Congratulations to you two. Thanks for sharing the journey. I have recently discovered your channel and am bingeing through catch up on your adventures. Godspeed for the journey!

Awesome and inspiring documentary.

Congrats on an awesome accomplishment! Hope you take back the record. I know you’ve ran some Run Bum races in the past, and you may not care (which is totally valid. Everyone has to draw their own line in the sand), but I encourage everyone who may sign up for a Run Bum race to Google “Run Bum Controversy” before spending their money. Whether it’s a deal breaker or not, at least you’ll be informed.

You both are Legends! Thanks for capturing this adventure and sharing.

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I sometimes feel like the most difficult part of a race is making sure I capture footage. It's sometimes hard to take a minute and record a video or get the scenery when you're deep in the pain cave lol.

Unreal, you guys are amazing. Phenomenal job!!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

We both appreciate that very much! Thank you for watching!

Congrats on an amazing accomplishment! Breaking a Goggins record is true badassery! And thanks so much for recording and sharing the journey, I really enjoyed it. I can relate a lot to what you shared at the beginning about your battles with alcohol and family concern of time devotion. I'm 13 years sober myself and as I'm sure you've noticed, there are countless recovering addicts of all varieties out on the trails. Personally, I don't think it's possible to remove the addictiveness from our brains, but we can channel that addictive energy into much more positive outlets than our prior vices. Congrats again, and I'm loving catching up on all your race videos!

Wow! You two are awesome! 🙌🏽

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Both Matt and I are very positive motivated people, and we want to spread the enthusiasm!

Awesome man!! It was cool to follow the journey live and seeing the journey now

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I love how it's such a small race, so that everyone gets a chance to follow along with the runners each weekend as more and more take on the course.

Congrats on breaking the record. Awesome run and great documentary! Enjoyed every minute of it 👍

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the kind words, thank you so much for watching!

Well done! What an effort to get to that pier! Congratulations on your FKT and awesome video!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Congrats and great video, well done!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Amazing run. 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was an incredible experience!

You deserve more subscribers man. Great content!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the kind words! My channel is still pretty new and I'm just now starting to learn more about editing, so I think subs will come eventually. Relentless forward progress in everything I do!

Awesome video and Awesome achievement!..

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great work - great camaraderie. Very well done!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Matt and I worked extremely well together, very few moments of butting heads. It seemed like we both were able to lift each other up at our lowest points.

Awesome job guys! Fantastic video - I set a 194 mile solo self supported fkt last summer - the last day was hot with no water last 25 miles - I was between cramping badly and just missing the fkt. Your experience/video put me right back on the trail. I felt your pain- and feeling when you successfully completed the challenge 😊👍🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome what FKT did you set? I'm planning a self supported route this year called the Lollipop 243, and a major concern of mine is carrying/finding hydration and nutrition.

Awesome documentary and amazing journey. I believe I saw you at the long haul 100 and Matt at Forgotten Florida.

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! You probably did see me struggling at Long Haul, Matt was there too. I was also volunteering at the first aid station at Forgotten Florida when all the runners came out of the woods unhappy and covered in mud lol.

I love that you put "It never always gets worse" one of my fav quotes/mantras. Great video!! Congrats again! Yall are beasts!!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

I kept thinking that phrase during Ocala when we were doing run/walk intervals. I was about to tell Matt I needed to rest, but kept thinking "ok one more...ok one more" each time we did another interval. I realized that while I was miserable, it wasn't getting worse, and I was the same level of miserable each time. I thought "well shit, I guess it doesn't always get worse!" And kept pushing on lol

It is so nice to hear someone else talk about running this way, which I’m sure many do, but you are the first that I’ve heard speak it the way I feel it. Moving my body heals my soul and heals all the old wounds that live inside of me. It keeps me grounded and running has helped me rediscover myself. Thank you for your videos. Doing my first 20 miler this weekend…and then who knows what else!!!!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Good luck on your first 20 miler! And thank you for the kind comment, I'm very thankful that I'm able to go on these amazing adventures and I'm glad my enthusiasm and gratitude for running is noticeable. I hope to partake and capture many more adventures this year!

