Anyone else doing regular Saturday morning runs? I forgot how much I enjoy them 😁

@tomrcollins76

Жыл бұрын

So many of the things you mentioned I’ve stumbled across independently. Saturday after parkrun is when I knock over all the jobs I’ve been putting off all week. Parkrun is the bookend of my week. Thanks for your continued inspiration.

@tracieems616

Жыл бұрын

I don't do regular parkruns now since the harness rule, but started a canicross group and do Barkruns. Absolutely perfect replacement for us.

@Calisthenics_Enjoyer

Жыл бұрын

I am 16 yo and after i saw your videos i signed up for a parkrun. I was scared at first because i thought i wasn't fast enough but here i am 2 months later running in 24 minutes. Thanks to that video i overcame my fear

@glenn1534

Жыл бұрын

I used to run on and off for several years, then after watching many, many KZread running videos (including yours) I decided to give Parkrun a go in October. It's the main thing that's kept me running and now I run 5km at least once a week. I used to run 10km every session and if I did any less I'd feel like I'd failed. Parkrun has made me start enjoying (or not hating) running.

@GEORGE-wy6oj

Жыл бұрын

Never ran before in my life. I did my first parkrun 9 months ago and I haven't looked back. cant imagine a Saturday morning without parkrun.

I did my first Parkrun aged 52 in 2017. I was doing it to save my sanity - not to achieve a PB. Years later - same old. It’s about getting it done. Pace is absolutely irrelevant. Parkrun saved my life. It’s still saving my life (150 as of Saturday). I’m nearly 60. 6 minute kilometres are fabulous.

10: Volunteer! OK, it might not actually make your Parkrun faster, but it's the right thing to do :-) You don't pay for Parkrun, it's fully supported by volunteers and they need a break sometimes too.

@cdogensis6392

Жыл бұрын

This.

@pauliddon

Жыл бұрын

Always try and volunteer at least once a month. If everyone did that it would be fair. Everyone gets a chance then

@gazza2933

Жыл бұрын

I do both. As a Marshall, I think that you can really empathise with runners, if you are a runner yourself. However, I do appreciate that not all marshalls can run or even want to do run.

@stickyprickle

4 ай бұрын

I make sure I Marshall at least 10% of the time.

I ran a PB in my local Parkrun this morning- 26.36. A lot of people will run faster than that and think that’s a rubbish time, but I’m really proud of it. I started doing Parkruns about a year ago and got 31.30 in my first one (and it felt awful, but at the time I was just happy I could run 5K without stopping). That 26.36 represents a year’s worth of effort to improve my health- your videos were the reason I started Parkrun in the first place Mark (I mean this literally- I only did my first one because I watched one of your videos and thought it looked like a good idea). So thank you so much for your content, it’s genuinely made such a difference to me and my health. (Also, last week I ran a 30 min Parkrun after a week of night shifts and it felt like hell- today’s legs are not yesterday’s legs- Mark is completely right when he says you just have to turn up and do your best on the day).

@MarkLewisfitness

Жыл бұрын

26:36 is a superb time - the average Parkrun time across all events is closer to 29 minutes. And it places you perfectly to start chipping away towards 25. 👍🏼💪

love Nixon he is the star of the video

The big problem with this channel having just discovered it is that I spend so much time laughing and enjoying than I do getting off my arse and putting it into practice 😂. Seriously though..,thanks for the motivation 👍

If your Parkrun is about 5k or so from your home cycle there, it’s a good warm up and gets the blood flowing nicely. That way you also get to do 15k of exercise whilst most people are still in bed

Spot on. I did my first Park Run at 41 in my pyjamas having never run in public and horrified at the prospect. No one laughed and I didn’t die. I’m now 47 and running sub 20. Park Run is the backbone of all my exercise and good habits, my finish time is more important than a drink on Friday night and I’ve made friends I don’t drink with. Concepts previously an anathema to me.

Just gone past 100 parkruns and counting! It’s very motivating to do and as you say it’s a way to continue the day in a positive way rather than not.

