[스포츠]Sean, the ‘strongest running’, also watches YouTube, “If you’re a total beginner in running, how to run without pain? Just remember two things.”

◆Announcer Park Gwi-bin (hereinafter referred to as Park Gwi-bin): When it comes to the hottest sports exercise of 2024, running will definitely be chosen. It is a sport that many people find more attractive because it is a sport that focuses more on one’s own healing rather than competing with an opponent. To put it simply, it’s just running. What changes and gets better when you run? I’m curious. So I’d like to ask this person. You are at the center of the running craze. Did Happy Runner Olle, who runs Maranik TV, the No. 1 running YouTube channel in Korea for 11 years of running, come out? Welcome.

◇Happy Runner Olle (hereinafter Happy Runner Olle): Nice to meet you.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Yes, nice to meet you. Did you run today?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I didn’t jump, I ran.

◆Park Gwi-bin: You came running. So, are you running every morning?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Yes, that’s right. Let’s finish it now before the sun rises.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Since we have this person here, I think it would be good if you could introduce yourself. There’s a camera in front of you. Please introduce yourself.

◇Happy Runner Olleh: It was a visible radio. I am Olle, a happy runner, who is spreading the word through the YouTube channel Maranik TV so that more people can regain their physical and mental health through running.

◆Gwibin Park: Welcome. Nice to meet you. There’s a real running boom these days, and I mentioned earlier that I’m in my 11th year of running. Where does that 11th year start from? We’ve been playing since long ago.

◇Happy Runner Olle: That’s right, but now it’s been 11 years since I recognized it as a full-fledged exercise and thought that I should run consciously.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Do you have a reason?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: Of course. Actually, I used to work in this area.

◆Park Gwi-bin: You are a former broadcasting station PD. I live in Sangam-dong.

◇Happy Runner Olle: It was about my 12th year of working. As you know, it was a very stressful job for me, and I think it was a time when my body and mind were broken down. So, in just 6 months, I had to be taken to the emergency room three times. The last time I came out of the emergency room, I heard that if I continued like this, I could be in big trouble. I thought that I would be in big trouble, so I have a friend who has been persuading me for a year. Let’s run together. But I ignored it for a year. Of all the fun exercises I do, I don’t do running. I used to do that, but now I thought I should try it, so I chose running.

◆Park Gwi-bin: You used to be a producer at a broadcasting station. What kind of program did you mainly work on and what type of program did you work on that you went to the emergency room three times?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Entertainment, etc.

◆Gwibin Park: You’ve done it all.

◇Happy Runner Olleh: To put it another way, there wasn’t exactly a field I was good at.

◆Park Gwi-bin: No. You did it all because you are good at it all. Since you are good at everything, you did everything, so the work must have increased. So, you started running when your body was broken and you are still running now. You said that you run every morning. So how many kilometers do you run per day?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I run an average of 10km per day, so that’s 300km per month.

◆Park Gwi-bin: 300 kilos a month? If it’s 10 kilometers a day, are you splitting it up and running it several times a day?

◇Happy Runner Olle: No. If I run once a day, I run about 10 kilometers.

◆Park Gwi-bin: So you run 10 kilometers in the morning?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Yes. But if I’m not feeling well on some days, I run less and the next day I run more and so on.

◆Park Gwi-bin: On a bad day, how many kilos do you weigh?

◇Happy Runner Olle: There are days when I only run 1 kilometer.

◆Park Gwi-bin: It really gives me some hope to go out there.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Yes, let’s just run 1 kilometer. This one also ran.

◆Gwibin Park: That’s right. I feel so encouraged when you say that. Because we think that everyone runs, but in reality, we now recognize running as a sport, and even more so, when Olrae said that he runs 10 kilometers a day, I thought I couldn’t do it, but then he said that he also runs 1 kilometer, and suddenly I was convinced. I also want to do it, so I will do it. What has changed the most since running?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: First of all, there are two changes. There are two types of changes: external changes and internal changes. First of all, the external changes are, as everyone would expect, I have lost a lot of weight, but there is something more important than that.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Isn’t body type something you’re born with?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I thought it was something I was born with, but everyone who looks at me has noticed something has changed in my body. However, this is because of my overall body shape, so I get the feeling that I have an organ that adjusts whatever foundational work was wrong.

