How Hard is this Half Marathon? // Course preview & my experience // Monsal Trail
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- In today's video:
I set off to explore the Monsal Trail Half Marathon route, as I prepare for the race on 27th October 2024. Visiting the Bakewell area again stirs up some memories from my past, which I feel compelled to discuss along the way.
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You’re 100% right about looking after our health - the work we do now gives us the lifestyle we get in our 70s and 80s
Cheers mate. Totally agree. My main goal is to be strong and mobile in my later years, and have that quality of life. The other option doesn't bear thinking about...
Not a question but a statement… your kitchen is really nice 👍😁
Nice to hear a bit about your own past Mark. Those kind of memories will stay and be cherished forever. I still live in the area that I grew up in and my parents are in the same house. I visit most days (I’m their carer) and everywhere I look is like a blast into the past.
Thanks! :) My wife made most of the decisions when we got the kitchen upgraded so I'll let her know.
It is nice to be able to visit the area I grew up in so easily, as we didn't move too far, but the old place does change over time, so it's also a bit of a surprise sometimes, how much has changed. Glad to hear you get to see your parents regularly. That's a real blessing :)
That was a beautiful run! And a trip down memory lane. Keep up the training for your race target!
Hey Stephane. Thanks for that mate. Hope you're keeping well :)
Lots of memories on today's run, running can do that to you. I've a fond memory of a family holiday & when we visited Bakewell, my memory is of swans on the river & a visit to the Bakewell Tart shop 😀 The 1/2 marathon route looks straightforward & saying hello to folks is a must, especially if they're not expecting it 🏃♂
Yes, I was doing a fair bit of reminiscing on this one. Was a nice morning out, mostly alone with my thoughts, but for all the tourists, runners, walkers, and cyclists to say hello to :) I've got a video idea on my list, where I'd like to run from home, to the Bakewell Pudding shop (Tart if you prefer!), have a tart and then run home. It think it will be a marathon in total :)
Really enjoyed this one, what a beautiful trail to run on and the tunnels were very cool. I have run envy right now.
Hi Angela. Glad you liked this one. It is a nice place for a jog :) I'm looking forward to bombing through those tunnels at full speed on race day!
Thanks for taking us on a trip down memory lane Mark. Some stunnig views along that trail and the tunnels were wicked too. I am sure your race will be awesome. As for questions for your Q&A mines very simple.....coke or pepsi? 🤣👍
Cheers mate. I've put your question on the list :) Can't wait to see how fast I can run up and down that lovely old railway trail.
Well done mate, another great video as usual. The memories of lost family and friends are always so poignant. Looked like too many people there to say "Good Morning" to everyone. Wife and three daughters! Bet you have to queue for the bathroom(s) in the morning. No wonder you moved to a larger house. Five in my family as well but we just kept adding bathrooms. Now I am alone, I have a choice of three! I remember standing on the Monsal Viaduct with my wife, stepson and two daughters in 1984 and your view brought back a happy memory of the holiday. Good luck with the half, bet you will beat the target.
Thanks a lot mate. Appreciate the kind words about the video :) I wasn't really expecting to be talking about old memories on this one, but the place just brought all of that stuff to mind. It was nice to have a think back to some of the good times, and the good people from my past.
Bathrooms are definitely a big requirement at home! Thankfully we're all on slightly different schedules most of the time so I can get and out while the others are doing their own thing!
Hey Mark, it's an advantage when we can recce a trail race. I love out-and-back courses! Great video. Be careful what you wish for when you tell your audience to fire away with questions lol.
Hi mate. Yes, the out and back format should be good, especially with it being mostly downhill on the way back, nice and gentle. I'm looking through the questions I've been asked now! Hopefully they've been kind lol
Beautiful course to follow for a HM. The view off to the side around the tunnel was spectacular. Definitely a place I need to get up to and try some running on as I've not ventured up that way much in terms of my running. We've also made moves for similar reasons in the past. Sometimes an area's value can be so overinflated, that moving somewhere else becomes a no-brainer.
I would take some light and quick road shoes for the HM race day if I were doing it - looks nice and firm underfoot and probably drains quickly too with that gravel if it were wet. If you've got some that you do a lot of running in and you're used to, they could shave up to a minute off overall time over slightly heavier trail shoes!
Hi Sean. Yes, if you can get over to the Peak District, it's definitely worth it. I haven't done enough running in the peaks, given how close I live to them. Don't go looking for houses there, unless you happen to win the lottery :)
Totally with you on the shoe choice. I'm planning to wear my lightweight PUMA racing shoes on the day. I'm just putting a few miles in them first, to get used to them. They fit like a glove to be fair, so should be good.
