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Today I tried lifting my knees a little more like you said and I could feel how I was running faster but with the same heart rate. Thanks so much for the advise.

@JamesDunne

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Pleased to hear it. Keep working at it, and don't force the new form!

@thepsychologist8159

2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting you say this. At one point I also tried a higher knee lift and yes, I did find that my times improved. But on a tempo or race-pace effort, I found it required more energy and over a long run, the final kilometers were a hard effort (regardless of how fit I was). So, I went to back to a 'minimalist' stride/technique with a lower arm swing and a higher cadence. Instantly, my times improved. My thoughts were, if it worked for a champion distance runner like Rob de Castella, then it's good enough for me. Since implementing this technique, along with introducing a bulk of easy runs into my training, my distance PBs have fallen many times.

@thebigbaljeet6203

2 жыл бұрын

Advice*

@thepsychologist8159

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebigbaljeet6203 ??

@StudSanta

2 жыл бұрын

The main difference between advice vs advise is that “advise” (with an S) is a verb, which means to recommend, or to give information to someone. On the other hand, “advice” (with a C) is a noun: an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action.

I was obese 5 months ago. I start running 3.3km at 11:00 /km with a HR of 158. Since then, I have been doing a slow run and increase from 3.3km to 5km over time. After 4 months of building my aerobic base, I manage to run 5km at 8:30/km with a HR of 155. Then, I start to include interval and threshold run in my weekly running plan. Now I could run 5km at 7:48/km with a HR of 155. I'm still overweight btw so I probably need to control my diet since I just eat normally beside avoiding drinking sugary water. My goal is to run at least sub 6:00/km. Then probably aim for half marathon. Update 1: I manage to decrease my weight from around 88kg to 82.2kg (bmi: 27.5) after 2 months. I got new PR on 5k 3 days ago. Finish it in 33m 08s (6:37 /km) with avg HR 157-163. Lifting my knee a little higher definitely help improving my time. Update 2 as 23rd Feb 2024: So I manage to gain more weight (around 87kg, gonna blame on new job huhu) but I beat my personal 5k. Finish it in 31 min (6:18/km)

@Lay-Z_Studios

Жыл бұрын

Good job! Keep up the good work! This is really good progress for someone who was obese only 5 months ago! This random stranger in the youtube comment section is proud of you!

@almira.q._5328

Жыл бұрын

I’m so proud of u :)

@Name260812

Жыл бұрын

Keep up. Don’t give up.

@malcolmfarrelle6

Жыл бұрын

You still have great potential, if you do nothing more than lose surplus body fat you will improve your times further. Depending on where you lose fat from you will save more or less time but just 2 lbs surplus fat loss would likely shave 12 seconds off a 5K time

@bbyjesvs

Жыл бұрын

@@Lay-Z_Studios this is amazing!

Thanks, James. This was absolutely the best seven minutes of running advice I’ve ever gotten anywhere. I’m sure I will return to this video many times.

@luckylass.7348

2 жыл бұрын

Is that sarcasm? I'm gonna sound very stupid, but I can't tell..

@cuhm

2 жыл бұрын

@@luckylass.7348 it does sound like sarcasm😅

@paulwolf3302

2 жыл бұрын

Very effective presentation of a lot of information condensed into a short time. I've struggled with running injuries for years, with sore knees, shin splints, ACL injuries - if it's not one injury, it's another. Then twisted my ankle and couldn't run for nearly a year. I started slow, and it was such a joy I was very careful not to overdo it, and even easy jogging brought me back into shape pretty quickly. Now I alternate days of running (about 4 miles with hills) with HIIT days, and days when I go to a rock climbing gym, and do that for an hour plus 30 minutes on a stationary bike. I wish I could incorporate swimming but you can't have everything. For me, a mix of different exercises works best. HIIT is a must.

@jayure1346

Жыл бұрын

Not sarcasm

I’ve been trying to train myself to run long distances by forcing myself to run fast but I would always be out of breath and ache all over the next day. Now I know it’s better to go for consistency instead of speed! This vid was really informative, much appreciated!

@dnegel9546

Жыл бұрын

update?

@cadenkeathley4249

Жыл бұрын

Tip?

Key to running faster is consistency which means avoiding injury. Get your form checked out before introducing speed and hills. Identify any imbalances/weaknesses and strengthen those areas. A weak left glute caused my hamstring injury.

