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"I’m a marathoner, it’s official!! Wow, what an incredible, amazing (and brutally hard) experience! If you want to watch the good, the bad and the ugly keep your eyes peeled on the Running Channel YouTube next weekend - Amsterdam marathon 2021 ✅"
- Sarah
The world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana have died in a road accident in Kenya.
With his team announcing last week that he would be targeting sub two hours at the Rotterdam Marathon it felt like Kelvin's part in history was only just beginning
2:00:35 🤯🤯🤯
Kelvin Kiptum becomes the FASTEST MARATHONER IN HISTORY!
Breaking the 2 hour 1 minute barrier in an official race for the first time. Chicago Marathon has just witnessed history
INCREDIBLE 🤯🤯🤯
World record smashed by over TWO MINUTES!! The women’s marathon has been broken by the legendary Tigist Assefa in 2:11:53 🎉🎉
#berlinmarathon
#marathon
#runchat
BIG NEWS! We’re really excited to announce that we’ve joined forces with
@GarminUK
who will be an Official Partner from now throughout 2021! We’re excited to be working together and have some great videos headed your way!
Subscribe to The Running Channel and stay tuned for more!
Today's
#MondayMotivation
is sending positive vibes to our own Anna Harding as she gets ready to run the Boston Marathon later today.
Let's see some more
#MedalPics
like this one tomorrow Anna - we're all rooting for you!
Jasmin Paris made headlines yesterday by being the first woman to complete the legendary Barkley Marathon, but who is she? We’ve delved in to her story ⬇️
Look who picked up their race number this morning! Best of luck
@anna_harding
at the
@berlinmarathonE
tomorrow. We're all so proud of how hard you've worked to get there and we know you're going to smash it!
If anyone is in Berlin, keep an eye out for Anna and give her a cheer!
Show us your
#solorunselfie
As runners we are fortunate that our hobby allows us to be active socially or on our own. Right now though we must take responsibility & run on our own.
Get out. Be active (solo). And share your selfies - we’re your virtual running buddy!
Dutch athlete Femke Bol has set a new world record in the indoor 400m, with a time of 49.26.
Bol beat Jarmila Kratochvílová’s world record of 49.59 seconds set in 1982 (which stood as the longest standing indoor track record!)
SHE DID IT!! 🇩🇪🏅
Were you on the streets of Berlin taking on the marathon like Sarah? Or are you about to lace up for London or Chicago? Marathon season is definitely here so let us know if you’re taking one on as we are here to cheer you on every step of the way 🙌🏻
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| Today sees the start of a BRAND NEW video series.
With the support of adidas,
@Anna_harding
is taking on the challenge to try to hit her 🌟biggest running goal to date🌟 training for a Boston Marathon qualifying time 🦄!
Get ready to follow Anna’s journey to BQ!
Amsterdam - let's do this 💪!
Sarah spent the day yesterday enjoying a quick run tour of the city with our friends from
@MizunoRunningEU
. Today, she'll join thousands of others on the start line of the Amsterdam Marathon!
Drop your messages of support in the comments 👇
NEW WORLD RECORD 🏁🙌🏻
Eliud Kipchoge has done it again, breaking his own marathon world record time from Berlin 2018.
Will he ever get sub two hours in an offical race…?
📸 Berlin 2018 - Reuters
#berlinmarathon
#EliudKipchoge
Yesterday Anna took part in the Boston Marathon and she has written some words about her race on our Instagram page.
We'll have a video following her on her Boston journey on our YouTube channel in a few weeks. We know so many of you can't wait to see it!
NEW COURSE RECORD 🙌🏻🙌🏻
2:13:38 for Sifan Hassan in a hotly contested women’s race at the Chicago Marathon. What a day for the record books!
#chicagomarathon
Talk about an early Christmas present!
Melissa Courtney-Bryant set the new women’s record at Poole
@parkrun
on Christmas Eve bringing the new record to 15 minutes 31 seconds 😱
But will we see Andy’s record broken….?
We want to say a massive THANK YOU to our 100K
@YouTube
subscribers! 🎉🍾
Without you it wouldn’t be possible!
How did you first discover us? We’d love to hear your stories in the replies 👇!
