I Tried to Run a 2:10 Marathon & THIS Happened…

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Jake Barraclough, aka "Ran To Japan"
⚠️ Train Harder, Not Smarter.
🇬🇧 Documenting my life ‘on the run’ in Japan!

It all comes down to this... The Tokyo Marathon 2025... DO OR DIE! ⚔️

[RanToJapan]

(Realised I kept pronouncing the winning female’s name wrong but it’s Kebede!)
⬇️ *Leave any questions in the comments & I’ll answer as many as I can in the next vid* ⬇️
Thanks again for all the support for this marathon!

[peterjones]

4th fastest time by a Brit this year. I hope you are proud of yourself, well done.

[bubsybrown]

Insane how you managed to go sub 2:15 with heat exhaustion. Amazing Jake, just think what you're capable of.

[tylerwatson]

Electrolytes! As a maurten lover, it’s important to know the gels contain 0 electrolytes. The drink mix has 200mg sodium if you drink the whole thing, but if you toss the bottles unfinished you get less. And you’re getting 0 potassium and magnesium. I trust you to google it and figure out what’s best for you but make sure you’re dialing in the electrolytes for hot marathons especially.

Congrats. Great race.

[TheFODRunner]

Unreal 👏 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… 2025 is your year! Cooler temps will do the trick!! Honestly, that’s a stellar run and a PB to walk away with 🤝

[ThisMessyHappy]

Maaaate, epic run. Congratulations. Here’s my thoughts
a) Your family need to be on the channel more 😂
2) Huge grit shown 💪🏼
d) See you in Tokyo next year 😉

[RayFreeth]

Im blown away with your ability to push yaself to the absolute limit..well done, great time also

[brianmessemer]

Your family being there and cheering you around the course gave me goosebumps. I lived in Japan for a few years in the mid 2000's but back then my fam wasn't able to make it over and see it all. You've been "out there" in Japan alone with no family working hard for your dreams, and then in a big moment they're right there with you. Damn I'm tearing up. Well done, Jake. The fact that you ran a massive PR in the heat (20 in the sun is brutal) with no heat acclimation is remarkable. You will smash this time in better conditions in the future for sure!!!

[suzuyaaa.]

the fact that your community has made it’s way to japan to even join you on your runs is remarkable. Keep up the good work man

[MoggleBoggle]

Unbelievable effort. Enjoy the holiday, and buy yourself a beer. Like you say, the fact that a 3min PB feels like a disappointment tells you you have got so much more in you!
Eff

[antoniocasablancasvilanova]

Gutsy!!! You are a legend being able to push you beyond any limits. Congratulations not only on your PB, but for an amazing story....please keep it up!

[russetvelvet]

the Chinese runner you were following in the 2nd half of the race is Wu Xiangdong and arguably the biggest marathon influencer in China, perhaps one day a collab? Would be fantastic.

[岡部哲明-cm]

Jake-san great job. Hope you will run faster next marathon season.

[andynoakes]

Stayed up in the UK to track you last Sunday, any day you run a PB is a good day, to think you've got even more in the tank when the weather's kinder to you. Only found your channel a few weeks ago but have binged watched all your videos, love you content, love you journey! I'm running my first marathon in London in 7 weeks, I'm definitely inspired by your mental resilience and training approach!

[ZachJalteco]

Absolute legend 🐐 One of the most entertaining race debriefs on YouTube.

[alexisbehindyou]

You are a complete legend, and the family input in the vid was proper wholesome stuff!

[SotaMaehara]

Epic vid man, so cool you got a shoutout on TV too 📈 Train Harder Not Smarter army is sky rocketing rn

[jecktongtan]

Happy get to follow this whole journey and learned a lot from you! Congratz Jake on PB!

[hansluk]

Well done Jake! Cheers from Hong Kong watching the live feed on race day.
enjoy your holiday, and recover well~!

[jeru]

Great race report! Like the addition of the fam cam 😁Congrats on the PB even though you feel like it was a bad race. Good to see so many people came to the shake out run, but I'm not that surprised actually 😉