UPDATE UPDATE ! Just signed up for the 2022 event in September - ROUND 2 MUTHAFXXKER 🤣

@jassaljs

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🍻

@rgweaver

2 жыл бұрын

Umm, what happened to "This is stupid! Why would anyone do this?" ;-)

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

@@rgweaver i forgot about that bit

@rgweaver

2 жыл бұрын

That's part of the beauty of ultras-the terrible parts are pretty easy to forget. Good luck with the training, loving the channel!

@tesilincoln2030

2 жыл бұрын

Sign up for VUT in italy! Valmalenco Ultra Trail.

Thats more running 🏃‍♂️ in a day than ive done in 10 years

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

😂 more steps than last time! 💪👍🏼

@noname-bt9ky

2 жыл бұрын

Hello dr.

@MilesDeep

2 жыл бұрын

Collab with the DR!

@adventurouslife4079

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@hisnameisJeff39

2 жыл бұрын

Worlds greatest Dr/Coach/Circle in the house!

I hate running but this video inspired me to run and I ran 2.4 miles which is the longest I've ever done non stop. Mark you're an absolute animal running that far.

@adenprindle6238

Жыл бұрын

I used to be in your same shoes, amazing job!!

@phalanx8437

Жыл бұрын

You don’t hate running, you’re just out of shape. You hate feeling like shit, which you do when you run. Because you’re out of shape. You don’t know what you don’t know. I use to think the same, that I hated running, but it wasn’t that, now I can run 10ks casually and it’s no harder than walking. And occasionally I’ll feel excellent. And overall I’m a lot fitter and have much better energy, sleep and whatever else. It pays dividends.

@willepooh

Жыл бұрын

@@phalanx8437 Yeah I lift weights and am pretty lean but my cardio is shit so you're probably right.

@phalanx8437

Жыл бұрын

@@willepooh I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who can run and run for a long hard time who hates running. At WORST you’re just indifferent to it at that level, you find it boring or prefer other forms of cardio. When you become good at running it’s not painful or hard, like I said, walking. If you can run a 5 minute mile, or a 40k and say “I hate running” then I’ll give it to you.

@SleazeSnooze1156

Жыл бұрын

W you

Epic. Mark, you demonstrate the long distance event mindset brilliantly. "I'm never doing this again, this is stupid" is then followed in the summary by "next year I'll do sub 14". Pain, or rather the accomplishment of something despite pain, is such a wonderful motivator. Crack on!!

@lovette7684

2 жыл бұрын

💯 this is how I felt running a 10K, so I can only imagine how this is amplified on an ultramarathon distance...

Showing up for a 100km run and doing 104.88km is where it's at! Amazing effort!

@leonmilner9994

8 ай бұрын

STAYHARD

@adabsurdum3314

2 ай бұрын

Get harder

Just wanted to say that after watching this video I decided to lace up and go for a run and i managed to PR my longest distance. 16.15km!!! So thanks for inspiring me. Im always in my head that im too heavy to be a long distance runner. But you doing all that at 100kg, really changes the game.

@empyrionin

2 жыл бұрын

I was over 100kgs when I started, could only do a couple of miles... I'm now under 90kgs and I do over 20km. Just 4 months in. I'm gonna go try to fight the boredom and go for 30k soon. Let's keep going!

@elcastor552

2 жыл бұрын

I ballooned up to 290lbs and I’m currently down about 15lbs this month. Running is extremely Difficult for me but videos and comments like this inspire me to continue. I’m taking a break on running until it’s easier on my joints but I WILL continue to lose weight until I can run again. Keep up the good work guys

@user-um8uk9mb9t

9 күн бұрын

​@@empyrionindamn you improved QUICK! I started running late February, I was 215 lbs and could only do 0.75 miles a day. Today my weight dropped to 188 lbs. and I am running 5 miles a day. I'm so glad I didn't have problems with shin splits and stuff, I really did it as safely as I could.

