10 Things Runner's Should Know But Probably Don't

We're always on the lookout for simple tips that can make us better runners. And we want to share them with you whenever we get them!
So whether you want to be stronger, faster, more knowledgeable or just better as a runner, here are our 10 Things Runners Should Know But Probably Don't!

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[ПавелГрафов-ех]

Once again great video and I especially liked the scenery - Phuket is fantastic! One tip about the coffee. Yes, it is proven that caffeine increases your running performance, no doubts about that. But for a heavy coffee drinker the effect might be minimal - your body simply gets used to it. So if you want to see a performance improvement on a race day and at the same time you're drinking coffee regularly, don't drink it for several days, or ideally a couple of weeks before the race, then drink a coffee right before your race and watch the improvement!

[therunophil]

you are spot on that there are different responders to super shoes, but that is measured by the efficiency gain, talking about blisters is of course also important but a totally different point.

[mahesharuge]

Thank you Ben and Mary for all your informative videos., they are truly inspiring. I was able to complete my first full Marathon- San Francisco marathon today.

[Mary-kHowe]

Very good point about the shoes. I also tried the Nike vapofly and they gave me blisters on the inner bottom of my foot. I use them now only for 1/2 marathons and wrap my feet. I love saucony they are my go to shoes! (For everything 😊)

[davidhayward]

Another quality video both. Well done 👍. Great advice. 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃‍♀️👍

[CliveWalker]

Good tips. Especially the caffeine tip which I always forget to do. Need to drink coffee before every race/workout!

[MARYTYSON]

Thank you so much for the running and lifting advice
Absolutely my favorite channel

[frangalarza]

Great video Ben, super useful tips all in one place

[rubarb]

Nice, learned a lot from this. I am concerned about how much some running influencers review and rave about carbon plated shoes, when they might not be suitable for all.

[ATREU]

Alphafly dropped 2 mins from my 5k time took me from 20 mins to 18 mins definitely made a difference

[LisaHartFitness]

Great info- no gimmicks, just good information that runners can benefit from.

[snakesalive]

Would love to see you guys in Karratha West Aust 🙂

[jviers]

8:09 I honestly can’t comprehend eating 800-1, 000 g of carbs per day leading up to a race! That seems absurd, but I’ll give it a shot!

[samvankerkhof]

Great video as always! Can you tell me how you fill in and interpret the zone naming in the Garmin app? It’s quite confusing to me that the 3th zone is called aerobic 😅

[katesmiles]

Anyone else out there desperately wanted to turn that treadmil on 😂

[PatrickStar-kmdm]

Garmin watches are nice because they can auto detect max heart rate. I was using the 220-age for my zones which is 181 but turns out I have an unusually high max HR. I hit 195 on a 5k race then just peaked at 198 for a 10k and stayed above 190 for majority of it. I was using an Apple watch before but had similar readings as well. Also have a garmin chest strap coming in tomorrow to compare but I think I just have a really high max HR. I've only been running for 4 months but my mileage is up to 40 miles per week and long runs of 10 miles so I'm getting into somewhat decent shape to rule out HR spiking out of control. Definitely test your max HR instead of the 220-age formula.

[weevilinabox]

Tip 1 question...

For those of us without a treadmill, could we get the same benefit with socks on a smooth, hard floor?

[matthewcreelman]

With regards to the walking backwards: I know some therapists and influencers swear by it (most notably KneesOverToesGuy, who is fantastic), but to the best of my knowledge there currently aren’t many studies on it, and the results tend to be mixed or to effectively say that there’s not much difference in benefit from walking backwards rather than walking forward. Doctor Mike on RP Strength recently touched on that in a recent video in which he otherwise mostly gushed over KneesOverToesGuy - taking the position that it might work, and he wouldn’t say that it doesn’t work, but there just doesn’t seem to currently be evidence that it works.

Basically, I think that it’s probably worth mentioning, I think that you’re overselling it.

[nikoscoulson]

Training my gut, hmm I wish I’d known that before taking a Beet It shot before the Manchester 10k. Thank goodness for a coffee shop toilet

[nickrichards]

What I've noticed about my own heart rate recovery (HRR) is that outcomes depend on my HR got to peak. If I'm running short, anaerobic intrrvals it will recover quickly. If I'vd done a long hard progression run it comes doen mord slowly.

I don't think thst's a measure of "fitness" it simlly reflects shat uour nody has been exposed to !(together with things like deydration).

In other words I ghink HRR is only a valid measure of fitness for similar training sessions.