Excellent video! Your advice seems spot on. And on a personal note, I also appreciate your delivery, which is blessedly quiet after all the hyperactive "HEYWHATSUPY'ALL!!" style of so many YT channels. Keep up the good work!
STRENGTH TRAINING!!!!! Gosh I’m absolutely shocked that any runner would still neglect it with all the science now available!!! I also make sure to do 1 or 2 yoga/ Body Balance sessions per week with lots of barefoot balance exercises … truly underrated in the running world!!!
That's one problem I don't have - I live in the Highlands. Cudos to those of you who train for hilly ultras without hills! And I second the comment about your calm delivery. I appreciate not having my ears assaulted!
Thanks for the advice! I live in the middle of the netherlands and just want to hike some high mountains. This training will help in achieving my goal next year, i hope :)
Great video thanks Chris. The slant wedges sound a good investment when preparing for a mountain race. That is a good point about protecting the knees.
I wish I had watched this 3 months ago! I blew my quads on UTS 25k a couple of weeks ago running the steep downhill, but that was a training run for the Cateran Yomp I'm hoping to run in 2 weeks time. My lesson from UTS - take my time on the downhill sections! I'll be doing this afterwards so my future ones aren't nightmare quad burners!
What a great video! some great tips in there Chris! I live in the Fenlands in East Cambridgeshire so I don't think it gets ANY flatter in the UK than here!!!
Nice video Chris! Really appreciate it! What is the type of tempo workout you do on the stair climbers and treadmill? I am training for the 50k Snowdonia from London...
Such a great video with some really good tips, which I’m going to incorporate into my training 😊Also, agreed with the previous comment re your style and delivery 😊
I have two sets, one at work and one at home. One I got from here: slantboard.co.uk/collections/all-products/products/adjustable-single-slants ... but my cheaper ones off Amazon are exactly the same. But yes, they're a tool every runner should have!
It's a 10-15 min easy warm-up, then 2 x 15-min blocks at the top of zone 3, wit a 3-min easy recovery between each block, and then a cool-down (sometimes I do the cool-down on a flat treadmill if my legs are gassed 😂)
Excellent video! Your advice seems spot on. And on a personal note, I also appreciate your delivery, which is blessedly quiet after all the hyperactive "HEYWHATSUPY'ALL!!" style of so many YT channels. Keep up the good work!
This is very kind of you to say, thanks so much. I often feel like I should have more 'HEYWHATSUPY'ALL' energy, but I'll just keep being me 🤔😂
I agree!
STRENGTH TRAINING!!!!! Gosh I’m absolutely shocked that any runner would still neglect it with all the science now available!!! I also make sure to do 1 or 2 yoga/ Body Balance sessions per week with lots of barefoot balance exercises … truly underrated in the running world!!!
That's one problem I don't have - I live in the Highlands. Cudos to those of you who train for hilly ultras without hills! And I second the comment about your calm delivery. I appreciate not having my ears assaulted!
I think the Poliquin step will still be good for you to add that extra stability. Let me know how it goes 😊🙏
@@ChrisBranch OK...I'll get myself some wedges 👍
Great advice - I’ve not heard of slant wedges and will definitely get some now!
They're so handy! Great for deep squats and calf stretches too 😊🙏
Great video! Running actually looks fun the way you sell it 😆
Hey Tammi! Great to hear from you! And running IS fun 😂 ... but so is rolling, so I hope you're doing well on the mats 👊🙏
Thanks for the advice! I live in the middle of the netherlands and just want to hike some high mountains. This training will help in achieving my goal next year, i hope :)
Best of luck with your training ☺️🙏
So happy I found your channel, my knees agree too!
Thanks so much 😊🙏
Really useful advice. And presented in a very pleasing way. Thanks 🙏
Thank you so much, I appreciate that 🙏😊
Great video thanks Chris. The slant wedges sound a good investment when preparing for a mountain race. That is a good point about protecting the knees.
They're great! Really help the knees feel strong :)
Excellent video Chris. Love the creativity on this one.
Thank you, Simon, I really appreciate that 😊🙏
I wish I had watched this 3 months ago! I blew my quads on UTS 25k a couple of weeks ago running the steep downhill, but that was a training run for the Cateran Yomp I'm hoping to run in 2 weeks time. My lesson from UTS - take my time on the downhill sections! I'll be doing this afterwards so my future ones aren't nightmare quad burners!
I learned this lesson the hard way too! 😂
Very good tips!
I'm glad it helped ☺️🙏
What a great video! some great tips in there Chris! I live in the Fenlands in East Cambridgeshire so I don't think it gets ANY flatter in the UK than here!!!
Thanks so much, Phil! I hope your training is going well 😊
Nice video Chris! Really appreciate it! What is the type of tempo workout you do on the stair climbers and treadmill? I am training for the 50k Snowdonia from London...
Thanks so much! I do a 10-minute warm-up in Z2, then I do 2 x 15-min in high Z3 (~157 HR for me) with a 3-min easy between, then a 10-min cool-down.
Nice video 😊 this gives some more information than the short clip! I could've listened a while longer though 😉
Thanks Philip! I'll be making more on this topic for sure 😊🙏
Such a great video with some really good tips, which I’m going to incorporate into my training 😊Also, agreed with the previous comment re your style and delivery 😊
Thanks so much, I appreciate that and I'm so pleased it helped 😊🙏
Hey Chris, which slant wedges have you got? Seems like a great tool to have!
I have two sets, one at work and one at home. One I got from here: slantboard.co.uk/collections/all-products/products/adjustable-single-slants ... but my cheaper ones off Amazon are exactly the same.
But yes, they're a tool every runner should have!
Thanks so much @@ChrisBranch
What tempo work out do you do on treadmills and steppers?
It's a 10-15 min easy warm-up, then 2 x 15-min blocks at the top of zone 3, wit a 3-min easy recovery between each block, and then a cool-down (sometimes I do the cool-down on a flat treadmill if my legs are gassed 😂)
@@ChrisBranch Excellent thank you. I've taken your training plan and rejigged it to my lifestyle. Really loving the zone 2 training at the minute.
Every time I drive past that hill I want to run up it 😂
Haha are you in Chelmsford too?!
@@ChrisBranch yes mate💪🏼 the first video I saw of yours I kept thinking I swear that underpass looked familiar
@@liamtulit6255 haha that's hilarious! Say hi if you see me out running 👊
Question, do you narrate meditation apps as a side hustle? Your voice, tone and delivery sound just like a meditation app narrator
Haha you're not the first to say that! I have done a lot of meditation, so maybe it's rubbed off on me 🤷♂️😂