5k Head to Head Race | Can You Get Faster In 8 Weeks?
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- 8 weeks ago Alice and Sarah were pretty evenly matched over 5k, running 21:53 versus 22:06. Since then they’ve followed the exact same training plan for 8 weeks to answer the question: if two people follow the same training plan, will they improve by the same amount? At the end of this video we finally get the answer to this question when they take on an intense final 5k time trial.
↓↓ The time reveal at the end is mad! Who do you think will be faster? Comment below! ↓↓
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00:00 Pre race nerves
04:38 The 5k time trial
08:50 The results!
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Please have Alice back! She’s lovely and clearly works hard. Well done to Sarah and to Alice! What a massive improvement for both of you!!
Just came here to comment the same thing!! Awesome work, Alice and Sarah!!
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And here I am still trying for a sub30 5k 😭 Both of you did so well!
Massive well done to both of you! I had just about convinced myself to skip my run today, but now I'm going to get out and get it done.
Fantastic work ladies, you are both an inspiration. After retiring early almost 3 yrs ago I decided to get fit again. On May 16th I started walking as I wasn't fit enough to run and suffering with pain in my right hip. I bought a running watch and to my horror I realised I had been averaging less than 800 steps a day. Although not yet pain free I have been able to walk more than 5k twice this week. I will be walking my first Parkrun next Saturday with my Daughter with a goal to be able to run 5k by Aug 6th.
I had predicted Alice would win. I've been running Parkrun since August 2021 and would love to win a new pair of running shoes.
Best of luck👍
Good for you on all fronts - you’re doing awesome! Keep up the incredible work, just think what you’ll be able to achieve this time next year! Be safe friend 💚🌻
@@jassaljs Thank you.
@@pepperminttea2460 Thank you.
What an effort ladies that's some incredible times! My current 5k goal is just to hit below 30mins, I'm only a few months into this whole running journey and loving it all. Thanks for all the great inspo guys!
...And those shoes 😍
Great job, Alice and Sarah!!! The 5k 20 minutes mark must be an amazing feeling... Congrats!!!!👏👏
We’ll done ladies! This is making it easier to sit here on a Saturday morning and accept this as a well deserved and needed recovery day.
Your times and improvements are remarkable and I’m sure that even more so are the great feelings of striding along faster and stronger.
Thank you for the encouragement.
This has inspired me so much to focus on my own 5k goals and motivated me!!
Loved seeing the progression that both of you made!
I watched the RC video when you started your training for this 5k & have been waiting for this to see what is possible in just 8 week of training. Hats off to both of you for a fantastic achievement.
Both of you flew! I ran a timed road 5K for my birthday 6 weeks ago, went all out and got a 21:37. You have to be proud of your times. That's amazing!
This was an excellent series to watch, the paces just fit my fitness level perfectly. Thank you for your efforts.
Awesome! I had empathy nervousness for each of you. It was great that there were folks around the track to cheer and support you on the run. Well done. Chapeau!
I think you chose the right for this challenge :)
Thank You for the update and congrats to both of yall.
All of the best guys !
I was so excited for the release of this video - I love watching you ladies improve! ❤️
Great running ladies. You've both inspired me to get back onto a training plan to improve my speed.
Congratulations to the both of you! I love that you not only talk about your training drills but also how you have developed your mental strength throughout the 8 weeks. Would be interested in seeing a 10k video challenge next!
Well done - you are both winners as my wife said when we watched this conclusion together. She’s well on her way with her Couch 2 5K and we both watch the Running Channel together for inspiration coaching and of course entertainment. Keep up the good work!
Such a great video and series! I usually prefer longer and slower runs, but this one's getting me hungry for speedwork. I'll give one of your training plans a go this summer for sure!
Great effort by both of you over the 8 weeks of training. Has certainly inspired me to work on my shorter distances.
Great improvements over 8 weeks! 🎉🎊🏅 Would love to see you both go for a mile PB next!
Great idea Steve!
Well done to you both, you should both be so proud of this achievement!
Great work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congrats girls you both are really inspiring! I went into 2022 wanting to finally get a sub 30 which I achieved back in Feb & my current PB is 27:09! 🥰 I am now after a sub 25 xx
I’ve been waiting for this for so long and I am so excited!
Feels like such a long time waiting for this video. Excited to sit down and watch the results. 😊
Thank you for sharing the journey! Congrats on both of your big improvements!
