The Runners weekend is already my favorite series of videos to watch on RUclips and this one takes it a notch up. Awesome video, thank you for taking us along with you.
This video is Exceptional. No, Beyond Exceptional. Keep up the good work Michael. With what little access you have to the course, I think your race coverage is far far better than NBC produced for their Live. Your videos are always like Apple Vision Pro for me, literally puts me in the spot where your camera is focused. Great work!!! And, thank you!!!
Mike, thank you for sharing, you ran a marathon just to give us the best content you could , and you succeeded . It brought tears to my eyes with pride thank you so much.
I used to be a manager at track shack. Great people, great community, great atmosphere. Their historic wall in the store with pictures and memorabilia over the years is a running nerds dream
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this and for having us along. You made us all feel so welcome and the content, videography and vibe was simply outstanding. Again thanks so much Ko.
Kofuzi! I ran into you at TRE and got a selfie, but I was nervous and forgot to thank you and tell you how much I love your content. It's so thoughtful! Thank you.
Another awesome runners weekend video! Great job capturing the vibes of the weekend and the race itself. These videos inspire my old butt to keep moving, keep working out and keep up the training. Thank you!!
I watched 47 seconds and i had to pause this video because it is so freaking awesome that i had to comment that it is so freaking awesome. Omg. Thanks Mike!
Fantastic video! Thanks for filming all that you did before the race, very cool to see what’s going on in the running community! The race day clips were amazing! Thanks for all your dedication
Loved it! I'm waving the MN state flag near the finish, thanks for filming, my first trials and watching in the first time and again on the video brought me to tears
Thanks for showing some of the other runners outside of the front packs! Such an honor and huge accomplishment to even run in the trials race. I stayed home (regretfully now) and watched the Peacock coverage which was less than great. Best part was listening to Citius Mag in the back ground but watch on TV. Still didn't get the atmosphere in my living room that Orlando had! Thanks for giving us a glimpse....
whenever I watch a race in person, I generally find the lead pack to be one of the less interesting story lines. this race was an exception as I was familiar with the story lines of the top finishers, but the runners that I'm most interested in tend to be battling out in chase packs.
@@kofuzi Yes! I almost feel like I can relate to the mid packers, just not in the Olympic trials race! Always interesting to hear the stories of those that work full time, have a family or have so many other adversities still end up at this race! Can't wait to cheer for Team USA in Paris!!!
Another excellent production! Seeing the attrition that occurred makes me wonder if the weather was too big a factor in the race. Hats off to Orlando for putting on a great event.
It was a factor. I don’t think it was too big a factor. I kinda feel like it was just right for a race that would decide who would go to compete in an August race in Paris.
Wow this is amazing! (Love the shot at 10:45 specifically!) Great to meet you and thanks for hosting the workout it was so much fun! Hope to see you at a major at some point!
I let the ads play because I just want you to make your coin... Great video, I've only trying to keep up with trials since you interviewed Adam Wood and dare i say I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT TRIALS?!?!?!? great video Ko and can say that i agree at the end, proud to be part of this community from way way way back of the pack and so proud of these runners!!! Youre doing this sport justice!
Dude!!! You totally captured the weekend! It was great to finally meet you and Robbe from BITR, too bad I never caught up with Meaghan and Thomas. It was an epic weekend, and the third Marathon Trials I've been to...this was BY FAR the best! 🎉
Hey Hey Mike. Talked with you at the Hoka Cielo Shakeout run. I just posted a video on my channel on my first run in the shoe. Low and behold, who's running off my right shoulder for the last 2 miles? You and Meaghan Murph, I felt like I was being stalked and photobombed because I was filming me talk about the shoe and you were in most of the shots. I am sure having you in the video, even in a cameo role, will boost my views. Hope to see ya in Boston this year. I qualified as an Athlete With Disability at the Houston Marathon last month. Thanks for the great weekend recap video. Love watching your vids and using them as inspiration to further my content creation.
OMG Didn't realize how close Korir and Kibet were when he passed. Also Kofuzi I love this series! I'm really glad you covered this as a non elite (non olympian) runner.
What the trials show is that it is the athletes and their training that is actually important and not the shoe these days. Kudos however to Puma and their athletes, their showing was worth much more than the Hoka ShoeTuber promotion or the next launch of the next best thing we have come to expect every few months now.