◆Park Gwi-bin: If you lose your balance while running, can you control that?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: That’s right.

◆Park Gwi-bin: So there are changes in body shape?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: Probably because one side is weak, it collapses and the balance becomes unbalanced, but I think the balance is in the process of being established as that side is strengthened.

◆Gwibin Park: That’s right. I don’t know if you guys know this, but do you know that the thickness of your arms and legs are different? They say that the more they write, the thicker it becomes or something like that. But when I run, things like that happen now.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Now, I think that internal change is actually a more important factor. Ultimately, in our lives, it is a matter of mindset and how we interpret and deal with certain situations. In fact, I think this is the strength I gained through running that allows me to accept all my thoughts about the future or the present with more positivity and confidence. After running a full course, I gain that confidence without even realizing it.

◆Gwibin Park: I think so. I think so. So what do you mainly think about when you run?

◇Happy Runner Olle: When you run, you initially think that you want it to end quickly and that it is difficult.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Our Olle also has difficult times when he runs.

◇Happy Runner Olleh: Of course. Now, of course it is difficult when I run a distance or run longer than my physical strength. I hope it ends quickly. I usually do it after I finish eating.

◆Gwibin Park: It’s the same. Everyone, you are just like us. Is number 7479 Sean? That’s because Sean also runs about 10 kilos a day.

◇Happy Runner Olle: You run more than that, so we often run together.

◆Gwibin Park: Yes. You know each other well.

◇Happy Runner Olleh: I also appear.

◆Park Gwi-bin: ‘Listener’ had seen this person’s YouTube channel and gave me courage that anyone could run if they just followed along. But I haven’t put it into practice yet. This is what you did. Please put some practice into it.

◇Happy Runner Olleh: That’s right, a potential customer. You can come to the running market.

◆Gwibin Park: Good. And on YouTube, many people are leaving comments saying they are happy to see us in the comments section. People like D, Kang Shin-young, and Salute SJ are leaving us now. ‘Listener’, my son is running a marathon in November. Please give me tips for completing the course. Completion tips.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Actually, standing at the starting line is the most important thing. In other words, those who are prepared will finish the race. However, there are many people who cannot stand at the starting line because they are not prepared, or because of an injury, or because they stand at the starting line during training or when they are unprepared, and become very discouraged or injured and never return to running. Therefore, in December, we need to go through a thorough self-objective analysis of how much we have prepared and if there are any shortcomings, we need to train more.

◆Park Gwi-bin: What kind of preparation do I need to do? So, since I have to run for a long time, are you saying that I should take care of my physical strength on a daily basis?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: That’s true too. Although we increase the amount of running a little, we refer to the things we run on a regular basis as mileage, and there is data showing that you can run safely only if you accumulate a certain amount of monthly mileage.

◆Park Gwi-bin: ‘Listener’, what do you do to recharge your energy when you run? Energy bar?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Yes, that’s right. But I don’t think it’s necessary when you usually put on 10 kilos like this. Now, when I run a marathon or a half or full course, I get strength from things like energy gels, bananas, etc.

◆Gwibin Park: ‘Listener’, can patients with lumbar disc herniation also run? I’m so scared that I can’t even think about it.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Actually, this is something I have to be very cautious about. So, there are quite a few people who say that they need to get a diagnosis from a doctor and that it is okay to move a little, but they actually take on the challenge and are now running the full course. To put it another way, if you don’t do anything, there is a possibility that it will get worse without any change, but if I can move even a little, I repeat it with less intensity, and if it hurts a little, I take a break and do it again, and repeat this process, and it seems to be getting stronger.

◆Gwibin Park: ‘Listener’, I also really want to run. I’m 64 years old. Is it too late?

◇Happy Runner Olle: It’s not too late. Some of the people running with me right now are in their 80s, and some are young people in their 70s.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Young man, it hasn’t even been a year yet. Cheer up, ‘listener.’ You can comfort them as much as you want, and in the case of a beginner runner, if you were to say, “I’m going to run for the first time today,” what should you pay most attention to?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I tell you to just leave.