This is Amazing!!! I should do this next year! I'm not breaking your record, though. But Jerome is about to break it in the next hour or so. Unbelievable! Pretty cool adventure. Congrats!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

What an amazing performance by Jerome to get the record! I can't wait to come back in 2023 to try again!

@tomasdiaz1974

Жыл бұрын

@@FeetFirstAthletics Maybe you and Jerome together to set an even tougher record?

@tomasdiaz1974

Жыл бұрын

@@FeetFirstAthletics It's beatable with support crew, navigators and alternating pacers carrying your bags, your water, your food, etc... No caches of water stashed needed. Only stoping for proper sleep and foot care. A good support crew will make a huge difference. When I say it's beatable, I mean it's beatable by YOU, not me. It would take me at least 4 days and with very little sleep.

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Watched this twice now. Second time with your detailed directions so I could locate where you are. Pretty inspiring guys. Really appreciate it.

Planning this run in December 2023. This is the most informative video on this run. I'll be honest, this video also made me nervous. There seems to be so many turns that it would be easy to get lost. Also that night run through the Forrest also seems like it would be easy to go off trail. Ease my mind on that? Or is it as tricky as it looks? Goggins got me running ultras so it was cool to see you get that fkt. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks and congrats!

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

So the GPX file they provide is excellent, and as long as you have a GPS watch or a Garmin GPS handheld device you should be good. Even a phone is alright, but I lost service in a few areas. The Ocala forest was actually pretty easy. For the most part it was almost impossible to deviate from the trail due to the good markings and few "side trails" to deviate on. We took a wrong side trail once (it was in a section with ATV trails) because we both zoned out, but I was able to lead us back on course buy just following the "side" trail. The race director is also extremely lenient on the route, and believes in "finding your own path". As long as you stay relatively close to the intended route you'll be set. Additionally, if you go to my very poor quality and in work website, you can click on the "Download Detailed Directions" button on the Across Florida section and I have a step by step guide for navigating the course: www.feetfirstathletics.com/

Great video!! QQ: was the run 5 mins/walk 1 min used consistently? I usually shuffle and then kinda do the run/walk, lol. But I've heard to do the run/walk the entire time so that I don't burn out.

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

I usually run until I have to stop, around 20 to 30 miles then do some form of run walk. However, on this race we did 5:1 right from the beginning and it felt awesome, I highly recommend it. The first time we stopped for an extended time was at 29 to get some food then we were right back to it. We dropped to 3:1, and then 2:1 toward night number one, then picked it back up with 5:1 at the start of day 2. Just any way we could to keep moving and make good time. Ocala (mile 95) is where we started to walk the vast majority of the time due to fatigue.

@rachelko96

Жыл бұрын

@@FeetFirstAthletics Nice! Glad to hear you felt awesome. TY for mentioning the run/walk in this video. Gives average people like me some hope, lol.

Right at this moment there is a couple who are attempting this. They're currently at mile 64 with 15hrs in. So far they're 2 hours ahead of your record! Can they beat your record? We have yet to see that. Fascinating. You said at the end of your video that if someone beats your record that you will party with them...

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

We're all following very closely in a group chat and communicating with them! KC just dropped, but Jerome is pushing on and he's at about mile 83. He's about equal with our pace now but KC mentioned she was slowing him down (hurt knee), so he may start moving quickly again!

You guys rocked man! Any falls? just curious

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Matt had a whole bunch of stubbed toes on the roots in Ocala, but no falls! I usually have one fall per trail race, but the trails were very manageable, even the remote ones in Ocala.

Apologize if this info is somewhere on your channel but do you have Strava by any chance?

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

You know, I don't think it is, so I'll have to add it in my bio. Here it is for you: www.strava.com/athletes/30834934

@4thrateduelist

Жыл бұрын

@@FeetFirstAthletics thank you!

Just rewatched the video and realized the route clip before mile 29 didn't render...kicking myself in the ass for not watching one final time before uploading! You're not missing much, but sorry for making you stare at a zoomed in red line for 15 seconds.

@afewmominutes

Жыл бұрын

Ha, there’s always something you miss in editing, can’t go back! This must have taken awhile, great job

crazy mustache

@FeetFirstAthletics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it's my defining feature now. I think if I shaved it everyone wouldn't recognize me lol.

bruh your tanktop is unwatchable