I Flew to Spain to Race The FLATTEST Marathon in Europe - SEVILLA!
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- What. an. experience. Follow along as I travel to Seville, Spain, and see how I ran a sub 2:35 time for my FIRST ever marathon in the elite women's field!
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Honourable mention to my Camera Man, Editor in Chief and Boyfriend - Daniel, and special thanks to my Dad for being amazing on the camera - especially during the race!
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00:00 Intro
00:23 Friday
06:43 Saturday
11:15 Race Day
19:59 Reflections
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I love that you included the wheelchair racers! I’m starting wheelchair racing but still watch normal racers videos but this is so awesome it feels so nice to see the racing community in a normal video! It honestly makes me feel so included! I Thank you for including that it so awesome!
All racers are normal!❤
Wouldn’t be a phily video without a good sick/💩 story! 2:34, what an incredible run!!
No holds barred over here 😎 Thanks Ben, hope you’re ready to be put through the ringer in Copenhagen!
My two favourite RUclips running channels 😃 Ben and Phily you are both naturals at this game and you will go from strength to strength 👍
I have to agree! Ben and Phily make training fun!
That's a great time for a first marathon! Well done! Nice to have dad in your corner for the start of this long, long distance journey. Excellent place for the venture, as well. God bless!
Hi Phily, I really enjoyed your video, great content and well put together. Amazing run, congratulations. I have subscribed, no pressure for more amazing content👍😂😂
That was an amazing run and especially for a first marathon. The sense of achievement is overwhelming and a lot of its pride and takes a while to process. I've done lots of marathons and I still get that feeling. Super vlog too. Well done and I'll be following your journey from now on. There is nothing like a McDonald's after a marathon. 😄
What a fun inspiring video! 🎉 congratulations!
Congrats on your run Phily! The emotions at the end of the race and shortly thereafter are incredible! Don't forget the moment...use it as fuel ;)
Glad I discovered your channel. One of the nicest running vids I’ve watched. 👏
Well deserved ice cream. Fantastic effort and great video. So good to see your process. Thanks.
You excuted this so well! Amazing time, pretty much right on target. Really well done. You should be proud!!
There's just nothing like the marathon journey. It's everything really. Mental, emotional, physical, spiritual. All the training we do that lands on that one day. It's really special. Congrats on your first one! Awesome result. Legend with the no stopping for vomiting. hahaha.
I'm new to your channel, your attitude and enthusiasm is brilliant and what a time for your first marathon. Hopefully I'll do my first one next year.
Wonderful vlog! Thanks for sharing the whole experience! You are keeping me motivated as I grind through the final weeks of my marathon training cycle. Your abilities are incredible! I'm pushing for a 2:45... I can't imagine running at your speed! I hope to see more training and racing from you! Keep pushing!
Thank you that’s so great to hear that you’ve found my videos motivating!! 🤩 the final weeks are the best part, most of the work is done, good luck smashing that 2:45 barrier 👊🏼
Great race Phily amazing time, brilliant to go on the journey with you, I’m hooked 😄
Thanks Steve! I’ve got some exciting stuff in the pipelines too 👀
Great race and great video to remember the experience by! Well done Phily :)
Thanks Paul! Better than my hazy memory of it now as well 😂
So basically you ran 10.5mph for 26 straight miles 😮
That’s incredible, congrats!🎉🎊🎈
It's crazy, I can do that for maybe 1 or 2k lol
When you put it that way... I could barely do that on a bike! Well, maybe in Sevilla with that little grade change it would be easier than my hilly hometown where I bike. But still!
Let's go ! Congratulations on such a great accomplishment!!
Thank you David!
This is a great video and a really honest recap. Thank you and a super well done on your time. That's bloody awesome. 👍
Thank you so much 🤗
What an achievement! Best vlog yet, thanks for taking us on your journey. 🌟🥰
You’re always welcome to come along Emma 😉
You absolute legend!! What a marathon debut!!! Huge congratulations on a great run Phily! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks so much Christina 🥰
Amazing Phily! Simply incredible and another great vlog!
Thank you so much!
