LA Marathon 2022 - Race Recap
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- I went for Sub 3 marathon in Los Angeles and came within a minute of hitting that elusive goal. Here is my recap of the LA Marathon course and what happened over the course of that 26.2
0:00 gels and fuel
1:01 race kit
3:28 pre-race
5:01 Start to 5k
8:36 Data Issues
10:48 5k to 10k
12:34 10k to half marathon
14:45 20k to 30k
15:59 30k to 35k
18:21 35k to 42k
24:41 crossing the finish line
27:24 LAM vs CIM
28:13 4th AG
Thanks to Floris and Jimmy for helping me through to the finish. Couldn't have done it without you guys!
Coach Jimmy Dean Freeman - CoyoteRunning.com
Running footage shot on:
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Some footage provided by Floris Gierman - / florisgierman
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The charity runner of the week is Wilfredo Aguirre, who is running the Crescent City Classic to raise money for Team Covenant House. I've donated $100 of my own money and I hope you'll consider donating even just the minimum amount to support a fellow runner
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Haha Mike, I swear I wasn’t lying when we crossed paths at mile 23 :D Love this honest recap with the “I can, I will” whispers. Marathons are hard and you really gave it your everything, proud of you!
See you in Chicago in October 🏃♂️🔥🔥🚀
@Floris It was so cool to see you and coach Jimmy running and helping Mike when he needed the most during the race.
I need those voices for my next race. "You can! You will!" "I can! I will!"
I'm definitely using this mantra for my race too 🙌
I have been there myself. Something happens during the Marathon when you are totally spent. Your mind plays tricks on you with irrational negativity. I recall missing a mile pace and getting a surge of negativity. In my mind I assumed my goal was way out the window immediately. My mind was telling me the math just does not add up anymore so why push it? Just jog it in. In hindsight, the math did add up and I just needed to keep pushing through. It's almost like your mind is looking for any reason to quit and then it delivers it to you with bad math. 😀
@florisgierman you and jimmy are salt of the earth ppl! How generous and great representatives of our running community are u guys! Thank you for looking out for one another.
Absolutely LOVED this recap! Technical talk, gear stuff, drama, vulnerability, comedy, and friendship...all in one video.
Huge shout out to Floris and Jimmy for what they did!
Yes, Floris and Jimmy are great! Friends we can be proud of.
Yes he does the best race recaps.
Better than any other pro or amateur vlogger
"I can, I will!!!" I'm going to remember that for my next race! Fantastic performance mate, and brilliant video!
The “I can I will” whisper part made me laugh 😂 great race Kofuzi!
You have given this 49 year old, soon to be 50 year old hope. Congrats Mike.
“Marathon math” at mile 22 is so damn hard. It’s like calculus, but WAY harder.
FANTASTIC! Seriously man what an effort. Congrats, this is something to be celebrated for sure. To Jimmy and Flores for pushing you and being there for you at the end. You guys are amazing. One of the more inspiring things I've seen in a while.
Thank you for all the inspiration!
November 2021 LA Marathon: 5hrs 45minutes
March 2022 LA Marathon: 4hrs 40minutes
Signing up for next year’s LA Marathon and want to break 4 hours 😅🙏🏾
Congrats on your PR Mike! Thank you for sharing your inspirational journey! Much respect to Floris and Jimmy for prodding the “donkey” for the last 3 miles.
they certainly had to work. I was definitely non-compliant
Congratulations Michael! …and welcome to the 3hr-even-plus-change crew. I feel It’s a team of mixed feelings right? My last Marathon was 3:00:14, though I feel proud I PR’d, I’m struggling of “what if I…”? I know we all itching to leave this group. One day it will happen! Man how I wished Floris and Coach was with me on my last miles! Your last miles were really inspiring to see! Again Congratulations!🎉 👊👍
This was awesome! Well done!!!!
Amazing... Thank you
Thanks, well done, that was brilliant.
Fantastic recap !
