The WORST Part of Being a Professional Runner

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  • čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
  • I LOVED my time as a professional runner, but there were definitely some tough days. In this video I share with you the three things I liked least about being a pro runner. If you have a question for me, DM it to me on Instagram! / nicksymmonds​
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Komentáře • 113

  • @NickSymmondsToo
    @NickSymmondsToo  Před 3 lety +46

    Nick Symmonds Too channel is about to get a whollllle lot better. DAILY UPLOADS coming next month! In the mean time, if you want to book a one-on-one call with me I just added Cameo Calls to my Cameo account and will be scheduling calls with subscribers soon. If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, download the Cameo app and join my fan club! apps.apple.com/us/app/cameo-personal-celeb-videos/id1258311581

  • @angelacollins6757
    @angelacollins6757 Před 3 lety +23

    My husband coached distance runners at many levels and had several former runners who became Olympians later on. Your point about shelf life/borrowed time is important to all runners. I remember one of my husband's best distance runners tore an ACL because another coach asked this runner to try the high jump. He was not happy with that coach. Young runners need to make sure they select a college to get an education as well as further their athletic career.

  • @drew6927
    @drew6927 Před 3 lety +34

    Nick is looking at a checklist each video to mention the following: He’s the ceo of rungum, he’s a two time Olympian, and he’s giving away a free pair of shoes each week.

  • @joelvargas3828
    @joelvargas3828 Před 3 lety +21

    would you ever do like a tour across the country and race in different places

  • @roypatrick7801
    @roypatrick7801 Před 3 lety +48

    Hey Nick, could you talk about post run regiments (stretching/cool down) you recommend? Thanks
    -from someone training for their first marathon

  • @250lmferrari
    @250lmferrari Před 3 lety

    Really excited to see the "Nick Symmonds Track Classic" making a come back those are among my favorite videos you've made.

  • @prydeofclyde1891
    @prydeofclyde1891 Před 3 lety +1

    I love your disarming honest insights. Thanks Nick.

  • @patrickcardwell8363
    @patrickcardwell8363 Před 3 lety +2

    Nick you're the goat, you've inspired me so much this year for track. These videos are great btw

  • @morgan70612
    @morgan70612 Před 3 lety +2

    Great vid, I just got into running track and your one of the main reasons.

  • @Blackaudix
    @Blackaudix Před 3 lety +9

    When he said loneliness that hit home.

  • @HDSigningOut
    @HDSigningOut Před 3 lety +1

    Just wanna say that your amazing storyteller and it is a blast to listen to you.

  • @brianmusack1823
    @brianmusack1823 Před 3 lety +16

    Hey Nick, not sure if you'll see this but you've really helped in inspiring me to really work hard during the track off-season, even going as far as to do XC as a sprinter. So thank you for doing what you're doing and keep it up.
    Also hope to make it to the 100m and long jump days.

  • @coastalbeaches7181
    @coastalbeaches7181 Před 3 lety +23

    yoo caught an upload before going heading to practice! Love the vids 🔥

  • @danbradford7127
    @danbradford7127 Před 3 lety

    Another great video from Nick as usual!

  • @leodicarprio8397
    @leodicarprio8397 Před 3 lety

    Great honest contents! Love that.

  • @franciscacleidesoaresbarbo3046

    I will definitely look at this one after do 300 abs.

  • @anthonybotonis5841
    @anthonybotonis5841 Před 5 měsíci

    Very inspiring Nick.. im an unfit 50yr old i first ran a 2.42 400m. Ive only done it 3 more time the last time i did in 1.49. Just seeing improvements is great and motivates me

  • @gabriellloyd
    @gabriellloyd Před 3 lety +1

    Hey Nick, love your videos! You should come to NH and do a race video!

  • @Dave-xm9bg
    @Dave-xm9bg Před 3 lety +1

    Nice upload! When are you going to talk about the experience of going through doping procedures?

  • @ParkerMax
    @ParkerMax Před 3 lety +2

    Lol @ the thumbnail 😂 "BRUH"
    Glad Nick is picking up on the lingo of GEN Z

  • @wahhaj221
    @wahhaj221 Před 3 lety

    Simmonds
    You are an amazing speaker!
    Love from New Delhi, INDIA

  • @karleighcharsports1
    @karleighcharsports1 Před 2 lety +1

    I was a fan of you as an athlete, even more of fan of you as a podcaster

  • @kkouz45
    @kkouz45 Před 3 lety

    I love your track series! Such fun. Have you talked about your training plan on this channel or IG? Did I miss it?

  • @-ShootTheGlass-
    @-ShootTheGlass- Před rokem

    Sums up a heck of a lot of other professional sports too.
    Tennis,Golf,Football are just a few that all demand so much from the athlete and time is ticking.

  • @jonathanzink2194
    @jonathanzink2194 Před 3 lety +2

    Great video Nick!