@user-um8uk9mb9t

9 күн бұрын

​Now I am just trying to control my addiction to running. The euphoria lasts all day and I have so much more positive energy.....In my culture (hell in lotsof cultures), om Diné, my grandpa was a medicine man (R.I.P.) and always made me run before the sun came up, and made me run twice a day, not too hard. And when I would lay down to sleep, he would ask/tell me "you know that happy feeling you get when you lay down? It's God rewarding you for taking care of the gift he gave you......the gift to breath, move, and feel.". I miss my grandpa

@user-um8uk9mb9t

9 күн бұрын

Oh I forgot to say my grandpa told me that running is medicine. That's why he made me do it every morning before the sun came up. Part of the running prayer in the morning was to yell (In thankfulness of "Diiyin (God) blessing you with another day of life) before you turn around and turn your back to the sun. Oh and you are always supposed to run East. Every morning. You don't have to go hard, just as long as you show your appreciation

Bit of a long one folks - but if you enjoy, check out this one as it's really similar in format but with more cute doggy 😁🐶 kzread.info/dash/bejne/dJ2jtJmtedDLg7w.html

@stevesears8241

2 жыл бұрын

As always, full of good content to the end!

@YeNZeC

2 жыл бұрын

Good content. Ones like these are brilliant to watch, really gets you into the race.

@mikebarrax

2 жыл бұрын

Have been waiting for this one... will set aside some decent time to fully absorb your pain! :P

"There's nobody here", the mantra of a distance runner...lol!

My first ultra marathon is in 3.5 days!!!! I know this is a year old but I still love your breakdown and channel. Thanks!!

@crybllrd

Жыл бұрын

How did it go? What was your previous longest distance?

I was an Ironman Triathlete in my 20's and watching your mind melt during the race gave me goose bumps. I remember vividly the times when my body was broken, mind melted, blisters shooting pains and thinking to myself, "I'm not going to make it, this is stupid, why do i do this to myself?" and yet I finished every race, then signed up for another. It's something that can't be simulated and it's special. Ironman changed my young life forever. I've got dad bod now, 20 years later but It's always in the back of my mind that when I WANT to get healthy - I'm certainly capable. Thanks for sharing this video!

@alaskahudson

Жыл бұрын

@Jedediah Sweetser, did you get back in shape?

@jsweetser2

Жыл бұрын

@@alaskahudson what an interesting time to reply to this comment. Just last night I quit drinking, and have gotten tired of being out of shape. I'm at the start line with a long way to go, but I'm certainly ready to get moving!

@alaskahudson

Жыл бұрын

@Jedediah Sweetser Brother, I wish you the best of luck! I made the decision to stop drinking in July 2013 (age 47) and I haven't had a drink since then. I went on to do 1500 skydives and 200 BASE jumps, and I found a level of peace and quiet mind that I didn't know was possible. Carry on, my friend. You deserve a healthy mind/body/spirit. John (British Columbia, Canada).

@jsweetser2

Жыл бұрын

@@alaskahudson thank you sir! I actually find my peace primitive camping and coming up with new recipes for my new business! The aches and depression from being out of shape and too much alcohol has cost me enough. I appreciate your conversation and know that it helped me press on today as I was feeling rather glum. Peace to you and yours sir.

@rsclips8130

Жыл бұрын

@@jsweetser2 update? Also can you tell me more about it your business?

This is pretty motivating, I loved that closing bit - overcoming that large part of your brain that wants you to stop. That's what I love about endurance sports - telling your brain to shut the hell up.

Loved everything about this! Goggins in there, your run, your analysis, your grit, Goggins lol. Thank you for sharing!

Hi, Enjoyed your video. Was in the tent with you at the last stop. You ended 15 min ahead of me and I was following your head torch for a while. Had hip flexor problems too and ran first half too hard. Will be back near year to break the 12 hours a much wiser runner

Ok so as a 44 year old former pro fighter who's never ran more than 10 k in a go ever this video has made me want to try and challenge myself way more and maybe try a marathon or something before the end of the year. Inspiring stuff for sure.