I was Team Sarah from the go. Well done Alice. Sarah well done to you too. Can we have a video on the training drills you did? 👍👍🏃♀🏃♀
I think this has been my favorite series on the channel!! I couldn’t wait to see the results at the end!
Absolutely brilliant, really enjoyed watching both of you progress through this 👍🏻
Well done!! That's an amazing achievement in just 8 weeks. I'm looking forward to seeing what the next challenge will be!
Amazing job guys! Just wanted to comment how much I love your editing and music work and the talking you guys do (coming from a blind runner) because it keeps all the suspense and I can keep up with the videos always! Great job guys! Very proud of you
Amazing work both of you - such massive improvement in a short space of time! Has certainly got me thinking I should probably be less scared of speedwork...
I’m half way through Couch to 5K so this is great motivation to keep up the progress!
Love the Couch to 5k program. They also have an app if you didn’t know! Good luck!
so glad for both of you. 🎉
and thanks for telling us what you are thinking as you run, it’s good to know that we all have to handle our thoughts and keep on track as we go.
love that you guys do these challenges ❤.
LOVE this video. Can’t wait to see the results at the end. (And shoes? Yes please!)
Huge well done to you both.
So excited to see both of your final times.
Love the commitment you showed to this throughout!
Wow! that was awesome! I was rooting for both of you!! I'm a beginner but what an inspiration! Thank you ... would feel great to win but may the best one needing them win :)
Well done to you both, loved following this series. Sarah put it so eloquently when she spoke about one of the highs of training is being in competition with yourself; pushing your limits and feeling content that you can still achieve more in time to come.
Omg I’ve been waiting for this, I’m so excited!!
Loved this challenge, well done both! Looks like a busy track that evening so kudos on navigating the traffic too :)
Impressed by your improvements and all the hard work that went into it. It's not easy to keep that focus for almost two months 👏🏻
Well done to both you ladies. You guys really worked hard and the efforts showed. I’m training towards my first marathon in October and this channel played a large part in inspiring me to tackle that distance. After the marathon I’ll definitely be working towards a faster 5k. Keep up the great work 😊
I've loved following this challenge. When you first start running it's pbs every week but as time goes on we all inevitably plato, so this was so inspiring to watch. I couldn't wait for the video to be uploaded!! Well done to Sarah and Alice. U both smashed it 👊🏼
Incredible series to watch! Massive well done to you both!
I was Team Sarah from the start and predicted a minute off her time. Great work on setting new PBs 👏
Well done ladies! This is why TRC is so awesome. So inspiring to see the improvements.
Wow fantastic effort from both of you, well done!
Well done both of you!! Not sure I'll ever manage to be that speedy, but you've definitely inspired me to out more effort into those interval sessions
Great effort. Sub 20 is a tough nut to crack and seeing Sarah go from strength to strength is great. Well done!
Have been waiting for this video, so great! And so motivating as well 👏
Well done to you both! Was very much looking forward to this video
Both of you had incredible results and are very motivating. Congratulations!!!
Well done to both of you! Love how Sarah commented on not forgetting the larger picture, the improvement you make over the course of time even when in the small picture you don't always see it.
Well done both of you! Such an amazing improvement to both of your times! Just to take 1 second off of a PB feels like a massive achievement to me! Loving the shoes as well 😍
You have both proven the truth in "want results; train harder"
Well done ladies. 💪
Cheers! You did it! That was fun to watch.
Massive well done to you both and great to see how much you enjoyed the training too! Makes me want to tackle my 5k PB now!
Great job! I've been waiting for this me and my friends have a wager!
So well done ladies!!! Regardless of the result (which was incredible for you both!), you put the time in, put yourselves out of your comfort zone & worked hard!! You should be so proud of yourselves!!!
This was an awesome series, I really hope you do more like it! As a side note, I'm a couple of weeks behind, but I tried to follow in Alice and Sarah's footsteps and trained for 5k too. My first park run 5 weeks ago today, I ran it in 23:34. Today I ran the same parkrun in 21:27. Thank you for the inspiration!
Good job!
Nice job and fantastic improvement in race time! Keep up the great work!
Well done, loved watching this! I’m thinking about chasing my 5km PB from three years ago now, will be tough but this shows what can be done with a focus over a few weeks.
Great results ladies. Improvement in 8 short weeks is awesome.
