I Ran A Marathon in Japan | Osaka Marathon 2023 Race Recap
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 3. 03. 2023
- I had the incredible opportunity to race the Osaka marathon out in Japan with Mizuno. In todays video i review my race shoe the Wave Rebellion Pro as well as go over a detailed analysis of how my race went discussing marathon pacing, fuelling and some top tips. If you enjoy this video please leave a like and consider subscribing.
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Incredible race, Ben. Congrats! I started running last august and did my third half-marathon today and got a new pb at 1:41:10, quite proud of that :D
Kipchoge be aware. Ben is racing Boston đ„đ„
Loved this series Ben. Massive congratulations on your PB and looking forward to seeing the Kenya videos and of course the Boston Marathon new PB video recap đ
I have literally never reached 3:30/km in my running, never mind doing it for 42km. It's amazing how the marathon is such a different race for a huge range of runners. Congrats on the PB! I really think it would have been more PB without the travel stress, jet lag, Mizuno event stress. But not much you can do about those things. It looks like you ran a really smart race. Really happy for you. So excited for you for BOSTON!!! Have a great time in Kenya. Dude. All these experiences are incredible.
I'm the same. Astounding stuff.. gradually getting quicker though so maybe one day.
I know what you mean, I ran 3:38 for the 1st km of a Parkrun and then..er..slowed down somewhat...
Ben: âI find it easier to run downhill than uphillâŠâ đ€đ€Ł
I know you meant ârelatively speakingâ but that sentence did make me laugh. Well done on a brilliant marathon time. đđŒ
Yeah it sounds funny but as runners we know what he means don't we. I'm deff better downhill compared to people around me and usually drop behind on the ups and cruise past people on the down. I'm tall with long legs so I'm sure that's why :-)
Wow, amazing ben. Always love your insight and also tips.
What an experience and a race in Osaka, and with more things coming along the way. Gonna be an epic year! you deserve it Ben, working hard towards your goals and making dreams come true. Cheers!
Incredible effort Ben, very inspiring!
Thanks for a great video once again, well done Ben.
great stuff.., awesome breakdown
Great recap Ben. As usual saying it as it was. Congratulations again. Good luck for Boston.
Amazing Race Ben. Happy for you. I saw you and your lady on the streets after valencia and even though your race did not go well , you guys were so nice to me. Im usually always 500 meters more at the end of marathons. I've just learned to deal with it and usually need a few seconds faster with pace. I'm also doing my first boston this year. So good luck
Great video. Have a great time in Kenya, I bet you'll find it inspiring and exactly what you need to prep for Boston!
Well done on the PB, hope training goes well for Boston, must be great to travel to all these amazing places!
Congratulations Ben, great running! Looking forward to seeing your Kenyan running camp videos . Iâm a huge Mizuno fan, Iâve been wearing them since 2011, I have the Wave Rebellions but not the Pros!
Great work on the PB Ben and really exciting news with Kenya đ
Still amazed by your performance. Thanks for the breakdown of your race. Think you've earned a starting place with the elites. Huge respect Ben.
Great job and enjoyed the recap
I really liked the Japan series with the build up, race vlog, travel vlog and recap. I think you could expand on the travel vlog aspect too as you are going to some interesting places and from a runnerâs perspective it would be good to see where to stay, eat and train and interesting places to visit / run. Keep it up Ben. Good work đ
Inspired by your storyâs as always. Great run Ben and good luck in the next one will be keeping a close eye. New PB đ
I am looking forward to seeing the altitude camping training content!! best wishes!
Great insight Ben, thanks for sharing. I'm running my first marathon in Brighton on 2 April and hoping to get as close to 3h30mins as possible. đ€
You've really developed tremendously Ben. It's impressive, and I look forward to sub 2:20!
Thanks for sharing, Ben, really insightful!! Fueling strategy is crucial, just didnât quite get it if you took gel on a starting line as well, before the 3 you took during the race.
Incredible stuff Ben, congratulations on the PB too! I'm really temped to pick up the Wave Rebellion Pro. I currently use the Alphafly v1 as my marathon shoe, but I do sometimes get a hotspot which can blister on my arch if my form starts to go.
Nice work! Congrats on the PB
Great video and congrats on the new PB Ben, awesome yet again.
I picked up the Wave Rebellion Pro and had a few strides in the gym and just over a mile on the treadmill in them last night. Definitely going in my rotation and can see them maybe outshining the Endorphin Elite that I am still awaiting delivery on. Really excited about the Rebellion Pro and how it feels.
