Sub 2:50 Race Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yld7DsD891Y
See my Sub 2:50 Marathon training spreadsheet here: https://bit.ly/sub250spreadsheet
Strava: https://bit.ly/3e7BVY4
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rti7Sj
My personal photo/filmmaking channel: https://www.youtube.com/ericfloberg
Thanks to Jesse Schroeder for the cinematic 2019 footage: https://jesseschroeder.com/
Shoutout to Kofuzi for the race footage at Grandma’s: @kofuzi
Current favorite racing shoe: https://geni.us/racingshoe2022
My current daily training shoe: https://geni.us/dailytrainer2022
Favorite energy gel for fueling during long runs & races: https://geni.us/favoriteenergygel
My caffeinated gel for long runs & races: https://geni.us/caffeinegel
Salt Tablets to prevent cramping on long runs & races: https://geni.us/salttablets
My current go-to hydration multiplier supplement: https://geni.us/liquidIVpack
Go-To Running Hat: https://geni.us/gotorunninghat
My Balance Disc for ankle strengthening: https://geni.us/balancedisc
Non-Chafe Stick I use before long-runs & races: https://geni.us/bodyglidechafe
My go-to action camera while training: https://geni.us/hero10camera
Camera used to film this video: https://geni.us/mynewcinemacamera
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Thanks for all the kind words & love, everyone ❤️ I’m on Strava and IG as well.
Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/eric_floberg
IG: https://instagram.com/floberg.runs
Just found your channel! Love it
I am looking for programs to reduce my 6 minutes pace down to 4 minutes!
Needed this video, thank you. Going through a rough patch with my running at the moment
Oh I need this vid ❤
IN THE FIRST ATTEMPT YOU STILL GOT SUB 4 HOURS!!! THATS NOT BAD AT ALL BRUH!!!!!
What program did you use to track workouts in the blocks of color? Thanks!
You were never a 3:59 marathoner… you just had bad strategy. If you finished a half in 1:35 in the middle of your first marathon, your realistic marathon time was around 3:10. Your starting point of a 3:10 marathon would probably put you in the top 5-percentile of males who run the marathon. Not elite but you aren't an ordinary runner that grinded your way to become a 2:48 marathoner.
Awesome stuff!
6 gels during your marathon was your big gain! You cramped because your running muscles ran out of glycogen. The kind you need to do anything more than slog along. Right? It's like actually impossible to carry on at the same pace once you've drained your muscle's glycogen stores. Nutrition is key. Marathons take a tremendous amount of energy. More than we have stored in our bodies at one time.
if you went from a 4 hour to a 2:50 marathon, it was only because you barely trained for the first race and ran it on a whim
Great thanks 👍
It’s crazy that I find you on this channel 4/5 years later. My first time finding your channel was on your photography channel, where you did a funny skit about GH5 users and 5DIV users arguing about specs and color science.
Fast forward 5 years and I just started getting into marathon training and found this channel!
Thank you for sharing your failures and the injuries you incurred throughout your journey. It makes me feel better knowing that I’m not the only one experiencing frustrating obstacles along the way. Trying to hit a sub 4 on my first marathon for next month… with only 25–30 miles a week of training. I don’t know where all these people with kids find the Time to run 50+ miles a week
Great video! Also extremely lucky for winning raffles like that!
Well done! I am inspired.
What nutrition did you settle on that didn't cause GI issues?
Change your mile to kilometer so we can understand your calculating. Cause is common in universal Runner
I need to get from never running a marathon to running first
Thank you for posting this! Very helpful!
What frequency do you take your carbs?
Every 20 minutes during the run?
How many calories are the carb snacks?
What frequency do you take in electrolytes/salt with fluid?
Every 40mins?
I learned a lot of great things from you in this video. So thank you for that. I also learned you puke an awful lot 😜
wow so many valuable lessons taken from this video! Thanks for sharing 👍
I had to laugh at 14:46 when you broke out the Advanced Marathoning book, as I've got that exact edition pretty much permanently on my work desk as a constant guide.
Based on the video thumbnail you must really like amazon 🙂
can you share your training plan?
That intro… my poor ear drums…