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You should run to the top of Timp. I bet you could get the KOM on strava. But from the north side. That would be a workout with nearly 5000 feet of vertical gain. But please do it after the Olympics.

I'm preparing for my first marathon and I find your series incredibly inspiring, as well as educational. Thanks for putting these videos together and best of luck through the rest of the build! One thing I was wondering was, how do you determine when to do your workouts on grass, track, or road/trail?

These are so good

hi clayton! not sure if you will read this. long time follower of you and conner mantz and looking forward to watching you both on august 10th. i'm a huge training plan geek and love your content on yt and strava. i was wondering how you determine your paces for thresholds, tempos, etc. it seems like your marathon pace is so fast that the paces are really close together. thanks!

Great video series Clayton! Is the basis of the fatigues mile repeats to run 20-30 seconds slower than marathon pace for 40 mins and then 3x1 Mile at threshold? How often do you do this type of workout in a marathon build?

would LOVE a live mph/kmph graphic when they're flying through these workouts! Would be so cool!

smashed it! i need to know what's the music playing behind the fatigued mile repeats?

WTF are you running on streets? Is there NO dirt roads in Utah. YOU are risking injury with all the mileage and preparation. I do NOT see no major massage happening there. Kipchoge and company in Kenya are running on dirt roads and getting massage daily. Not good coaching frankly speaking. Still good content. But the risk of injury and getting hit by cars is NOT good. Thus, the best part of training was at the end. Finally, finally, finally training on gravel and dirt road at the Union Pacific Trail. Now that is GREAT running and training.

I’m positive someone on your team is super aware but just noticing as you’re working through this ham/glute issue that your R heel doesn’t get nearly as high as the L as is it swinging through, almost as if that R side is either guarding or is inhibited in some way, and seems more pronounced on the reps you’re working through more fatigue. It’s hard to say but the L knee may be driving differently as well (hard to say with the lack of a crisp picture slowed down to 0.25x speed). Just wanted to point out in case nobody had noticed and it helps! I say this dealing with a similar issue myself so I can relate to the feeling and wish you all the healing vibes. Looking forward to next episodes and continuing to watch you both grow and excel. Thank you for the amazing series.

one of the best series i've come across lately. great job, guys!

Running Twins 😂😂😂 💪💪

These r sweet

This is what I love most about sports. Getting to know an athlete, becoming invested in their training, then feeling their joy/pain, success/failure on race day. We are rooting for you!

Keep it up🎉🎉🎉

World class training partners, but I'd take a pass on training on the public roads in Provo! 😄

Blows my mind these guys can throw down so many multiple sub 5 minute miles . Amazing athletes.

I love this vids series. Thanks!

I’m enjoying this series so much! Thank you for sharing your journey with us!! I’ve been slowing down the video going frame by frame to look at run form to get some tips, even listening to the breathing patterns, you guys are great!! 🙌💪💪

Mantz is a monster up those hills

I love coming here for this series. Really is great.

Clayton, what's it gonna take to get you and Conner on my Hood to Coast team?

You guys are working so hard, it is both awesome and inspiring.

2mo ago, I did the acupuncture before I paced a marathon. At that time, my tibia injury was not fully recovered yet. The acupuncture really helped me. I hope the therapy helped you as well! Keep going, Clayton! This Olympic Build series are the best ones!

This series is just wonderful Clayton - thanks for sharing your journey with us! Rooting for you and Conner!

Just say it is his card! Common. ;) Good to see the progress man. You folks are motivating a ton of folks with these. Thanks.

Loving it, very inspirational! If you could add paces /km in the montage, it would be much appreciated!

Going through high hamstring (PHT) right now myself. Trying to keep that balance of not making it worse but still getting in the work is very tough! Dry needling has been so vital for me! Keep believing in YOU Clayton!!!!

You touched on the importance of support system in the previous episode. Thanks for sharing us with more stuffs outside your training, that gathering with your niece looked so fun!!

Noticed one of the comments stating this is the longest episode yet, and your reply: thus one’s for tru fans……. Well, I must be a true fan 🙂👍🏃‍♂️ !! Always, look forward to your episodes 👍. Loved this video…… especially at 3:54. The background ( Mountains) while on your run,,,,,, simply amazing and beautiful.

The most exhilarating part is the loud and pure sound of breathing; it truly makes me feel alive, as if I'm running alongside elite marathoners. As the weather heats up, so do the runners' engines!

Love hearing all the heavy breathing that makes the hard work so real. Great capture there! I follow you and Conner on Strava so these episodes always feel like a wonderful live recap of your workouts. Congrats on an amazing Boston 10k today!!

hi. Who knows what tracks are playing here?

Careful with that hip you gotta make it there in one piece

Great videos! Thanks for sharing!

This has been such an amazing series. Thank you for being willing to share. If I could make one ask, perhaps even for after the Olympics should you choose to continue with CZcams: I’d be interested in a more complete look at training, such as the easier and moderate efforts and how everything is organized around your life. This seems to be focused on the sessions, which is awesome, but a broader look would also be enjoyable.

'That was WORK' - great stuff guys!!! Really rooting for you guys in Paris. USA!!!!

This has to be some of the best cinematography for any form of running content. Absolutely incredible. Thank you.

Conner, Rory and you: competition, resilience, hard work and true friendship above everything. What else? ❤

This must be on Netflix

I cannot tell you how much this series is helping me. Seeing that it’s hard for you too- that the workouts are hard and sometimes don’t go to plan, sometimes the workouts are amazing. It lets me know that it isn’t just me…that it’s ok to struggle. It doesn’t mean you aren’t doing well. It means you’re working hard. This series is so amazing. I don’t want it to end.

Hey Clayton, I’ve been having the same hamstring issues and something that helped me a lot is the hip mobility routine from squat university on CZcams. I know it might not be the same but give it a try and it took me a week and a half to remove 1,5 years of pain. In the end for me it was a tight hip flexor.

It's your SIJ and piroformis. Happy to help if you want to reach out

the music score is so it

These landscapes during the long run… 😍

11:52 PM and I wanna go run my long run right now

The score from this series is fantastic. From 1:38, during the PMP workout, it sounds like a nostalgic dream. I hope production puts out the tracks when all is said and done.

An American can never win the Marathon using the methods in this video. Tarmac is not conducive to elite training. One must run on dirt or softer, like the elite Africans. It’s wild to see these guys do so much hard work on hard tarmac.

Connor’s left arm swing is certainly different from his right, would it improve his timing if he could consciously adjust it like the right one and improve running economy.

Wow guys. From South Africa and every time I go on CZcams this is the first channel I check for a new episode. Thank you loving it

Hi question. Do you guys take any fueling during the 8miles PMP? I was just a little curious 🥲🥲 thank you for having this series out