Love watching this Chanel. PBâing in Boston seems crazy to me, but good on ya
Good job Ben! đ
Excellent running! Great tips and nice to hear your experience!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the recap. Beautiful running, I have to get the shoes for my 10K. I love the design.
Congratulations !đ
Well done Ben! đ
Well done!!!đđđđđđ
Ben is our role model đ
You could use more lighting in your video! Congratulations on your pb! Cheers!
Welcome to Kenya..as a recreational runner have learnt alot from your experience as I prepare to run in Tcs Amsterdam Marathon later in the year.
Amazing race and vlog Ben!đđŒđđŒ Enjoy your altitude training in Kenya. Is it your first time in an altitude camp??
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Massive congratulations bud so happy for you. Need your opinion what arm sleeves do you recommend? .
Congrats on the PB that is awesome. Kenya training and the USA. Well wishes for Boston.
See you in Boston!
Iâm running my 2nd Boston in April. Get training on the hills Ben! The whole course is rolling hills and then you have big hills in Newton around miles 18-21. Itâs a tough course. Hopefully see you out there đđ
Well done great run and experience. On the shoes am a bit puzzled. Mizuno say they are for sub 2:30 marathoners and you are of course but if only such runners bought them they would not sell more than a few pairs and a commercial waste of time. So interesting that the likes of Sarah from The Running Channel was also asked by Mizuno to run in them and also did a PB despite of course somewhat off that standard. So are Mizuno kind of shooting themselves in the foot here?
Audi spend ÂŁÂŁÂŁ advertising their top of the range models, knowing most will purchase mid or bottom range. Could also be an ad collaboration with the city of Osaka (Mizuno was founded there but now HQ'd in Tokyo) to get more international athletes talking about and racing in Osaka to boost tourism. You and I are discussing Mizuno online when we otherwise wouldn't have... All these things add up.
Hi Ben. Excellent breakdown and review, so thanks for giving me some things to think about. Sounds like lots of fun and hard work in Kenya. If youâre in Iten then are you joining Luis Ortaâs training program?
I wonder if you can get âRace Screenâ on the Coros. On the Garmin, itâs amazing. It rounds up (or down) your distance to the nearest km (or mile) when you manually lap.
Really insightful video; thanks a lot! Just have one question regarding your gels. How many carbs did you plan to consume during the marathon through gels and chews?
Nice video, thank you for sharing the experience. How did you manage the water/energy drink? did you take a glass (or two) at every aid station? how much do you drink before the race?
Amazing Ben, was interesting at the end of the race they wouldnt let u just lay dow there.. for a min.. seems lil rough haha
Boston is a fantastic marathon and city but I would say get some hills in your long runs especially near the end. Oh and take gear for all weather situations. I still have nightmares about 2018
Congratulations for your PB! I think that this shoe is suitable for a wider variety of runners than they claim. Personally, I think this is more usable for a middle of the age group runner like me than Saucony Endorphin Elite. I have run my last two marathons in Alphafly 1 and I think this might be my next marathon shoe. BTW, Nick from The Run Testers who is a heel striker didn't have any issues using this shoe. It is very hard to heel strike in this shoe, a heel striker is actually going to be striking more towards the midfoot and quickly pushed forward.
FYI, Your cramping could be due to insufficient replacement of salts lost to sweating. If your fuel does not have sufficient salts, you might need to supplement additional salts/electrolytes.
Nice 1 Ben. Do you think your race and time would have been better with more sleep?
Welcome to kenya Ben!!
Great running Ben!! Although Iâm not sure how a shoe which puts you onto your mid foot/front foot takes load/stress away from calfs as they are more engaged in that position đ§đ§
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Racing Kipchoge in Bosten!
Hi Ben. Don't get mislead by the Coros watch. Their Threshold HR is 171 for everyone as a default. Take a max HR test and Threshold HR will automatically update. Check your HR overall at HM, mine is 173 and after the maxHR test (194) my LT HR changed to 174. Closer to reality.
Just beat my PB at Paris Half with the Rebellion Pro!
See you on the start line in Boston Ben. Youâll be a good 30 minutes ahead of me by the end but maybe Iâll glimpse you at the start
Parfait, Ă part mon dĂ©saccord sur vos voyages, mais qui n'engagent que vous bien sĂ»r. A l'Ăšre oĂč il faut faire attention Ă son empreinte carbone... Je suppose que vous prenez l'avion pour vos courses. Cela ne retire en rien Ă mon admiration pour vos chronos et vos vidĂ©os bien faites
Congrats on your PB! Would you recommend this race to someone who is trying to BQ? Or do you think itâs too hilly and congested and would suggest some other races? Thanks
What are those blue shoes below the mizunos? React Vaporstreet ? Maybe use the coros pod or a stryd the next time?