Class vid Phily, congrats on an epic marathon, your part of the club now :)
Thanks Derek, proud to be joining the club at last 😁
Awesome race, very well done with your first marathon. Great video and cracking time
Cheers Ian 🙏🏼
fantastic vlog. i get the point on the emotion, its very real when you do the first marathon. you've defo got me as a new subscriber. you should be so proud of yourself that's a bloody excellent run, take it easy 👍🏻
I think that’s the pinnacle of “the running bug” that feeling, it’s addictive! Thank you so much 😊
Congratulations on the amazing time. Great video too, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Steven, glad you enjoyed it!
I could feel the excitement building through the screen. Massive congrats on your first marathon and an awesome time. Looking forward to following your journey on here and feeling inspired to get some good training in. 💕
Thanks Brioni, hope your training goes well!
Absolutely superb run, especially for your debut marathon. 👏🏻
Great video too 🎥
Thanks John 😁
Congrats. Excited to keep following your running career.
Thank you Paul 🙏🏼
What a great Vlog and well done on a brilliant debut marathon 👏I’ve got my first marathon later this year excited for the journey 😀
Cheers Mark, and I’m excited for you - soak it all up!
Amazing! Well done to your Dad as well :)
Cheers Tony! Yes massive Dad points for this one, he was using an e-scooter to get around on the course and see me as much as he could 😅
What a debut! Big things for you!! Loved the vlog
Thanks Amrit 🙏🏼🙏🏼
What a video and WHAT A RUN!!! Your insane Phily, well done :)
Thanks Charlie! 👊🏼
Excellent! Your content is amazing and you're an amazing runner!
Well done Phily great result and awesome Vlog. Love your enthusiasm and the way your vlogs make me smile 😃
Enjoy the rest Baz x
Thanks Baz, hopefully I keep them that way, keep smiling 😁
Well done phyli..!
welcome to the marathoners club!
it's awesome seeing you so excited.. keep it going!
Thanks George, very pleased to be a member of such a cool club 😎
Was just listening to the podcast you did with Harry Morgan on my way home from work today and then this video appeared in my recommendations. Congratulations on your run and well done on a great video. Will definitely check out the rest of your content.
Thanks Robert, hopefully it was cool to see the result of the marathon after hearing my thoughts in the weeks leading up to it on the pod! Glad to have you here 🥰
Thank you for including us on this journey! The gelato at the end is well deserved 😁👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Wow. Amazing time...first marathon or not. Great video. You and your dad did a great job. Love the MCD's for you meal after. Keep up the great work
Thank you Jonathan that’s so kind, it was an awesome experience, MaCcy Ds included 😋
Congrats on this huge achievement and the great time 💪
What an amazing vlog. Loved it. Brought back so many fab memories of the weekend. I ran the race too but an injury and a bad chest meant my race didn’t go according to plan but I am proud I didn’t DNF. Your passion and enthusiasm comes straight through the screen. An elite runner who is down to earth and encourages runners of all abilities because she loves the sport. Thank you for your comment about anyone who completed a marathon needs to recognize it’s a massive achievement. Your channel will go from strength to strength as you are showing the everyday runner what it’s like to be an elite whilst connecting with them. It’s your USP. Keep doing what you are doing.
This has made my day Mark, thank you so much for the great feedback! Also HUGE props to you for racing with the odds against you and getting it done, that can’t have been easy! I hope you’re feeling better now.
So great that you feel I’m connecting the elite and everyday runner worlds.. I honestly think we are all everyday runners in a way, no matter how fast you’ve run, at the end of the day it’s literally just one foot in front of the other right?
@@PhilyBowden thank u for the lovely reply. I agree but you don’t see many elites connecting with all runners regardless of ability and it’s so refreshing that you are which at the same time promotes the sport. I am fine thank you. Going to take a few weeks off reflect and go again. Subscribed and looking forward to more great content from you!
You smashed it, well done again! You’ve definitely got me buzzing for my first marathon in April.. ( oh and considering you’re new to RUclips your content and editing is very good, keep it up ) 👏🏽🙌🏽
Amazing I’m so glad, which marathon are you doing? Thank you!! My partner and I usually edit together but he gets full credit for this one!
Incredible achievement and time Phily!!! Loving the RUclips Channel!!
Thank you Sheila 🥰
Congratulations on a great time and thanks for a great recap.
Cheers Mick!
What an incredible achievement! Marathons are very emotional! A great moment to cherish!
