I ran my Last marathon reaching flow state many times. Sometimes, during the race, i felt a very intense sense of plenitude and a great feeling to be alive and thinking What a great chance to have enough health to do such a thing. Now, i am planning to go deeper on the FS studies associated with running activity mainly. Thanks for sharing and regards from Brazil.
Definitely find I get into flow state in tempo runs when I'm in that comfortably hard zone so the skill/challenge explanation makes sense! I love the trigger word idea I'm going to use that next time.
Yes I’m the same, tempo is when I get in to it the most. And I’m so so lucky that almost every race day I’m in flow state. Mostly luck but I’m backwards engineering how the hell it happens 😂
This is me again since I started again last few weeks after the bad 2020 with the knee, yesterday I had such a smile finishing my run felt amazing such a high, felt like I could go and go. Great stuff
Wow I had no idea this was a thing! The other day I was running on a very steep hill up in the snowy mountain and my body desperately wanted me to stop but I kept thinking “wings on my feet” and it really helped me push through! I thought this was a stupid thing I only did but I’m glad to hear it’s something common! Another thing that motivates me is certain phrases from ultra marathoner “Yiannis Kouros” that I have saved on my phone and play them on my air pods when I struggle while running! It literally gives me shivers and I can push harder when I feel like I can’t! Great content as always!
For sure going to use those tips, I must say I have never ran with music due to fear that it will make me unable to hear passers by like cyclers, cars etc. On the recovery note, went on my first run since 2 weeks yesterday with a 3.5 km in 18.15, although the time didn't bother me at all because I was so happy to run again.
I'm a recent new subscriber and have been catching up on your shows. I particularly liked this one because I have a mindfulness practice and absolutely love the idea of combining my mindfulness practice with my running. I love your channel!
Great video Ben, so interesting. Lots of this is me on a run. Positive or negative thoughts before you start and on my run gives me a good or big slog of a run. Like you I'm constantly telling myself to relax my hands and arms and have better position. And also like Mary I'm telling myself about posture and straighten my back, lucky I'm not talking out loud😂😂😂
So good, Ben! Thanks again. Sometime ago I felt I needed to stop listening to music while training and it has been very beneficial in building mental toughness and stamina. Now I only reserve my ear buds for the ultimate lows when racing long distance.
Ooo really interesting! I didn’t know about flow state. I think I have found it more often trail or fell running. Especially the point in the run when you’ve warmed up, done most of the climbing and are just ridge running and descending.
@@ThisMessyHappy The main character gets into a flow state playing piano. Additionally other characters do it through meditation and it involves the soul going to a special place.
Thanks Ben I noticed I tension my left hand when the pace picks up really strange and Im trying to stop it. I also picked up a leg strain in Nov after picking up the volume and wondered if the two were linked at all.
No secrets really. It’s about consistency of training without over reaching and then having a plan for the actual run (which is in a few hours). One thing I’m good at is pacing myself so I’m going in with that mindset 💪🏻
Accessing FS is not difficult (for me). I discovered it 3 years ago. I'm wondering what it might tell us about our running DNA?...and how it might lead us for more effective individual training pathways? What say you??
That’s an interesting question in itself! No doubt it’s easier for some to get in to than others but, if you take me for example, it’s nothing I have consciously done so I’m a product of the environment in that sense but I think it’s a positive that if we all trained it we could access it even more often! So we’re all at a different starting point (like with our physical attributes) but we can all train it 💪🏻
With me, I can set FS. up every day to the point it floats up feelings of guilt. Cascades of unsolicited thoughts that answer business, or personal "issues". I've Trade Marked 3. I know, it sounds crazy!, Maybe I need to train at a 200mpw to test my FS limits, but not likely at 61years old.
You need to run Melissa’s in Banff 🇨🇦 Don’t forget you’re bear spray but you can grab a Tim Hortons a large box of Tim Bits or grab a bear claw to carb load
Mary’s smile is everything!!