Hi Ben. Well done. Did you notice the 4 mm drop ? Maybe you r more into AlphaFly, vaporfly and adidas pro most runners stil use is 8 to 10 mm. How did the insta360 go 2 behave? You turned it off because of the limitid time it records? I m thinking of buying one
One thing I took from this whole video. QUAD ZIPS ARE BAD! ÂŁ10 for every second on those ÂŁ100 half tights Ben đ
Have you planned yet on what shoes to wear for Boston?
Hi Ben, when u say u will manually lap at 5k in your next marathon, how do you set up the watch, data fields etc,
Thanks
Kevin 42.65 in Seville !
Gps is always 26.6 miles approx. My stryd footpod is more accurate but 26.35 is the best, corner cutting, distance I have managed. Now I calculate a 'watch pace' that I need to follow in order to achieve the 'real pace' I want. eg Goal time / 26.6 miles (not 26.2). Works well and I do not have to worry about screwing up the manual lap button. Napa, CA marathon, for me, starts in 16 hours! I will NOT be running your pace. Congrats on the PB.
i have a question regarding fuelling. you took gels only, no liquids at the stations? sorry if i missed it in the video. thanks.
What's that in your laces? Keycard?
What armband did you use ?
Certainly an interesting marketing strategy to link a shoe to a specific marathon finish time. Don't know what to think of it to be honest :D
Just wondering what those blue Nike's are đ€
Well done BenđȘđȘđȘthanks for the gel tipđ«Ą
Hi Ben. Have you experienced any differences in accuracy between the HR monitor on your watch and the HR monitor you use on the arm? I canât find any tests that compare these methods - only comparisons between chest vs wrist OR arm
I'd also love to hear this too
What parts of your body are still asleep before the start of an earlier timed race?
Is it true you couldn't wear a hydration vest in Osaka?
Hi Ben, my name is Norbert, I am 69 years old and I still love to run, my goal is 5m a km, right now i am running 5. 25m per km so you think that very cushion shoes it's not recommended, I run on asics novablast 3 and superblast, I am buying hoka mach 5 next. Any ideas, suggestions from you what shoes should I wear because I want to run half marathon in a 3 month time. thanks in advance and good job on your Japan marathon.
Is running a marathon this hard a good idea 6 weeks out from another goal marathon?
what is your maxHR?
did you travel with sarah hartley form the running channel? she was also 'sponsored' by the mizuno's
oh i saw her in the footage :)
nice haircut and hairline dawg
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Hey Ben have you ever been injured? X
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Great recap. Is taking a gel at 36km a bit redundant? I would have thought it wouldnt have any effect by the time you're finishing at that point đ€đ€·ââïž
Even if it has a placebo effect, that might be all that's required to push to the finish đđ»
@@sarahswims yeh that's a good point!
â@@timawn it also helps by kickstarting your recovery. This is usually overlooked when you finish a marathon
@@buttsniffa7469 I overlook recovery on most runs đ good point though
Whada hugly shoe..
A, B, C, D, E, F! Lol!đ
Use the watch a guide, not as the rule. If you energy to kick past were you thought the finish was you miss judged your effort.
If you were paying your own money which super shoe would you choose?
Talking as someone who has never trained for or raced a marathon (longest race ever was 8 miles) so you can tell me that I haven't a clue what I am talking about, aren't you trying to run too many marathons at the cost of not racing any other distances? Don't you think that your marathon PB would come down if you were considerably quicker at 10K, 10 miles (or even 5K)? Remember, before he became probably the greatest ever over 42K, Kipchoge was a world champion over 5K!
Ben is doing 10K, 5K races as well with his club team.
Question - I know it was a sponsored race so you used the Mizuno. But do you think that you would have done better in a Vaporfly or Alphafly or Endorphin Elite?
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â@Ben Is Running the fuel tip is nice đđŒ also very happy the cramp gods spared you
I really enjoy your videos. Keeping creating this amazing contents.
Btw, I know that you use coros but for the subscribers, garmin has a nice datafield called Peter's Race Pacer. It automatically adjusts your pace and predicted finish time based on the splits (mile or km). You just need to press the lap button at any mile/km mark.
This feels to much like an ad.
Be carful Ben donât sellout
I must be Japanese.. I run much better uphill than downhill đ
When did you decide to go for the mario moustache look