#therunningchannel
#100000subscribers
2:01:48 🤯
Breaking Kelvin Kiptum’s course record from 2022, Sisay Lemma adds to his epic win at London Marathon from 2021 with a controlled win at the Valencia Marathon.
In doing so he becomes the fourth fastest marathon runner in history.
📸
@londonmarathon
Well done everyone who ran in the 9:30am
@Great_Run
#VirtualGNR
wave 👏
@anna_harding
had a blast out there with you all - 10,000+!! How did you get on?? Show us your selfies in the replies 👇
GOOD LUCK to all those in the 1:30pm wave 💪
#therunningchannel
Welcome to the FINAL episode of the Quarantine to Qualifier series.
It’s race day at the Berlin Marathon. Watch as Anna gets ready for the final pay-off, aiming to run a Boston Marathon Qualifying time of 3:30:00. Can she do it?
⬇️ Watch the full episode via the link below.⬇️
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week!
@anna_harding
shares how running has helped in her mental health journey and taught her how to love and celebrate what her body is capable of!💪
#therunningchannel
#BeKind
Fun at Churchfields parkrun today. This is the last 100m... can see why
@runningchannel
@anna_harding
said this was one of the toughest in the country. Took me 27min...felt like sub 2hr 😹
🥳 500,000 subscribers! 🥳
A big thank you to everyone who has joined us on our journey so far. We’re amazed that we get to do what we love and we’re so excited for what’s to come.
See you at 1 MILLION! 🎬 ➡️
GO MO 🙌🏻
The legend that is Mo will be lining up for the Tokyo marathon tomorrow so wish him luck ⬇️ and let us know if you’re taking it on too!
#tokyomarathon
#marathon
#runningcommunity
That’s it from us here at the
@nationalrunshow
!
A big thank you to all those who spoke at the Running Skills Theatre and to everyone who stopped by our stand this weekend.
It was great to meet so many of The Running Channel community and we already can’t wait for next year!
Hey Runners! We've got some BIG NEWS 📰!
Starting today - we're going to be bringing you THREE new videos 📹 EVERY SINGLE WEEK!
How awesome is that?
Tune in today at 1pm for our Monthly Show and set your reminders for Weds, Sat, and Sun for more videos all about running!
The first day of the month means a clean slate for all monthly running goals and achievements!🏃♂️
How many May miles did you run, and how many to you aim to complete in June? Let us know!
#therunningchannel
The next episode in our 'Running With' series featuring former F1 driver Mark Webber (
@aussiegrit
) is live! He's talking about using running for F1 training,
@AGrit_Apparel
and why he loves running on trails 🎥
#TheRunningChannel
Long run done ✅, but did you remember to foam roll?
Anna takes you through some great techniques for your hamstrings, which probably need a bit of TLC after the miles you've put in!
Do you foam roll? If so, how often? Share in the comments 👇
#TheRunningChannel
#FoamRollers
Hands up if you love running in the winter ✋?
Whether you embrace the cold 🥶, or feel a bit meh, make sure you tune in TODAY at 1pm for our Winter Running Accessories round up!
We've got all the gear you need to stay warm, dry and safe this winter, so don't miss it!
10 miles seems like an unfathomable distance to non-runners, but to us seasoned athletes it's just another Sunday!
How far are you running tomorrow?
#TheRunningChannel
#ThingsRunnersSay
New Guinness World Record set in the world of running!
Helen Ryvar has just completed her 260th half marathon in a row, smashing through her previous Guinness World Record of 111.
Her new goal is a huge 333!
#running
#guinnessworldrecord
#halfmarathon
We went for a run with former F1 driver Mark Webber (
@AussieGrit
) in the woods! If you haven't seen the video yet, the link's here 🎥
#TheRunningChannel
We had a great time celebrating The Running Channel's 1st birthday last night.
Thank you to
@JoPavey
,
@adharanand
,
@AnnaMcNuff
&
@runbadders
for sitting on our panel hosted by
@anna_harding
We wish we could've invited every single one of our subscribers to come and join us
Your
#MondayMotivation
for today,
@EilishMccolgan
broke the British 5km record at the
@ASICSeurope
Meta:Time:Trials this weekend in Malaga, with a time of 14:45.