You’re a legend ben,seriously!!
You bring so much value to the running community
Lot’s of love from India
Wow thanks so much, buddy. That’s so nice of you to say. I’m glad I can help in some small way 😊
I'm really enjoying the realness of your channel. I'm an *absolute beginner but still feel included
Thanks so much, Kathleen 😊 that’s really kind. Thanks for being part of the community 😊
You are a true gem to the running community Ben! Much love from the South West :)
Wow thanks Reggie! I don’t know about that but I’m happy to be able to do my bit 😊
I ran my Last marathon reaching flow state many times. Sometimes, during the race, i felt a very intense sense of plenitude and a great feeling to be alive and thinking What a great chance to have enough health to do such a thing. Now, i am planning to go deeper on the FS studies associated with running activity mainly.
Thanks for sharing and regards from Brazil.
Definitely find I get into flow state in tempo runs when I'm in that comfortably hard zone so the skill/challenge explanation makes sense! I love the trigger word idea I'm going to use that next time.
Yes I’m the same, tempo is when I get in to it the most. And I’m so so lucky that almost every race day I’m in flow state. Mostly luck but I’m backwards engineering how the hell it happens 😂
Great video as always. Flowstate Fartlek could be a game changer for me. My trigger word is the F-word (form!) HNY Ben and Mary 🎉
Awesome Kris! I really hope it can help in some way. Thanks so much for the kind words 😊
Great video. Find my self critic is my biggest obstacle. Thanks for advice
I think it’s probably most people’s biggest obstacle to be honest. Even pro’s. at least we’re all working on it 💪🏻
This is me again since I started again last few weeks after the bad 2020 with the knee, yesterday I had such a smile finishing my run felt amazing such a high, felt like I could go and go. Great stuff
Yes James!!! So glad to see you back. Missed you, buddy 😊
this video is so well designed and made :D
Wow I had no idea this was a thing! The other day I was running on a very steep hill up in the snowy mountain and my body desperately wanted me to stop but I kept thinking “wings on my feet” and it really helped me push through! I thought this was a stupid thing I only did but I’m glad to hear it’s something common! Another thing that motivates me is certain phrases from ultra marathoner “Yiannis Kouros” that I have saved on my phone and play them on my air pods when I struggle while running! It literally gives me shivers and I can push harder when I feel like I can’t! Great content as always!
That’s the stuff! You’re as mad as all of us 😂 but it’s great to have motivation and a trigger word 💪🏻😊
Great video. Flow state is closely tied to mindfulness, and I think you pretty much got this right.
Thanks Lawton. I appreciate that 😊
For sure going to use those tips, I must say I have never ran with music due to fear that it will make me unable to hear passers by like cyclers, cars etc. On the recovery note, went on my first run since 2 weeks yesterday with a 3.5 km in 18.15, although the time didn't bother me at all because I was so happy to run again.
Ahh that’s good to read. I’m glad you’re back out there. Just take it easy 😊👍🏻
Cyclers 🤣 nice word!
I'm a recent new subscriber and have been catching up on your shows. I particularly liked this one because I have a mindfulness practice and absolutely love the idea of combining my mindfulness practice with my running. I love your channel!
Great video Ben, so interesting. Lots of this is me on a run. Positive or negative thoughts before you start and on my run gives me a good or big slog of a run. Like you I'm constantly telling myself to relax my hands and arms and have better position. And also like Mary I'm telling myself about posture and straighten my back, lucky I'm not talking out loud😂😂😂
Ha ha yes best not talk out loud or people would have you committed 😂 I think the acknowledging thoughts is huge. Then sending them packing 🤜
This is hard but I do hard things, absolutely love this message, thanks so much for sharing, your videos are really inspiring ❤
Thank you for the useful tips and positivity. Happy New Year from the states! High five to Mary!
Thanks Kristy 😊 Happy New Year to you too 🤟🏼
Another great video. By March I reckon you will have 30,000 subs!