◆Park Gwi-bin: First, go out for a run.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Yes. However, for those who are a little more worried now, I would like to tell you that you can feel more comfortable if you break down two preconceptions. First, everyone probably has a preconceived notion that running must be too fast.

◆Gwibin Park: Running is faster than walking.

◇Happy Runner Olle: That’s right. But actually, let’s slow down and run at about 60 to 70% of my running speed. It’s like walking a little faster.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Can you think of it as a warning?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Run slowly according to your speed. Then, you will realize that you can run much more than you imagined and that it is less difficult. If you throw away the second prejudice, it is the prejudice that good things should not be walked on.

◆Gwibin Park: That’s right. It’s running.

◇Happy Runner Olleh: I feel like I’m losing, but who decided? In fact, they say you shouldn’t walk, so let’s go out and have a hard time, then walk for a while, and then when we get strength again, let’s run again. If we repeat this, wouldn’t it be possible to go out in a relaxed state?

◆Park Gwi-bin: Even when I run, I get a little tired. If you say you have to walk, you can walk. Is it okay for the speed of walking and then running again to keep changing as I run?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Yes. One of my most viewed videos on YouTube is a systematized program of how to walk and run. In the first place, we set out on the premise of walking. For example, walk for 1 minute and run for 1 minute. Repeat this and gradually increase the running time.

◆Park Gwi-bin: You will lose a lot of weight. I don’t know much about exercise, but I guess interval exercise is the best. There’s a way to do it while controlling the speed and speed. Here, I’ll go into the running balance game. You just have to choose which one you want, one by one. Let me ask you one question at a time. First run: on the indoor gym treadmill or outside for a walk around the neighborhood.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Take a walk around the outdoor neighborhood

◆Gwibin Park: A walk around the neighborhood. Are the sneakers light in weight or ones with good grip like hiking shoes?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Something light.

◆Park Gwi-bin: On an empty stomach or after a meal?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I do it on an empty stomach.

◆Gwibin Park: Short distance or long distance?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Long distance

◆Park Gwi-bin: Uphill or downhill?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Uphill uphill road

◆Gwibin Park: Drink water in between drinks or an ionic drink?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Water

◆Park Gwi-bin: I understand. It must be very difficult. You have to run for a walk around the neighborhood outdoors on an empty stomach, wearing light sneakers, and you have to run long distances. Everyone, you have to run uphill and when it gets too hard, you have to drink a glass of water and do this. Do you do it like this?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I do it this way, but this is not the right answer. It may be different for each person. It’s all different. So, you can do whatever suits you.

◆Park Gwi-bin: I mentioned sneakers earlier, so if you ask me, you definitely have to wear running shoes. So, there are running shoes, there are regular sneakers, and there are many types of sneakers these days. how is it?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I think it would be better to approach it step by step first. There are some people who worry about running shoes from the beginning but can’t do it.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Start by running first. Don’t worry about sneakers!

◇Happy Runner Olle: You can just wear what you have and go out. Because you won’t be able to run for a long time, you should try wearing running shoes at the stage where you start to run for a long time and find fun in running, because it helps prevent injuries, and because you now have to run for a long time, it also doubles the fun of running.

◆Park Gwi-bin: What is the biggest difference between regular sneakers and running shoes?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: The cushion called midsole is the most functional, and the fit that hugs the foot is also different.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Would something like height-raising sneakers be okay?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I guess it’s good. I want to wear some shoes…

◆Park Gwi-bin: It’s not that good, is it?

◇Happy Runner Olle: If you can, at least run lightly.

◆Park Gwi-bin: So, start by running, whether you’re wearing taller shoes, sneakers, or just regular sneakers. You can’t jump taller all at once anyway, so as the distance increases, start paying attention to your shoes from then on. And these days, there’s a bit of talk about that. Carbon shoes. Should I describe this as a controversy? What should I do? Are carbon shoes the kind of shoes worn by professional runners?

