Want to watch this now but wanted to see the marathon first, when will you be releasing the race itself?

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Next week so stay tuned!

@georgecrossman4977

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Still watching the podcast. Couldn’t wait ;-). Very well done Sarah.

This was my 1st marathon at 63 and I was incredibly nervous to the point of almost being sick before the start. I was in red 13 and it seemed such a long way to get up the hill! Luckily I got there early and had time to calm down. I've never been surrounded by so many runners which triggered my anxiety and took a lot of effort to stay focused in my own bubble. However, I was just not prepared for the impact the crowd have on you as a runner. Having thousands of people shouting your name as you run past them gives you such a boost and they go mental if you wave back. Running in the sun was quite warm, but otherwise, the wind was bitingly chilly and I was so cold that my back went into spasms around Canary Wharf and I had to powerwalk for a bit. But with so many people calling out my name I felt I simply could not let them down and I just pushed on and got in only 15mins over my A time, so well pleased overall!

Amazing Sarah, congratulations! You came past me around mile 23 and I’d say you guys started a little too far back - It’s so hard to get through that tide of runners coming back towards you in the latter miles. I’d recommend being a bit more ambitious with your predicted time next time and you’d be surprised how those crowds running a similar pace carry you along. See you in Malaga - We’re race twins this year! 🤩

Congrats Sarah, above average marathoner!

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

She really is!

@SuperYtc1

2 ай бұрын

@@runningchannel So, I've worked out that you're not Sarah or Rick. I wonder who are you? 🤔

I'm 5 drinks deep on a Saturday night and just audibly snorted and laughed out loud on the train at the bit where Andy and Rick are drinking Gavi in the hot tub

I cannot say enough how much you guys have inspired me during my recent 5 year stint with injuries. And now in a month, I will run my first race marathon in 10 years. Clawing and scratching my way back. Watching you every week has been so inspirational, a godsend. Will be doing a very long run tomorrow on my own. Let's see how far I come. Doctors told me it was just stupid fantasies to believe I would ever run a marathon again (fourth severe injury). Then a month ago or so, I had my first pain free run in 5 years. Did 25 km just like that and have not looked back since. Whether I make it next month or not, I am not sure. But I know it is only a matter of time. It will happen. I am forever in your debt. Thanks a million.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

That means so so much to us to hear. It’s why we work so hard producing this podcast and everything else we do! Which race are you doing?

@ulfeliasson5413

2 ай бұрын

@@runningchannel Thank you :-)

If it’s .9 I’ll round up but anything less I don’t bother. I’m with Sarah on this that London was the hardest marathon I’ve ever done. The crowds were too much for me, I craved quiet stretches. Whilst I’m sure they enabled some to run faster they caused me to run slower. Well done Sarah.

I ran it in 2023, I had a nightmare! The train broke down in Canary Wharf and ended up having to walk under the Thames to cutty sark, came out of the tunnel and like you said it was rammed! No one had any idea which way I needed to go to get to the start and I couldn’t cross to the other side! So I ended up with the help of my husband and spectators I jumped over at the ship and started my race there. Once I ran past Canary Wharf I ended up running up and down the road were the two roads meet until I added an extra 10k then carried on 😂 obviously not the way I wanted it to go but I was determined to complete it! Never got in his years but hoping to get in in 2025! Well done Sarah!!!

Can't wait to see Sarah's LM2024 video, I've loved following your training. It was my second marathon (I did LM 2023), which I went into with injuries. I collected a few more on the day, spent a bit of time with St John Ambulance but persevered to finish. Not my best time at all, but the memories will stay with me forever.

Just ran my first half marathon this morning - thank you guys for all of the inspiration and advice!

Marathon debriefing is oneof my fave reoccurring episodes ❤❤ well done Sarah, looking forward to the video 🎉 Also R8ck always cracks me up 😂 the two guys whimpering was my fave bit 😂😂😂

Awesome, well done Sarah. So inspiring. I’ve never done a race before but have signed up to Cardiff Half Marathon this year

Congrats Sarah. I was at Greenwich as well, red wave 2 :). All my club mates were over at Blue :P. Makes sense now Rick says it’s a rarer starting location. Was my first London marathon. Those crowds were insane! Gave so much energy (I’ve been describing it like football players talk of the fans giving them that lift). Bit of a danger to it though, as it’ll drive you to go to fast for to long if you let it. It took me conscious effort to pull back and even add some walk breaks, so that I could enjoy the day and finish well. Was always very easy to get back going again though :). Anyway, great to see you smashed a PB, well done! :)

I was so lucky to run London for the first time, Tower Bridge was crazy so emotional…I can’t remember that much of it either, just the atmosphere and the incredible crowds …I ran first sub 3 too at 2:59:10 ….loved listening to this episode well done

Sarah, what a fantastic marathon! So proud of your hard work and great time! Also, you’re so engaging in your description of your journey to the London Marathon and day of the Thon! 😊

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

That’s so kind of you to say as we all work hard to make sure we come across that way!

