I Ran A Marathon Without Training To See What Would Happen
2022 ж. 3 Шіл.
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I ran a marathon in Halifax, Nova Scotia without training. What happens when you don't train for for a marathon? That's just what I'm looking to find out! I signed up for the Blue Nose Marathon, Atlantic Canada's largest marathon only two days before the race, never having raced more than a 5k. Watch now to see how it went!
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That one kid that says he didn't study for the exam but we all know he did
How you have no comments lol
this guy must be in great shape, in general, to pull this off without any serious pain or stopping. much respect. not sure if this is wise/responsible for just any random person to do, though.
Probably not. Don't try it at home
There's zero chance this guy wasn't in some sort of cardio based activity prior to this video. Take the average *HEALTHY* American and get them to try this and their shins will shatter before they finish.
Yeah and teenage body helps a lot. No training for this specifically but he was ready enough, obviously some sort of athletic base, knew to have gels etc. But what a beast, unfazed the whole way.
It isn’t. Thanks to the age of disinformation. The first human to ever run a marathon died trying it.
@@nervonabliss2071he was in good shape but was not working cardio. The longest thing he had done was walk 35 Km over one day. He was however a very good 5km runner but hadn’t competed in years
My buddy actually did the same thing. Guy ran the Pittsburgh marathon with me without training. He finished in 4 hours 17 minutes. One of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen.
how much does he weight
25kg?
Tell hime to try training for one and see how that goes!
Humans are made to run a marathon !!!
Pittsburgh was my first marathon. It's brutal race!
Finally a true "no training marathon" 😂 love that you signed up 3 days before! And I feel like the running room people could be a little more supportive haha
Haha yess but at least they upped the stakes in the video. Next marathon is Paris in a few weeks! A month of training for this one.
@@OliverPriemer did u do a video of the Paris one?
Not sure what the "running room people" would be but as someone who has run 5 marathons, I'm impressed that not only did Oliver complete it - but did it w/o hitting the wall. I struggle late into the race even though I've put in tons of training. Either way, I think Oliver hit the nail on the head though. I don't really enjoy marathons but I do them because of what he said - they are a physical and a mental challenge. I clearly have not mastered it yet, so I keep pushing on.
I think they were worried. He’s obviously young and fit, he did great! But the world we live in where people are sometimes doing extremely dumb things to get views your conscious should naturally nag you to say something, people can get hurt doing something like this without training, and it’s important to respect the challenge you’re taking on. They gave him good advice but with a helping of concern. Good for him he knocked it out of the park!
Someone signs up for a marathon 3 days pre race with no training and they are supposed to be more supportive? Hell nah.
He was already in a good shape and have been runnning for years obviously. There is no way you can do a marathon without doing any form of training for mothns beforehand.
He has youth on his side also, try doing the same when your fifty , I know I've done marathons with no training, ya get away with it if your young only!
No working linge that your your lying
The encouragement and the way the runners immediately accepted you made me so emotional. Runners are a different breed ❤❤
I know you posted this video a year ago but I’ve started my running journey and came across your video. ❤️ How inspiring and incredible that you did this!!!! I almost cried when you finished!!! And what I loved the most was you encouraged every single person you came across, so beautiful. Shows your heart and your kindness! Congrats on your marathon! 🫶🏼
incredible, totally didn’t expect you to finish with an insane time. Congratulations, hopefully I can finish my first marathon this December🎉
My hopes are with you :)
how did it go?
Just watched and congrats! I've got 27 marathon under my belt and was super nervous for you, but loved your attitude of encouragement towards others on the course. Great job!
Well done Oliver, great job on completing the marathon. 💯🏅🤙📣Thanks for the encouragement also to get out there and face challenges, I appreciate that very much 🙌
Congrats! Always... I just wanted to jump on here: Even if you are fit, this is usually NOT how you should approach a marathon. The bones, ligaments and muscles need time to adjust to that specific type of strain and the heart does as well. There have been several recorded deaths of people who ran marathons without sufficient training (heart attacks etc.) and so many people who have had injuries that took several months to rehab because they pushed their body to a limit it was not used to.
This is insane! I used to do a lot of half-marathons, typically right under 2 hours (my best time was about 1hr 55min). I never reached my goal of running a full marathon, but I estimated that at best, I *might* be have been able to do around 4hr 20min - 30min. When I was watching this, I was sure that you would hit the wall and collapse half-way through. I was impressed that you finished but stunned when I saw the time. Incredible job!
