The Ultimate Pace Race | Road v Trails
We are back for another challenge.
Only problem is though we don't know what the challenge is yet. Our
friends from dhb have set us a head-to-head challenge
where the first part is to head out
and run 5k flat out. That's all that we know.
And then part two will be revealed to us.
So stay tuned for an epic challenge.
But first please do let us know down below who you're going to be cheering on.
Either me, team underdog or Andy, team Olympian.
And don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already. Let's go do this.
Okay. You ready for another head to head?
I am ready. It's one all, I think I've got this.
You're not even being quietly confident.
There's been a lot of abuse about my age.
Well, I mean the Olympics that you ran Andy was quite a long time ago, so...
Right, stop it. Let's, let's just get going. Okay. You ready? Yep. 3, 2, 1.
We're off. And I'm pushing into an early lead, as you might expect.
I love a challenge. Even more than a challenge,
I love a mystery challenge. I don't know what this is going to be.
I've got a decent idea of my 5K levels of fitness.
So I'm just going to try and head towards that target time
and bank as much time as I possibly can against Sarah,
because I know there's going to be some kind of stitch-up
in the second part of this challenge.
I don't know how much I'm gonna be able to speak during this,
but before I get really tired I need to think tactics.
there's got to be a part two to this challenge that involves more running,
surely.
And I know the producers usually stitch Andy up pretty badly.
So... surely I've got this.
I run a good flat out 5k. Don't kill myself over it.
And then I've got a win in the bag with whatever part two might be.
It's a beautiful place to run 5K this morning.
I'm just trying to focus on staying relaxed,
maintaining my pace and not thinking too much about Sarah's smug face.
It's getting a bit too hot to run flat out. But look at this. Nyoom.
And, uh, there's an orange speck probably around the other side of
the lake by now, but oh well, I'm having a great day.
Okay. Home stretch. Into the final K. It's so windy, but I'm going okay.
Here's another thing that I think is going to work in my favour.
It's been quite a while since Andy was in the Olympics and yes,
he is still ridiculously fast,
but whenever he does all-out, all-out races and flat-out runs,
he's, he's pretty broken afterwards. A hundred
metres to go, still going okay. Ah.
Coming into the last K now. I want to slow down,
but I feel like speed is going to help me in this challenge.
I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm pleased with that.
Just inside 17 minutes was my target. 16:51. Let's see how Sarah gets on.
The temptation right now to just cheat and swim across
the lake to the finish line. Woo. Strong.
Oh.
Flat-out 5K done.
23:53. I'm happy with that.
I don't know what that means. Is that good? Is that bad? I'm not sure,
but at least that's done.
Okay. Flat-out 5K done. I'm pretty exhausted. That's all
I've got the energy for today, so I think we probably should just call it quits there, it's a pretty fair result.
I predicted you were going to say that, however,
I see a card from the producers. Oh, you ready for this? No. Okay.
Andy and Sarah,
who is the more consistent runner? You've done 5K on the nice flat
roads, and now you need to do 5K on the hilly terrain of
the trails. The smaller the percentage time difference between the two,
the more likely you are to win. Good luck.
Trails.
And the fact that I've just run literally as hard as I could possibly go.
I poured everything into that, and I'm really regretting that now. I just,
I'm in such a mood about it. I don't even want to talk to you about it.
See, you are very, very fast,
but I know for a fact that you are probably much faster on the road
whereas, plonk me down anywhere and I'll pretty much run the same time.
So I'm feeling confident.
Okay, that's a weird flex, but pretty relevant to this challenge, conveniently.
Thanks very much. So yeah, I suppose there's nothing for it, but to hit the trails. Let's go do it.
Same day. New location. New clothes. Let's go.
Okay. Ready? Yep. In 3, 2, 1, go.
Ah, downhill start. I'm flying along at the moment,
but what goes down must come up.
Let's review the situation here. I don't know where we are.
I don't know what's going on and I don't know where we're going and I'm
definitely going to fall over. I'm so bad on the trails. Come on.
Beat Andy Baddeley.
We've got a GPX file to follow on our watches.
This route's completely new to both of us.
So there's an element of navigation as well.
