what?
That's worse than the windmill.
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It was crazy.
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I can't wait to do this again.
Taking a deep breath.
Let me compose myself because some of these are you ready?
Yeah, I think it's only going to get worse, right number between one and four.
Alright, let's do let's go reverse this time.
1, 1, Okay, excited.
Windmill, your arms. I just saw windmill
windmill your arms when you go downhill to go fast.
I mean, I just saw a windmill like a cartoon, the cartoon when
you can't see their legs going.
I think there's something that, I think there's something behind this.
Why? Why did you think there's something behind this?
All I'm saying is helicopters are pretty fast.
So essentially rather than going, you're going to
No? helicopters are also mechanical.
Hey, running is mechanical.
Yes, there are some mechanics in there.
But this is the helicopters machine.
What is going on?
If you windmill your arms downhill, you're a machine.
So what you want to do when you run okay is you want to expend the least amount of
energy using some perpetual force.
So you want to use that force that's almost rhythmic.
And you you kind of
want to use you use the area around your torso, keeping your
torso as stiff as possible.
If we look at there's a systematic review on running mechanics and it tells us basically
what people looked like who run fast and there's a slight forward, lean, very
slight in the in the kind of most elite runners.
They're stiff torso and there's not much movement in the arms.
So, you mean, elite runners aren't.
All I'm saying is maybe a few world records could be broken maybe one day, you
know, maybe one day.
But right now we do not have the scientific evidence to say this will work.
So please don't yeah, don't try this at home.
Sarah will try and report back.
That's what's going to happen.
I'll let you know, I mean, I'm guessing where this person has come from is that you're driving your arms when you're
running, which is getting close to If you're doing this, there's not really that much
the windmill, They said windmills a windmill
Think of the speed, you're essentially a fan.
You could call yourself down.
I think this was great.
You're breaking the air with your arms.
I get it, but the rest of your body needs that energy.
All that energy is going just to this windmill action.
Stop, no more windmill action?
You try it and report back.
Okay, That's what I want to happen.
Okay, is that okay?
Please just let us know anything.
Just ask Trc at the running channel dot com.
Come back to us, let us know what you think because I think this is crazy and yeah,
Scientifically no, but Sarah's gonna try it and then report back, she's going to run down the hill like this, run down
their windmill and we'll see what happens.
Okay, let's go number two, because this is wild.
Number two.
Internet is wild.
Okay, next one drench new shoes in
water so they mold to your feet.
Okay, like, like plaster of paris
or like when you get a mold made out of your hand and it is, it
is like that does that mean that you can never take them off?
But hold on, I used to do this. What?
That's worse than windmill.
No but I used to do this with leather shoes.
My leather football boots when I was a kid, so they molded to your feet, you put them in a hot
bath, you wear your brand new leather football boots and a hot bath.
So sorry, you put them on your feet, then I'm quite young.
So I don't understand this ancient.
So you, you put your shoes on and then you go and stand in a bath.
No, you have a bath, you're like lying in a bath with your shoes on, the
brand new ones, You got your rubber ducks, you got your bubbles literally, You've got your boots
on and you envisage, how are you going to play the next day?
But you can't do this with running shoes because running shoes are not made of leather and leather
They used to be though right?
Yes, they did actually.
Yeah, way, way back in the day.
I think we've got a pair on our monthly set ah if you see it, email us and
let us know if you see the pair.
Um, so yeah, I don't think this will work because of the materials you're running
shoes are made out of now, as I said, if it was leather then it would be fine.
So they don't mold.
I get where the person is coming from, but, but no.
Okay, next one.
Number three keep working down.
Number three.
Number three, runners can p*** themselves anytime
even in the gym.
I like how they specified at the gym as if you can p*** yourself anywhere,
but as soon as you walk through those doors it's a p*** free zone.
Can I make a confession here?
Have you ever p***** yourself on a run? No. Have you?
