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  • čas přidán 17. 08. 2024
  • I had not been back to my birth state until now and it sure gave me a "warm" welcome, and oh man...WHAT A RACE. Had the race of my lifetime at the Grandma's Marathon so I went off yapping a little bit more in this recap. But the TLDR is: I finally did it and I'm happy.
    After the previous two "failed" marathon attempts, it just made this attempt that much sweeter and fueled me that more to become a better runner. Stacking the marathon training blocks back to back was definitely a challenge in itself, but I was able to get through it with my friends and family training along with me and cheering me on. They really believed in me and stuck with me to the end.
    No Gopro race video this time, and instead I sort of combined the recap and some race footage into this single video since race footage was limited (I really wanted to run well this time). But hopefully this video still did it's job in somewhat showing you guys how the course was as well as my experience with it. It started off so nice in the beginning of the race, but I realized it got pretty wet later on in the race.
    Hope you guys enjoy! Below are some video markers in case you're here for only certain sections.
    00:00 - Introduction
    00:58 - My Marathon Background
    03:24 - 2 Day Outs | Transportation and Accommodation
    06:08 - 1 Day Out | Shake Out, Expo, Food, and Race Gear
    13:33 - Race Day
    34:32 - Post-Race
    38:47 - Post-Race Reflections
    It's been wild, but so happy I got through with it. Running is amazing. On to the next running milestone!

Komentáře • 38

  • @danielmunk
    @danielmunk Před 28 dny +1

    You should have more subscribers. Keep going 👍

  • @niataniata
    @niataniata Před měsícem +6

    This should be the gold standard for all the race recaps. So happy for you Alvin! Thanks for taking us down the memory lane and I loved hearing about every detail leading up to the race, during the race and afterwards.

  • @mgd4155
    @mgd4155 Před 17 dny

    I really enjoyed watching this vid and hearing the wonderful insights you have shared. I’m watching this from Melbourne in Australia and preparing for my first marathon in October. Your comments and learnings have added to my knowledge build. Congratulations - an inspiring story!

  • @0malleys
    @0malleys Před měsícem +3

    Hey man congrats. I showed up in a lot of the late race clips (guy in the “Daddy’s Money” singlet) and finished 2:50:0x. Happy you had a better finish than I did!

  • @DennisTernet
    @DennisTernet Před měsícem +4

    Congrats on the sub-2:50 and great job on the recap video. You captured the feelings of many of us marathon runners so well. Especially liked hearing about bonding with others who are only running near you for portions of the race. After my Tokyo finish several people came up to me and spoke about how they had followed right behind me the whole race, as if we were buddies without having spoken a word yet.

  • @murraylynn7631
    @murraylynn7631 Před měsícem +1

    Well done Alvin!!

  • @Shteeeeeeeve
    @Shteeeeeeeve Před měsícem +1

    Youre a beast!

  • @manameisaaron
    @manameisaaron Před měsícem +2

    Soo TL;DR is miss a flight, inhale a bunch of spaghetti, and live like a college student again to Boston qualify? :D Great job homie, we all knew you had it in ya, and glad the marathon gods finally gave you an official result to show for all your strong diligence and effort. Looking forward to what the 100K brings :D

  • @michelledemayo9325
    @michelledemayo9325 Před měsícem +4

    Congratulations, Alvin!🎉 Such a great achievement. And I love how your brother is your biggest cheerleader!📣 Hoping he did well with the half.

  • @chrispeun
    @chrispeun Před měsícem +2

    Congrats on crushing your goal. Very impressive to see how much you have improved. Enjoy Boston it is a special experience.

  • @mattmtong
    @mattmtong Před měsícem +1

    nice storytelling -- I could feel some emotions welling up in me when you described the final spurt of the marathon 🥺. and good job making sure all the poops came out of you beforehand.
    may the running winds be with you in Boston and the 100K!

  • @sailorman2439
    @sailorman2439 Před měsícem +3

    Awesome race, Alvin. I was on the right side at 17:21 in the white singlet and neon Alphafly's. Wish I had known you were there. Could have paced with you.