@kennethg9277

Жыл бұрын

Doubtful. Research indicating any association between alleged "muscle imbalances" is low quality if it appears at all. Sometimes people just get injured at random, or due to overall system fatigue. That is all.

@pvic6959

8 ай бұрын

yup. was a runner in high school. got a stress fracture and bad shin splits. i could never run again :'( i then got into the worst shape of my life. now, many years later, ive started hitting the gym hoping to start biking. at least biking is low impact

Great to see you back up and running!! I need some of this motivation!!

"If all you do is run slow, your legs will forget how to run fast" Oh my god I've been trying to figure out why I've been so much slower lately and now I know

When I just thought " let's get my knee up" at every step, running felt so much easier for me. I enjoy running a lot more now!

You are so easy to listen to and focus on at the same time! You're a great speaker!

Glad to see you came back! Still using your pre run execs daily 👍 Good luck on new vids!

Pretty much perfect advice! Thanks as always!

That's some simple and effective advice right here. Thanks!

Great stuff, James. Always good to see you've uploaded.

Welcome back James! Great video

very practical and logical info about getting faster runner. Seth just like you I also saw many video on the same topic but you explained perfectly. Thanks buddy and keep inspiring us👍

Key to running faster, Have a low body fat percentage, Stay consistent, Have good form, Train legs, Eat right, Keep practicing and run like ur jogging so u don’t feel like ur using ur whole body.

bravo! This is the best running advice video I have ever seen! So competent and eloquent! Thanks!

Always great advice thank you for all the great content, hope your well 😊💪

Some excellent stuff in there. Back in the day (1984 to 1994) I did a lot of running, including 15 marathons (never broke 3hrs though) and just loved running. The three things I found limited my endurance and/or pace were - Heart, Lungs and Muscles. When all three were in tune I was in heaven. Should add mental attitude- "I really am as good as that guy in the blue shirt". And also the checklist "What can I smell, what can I see, what can I hear, what do I feel. Relax, Relax, Relax." But the strangest thing was if I ran after a heated "discussion" with my wife, I'd replay the argument while I was out, and amazingly my superior logic would iron out all the wrinkles in her thinking. Result - I'd come back home much more settled, and enjoy a happy long-lasting marriage (51 years and counting).

@letsseetofindout2560

2 жыл бұрын

That's the weirdest marriage advice i've ever heard (not in a bad way). :D

@tonyw2808

2 жыл бұрын

@@letsseetofindout2560 I've got weird advice on everything

Another great video! I noticed something this morning that some how ties into the bio mechanics. On my long run this morning (20km, longest run ever) I went out purposely slow but in the last 5km as my legs were fatigued I was picking up the cadence to make the effort easier as such I ended up doing the last few k’s about 15-20 sec a km faster.

Brilliant video, some excellent advice here and clearly explained. Will definitely start applying some of this thinking into my approach.

Glad to see you uploading regularly again James👍 Probably the hardest part of running…the easy run! Back to the video

@JamesDunne

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Feels good to be back at it!! Appreciate the support 🙏 Hope all is well with your!

@JackD87

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesDunne have you spoken about your time set in a video or comment section? Sorry if you keep getting asked

Soooo many dang great points here and worth watching a few times!

Really great tips! Short but concise

Great video, I will try to incorporate some of these techniques into my training.

Great Video, realising those three aspects combined with Chi-running I finally was able to get faster with my economy/easy/MAF pace after almost two years of useless aerobic development. Improved from 12:30min/mile to 11:00 min/mile in two months

Great summary video 👍. Lots of useful tips.

Great video. Thanks for the tips.

Thank you so much for your videos - they are very helpful! :)

Consistency is the key. Great video. 👍

Very helpful video!!! Thank you!!

Phenomenal video! I rewatched it several times and some things that I have read before but did not fully understand their value until your explanations in your video. Thank you!

Words of gold James, thank you for sharing.

Thanks!! This is very helpful. To the point and a clear story. Really good! like this video!

Best running video on YT bar none!

Good to see ur upload again 👍👍👍👍😊

This is really helpful!

Returning to running (Parkruns) after a very long absence, this is just what I needed to see. Thanks James. 👍

Lots of knowledge in this video very well explained

Thanks for the guidance

Good advice. Alsow you can incorporate in your running slow and fast intervals. Example first four km on 30% pace of your 5km run, and one km with 90% of your 5km run so you have fast and slow pace in one session.