Woahhhh that would be coco-bananas but I’d take it!! 😂 thanks Luke. I appreciate the kind words 👍🏻😊
So good, Ben! Thanks again. Sometime ago I felt I needed to stop listening to music while training and it has been very beneficial in building mental toughness and stamina. Now I only reserve my ear buds for the ultimate lows when racing long distance.
Absolutely the same. I used to listen to music but I’m so much happier now I don’t. I reserve it for the dark times 😂
Ooo really interesting! I didn’t know about flow state. I think I have found it more often trail or fell running. Especially the point in the run when you’ve warmed up, done most of the climbing and are just ridge running and descending.
That sounds about right! When you’re in the moment in nature 😊
Often found my best runs have been when my headphones 🎧 were flat (once over the initial anger), running with out 🎧 is great, especially on trails.
Definitely. I used to listen to mucus but I can’t remember the last time I did. I prefer without now. Funny old world 😂
@@ThisMessyHappy yup. Don’t want “mucus”‘either ! 😂 👍
@@ThisMessyHappy Great vid, really well edited and put together.
😂😂 why would it autocorrect to that ha ha I literally never use that word 🤦🏻♂️
Another great video. Keep em coming please. HNY 🥳🙌🏻
Nice one, John! I will do 🤟🏼😊
Loving the intro quality. Also good to know how to increase my frequency of flow state
Thanks Michael. You’re a good man 🤟🏼😊 yeah, the intro is my focus now as that’s what grabs you in 😂
Excellent video Ben - really well done 👍
Thanks Richard. That’s appreciated as always 👍🏻
Great video and Happy New year
Thanks Yiannis. Happy New Year to you too, buddy 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy Thanks buddy
Good stuff. It made me think of the new Disney movie, Soul.
Ooooh interesting! I haven’t watched it yet but it’s on my hit list. What’s the comparison? 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy The main character gets into a flow state playing piano. Additionally other characters do it through meditation and it involves the soul going to a special place.
Happy New Year one and all.
Happy New Year to you too, Ian 😊
Thanks Ben
I noticed I tension my left hand when the pace picks up really strange and Im trying to stop it.
I also picked up a leg strain in Nov after picking up the volume and wondered if the two were linked at all.
It could well be linked! My hip injury was because of my silly hand!! Worth looking in to 🤔
I am interested in your 5k sub 18 approach. My PR is 18:09 and I am trying to figure out how to cut 10 seconds.
No secrets really. It’s about consistency of training without over reaching and then having a plan for the actual run (which is in a few hours). One thing I’m good at is pacing myself so I’m going in with that mindset 💪🏻
Accessing FS is not difficult (for me). I discovered it 3 years ago. I'm wondering what it might tell us about our running DNA?...and how it might lead us for more effective individual training pathways?
What say you??
That’s an interesting question in itself! No doubt it’s easier for some to get in to than others but, if you take me for example, it’s nothing I have consciously done so I’m a product of the environment in that sense but I think it’s a positive that if we all trained it we could access it even more often! So we’re all at a different starting point (like with our physical attributes) but we can all train it 💪🏻
With me, I can set FS. up every day to the point it floats up feelings of guilt. Cascades of unsolicited thoughts that answer business, or personal "issues". I've Trade Marked 3. I know, it sounds crazy!,
Maybe I need to train at a 200mpw to test my FS limits, but not likely at 61years old.
Sir best runing app??
Great question! Not sure. Strava maybe?
You need to run Melissa’s in Banff 🇨🇦 Don’t forget you’re bear spray but you can grab a Tim Hortons a large box of Tim Bits or grab a bear claw to carb load
Yeah I remember you saying about that before. Deffo on the list but it may need to be a few years down the line after our little Asian experience 😳😂
Your strava?
Ben bridges I think 🤔
Great video.! Thanks for the awesome tips and positivity. C Wilson Meloncelli Channel also talks about flow state. Come check him out!
Thanks buddy 😊
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