Absolutely, the best emotional rollercoaster I’ve ever been on 😁
Ive been training for my first marathon too and documenting my journey. two weeks away and and Im so excited! Thanks for the great tips!
Best of luck with it, enjoy!
Top job! Loved watching this. A super slick edit. Your video perfectly captures the spirit of running a marathon and congratulations on a cracking time too! Loved your post finish line recollections: it's not a proper marathon debut without a good vom story.
I'm guessing that by now you can do stairs, but I'd love to know how you're approaching recovery from the race and how you plan to start training again thereafter. Thanks for yet more inspiration and good luck with whatever comes next. You rock!
Thank you so much and glad the vom story was appreciated 😂
Yes finally I’m tackling stairs with more ease.. I’ll be sharing a video the week after next about my break/recovery after the marathon so keep your eye out for that!
Great video Great run 2:34:28 wow Phily that is a fantastic time . Well done looks like you had a blast that first marathon is special 👏 👏👏🏅💪🎉
Thanks Brian yeah it’s a rollercoaster of emotions but just want to do it all again 😅
Fantastic! Well done!
What a fantastic insight. Amazing work you well done you should be so proud enjoy 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
It’s the Green Park magic I’m telling you, all eyes on Boston for you mate!
massive well done to you!!!! such a big inspiration ⚡️✨💫❤️🔥
Aw thank you Immy! Xx
You are incredible... Congratulations on your first marathon... Inspirational.
Thank you so much Edu ❣️
well done, proud of you. I started running at 44, and stopped because of the covid outbreak in 2020 where i caught it and was bad for like 7 weeks. I started running again 2 weeks ago after i saw you running in another video.
People like you are a great motivation for anyone.
You can be proud and certainly your father must be proud of you .
Congratulations, keep the good work.
Thank you so much! 🥹 that’s so lovely to hear - not that you got Covid of course, but so glad you’ve started back again. I’m sure running will feel tough for a few weeks but stick with it and you’ll get that AHA moment when it all clicks again I’m sure!
Congratulations! You are a motivator!!
Great race Phily!
Bloody great effort for your debut! Well done!
I’ve done several and you never stop learning about them and about yourself! Well done once again!
Thank you, that makes me look forward to the next one even more 🥰
@@PhilyBowden Pleasure! Great video too btw!
Hello from Canada! Congratulations on that fantastic time on your first marathon. Just happened to find a video of you doing that park run for fun, and that led me to your channel. I've subscribed and have to say, you're a very inspiring and motivating young lady. All the best to you Phily in the future!
Thank you so much James! How awesome to have someone from Canada watching- on my bucket list of places to visit, you’ll have to give me some recommendations!
@@PhilyBowden absolutely 💯 👌 it's beautiful here. We do have our Marathon on June 19th 👊
Delighted for you Phily! I bet that maccies was the best you've ever had 😁 Congratulations on an amazing achievement 👏🏻
Thanks Andy, yeah it’s probably up there as one of the best… should’ve been a Big Mac though I was still hungry 😂
What an experience in Seville for your first marathon. HUGE props for getting it done Phily, and what an incredible time as well! You should indeed be very proud of yourself.
Thanks Elliot, was a lot of fun! When are you signing up for one? 😉
@@PhilyBowden When my middle distance legs can no longer run an 800m... ;)
Brilliant video & well done on a great time!
Thank you so much 🤗
That is an incredible time! Well done 👍✅
Thanks Joel 😁
great race, great attitude, very good video, congratulations
Smashed it 👊🤘🤸♂️ , massive well done 👏
Thanks Carl 😄
What a great time, and your first marathon fantastic run , crikey I bet your dad is rightfully proud 😄
Thank you Nick, yes he’s super proud.. and I have the family record off him now 😉
@@PhilyBowden well done 👍
2:34 1st Marathon...amazing grind 🎉. Congrats!
Brilliant running Phily and really enjoyed your vlog! For a first marathon you must feel immensely proud of yourself and coming in with an amazing time! You McD clip has made me feel like going for big mac now! lol Keeeeeep running!
Thank you so much, yeah I’m buzzing - can’t believe it was nearly a week ago too 😱
@@PhilyBowden time flies when you are enjoying yourself. Very well done again and look forward to seeing progress. Onwards & Upwards!