Another great video of easy to implement tweaks! I was the poster child for becoming a slow one- pace runner during MAF base building. I was seeing many benefits, but I got SLOOOW! Looking forward to trying these tips this week!

@crazy2valid

2 жыл бұрын

results?

@paulcave67

10 ай бұрын

Results one year on Ben?

@_quixote

10 ай бұрын

Results?

Love the video!

Excellent - Thank You

Me watching this at 3am. 3am motivation 💪

Excellent video.. Slow running to build aerobic capacity, practice running faster sometimes&cover more ground to run faster..

Awesome content!

Hi James, what a great summary of that what's key to run faster! Thank you James for sharing it. I was used to run a lot and pretty fast, even my easy runs weren't easy indeed, I slowed a bit, but probably still working hard with HR in zone 3 and 4 with HR on average always at about 150-160 bpm. This is what I really need and want to focus on easy runs in zone 2 around 120-130 bpm, pretty hard even harder than to run faster :) Peter from Slovakia

@truthstands4ever

2 жыл бұрын

@@borisoglebskaia The zones vary a lot depending on a person's age. So for one person, Zone 2 might be 120-130 bpm, and for another 150-160.

I 100% agree with this. In my earlier years I stubbornly refused this advice, preferring the 'go hard every run' method. Finally though, I gave into the advice because my PBs had levelled out but I knew I could go faster/run better times. So I went from 0% easy running, to over 60% easy running (and now even more since then) and the results were noticeable even within a few weeks. And what I liked about it the most is, I found running enjoyable again (it gets tough after a while trying to smash out fast runs every day). Further to that, I bought myself a good treadmill and so now I know for sure that I'm holding a consistent pace on my easy runs and no chance of seeing an accidental spike in pace. I also love the treadmill for doing progressive runs, again for the pace consistency. As for the results, I went from never coming in under 90min for a half-marathon, to now being able to do this with relative confidence ... not relative ease (because it's still a very tough effort) ... but knowing that if I stick to easy runs and a balanced training regime, I know it's within me to achieve it.

great advice ever saw on youtube

I've been doing parkruns recently this video really helped thanks

@JamesDunne

2 жыл бұрын

So pleased to hear that the videos are helping!! What’s your next running goal?

Thanks a lot!

Very educative 👍👏

Thanks!

My main way to raise my pace is jogging at higher speeds as soon as I get used to my old pace. Right now I’m trying to run 8-9 minutes a mile

Hi James, what do you recommend for runners not training for a specific race? Only aerobic work, or should strides and tempo work still be incorporated? Just looking to improve my form and speed right now. Would love to marathon in a couple of years and work up to that via shorter races, but nothing on the immediate horizon.

This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my KZread channel 6 months ago about self development. Now I have 429 subs and > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.

The sizzle not the sausage. Great advice all round. Love the rope/polemics touch. Good form is so important. Running technique" stride length and increasing cadence, great tips Love those hills. Wow. I can't wait to get going. Thank you so much for so much good advice.

I'm around 25 mins for a 5km run. I will document my progress here while incorporating these recommendations.

@thepsychologist8159

2 жыл бұрын

I'm confident you'll see this time come down. Just focus on those long easy runs and, if you want to spice it up, do a progressive run (second half faster than the first half). Then, at least one anaerobic session per week. 25 mins will turn into 22 mins without even trying.

oh thanks now I can definitely do this to win my next week competition

Great content presented clearly and concisely so that it is easy to assimilate. I am very ambitious to improve my running so devour quality content like this. However, based on the runners in this video, I am wondering if this channel is trying to target young good looking people only which is not my demographic.

Thank you

Great video

Really insightful....

This is asking soo much time!

This video is great I've been going back to exercising and I've started walking and jogging. I tried to run and my body was just so slow! This makes a lot of sense thank you so much.

I started parkrun in Feb 18 and I can do it in 28-30mins. I've only just learnt about optimizing the aerobic heart rate to maximise fat burning so I've decided to focus on this rather than trying to run faster.

So practice makes perfect

Thank you man at the start of my cross country season as a freshman i had a time of 23:27 but your advise helped me get a time of 19:12 thank you for your advice man!

@tangoalpha94

Жыл бұрын

How long did it take you?

@quintinchapman665

Жыл бұрын

@@tangoalpha94 about start of August to mid October

@r0bz0rly

Жыл бұрын

@@tangoalpha94 23:27 at first, but afterwards, 19:12 (sorry lol)

@Private_Account101

Жыл бұрын

for what a 5k?

