Chasing 3, Attempt 4 - LA Marathon 2022
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- čas přidán 20. 03. 2022
- A few months ago, I came two and a half minutes short of my goal to run a marathon under three hours. Since then, I've trained well, rested well through the taper, and had beautiful weather to race a hilly course. For the 2022 LA Marathon, I really went for it.
Thanks to ASICS for providing me a bib to race on and to Floris Gierman and his coach, Coach Jimmy Dean, for all their support with pacing.
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"I'm dying... I'm dying... Thanks for coming out, guys." That's Kofuzi. 100% human, 110% awesome!
This made me emotional. Incredible run, Ko.
You dug deep there buddy, what an effort on what looked like some cheeky hills!! Another marathon, another PR... keep it rolling!!
You really gave it your everything Mike, it was incredible to see you dig so deep at the end, especially up that steep hill near the finish 🙌
Congrats on your race! Nice of you to keep Mike company at the end!
Floris, you are an amazing person to slow down and help out Michael. 🙏🙌
So cool to see Floris and Kofuzi run together!
Loved seeing your brotherly support! Congrats on your race!!
Great work. Sub-3:00 incoming at your home course of Chicago!
Congrats on the PR! Only 50 seconds away now...and you did that on a challenging course with some tough winds. Good to run with you for a bit out there yesterday. 👍🏽
... a challenging course with some tough winds AND carrying a camera!!! 😅
I felt your pain over the last miles. You did a great job pushing through. Thanks for taking us on the journey.
I’m not gonna lie: this is me rn after watching that = 😭
Thank you for inspiring us and giving your all, always. Glad you had support out there! 🖤
Congrats Mike! "Come on Mike!", "were almost there". Words of encouragement from ur 2 running buddies! Yahooo!
4:52 was my favorite part. Love when people cheer others on like that. I know that pain on your face at the end very well. Way to dig deep and go after it. So awesome AND CONGRATS ON YOUR PR!!
Love the part where to told the dude “I’m working!” 😆
Such an inspiring video. I enjoyed this footage. Makes me pumped up for Boston next month!!! Congratulations Ko!
wow that made me tear up at the end. I know that pain all too well at the final stretch of the mara. Very inspirational stuff and perfectly captured!
What a legend Jimmy is! Well done on the pr
That last 2 minutes had me in all the feels. Awesome race man!
Wow, that was epic!! What a great crowd, and so great to have friends at the end supporting you through to a PR!!👍👍👏👏
Seeing you grit through at the end brought me to tears. That's why we do this. Well done, my man.
So proud of you, Kofuzi!!!! YOU, killed it!!!!!
So much elevation, it was really sub 3 effort! Grat Mike!
Mike…what a race you made. You fight Samurai…you fight. This is what the marathon is a personal battle…CONGRATULATIONS
That "battle" at the end of mind and body was EPIC! Congratulations on a BIG PR and way to threaten the 3hr mark! The hunt continues...
Tough course, congrats on the PB. Sub 3, definitely on the cards this year if the moon and stars align. Let's gooo
Something flew into my eye at the end there with the hug with Floris. It’s like a Marvel crossover of CZcams Runners. Congrats on the PR on a tough course. Look forward to the recap and the kofuzi run club run in Chicago later this year
Fastest man with a selfie stick. Man is pumping one arm,no question a sub 3 is there without the selfie stick
Congrats on the PR. It takes guts to attempt a sub-3:00 on such a tough course. Great display of heart. Almost there.
Was checking CZcams frequently for your upload today. Congrats on the PR. You'll get that Sub 3 Hour Marathon sooner or later.
You are the King of Grit!! Well deserved PR! Loved the support from Coach Jimmy and Floris. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🔥💥⚡️
Dude so stoked to have met you at the beginning and end of the race! Truly an awesome human being and runner!
DUDE!!!! You RULE! That was awesome, the grind, the pain, but you DIDN'T GIVE UP! PR's are epic, Congrats! The Kofuzi Run club support is also EPIC, hope you realize what a difference you make. Paying in forward! Great Job Kofuzi!
I’m 65 and looked JUST LIKE THAT on my 1st ever 5k last Thanksgiving, LOL! Great job, Mike….I learned a lot from your channel.
Awesome job! Way to dig deep and leave it all on the course! Nothing touches that type of an effort when the pain and struggle get real after those 1st 20 miles. Keeping it so real and best CZcams channel by a long shot!
This gave me chills. Nice work man
Thanks for sharing Mike..it’s beautiful..never been on marathon before..but, seeing this, hopefully I can make it someday..congratz
Congratulations on the well-earned PR! That's a huge feat, especially when I saw how hilly LA course is (1100+ ft of gain according to my friend's Garmin). It totally means you're in sub-3 shape. A flatter course and it's yours. Should give you all the confidence!
You SOB .... The music, the friendship, the drama! Making me tear up over here!!!! ;). Seriously though ... good job brother!
racing always puts me through the ringer
Dude. You are amazing. Getting better everytime is insane, superhuman. You’ll get it next race.
Congrats Mike! Incredible race on a tough course, a PR, and also 4th in AG…Amazing!!
So close. This made me so emotional. Feeling the struggle and pressing on is so inspiring.
Way to push through to a PR!! This video is a great example of how awesome and encouraging the running community is.
Amazing how much more I like seeing LA when I'm not there!
This video made my Monday morning! Awesome running!
Just over 20min 5k shows how fast you need to pace to get around the 3 hour mark, that’s hard work! Nice one Mike. You put your all into that!
