The Athlete Special goes 1:52.29

The thing with Spencer that has people hooked is that he showed promise in college, ran some nice times, and people are anxious to see him return to form and fulfill his potential. It's variable reinforcement, like a gambling addiction. You get a little hit of excitement from watching the improvement, and then when it's taken away you crave it. Not saying people are hooked to watching TAS in the same way someone gets hooked to slot machines, but what has kept people interested all these years is the anticipation of his fairytale ending.

This. There are plenty of peope who run those times who work full time. Not sure what benefit no job is giving him

With how advanced technology is, there's no excuse not to have a job at this point. With his skills, he could easily be a fulltime social media manager or at least some cushy tech job that can be done at home. At least when he gives up running he could list some actual work experience and not that he was basically unemployed as an amateur runner/ small-time youtuber for 4 years.

That isn't a bed 400m time. It's about what is expect out of him for one lap.

Must have family money

You are on let’s run on a Saturday night that means you have no friends. However where I live has a choice of two kings to bow down to which is preferable to a pensioner who showers with his daughter

In the US it's still Thursday, smart guy.

2 X Undefeated WW Champs Baby! Soon to be 3. Get behind us and get in the winning side. We've got a little business to take care of here first to set the tone but you'll want to make sure you are on the right side first.

Crikey I knew you guys were backward hicks but didn’t realise you were that dumb

Persian gulf 1991? (destroyed Iraqi air force). Iraq? (took capital, dictator killed). Korea? (pushed nk from the sea to china). Kosovo? (ceasefire reached). panama? (capital taken, dictator deposed). Grenada? (island liberated).

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!

I can link this back to the thread. Talk about clutching at straws this is the conflict equivalent of a 26 year old full time athlete running a 1.52 800m and people thinking that it’s impressive.

Like we were with Nick symmonds on the chase for a sub 11 century… but that goal sure got swept under the rug

I cheer for my teammate who runs 15:40 and can’t break 28 in a 200m, does that make me a doosh for not cheering for the guy winning in 14:00 instead?

I want Spence to succeed because he played a huge role in my inspiration to take running more seriously (believe it or not) and I enjoy watching people succeed. Even if that success ends up being him running 1:49 and 3:39 again I’d be happy for him. 1:52 is a plenty good opener for someone who hasn’t raced middle distance in more than a year and is really just looking for 1:49 right now. He’s been doing tempo and short sprints for the most part, have him run some torture effort 200, 300, and 400m reps for the next few weeks and I think he can slip under 1:50.

Technically his job is a YouTuber.....or whatever you call it.

Alan

I have to imagine Spencer’s parents are covering his rent or sending him money to help subsidize living in Seattle.

I know he makes money from YouTube but my guess is it must only be like 15-35k. maybe I’m wrong though

either way I guess it’s enough to continue covering expenses out in Seattle and hanging with friends and running. I’m kind of envious this guy is “living the dream” and I wonder if his family is bankrolling him as a post college grad with no real job or not. I respect him for continue to race but at this point it’s pretty clear he’s not going to be a guy to make any breakthroughs or huge performances meaningful enough to qualify for a team or anything.

be curious to see what happens in a few years. Clearly the guy won’t go bankrupt but I wonder if his family does have $ and is giving it to him on a recurring basis so maybe he’s set for life and has no worries.. or if he will realize he’s a 30 year old with no real job or savings for retirement and investments one day lol

I think creators in the US make $3-6K per million views on YT, no?

I'm rooting for Spence, mainly because I coached one of his teammates in high school.

Actually....looking at the number of subscribers and views.....I don't think he makes much at all:

1. He has 71k subs.

2. His videos generate well under 100k views on average.

3. This: .

influencermarketinghub.com

How Much do YouTubers Make? - A YouTuber's Pocket Guide [Calculator]

Werner Geyser

Interested to know How Much YouTubers Make? Google pays out 68% of their AdSense revenue. On Average the YouTube channel can receive $18 per 1,000 ad views.

Link:influencermarketinghub.com/how-much-do...

And this:

finance.yahoo.com

How Much Do YouTubers Make?

Many people watch YouTube to relax or learn. But for the creators behind the most popular channels, YouTube is big business. Find out how much they make.

Link:finance.yahoo.com/news/much-youtubers-...

4. He has a total 14 million lifetime views over 7 years.

I am thinking he has made under $100k in 7 years and most of that was front-loaded.

Alan

>not factoring in that ketones bag

Anyway, he said he doesn’t care about the time and that this was about ‘fun’. Then be backtracked and said he wanted to run a pb. Where does this then place him mentally because he has a habit of getting derailed by his head when he doesn’t perform up to whatever standard he set himself and it then sets him back 6 months to a year.