Heart rate can be higher at a slower pace if the temperature is high. Heart rate training is only really any good in cool conditions if pace is your main aim. If it`s hot you`ll have to slow down to reach the same heart rate zone but doesn`t mean you`ve lost fitness same as if it`s cool and suddenly you are 20 seconds per mile faster at a particular heart rate zone you haven`t gained fitness your body just works better when its cool , marathons are run early or late in the year for that reason its cool and makes running fast easy. The best way to use heart rate to know if you`ve gained fitness is just check the resting HR every couple of weeks if its getting lower you are getting fitter, so on any particular hot or cool day you will be able to sustain a higher pace in a particular zone.

Good sound advice.I did notice where the lady was running her arm movement seemed to be over exaggerated. Iv'e done a lot of coaching in the past this seems to be a problem more in women . A simple thing I suggeste is to drop your arms relax your shoulders put your thumbs on the inside of your shorts at hip level pull out sideways against the shorts then let go your arms will drop into the correct position with no tenshion, try to hold that position as you run gently swinging your arms in a relaxed manner. I know its hard to adjust when you have ran in a certain way but tension in the shoulders dosn't help.Im not trying to be cleaver but we all have our own ideas so it's upto the individual. Still your advice seems pretty good.

I started 6 month ago to build my aerobic system. I slowly built up to 50/60 min at 7:30 below 150 bmp. Now, after 6 months I lost 24 weeks, since I still run 60 min at 7:30 min/km below 150 bpm

I’ve been running for one year. I’m currently 182 from 290. I’m back running since 2011.

@davidhackett7106

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, man. I have been running for a little over a year and have gone from 369 to 289. Running and training to me are easy. It's the dieting (more portion than what I actually eat) that has really proven difficult.

Hi, James! What is the meaning of "Tired run" on part of Garming training plan? Can I run easy or running faster on that day training?

Good tips, but how do you feel about 400 repeats or ladders for speed workouts? Do you still think those are also bad?

Delightfully dense content. One of the best I’ve watched. thank you

Totally agree with 3:24 experienced it on my own. From mid-march to mid-april I was outtaken buy a Plantar fasciitis. Restarted running building-up weekly pensum from 3.5 hrs/week to 7+ hours/week. Only LIT. For preserving my foot from too much stress and a backflash. Now I can say. I lost more aerobic capacity during 8 weeks with 100% LIT than in the 4 weeks of no-running before. Towards the end of that 8 week LIT phase I ran slower paces at higher heart beat rates than in the first half of these 8 weeks.

@roycehanly3666

Жыл бұрын

What is LIT? low intensity training?

Awesome tips, currently training for my first Half Marathon

@thepsychologist8159

2 жыл бұрын

Have you run the half-marathon yet? I did my first for the year 3 weeks ago. Just focus on doing long easy runs in training and you'll smash it.

@HalfGuardMedia

2 жыл бұрын

@@thepsychologist8159 Yes i ran it roughly 3 weeks ago. Didn't go as planned but I finished under my own will lol. 2hrs 44 min

@thepsychologist8159

2 жыл бұрын

@@HalfGuardMedia Excellent. Well that would have been a great feeling. But don't worry about things not going to plan, I've been a distance runner for years but even this year on my first race I made a 'rookie' error which cost me over a minute. It just goes into the 'memory bank' for next time .... distance running is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get!

Bruh really tested me when he said “long slow runs make long slow runners”

thanks a lot. im trying to get my 5k time down and have been trying to go at the pace I want for longer bursts but can only go at that pace for about half a mile at a time then I need to walk for about 20 seconds to let my body catch up. I'm guessing its because I need to work on my aerobic system. its pretty much exactly how you said, at about 90 seconds in I can feel it start getting harder, and I can manage to push through and keep the pace until about 180 seconds then I have to take a break.

I really didn't understand anything you said Will watch it again

Very good👍

Easy means Easy, but us runners do find it incredibly hard to do that. We need to forget those Strava segments for most of our runs 🏃👍

@DavidSmith-fs5qj

2 жыл бұрын

You are right, i was speaking to a fellow club runner(20 - 25), and he was telling me how he had run an easy session the other day, a sub 40 minute 10K, i asked him if it was easy, and he said, "not really", so it was not an easy run then, i replied, try as i might, he just couldnt accept this concept.

