NYC Marathon Build: Into the Lion’s Den (Episode 1)

I'm excited to race the New York City Marathon on November 3rd, 2024. With only 12 weeks between the Paris Olympic Marathon and the NYC Marathon, I knew that I would have to find the balance between recovery and building fitness. After a couple of weeks off, I jumped back into training.

This episode shows week 7 of the 10 week build to NYC. Coming off of a fast 10 mile race in Twin Cities, Minnesota, we joined the BYU XC team on Tuesday for a controlled effort of 8x1000m repeats on grass to get the legs moving. On Thursday we did fatigued mile repeats–an 8 mile power run followed by 3x1600m. We ended the week with a 25 mile long run with a 4 mile pickup.

Strava:

ASICS Shoes:

0:00 Intro
0:32 8 x 1000m Workout at Intramural Fields
8:29 Weight Lifting Session at BYU
9:52 Easy 13 Mile Run from BYU
13:32 Conner Mantz and Clayton’s thoughts on the NYC marathon
15:13 25 Mile Long Run

Directed by Andrew Storer

#NYC #NYCMarathon #MarathonTraining #Athletics #Running #STRYD

[michaelcaricoo]

Wake up people! New series just dropped! So happy to see this back, thank you

[YvensBPhoto]

I'm so glad Stryd was able to pick up where Asics left off.

[brian]

Didn't know another series was in the pipeline, subscribers are eating GOOD today

[tuckerbidleman]

I was worried the Olympics was going to be a one off documentary! So happy to see you continue to bring us along your journey!

[gusmontano]

Don’t stop making footage like this, Clayton! The running community is inspired by every second!

[kaylarief]

I saw the Boston series posted recently, and then noticed I missed this NYC series. Can't wait to watch the next ones!

[jgg]

Big fan of your content Clay! Thanks for inspiring me to keep running and in my own journey both in fitness and in life!! You're a legend

[AndrewStorerDP]

Series back on 👀 share it if you want it to continue. Gotta get those numbers up 📈

[SagasuRunning]

As a native New Yorker I’m happy to see both of you racing NYC. Also happy to see this content back… some of the best content on YouTube, not just running related. 👏🏻🤙🏻

[hanrius]

NEVER OPENED YOUTUBE SO FAST BEFORE, STRAIGHT FROM STRAVA

[jtcollins]

Clayton Young is awesome. I love watching this guy work.

[brianway]

Clay is back! With new shoes. If you're much younger than I, you may not know Bill Rodgers stopped to tie his shoes in then won and set the Course Record!

[kevin_zych]

Clayton, don't be intimidated by NYC. I live here and you're going to eat it up. Will be rooting for you from ~35m behind.

[bgovero]

This is a great day. Glad you're still making content.

[Jhinderliter]

CLAYTON!!! pls do this for every marathon build you do from here on out 🙏

[chinpoeykhoo]

Just when I thought there isn't any more series from Clayton there comes NYC marathon build documentary series, what a great moment for 2024! Top notch contents as always from the production team, much appreciate as always!

[chrisshent]

No rest for the wicked! Let’s praise the stunning audiovisual storytelling, once again.

[Cultureats]

I love watching this series!! I’ve been so curious about how you build up with a shorter time than before the Olympics. I love the personal reflection and seeing other runners and even the humor. Mantz saying he’s not gonna be the pacer!

[susanmannan]

As a runner (hobby jogger) and a fan of running, this is such a joy to watch. The fact that it doesn’t just come easily to the pros is so relatable…on a much different scale!

[Runnnsphere]

Both you and Connor look ready to take on NYC and compete for the top spots!