Training Like An ELITE MARATHON Runner For 7 Days *Brutal*

With the 2024 Paris Olympics just around the corner, the marathon event is definitely going to be one to watch! But have you ever wondered what those elite athletes go through day in and day out? Well, Mark attempts to see how difficult it is by following a week's sessions' of British Olympic Marathon hopeful, Phil Sesemann's! What could possibly go wrong?!😅 #trainwithCOROS

00:00 Have you ever wondered how an elite marathoner trains?
00:14 Phil Sesemann - 2 hr 08 mins elite marathoner and Olympic hopeful
01:09 An elite marathoner’s training plan to be the best
02:49 The easy runs for the week
03:14 Day one of the marathon plan
08:26 Day two
11:04 Day three
16:15 Day four
19:35 Day five
22:10 Day six
23:45 Day seven and final day of the marathon plan
24:15 Personal thoughts of the training week

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Do you think Mark did well to be an elite marathoner for a week?

[larrylem]

GTN Coach's Corner: "My name's Mark and I increased my training load by 200% in a week. Is that bad?"

[HenningColin]

I did a 100 mile week a few years ago and I took the week off work to do it - I was floored. To do 200km with sessions in there whilst working and having a newborn is mindblowing. Amazing effort, Mark! Out of curiosity, what was your weekly volume when you were pro?

[panzerveps]

Plot twist: this was the recovery week

[Thrash]

The Key, I've taken out of all of this is the Build Up and Neuromuscular Endurance. These runs take years to build up to and Mark is No slouch and, in my opinion, still an elite runner. All kinds of respect to the dedicated runners who put these kinds of miles/kilometers in. Crazy.. :)

[damodaraomalley]

cool video man, i felt your face drop when he told you it was a full marathon distance in the middle of an already busy week

[jameseden]

Love that the swan still had a go despite your fearless woahs. Probably heard you call him a rozzer.

[lizzierayner]

23:48 held up by some excellent company on that last run 😉

[CraigV]

2:28 Prefer Kilian's peak week? Also coincidentally 203km but with 9, 000m elevation thrown in. Plus, 105km with 1800m elevation on the bike! 😂 (Strava 6-12 May)

[NoorSmal]

Great effort! I wonder how this compared to the 7 marathons in 7 days in terms of feeling and fatigue.

[tf-ok]

His average heart rate of 136bpm for a 4'56" pace is impressive.

[neilfox]

I can't actually believe how chirpy and fresh Mark looks after these sessions. It would be good to know what a 'normal' week of training Mark does to put the additional load into context. One thing I don't understand about all these double days is how and when the body is able to adapt without rest? Is a good nights sleep and right nutrition really enough?

[apostolisparga]

3 something pre kilometre? That's my cycling pace 😂😂

[JamesSmith-izpl]

Well done Mark, very impressive. Beautiful landscape you were running in. I'm now in Sydney but it reminded me of where I lived and ran in the UK. Kennet and Avon canal?

[zikriaiman]

Loving this video! Also the new Retro Pack Coros Pace 3 are looking stunning! keep it up!

[theboybrand]

What an effort! 👏 I was surprised you didn't pick up an injury!

[isaacplaysbass]

Wow, impressed. My legs woukd not b ready for this!

[stefanhansen]

Interesting. I'm curious to know how long you typically run in a week.

[trinerd]

Kipchoge does a lot of his easy runs at 5 min/km, so the rest of us have no business trying to build mileage running faster than that. I ran with a club that had us doing all long and easy runs at 4:30/km and ended up running a marathon 9 minutes slower than when I was not even looking at my watch during easy runs.

[ny_park_c_TV]

Wow~ That's amazing! I run 15km three times a week in a park in Korea, but I find it difficult to breathe.