  • @sleepyturtwig
    @sleepyturtwig Před měsícem +1

    Congrats Alvin, so proud of you. So many losses and BQ Attempts throughout this journey but now you have officially done the impossible. Have fun in Boston, now it's my turn, getting that BQ Attempt at CIM thus coming December 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @ThePsants
    @ThePsants Před měsícem +1

    Congrats Alvin! Great work and taking what you learned in the past to destroy Grandmas. You had the race marathoners dream of! Enjoy Boston!

  • @JoannaNoelle-se3sq
    @JoannaNoelle-se3sq Před měsícem +1

    Congratulations! Such an enjoyable video. I said let me watch 10 mins, then didn’t notice where the time went when the full video ended.

  • @Megan-en8vv
    @Megan-en8vv Před měsícem +1

    I recently discovered your channel, so happy for you with this amazing achievement! Looking forward to seeing where running takes you :)

  • @VangRVang
    @VangRVang Před měsícem +1

    Nice job brother! Congrats!🎉

  • @danielmunk
    @danielmunk Před měsícem +1

    Great video. Enjoyed it

  • @valledafne
    @valledafne Před měsícem +1

    Congrats 🎉🎊 So awesome!!! I love your recap, so amazing to be able to follow your amazing accomplishment! Wishing you a great Boston marathon!

  • @blahblahboar
    @blahblahboar Před měsícem +1

    congrats alvin!! Proud of you and you're an inspiration. Also just ran sub 2:50 for the first time :)

  • @AlbasDad242
    @AlbasDad242 Před měsícem +1

    Amazing job!

  • @jacincm215
    @jacincm215 Před měsícem +1

    Babe come quick, new Alvin Ma vid just dropped. Congrats!

  • @WorldT
    @WorldT Před měsícem +1

    congratulations and a really good marathon time for sure, I was running Grandmas as well this year as well, and yes it was very cold and wet at the end. During the race I found it perfect temperature at that time. thanks on sharing

  • @GrantHodges12
    @GrantHodges12 Před měsícem +1

    Congrats dude!

  • @masa23665
    @masa23665 Před měsícem +2

    Gongrats Alvin! Well planned and executed! Well done.
    Your videos are awesome btw

  • @darlanoz3788
    @darlanoz3788 Před měsícem +1

    Amazing! Huge congrats! 🎉 Great race recap too 💪 loving your videos 🔥

  • @user-ml6qs4zk8z
    @user-ml6qs4zk8z Před měsícem +1

    Congratulation. Look forward to your Boston Marathon video soon :)

  • @andrewfeher224
    @andrewfeher224 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome race and recap -- congrats on hitting your goals!

  • @AndrewCho730
    @AndrewCho730 Před měsícem +1

    congrats! great to see how you progress over the years. congrats again

  • @ColinBloodworth
    @ColinBloodworth Před měsícem +2

    Alvin!! Congratulations!! So happy for you, man!

  • @benjamincorneliusen
    @benjamincorneliusen Před měsícem +2

    These videos are awesome, man!! You’re a beast!

  • @LuisBecerra79
    @LuisBecerra79 Před měsícem +1

    Congrats Alvin!!! 🥳🥳🥳 great race 👍🏼

  • @NicoleAvery
    @NicoleAvery Před měsícem +1

    Congratulations Alvin, what a great run!

  • @user-hk6bh5nk6l
    @user-hk6bh5nk6l Před měsícem +1

    Congrats ! Proud 2:49 22 !

  • @rly1977
    @rly1977 Před měsícem +1

    wow!!! huge grats!! so awesome! So it sounds like you're going to do Boston? There is some chance I'm going to do Boston as well, maybe we could pace together. I would like to break 2:50 as well if conditions are good. Looking forward to seeing you again, it would be nice to catch up!

  • @samiyoqk
    @samiyoqk Před měsícem +1

  • @chrispeun
    @chrispeun Před měsícem +1

    Congrats on crushing your goal. Very impressive to see how much you have improved. Enjoy Boston it is a special experience.