@MarkLewisfitness

Жыл бұрын

100% - start as you mean to go!

I wish Parkruns were more popular in the US, there’s only one in all of California 😢 Maybe someday I’ll stop rowing on Saturday mornings and see what it would take to organize one near me… Regardless, the tips in this video are excellent for feeling good about any relatively regular, higher effort than usual activity. Very grounded in reality and matches how I feel about pushing myself.

@brianpmack

Жыл бұрын

There are 5k RACES all over the United States, pretty much every weekend. They are not quite like what we see in these videos. As intimidating as starting a fitness journey with Parkrun can be, the (non-Parkrun) 5k races in the US are noticeably worse. No central organization where you can see all of them, expensive entry fees, and having to wear bib numbers with chip timers in them is all very intimidating for new runners, or even walkers for that matter. We need more Parkruns!

@ahnilatedahnilated7703

Жыл бұрын

You don't to have others there to do them. You could also start a group to do them.

@buildingreno

Жыл бұрын

Email park run and start a park run in your own town. It's all volunteers. Be one of the heroes 🙌

@brianpmack

Жыл бұрын

@@ahnilatedahnilated7703I certainly will, after my kids get a little older and my involvement in their extracurricular programs comes to an end.

My missus set herself a goal of a 10k in Feb but its a chore to run on her own. So I got barcodes for my 6 and 8 year olds and we all did parkrun together, the 6 year old has the house PB. Such a wonderful family day ensued and now its the kids asking if we can go do parkrun again. Fully agree thats is a gret way to set yourself up for a good Saturday, feeling good about yourself and others. Love life, do parkrun! Look forward to watch Jenn do her first solo and you do your weighted thing this weekend.

@marick791

Жыл бұрын

lovely that you all do it together and supporting your wife

I can't get enough of these Parkrun videos. I think you should do another one, it's been a while. I recommend something like "Return to Parkrun. Can I still get under 20 minutes" or a Parkrun series where you train toward beating your PB.

ParkRun is the start of my weekend, I also try and volunteer at least twice a month. I’m in total agreement with so much of what Mark is advocating here, my only slight change is to remember that it’s OK to not progress especially in winter. I love that so many people have improved their health and fitness through ParkRun.

@mountaingoat3012

Жыл бұрын

My ParkRun times drop off by 2 / 3 mins in winter and I’ve learnt that’s ok. The air is denser, the courses are wetter / colder and you wear more layers. Not optimum conditions for good times.

I love the self awareness on the Vibrams, Mark! It's the athletic shoe equivalent of running across a picture of myself wearing carpenter jeans🤣

@MarkLewisfitness

Жыл бұрын

They are still a guilty pleasure 😂

@georgepepper5993

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkLewisfitness The have the X-men look about them.

ParkRuns have changed many people’s lives for the better. Well done to the organisation, sponsors and people like Mark, Jog On Harry, the running Bens and many more for their encouragement - and let’s not forget the awesome volunteers who make it happen!

Started my weight loss and exercise journey at 20st in September last year, now below 16st and achieved my first sub 25min Park Run today. You were a great motivator and inspiration, thanks for all of the great content Mark 👍💪🏃‍♂️

Lovely video mark! Your videos keep me motivated to complete my regular runs!

Great video as always Mark thanks👍🏻👍🏻

Great video. I rewatch your other video about parkrun every now to give me a boost. Thank you 👍

I just recently found your videos and I’m so glad you have another running tips video! I want to run my first 5k this year

Hi Mark, I’m a recent subscriber and watched most of your videos so far. My fav are those on overcoming binges, accepting it still happens sometimes and not compounding it with negative emotions have been most helpful. There was one video that you talked about taking steps to prevent “might as well” bad eating. I can’t seem to find that video again, it’s probably a long shot but if you are able to point me to which video that is, I would be most grateful! Love the channel and your messages. Keep up the good work!