Thank you very much 🙂
The gap between half and full marathon is insane. My Pb for a half marathon is 1h38. My Pb for a full marathon is 4h10(it's also the only full marathon I've done).
1 year of consistent training and you should be able to shave more than an hour... easily. The secret is to increase your "easy" pace (and thus your maximum aerobic pace) by consistently doing easy and steady long runs. However, if you wanna get below 3h30 without dying, then you'll need to add a serious dose of harder workouts (weights, sprints/strides, hill repeats, long intervals,...) so that your body gets better at recycling lactic acid and maintaining good, efficient running form, even when you're tired. You have potential 👍
Hats off to you. I just saw this video and just know that what you did is truly an inspiration. I'm running my first marathon in May and this is exactly what I needed to help keep going.
Great vid Oliver! Looking forward to following all of your adventures on KZhead and instagram!
This video is amazing. Thank you for sharing this experience and for your words of encouragement. Major respect for ya, sir. Way to go!
I loved your summary, and great job on completing the marathon!
great run and truly amazing performance without training, Oliver. Didn't expect you to be a good runner given your last sports video lmao. Now you could continue with running videos and gear tests and the like
Very impressive! I train for marathons and find them tough! My first marathon was 4:13 with a solid block of training so to pull a 4:23 out of the bag is incredible. Huge respect 💪 Imagine what you could run if you trained….
It's a lil clickbaity, he clearly trains at running or something similar. He has an athletic body and mentioned racing something at some point.
@@JohnSmith-pn1vv You’re probably right! 😏🙄
@@JohnSmith-pn1vv Totally agree. Videos like this downplay the effort that people put into training for a marathon. He's clearly active and in good shape and would venture to guess he could break 4 hours by a substantial margin if he actually trained.
Great job! You are so inspiring!! I've got my first half marathon in 9 weeks and currently training. The mental headspace is an awesome and intimidating place to be in, but am learning to enjoy it.
Dude, this seriously was a beautiful video. I was so hooked in the entire time - amazing insights, thanks so much for making this. Hope you find the time to create more amazing works of art like this! I'm these impact more people than you realize, certainly did for me. Cheers!
Hey thanks for this comment man. Not sure if or when I'll get back to filming videos, but it was a pleasure making them.
Great job! Keep running man. Do not stop! What matters is not the goal but being able to run.:)
Congrats!!! Thats an insane time for not training!, i ran my first marathon last year in 3 hours 29 minutes
how much training did you have? did you have do any smaller ones before?
Dang. That is fast
This was awesome to watch way to go man !
That video is actually inspiring instead of the clickbaity bs i expected. Well done, mate, really well done!
Nicely done man. I bet the feeling of crossing the finish line must've felt amazing.
Top 100 is elite 🔥 imagine if you trained you’d be top 30 easy maybe even higher
i think you’re crazy but also awesome for doing this. watching you run it was so inspiring and motivating and you really did good for someone that didn’t train for it
Inspiring mate! well done, incredible what you can achieve putting mind over matter having not trained. Definitely giving me the idea to tackle a marathon!
I got tired just watching you run!! LOL Proud of you! You're extraordinary and inspiring!! Thank you for sharing your experiene.
I love this video! The perseverance is contagious! 💪
I clicked this video not knowing what I was getting into, but man what a great surprise. This month I started training for my first ever race (10k) in my life. I consider myself somewhat fit (regular cycling, gym and any other racquet sport lol) but most definitely not a runner, but as part of my New Year’s resolutions I decided I’d try something new and that I’d been avoiding for so long for fear of injuries or looking like a complete noob. This gave me so much motivation and even brought a tear to my eye at the end. The running community is so wholesome , I’m even more determined to take on this challenge. Awesome video !
Great video and great performance. WOW! Liked the "you're killing it" guy LOL. You are a beast and ate that marathon up for breakfast. Best of luck if you tackle any other life obstacles.
Amazing job Oliver! You really should be so proud of yourself
More good content, I like how supportive you were with all those you passed and caught up with the rabbit! Your buddy was pretty funny too!
Respect Oliver! Awesome job, and a big gratz from Denmark!
Great job, Oliver!
That's crazy! I've had the same idea a few years back but trained for 3 months beforehand (didn't run more than 5k before). It's funny to see that you got the EXACT same time as me (4:23). I was very proud and it showed me that you can learn anything if you invest time and dedication. Made me very happy, until I heard that one of my Uni Professors (~40 years older than me) ran the same day an hour quicker. A Marathon is literally a marathon. You can train for it our whole life and somehow it will pay out. Great video!