Ive been refreshing the channel waiting for this!!! Go Sarah!!!

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Ah that’s so awesome 🙌

Fantastic podcast love the banter. Well done Sarah such a fantastic time!

Well done Sarah! I ran London too and I’ve seen you on the course which put a smile on my face 🎉❤

Love the pod cast😊 can’t wait to see the marathon video 🏃‍♀️

Awesome work Sarah! Amazing.

So happy for you, Sarah! What an awesome race experience. Can't wait for the full video! You guys know how to tell an amazing story, really looking forward to it. Also, this podcast regularly makes me laugh out loud. You all are fantastic. Ask for your debate -- I don't round up! I'm running for time and just stop when the time is up! It helps that I'm the only person looking at my numbers, hah!

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

The full video is coming soon and it’s EPIC!!

Great Job Sarah!!! You are an inspiration.

FYI In London you can get a “bus pass” at age 60, but for the more widely available Freedom Pass, you have to wait till state pension age. For me, that was 66.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Good for Andy to know 😂😂

3h 44m 22s - that's no longer casual marathon time dude, grats!

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

She’s amazing isn’t she?!

Well done Sarah great achievement , I have just been told same as Oli, do not run the marathon (Edinburgh) gutted is understatement!😢 hopefully get into London next year this was my first!

I have been waiting for this!!!!! So happy for you sarah! Congrats. Cant wait for next week episode ❤❤

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

One of my happy moments in the week, wen Xfind the podcast in my feed.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Aw that’s so great to hear!

Ah I'm spoiling my next run by watching this now, instead of listening to it then 😂 But I can't wait!

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Haha that’s hilarious! Maybe run with it and listen again to see if you missed anything? 😂

@Suzilaurajones88

2 ай бұрын

@@runningchannel that's the plan 😂

Well done Sarah. You talked about rounding your runs. Back in the early 80s, we only had a stop watch so we knew from others say oh round.the Park is about a mile for our warm ups and then count our track sessiond to work out how far we run. Another way to tell how far for.me.was take out a ordinance survey map and a piece of string and go over the routs you ran and then measured it on the key Miles at the bottom. Then the other way was if I can run an easy Mile in 8 mins and then work out how far I'd run.

this past weekend was the Santiago Marathon in Chile, I went with a friend to cheer the runners, I never cease to be surprised by all the effort involved. Maybe one of you guys could come for the marathon next year.

After running Brighton Marathon a few weeks ago, Im having a post marathon party this weekend to celebrate properly with friends and family. Whilst stocking up in the wine isle, I felt compelled to buy my first ever bottle of Gavi. TRC is guilty of many changes in my life!

Can't wait to see the marathon video! And for next year, I would suggest you try Rotterdam marathon. It has an insanely good atmosphere! And since it's a smaller, non-capital city organising the biggest/most famous marathon in the country, you really feel how the marathon is in the city's DNA and how much it lives throughout the weekend, as the city swells with visitors from all over. Plus, it's a fast course, and a 3 hour direct train away from London.

Great pod - this chimes so much with my experience of the day. And I definitely round up. 😂

Congrats to Sarah for the new PB and good discussion on the experience. At 25:00 you are discussing HR zones. I don't think your HR zones are correctly setup. Zone 4 roughly starts with Lactate threshold and elite athletes can hold 1:00-1:30 in this zone. You being in zone 4 about 2hrs and 1:40hrs in zone 5 is extremely unlikely. Marathon race mostly stays in Zone 3 (tempo). Past LTHR you are going anaerobic and lactate starts to build and acidosis is inevitable. If you based your zones in Age (which uses 220-age) that is garbage formula which is wrong for a lot of people. Your maxHR is probably higher. The best way to set your zones is actually doing a lab test to determine your lactate threshold and base your zones on that or at least do a Garmin Guided Lactate threshold test (chest strap required)

Great run Sarah! I'm essentially trying to run the exact same splits a month from now.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

You got this! 🙌🙌

“Scene from Disney”. 😂😂 Also, congratulations, Sarah! Great race!!

Yes I try and round up my runs

Absolutely buzzing for you Sarah, such an awesome outcome from all that hardwork

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

It really is!

Well done Sarah, brilliant achievement

Well done Sarah! I’ve entered the ballot for next year to run my first marathon. I round up some runs particularly if it’s close .98 or 0.99 irks me 😁

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed you get in!!