This is amazing to watch!! Huge congratulations on such a massive achievement. I was on the cheer squad for the 50k mark in the afternoon and embarrassingly I can hear myself in the background! 🤣 Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻

Congratulations on finishing the race! This might be my favorite fitness channel!

This is the most informative video I have ever seen about pacing and time management, pluss gear control. Really appreciate how you explain what time you run and what you should have done. Great video!

So much inspiration…so much humour!! This is the video that made me subscribe! Please make another ultra marathon video! I truly enjoyed witnessing the mental process of completing an ultra marathon! Very informative!

Thank you for the play-by-play commentary. I’ve signed up for my first ultra, a 60k trail race next May, and this is exactly what I needed to see about the mental aspect of an ultra. Well done.

What a great video! I've watched many ultra marathon videos from various people with various backgrounds and degrees of experience, but the style you adopted for yours is really something I haven't seen before. Big fan of the embedded reviews between the actual race segments. I also like that you pointed out the stuff that didn't go that well and that this wasn't just motivation porn. Great job with the run and great job with the transformation! I'll go check that out as well. All the best!

Very well done and what a fabulous compliment from the chap when you crossed the finish line! Huge (belated) congratulations 🎉

Mark, I was so happy to see you finish this. Congrats. 👍👍

This was great to watch. I remember my first ultra…I went through every emotion possible and got angry with everything. Tree roots, stones, hills, grass, the weight of my watch, the chirpy supporters etc, etc. Hated it all, but post race and after the worst DOMS ever, decided Ultras were the best thing ever. Done a few and now training to get back into them after about 5 years away from them. Keep up the great content. 👊

That is far out. Really amazing. I was gutted that you missed the crossing. Pleased that you managed the measurements of distance versus time. Nice going. I love the post race descriptions. These are one of the aspects of your video’s that I love! The addition details. The collapse, the blanket, the food sources, the vital aspects of recovery! And to think, I considered the Bob Graham round in my fifties. Why oh why do we inflict this amount of pain upon ourselves? Because what doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger, right?😎👍🏽

Reminds me of that episode of "How I met your Mother" where Barney runs the Marathon: "Step one to running a marathon: You run. There is no step two." Awesome job!

Just come across your channel, so inspirational! I walked this event last year but you've inspired me to get to above average and run it! Love the content, great motivation.

Most of the stuff I watch on KZread my wife looks at, wonders why I'm letting myself being sucked in to buying something else and looks away. This video however she got pulled in and watched it all the way through, she likes running, but only at the half marathon distance. This was really great content, watching the journey from you feeling great at 10km to being angry at gate at 90km really showed how incredibly tough the event was, awesome accomplishment to finish and definitely above average video! Also, I recently bought a kickr bike after watching your reviews, so Wahoo and Garmin need to start going you some credit for your feedback!!

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

Wahoo are pretty cool with me...Garmin need to step up though 😂 And glad your wife liked it - my KZread stats show about 3% female viewers so I have to assume they are all watching on their partners accounts 😆

How do I like this video more than once?! Thank you for making and sharing it. Well done and I hope you do it in 2022 and you smash it.

Epic effort! You should be extremely proud - so mentally strong. 💪

Well, well above average Mark. Superb effort, well done. Really interesting race and post race analysis, thanks for sharing the experience.

I really really love this video. Great insights, and I enjoy your sense of humor. I'm also glad you mentioned that "without training" means something completely different when you are running an ultra. You also summarized what I love about long distance running so much: it's simple. It's not always easy, but it's simple. You just need to keep moving forward.

You are quite an inspiration! It is enjoyable listening to you discuss your strategies/self-analysis and hearing how intelligent you are.

I loved your video. Your shared the ups and downs during an ultra in a very honest way. Plenty of lessons in there. Well done!