Loved your thoughts at the end, inspirational stuff man
This is incredibly inspiring! Congrats! For the first time, I signed up for a half marathon just a little under a month before the race. It’s coming up in two weeks and I have no prior training. Everybody I have told so far thinks I’m crazy. I hope I find the strength within myself like you did to be able to power through. Thanks for sharing your experience! I finally feel like I have at least a fighting chance haha
How did it go?
@@20sur20edu it was so liberating! I made a promise to myself just to never stop and just to keep going no matter what! Even though I didn’t finish with a super impressive time, I kept my promise to myself and made it! Thank you so much for your video and inspiration! It really made me believe in myself when even others wouldn’t! Actually, I am planning to sign up for another half marathon by the end of November too! 😅😅 This is sort of like the start to a lifelong marathon that your content helped jumpstart! Thank you!😊
@@octave9029 awesome to hear, by the way I am not the content producer of this video. Was just curious as I have a halth marathon to run end in a month ...
Just watched your video .. loved it bro! Well done 🙌🔥
Dude. Just ridiculous not only that you finished, but with a great finishing time as well. Congrats and mad respect for this!
That's real kind man, thanks😁
You were polite to volunteers and supportive to runners 🙌🏻
Very well done! My first ever race was a 10K without any prep, with 0 running experience and I was crushed after finishing it. Can't imagine how challenging a 42.2K could be especially mentally
you are so inspirational. that timing is insane for no training. you are a living example of setting your mind to complete something - and absolutely smash it out of this world!!! crazy
Fantastic! Another good video and a great achievement.
Caution to all, from an experienced 60+ marathon veteran here - do NOT think you can just go from no exercise period, to running in a marathon. Look up the story of the late Jade Goody, for warnings on that one. This looked a bit click baity to me. Looking at this guy's performance and build, he blatantly keeps himself in at least decent physical shape - even if he's not a regular long term runner. That's very different from doing a marathon with 'no training'. He's said also he ran up to 15k - so he knows what its like to run for long periods, without significantly stopping. That IS training of a sort. Good he made it, respect to him. But he's not a couch potato is blatant, so don't try and make out he's one... 🙄
I endorse this caution! You know what you're talking about.
I am the cameraman from the video. He’s in great shape yeah but also like genuinely outside of the occasional run he really didn’t train much. All good points you make though like me I could never do anything like this. I wouldn’t say the video is clickbaity because he really didn’t train for it
@@coolstufftodo5256quote: 'he's in great shape' ; 'apart from the occasional run'. Respectfully, you seem to have just supported what I said, via your own comments here. Again, congrats to him - but this is not someone then out of shape, and who doesn't exercise.
Jup I never ran in my life, ran 3k Yesterday and felt Like I was dying afterwards
@@pennylane8936 well done you 👌 if you've no pre-existing medical conditions, it will get easier with training, and building it up gradually over time. The first time I ran a mile, I was exhausted and felt I was nuts to do this immediately afterward - but keep at it, it gets easier 👌
Great job! So inspirational!!
Awesome video! Very well done and executed! And that was an amazing time! Hope you can gain more subscribers
Well done for being prepared to be seen possibly 'failing' (which you definitely didn't). We're really seeing you become tremendously confident and grabbing life in your terms. Excellent.
Congratulations. That's impressive. Inspiring video.🙏
when i saw you cassually beat my half marathon PB without training that i spent two months preparing for i was mad..... 😂 amazing video and achievement, really like your energy and attitude!
I didn't expect that , great job man !
Really enjoyed this, you have really good storytelling skills.
I am blown away. This video popping up in my recommended feed is very timely. I've plateaued with my 5ks and really want to do a 10k next year, but have felt discouraged. I have another 5k next weekend and hope I can breeze through it. I will think of your strength as I run!
I hope you go for the 10k in 2024!
You can do it brother!
Not advisable but also very inspirational and lovely to watch a young man with a positive can do attitude and also very respectful and encouraging to those around him
Loved how you encouraged other runners on the way! No idea how you dropped your pace nearer to the end! Well done! How was your recovery? 🎉 🏅 👟
love ur videos, really make me motivated to run my first marathon next month❤❤❤
Thank you, really. Best of luck to you!
this was incredible!!! keep making videos like this (:
Awesome video I’ve been training for months and I won’t come close to your time/much respect!!! April 30th my first, OKC marathon I’m shooting for 5 hrs
Best of luck:) You may surprise yourself!