@AndrewBush_XK

2 ай бұрын

@@runningchannel some days I hope I don’t and I can’t stick to halves. 😳😳🤞

Congratulations Sarah on your PB. As for rounding up my run, id I am just over say like 5.13km then I do not round up but if I am close to the next km like 5.89 then I do.

I'm doing a 100 mile challenge for April. This morning I was at 3.82 and 100% did an extra little loop to get past 4! I also have an annual goal so somedays I do to the end of the block and back for an extra 0.1 miles. I'm already all geared up. Other days if I'm short on time, to the front door is fine.

I ran London marathon this year. The crowds were incredible etc but it was WAY too busy, and I’m wondering why none else talks about this. At points, it felt quite dangerous, not being able to see the water bottles on the floor. I was finishing at the 4.15 hour mark. Am I the only one?

You're hilarious. Great watching you have so much fun with each other.

I sometimes round up if I'm chasing a badge on the Garmin app or doing one of the training plans or suggested runs. Otherwise I don't bother if I just planned to run a particular loop back to my house.

Sarah has shown remarkable perseverance and strength, like our favourite navy seal David Goggins. It’s always inspiring to see someone push their limits and not give up, despite the challenges. Kudos to Sarah for her dedication! 🎉 Remember, every step forward is a victory in itself.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

I think she’d give Goggins a run for her money 😂

@FitLawyerK

Ай бұрын

@@runningchannelmost definitely 😊

First: A very big congratulations to Sarah! An amazing job and a great story. Mo is a true friend and colleague. Second: I'm one of the idiots that rounds up my runs. But only after a half. If I run 5.3, I'll go 5.5, but if i run 5.5, I'll stop rather than go 6. That said, I don't usually set out to run any quarter or half miles. It's usually just a run of unfamiliar new courses that I end up having to run extra.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

We don’t think you’re an idiot at all!! We totally get that and a lot of us do the same as you 🙌

The opening story about the pacing part was very funny! 😄

Can we talk about heart rate please?! What HR monitoring were you using Sarah? And are the usual definitions of zone 4 and zone 5 that 4 is threshold (1hr race pace) and 5 is vo2max (20min race pace). How can we be running 2hr zone 4 then 1h40 in Z5 and not be questioning whether the zones or monitor are realistic.

Congrats on the pb! On rounding up, I have done that but recently trying to switch to KMs from miles and haven't been rounding as my miles targets I've used doesn't usually equate to a round km. That said I ran yesterday , and when I saw I ran for 1h 11m 11sec thought that was pretty round! Lol

Went full badders this week - was distracted by a field and needed to stop to get a bottled drink 4 weeks until my first half marathon (great west run)

I had to do a wild wee at mile 9 of my marathon recently. Not London, so plenty of bushes to go behind thankfully!

Amazing Sarah ❤️

Was lovely to meet you all at mile 27 :)

Wow 3:44 amazing Sarah Tried to do 4:30 in Dublin last year, wheels came off and did 4:53 Aiming for sub 4 this year

Love the channel and put my name in hat 4 next years London marathon , that's an idea if I don't get in I could still 2 cheer running on 🎉 Lee from Wolverhampton

Congratulations Sarah! Epic effort! 😊🏆💐 And a big yes to rounding up my runs! 😂

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Kathryn!

I managed a PB as well in London last week - not that hard, as it was my first ever marathon. I really hadn't expected the crowds to be that intense an experience - had planned to Run-Walk-Run but the crowd wouldn't let me walk. Still, very pleased with 3:59 as a 58 year old! Now, what's next ....

Just back from my afternoon run and get to relax and watch the pod 👌 congratulations again sarah and mo 🥳

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@Stephen-N

2 ай бұрын

@@runningchannel definitely, some good laughs as always!

London is exceptionally noisy to the point that it is headache-inducing. It is great to have so many people cheer everyone, even runners they don't know! But it can also be overwhelming - Andy is right, there is so much to think about, that it feels you don't have the headspace, due to the constant stimulus. Having recently run the relatively quiet Itabashi City Marathon (I still can't get into Tokyo Marathon after several attempts), it was a huge contrast in noise level and concentration steadiness. Once again, a huge congrats to Mo, and the Sarah Hartleys (our TRC Sarah, and her namesake)!

Induced stress by the watch monitoring. Maybe the Casio watch is the way... Well done Sarah, you dit it ! Thats a huge PB you should be proud.

Well done Sarah

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Well done Sarah, great effort ❤

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Congratulations on a great episode! Can you explain Sarah HR? She said she was in zone 4 and then 5 for an hour and a half! If that's on the 5 zone system then either her zones are completely out, she's had a massive boost in performance from her taper or something else???

