For me the race is the celebration of the training. I'm not elite - I'm midpack. I don't train. I run. It's hard and I love it. I love being able to do what other people can't or won't. Regardless of what happens on race day, I love it.

I’m 35 and have done a couple years of steady running every 8-10 years. Ran some 5ks here and there with a PB of 19:02. I decided to race a 10k last year and got a cold the day of the race. Half a year of running for that day. Was hoping for sub 40. Ran a 41:45 and was dead the next week. Ran my new 5k PB of 18:11 a month later. Went from running to training. Last month I ran 38:20 in my 2nd 10k. I cried. I’m gonna keep working to see where I can go from there.

Katie: remember you executed the training plan, and that's the hard part! THATS AMAZING IN IT SELF. YOU ROCK

Never got the endorphin rush from anything like I get from running!

I DNF’d two 100 mile ultramarathons this year. My training was good, but race conditions were particularly harsh and I came up short. I wanted to quit ultras after the second failure, but, like you say in the video, I think the better decision is to build back stronger. To be proud of what I did. I really appreciate this video.

@visioninsurancegrp

Ай бұрын

You got the next one!!

Katie: I believe you that you're feeling disappointed. Try telling yourself that. Feel that disappointment, acknowledge it. I know that I'm just some random guy halfway across the country typing to you on my couch, but after watching your race, I am confident that you can do hard things. And the hardest thing you can do right now is admire yourself for having the courage to put in the miles to even give yourself a chance to toe that line. I know you can.

Really needed that after a big disappointment in a race this weekend, thank you Scully

This video resonates with me so much. I went 347 last year at woodlands and it was great with 0 expectations. This year I went 346 at Houston and it felt horrible because I was expecting 330s and trained like a mad man. That is how it goes, it is what it is. I am going to make some changes and give it a go one more time !

You learn more from failure than success. Don’t let it stop you, Failure builds Character !!!

I once earned a BQ however missed the cutoff by :09 seconds. I wanted to quit but kept training. I have now run Boston 5x.

U are turning into a wise sage Scully. Great video, real talk. Mindset is everything. Failure is not opposite of success, quitting is. Failure is on the same pathway to success and its required to drive through that village. Keep moving. Don’t stop to enjoy the view. Learn to love the process and not only outcome; invest time journaling your daily wins in workouts so you internalize them; teach yourself to quiet the chorus of critics in your head wanting to tell u what u did wrong. Thats how i’ve been running and competing for nearly 50 years. Just having a good time challenging myself, lovin the process and re-setting PRs to zero every decade🤣 I love the work you put into these videos!

If running were easy we simply wouldn't do it. We do it because running is a challange. Always. No matter how expirianced and trained you are. Whenever I failed on in a race i was ofc very dissapointed, but the next day I've already felt a urge to try again. That although it was hard it was also fun. The time we spent training is not a time lost. So running is moving from failure to failure with a smile :)

I love this version of Stephen Scullion THE BEST!!! Cheers from Canada! John

You are such a great motivational speaker. I somtimes feel like you are a life coach to me when I listen to these videos. Thank you.

I benefit most from these videos because it doesn’t make me feel alone in the struggle of running. I’ve been going through a terrible time personally and didn’t make my goal race due to inability to train…. I’m getting back at it and Katie and you are an inspiration. Thank you both

I really like how you put yourself out there emotionally and share your experiences with running. Thank you!!

I really needed to hear this❤ bonked my first marathon a week ago. All training pointed at 3:15h but I cramped, puked and finished at 4:15h😢

@user-lt7vw7bh3c

Ай бұрын

i feel your pain ❤, marathons are a brutal form of the lottery it seems

Thanx a lot - I wondered why I run. Despite all the injuries and pain and suffering…because its hard. I think this video will change my perspective. I can not thank you enough

Wow - such a strong video and Message 🙏 Thanks for all your content and inspiration!!

Amazing inspirational and honest video. Thank you for that!

Awesome video Stephen I’ve been running for around 12 years, first time in 12 years Ive got a knee injury January this year, slowly getting back to running is only 30-40% right of what I was last year when I did my best marathon pb & half marathon pbs, yep running is hard & getting back from injury is always extra hard, lots of lessons learnt in running, big lesson in patients, coming back from injury, turned 60 years old still love each & every run, when runnings tough just got to remember it’s a super privilege pleasure and a blessing, got my first half marathon this weekend since my injury in January, hope I survive the day haha 👍🏃🏽‍♂️🌴👣👊🏼✅🥳🌲

Really well spoken Stephen and that hits me hard. I will remember what you've said.

I think in 3 years I've only had one race that went to plan. Every other time I've been disappointed. But at the end of the day nobody else cares its only pressure we put on ourselves. Imagine all the variables there are that have to align to perform to your best. I'd bet the percentage is low if you interviewed everyone after a race who would say they had a great race and wouldn't change anything.

The beauty of the sport is that it's rewarding but it can be cruel at times.

You are correct about the expectation. Truth is though, you don’t always get the result you deserve, no matter how much or hard you train, you may not even make it to the start line. But that’s one of the beauties of running

Getting on the start line is key ! ! ! Job Done ! ! !