@TheDeterminedRunner

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidSmith-fs5qj 🤣 he sounds like a typical runner 🤣

I find swimming helps without the impact. Especially for speed work and a fartlek type training

The biggest difference I'm starting to notice is that on the slight uphill sections that I have to do my heart rate's been getting a lot better lately with the same pace. I haven't tried upping the pace yet but going from 160avg to 140 avg HR is still above most expert runners average I follow on Strava

On climate, I live where the winter running temps at the coolest part of the day is between 25-27c, this is playing havoc with my MAF training, any suggestions?

Just overal Strenght is a key factor aswell. 2019-2021 I was running 4 times a week. Getting my first 5K at 25:02. Pushing it more and more got me 23:20. Somehow this felt like a boundry I was unable to cross after multiple attempts, I lost motivation and stopped running entirely. September of 2022 I started Bootcamping 3 times a week (hardly any running involved). Now 1 Year later I bought new running shoes. Put the naughty shoes on and tried a 5K after almost 2 years of not really running and instantly broke my PR although beeing it with a 23:15 just 5 seconds faster. Just proving how general strenght of your muscles can improve your running. Suddenly I'm more motivated then ever to break the 22:30 barrier at 4:30/km Pace and going to attend my first ever real race. Might just think of going for sub 20 someday :D

@danslater1542

4 ай бұрын

interesting.

I'm less than 2 weeks away from a 50-mile ultra. I wish I'd seen this video sooner. I just subscribed.

@minds777

2 жыл бұрын

How did it go

@alwaysuseless

2 жыл бұрын

@@minds777 I came in last, but at least I finished. There were quite a few runners who were DNF's (did not finish) or no shows. I ran this race 5 hours faster in 2019. I was 3 years younger and, more importantly, training harder. Thanks for asking. Right now, I'm feeling revved up to train harder and smarter next year and beat my time in 2019.

@minds777

2 жыл бұрын

@@alwaysuseless main thing you is that you completed it, best way to look at it is that you didn’t finish last since people quit or gave up before it even started by not turning up

@alwaysuseless

2 жыл бұрын

@@minds777 You never know about the no shows. A couple of years ago, I had an accident, fell off a log into a raging river with boulders and sprained my ankle 2 days before a race. The nurse told me that if I ran the race, I could turn a temporary injury into a permanent one. I was a no show.

Can you explain how this process physically works? Like the science behind it.

My body just wants to sprint

Sorry can someone help, I'm helping to train my son to keep up his speed and distance with hockey. But I'm confused, are there days off? Do you go light jogs daily even up to the game? Ty for any help.

This is great advice. But I think I’ll just stick with slow for now.

Having just come back from a 6x 800 workout I appreciate the validation that they are indeed horrible!!🤪

Have my pt test coming up for my local Police department, any tips on a faster 1.5 mile run ?

I am incresingly convinced that the real engine of running is the degree to which the runner can let gravity give weight on his backward flexed tigh (of the supporting foot), without crisping in the hip. The efficient backward flexion in the relaxed open hip is the critical point in which all amateur runners are limited. The couch stretch exercise and how to balance the whole body weight straightly vertically over the knee, which moves subsequently even backward, is largely underrepresented in all running gymnastics! Runners of your body type (and mine ;-) ) have enough strong legs, but the mechanic is highly inefficient (much more muscle work than necessary. This is a neurosensory selectivity and relaxation problem, rather than a lack of action.

Hey, can exercise bikes contribute to any of this ?

As an older runner, I find it very difficult to maintain a zone 2 pace- it amounts to a fast walk for me.

@Finnspin_unicycles

2 жыл бұрын

That's the same for a lot of people, including me. Fortunately, running isn't the only sport I like, so I tend to keep my running workouts faster and do my base building with cycling for example. Probably not the way to become the fastest runner ever, but it's a lot better than forcing yourself to run a lot of not very enjoyable (at least for me) slow runs.

@BlackIceDragonSalome

2 жыл бұрын

@@Finnspin_unicycles In the beginning it basically comes down to a run walk: You run for a few minutes, quite slowly and then have to walk. It's quite annoying, but it does actually work: After a few weeks you can run faster and have to walk less, but the time till you reach this is annoying. :(

@Finnspin_unicycles

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackIceDragonSalome I'd personally much rather do that on a bike, where the low intensity actually feels good and do some tempos/intervals in my running. Worked really well for me last year (and will probably work this year). Build up the base, and then I can feed in more running volume as the fitness progresses and I can do it at a pace that feels good.

watching this before my 4x400 :)

Now I am faster thanks