Rather than making fun of Badders for losing the Parkrun record, I think it is appropriate to celebrate the amazing achievement he made and how long he held it for - fantastic legacy Andy!!

Andy still has the course record for my local Parkrun. I suspect he'll keep that one for a while longer. 😁

That’s a excellent point the fact the record stood for so long considering the advances in what we wear etc plus obviously being aided by 6 pacemaker’s, not matter how you look at it what a fantastic achievement to of had that record for so long. Well done Andy

I still very much admire Andy's record for the same reason as the new Andy mentioned. He just went out for a Saturday morning run in normal shoes without pacers etc. So it really much elevated his efforts, because it took a full team and modern carbon plated shoes to beat his "casual run" record. So for me these two records are not really comparable, they're absolutely amazing and mind blowing in their own way but shouldn't compete against each other.

I was at that parkrun! It was an amazing thing he did because it was SO windy!!

Rick, you are the man, I can't imagine what you have gone through and trying to get back into PB territory, I have the most respect for you keep it going ❤👍🙌

After finding this channel recently and watching a LOT of the older videos.. 2 years old..3 years old..it’s great to be only 4 minutes after this one is uploaded. Sorry for your loss Andy. Your record was incredible. And it continues to be an incredible time. That it held for 4 years shows what an impressive time it was. And will motivate you to find your best running self in the time ahead through your recovery. You work incredibly hard and that’s what has got you the results. Good luck to you in future, hope that you can get the record back but well done to Andy Butchart (must be in the name) who took your record for their incredible personal achievement. Thank you to the Running Channel for continuing to bring excellent content. I love this stuff as I’m on my recovery back and feelin the running fire. After a few years out with personal health issues I’ve fallen a LOT but want to get it all back! And your content is an inspiration and makes me want to keep pushing forwards. Thank you. I could talk longer but no one would want to read it most likely so I’ll end it here. Thank you all for being the clear best running channel. 😃

Andy saying the Western States is net downhill made me laugh so hard I snorted lol. 😂😂😂

Thanks folks. Great bit of batter again and thoroughly enjoyable. And stand proud Andy that you held the record for so long.

Rick and his Parkrun PB - I met Rick at your London Marathon event this year and thanked him for being such a great inspiration, as you all are. The knee injury was heartbreaking (I'm not a doctor 😂) but the recovery has been wonderful. Thank you for sharing that with everyone. Well done Rick! 👏👏

Who is he trying to kid ‘it was just a laugh, it’s all a bit of fun’ and then saying he didn’t want to break the record by a huge margin. Why couldn’t he say ‘I really went for it and really wanted to break the record’. You don’t have 6 pacers for a bit of fun. Badders is the true hero here! End of story.

5:40 40min 10k is exactly what I'm working towards. Seeing Andy struggling is just a bonus.

Great podcast. It was the perfect length for my base run today.

My last 5k pb was in Jan 2020 COVID hit and I got busy with work and now I'm 5 mins slower. Really hoping to get back to It by the end of the year

Parkrun world record wasn't the only one to go recently ... the Backyard Ultra world record went too at Dead Cow Gully, Australia where Phil Gore completed 102 laps, or 450 miles, and ran for around 4.5 DAYS ... on the hour, every hour. Just insane! Oh and I also originate from The Wirral :)

Edinburgh is definitely a fast course. Ranked 32nd in the UK according to the current Powerof10 rankings.

The Edinburgh course Andy B did is paved and pancake flat but it’s on the coast so can be a bit breezy sometimes!

The Rocky training run was in rocky 2 The steps sequence in the original Rocky where he fails and then manages it were both filmed on the same day 😂😂

Listening to the description of how he had dropped pacers early and then picked them back up as he passed them at 3.5km to 4.5km. And to say they made all the difference. I would say that shouldn't stand as a parkrun record as its definitely not in the spirit of parkrun. Even with official world records you can't have pacers jump in to the event.

1:45 That's why people enjoy this podcast so much!

2841 to 2861 at the moment! I hear ice baths are the best way to get over losing a park run world record.

Great video, 2 amazing runners and top blokes

Firstly, congratulations Andy on your 11 year parkrun PB. Now, for TRC brand, how about Mo having a go at the parkrun record?

Rick… not running related but did you manage to hear Kezia Gill sing at Bruce Springsteen concert? She is absolutely awesome 👏 Love love love the running channel

Love this channel ! I am running the original marathon in Athens in November, I have done other marathons but any advice on Athens ? Thank you

Some more context to the western states record: it was set in 2012 and nobody has been within 20 minutes of it until now. The 2nd place woman, katie schide, was also under the previous record. It's a hot race, but this year was much cooler than average

I’m curious as to how much of Andy wants to regain his crown. Also you have done the 5 toughest parkruns before, ever thought about doing new parkrun. I’m slightly biased and think the Denton Dene parkrun in the west end of Newcastle is a good one to try. But not for a pb, we are a lovely undulating course.