Such a Motivated video and My best friend is hoping to run the Trials in 2027! We run our second Half together in Brooklyn on April 28th! Being the first person working in the MLS and Running the Trials!
This is a model which actually makes me look forward to putting them on and go for a run. Quite a lively, dynamic and reliable ride. After 60km I truly feel they have broken in nicely. The only thing that concerns me is that the lightstrike 2.0 is showing noticeable creasing. Maybe it is just poor running technique haha, but it has creased way faster than other foams like sauconys normal Pwrrun. Great shoe overall
you have created something so special and unique with runners weekend. we are fortunate to have you there for those of us who could not be there.
Thank you Michael
I just love how you run along at their speed and shout encouragement. The footage from the other side of the road showing that was great!
I was tongue tied for much of the races. Too many runner’s names to call out at once!
@@kofuziThose packs make it hard! 😂
Yes! The perspective of you running was great to see. Great job
The Runners weekend is already my favorite series of videos to watch on RUclips and this one takes it a notch up. Awesome video, thank you for taking us along with you.
I did a couple of things differently for this one, so I’m glad that you enjoyed it!
Thanks as always for bringing us along. I will definitely keep this mind next time to capture photos of the weekend
hope to see you at the next one!
This video is Exceptional. No, Beyond Exceptional. Keep up the good work Michael. With what little access you have to the course, I think your race coverage is far far better than NBC produced for their Live. Your videos are always like Apple Vision Pro for me, literally puts me in the spot where your camera is focused. Great work!!! And, thank you!!!
thank you for the kind words!
I always look forward to your Runner’s Weekend videos! Your videography and story telling are amazing! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the feedback!
Mike, thank you for sharing, you ran a marathon just to give us the best content you could , and you succeeded . It brought tears to my eyes with pride thank you so much.
Thank you for watching! I’m so happy to share this story
so so amazing! Great to see you and great to see these amazing people compete!
great to see you in Orlando, Kurt!
Such a great recap as always, Mike. I live for your edits and storytelling in these videos. They always somehow bring tears to my eyes.
Thank you 🙏
I used to be a manager at track shack. Great people, great community, great atmosphere. Their historic wall in the store with pictures and memorabilia over the years is a running nerds dream
Kofuzi this video is so f*cking awesome. You captured all of my emotions. Thank you for your wonderful storytelling.
Thank you for watching!
Love the positivity of the community, great to watch 😊
Another great Runner's Weekend! I love this. So true, all our heroes do deserve medals ❤
if there's ever a race where every finisher should get a medal, it's this one
What a great athmosphere. Amazing.
just such a great weekend. Orlando was a spectacular host city
Probably the most excited I've seen you in a Runner's Weekend vid!
I couldn’t contain myself
Wow! What a great recap. Thank you. I’m amazed by all the names you know. Incredible. A true lover of the sport.👍
it's one of the reasons why this race is so incredible. most of the athletes that I follow most closely, all at one starting line
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this and for having us along. You made us all feel so welcome and the content, videography and vibe was simply outstanding.
Again thanks so much Ko.
I just point the camera at what is already there. It was a great weekend to be a runner
Thank you kofuzi, this was really good. Just thank you.
So jazzed to see Dakota Lindwurm make the team. She does Minnesota proud!
Lot of Dakotah fans on this channel
Kofuzi! I ran into you at TRE and got a selfie, but I was nervous and forgot to thank you and tell you how much I love your content. It's so thoughtful! Thank you.
thanks for letting me know! I appreciate you
Another awesome runners weekend video! Great job capturing the vibes of the weekend and the race itself. These videos inspire my old butt to keep moving, keep working out and keep up the training. Thank you!!
have fun on your next run!
I watched 47 seconds and i had to pause this video because it is so freaking awesome that i had to comment that it is so freaking awesome. Omg. Thanks Mike!
thank you!
Lovely story telling, great shots and so much of love for running. You are a champ, too, Mike! Thank you. 🫶
Thank you for tour kind words
Fantastic video! Thanks for filming all that you did before the race, very cool to see what’s going on in the running community! The race day clips were amazing! Thanks for all your dedication
the runner energy all weekend was magnificent
!!!!Let's gooo to the finish lineeee!!!!. Like to Mr. Kofuzi. Have a great day.
I've ran past Clayton Young and Connor Mantz a few times with the BYU team and they're something else man. Good for them they deserve the W.
Are you related to Habtamu?
Wow... awesome video. Great job with documenting this historic weekend!