Congrats!!!! So great to meet you and to see Floris at the start! Wonderful finish together as well. Awesome~~
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat stuff. That looked really tough for at least the last 6 miles, well done Mike ✌
So close to that sub 3 goal!!! You could see you gave that everything. A fantastic run 💪💪
That was awesome. Congratulations 👏
Herculean effort Mike, well done! 👏🏻
Big up to Floris and Jimmy too for pushing you during the toughest final few miles. 👍🏻👍🏻
you were brave. proper recovery and then use that attitude in good measure in your training. nice gesture from your friends. truly inspiring. well done
Brave Marathon Mike on a hilly course pacing looked on point you gave it everything on the day New PB 👍Great to see the spirit of sportsmanship is still alive
You are the man! I'm having my coffee and heading out on a run. Motivated
You were in the pain cave those last few clips. Way to go in and re-emerge with that PR. Incredible man. INCREDIBLE. Now go get a chili dog.
What an inspiration to battle through a difficult stretch. I’m feeling motivated and inspired for my half marathon coming up in May. Great work Ko!
Congrats! PR in LA is no joke.
high 50 to 60 temperature, not a flat course. Plus all that smog and higher altitude.
This is a win-win.
Nothing like entering the darkest space mentally while running. Way to go!
Really, really, really hard not to get pumped up watching this. Longtime viewer, first time commenter. Great job and congrats!
I got chills when you approached finish line! Way to go Ko👊
It’s giving legend vibes !!!
Incredible video, congrats Kofuzi! That Jimmy Dean guy seems so cool with the way he was helping you out at the end and after the race. I wish I could train with someone that like that!
I'm crying|!!! BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!! I will run my very first marathon in just under 2 weeks, the Paris Marathon... feeling absolutely terrified and excited at the same time, and your videos are incredibly helpful AND inspirational!! Again, BRAVO!!!
It's always inspiring seeing someone truly give it their all. You did that and that's a win. Congratulation
Wow. Tears in my eyes. Well done. You dug deep and pulled it off. Thanks for sharing!
Great PR! and them two gentleman are the MVPs on the final stretch! Getting near your target, Mike. You will smash it on the next race!
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No one can touch those camera shots
You have got such an eye, it’s incredible
I think I just found my inspiration to run LA in 2024. You rock!
Shoutout to Floris and Coach Jimmy. Amazing support they were giving. Great run Mike!
Way to hang in there when the going got tough and congrats on a stellar result! Surprisingly found myself a little emotional towards the end of the video. Thanks for sharing and continuing to inspire!
You really give it everything Ko! A phenomenal effort and so close to elusive sub-3. Loved every second of this video and was willing you across that line. 👏👏👏
You did it well and tried your best to achieve this PR! Congrats and well done 🤘👏
After running my first marathon Saturday in Savannah I feel both your joy and your pain. 3:41:xx for me. I hoped for better but was going to be happy with anything under 3:45:00. The wall between miles 22-23 was real. You are an inspiration Mr. Ko!
great work on your first marathon!
I wasn't there but watching this...I was there all the way with you, cheering for you. Love the camaraderie throughout as well!
Way to PR, kofuzi. I needed a helper to keep me focused in some of the final miles of my one and only sub-3. Coach Jimmy Dean and Floris Gierman: great job.
So proud of you Mike! That’s heart!
Alright I’m inspired to go after a PR after this. Congrats Mike! Amazing effort and battle!
Your commitment to holding the camera all the way through is amazing. It uses up energy and affects your running efficiency. Without it you could have easily gained several minutes, but you know that and you keep going. Awesome.
Awesome result Ko!!! That course is brutal. The hills just keep coming and coming. As for me, you never know what will happen on race day. I developed knee pain in my right leg which prevented me from a good time result having to walk the last 10K but I forgot all about that when I received my finisher's medal. I completed my 1st marathon. I am feeling fine today and my knee is not seriously injured, just a bit tender and painful, especially walking stairs!
Epic. Amazing work man! Legit inspirational with your perseverance.
Epic! Congrats Kofuzi!
Congratulations 👏🏻 loved the video...Thank you!!🇳🇱
I kept tracking your progress and was at the edge of my seat the last few miles. And then I saw 3:00:49 and I was like "Damn" that was so close. The thing is I was so sure that's the best you could do at that moment and time because you've always given all you had out there.
I can't say for others but I'm somehow secretly glad the pursuit is not over yet....it's just so much fun watching how things unfold among all the twists and turns...
Great job! You're an inspiration.
That was awesome!! 👏👏👏 Well done Kofuzi!
Happy for you man! congrats and take good recover, cheeeers!
Wow... That was incredible footage, Mike. What a freaking drama you put us through.....
So awesome! Amazing effort.
Congrats Kofuzi! I love your asics!
Improvement is improvement, you're still getting stronger and faster. Great race!
Just awesome, great effort!!
Sub 3 is just a matter of time. I was in a similar situation trying to qualify for Boston back in the 1980s and kept just missing it until I finally got it. You will get the sub 3 no doubt!
Well done... Thank you
This is exciting, Great job man way to go to the well.
Yes Boy!!! Great work 👏
know you're probably disappointed because you were close to sub-3, but it was inspiring to watch you put 110% effort in. not what you wanted, but you still got a great time and a PR
Congrats man!! Epic finish 🎉🎉🎉
Congrats!!! Great video…great race, great result…
Well done. Great PR. Keep up the great and hard work.
Just PURE AMAZING🔔💪
Congrats!! 👏👏👏
Great job 👏🏽 Thank you for the inspiration ! 🔥
Well done man, always fighting!
Congrats Ko! What an effort. I felt it watching you. Thanks for bringing us along.
Oh man just what I needed! My marathon is Sunday! Congratulations on the PR!