Man Runs Seven Bridge Marathon And Gives Motivational Talk

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This man wanted to show people the joys of running a 5K marathon over seven different bridges. Amazingly, he ran all around a city while talking about the local community and giving tips on how to stay motivated during a marathon.

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00:00Good morning, my friends, from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

00:14How did I get here?

00:15I don't know.

00:16It's my first time here.

00:17I don't even know why I'm here.

00:18Actually, I do know why I'm here.

00:19I'm here to run a marathon.

00:20I'm here to run 26.2 miles.

00:23My friend Mindy said, hey, come run our marathon.

00:25So I'm here.

00:26I'm here at the Seven Bridges Marathon.

00:27This is one of the bridges right here.

00:29It's dark because, well, it's early in the morning.

00:32It's a little colder than I thought Tennessee would be, but you know what?

00:36My favorite way to explore a new city is by running, and I'm going to see 26 miles of

00:41Chattanooga today.

00:42It's going to be beautiful.

00:43Hopefully, I'm going to make some new friends.

00:44I'm going to show you some beautiful sights of a stunning city in the south, and have

00:49a great day.

00:50You know what I love?

00:51I love early morning pump-up music at races.

00:54It gets me going.

00:56Nothing like a little techno at 6.30 a.m.

00:58Is this the warm-up party?

00:59Yeah.

01:00Yeah, all right.

01:01I like it.

01:02I'll warm up, man.

01:03We are heading to the start line, which is really good.

01:10I want to start running so I can warm up.

01:12It is cold out.

01:13All right, here we go.

01:15Another race.

01:16It's crazy.

01:17I've been doing this all my life, ever since I was a little kid, running, running, running.

01:22The goal today is to have a lot of fun.

01:26Usually, when I start a race, I want to run as fast as I can.

01:30Not this race.

01:31I just want to cruise and get to know the city, and have fun.

01:34That's the number one goal.

01:35Have fun.

01:36I can do that, right?

01:37The number two goal is to warm up.

01:38It's really cold out.

01:42We are on bridge one of seven.

01:44I actually think there's eight bridges we're going to run over today.

01:48Pretty cool.

01:49I like this colorful art right there.

01:53That's cool.

01:54Here's a pro tip for anybody out there wanting to run a marathon for the first time.

01:59Just walk through the aid stations.

02:00Just get your water.

02:01Just chill.

02:02Stop.

02:03Enjoy it.

02:04Then start running again.

02:05Let's get a high five.

02:06High five.

02:07High five.

02:08Thank you.

02:09High fives really just charge me up.

02:11I don't need anything else besides high fives.

02:13Look at that.

02:14I love it.

02:15Woo.

02:16Yes.

02:17You know what?

02:18I love aid stations, not so much because of the water and the Gatorade, but because everybody

02:24at aid stations are always psyched because a half marathon just started.

02:28That's who all these people are.

02:29Good morning everybody.

02:30Good work.

02:31Good work.

02:32Keep it up.

02:33Keep it up.

02:34Woo.

02:35I find that if I cheer for other people while I'm in the race, it in turn pumps me up.

02:44This must be bridge number two.

02:46Look at this view.

02:48Oh yeah.

02:49This is a beautiful way to wake up on a Sunday morning, right?

02:55Another thing I really like about marathons is that you can stop and go to the bathroom.

02:58If you're running a 5K or a 10K, it's really going to affect your time if you stop and

03:02go to the bathrooms.

03:03Marathon, there's no hurry.

03:04It's more important to be comfortable.

03:06Okay.

03:07Let's go.

03:08Woo.

03:09Yeah.

03:10Yeah.

03:11All right.

03:12We're on bridge number three and the sun has just come up and it feels so good.

03:18You know what I like about this race?

03:22That we're running along a lot of these cool pedestrian paths.

03:26They're all wooded in the parks.

03:29It's beautiful.

03:31What I really like about running along these paths is that you can run in the grass along

03:34the side and it's just less impact on your body.

03:38All the pavement really does a number on me.

03:41All right.

03:42We're on bridge number four.

03:44Only four more to go.

03:45How are you feeling?

03:46Feeling good.

03:48Feeling good.

03:54All right.

03:5513 miles.

03:56You know what that means.

03:57Halfway there.

03:58Halfway in a marathon is the point where you kind of relax.

04:03You get your breathing set.

04:06You get your stride going on your feet right there.

04:10And you get ready for the next 13 miles.

04:14I see some music right here.

04:16Here we go.

04:17Here we go.

04:20Oh, yeah.

04:21Thank you.

04:22A little dance break.

04:23Yeah, man.

