a negative split 5k, but ehr my pb of 21:12 was I think positive split (kind of almost even split). The only time I negative split in any race or training it feels pretty easy while when it feels like a negative split effort it's almost even and when it's a positive slit then I feel like I ran out of energy🤔. This is of course when I'm not affected by weather or smth when running or any other conditions like snow changes when xc-skiing. Still fun challenge though! I'd like to even split or a slight negative split normally (= each lap/km it should idealy get harder because you get more tired)
@jondalgas72012 жыл бұрын
How did you calculate the start pace? Wanna try my selves 😎
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
A pace that's roughly 30-40 seconds slower than your 5k pace gives you a good starting point to then speed up 😊
@JohnSmith-rx2uv2 жыл бұрын
It looks like Sarah has definitely started off too fast! :(
@jacksonm.65492 жыл бұрын
I loved this! Yes I know I'm commenting late, but how do we determine what our first km split should be? Is it from our current 5k fitness level? What formula?
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jackson! There's no hard and fast rule, but about 20% slower than your pb 5km time is a good general guide line
@keineangabe89932 жыл бұрын
Why does always someone try to deliberately undermine the challenge? Don't participate if you don't want to actually do the challenge. Don't ruin it by cheating. You know damn well that it is cheating even if it wasn't explicitly mentioned in the rules.
@jungtao2 жыл бұрын
Fun challenge as usual! You guys are awesome. I thought all Brits measure in km? I thought miles was a United States thing
@stewartsherwood77692 жыл бұрын
Most of our traveling distances are in miles, mph etc. We do use metres for just about everything rather than yards though.
@chrisprosser50552 жыл бұрын
Good challenge, I think I would struggle even with my watch 😆. How do you work out your first km target?
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Chris! We give the presenters times that were slightly slower than their current 5k pb to account for getting faster over the course of the run and filming whilst running 😊
@sizzler14742 жыл бұрын
Just back from negative split, had to turn it into a pyramid 🥵 up then down 🤣🤣 3rd km killed me
@julietaandr2 жыл бұрын
Congrats to all of you! I did a negative split in my last 10km race and I got a PB for that. It's super hard but if you're focus,you can do it!!
@Catcrumbs2 жыл бұрын
Why is the ranking criterion the difference between the pace between the first and last km? Wouldn't it be a better pacing challenge if the comparison was between the fourth and the fifth km? That way you would have to try to minimise the increase in pace until the last km.
@scott_strool2 жыл бұрын
great challenge. Where did Kate go?
@SubtleForces2 жыл бұрын
I always start to hard, crash in 3 and 4 before making up for it in the last k. It might be a challenge for the spring. I am certainly not going to try this sort of stuff at -25C on snow and ice.
@runningchannel2 жыл бұрын
Yeah maybe wait for it to get a little bit warmer than -25C!