I loved every minute of it
Nice video as always! What a weekend in Orlando Olympic trials, NFL Pro Bowl, Megacon! Thanks for sharing.
Loved it! I'm waving the MN state flag near the finish, thanks for filming, my first trials and watching in the first time and again on the video brought me to tears
thank you so much for bringing that flag
Thank you for sharing, your kind words and doing what you do
Thanks for showing some of the other runners outside of the front packs! Such an honor and huge accomplishment to even run in the trials race. I stayed home (regretfully now) and watched the Peacock coverage which was less than great. Best part was listening to Citius Mag in the back ground but watch on TV. Still didn't get the atmosphere in my living room that Orlando had! Thanks for giving us a glimpse....
whenever I watch a race in person, I generally find the lead pack to be one of the less interesting story lines. this race was an exception as I was familiar with the story lines of the top finishers, but the runners that I'm most interested in tend to be battling out in chase packs.
@@kofuzi Yes! I almost feel like I can relate to the mid packers, just not in the Olympic trials race! Always interesting to hear the stories of those that work full time, have a family or have so many other adversities still end up at this race! Can't wait to cheer for Team USA in Paris!!!
Thank you for the front row seat for the experience! I can’t make it in person, was wonderful to relive the experience through your story telling.
I’m a so happy for Dakotah! I was going nuts watching from CA.
She ran a disciplined race!
Great piece Kofuzi. Thanks for taking us along. Can’t wait to cheer on all the qualifiers this summer! 🇺🇸 Go Team USA! 🇺🇸
Paris is going to be so exciting!
Your video was awesome thank you. I was at the race and I loved every bit of it. So very exciting.
thanks for watching!
Outstanding video! As usual, high quality content and editing. You deserve success. 🤜🤛
Thank you
It was nice to meet you and talk at the start line for a few minutes, looks like you had a great day/weekend! - Emily
Nice to meet you too!
Vicariously tired for you and Drew... Y'all were everywhere! So fun to follow along
It’s always good to watch a race with Drew. Plus, he always knows where the next secret event is
Another excellent production! Seeing the attrition that occurred makes me wonder if the weather was too big a factor in the race. Hats off to Orlando for putting on a great event.
It was a factor. I don’t think it was too big a factor. I kinda feel like it was just right for a race that would decide who would go to compete in an August race in Paris.
Wow this is amazing! (Love the shot at 10:45 specifically!) Great to meet you and thanks for hosting the workout it was so much fun! Hope to see you at a major at some point!
Thanks for doing the workout with me! I really enjoyed that!
So many incredible runners, awesome video Kofuzi!
My eyes didn’t know where to look during the race. So much to see!
Thanks again buddy for your detailed race coverage. Felt like I was there.
I let the ads play because I just want you to make your coin... Great video, I've only trying to keep up with trials since you interviewed Adam Wood and dare i say I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT TRIALS?!?!?!? great video Ko and can say that i agree at the end, proud to be part of this community from way way way back of the pack and so proud of these runners!!! Youre doing this sport justice!
thank you so much!
Thanks for bringing us along. Your energy is infectious in this one! Fingers crossed there's a Runner's Weekend in Paris coming this summer.
Stay tuned 😉
Dude!!! You totally captured the weekend! It was great to finally meet you and Robbe from BITR, too bad I never caught up with Meaghan and Thomas. It was an epic weekend, and the third Marathon Trials I've been to...this was BY FAR the best! 🎉
Great to meet you! See you in LA 2028!
Hey Hey Mike. Talked with you at the Hoka Cielo Shakeout run. I just posted a video on my channel on my first run in the shoe. Low and behold, who's running off my right shoulder for the last 2 miles? You and Meaghan Murph, I felt like I was being stalked and photobombed because I was filming me talk about the shoe and you were in most of the shots. I am sure having you in the video, even in a cameo role, will boost my views. Hope to see ya in Boston this year. I qualified as an Athlete With Disability at the Houston Marathon last month. Thanks for the great weekend recap video. Love watching your vids and using them as inspiration to further my content creation.
how you run that fast capturing footage w/o crashing is a superpower
Mike, this was a really good runner's weekend. Well done on the video, thank you as always.
thanks so much!
Nice running into you. Good choice of coffee. Enjoyed seeing Orlando through your perspective.
good to see you!
Great vid mike! The energy level is insane esp around 18:10
This is awesome, makes me feel like I was there myself!