04:25See you guys later.

04:26Thank you.

04:27Yeah.

04:28Here's another pro tip for running a marathon.

04:30It might seem counterintuitive, like a waste of energy, but I recommend dancing whenever

04:35possible.

04:37Again, takes your mind off running, takes your mind off the pain, puts you in a happy

04:42place.

04:43Woo.

04:44We're on a big bridge right now.

04:47That's the Tennessee River down there.

04:50And this is a highway.

04:54These cups are not full of gatorade or water.

04:57They're full of gummy bears.

04:58Thank you, guys.

04:59You're the best.

05:00How do you drink gummy bears?

05:02These gummy bears are hard to eat.

05:05They're very chewy.

05:06How you doing, brother man?

05:07Hey, man.

05:08I'm doing good.

05:09Woo.

05:10What are you guys doing today?

05:11Oh, you know, we're just running.

05:13Hey, it's a good day for it.

05:15It's a good day for running.

05:16Mile 17, buddy.

05:18We got this.

05:20Mile 17.

05:23These are the miles where you start making friends.

05:25You're like, oh, you're in pain.

05:26Let's talk.

05:27Yeah, exactly.

05:29Help me get my mind off the pain.

05:31What's your name?

05:32Kevin.

05:33Kevin from Canada.

05:34Windsor.

05:35Windsor, Canada's first ever marathon.

05:37Hi, Colorado.

05:38Hi.

05:39You feeling good?

05:40No.

05:41I think I'm on bridge number six right now.

05:44I don't remember.

05:45But this one has a great view.

05:47Look at this.

05:50I think I'm at about mile 20-ish.

05:52And this is when a marathon really starts.

05:56Usually mile 20 is when it gets hard.

05:58That's when you need to dig deep.

06:00And just enter the pain cave.

06:03Embrace the pain.

06:05Put your head down.

06:07Think happy thoughts.

06:08And move forward.

06:11That's all you can do.

06:12One foot in front of the other.

06:13Looking awesome.

06:14High five.

06:15High five.

06:16High five.

06:17High five.

06:18High five.

06:19High five.

06:20All right.

06:21We are back on my favorite pedestrian riverfront path.

06:22I like it here.

06:23I'm a fan of Chattanooga.

06:26Boom.

06:27High five.

06:28All right.

06:29The volunteers need love, too.

06:30It's moments like these in a race.

06:32You know, I'm looking at the finish line pretty soon.

06:35And I just get overwhelmed with a feeling of gratefulness.

06:38Like, I'm so grateful that my body can do this.

06:41That I have the strength to run 26 miles.

06:44And do it mostly with a smile.

06:47And it's just fun.

06:49You know, I've been a runner all my life.

06:51Ever since I was a little kid.

06:53When I was a kid, I could never have fathomed running 26 miles.

06:58That just seems crazy.

06:59I always ran 5 and 10Ks.

07:01But it's totally possible.

07:03You just keep moving one foot in front of the other.

07:05And you get there.

07:07And it's not just me.

07:09Everybody's getting there.

07:10Everybody around me.

07:11They're accomplishing a huge goal.

07:14And that's cool.

07:15Did I get a high five?

07:16Yeah, buddy.

07:17Woo, yeah.

07:18You know, I really like this race.

07:20It doesn't have the huge numbers of New York.

07:23Or Boston.

07:24Live music on every corner.

07:26But it does have a very good tight-knit community feeling.

07:30All the volunteers are just psyched to be out here.

07:34Even in the cold.

07:35They're high-fiving.

07:37And it's just fun.

07:39Cool.

07:41Bike share.

07:43You know me.

07:44I love bikes.

07:47I just need to get to that bridge.

07:49That way.

07:50And I'm home free.

07:51This is cool right here.

07:52This is a bamboo forest.

07:54Reminds me of being in Asia.

07:56Yeah, thank you.

07:58Thank you.

07:59Alright, this is the last bridge.

08:01Woo.

08:03Coming into the straightaway.

08:05High five.

08:06High five.

08:08Alright.

08:10Yes.

08:11Woo.

08:12My favorite feeling in the world is the finish line.

08:15Here we go.

08:16Finish it strong.

08:17High five.

08:18Way to go.

08:19Woo, thank you.

08:20Bam.

08:22Woo.

08:23Feels good.

08:24Thank you, Chattanooga.

08:26Thank you, Seven Bridges Marathon.

08:27That was awesome.

08:28You got a cool city.

08:30Aw, thank you.

08:33Woo hoo.

08:35Blue Rhino, baby.

08:36Look at that guy.

08:37Good job.

08:38Thank you.

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