 What am I doing out here? It is freezing. We're gonna get this 5k on the books essentially guys. I have not raced a 5k in 10 years Maybe 11 years. This is not my distance. My distance is 50 k's. I've raced 350 k's this year So yeah, it's gonna be fast. It's gonna hurt. I've got the Nike vapor flies 4% flying It's on my feet and it looks like there's about 2,000 runners here by the way, it's the USAT I didn't really know this when I registered. It's the USATF 5k road championships for Colorado So yeah, there's probably gonna be some guys that can run sub 15 minutes. I don't know I don't know. I'm just gonna go out have fun remember running is fun and See what we can do. So let's go warm up and then commence this Oh the pain the hurtlocker there the lactate threshold is what we're gonna be doing today All right, got to get that turnover going got to get that turnover going feeling pretty good feeling pretty good Hand warmers and fast guys here. All right Was jazz about Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You almost got it. Gordon. 100 yards, man. He's kind of cranking us. Are you kidding me? That's what it's all about, man. Put one foot for the other. Quickly. Yeah. Here they come. Bring them on in, everybody. There, Gordon. This is more of a pro division. These guys are all in the after. Third place. I feel something tear coming in. That last 100 meters. You got 40 years on the course. Oh, so close. So close. Some runners. It goes away. Good work, man. What's your name? John. John Seth. Good to meet you. I was good. Yeah. Oh, man. Okay, down to the end. It was really fun. Oh, man. Yeah, just like three guys. I knew you guys were right behind me. I was like, oh, man. You had the heart to go, man. I know. Right? About mile one. That was good. I, frankly, was better than I expected. I thought there'd be some dudes that were. I thought it'd be like top five, maybe. So I feel good. Oh, man. So I, you know my injury right now? Yeah. I felt something in that last 100 meters. That goes up the course? I don't know. I think I just was pushing so hard. I felt something. Yeah. So, yeah. You were leading the most of the race. I know. Last 100 meters. Yeah, hard. I know. Next time, right? For sure. What's your name? My name is Madat. Madat Heat, a vlog viewer. Yeah. Finally, good to meet you. Good to meet you. Yeah. And you were in the back country, right? Yeah. Good for you. Thank you so much. Awesome. We'll keep watching. You did it. Yeah, you finished it, though. Yeah. That's what matters. For sure, yeah. Cool. Well, good to meet you. Thanks for staying alone. And we'll see you at other races. For sure. All right, cool. All right, bye. Good luck in your 10K. Thank you so much. Yeah, all right. Here we go. Here we go. She would have done that in 120. We're popular. Stand loud. These guys watch. You guys do the 5K. It was a run. It was a run. You got five. All right. Joe's getting it. What you eating there, Seth? He's got an apple. All right, guys, we're relaxing. And the family is sleeping, taking a nap on this cold, wet, wintery day. It's nice to just be home after a hard race. But we are rejecting, we're rejecting our naps, aren't we? Yeah, we are. Yeah, we are. Okay, real quick. Quite a few of you are asking about my running socks, and I'm going to make a series of videos on running socks at some point. There's a huge difference in different types of running socks. A lot of people think, well, it's just a sock. No, there's a huge market out there for different running socks. So I'm just going to tell you one company that I love, and it's these guys, these green ones here. It's called Stance. Yes, it's down in the description if you're interested in getting them from Amazon. And essentially, they're so comfortable, yet I think they wick away moisture pretty well. Anyway, I'm going to make a video on these socks soon, but it's called Stance down below in the description, and I love them. And I love them. Okay, guys, what else? Oh yeah, I remember. I remember. Down here, down here. In case you did not see yesterday's vlog, essentially, I got these Brooks Levitate twos, and yes, the upper is incredible. It is incredible. Hello, ugly sweater. But I am not completely disowning Brooks. I haven't worn Brooks very much at all. Okay, I just want to put that out there. There are some people who watch these videos that love Brooks. And if you have a moment and you're a Brooks fan, let me know why and which shoe you love to run in. Again, at this point, I'm not too excited about this guy through the midsole, but anyway, let me know down in the comments why you love Brooks and which brand you lean towards. So I'd be curious. I'd be curious. Okay, this is yesterday's vlog. Go check it out. Upper right hand corner. All right, we're just relaxing and staying warm. And yes, a little holiday cheer. We made it. We survived. We did it. A 5K. Okay, but first of all, I need to mention this. This t-shirt from the race today is the most comfortable race shirt that I have ever received. It is amazing. It's a blend. It's not just all synthetic, like polyester or dry fit material, and it's obviously not just cotton. It's a blend. I love it. Thank you to the race director, whoever made the decision on these t-shirts, do it again next year. Do it again next year. Okay. Tip of the day number one. Tip of the day number one. Save your bib number. I always save my bib number. Get yourself a permanent marker and write on the back of the bib number the dates of the race, the location, the distance, and your time. This makes, so I, you know, everyone gets a finisher medal. I got one today, but I frankly, I don't really care. I don't really keep them around. Like I don't even, I don't even know where mine all are right now. My kids have them. They're all over the place. But this, this is more important to me because it's more of a documentation of how I did. And yes, over time, you can go back and look at all your bib numbers and how you did. So anyway, that's my tip