The fans need a Zach Panning interview, was a legendary effort by him
let me see if I can reach him
3:10 🍩's situation 💙💫
Your videos are always beautiful and amazing 😍 Thank you so much !!!
❤ from West London J.
thanks for watching!
It was great meeting and chatting with you on Thursday nights event!
great to meet you too!
Thanks Mike, that was beautiful.
thank you
great vid mate loved the race coverage
Thank you
Awesome video! You ran so much this weekend lol great to see you, Mike!
There seems to be a positive correlation. The more I run, the more fun I have
The FINISH was wonderful dude with the music. Beautiful.
Thank you
Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant. I'll beat you in for all of these Superstars the upcoming Olympics
ur video always bring joy to me ❤ thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
The absolute level of courage it takes to toe the line at the trials is insane to me
can you imagine the adrenaline!
I teared up a few times. What an inspiring group of runners. Thank you for capturing this, both on film and with your words. Beautiful.
Masterpiece as always 🔥
thank you
I loved the music you used for the start line - a fantastic callback to your CIM Runner’s Weekend 🫶 thanks as always for bringing us along, Ko!
thanks so much for noticing!
I seen you about 9 times over the weekend! You’re too cool!
those are the best kind of weekends!
Amazing video. Thank you.
Beautiful weekend !!! Love the shoes, too bad I missed out
so much fun. hope to see you at the next one!
thx for the coverage!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
When I’m looking to buy a new pair of running shoes I always come this channel.
thanks so much!
The one OT report we all wanted to see.
Thank you for waiting 🙏
Hope you spot a UFO/Bigfoot in the future. That video will be the most clear and stable video ever recorded. You’re a master of your craft. Thanks!!!
🤞
Thanks for making feel like we were there.
thanks for watching!
Definitely an awe inspiring weekend!
Also have to add Lily watched it too and was yelling, “Go Fionaaaaaaa!” “Go Emily!” 😀
The next generation of American distance running fans!
thank you Sir!
Yooooo! Those New Balance Rebel V4 colorways at the :35 second mark are 🔥🔥🔥
Some pretty shoes coming
Incredible video ❤
OMG Didn't realize how close Korir and Kibet were when he passed. Also Kofuzi I love this series! I'm really glad you covered this as a non elite (non olympian) runner.
there were a few instances where people lost positions in that last 400m of the race
Just WOW 🎉🎉🎉
Well done as always, sorry i didnt get to see ya out there
Was bummed we couldn’t connect! Next time!
The weekend was epic. I would encourage everyone to try and spectate a US Marathon Olympic Trials in the future. There’s nothing like it.
Well said!
Awesome video as always
thank you
such great footage!
Thank you 🙏
What the trials show is that it is the athletes and their training that is actually important and not the shoe these days. Kudos however to Puma and their athletes, their showing was worth much more than the Hoka ShoeTuber promotion or the next launch of the next best thing we have come to expect every few months now.
Fwiw, Puma had a launch event about a month ago. It was in Austin.
I saw you guys at the lake doing your selfie. I got pics of you guys 👍👍👍👍
Ah fun!
Awesome!
Loved the way u put this together Kofuzi. Thanks for sharing!
thank you 🙏
Such a Motivated video and My best friend is hoping to run the Trials in 2027! We run our second Half together in Brooklyn on April 28th! Being the first person working in the MLS and Running the Trials!
so exciting!
Nice video!
What is currently the best non-plated shoe for track workouts?
Wonderful coverage. Thanks, Ko.
Excellent as always!Between 1-10 I would rate this with 11🤪
Beautiful💕
As always great recap! Thanks
Love this vídeos 😊😊
thanks for watching!
Congrats for the material! Amazing!
Coincidentally, that's the workout on my schedule today :-)
hope it's a great workout!
LOVE LOVE LOVE EVERY ASPECT OF THIS!
thanks DB!
This is a model which actually makes me look forward to putting them on and go for a run. Quite a lively, dynamic and reliable ride. After 60km I truly feel they have broken in nicely. The only thing that concerns me is that the lightstrike 2.0 is showing noticeable creasing. Maybe it is just poor running technique haha, but it has creased way faster than other foams like sauconys normal Pwrrun. Great shoe overall
We need to see the splits when you’re running alongside the elites!
I’m basically doing wind sprints
Fantastic vid! Thanks so much for sharing. Can I ask which sunglasses you are wearing?
roka