Sleeping in late on the weekend actually destroys your sleep during the week. It's a cycle. Your body has a circadian rhythm, basically meaning it does better on a schedule. If you wake up at 6am for work, you need to wake up at 6am on the weekend. If that means going to sleep earlier, do that. If you can wake up later generally, even if that's simple things like laying your clothing out the night before so you don't waste time choosing, that can be part of your plan. Working in naps is perfectly valid and not a sign of weakness. Airline pilot training now includes that even if a pilot needs to sneak in a 5 minute nap to feel ready for the flight, that's scientifically proven to be superior to any amount of caffeine or "motivation". Get your sleep in however you have to. Hint: Waking up early for a park run might also feel good on the day, from all the adrenaline, but now your body is wondering what the hell to do with one mismatched day every week. If you could move your whole week to the same time as a park run, now you're not all groggy every morning with your body trying to figure out what day it is. In the long run, provably, statistically, your health will be much better for it.

Well done, Mark. I need to be better about arriving early and warming up. Saturdays are long run days (winter) and trail race days for me. However, your tips still apply and are appreciated. Thanks for another great video.

Thanks Mark!

Cool to see you running at what is both my local park run (though it’s been a while!) and work place (Dinton park ranger here!) Watched a few of your videos over the past year and had no idea you were local to me. Anyway, this video makes me want to get my butt out of bed on Saturday and get back to it. Thanks for the inspo 👏🏼

Good video mark. Regular runs is a huge thing for me. Never done a park run, but the benefits of doing regular running for me are unquestionable.

I’ve only done 3 parkruns so far thanks to your motivation. So wanted to say thank you! 4th one tomorrow!💪🏼

I just did my very first parkrun in Montreal... it was amazing! It was my first attempt at a 5k "race", pushing passed my routine pace. TIP: Meet people before the race! I immediately connected with 3 guys who do it every week, and one of them asked me what time I thought I could do, then gathered some people and he paced us! I was pretty sure I could do 27:30 (5:30/km), and my official result was 27:29 lol. The run ended up being a bit more than 5k as it was a different path to accommodate other events, so my actual PB 5k on my Garmin was 27:00 flat. Amazing community!

I think your attitude and inclusiveness is great. Next Saturday is definitely on for me..... My sister has done over 400 Park runs. I am an embarrassment but you are the best motivator!

Love this 😄 Dry, funny and oh so true! Great advice Mark 👌🏽👍🏽

I was a run director for 8 years, frigging love parkrun! Thank you for these tips, as someone who lacks confidence and always starts too far back (despite being a runner for over 12 years!), I loved listening to this video and nodding along whenever you spoke about Jen! Thank you!

I'm going to take my first parkrun in Reading tomorrow as an absolute newbie office worker. Thank you for your video

Such great tips on this channel, thank you. I am 54 and used to do PR before covid and my best time was 33m. I would be lucky to do it in 43 atm so am currently doing the C25K with a few others and we have just started week 5. It is tough but I'm really looking forward to getting back to PR again. We are lucky to have ours right on the seafront (Clacton on sea) it really is a great location for running so here's hoping I can get a PB at some point this year.

Mark, thanks for the advice and motivation, your channel’s awesome. My wife and I did our first park yesterday and per your advice, we set planned times and got incrementally faster as opposed to being gassed out in the first 500m! Keep up the great vids! Cheers!

More sage advice, Mr Lewis. I'm in a similar position to you; 18 months ago I was 145kgs and 6'4", with NO previous experience of running. Fast forward and I'm 101kgs and (still) 6'4", but now trying for the Manchester Marathon. I use parkrun in lieu of Threshold Intervals, as per my training plan, which seems like a sensible swap. Oh, and yesterday, I "only" shaved 26s off my PB.... Gutted 😉😉🤔 Keep up the good work, squire 👍

Nixon!!!!!!! - He's back!......Finally! and looking at those 5fingers reminds me about the Zola Bud barefoot run you never did :-)

First parkrun in a cpl of years next weekend, looking forward to it!