  • @xxthatpookieeditsxx
    @xxthatpookieeditsxx Před 3 lety +1

    Nick Symmonds was a great 800 meter runner. He never won an Olympic gold but was close to it a few times.

  • @JonathanSpencer12
    @JonathanSpencer12 Před 3 lety +2

    Nick Symmonds marathon please!

  • @davidmalak4711
    @davidmalak4711 Před 3 lety

    YESSS A VIDEOOOO

  • @nolanwinslow6706
    @nolanwinslow6706 Před 3 lety +8

    Very insightful video Nick. Also you should come to New England and host a race! (I’m from Maine by the way)

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  Před 3 lety +3

      I still need the Maine highpoint! And LOBSTER!!!

    • @nolanwinslow6706
      @nolanwinslow6706 Před 3 lety +3

      Nick Symmonds Too If you host a race up here you gotta run it in a lobster costume!

  • @mikediazArtist
    @mikediazArtist Před 3 lety +1

    You’d make a damn good coach Nick! Running life may not be over for u. Get some talent under your wing and help them bring a medal back to USA. I think you’d be a great at starting a super elite running team similar to NN that hyper specializes in middle distances. 😀👍🏼

  • @matthewlai5555
    @matthewlai5555 Před 3 lety +2

    It's too bad that it's in the middle of my track season and I can't skip my meets to fly out for these events

  • @nobleboutin7808
    @nobleboutin7808 Před 3 lety

    LFG for the Nick Symmonds Track Series

  • @ziskablyat8451
    @ziskablyat8451 Před 3 lety

    Can you make a video on how to run with pain, how to push throughout the pain?
    I feel like this is the hardest part about being a runner.

  • @khalebdjesa2825
    @khalebdjesa2825 Před rokem

    Great video enjoyed it why didn’t you move up to marathon racing and 10k racing

  • @crosslink1493
    @crosslink1493 Před 3 lety +1

    Very similar to what I've experienced in my employment history; 10 jobs in 40 years. Most of the past ones were 'lotteries' in that the places were closed down on a moments notice (bankruptcy, moving to a cheaper location). You learn to live with it and always have a back-up plan. And I'd call it 'aloneliness' , not loneliness. That comes with all the job changes, as your former fellow employees also move on and you loose 'track' of them (pun intended), and you don't form any close friendships or relationships with anyone.

  • @jamiehalla5140
    @jamiehalla5140 Před 3 lety

    Hi Nick. I am Masters Track and Field middle distance runner. I love your channels and I really appreciate your candid advice. I live in New Zealand so if you ever make it over here let me know. Would probably be a few years from now I guess? Maybe we can meet up with another famous Nick, Nick Willis who has trained me a few times. Would be nice to crank out a few 200s with you Olympic legends!!! Also, if you need a distributor of your rungum over in NZ, maybe I could help? Cheers

  • @DrDan-ew3gi
    @DrDan-ew3gi Před 3 lety

    Come to south Texas! Some great runners in the rgv

  • @mdelta3618
    @mdelta3618 Před 3 lety

    Well spoken

  • @natemenkhaus9620
    @natemenkhaus9620 Před 3 lety +3

    When are you coming to cleveland???? Love the videos!

  • @ivanmendoza669
    @ivanmendoza669 Před 3 lety

    Nice vid🔥🔥

  • @dorynemo8938
    @dorynemo8938 Před 3 lety

    Come to arkansas!!! Lots of runners here

  • @yankaitan8648
    @yankaitan8648 Před 3 lety

    i love how positive ma bison is

  • @emmanuelcorralaz
    @emmanuelcorralaz Před 3 lety

    Come to Arizona!!!

  • @AnthonyMcqueen1987
    @AnthonyMcqueen1987 Před 3 lety

    Its not all sunshine and rainbows its work like any other job but on a much larger scale.

  • @boxmonkey2766
    @boxmonkey2766 Před 3 lety

    you know what, respect.

  • @dominicbehar4322
    @dominicbehar4322 Před 3 lety +5

    What’s the most painful race you’ve ever run?

  • @Running_wings
    @Running_wings Před 3 lety

    Great vedio..........

  • @colinimhoff4884
    @colinimhoff4884 Před 3 lety +2

    Ask Nick: Was it hard not to go to Beijing in 2015?

  • @JacobGoroff
    @JacobGoroff Před 3 lety +6

    Where will the Nick Symmonds track classic be?

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  Před 3 lety +3

      I'll be announcing the time & location on my Instagram tomorrow!

  • @JosiahProvan
    @JosiahProvan Před 3 lety

    Yo Nick talk to me when you come out with the nick symmonds decathlon

  • @kaispindt5105
    @kaispindt5105 Před 3 lety

    Really wish I could be there

  • @jackdrahota6887
    @jackdrahota6887 Před 3 lety

    It’s my dream to one day run professionally

  • @grantpritchard9750
    @grantpritchard9750 Před 3 lety +2

    Yo nick do you think you could do a video on 5k tips and how to run it faster? Thanks

  • @claytonforde7520
    @claytonforde7520 Před 3 lety

    Love that neither a pro or con was success/failure at meets

  • @LeastSlutty
    @LeastSlutty Před 3 lety

    One of the hardest jobs in the world, if not thee hardest.