FYI Currently you get a bus pass at 66, so I'll get mine the day after I run the Belfast Marathon next week.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Love that!! Good luck in the marathon 👏👏👏

Fantastic work Sarah. I was running too but the only place I saw you was at Mile27! An important question for you - how did you keep your pacing AND your Strava track so accurate round Canary Wharf area? Mine, and just about everybody’s I know, has Strava showing us running through tall buildings and our Garmin giving wildly confusing paces. Yet your track looks super accurate and your paces was microsecond perfect. What satellites have you got set in your watch? I’m set for ‘GPS plus GLONASS’ but that is clearly not the best option…..As a side issue, to solve this inaccuracy problem, I was subsequently recommended to use the Garmin app ‘Peter’s Pacer’. On paper it looks brilliant but I need a race to try it out on - would love to hear the Running Channel’s review of this.

I round down my runs because I want to make sure my watch or Strava captures the target distance. If my target is 3.1 I run 3.2

Congratulations Sarah, amazing running! And I also think Harry Judd is very handsome, even after running a marathon 😘😅

That self entitled woman!! 😱🤯🤯 geez!! Also amazing job Sarah! Congratulations! 🎉

Watching this after I've prepared my bag for tomorrow's Istanbul halfmarathon. What sort of animal do I need to sacrifice to make sure it doesn't rain? Rather terrified of running in rain (I'm so clumsy)!

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

I’d suggest a goat…

Ah amazing that you’ve managed to get Harry Judd on!

9 degrees for a marathon is a dream. I ran a 31 degrees marathon yesterday @1am in the morning. Felt really really bad.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Wow! Where was that?

I round up my age to being the same as Harry Judd's Mum! And only run the extra bit if I'm doing a virtual challenge. Well, you've got to 😊

Congratulations Sarah, you're amazing. It's a real shame Rick doesn't seem to be arsed with taking part in this recording. (I've noticed this more recently). He doesn't seem to listen to a word you two are saying. Not sure what's going on with him, but maybe he needs to take a break for a bit?

It would be interesting to hear from one of the ‘ever presents’ from the London Marathon

I ran Boston this year and interestingly there are no pacers.

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

It’s interesting isn’t it?!

@partyguinness

2 ай бұрын

@@runningchannel I didn’t actually notice until it was mentioned in the pub afterwards…😂

How did you managed to stick to a consistent pace? Was it a specific training session that helped this? My splits in the marathon are consistently slower. :(

On the rounding up, im usually quite annoyed when i do a parkrun and my watch only logs it as 4.96 or something and i wish i could round that up. Does this ever happen in a marathon where you finish it but your watch doesn't give you full credit?

@kathrynhilder9609

2 ай бұрын

I hate that too! But usually I find that over the longer distance events you'll end up way over what you'd expect for mileage...weaving through crowds, drink stations and food stops (ultras) all seem to add to the total distance.

You really do make the best team! 😂😂😂

Ace Ace Ace !

I neeeeeeed run improve repeat merch, is it going to be available online any time soon????

Was the guy who got down on 1 knee able to get back up?

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Shockingly he was able to!

How is Rick's running going?

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

It’s going really well he got a 5km PB not long ago 🎉

@SuperYtc1

2 ай бұрын

@@runningchannel would love a mini series of Rick trying to beat his Parkrun PB.

Congratulations Sarah! Well deserved. What do you say when you have social media channels like yours promoting very fast times for marathons when the average for a lot of people is 5 to 6 hours? I never see you talk to people that are slow runners. it’s either a professional or someone that can run less than four hours. it would be nice to get a perspective from someone who is not as fast as all of you. Maybe it’s something you can consider.

Sarah we are still waiting for your London Marathon podcast 🤔

So much sass! 🤣

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Constant level of sass 😂😂

Guys what is the email address for the channel please?

Only one thing to say: Sarah is not an average runner. Her modesty is charming, but it's definitely misrepresenting what an average runner does.

If I run fast I don't round up. When I run slower I do. 😂

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

Like that way of thinking!

I run to time so no rounding up for me!

Who's going to replace Sarah for the average-runner representative now she's an impressive marathonist?

Rounding up a run ,HELL NO. If you finish a training session 2 miles / km from home , Do you call a taxi ?

This boy totally "fan girls" over you all.

Ageism in The Running Channel. You're alienating your aged 50 plus fans. Come on, guys!😂

@runningchannel

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

29:33 that is a political joke in america. even if subconscious. points for that!

Trained 9 weeks for my second attempt on my first marathon, I had 6 more weeks left before having Sciatica on my right leg!! I am totally gutted😥😥 I had to now defer my marathon!! And co-incidentally, my first marathon ended in shambles same time last year🥲