Thanks Mark. An interesting take on what is solidly establishing itself as a national institution. I agree that parkrun isn't a race (sort of) but I enter it as one on Strava to differentiate from my day-to-training. Keep up the good work.

Training for a half marathon later in the year, I'm a cyclist normally so my cardio is half decent, but my running endurance is pretty poor, legs give up on me way before my CV system does, but I am chipping away at it having never really ran anywhere before, really getting the bug! I love your no nonsense approach, new sub!

Never seen a dog so happy, when you both go for a run!

Really like that one Mark - full of common sense advice that lots of people don't do. I'm also not allowed to call it a race (although I'm racing me)

Fresh head shave too! Love it.

Great video 👍🏻, now up to my 48th Parkrun after starting Couch to 5k with my husband's encouragement in lockdown, (he's been running for several years). I felt really nervous going to my first Parkrun but thoroughly enjoyed it, my goal was to achieve a Sub 30 PB which I have now done on several occasions, some weeks are tougher than others and the weather definitely influences my runs. I have done a couple of 10k races and would love to achieve a Sub 60 min 10k at some point in the future. I love looking at the position in my age category and age grade % as this gives you a better picture of your performance. We're lucky to have several Parkruns in our County so it's great to try out different courses. I'm a 53 year old lady and would recommend anyone to give it a try, it's definately helped me in so many different ways.

@donnamaas4909

Жыл бұрын

I use to do park run and my pb was 39.40 and then I some how just stopped exercising, (a good 18months) have started and stopped the day C 2 5k a few times. Read r/v and running 3 times a week then able to do 5k just doesn’t sound practical 😮

@mountaingoat3012

Жыл бұрын

C25K was my springboard to ParkRuns. I’ve not looked back since.

Always good to get back to basics 🏆

Enjoyed the video parkrun got me running in 2016 and always try my best and prepare for it very happy to have beaten my average time every race since it returned after Covid and trying to get as many sub 20s at as many different locations as I can best invention ever for people's physical and mental health and it's free☺️

Doing my third parkrun tomorrow after a 3 year break (no idea why now). Now at 25 total and I'll be proudly wearing my 25 shirt! Time has slipped from a PB of 27:17 to 31:15 but hopefully better tomorrow. I found your channel looking for parkrun advice, so thank you very much. Subscribed 👍

Currently working up to braving my first 5K. These are great ideas/suggestions. Thank you, Mark!

Did my first park run in around a year on Saturday 💪🏻

Hey Mark, I'm a new subscriber but love your content. I'm 15 and I've been running for about a month and did my first 10k to try help my shorter distances and since then I've hit several personal bests since then in my 3km times which I'm doing for my PE GCSE's. Love your content! Great tips

@MarkLewisfitness

Жыл бұрын

Nice work! Run further definitely helps when you then run shorter 👍🏼

The beast is back

Great content, although I run regularly I have never done one of these so will give it a go.. I’m at Hyrox thanks to you this Saturday, if I see you I will cheers you and Jen on. Good luck

parkrun is a great start to a weekend

fantastic video

Great video. I use Park Runs (on my own without my dog) to get me ready for Canicross runs (just 5K) with my Whippet!

Some great points there. Going to try for a touch quicker at Dinton PR this Saturday....negative splits would be magic.

The thing I love the most about you mark is you say when your having a bad day or you eat unhealthy

Thanks for the tips for my next parkrace

I'm training for a 10k (100 pounds overweight with plantar fasciitis), and I love watching your videos. Thanks for being here.

@Kelly_Ben

Жыл бұрын

Toe yoga!! Fixed my terrible case in a month. Best wishes on your journey, you've got this!

I ran a 5k when I was 21 years old. I was drunk, signed up on a whim and ran it in blue jeans and flip flops talking on the phone. I did not exercise during this time of my life. I ran it in 22 min and some change. 10 years later, I eat healthy, lift weights 4 days a week, quit smoking…. And I still can’t run a 5k as fast as that first race when I was a youngin. Lol.

Brilliant.