Yes. Whoa, whoa, that
that too much?
I shouldn't have said that.
I need to provide you with the details of a physiotherapist who does actually,
there is physio for this type of stuff so you do not p*** need to yourself,
we can help you physiotherapy is such a great profession because there are
actually muscles in the floor of your abdomen, which we can help get stronger
or you can just find somewhere to go to the toilet.
I mean how did you just, did you just want to urinate on yourself?
Is that what happened?
I mean like you know there's no judgment here.
This is a judgment free zone.
We're judging these things not me.
No I'm just asking, did you know right now?
Let me let me explain.
So I was running and I ran like really hard.
I think I ran a 10k pb.
B.
This is right back when I was nice thanks.
This is right back when I started running and then as soon as I stopped and I was like
a good like five minute walk away but I just stopped because I got to 10.K
just that's it.
Life was over, that was it everything, everything in my body relaxed and
these things happen.
I remember running boston marathon and literally I was like I need the toilet now.
But is that what happens when you finish a hard effort?
Your body go switches from, I'm so tense.
Everything is focused on running to like release.
I think it's very much
dependant on lots of different variables.
But most of the time we can just,
I feel like you're judging me here, we can we can
definitely improve the strengthen around our abdomen.
We you know we do have core exercises.
I've done a series of core exercises on the running channel so you can go and watch that video.
But you don't need to actually have these episodes happen.
I think there's some really good evidence that shows we can do lower abdominal
floor work, which is super, super important.
And but yeah, coming into a sport quite new as well.
I think sometimes that can definitely challenge you.
And I was not judging you.
These things happen.
And I definitely have had some very close calls, especially ultras when you're
like, where's the next aid station?
You're you're basically in a Yeah, well, so you're on your own, the world
is your toilet and you're fueling all the time.
You need to fuel all the time.
So I would say runners do not have to suffer with p******
themselves or incontinent or you're in accidents.
And if it has happened to you, you're not alone.
If you want to let us know in the comments, if it's happened to you, then go ahead, it's happened to
me, it's happened to others.
It's almost happened to Manni.
I think he's lying.
Must have done.
It must have done at least once.
Should we do another one?
Let's do another one. Ok.
Number four.
Last one on this card.
If you run five miles a day, you can eat what you want.
What do you think?
It's very specific?
4.9 miles.
No chance 5.1 wow five miles fine eat what you want.
Um Yeah, those are my immediate thoughts.
I mean the more you run, the more you need to fuel and there's a good way and a
bad way to fuel as well.
But yeah, I don't know.
Yeah, I think I think we all have different body types and
different metabolisms.
I do love the fact running allows me to eat, Yeah,
anything almost anything I can eat cake, but equally, if I
only ate the bad stuff, it would affect my running.
So yes, if you run far, if you're exercising then it means, you know, you
can eat more but it's like you're saying it's a deficit of
calories that you burn, you can put in and you need to make sure you're on top of that.
And if you could eat completely un processed
and you know, food that's not great for you will actually affect your running.
running.
You know, affect things like your bone density or affect your sleep.
So we have to definitely think about what we put into our bodies.
So running is not just an excuse to eat anything processed all the time.
But running does give you a bit more leeway because you're using more
energy to eat things that, you know, tastes better.
You'd be surprised though, lots of people, I've heard say that, you know,
you can eat loads and loads of processed food like when you're training for an ultra or something, you can eat loads of loads of just crap.
But equally then when you go back to the kind of slightly healthier foods, it can help your mental health,
it can help you running.
You can just make you feel better.
And I think the energy crashes in terms of like the sugar high sugar lows
and just overall health, it's just, you know, eating whatever you want all the time.
It's not as beneficial as this person may be suggesting.
So there you have it.
That's how I'll be running from now on, and I will be
putting my shoes on wet so they want to my feet.
No, I won't be doing that.
I'm joking.
Do not do that.
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