This Guy HATES Running - Can We Change His Mind?

After a fair amount of convincing, Mark has finally managed to drag Ollie from GCN out of megabase to go for a little run around Bath!

It may have been an easy 5km, but Ollie had quite a lot to say about it!

00:00 Why does Ollie from GCN hate running?
00:47 The planned run route
02:06 Starting the run
03:36 Keeping Ollie occupied with history
04:59 How it feels after 2.5km
06:51 At 4.5km
07:16 Finishing the run
07:30 Ollie's thoughts on the run

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Who would you like to see running next? 👀

[lennartb]

Now I'd really like to see Mark running the entire canal's length! 😅 Great idea, Ollie!

[pythor]

Ollie has really good points about why running sucks compared to cycling

[ajpagitt]

“Why would you do something for fun that’s not fun” 😂😂😂

[DiscoStu]

We love Ollie. We want him back on coaches corner and other GTN content...

[chrismackenzie]

I am certainly impressed how well all the GCN guys run. Guess it's time for them to do a triathlon

[BigGdh]

Ollie goes for a casual run after nearly 10 years not running and beats my 5k pb by well over a minute. Congrats Ollie but that is demoralising 😭

[irishace]

A 24:45 5k is pretty impressive for someone who says they haven’t run in a decade

[petetrundell]

I’ve been a keen cyclist for 40 years.
I’ve tried running, several times. Heaven knows I’ve tried.
If I could give an analogy; if cycling is walking down the stairs, running is throwing yourself off the top step and hitting each one on the way down.

[SFSomega]

LMAO that thumbnail with annoyed Ollie is so good.

[kritan]

Love Ollie ❤ I switched to running from road biking after my kid was born due to time constraints. Exactly as Ollie says, the engine is strong but body is not ready in the beginning, very easy to run yourself into an injury.

[bimblingalong]

every time Ollie went "you can't twist an ankle riding a bike" I was reminded of Dan Lloyd on an e-bike on grass

[innesdunbar]

Ollie was so grumpy we didn't get a "Love You" at the end of the video!

[andreemurray]

Love these cross overs shows some times a gently run to start with is a nice change

[brannmacfinnchad]

I barely run and can't swim, but so glad I follow your channel when I saw Ollie in the thumbnail.

[BegravelseinBrussels]

Thumb's up for the canal length run!

[pewwpew]

As a cyclist who has avoided running for years I'm reluctantly on week 4 of a 6 week C25k after my partner signed me up for a 5k, running feels like so much effort my muscles are just not used to it. The position on a bike is so hunched over compared to stretched out running and i think your ligaments and tendons take a beating. Despite riding over 10h a week and advice of "you can run a 5k easy" i decided to build up slowly and im so glad that i have. Once my legs are stronger at running it can only help my cycling?

[TomK]

I once was like Ollie, always getting dropped when the group ride hit a hill, thinking running is just to get to your bike faster which is nonsense because it's next to my bed anyways. But I started running last year, got serious this year and it does wonders. Lost 10kg since my 105kg christmas high and feeling stronger than ever when cycling. Anyways, looking forward to the whole canal run.

[typhoon]

Running is so beneficial for your mind and body, well done guy's nice video.

[panzerveps]

I used to hate running, but it was mainly because it hurt so much.
I still prefer cycling, but running is much less boring these days.