I can’t argue with any of that advice

another good one. after quite a while of subjecting my wife to your videos, she has started running. not sure if she finds them enjoyable or if she's trying to get away from them. either way, keep them coming!

good points

Brilliant video mate love negative splits run all my races that way

@MarkLewisfitness

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I love the feeling of getting quicker despite fatigue

Couldn't agree more!

I’ve just signed up for parkrun. I reckon what you say will prove to be great advice.

just got my first sub-30 minute 5k thanks in part to you Mark. Appreciate your content. Thank you

Last tip is your best tip!! Park run doesn't exist here in Denmark but plenty of good advise anyway :) I usually have my 2yo son on saturdays and that complicates the running. I am slowly getting back into it after having hit a fitness level that pretty much rivaled yours in your younger days.

So true! I do the same, park run and then an active day. Sunday 10k another active day. I alway make sure I volunteer regularly at my local park run! They can always use a volunteer.

I bought a pair of vibrams a few years ago and I actually really like them. If you run in them for a while and then switch back to regular running shoes, you feel like you are running on a cloud.

Nutrition, hydration and exercise - cardio and weights, you do more for general population's health than most medical professionals these days. I swear that even if you ask them "would sport and better eating habits would help?" I had one answer to me "(half mouthed)yea.... but i'mma give you this prescription anyway" (it was about cholesterol) it's sad that those noble profession, those people that you should be able to trust with your life are now just caring about the money grabs. (idk about the past but this is now) and also most of them are so unhealthy drinking smoking and obscenely overweight... You're awesome Mark.

I think the not starting at the back is great advice, even for slower people like me (my goal is start getting more consistently between 38-45 minutes). It makes the start take so much longer and loses some of that group energy mentioned that helps at the start. I also would never be able to hear anything so unless I'm tail walking, I'm up in the middle near where my local one's run director stands for announcements. I alternate between running and volunteering on Saturday mornings, which I've found works well for me.

Just show up. That by itself is already greatly satisfying. Especially if you create a series. Every week, just show up.

Running my first 10k this weekend! Single digit weather. Hope I don’t die!

Would just like to say thank you, ran my first parkrun yesterday thanks to your advice. Did my first in 31:10.

@MarkLewisfitness

Ай бұрын

Congrats 🙌

Just realized there's a parkrun in my city every Saturday. I'll go =)

I would love to see you at a UTMB event. Keep up the awesome videos!

Parkrun is more of a race than many races I do! Especially on the flat road ones

I do bring a 500ml running flask that my dog and I share. It’s mainly for him. I just pour it into a collapsible bowl for him. But I like that once the water is gone you aren’t stuck with a giant bottle. It fits in my pocket empty.

8:20 I highly recommend, if you ever travel to Finland, to try ice swimming and then going to sauna. It's a very popular past time here and is more fun than purely a cold tub. Cheers Mark!

I added no10 to the list on Saturday. It was Bally cold so I started it at 10am when it was a bit warmer and the park had so many less people in the way ;)

Top tips! Don’t forget to help out every once in a while. parkruns are run by the parkrunners themselves. There are some jobs you can do AND run. If you have a race on the Sunday, why not marshal on the Saturday? It’s very rewarding and helps keep your local parkrun alive!

Great comments. I am a high C grade on Zwift. I know my metrics. It's not about winning. About numbers, I know I can achieve. I know when I am redlining and dropping off the pack. I know I am at the limit but still performing to my max.

Mark said there were changes to the channel, but I am unsure about the facial hair change! Parkrun helped me reverse my diabetes 2 a few years back, but it also led to my injury last year as I pushed too hard on Parkrun. My top tip is to focus on running most of them at a fun pace, don't burn yourself out trying to beat your PB every race.

@webg03

Жыл бұрын

great advice, I stopped enjoying running from pushing too hard, only when I brought it back that I could enjoy both the benefits and the actual running itself

Love the beard! 👊

Started running last march and now do 20-25 miles per week, I'm signed up to do the London marathon in April aiming for a sub 4 hour! Still need to get to a park run, they look great fun

@webg03

Жыл бұрын

good going & good luck for the marathon

Love PR, doing the PR alphabet.11 done!