Hi Mark, I’d be happy to do my first half in 2:10 but it’s unlikely. Very pleasant to join you on this training half, I know the area pretty well as I often rode my motorcycle to Matlock via Bakewell on the A6 and still have a Z800. Sorry about the premature loss of your dad and best friend, that must have been very difficult for you. Good luck in the 1/2😊💪🚀. 1:42 is quick!
Hi Andy. I think a good amount of the battle when it comes to getting a decent time in a race, is finding a course without too many hills. This Monsal Trail one seems pretty reasonable. 99m of climbing, and mostly downhill on the way back :)
Matlock Bath seems very popular with motorbike riders. Quite often see them all parked up on the main drag there. I've always been a bit scared of them, and my mum said I was never allowed one anyway lol.
Hard to beat a nice run down memory lane, I done a run a while back where I grew up as a kid, brought back so many good memories, might do it again sometime soon again 👍🏻
Yes mate, it's nice to bring back memories from the good old days. Things change so fast.
Hi running vest. I just got one myself, the Solomon Advance Skin 12. I'm starting to run more trails. I got the Alltrails app. Nice trail there Mark.
Hi mate. I do like this vest. I've only used this one since I got it to replace a cheap one from Amazon. Nice to hear you're doing some trail running. I think I'll be looking at an ultra on the trails again next Spring.
Lovely video - glad I wasn't the only one to miss the start of parkrun this week 🤣 (Albeit I was the one trying to make parkrun!).
Looks like a nice course for a half marathon
Haha! I'm sure you were just fashionably late there mate :) This course has exactly the right amount of navigation for me lol. I'm looking forward to just focusing on the views and my target pace along the way.
Thanks for the video Mark, by the looks of the route road shoes should be ok. See you there.
Glad you got some use out the video, Bruce. I'll be doing the Sunday version of the event. I know they do it on the Saturday as well, so hopefully we're both on the same day, in which case I'll see you there mate. I've got some road shoes lined up for it, so yes that does sound like the best choice :)
Hi mate great video I love monsal trail been in the tunnel a few times when the lights have gone out 🤣🤣just started up running again so I’ll get up to speed then we need to get out 👍
Ayup mate! I might have known you'd have been up there when the light were out lol. Glad to hear you're back into the running. Definitely let me know when we can get out and about. Should be good!
That's a nice route, especially the tunnels!
Questions: were you sporty as a kid/in your twenties?
What's been your motivation to get into running and fitness?
How do you find the balance of work, family and training?
Cheers mate, I've put your questions on my list for the Q&A video :)
For your Q&A. I’ve got my first ultra coming up in March, like you I’ve not done a marathon prior to my first ultra.
What weekly volume did you do for preparation for your 1st ultra, and what strength & conditioning did you do?
Hi Billy. Thanks for the question. I'll answer it in the video. I just looked at your channel. Subbed, as I like reading fantasy books myself. Just about to finish the first Mistborn book, and hoping the rest of the series is just as good.
@@markg99 thanks I’ll look forward to listening to your answer. Mistborns a really good series, I had a very good time with it. The other two books are just as good, if not better than the first one IMO.
It's always a strange thing, revisiting places where you have strong memories of loved ones who have died, but a strangely peaceful experience I often find.
QandA Questions: Do you have an absolute favourite running route?
Which race (or races) has challenged you the most, mentally and physically?
Hi Jess. Yes, I quite often get memories of people I've lost when I go back 'home' to the Bakewell area. It's nice to have a chance to remember them and to bring up some memories linked to various places around there.
Thanks for the questions; I'll get them into the video :)
A very lovely Mark G retrospective there. Question for your Q&A. You are gifted £1,000 to spend on running - physical products or experiences or both. What do you buy?
Cheers, John. I've put your question on the list, and it's already making me have a good think about what I'd do with it :)
@@markg99 1000 flapjacks?
My question: I have subscribed to your channel because “it is free” and I like a bargain. What’s the best bargain you’ve picked up recently?
😂 it is free! lol. Yes, I think I have mentioned that a time or two, to be fair! I'll have a good think about this one, ready for the video, cheers :)
Question, what specific exercises did you do to fix your knee pain?
I'll get this one into my Q&A video mate, cheers :) Is your knee still giving you trouble?
@@markg99 it comes and goes mate but I’m not really consistent enough with my strength and conditioning, but I think it’s more than just “runners knee”, under normal conditions it’s fine, but if I put pressure on it I can’t bend it past 45 degree without it feeling like something going to go pop or snap 🫣 think I might need an MRI to see exactly what the problem is.
Lovely trail there Mark, my question for the Q and A is what are your bucket list races? And if you could go back in time and say something to yourself when you were just getting into running what would it be?
Cheers, Ben. I'll put some thought into the questions, ready for the video :) Thanks.