Massive Congratulations, Your a wonderful human being. :) (found your channel tonight)
Aww thanks so much Keith, pass it on! 😉
A remarkable achievement, well done!
Totally amazing! I’ve got my first marathon in October and this has given me that tingling feeling!
Ah amazing!! Which marathon are you doing?
I got a London Marathon place with my run club 😍
9:00 - u are wise beyond your years, great mindset and energy. U should make pump up videos for us to watch before key races! Love the positive vibes
I'm running my first marathon on september 25th, I am scared shitless 😁, fenomenal videos phily
Scared sh*tless is a good thing! Good thing is that nerves disappear as soon as you start the race, enjoy it and I’m sure you’ll go well!
Totally with you on the experience, i ran my first marathon in October at the age of 56 years old. An amazing experience 3:54 was hoping for 3:40 but hey ho, that last 10k is a killer, times go out the window, all i could think about is. just finish. great vlog, and im looking forward to your next adventure , loving the vlogs.
Neil that’s awesome, lots of people train for many marathons before joining the sub 4 club! 👏🏼 The experience and training will get you to that 3:40 soon I’m sure!
Excellent run. Just ran my third marathon. I agree with the feeling you have when you cross the finish line. It is one for the ages.
Good to know the feeling lasts for the second, third and beyond!
Congrats !! My first time sevilha 2h 30 min . Good recovery !
Love love love this 💙
Thank you Bradley 🤩
It doesn't matter how many marathons you do that last 10k never gets any easier. The only difference is with experience you know it's coming. That feeling you get when you cross the finish line never gets old though. Congratulations 👏
Thanks Kerri.. good to know - ignorance won’t be bliss next time 😋 the finish line feeling will be enough to keep me coming back time and time again
@@PhilyBowden ha ha its funny how it does that. I always say it's like having a baby. You always say never again at the time but you always go back for more 😅
what a great race weekend vlog. amazing achievement with your time. :)
Thank you Bradley glad you enjoyed it!
I love your attitude, the excitement! Well done on a brilliant positive marathon. Great quality video as well.
Aha thanks I’m a very excitable person 😅 Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome vlog Phily, well done! I’m really pleased for you 🔥💪👏👏
Thank you Chris 🕺🏽
@@PhilyBowden mission to get you to 1k subs..Strava post ✅
@@ThatRunningGuy Number 1 subscriber spot WELL and truly taken Sir
@@PhilyBowdenseeing as you called me ‘sir’😂…a YT community post as well
@@ThatRunningGuy manners cost nothing 😉 legend!
Great vlog Philly! Our pack was so strong and it really helped me get through km 22 to 30 but after that I decided to push on ahead thinking I was going to negative split but the opposite happened 😂 I remember you passing me around km 34 just before Plaza de España and had you in my sight all the way to the finish. You can see me struggling in the background at 14:17 😂 Kudos to you dad for getting some awesome footage of the race!
Ah Jasper we really did, I was so thankful for that group! I remember you overtaking me but don’t remember passing you again 😂 hopefully you didn’t get close enough to get sprayed in my vom at the end 😬
Thanks for saying “hi” in the race as well, I loved those race interactions
@@PhilyBowden Thankfully I wasn’t close enough to you at the end of the race to get sprayed by your vomit 😅 Those last 2km were a bit of a blur anyway 😂
Wow what an amazing lady, brilliant run, enjoyed this vid so much ❤️
Thanks so much! 😊
Your video came up again and yes I did watch it again 😊 your one of the people who inspired me to take up running again after a back injury over 10 years ago,I finished 1st over 50 in a 10km race recently so thank you Phily ❤
That’s fast!!! 🚀
Well done!
What a phenomenal time! What a great race vlog too!! Loved it 👏
Cheers Andy! 🙏🏼
Well done phily 🙌🏻
Cheers Adam!
Great video! I was there as well. It was my second marathon and flew in from California. Sevilla is an amazing place and spent a semester here in college. And I happened to sit by the ninth place finisher on my flight to Madrid so that was cool. Good luck with your running!
That’s awesome Jimmie! Hope your race went well, I also flew through Madrid on my way back to London on the Monday so we may have been on the same flight!
@@PhilyBowden That's funny! Maybe we were. Keep up the good work. Would love to follow you on Strava! Cheers
@@JimmiePresley thank you 🙏🏼 and Strava link is in the description!