Good luck and have fun at hyrox Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.

Nixon is the best!

Hey Mark. In one of your videos you talk about running slower to run faster. Well I am also new to running and I also had problems running slow. I had no running rhythm. That’s until I found military running cadence music. It’s amazing to run to, a bit boring, but it motivates and it gives you a tempo to run to. 2 month of runningI don’t run every day and now I’m running 8km pretty easy !

Simple and effective tips. Thank you Col. Sanders! When is the gravel bike content coming?

Excellent - all these things you discuss already have been working for me, but it's great to see someone else with the same approach & philosophy! Have become a recent fan. Keep up the great videos.

I love doing Parkrun did my 250 in August last year and will do the 500 because I love blue. Missed this week because found glass in food I was eating.

Thanks for the tips, did my first Parkrun this morning but only had 2 weeks prep (3 runs). Very happy with my result of 25.00 mins and fastest in my age group 65-69 I am 69 y/o but cycle regularly. Cheers.

@MarkLewisfitness

Жыл бұрын

cracking time !!!

I love parkrun Mark. I broke my foot a few months ago and it was the only few hours of the week I seen folk when I was volunteering. Now I’m mobile I’ve been walking. PS. You can rock up at 8.55 in Scotland. Love your videos ❤

@MarkLewisfitness

Жыл бұрын

The social side is huge and very under appreciated 👍🏼

@John-Smlth

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, it looks like the Scotish Parkruns start at 9:30? I've gotten into a bad habbit of arriving late to the English parkruns... I've done 35 of them now and I've only arrived before 8:55 three times. (I've arrived when it's been cancelled three times too)

@lynnezabek

Жыл бұрын

@@John-Smlth that funny, as long as you arive it’s all good ! I think because we are darker on Winter mornings it’s 9.30 here. Bad habits are so easy, it took me ten years to form good ones and twelve weeks to forget them.

@johnhamilton6003

Жыл бұрын

Ireland is also 9:30 Meanwhile in Australia, most states start at 8:00 whilst those in the far north start at 7:00

@lynnezabek

Жыл бұрын

@@johnhamilton6003 I wasn’t wanting to sound like a clever clogs and say that 🤣👍

I was watching the first few seconds of this and wondering "What's up with Mark's hair? He's starting to look like Marv from Home Alone". Letting it grow to that length takes time and coming to terms with the fact that you'll look 10 years older (I should know), so doing it for a bit on a KZread video... that's dedication!

I walk dogs for a living in the trails of British Columbia, Canada, eh. I was getting sore, everywhere, and after reading "Born to Run" I started wearing five fingers toe shoes. That was ten years ago. Last fall I wanted to do a walk/run marathon with a friend and since it was going to be an old rail bed and gravel the whole way, I got some 'normal' barefoot shoes. I have been walking dogs since 1993 and I would estimate that I have fallen down 10 times, tops. Since trying to wear the 'normal' shoes, I have fallen down 3 times. I am back to wearing my toe shoes, even in the snow, and even if they look ridiculous.

Hi Mark, I'm willing to listen to your long rambles just to catch glimpses of your 3 cute Presidents. 😍

I'm doing trail runs with a group where I'm one of the slower ones. They do their long run on Saturday, I join for their recovery run on Sunday. When I say they're faster, they'll do 20 miles on bridle trails* averaging better than 8 minutes / mile. (* Not sure if they call it that in England, bridle trails are for horses, and include lots of steep, technical single-track.) I'm still a little bit in the "event" mindset: Lay my clothes out the night before, have my nutrition planned out, etc. I think that's probably a good idea when I'll be running 2+ hours at *any* pace. I've known people who did a marathon on a whim because they heard someone talking about it at the hotel the night before. I won't go to a movie without more preparation than that.

Solid advice especially for those novice at doing a 5K.