Great job both of you, that was wonderful!!
You guys are amazing! When we become older, then we realise the important of health and fitness.. Keep up the good work.
Was such a cool series to follow. Well done ladies! Big inspiration!
Awesome work ladies, keep on pushing the boundaries
Ooh been waiting for this video for a long time! Good luck ladies! 💪🏽🏃🏽♀️
Well done both, fantastic progress. That's a huge chunk of time gained. I wanted you both to 'win' and this result feels like a win-win.
Well done both, really enjoyed this series.
Wow, massive improvements, that’s amazing! Well done both!
Well done! It’s very motivating to see how your hard work pays off.
That's so amazing! Congratulations to the both of you!!
Congrats to you both, and way to knock almost two minutes (!!) off your time, Alice! I love that other people were at the track and cheering you on 🏃🏻♀
Well done! This series has been so inspiring and makes me think that maybe even I could one day get a little bit faster!
You girls did incredibly - so proud of you! I must admit I got a little bit emotional when Sarah and Alice were taking us through what they were feeling, I think because we have all been there and it sort of allows you to give empathy to the runner. I’m currently training for a 10K PB after coming back from a half year out of running due to ITBS. I am so unbelievably happy to be training (safely) again. Thinking of this video and both you girls strength in this race will push me on my speed repeats tomorrow. Well done ladies
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Huge well done to both of you! I have loved watching this series. 🏃🏻♀️😃
Well done to the pair of you! Just starting running in January and half started my 12 week plan to my first half marathon race, ran a baseline trial last week at 1:55 so hopefully with a structured plan I can take some time off that. Love the videos keep up the good work!
That's a sub 4 marathon if you can keep that pace. That's where I'd love to be if I was training that distance.
Wow you are both so inspiring, going to take on board the comments about really giving your all in the speed training intervals for longer term payoff and that super easy for long runs is the way forward!!
Well done Sarah and Alice. Great to see that you both managed to get PB and supported each other through the whole process. Has been great to watch each step and hope to use some of the techniques to improve my times. 👍👍
Wow - impressive stuff! Congratulations to you both.👏👏👏
Huge congrats to you both! Slow runs are such a massive part of helping to improve speed - wish I'd listened to that advice earlier 😊
Super congrats ladies!! So inspirational to watch. A year ago my 5k Pb was 20:45 and I was working towards sub 20 min but I’ve been unwell since January with repeated chest infections and it all feels so far away to get back to that level. Watching you makes me inspired that I can happen for me again 💪
Well done guys!!! Its rlly paid off at the end!!!👏👏👏
Ah brilliant, well done both such great results! Enjoyed watching the challenge and I'm also currently working on my 5k time, you both inspired me 👏🏃♀️💯💥
Really nicely done. Running and breaking pbs always feels great!
Absolutely amazing accomplishment, wow! Be proud of yourselves and enjoy the moment :) I just started running this year and I'm not very fast, but today I got a PB at my parkrun which felt great (afterwards^^). The Running Channel helps me to stay motivated, so keep up the great work ♥
Shiny new trainers 😍 just about to watch the race... good luck ladies! Xx
Massive congrats ! Your channel really inspire me .. Thank you for everything
Good job! I love watching videos like these!
I am a 2 miler runner but occasionally I run 3k’s!
This was a great video series! Big respect to Alice and Sarah, huge gains in 8 weeks! It makes me want to keep in pursuing a sub 20min 5k!
Amazing! I really enjoyed watching this video series and would love to see Sarah and Alice tackle their 10k pace in the same way.
Wow! So good! It was awesome to see both of you improve.
Wonderful times for both you ! Well done !!!
Awesome stuff ladies. I've been hanging out to see how this turned out. Well done both!
Alice and Sarah are both good. Well done to both of them for following a training program. I know how it is, it’s tough to keep up. It’s so nice to see your times shaving off. This series has been fun to watch. Hope to see more content like this TRC!
Love challenges between you guys. The friendly banter is great 👍. Well done to you both 👏
Great job, both of you! Awesome improvements! 👏🎉
GO-GO-GO! Just can't wait for the next TT(Time trial)!
About to start the running channel 5km plan after my holiday in a couple of weeks and this has really inspired me!!
Well done both of you, this has inspired me to try and push for a better time :)
Well done to you both! Amazing work! Just started up running again and slowly increasing my distance to 5k so I can start running at parkruns :D