 Good man, good man Wondering lonely in the desert He invited me to stay Said I would learn to love this babe He was a jazz band She was a wild one, a wild one She said come out, we could have fun And then she wanted me to go Curious who I need next Was a sweet child I was broken seen from miles wide, miles wide Like the moon over the worm He would break my everyday Curious who I need next As upon the continent So I'm going to go inside So I'll make sure it's done good Just for all of you Okay, today's run 20 miles, 32 kilometers 5,000 feet of vertical gain and loss Or 1,500 meters of gain and loss In the Hoka Evo Speed goats, Evo speed goats However you want to say it And yes, today's run, it's crazy Today I published the first impressions Of this shoe And now today's run Just pushed us over 50 miles So I will give you the full review Sooner rather than later Okay, let's dive into this weighted vest discussion I don't even know if I want to pick this up Frankly again today Because it is heavy It is made by fitness gear And this is not a weighted vest That is made just for runners I picked this up actually I think from, we have a sporting goods store In Colorado called Dick's Sporting Goods I think that's where I got this I didn't get this from Amazon Although if I find it on Amazon I will link it down below In case you are interested But don't go by it Listen to the next 5 minutes Because I'm going to talk you through Why you should or should not be using A weighted vest in your running training And so let's give you a little background here That vest, so I weigh I actually just weighed myself inside the house I weigh 115 pounds Which is pretty typical for me In the winter it goes up a little bit In the summer it comes down a little bit Just looking at how the training is Like where I'm at in a training block And just coming off a pike's peak Sure enough I'm right at 115 And so this vest weighs 20 pounds So that puts me at 135 pounds Of what I was carrying up the mountain today And yes it was not easy Today carrying it up the mountain But two years ago I started out with a 10 pound vest And did I just go right into running A 10 pound vest? Absolutely not So for three months I bought it in May So for June, July and August of 2017 It would have been I walked around my house I actually mowed my yard a couple of times Just wearing this 10 pound weighted vest I still have it It's in my car It's not the one that I use today And I knew I needed to start lighter And move to a heavier weight over time So I did that for an entire year Just wearing a 10 pound weighted vest And then in 2018 So last summer I said Okay I feel stronger now To the point where I think I can do my training With at a higher weight Now what's nice about this vest Is if I wanted to There's basically sand bean bags Type things that you can take in and out of the Of the vest to make it lighter or heavier I have all the bean bags in there right now So that's why it's 20 pounds I'm down at it at my feet And I need some water And so what I'm getting at with this weighted vest Is that it took me About a... It took me 12 months at least Before I felt strong enough And comfortable enough To go out for a run With a 20 pound vest on my back Now I was training for a 100 mile race Last summer The Run Rabbit Run 100 Which I actually DNF'd I did not finish I dropped out at 50 miles And I did some training with the vest last summer Now the reason I think I dropped out Mostly was because of my plantar fasciitis In fact that's why Like there was a bunch of different factors I think I didn't take enough salt in Salt tablets during the race But at the end of the day I think it was my planter I don't think it was because I had overtrained with the weighted vest So I'm just giving you some background In my experience with training with the weighted vest Now you might be wondering Seth why do you train with a weighted vest So real briefly there's a couple Two or three points First of all Leg strength of course And I'm going to come back to that in a minute Leg strength Suppleness You know how I love that word Suppleness of my ankles So my Achilles tendon All the muscles that are in your lower ankle And into the foot I think with that extra 20 pounds That I am able to Really focus And I did really well At the beginning of the run today Toward the end My legs are just too tired Like I kind of threw Something out the window But at the beginning I was focused so much on my form And making sure that I was actually kind of trying to spring Up the mountain Just a little bit To work on that suppleness Despite having 20 pounds on my back And then third point Absolutely 100% For mental toughness So it was 100 degrees today In Denver Which meant it was probably about 85 to 90 degrees Where I was running It was just hot day It was not exactly enjoyable But I was training the brain For mental toughness With the vest on my back And then When I go back to that mountain Or I frankly go to any other mountain This week or in the next 10 days I will remember And I will remind myself Seth You don't have 20 pounds On your back You can do this And not only can you do this You can do this At