That time bettered Eilish's previous PB by three seconds, improving her own record set in February.
First EVER Female Finisher At The Barkley Marathons!!
This year’s race has just finished and we’ve covered everything you might want to know about this incredible ultra.
Read the full story here:
WHAT A RACE 🙌🏻
Andy's all out one kilometre race at the Podium Festival was epic and we can't wait to share the video of it with you all soon! But for now congratulate Andy on leaving it all out on the track in the comments
Anyone else feel like running should come with a disclaimer notice "Warning: may cause unprecedented levels of laundry" 😂
Confession time... who's guilty of wearing running socks more than once? ✋ Drop a 🧦 emoji in the comments if you're guilty as charged!
#TheRunningChannel
Anna was meant to be running
@LondonMarathon
this month, but is running the distance in her back garden to raise money for The World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund instead!
Watch the video now!
#TheRunningChannel
Eilish McColgan has done it! The Scot has secured her first major title! 🎉
A games record, a gold medal & the Commonwealth title - what a performance! 🥇
#BBCCWG
#BBCAthletics
Carla Molinaro has done it! She's broken the World Record for the fastest woman to run Land's End to John O'Groats, finishing earlier this morning. Her exact time is still unofficial, but it looks like she did it 10 HOURS quicker than the 12 days, 11 hours, 6 mins & 7 secs!! 😅👏
ICYMI - if you weren’t able to tune into our Instagram Live Q&A with ultra runner Carla Molinaro, ahead of her attempt to break the women’s World Record for the fastest time running from Land’s End to John O’Groats, you can watch it back here
🎥
Earlier we spoke to Scott (
@meandmybigmouth
), grandson of Florence Ilott. Here’s his full take on the story of a record breaking runner from 1934 that has got so many people talking. Watch in our new TRC video 🎥
The
#solorunselfie
is back! But this time we can run with a buddy 👫
Whenever you go for a run - snap a selfie and when you share it make sure to tag
@runningchannel
and use
#solorunselfie
or the new
#runbuddyselfie
hashtags.
What are you waiting for? Let's go running! 🏃
The 3rd and FINAL episode of The World's TOUGHEST Island Race is here!
@anna_harding
has to make the decision whether to carry on with the final 2 days of
@the_tribe_way
's
#TRIBERunForLove
after the 78km day left her broken. Will she make it to the end? 🎥
A brand new world record half marathon time’s been set by
@GKamworor
- an incredible 58 mins and 1 second!!
He beat the previous record of 58:18, set in Valencia last year by Abraham Kiptum.
#therunningchannel
Huge congratulations to
@GKamworor
on his new world record of dazzling 58:01 set at the
#cphhalf
'19 🔥 "Its very emotional for me to set this record (...) in Copenhagen, where I won my first world title."
@NNRunningTeam
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Quarantine To Qualifier Update❗
Boston Qualifying training continues for Anna. Following her recent injury, with the help of Team Anna and
@AdidasLondon
, she's now back up and running and she's written a blog post to update you. Click the link 🔗 below to read it 👇
Favourite or RT to save for later, or clear some space and do it now! Let this be your weekly dose of
#MondayMotivation
- Home Workout for Runners!
Click for our follow along home workout routine!
#therunningchannel
A PB doesn't matter.
The final pace doesn't matter.
A high VO2 Max doesn't matter.
A 4AM start doesn't matter.
Having the latest trainers doesn't matter.
What's most important is that you did something you promised yourself you'd do.
You went out for a run.
#MondayMotivation
WE'VE LAUNCHED A PODCAST!
Join Andy and Sarah as they tackle one big topic each week, along with helpful tips and light-hearted chat on the latest news in the running world.
#runningpodcast
#runningchannel
#acast
We've been tracking
@annamcnuff
's epic
#BarefootBritain
trip and she's made it into England after covering 750 miles in Scotland!
Want to know what it's all about? Check out our video with her all about Barefoot Running on The Running Channel 👇
Why does running on the treadmill seem to take 3 times as long as running outside 😫?!
If you're a regular treadmill runner, share your top tips to pass the time below 👇
#TheRunningChannel
#Dreadmill
#Running