That was simply awesome. Congratulations!
Congratulations! Amazing effort!
Great recap. Candid
Great recap!
Great effort Mike!
what an incredible story, what a race! totally loved this race recap! :)
Thank you for an awesome recap video!!! Amazing effort and race you ran 🙌👊💯
Awesome recap, watched your chasing video a few times now :)
Awesome job! Congratulations Mike!
Very inspiring video!
Thank You Mike for the great video. Inspirational! Onwards and upwards to the next challenge!
Glad to hear your positive reflection and outlook. Great job!
Amazing job man!!
congratulations!! way to grind it out. great job, be proud!!
Spectacular effort and recap
Great run and great video! These are my favorite kinds of running videos. Can't get enough of them.
Great content, INSPIRED! Congrats Sir!
Inspiring, Mike! Congrats on such a great race and effort!
Great recap; informative with an interesting critique of both course and yourself. Well done!
Loved the recap, and the honesty in it, absolutely amazing and inspiring, huge congratulations on the new pb, thanks for sharing 🙌👍🎉🥇
Thanks for your race review, it s a great motivation as I have the same marathon goal 👍
Awesome race Mike... Really pushed through and had a damn good time!
What a great run and what an honest recap that I can relate to.
Thank you for sharing and bringing us on your journey of chasing 3.
Awesome race! Awesome support! Awesome attitude! Way to go, Mike!
Great race recap! Thanks for sharing. Congrats on your new PR Michael!
Awesome Mike congrats!
AMAZING BRO. CONGRATS
Good shit ko. Very inspiring.
This video was awesome!
Great story, very entertaining to listen to 👍 and congrats to a great accomplishment 🙌
Incredible effort at such challenging course. So so fast! Hard work does pay off! Congrats again, Mike!
This was such an amazing recap! Truly in awe of the detail you shared. Loved seeing some of but he behind the scenes of the morning before.
Great performance! Congratulations!
i love the honesty you always share on your videos.
Very inspiring.
Keep it up!
Great run, Mike.
Amazing job Mike! You gave it all you had and were rewarded with a tremendous PR. Super pumped for you!
Mike, what an inspiring marathon success story. Grats on the great run!
Congratulations! That’s amazing. And I love that shirt!
Congrats Michael! Impressive marathon, you should indeed be proud. Time to enjoy now.
Just in time to watch with my morning coffee. Beautiful!
Pure Kofuzi comedic GOLD! Loved this recap. Jimmy and Floris are superstars!
Gotta love that weather.
Congratulations!
So inspirational watching you guys work . As definitely helped me with my own running journey 👍💋
Great breakdown of the inner monologue that goes on during a race. Congrats on the PR!
Fantastic job Kofuzi! Great recap too. Loved the camaraderie with Jimmy and Floris - that's what it's really all about. :)
Congratulations! Yes, YOU CAN, YOU WILL!
Great race! Left it all on the course, all you can ask for!
this is inspiring.. you never gave up..i won't give up.. thank you 🙏
This was awesome ! Good job mike! 👍🏽😊 God bless !
Congrats Mike, thx
I've watched a few of your race recaps. This was amazing. I felt I was running with you! Congrats on your result!
You did great! Thanks for one of the most honest post-race assessments in CZcams history. And yes you’ll keep getting faster!
GREAT result man you must be proud and now start working for a better result in the future!
Your being forward about the whole story you shared makes the video so enjoyable!
What an amazing run! This video is serving as my pep talk ahead of the marathon I’ll be running soon. Gonna keep all of it in mind actually because I love how you overcame all of that during the last 5k
Congrats!! I’m running the B2Q marathon next month and you have given me added motivation. Awesome!!! Great job!!
This Recap is marathon tantrum gold. Absolute truly love it.
Really encapsulates the roller coaster of emotions that occur during a marathon. Great video, maybe your best ever.
Just a fantastic effort for both challenge and support.
Good video Kofuzi, good points and great to see your progression. Its great to follow the journey to the sub3, I'm on the same mission.