a high speed At a fast speed Whether it's a workout Or a race Like at Snowbird On Saturday Which is crazy Right up around the corner So anyway That is the third reason I train with a weighted vest And one last point On my leg strength So last year When I showed up At the run rabbit run 100 I was standing on the starting line With these big Strong Ultra runners Jason Schlarb was one of them He was the first American Actually to finish UTMB this year So I looked over at Jason Schlarb And I look at him He's like I don't know Six foot at least And his legs look like tree trunks And so Also a quick side story In middle school There were guys in middle school Who were shaving At like seventh or eighth grade I distinctly remember That I was not shaving Until at least a junior Or senior in high school What am I getting at We all develop At different stages You know And so we're not going to get Into all the biology But all I'm saying is I think I'm a little bit Of a later bloomer When it comes to muscle strength In fact I'm just going to say it As a 34 year old I don't know if I've ever Been stronger So this is I think a good Even in college When I was lifting at CU I feel like My old man's strength Is kicking in now It's probably because I'm picking up And picking up The kids all day And wrestling With the kids all day But anyway Just want to make that point Like my leg strength I feel like Is coming into my own As a 34 year old And so again To all the college students Out there And I'm just going to say it now Do I think You should train With a weighted vest Like what is my Recommendation Based off the Title of the vlog I'm going to say An emphatic no Especially Now bear with me Especially if you're In high school Or college Okay Your body is Still developing Let it develop You don't need to Go run With a weighted vest I'm just saying right now Let your muscles Let your bones Fully develop Okay So I'm just going to put that Out there right now If I was a coach I would never let my High school or college Runners train With a weighted vest Okay And another point On whether or not I would recommend Training with a weighted Vest to Make my answer Know very clear You have to get to the root Of your joy I don't know If you would frankly Enjoy training With a weighted vest We all have different Personalities And we're wired differently And it's painful And it hurts And frankly Like that is In my opinion Part of long distance Running Like if you can embrace A little bit of pain This sport Might not be for you Like it's a painful sport In a different way Than getting hit You know Like a line back Or hitting Or running back In football It's a different Type of pain But it is painful So again If you enjoy Going out into the mountains And running with a weighted Vest I would say Probably a lot of people Would not Also If I was strictly A marathon runner I would not be training With a weighted vest But because I'm a mountain runner And I love Mountain running And uphill running And I think Leg strength Is really important For that Then yes I'm going to Continue to dabble And try and figure out Is a weighted vest Helping me And actually I'm just going To revise this 2017 Ran 221 at Pike's Peak 2019 Ran 212 So I cut nine minutes And in the last two years I've been training With a weighted vest Not too often One or two times a month Okay So not even every week Just one or two times A month Again Just to help Me In my body Knowing who I am Increase the strength Of my legs In my ankles Does that make sense And I could go on And on about this topic But I think I'm going to Leave it there Keyword is going to be Vest In question of the day And be careful If you go down in the Comments And you start reading People's ideas Or thoughts Just be careful Because it might Not be for you Or it might be for you Okay In fact I learned About weighted vest Training from another Ultra runner Okay But here's the Question of the day What is something In your training Regimen Whether it be in the Weight room In interval training In If you want to Get into diet I guess you could What is something That is maybe a little Unique Or off the beaten path That you do Or incorporate Into your training That a lot of A lot of other runners Are not doing Okay So I would say That weighted Vest training Is probably not On the top of every Runners To-do list Which I totally get In fact I kind of As I'm hopefully Leaving the point home I would not recommend it It's not for everyone And in fact It's probably For me I would stick to The mountain running Ultra running Scene especially For weighted vest Training Alright I love you guys Thanks for being here Thanks for watching I hope you enjoyed that And a couple of vlogs If you want to Dive deeper into this Topic on weighted Vest training The one on the left Is going to be A run from 2018 At Gray's Peak With a weighted vest I think it was the first time I took the weighted vest Up a 14er And the vlog on the right Is going to be The training The brain As a runner Mental toughness Again training With a weighted vest Alright Thanks for being here Thanks for watching Seek beauty Work hard And love each other See you tomorrow