Firstly, well done for you achievement! Great account and information provided. I have my first big race this weekend and this video has offered some first hand experience of what to focus on. Many thanks 🙂👍

Thank you so much for sharing your journey and thoughts. Found it very inspiring. Hopefully I'll do one of these one day. Good luck for next year.

Bold move sharing your effort and mistakes with the world! I feel for you. Many years ago, after what at that time was my most important endurance event, I was given a nickname that stuck for many years: Wrong way, Greenway. Great job finishing! Thanks for posting.

I don't usually click on "...without any training!" videos, but I'm glad I did on this one. Not only well told, but the detail in the reporting and analysis makes it quite useful for those of who who are .... or intend to be ... trained for their first 100km race.

Great video. What a journey! Thanks for helping motivate me, I’m training for my first half marathon in part because of you. Stay at it man. Good stuff.

This was such a great video - I live right next to the Thames, and walk along the paths regularly- it was so funny to recognize where you were! I’ve never even considered walking all the way along the path, let alone running it. Excellent work, very inspirational 💪

Love your work. “104k is a proper distance”. Brilliant.

Thanks for inspiring me as a keen but heavier and so limited runner. Was fun to watch the last half of your run and you did incredibly well.

Great summary video Mark. Reminded me alot of my experiences of doing the Thames Path challenge a few years ago. Made me chuckle at your comments knowing I thought exactly the same thing - "stupid gate", the cows, and I definitely can't afford to live around here!

Awesome Mark. Took me ages to watch this but it's really inspiring, when i get my Fenix 7s and I've recovered from my crash and it doesn't hurt to walk, i am going to start jogging thanks to this.

WOW! I’ve watched a few of your videos over the past week or so and had no idea about the weight loss challenge you did! Those before and after pictures are crazy, congratulations!! Love this content!

Loved this, sir. Really puts things in perspective. Great walkthrough and brilliant achievement.

Great effort Mark, I completed the Thames Path Challenge 50km with 10 colleagues/friends on the Sunday, felt great at the end so might tackle the 100km next time! It was a fantastic event and a stunning route.

Very much appreciated you video! Great advice and enjoy the honesty. Congrats on the 100km!

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

I'm always impressed with ultrarunners, but doing this the way you did amazes me. Congratulations on finishing 👏 I'm surprised your body recovers that quickly after such a big effort, even with your high fitness level. Great video, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Congratulations on your achievement, and thank you very much for publishing this video. I've never ran a marathon before, but I have done other distance events. I have it in my mind to run 50 miles next year, and videos like this one help dreamers like myself to find a way to make life goals a reality.

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

Get after it! 👍🏼

This was a fantastic effort, inspirational. Amazing how many of us fall for the classic starting too quick mistake, weve all been there...interestingly according to statistics women are able to pace themselves a lot better. Looking forward to see how well you do next next, now youve got this experience I bet youre gonna take hours off your time

Just subscribed... Amazing video. Loved the editing, the honest view of how you approached it and your learning from it.

When I make a nav error during an ultra ride it is the biggest gut punch. I've learned to be hyper focused on proper nav due to my many errors. You have a solid f-up. great work dealing with it. I would of been fuming for far too long - wasting energy and crying like a baby.

This is a fantastic overview and a great dive into the data. Good work!

Thanks for sharing your experience. Was interesting, informative, and inspiring!

Love the video's mate. You crack me up every time. That aftermath bit was epic :) (probably not so for you, but hey, you can't have it all). Awesome result as well. 104k run.... not in 104 years for me, I'd rather stick to my bike :)

By far my favorite channel right now. Great content Mark.

Great motivational video, the mental toughness it takes to keep going after going 4k the wrong way is exceptional! Fantastic mental and physical toughness and determination to reach your goal! Reminds me of the time I completed my second marathon despite knowing I missed the registration deadline and I was not going to get a metal! I did it anyway!