  • @asuthoshpranesh6925
    @asuthoshpranesh6925 Před 3 lety +2

    Sir please add steeplechase to that list ❤️

  • @randomwithtitan973
    @randomwithtitan973 Před 3 lety

    You sutch a good runner! Guys get your rungum!

  • @willtux9049
    @willtux9049 Před 3 lety

    Where would we go?

  • @joshuagaitan4531
    @joshuagaitan4531 Před 3 lety

    Y is nicks left eyebrow always above his right when u look at him

  • @bradentankersley
    @bradentankersley Před 3 lety

    Where can I find the locations for the track classic events?

  • @samuelridesbikes2361
    @samuelridesbikes2361 Před 3 lety +2

    Hey Nick! I am a freshman track runner and my parents won’t let me have instagram, could you put out the times and locations to the meets on this channel? I am in southern Washington so it will be a little bit of a drive but hopefully not too bad. I am looking forward to hopefully running in the 800, mile and 5k!!

  • @JonathanRomero-vv2wp
    @JonathanRomero-vv2wp Před 3 lety +3

    100th like ‼️

  • @neerajkulkarni376
    @neerajkulkarni376 Před 3 lety +1

    First. Love the vids

  • @europaeuropa3673
    @europaeuropa3673 Před 3 lety

    Don't know how you could avoid injury with that regiment.

  • @Sebastian_Sub2
    @Sebastian_Sub2 Před 3 lety +1

    I wish I could go lol

  • @cristinagray9399
    @cristinagray9399 Před 3 lety +1

    Like in marathon training…the miles don’t log themselves! 🥴 if you’re not dying by the end of training, yeah, you’re doing it wrong! 😆

  • @diegollanos8511
    @diegollanos8511 Před 3 lety

    🔥🙌🏽🔥

  • @vatsalgarg394
    @vatsalgarg394 Před 3 lety

    noti gang 😂

  • @kontrackandfield8506
    @kontrackandfield8506 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video! I also make running videos!

  • @mr.t8713
    @mr.t8713 Před 3 lety

    Can European people win the shoes too?

  • @danburby7936
    @danburby7936 Před 3 lety

    IM DISAPPOINTED NICK,I DONT SEE ANY 800M HURDLES ON THE AGENDA,KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

  • @Trackreator
    @Trackreator Před rokem

    Are there negative things? You run for living…
    I'd kill for that!
    Edit: the first 2 are literally positive for me bc I want to train alone I don't like talking with people and also since I am lazy I don't want to do a mental job as the 90%+ of the jobs.

  • @baileyjeanlouis3387
    @baileyjeanlouis3387 Před 3 lety

    i want to win some shoes !!!🔥

  • @haidermalik9999
    @haidermalik9999 Před 3 lety

    Bruh, the thumbnail

  • @raeedalamore9726
    @raeedalamore9726 Před 3 lety

    How can be professional in Syria ???

  • @brady9762
    @brady9762 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi nick

  •  Před 3 lety +1

    uhmmm... losing

  • @chungapiwer4751
    @chungapiwer4751 Před 3 lety +2

    Hello

  • @100maxPower
    @100maxPower Před 3 lety +1

    the key in the background isn't straight, am I the only one who is bothered by that? :D

  • @sohamdas9445
    @sohamdas9445 Před 3 lety +1

    Yes... BRUH

  • @illegalfreedom4577
    @illegalfreedom4577 Před 3 lety

    WE GOT ANOTHER VIDEO🙃😅😂😇

  • @4Dangert
    @4Dangert Před 3 lety

    Hmm... did you count Paris Hilton as one of your relationships?

  • @tudororza
    @tudororza Před 3 lety

    Me in Europe... oh well...

  • @cholaluou2448
    @cholaluou2448 Před rokem

    110th comment!!!

  • @rolandgil-baute1445
    @rolandgil-baute1445 Před 3 lety

    No 200? The 100 is too soon gimme another two weeks lol

  • @FlintTheDwarf
    @FlintTheDwarf Před 3 lety

    oof

  • @robertricker2727
    @robertricker2727 Před 3 lety +1

    My high school coach used to always say, "A job, a car and a women ruins all high school athletes."

  • @alexanders4911
    @alexanders4911 Před 3 lety

    nick, no offense here but butt...sounds a bit like u overtrained here n there 4:00

  • @ewen202l
    @ewen202l Před 3 lety

    Nick, are you running out of ideas my man?

  • @ranvirbains7416
    @ranvirbains7416 Před 3 lety +2

    Early??