Finish line, not finish time, all important especially for your first.
Very inspirational! Great accomplishment and awesome content :)
What an achievement!!! Cried my eyes out at the end!! ❤
This video was really really entertaining to watch ❤️
Impressive! Enjoyed watching this
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 thank you for the encouragement in life today!
Wasn’t going to do a run tonight… here I go 😊. Thanks for the video, bud.
Oliver, you did extremely well. Very proud to see this. I did 30 ish Marathons and 7 Ironman's and other bollox myself. And what I often see is guys over - pacing from the start. You did well starting slow. This is how exactly it works. Fantastic job you did! Keep up!
I never ran a marathon it's really cool to see all the people encouraging you 🙌
Not gonna lie this made me smile with joy.....ive my first marathon in may next year nervous and excited at the same time
Mad respect to you. you are an inspiration to me really 🙏
You're amazing. I don't think I can finish a Marathon without any training at all.
That was amazing bro 🔥
well done on your first marathon without training, very impressive time
Love your attitude. Thank you for this inspirational video. Training for my first marathon in 3 months. Maybe I should stop training all together 😉
Your message at the end sums it up perfectly. Running a 50km this weekend after 16 weeks training and will be aiming for under 5 hours so it's good to her about getting past objects and pushing the mental and physical barrier.
For anyone watching this thinking they don't have to train to do a marathon: please train. To pull off something like this, you're likely in pretty athletic shape already with no pre-existing health conditions. If you're considering a marathon, please train for it.
😊truly Appreciate How U continued to Encourage Others On their Race !!!!!!!👍👏NICE 🥳🥳
Congrats! I’m currently doing a couch to 5k exercise plan and am almost done with it. I was hoping my town would do its annual Turkey Trot this year, however I haven’t seen or heard anything about it so of course they would stop it when I finally hope to participate in it lol (some years I work Thanksgiving morning). I might have to wait until the Spring to find a 5k to participate in.
Seriously impressive, well done
This video made me tear up. Just wow. The humility. The challenge. The motivation.
greetings from italy!!! thats inspirational bro!!!
Great time for someone who didn't train! You must be in shape!
I laughed so hard watching your face as you were trying the gu the first time! Congratulations you did an amazing job!
Wow Oliver, you keep setting the bar higher for yourself, am impressed
Good to see you rage against the dying of the light
Ya kno
not a runner by any means. not even close. i’m preparing for my first half next month and the goal is to run a full next year! thank you for the inspiration Oliver. i love you brother thank you 🙏🏾
Great job man! It’s my time tomorrow, my first marathon ever, I have ran 20 km before in a single run but I will have to make it tomorrow. Prepared for 2 months/ 3 months almost. I have to show up and do my best and complete this obstacle.
How did it go???
@@Memorare87 Barely managed to finish that. In 6 hours or something. It came to a point where I couldn’t run because my kidneys hurt so I just limped and walked for like 5 km. I don’t know why I hit the wall so hard. The only reason I can think of, ironically, I was prepared for a half marathon. They put me in a marathon and I couldn’t change my category. Anyway, I did it. I wanted to give up many times at the end but I fought on. Needless to say my leg muscles hurt like hell now.
Congrats on finishing the marathon!! Completing that race is something to be seriously proud of. Most importantly, you fought through it.
@@OliverPriemer Thank you so much brother! Honestly, I was watching videos 2 days before the marathon and I stumbled upon yours. Was glad I did because when I found it hard to move forward, I thought that I am not alone. Many others have felt like me in the same scenario. So that made me go through.
Insane! Really awesome
The collective NO to you saying that you had coconut water 😂
Amazing. Good effort😊👍
what an encouraging video! it's cool
Keep inspiring and be inspired.....Much love
Class video mate
Right on !!! 🎉 42 k amazing 🤩
Doing my first 7 km run in two weeks. Thanks for the motivation
Good job bro 💯
And what a good video, keep it up 💯
I have to know, did you have any kind of Running experience prior to this and/or any exercising that you do? Because a time of 4:23 is really impressive, especially for no training.
This was so heartwarming
This guy is so underrated like i watched this whole video thinking it had like 3 million views 😂😂
Amazon editing on this video, dude! Also, I’m more motivated to do the Bluenose, at least a 10k (I have no excuse, I live in downtown Halifax).
Thanks man:) Go for it!!