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a bit of a low point 😁

@rolandfrerichs5625

2 жыл бұрын

I've always politely declined the medal at the end of a marathon. If I ever end up in a top 3, I'll happily accept. Accepting it has always felt wrong to me, not quite sure why because I know at my age I'm not a competitive runner.

@conradburdekin722

Жыл бұрын

@@rolandfrerichs5625 medals are one of my main inspirations when I’m in a race!!

Such a great video...just shows how many aspects here are into a run that long. I've been jinxed with action challenges so far and next year (third time lucky and a lot of education later) I will be across that finish line...crawling if needs be! Ta for sharing! X

Great video. I've just started training properly again for the first time since March 2020... I was in pretty good shape back then and the pandemic put a stop to that and I put on loads of weight... It's taken me a while to get back on that horse but it's happening and videos like yours are making me excited about what lies ahead. Stay Hard!

Awesome job, cracking determination and will power to go for that long. Congrats man.

Love it!!! thanks for sharing your experience!

Brilliant recap. Well done on the run. Well done video. Thanks.

I appreciate this video! Thanks for sharing this process. 🙏🏻

Great analysis and helpful views. Congratulation on the 104km Mark

Great video Mark. Really well made and lots of details. Makes me want to do it next year.

Hey Mark, great achievement, great video, super entertaining to watch. Will need to check out more from your channel!

Mark - Great run. Fabulous video. Well done. Never stop.

Found this absolutely fascinating and whilst I’ve not run an ultra, I have done London 2 Brighton 100k continuous walking … I could relate to every single thing you said (and did including the detour!) awe inspiring stuff 😍😍😍

@christianblunt4469

2 жыл бұрын

Is this an organized event to Brighton or did you walked this route completely by your own?

Really great video Mark! I loved how you structured this video. . .great to see sections of the course inter-cut with testimonial-like insight! I just started dabbling with Ultra Events myself at 46 years of age and I had to laugh every time you voiced the exact thoughts I find in my head while running! I'm finding that after all the prep-work and training, the hardest part is always silencing that inner-voice that wants to remind you that it would be easier to simply stop! :) Thanks for the great video, I just subscribed!

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I always find it good to anchor a video from back in the garage where you can give some thought behind what's going on - often, out in the event itself - your mind is elsewhere!!

What a great achievement. Thank you for taking us through the race like this, enduring the pain and suffering so that we don't have to, or at least think twice before singing up for an ultra. Especially the after-race-recovery bit made me laugh, sorry for that.

Your storytelling is so good it's making me watch your journey of a 100k run and enjoy it. Very nice. And it's inspiring especially at 100kg ish...

I’m new to this channel and I really enjoy it. Thank you so much, so entertaining and informative

Last bit... lovely summing up. All life is movement be it fast or slow.. just keep moving. Thanks Mark.

I know so many others have said it already but seriously your videos are freaking awesome! :) I get really happy everytime that bell rings :P

Brilliant video, thank you. You did amazing !!

My god, had me on the edge of my seat! Bloody well done, Mark!

Superb video Mark. Both inspiring and scary in equal measures. Subscribed!! :)

Amazing video, really unique style. Congratulations on the finish! "I don't know where I am, but I can't afford to live here. " That cracked me up. Running 50ks undertrained is my favorite hobby! I'm thinking 50 miles next year. Sadly as an insomniac, my average body battery reading on a normal day is 35 or less. It'll drop to single digits at least once a week... and that's even on recovery weeks! I've learned that if I want to accomplish anything in my life, I simply have to do it tired. Your channel is hugely motivating, I hope you plan on more ultras of any distances!

You nailed the thought processes that occur when running long distance. Just keep moving forward.

Great effort, thanks for filming and sharing it. I've got a 100 mile bike ride coming up that I am similarly unprepared for and will use the tips you shared to get through it. As a participant told me at the start of a long gravel race "the key is to start easy and slow down from there".

@DarenC

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck on the ride!