And trying not to fall over while talking to you.
Oh man, this is going to be hard. This is going to be really hard.
Who do you think is going to win? I still back myself,
because I think I'm bad at hills,
but I think I'm too stubborn to run slowly. Comment down
below who you think is gonna win - me or Andy.
There's a really early hill here.
That downhill start, I'm being paid back for almost immediately.
You know when you do the first hill on a run and your legs just go, oh!
That's what,
that's what my legs have just done. Going on a nice little flat bit now.
Trying to enjoy the scenery because I love trail running.
I'm running hard,
but it's an incredible reminder of how beautiful trail running is.
I have only fallen
I think twice in my running career.
Keep your eyes peeled for slip trips, slip and fall hazards,
'cause they're there and they will find you
even if you don't see them.
Ah, I went the wrong way!
I've probably cost myself minimum 30 seconds.
Oh no, this is awful.
The camera's going to completely flatten out this hill.
I don't think I can run this.
So tactically,
I'd thought I needed to bank time in the 5k,
the first 5k to give myself an advantage over Sarah.
But because it's a percentage, a proportional difference,
I've really screwed myself.
If you're enjoying this pain, please comment down below,
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If you could also come and give me a push, that'd be great.
Oh, you're old Andy. Oh, you used to be good a long time ago Andy.
That's all I get from Sarah. The cheek.
We're just doing a big loop around the lake and I can't even see Andy on the
opposite side.
Squirrel. I'm losing my mind.
That's about the fourth gate I've had to come through. Surely
I should get a time allowance for that. Surely.
And the other 10 minutes that I will have slowed down by, that
I will be accountable before. That's fine.
Whoever put this course together behind the scenes for the Running Channel,
you're a sadistic genius.
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It's really steep, this bit.
Uh oh. We're going down. This can only mean one thing.
What goes down must have to come back up.
Damn it. I've gone the wrong way again. Stuck in the woods.
It's uphill to finish.
Oh God.
This is disgusting. Oh,
another gate. What a shame.
Come on Sarah. Come on.
Okay, so maybe I am old and can't use technology.
You know how I said it was an uphill finish about five minutes ago? Well, um, that
wasn't the finish. I'd got it wrong.
So the hill is still coming and I am scared.
Inside the last K. I'm trying to push. Push, push, push.
Oh my goodness.
Come on. Be a good sport. Smash the like button.
Show us your appreciation. I'm in pain.
Oh no. Oh no.
Oh my gosh.
This is it. I can see on my watch, the final hill.
Oh, jump. And we're down.
What a brutal way to finish. Stop talking. Get running.
Come on. 300 metres to wipe that smile off smug Andy Baddeley's face.
Death by a thousand paper cuts. It's a war of attrition.
I hate you.
That was absolutely brutal. 5k of pure pain,
beautiful, but pure pain.
Oh my goodness. This is disgusting. Look at this.
There's no way- oh. Swallowed a fly. Protein.
I've just seen the time. 23:43.
Compare that to 16:51 this morning.
I think Sarah might have me here. Let's wait for her to come in.
187 metres to go. Usain Bolt can run that in...
double the 100m World Record minus a bit.
54 metres below.
Welcome to the ground where I shall live for the rest of my life.
That... That was awful. That was so bad. Who put that at the end?
I'm still recovering. Great job.
Now, I don't know about you, but I can't do the maths,
so we're going to need someone to calculate who's won this.
That was spectacular and the results are in and it's incredibly close.
That was so fun. So I ran my 5K on the road in 23 minutes
and 53 seconds.
And I ran my trail 5K in 29 minutes and 12 seconds.
And I ran 16:51 and then 23:43.
So as much as I hate to admit it,
and I'm gonna make an excuse here that I went about 0.2 of a mile off course,
but that's completely my fault, completely my fault. Oh, no excuses Andy, no excuses.
But I have to hand the victory to Sarah.
Yes. Another victory for me. He may be fast,
but he's not consistent and I will take consistency over speed any day.
Thanks, Sarah. Brilliant. Well, that's a moral for everybody.
Thank you very much for watching and we'll see you next time on The Running Channel. Bye.