of the day. Number one. All right. Now remember a couple of days ago, you guys voted as to why you watch running videos on YouTube. Well, third place was race recap videos, race blogs. That's what today is. So I'm going to recap the race for you right now, this 5K that I ran, and essentially the gun goes off. It's freezing. The rain is coming down just slightly. It's like, it's, it's cold. It's very chilly for Colorado, especially. I move right into third place at 800 meters. I'm in about second to third place. First place is probably about 10 meters ahead of me. I'm not quite 10 meters ahead of me. He's like right there. The lead bikes are, you know, just ahead of him at the 1K mark. I felt good and I asked myself, wait a minute, this seems a little too easy. This pace in the vapor flies. I just said, all right, let's go. If nobody else is going to go, I'm going to go. So at the 1K mark, I took off and not like I didn't drop the hammer, but I mean, I sped up for sure and it was slightly, slightly downhill. So I knew like, okay, now if I'm going to go and kind of take a risk, now's a good time to do it, to use the downhill to my advantage. Well, I move into first place and essentially I think second and third place ended up being about probably about 10 to 15 meters behind me, maybe 20 at the most at one point. So from the 1K mark to the 5K mark, I was in first place today. So I held the lead for, you know, a majority of the race with at about the two mile mark, you saw me drop the GoPro, apologize about that. Sorry, I dropped you guys. Sorry about that. I historically have always known that I struggle in the final sprint. I've always struggled in high school and college like I just don't have that top line, crazy sprinting speed, especially at the end of a race when you're tired, like I always struggle a little bit. So my strategy is always to begin my kick to the finish a little bit early, a little bit early. So I get past the two mile mark, two and a half miles approaching the three mile mark. So we got like 100 meters to go and essentially something happened. And I'm not remember, remember one of my favorite words on this vlog is I'm not sugarcoat. I'm not going to sugarcoat anything for you guys. I planted my left foot, which has the planter fasciitis and something happened in my arch. I feel okay now. I may have strained, pulled. I don't think I tore anything, but it was very, very serious. Keep in mind, I'm still in first place with like 100 meters to go plant. Like I was, I was, we turned a corner and I planted and pushed and I felt it some times in the running world, it's called like planter fasciitis release. So it's kind of that release of the tension. Maybe I don't know exactly what happened and I won't really know until tomorrow morning when I wake up to see how it feels. I did a cool down so I could still like jog after the race, but it was really serious. I went from like five minute pace to probably six minute pace, that last 100 meters. So I got past the last 100 meters by two guys. Like I basically couldn't push forward and even as I do that motion standing here right now, I can feel a little twinge. So that's the situation and I'm going to leave it at that. And the keyword of the day is 5k, of course. And the question of the day, what was the last 5k that you raced? Okay, think back, pause a minute because I had, I had to really think. For me, it was, I think 2008, 2008. So we're talking 10 years ago was my last 5k. That's crazy. And I'm, I'm a little shocked that it's been 10 years, but it's good. I also, this is another tip of the day. If you're a marathon runner or an ultra runner, I think mentally, it's really nice to just come back in distance. So instead of always going after half in full marathons every now and then, every now and then, do like a 5k or a 10k or even a one-miler, just like something that's still fun and you're competing, but it's not as hard on your body and it's over like that. Like this, today's race was, you know, 16 minutes essentially. Like that's crazy. That's crazy. And so mentally it was just, it was like, it was like going to an amusement park as compared to, well, I don't know what the comparison is. And so that's my second tip of the day. Okay. So answering the question of the day, your last 5k race, think about it. And how did it go? How do you, how did it go for you last, but not least the vaporfly update? How is it holding up after I just checked Strava and by the way, let's connect down below on Strava. I just checked and this shoe now has 37 miles in it. So not too many miles, but the upper great midsole. I would even put in the great category, a little bit of compression through the midsole foam, but then my main, you know, I guess observation and not even a concern really, but through the midfoot on the outsole, on the bottom of the shoe, it's definitely breaking down a little bit. So anyway, just something to keep in mind. I'd be curious if any other people have the vaporfly, what's happening on your outsole. So overall, it performed splendidly, splendidly. I felt great in it today, other than when I pushed off like, oh, yeah, yeah, really no complaints, no complaints at this point. And very, very, very, very good. With that said, thanks for being here. Thanks for watching the race and the race blog and the race analysis. And hopefully you learned something today and or gleaned a little motivation for your next race. Maybe it's a turkey trot. I don't know. Keep me posted to keep me posted and a shout out to everyone that came up and said hello after the race. I appreciate it. Just look for that green hat. Look for that green hat. All right. Don't be afraid to say hello. That's it, folks. Seek beauty, work hard. Love each other. Oh, crazy. And I'll keep you posted on my foot, my PF. It's interesting. Interesting. You guys are picking up on that word from me. You know, whenever I say interesting, it's in a little bit of uncertainty area right now. All right. Kind of like this guy.