Thames Path 100 | Crying Out for some Hills

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In May 2019, Richard and I took part in our first Thames Path 100 Centurion race.
100 miles along the Thames path from Richmond to Oxford passing Hampton Court, Windsor Castle, Runnymede, Eton College, Henley-on-Thames and Reading.
It is flat. Flat as flat can be. Pretty much. How did we do? How did we cope?
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@Worcestershire321 Ай бұрын

I’m conscious that you uploaded this a few years back. We had to DNF at exactly the same point this year - other half had torn her glute in multiple places (so the MRI has since shown) and physically was unable of even walking at that point. No mean feat getting this far at all 💪🏼 We’ll be back next year to get it done.

@maori185gc 4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully racing this in September

@Heikolampe 4 жыл бұрын

That is what I love on this channel! Thanks for taking me along.

@koproinsias 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent as usual

@d2i23 4 жыл бұрын

Oh this brings back so many memories. Wish I would have met you. This was my second hundred of the year, and I loved it. I really hope I get to come back someday.

@TheLukejitsu 4 жыл бұрын

A DNF comes everyone's way eventually. I had a DNF on last years North Downs Way 100 after bailing at Detling and so I know only to well how much it sucks to sit in that white van. After the NDW I went on to do the Spine Challenger a few months later and was a bit concerned how would I get on. Half way though the race over 50% had dropped out. I was absolutely determined for it not to happen to me, I pictured myself sitting at the end feeling down while others came in with jubilant grin from finishing, and that drove me on and I got to the end. The only way I would have not finished that race is if they forced me off, whereas my mindset on the NDW 100 was like 'nope, I am done, this is not happening'.

@tymckeown3489 4 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic honest film, thank you. You know things are not going well when you take the pack off...l know that feeling!

@davidferrick 3 жыл бұрын

You would not DNF if you DNB (did not begin). Great job, impressive.

@reactionsk8 4 жыл бұрын

Great film! Fired up to get racing again in the autumn hopefully!

@rachaelpatricia9865 4 жыл бұрын

My only DNF was also in a flat course. 108 miles into KACR and literally no regrets!! Lesson learnt for me stick to hills lol.

@mauro010 4 жыл бұрын

great memories! I want to run outside again.... soon 😊

@markwalsh6714 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video again. Thanks for doing it.

@talantabdyldaev6720 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. It was my first ever hundred miler. 2019 was great year for me - earned Grand Slam 100.

@stighw 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Seems like a scenic route.

@ryandowney5798 4 жыл бұрын

We all know Richard is fast. If he was truly a good mate, he’d carry your nutrition for you. Talk about the mental battle he’d have. 😂 I think what you did was amazing. Just being able to explore new grounds is rewarding enough.

@oliverclark5824 2 жыл бұрын

I came to the channel from hearing you on the trail and error podcast. What an honest account of a tough race. You have a new subscriber.

@n0fretete 4 жыл бұрын

Head up Stephen! Great job and lovely video.

@rosblackmore5422 3 жыл бұрын

I love this! So good to see the pain and misery of ultra-distance as well as the positive side. It was interesting to see your deterioration over time and distance. Very brave of you to try a flat 100, not something I am ready for yet, I've only ever done hilly races so far. Thanks for sharing with us.

@scottkendall3662 Жыл бұрын

Well done to you both. I'm sure you'll be back Stephen. Keep em coming 👍

@FilmMyRun Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott. This was a couple of years ago now. Managed to get it done twice since then!

@familiabuscape2055 4 жыл бұрын

Well done, most important is to do 100% and enjoy

@emlyngriffith5846 Жыл бұрын

Good effort!👍🍷

@FilmMyRun Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Emlyn!

@AndyUltra 4 жыл бұрын

Failed in 2017, but finished it 2018 and 2019. I love this race so much and can't wait until September. So many familiar faces in this video including mine. Glad I've lost some belly on me now though :) The views and scenery do it for me and like you say its tough as its flat. Oh and i didn't know it was the Brunel bridge. Shame on me. Top video Stephen.

@guernseyultra1273 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video Stephen! I'll have to up my game!

