You might not realise how much you inspire people with what you do . I'm not being cheeky or anything I've watched you from the beginning on here. You are a regular guy who runs big miles nothing fancy just a regular guy people who aren't as fit can watch you and say to themselves if he can do it so can I. Thanks for your time and effort making these videos Dom and no way am I making fun of you with this comment I admire people like you

@Domsrunningjourney

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

So sorry to hear you’ve had such a tough time Dom. Might it be an idea to defer the Spine? I got injured earlier this year and eventually deferred my first ever 100k. Felt gutted but also relieved. I put weight on during 7 weeks of non running and know how it can affect your mental health. Just look After yourself. Love your videos 👍

Well done for attempting the race and there’s no shame in a dnf, you were out there doing what 99.9% of the population wouldn’t contemplate. As a fellow runner who is never up with the ‘whippets’ but plodding along at the back, (I finished in 18.29hrs) I am always just content to be out there in the beautiful (if brutal) scenery putting one foot in front of the other. In my recovery from injury I found that building back up the mileage slowly was the key and not doing too much too soon. So don’t rush to do those big mileages and you will get there 👍

Put this behind you now. Focus on the Spine and keep working at it. Your walk to work. Carry full spine mandatory kit. It will get you working early and with it only being a mile will help you build miles with the bag. You have 60 hours to complete the challenger south. Just keep moving. You don't have to run. Good luck

@Domsrunningjourney

10 ай бұрын

Thank you mick

Looks like you had a good day out there, made a change seeing you among other runners on one of your long distance races, must have made things easier for you Doesn't matter about the dnf, so long as you enjoyed what you did that's the main thing Hang in there buddy 💪

@Domsrunningjourney

10 ай бұрын

Cheers mate

Life is all about experiences. This one didn’t go the way you planned when you entered but you still got out there and took part. Build up to the Spine Challenger sounds well thought out if your body can hold out. Some very honest comments at the end. Working from home since the pandemic has certainly been detrimental to my running and waistline. Looking at my desk side bin it is full of flapjack wrappers, crisp bags and chocolate packets. A wake up call for me too. Going to squeeze in a lunchtime run instead of sitting and eating all day.

@Domsrunningjourney

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Really inspiring seeing your commitment and honesty. I really admire you. Wish I could do it

@Domsrunningjourney

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Hey man, raw and honest race report. Good on you! You are owning it and that is amazing. So, the next step is to put pen to paper and create a plan to get fit and get to the body you need to do the next adventure. I say 'body you need to do the next adventure' as we all have different shapes and sizes and there is no ideal weight or shape to run ultras...you will know this. You certainly would have seen this on the trail. So be kind to yourself, create a plan for daily training and daily nutrition and believe in the process. This is an approach that has seen the NZ All Blacks win games in the last minutes whereby they needed to hang onto the ball and march it up out of their half and get into the oppositions half to give themselves a chance to score. Their coach at the time installed a belief in each player that you do your job and 'believe in the process'. BELIEVE IN THE PROCESS. On training, can I say build this up slowly...walk..run/walk...you don't need to run every time you put the trainers on. Just get out there and move. This will be good for your head space and injury recovery. It will build conditioning, resilience and help in the next event. Only the elites run most of the event...all of us others run/walk it! As for mental health, this is so common. So many of us are taking some sort of SSRI, Ant-depressant, Anti-anxiety medication plus getting some sort of other help. Don't be afraid to take meds as they will be part of the process to get to a place whereby you can rely on them less. Good sleep -good hydration - good nutrition - gut health (have look into this...fermented foods that help like miso soup instead of second cup of coffee, adding kimchi or sauerkraut to meals, good fibre like eating fruit regularly...pears, apples etc,), cut out those sugar highs by staying away from the bad/junk food, avoid evebing snacks after dinner, all the stuff you already know...just get a plan and stick with it. It will help in all facets of your game plan! I have watched your vlogs...I see you and I know you can do this. I look forward to following your journey buddy. You have a fellow ultra running fan here. Document your road to coming back better than you were yesterday! You have got this mate! P.S. I am coming to the UK from NZ to run the London 2 Brighton Challenge 100km next May and will be doing it with a mate from the UK (he has been here 7 years but going back to the UK...originally from Liverpool). You are more than welcome to join us if that was of interest.

@Domsrunningjourney

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@conradburdekin722

9 ай бұрын

I’ll see you there! Will be doing London to Brighton. First ever ultra 😳

@shaunnicholson5389

9 ай бұрын

See you there man!@@conradburdekin722

Excellent and agree with @martinpenrice😊

@Domsrunningjourney

10 ай бұрын

Thank you