Loved the video. So awesome. Running mates sure helped end. What a furious battle to the end. All goes to show the race really starts at mile 20.
Great race!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS! Classic. Enjoyed this a lot.
Great work Ko!
Great run on a tough course!
Thanks for this video! It seems so gritty and real. This is just what I need as I struggle with overuse muscular injuries getting ready for Boston.
@kofuzi the LA MARATHON VLOGS MADE ME CRY! i can see how much you wanna get that sub 3! The emotions was pure! And runners would feel that too by just watching it! I remember doing my first marathon the last 5k was the hardest but it was all about the mindset! You had that plus the help of Coach Jimmy and Floris! They are amazing too! Your LA MARATHON VLOG just gave me an extra boost of motivation to train harder for my Calgary Marathon this May!
Kudos to you for your accomplishment and your incredible honesty! You summed up this particular course experience very nicely. I hope the race organizers see it and make adjustments you suggested.
Great recap! The way you described everything I could almost feel like I was there. You're quick becoming my favorite running CZcamsr Kofuzi!
Great video. I have ran that race before and missed it this year. You motivated me to get back to it! Thx
I enjoyed your race video, but I really enjoyed this. So honest and you can tell just how much effort you were putting in those last few miles. Sounds like you were let down a little by tech and that brutal gradual incline at the later stage of the race. Just awesome man 👏👏
Awesome Mike! I saw this footage on Floris' channel first, but it is good to hear your story.
...best commentary ever...wished i had met u in la, well done from houston.
Congrats again Ko. Great marathon finish, it’s all mind games those last 3 miles. For me I was just running looking for that 4 hrs pacer to not catch me 🤣😂🤣😂.
Great Job Mike! Keep it up! You'll get the sub 3 soon!
Great video, I can relate to everything you said about mile 20 and seeing the the other runners passing the 25mile mark. That felt like the longest turn around. Congratulations marathoner. 💨🏁
Huge congrats Mike - what a brilliant run and a great recap of the race itself. Got a 3.02 in the Barcelona marathon a few months back and will aim for a sub-3 soon - this vid has given me inspiration to strive for that elusive goal!!
Cranky Kofuzi warms the cockles of my heart. Congratulations again!
Stoked for you man! Putting it all out there. Chipping away. Might seem impossible at times, but give yourself time to recoup physically and mentally and it will happen!
Awesome race, Mike!!!! You will break 3 in the upcoming Chicago marathon for sure!!!!
Congratulations. You did very well. You should be proud.
This is really amazing and inspiring Mike! Thought this was a mind game especially the last couple of miles in your race struggling whether you can hit your goal! Whispering “I can, I will” did really help and this gonna be in my book for whatever I need to pursue for in the near future. Congratulations again 👏🤘👍💪🏼!!
AMAZING recap, Ko. Didn’t feel like 30 min, I was sad when it was over! Sounds like this marathon really tested you at a level you’ve never been tested and now that you’ve made it through that dark place with the help of Floris and Jimmy you can continue to push the limits!
Congratulations mike!
Next marathon would be a sure sub 3hr. 💪🔥 Amazing performance! 👊🥳
great recap dude! just found your channel after running it myself (1st marathon ever) and I can vouch the last 6 miles were brutal 😅. my hammys & quads were giving up and forced me to walk parts of it but overall satisfied (4:36 finish) with my race knowing it's off my bucket list. good luck with your next race!
Big congrats! Very inspiring and empathetic race re-cap. Training for Stockholm marathon myself. Thanks for all tips and tricks preparing for the race including the choice of clothing. On a flat course I believe 100% you will reach sub 3 hrs!
Hi! I just found your channel as I was searching for LA Marathon videos and this one came up! I've been poking around (came back here to leave my first comment) your other videos and am SO stoked i found your channel! Thanks for all the rad content - i look forward to catching up on the old and following along as you continue your running journey. already a fan!