◇Happy Runner Olle: That’s right. A plastic-like material called a carbon plate is put between the midsole.

◆Park Gwi-bin: It’s something hard.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Yes. But its function is to increase elasticity and repulsion. So, I don’t know if it’s a bit of an appropriate analogy, but it’s like a novice driver who just got his or her driver’s license buying racing shoes, a speed sports car, or something like that.

◆Park Gwi-bin: I got my driver’s license today, so I’m going to go to a sports car race right away?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: That’s right, I can’t do any of those expensive functions and I can’t even achieve speed, but if I push too much speed, I’ll get injured…

◆Park Gwi-bin: Is this an injury?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: That’s possible. Because my ankle knee ligaments and things like that aren’t strong yet.

◆Gwibin Park: Does this increase elasticity and make it pop?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Stability is low. Since this is a product made with all the focus on racing fast, it is believed that injuries are more likely to occur.

◆Gwibin Park: That’s right. That’s why experts discourage carbonization from the beginning. I hope you know this, because when we talk about running and look for related information, we come across the term runner’s high. What exactly does this feel like?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I’ve been running for 11 years and I’ve talked about this with a lot of people, and I think it’s a bit the same question. When asked whether you have ever felt that God exists, there can be very different answers. I think it’s the same. But I believed and experienced that that moment comes often. It never came to a point where I felt comfortable running. For me, there are moments when I overcome a certain wall. When it’s really hard and tiring, but when I get over that moment, it feels like some kind of nerve substance is secreted in my head. So I feel here. There is a kind of hazy feeling at that moment when you wake up feeling a little bit as if the pain you had been feeling while running has completely disappeared. My senses become less dull, and that moment lasts for as little as a minute or as long as 10 minutes, and I am able to escape the moment of pain.

◆Gwibin Park: I guess there are moments when you feel intoxicated by some accomplishment.

◇Happy Runner Olle: That could be true, but from an evolutionary perspective, I don’t know, but in the past, when hunting, you had to run to get food, and at that moment of pain, some nerve substances probably numbed the brain, making it less painful. I think I read in a book that it might have been something to do less of.

◆Gwibin Park: I see. That’s what runner’s high feels like. I think it would be difficult for beginner runners to feel this, and how many years of running experience would it take to feel this?

◇Happy Runner Olleh: But I can do it for a year. I think I felt it when I ran about a half marathon.

◆Gwibin Park: I see. ‘Listener’, isn’t the marathon a game you watch on TV? It’s okay to watch it on TV, and ‘Listener’ works overtime every day and goes to work early in the morning, so when do you really have no time?

◇Happy Runner Olle: Yes.

◆Park Gwi-bin: When do people who don’t have time do something?

◇Happy Runner Olle: We have to split it up. I did it before work.

◆Park Gwi-bin: If you go to work early in the morning, you can run for 30 minutes in the morning. You may need to wake up 10 to 20 minutes earlier, and the listener said that he used to love running, but after myocardial infarction surgery, he lost 13 kg in 7 months and is now starting to walk for an hour every day. These people can also run when their health gets better, right?

◇Happy Runner Olle: I think you know well. Because you’ve already done it.

◆Gwibin Park: I think I started running with the help of the ‘Listener’ app. There was a time when my calves felt like they were going to explode and I couldn’t even walk the distance I normally walk and I sat down. How do I solve the problem?

◇Happy Runner Olle: You need to rest. Rest is best.

◆Park Gwi-bin: Should I give you a massage or something?

◇Happy Runner Olle: A little massage would help.

◆Gwibin Park: I understand. Now that many people are starting to run, I think they might be thinking, “I should try it too.” Be sure to check this in as little as 20 seconds.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Before running, be sure to check whether your body condition is ready before running. There are many people who are overexerting themselves to participate in competitions despite their current physical condition because they have already applied for the competition. Please make sure to take note of that part.

◆Gwibin Park: I understand. Please keep in mind what I just said when participating in a competition like a marathon. So far, this has been Maranic TV Happy Runner Olrae. Thank you.

◇Happy Runner Olle: Thank you.

YTN Lee Eun-ji (yinzhi@ytnradio.kr)