Love the channel. Content and info is great. QUESTION: I have been training in a 10kg weight vest. Doing the couch to 5k in the hope of getting a better 5k time. Is repeated training in a weight vest bad for my running technique? Will this actually make me faster when I take the vest off? Is it more likely to cause injuries? What are your thoughts on weighted vests? Many thanks Marc Hoy Southampton

How Andy's 'friends' could wriggle out of the woodwork to take pleasure in him losing the record screams lots about them. Andy's interview with the new record holder demonstrated great grace and insight into what Parkrun is really about which is so much more than getting faster.

That Daniel Craig, in Rick's opinion, would be a faster runner than Tom Cruise because he comes from the Wirral is an interesting debating point. Apart from the famous former James Bond the only other famous native of that part of the world that comes immediately to mind is Lady Hamilton, mostly famous for her shocking relationship with Admiral Lord Nelson. I'm now wondering how hot her parkrun times were?

Absolutely love this podcast, I have a question though? I’m in a middle of a training plan for a half marathon, the training plan is In minutes not miles, I’d love to know if this is ok, I’m frightened that I won’t get enough miles in when the half marathon comes around, what do you guys think?

It was a "cool" year for western states and because of the large amount of snow fall this year the river was too fast to run through so they used boats instead of the ropes they usually use across the river

ive been a runner for almost 7 months now. i just finished my first half marathon in 1:48, but ive picked up an injury that makes unable to run for at least 4 weeks. i know ill lose a fair bit of my progress, but is there some sort of ''muscle memory'' here, so i dont have to spend 7 months gaining what i already gained. it kind of freaks me out (Ps, i know i wont lose 100% of my progress) but you know what i mean

I feel like if you're using pacers that are not running their own parkrun, it ruins the spirit of it. 🤷‍♂️

New subscriber, just returned to running after about 15 years my previous training regime was simple try to improve x distance time untill it stabilised the increase distance to x+1 and repeat, looking at your videos i hear terms like long run, easy run, tempo run & flatout run i get what long, easy and flatout are but what on earth is a tempo run?

Lucky I got to run at Bushy last month when it was still held the record and what a difficult course it would be with the grass and gravel.

i'm not even sure parkrun timings are accurate to within 3 seconds lol

Immensely impressive to have held the record for so long. And arguably more challenging course and equipment wise. Some potential interesting follow up videos - how long do records stand for in running, testing the effect of pacers on 'normal' runners, at parkrun, and whether others could make equivalent PB improvement as Andy did that day in 2012.

Can you do a video of Sarah doing Brigid Kosgei's exact training plan, Andsy attempting to break the half marathon world record of 57:31 and also Andy attempting to run a 2:30 marathon

Edinburgh I made 32nd fastest in the UK in my most recent fastest/slowest list. So, on a reasonable day, that is pretty quick and probably no more than about 10 seconds slower than the ones above it bar the one at the very top (Pegwell Bay) that is somewhat short of 5K. Bushy Park only 115th but that partly reflects all year conditions not bone dry summer grass/gravel trails when you don't lose too much IMHO.

When I saw the new park run record I knew there would be megabants this week

I love parkrun, but 'parkrun is not a race' infuriates me. Yes, its technically true, but it can be whatever you want it to be, and for lots of us it's often a race with ourselves

Would be really fun if you guys would do a video evaluating movie-running styles! :D

New Andy B gets parkrun! All about the community

You should do a series of bladders trying to beat the parkrun pb again.

In some ways I'd like to see someone come much closer to the actual 5000m world record; but in some ways I hope no one tries beating the new time for another 11 years.

Damm the records

@runningchannel Question; Is it weird that when I run, I lose mobility in my wrists? Like, I can move them, but the quick rotation I need to open the camera app on my phone just isn't doable.

The usage of pacemakers should be illegal in a parkrun It's supposed to be a fun run and skill of the person running it

Who is Andy Butcher? Do you mean Butchart?

next can we see a 35min 10k as that's what I'm working towards

I thought of Andrew immediately 😂

I think the Tom Cruise/Daniel Craig running still might be down to sprinting while wearing a three piece suit.

Having pacers for parkrun seems somewhat against the spirit of it all 😅

13'47" at Bushy Park? I watched that course online once - isn't it all grass and little dirt tracks? Not much is paved. Grass is bloody slow. Harder to compare certain different parkrun courses. I'd say the old record was the better run. Go to Bushy and get under 14. Even the shoes are better now taking seconds off.

As I'm Andy C, maybe this 50 year old can smash the record next week 😬🏃

Andy Baddeley when Andy Goodeley breaks his record.

Using pacers in a Park Run? How can that be allowed as a record?

For the record, Phil specified Phil from New Zealand in his question…

It's so strange that the world record beater is ALSO called Andy B. What a coincidence...

Somebody get this man some sunscreen

If in 10 years her friends haven’t done a park run, they lose the “friend” status

Come on now, "parkrun is not a race"... 🤣

Yes. Cruise vs Craig. Cruise is the best movie runner ever. Pierce Brosnan as Bond - worst.

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