@@PhilyBowden Coolio!
Well, that was exciting 😱
Congratulations on your first marathon!
I'm glad you were able to finish the race despite your stomach problems. 2:34h is an insane time for normal humans like me who finished a half marathon in 2:02h ;-)
Thank you Florian! It was an unreal experience 🙌🏼 haha I don’t think there’s such a thing as “normal” humans.. especially runners, we’re all a bit strange right?!
Exactly. And bikers too. Guess it comes with the natural drugs the body releases after a while..?
We were once talking about our crossing the alps trip and my sister said to me: "do you even listen to yourself..? You just said you rode up that mountain in a relaxed pace for 3h with some breaks to take pictures. Relaxed pace. Uphill for 3h. 🤦♀️"
Just subscribed. Already love your channel.
Thank you! 🥰
Well done I remember doing my 1st marathon and having a doggy stomach all the way around 🤕🤣 luckily after a few miles I soon forgot about it. Well done all the hard training paid off !
It’s gotta be something about the marathon that just sends the body into meltdown haha!
Amazing well done Phily. Seville Looks very nice.
It really is Justin! Met a couple who go there every year and say it trumps Rome for best city in Europe 😱
@@PhilyBowden I think you've just persuaded me to add this to my list :)
@@rumblefoxxdesign I promise you won’t regret it! I’ll buy you an ice cream if you do 😉
Ooo I just noticed that you were running alongside an ex clubate of mine Geraint Williams (Swansea Harriers) there. We were both in Run4All Neath before, he's a flipping awesome runner too.
Love your nails 💅 I think I will steal your color scheme for my upcoming race weekend 😉
Nails that match your shoes are proven to make you run faster 😋
Wow, that was fantastic, congratulations!! Do you have your next marathon planned yet? 😃
Weather in Seville looked lovely as well.
Thank you Chris! Not set in stone but I think an Autumn/Winter one this year sounds good. Weather was perfect.. especially compared to the scenes back home!
I really enjoyed watching this vlog and the race recap! Huge congrats :) Are you planning on racing another marathon this year?
Thanks Chloe! I’m focusing on the 5k and 10k for summer but hopefully I’ll do another marathon towards the end of the year 😁
My first marathon too!! And in my city with my people what else can I ask for?? I blew up at 30k but still finished a little over 3 hours, crazy feeling, congrats!!!
That’s still a really solid time for you first you should be so proud! Beautiful city, I’ll be back for sure!
You’re doing very well keep going,
Great job
Thanks Manju!
2:34:30 That's Awesome 👏 👏... AWESOME!!!!
Really enjoyed the video Phily. It's wonderful to be doing something you love & be good at It too. 2:34 on debut marathon Is awesome.
I'm wondering In hindsight would you have done anything different prior or during the event ? for example, you threw up during the race, could you perhaps have been more decerning about previous days dinner ? Maybe brought your own food rather than eating from hotel ? You were quite rightly particular about fuelling during the race , I'm wondering why not so particular prior to the race ?
I think the reason I threw up was because I’d never had that much fluid taken on in such a short period of time for 2.5 hours before - practised in training taking drinks every 5k up to 22 miles, but not at Marathon pace so would’ve been spaced out and not quite as much liquid (and nowhere near as fast for the whole thing). I always have just pretty plain to park pasta before the race which I had from a local place.. not sure dinner would’ve travelled so well in my suitcase with 2 days to fester before I had dinner! 😂
I am just here for the cat footage. Please more!
Brilliant - well done ! Do you have any tips on carb loading before ? I’ve started as I’m doing Manchester Marathon - sun 3 attempt on Sunday but there’s not many videos online about this topic! Thanks and good luck I. The future
Thank you! Eeek I fear this is too late as you’ll be tucked up in bed hopefully now ready for tomorrows race! But all I did was try to have carbs with every meal and maybe a few more mouthfuls than I normally would - advice from an experienced friend was to “never be hungry” in the 2 days leading up to the race. Good luck for tomorrow if you see this!!
@@PhilyBowden I’ve seen it and thank you Phily! Great advice and great channel! I’ll let you know about the sub 3 ☺️
3:09! PB by 55 minutes - thank you so much for all your tips on your channel and making it happen!