This one got me motivated, just completed a VO2 max interval run in 90 degree heat. Physically wreaked but feeling good:)

I think that nobody can sustain peak fitness and performance for race after race. It’s peaks and troughs. The buzz is the challenge of training again after a lull or break, and trying your best to get a goal, before repeating the process. I’m doing the Jogging Room marathon plan currently, on week 3, and loving my fitness trajectory, so have the buzz, but I know after the race, I will need to ease off and probably drop that fitness level, for maybe 2 months before I’m ready to go again. PS. The t shirts really are good quality! Go a size down as they are a generous fit. ☺️

Rain, snow, wind - I run. All my friends mark me as a madman, but guess what? We all are. A saying I always tell myself is: running when the weather sucks or you aren't motivated is what separates good runners from the bad.

@50Something

Ай бұрын

Running when I don't particularly feel like it is when I perform my best. That in its self is crazy 😂

Love the perspective! Better luck next time Katie 💪

It's only recently that I've come to this realisation myself. I used to go into races feeling like I deserved, or was guaranteed the result/performance I wanted. If something like the weather didn't cooperate and I didn't get the time I wanted, even if I did the very best I could on the day, I would be frustrated and angry with myself. Now I know that all I am doing is putting myself in the best position to take advantage of the conditions on the day - if things outside my control go against me, then I can only do my best and accept the time I get on the day.

I've failed at a number of marathons, mainly due to injuries and having goals which were maybe too high based on where I was at. Only 2 out of 7 have gone well. Its hard when you know you are so much better with a bit more discipline and some luck but the struggle is also part of what I get from the sport. A chance to have your own little comeback story and prove to yourself what you are capable of.

That old saying what ever does not kill us makes us stronger is very true. Katie like you Stephen are elite physical humans, the best of the best .. so any off variable, any slight deviation will alter a performance far more than us normal folk. The trick is understanding it, evaluating these challenging circumstances which makes you better at dealing with them next time .. there will of course be a next time. Because it is in the nature of champions to get up , dust yourselves off .. get out of the doldrums and shine.

Man you are bang on in all your videos. Really liked the gun to the head thought process, definitely have to pull my socks up. I have all my eggs in basket come a couple months so this video is money 💰

Pure wisdom

Let’s go Stephen!

And that is the joy of all sport , on any given day , regardless of preparation, things can come undone . There is no divine right to any result 👍

We humans learn by failing and mistake making. But only if we learn what caused the failure. Sometimes it’s easy to figure out the source of the problem. Sometimes for example, if the problem is psychological it’s harder or more personal. Mental toughness gets tired from time to time. And our resolve needs a break too, just like our muscles. But all this is part of being human and persevering to a goal. Setbacks are part of the journey. Not the pleasant part but definitely an important part.

Love the videos Stephen. Wondering what type of watch you wear? Thanks

Running is humility

Lots of thoughts on this: 1. Discipline and science are only two of many variables that affect the outcome. We don’t know all of them. 2. Allow yourself to feel disappointed, that’s a real thing. But don’t get stuck there. Put a time limit on it. 3. Examine the event, extract all the lessons you can from it, then box it up and put it away in your mind’s attic. 4. Maybe this is an area where elite runners can learn from non-elite runners, those who never win a race but run anyway.

7:57 Spot On!

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life." - Captain Picard

Katie: it's OK to feel sad and even angry about the unfairness of life. We can only control what we put into our training, not the outcome. Same in life. This will pass, You will have your day❤

Yesterday I ran a 15k and i got pain on lateral knee Coming Sunday i have a half marathon can i run? Or it lead to further problem?

Every runner - every single one of them - has disappointments. How the athlete responds to this is often what makes the athlete. For example, Steve Ovett was not selected for the 1974 Commonweath games; he determined that from then on he was going to make himself so good that selection was automatic. If you race shorter distances - 800, 1500 - you can go out a few days later and put it right. What you do if you have a disappointing marathon I've no idea - you can't run another one in a couple of weeks! As to why we run, I've often thought about this. The only answer I can come up with is that, simply put, life with running is more enjoyable than life without running!

@8:08 sorry, some of that made zero sense..... we know it is hard at times and this is what it takes to get to the next level.... knowing this is not a reason to stop running......... the joy and excitement you feel after a killer session is a high that very few outside of running feel and it makes it all worth it.

killa kate!

If running were easy, they’d call it cycling! I kid, I kid 😂

I'm curious what's your resting heart rate?

@stephenscullion262

Ай бұрын

About 40

@averageryze6465

Ай бұрын

@@stephenscullion262 thank you !

Why do anything if it is easy?

"Doing because it's hard" I'm guessing it should be more to this story. Life throes curved balls every day. Getting up for tomorrow matters, accepting that we get challenged when we are down and not when we are up matters. It sounds klische but pick up a Victor Frnkle book

I thought you and Katie broke up last year 🤔

Your only wish: sub2 marathon

Fail is not a four letter word… lol it just feels that way… reframing is not easy… we all have expectations and often fall short… but we need to give ourselves credit for what we have achieved not what we fell short in… 🩷❤️🩷 easier said than done!!!