@stephen_101

2 жыл бұрын

100 mile bike ride - have you ever done a 50+ mile ride before? The reason I ask is if not, to make sure your saddle is setup as perfectly as possible - not uncommon to see people suffering chronic saddle pain sliwing them down long before their legs begin to give up! It's real good fun though, hope it goes well 👍

@richardvaughn168

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephen_101 Good advice. I've done several 100 milers on this bike (Ridley Orion 2012) and I'm happy with the saddle. I just haven't been training nearly enough for this one.

Congratulation Mark, amazing effort! Also thanks for an excellent video.

Great video, Mark. Well done on finishing in such an amazing time. One of my regrets for that day was that I didn’t take my GoPro with me to record that experience but watching your video brought back the amazing memories of that day.

Mark I'm new to your channel and all I can say is that you are spectacularly amazing at getting yourself in bad situations.

@MarkLewisfitness

10 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome 😂

Great effort loving the videos. I've done an ultra myself as a big lad and your commentary is exactly how you feel. Super optimistic to depressed in 30 seconds. The mind is your best friend and worst enemy a 100 times an hour🤣 love it💪

Nice one, very good video to show us what to expect, and congratulations!

This was a great video, Mark. Thanks for the insight!

Wow brilliant really well done for carrying on and finishing. I think it’s actually more of an achievement if you do struggle and push on. 💪💪💪👍👍👍 great watch too.

Loving the honest assessment of the effort….we all go out too fast sometimes but it’s adjusting and carrying on which shows true strength. Well done sir 👍

Great Video and Congratulations! Just finishing an ULTRA is an amazing feat! I hope to do one someday but I still have a ways to go... and I can tell you the time will not be pretty...lol!

Loved it! Thank you for sharing!

Another great update Mark…fun and very informative as always…👍🕺

Awesome effort Mark. Well above average as others have said. Timely one for me. I'm starting to plan my longest ever bike ride. I have until mid December to train. Aiming for 400km (with significant climbing) my longest previously is 220km. So a timely reminder to put in solid prep work is awesome. Thankyou.

Really enjoyed this, refreshingly honest and interesting!

Loved it! Huge kudos for the determination and finishing. Reminded me a lot of the one marathon I've ever run (London in 2016). I'd never run more than 7 miles before getting my place. My "training" consisted mostly of occasional 2 mile runs to and from work. Then I did something like 8 miles, 11 miles, 13 miles, 18 miles and 20 miles on consecutive Sundays. Then nothing for the whole month leading up to the event. For the first 9 miles I was _flying_ (for me). Wheels started coming off after 12 miles, even more so after 16 miles; and at 20 miles I just wanted it to be over. Managed to rally towards the end and "sprint" for the line. When I crossed the line my body basically said "OK, nope" and I could barely move. Hardest physical thing I've ever done. (Time was 4:59:48 for the curious, which makes me a sub-5 marathon runner! ;) )

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

to be fair, sub 5 is quicker than most humans could run 26 miles 👍 Good work!

@DarenC

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkLewisfitness #AboveAverage \o/ :D

Mate you're an absolute boss. Mega inspirational, keep up the fantastic work 💪

Really interesting summary and I recognise a lot of what you went through. Brought back a lot of memories of the TP100 .. I experienced that lack of energy on a 100 mile race (I'd trained for) and I believe that for me it was down to work stress playing with my head.. went back the next year less prepared mentally but happier and did it.

Ive been waiting for this video!!

I am not a big fan of running but I joined a friend of mine at a 24 km obstacle-run. The furthest distance I did before was 18 km. I was proud that I made it. Congrats to your achievement!

Fantastic advice! And well done on the video being different than everyone else’s

I'm so glad I watched this video! I'm running a half-marathon in 3 days and I don't feel very prepared at all. Thanks to you (and especially the last couple of minutes of this video) I'm suddenly feeling like, yeah, I got this. 💪👍

@Systematicsphere

2 жыл бұрын

3 days is plenty of time for a half marathon