@guernseyultra1273 4 жыл бұрын

Actually I think it's now my favourite! And that's saying something!

@konrad983 2 жыл бұрын

Omg really Stephen u're amazing person. I guess ur wife and kids just admire u and thing "what a great partner/dad he is". Cool u're here on YT

@rachaelpatricia9865 4 жыл бұрын

Love how derek road humoured you so much hahaha

@MrPeteHammond 4 жыл бұрын

I swept part of the course to the aid station you dropped at. It was bitter that night.

@Nono-de3zi 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful film as usual. I love the Thames path. It was my PB on 100K. Chosen DNFs are always the worse, because of the "what if". I DNFed after 40K of the CCC 2019, with 14 min spared on the cut-off. And I still have this ball in my stomach. What if I had gone forward. Would I have bounced back? But there is a point where we have to choose many future races over finishing a specific one. Keep on making us dream.

@finnomara4148 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I was screaming at you to keep going. Couldn't believe how fast you were running until i realised i was watching video at 1.5 speed 😂

@susanjane4784 2 жыл бұрын

I occasionally watch a pro do an ultra here on KZfaq -- they, of course, gloss the suffering and complaints. There's a special place in my fandom for this channel because you tell it like it is. But I do enjoy the scenery!

@FilmMyRun 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan. It was the most excruciating end to a race I've ever had!!

@SciFiScavenger Жыл бұрын

Now you have a nice sub 3 under your belt, string a few of those together and the course record could be on this year! After watching this, i note that your timings were similar to my pace plan through to Reading. Hope I'm not being too ambitious. May see you at the start!

@jamstaa69 4 жыл бұрын

Great film.. not to sound horrible, but it’s kind of good to see that even you a hardened very good runner gets bad runs.. I’ve seen the ones you’re in pain,and now where you’ve DNF’d .. I’ve only covered marathon distance so far, and my last official one in Bournemouth, I was recovering from an issue on the last few weeks of training, and annoyingly suffered from painful knees, IT band pain, from 14 miles.. and was almost 5 hours.. 3/4 of a hour slower than I had hoped in that... as I’ve been managing to shave 15 min off each year, it should have been my fastest... but alas no.. and to make it annoying worse... I thought I’ll get it back next year.. but they’ve ended up not doing the marathon distance anymore.. so ended my 5th year in a row, as a bad one.. was gutted.. As I say.. Great film as always.

@markvickers4654 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, credit to you for sharing despite the dnf.

@markblazey4859 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely film Perfect music

@KrisPeter 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. What's the song at the end? Didn't see it in the description. Cheers.

@amygreen1015 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video Stephen. Thank you for showing your highs as well as lows. Oh and I keep forgetting to say how do you run in the dark? I don’t think that’s something I could do.

@FilmMyRun 2 жыл бұрын

It does take a little time to adjust to night running. But once you’ve done it a few times, it’s fine.

@omega6007 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very well made. What kind of camera are you filming with ?

@pezdacandyboi 4 жыл бұрын

looks like some 360 cam?

@wideawake914 4 жыл бұрын

why do these 100 milers, a challenge is one thing but torture is another.

@wideawake914 4 жыл бұрын

if I was on that bus I would not be dejected but delighted.

@bigboxerable 4 жыл бұрын

People can do whatever they want to do. But if your legs are painful, you can barely walk, you have a headache, you feel like crap (like this guy did) then that’s your body’s way of telling you to stop. You’re damaging your body, basically. I love running, but this seems more like pain endurance than running. But it was an excellent video.

@wideawake914 Жыл бұрын

Here is a mad idea Ted, when setting out call it a 50 miler, and then 60 etc. Maybe a person might not be as dissapointed if they don't make the 100. Maybe that is stupid. I rember years ago I entered the London marathon and because of trying to train in the winter, getting a bit injured and mostly just lazy I was in no shape to do it without a suffer fest. As I was coming from ireland I had hotel and flights booked and the whole package was expensive. So what I done was I made a map of where the nearest tube stations were so as I had an escape route when I needed it. Now on the face of it a you would think that this was being negative and that I would hop on the train at the first sign of pressure but the exact opposite was the case. I was totally relaxed and finished the full marathon and had a great time.