Not really a runfluencer but @davis.clarke (the locked in finance guy) has finished above Matt Fox in 2:56 and has shat his pants as seen in his instagram video. Captivating stuff.
Did Matt Choi cheat? I looked at his tracker and it doesn't seem like he crossed the 35k mark. Everyone else I tracked cleared all of the different markers.
Does anyone want to volunteer to coach Choi to a half decent time? He is doing something horribly wrong if he devotes all his free time and his entire existence to barely breaking 3 hours.
Dude finished in 3:27:49, just barely cracking the 8 minute per mile barrier!
Did Matt Choi cheat? I looked at his tracker and it doesn't seem like he crossed the 35k mark. Everyone else I tracked cleared all of the different markers.
Maybe so, but cheating to run a 3:27:49 has got to be a new low, even for Choi. Hopefully given his chequered history, Derek will look into it.
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Not really a runfluencer but @davis.clarke (the locked in finance guy) has finished above Matt Fox in 2:56 and has shat his pants as seen in his instagram video. Captivating stuff.
We have found our next running influencer! Very soon, Asics will be sending him a hoard of shoes! No long after that, we will be seeing sponsored posts from Athletic Greens with the "I shat my pants at Boston but now I take AG 1 every day and don't have to worry about it!"
Not really a runfluencer but @davis.clarke (the locked in finance guy) has finished above Matt Fox in 2:56 and has shat his pants as seen in his instagram video. Captivating stuff.
Here I was thinking bro culture had gone soft, but this guy...
They just announced Olympian Alexi Pappas is on Heartbreak.
She usually runs as a guide for blind runners, so nobody should read into her times. More influencers should do that. It's a good thing to do.
Except she makes it all about herself. What if...hear me out...you do something good (guiding a blind runner) and don't post about. It really begs the question, would she still be guiding if she couldn't post (boast) about it?
Not really a runfluencer but @davis.clarke (the locked in finance guy) has finished above Matt Fox in 2:56 and has shat his pants as seen in his instagram video. Captivating stuff.
The video is absolutely hilarious. It's worth watching here:
They don’t understand the learning curve. Once you start training seriously most of the progress is made in the first two years.
They're exactly like delusional fitness influencers who start lifting and get beginner gains then assume they've got Mr Olympia genetics and start spouting ridiculous advice. I really can't tell you how many people are on my instagram reels detailing everything they eat and do for training to achieve their sub 3 marathons.
Caitlyn Miller is starting to struggle some after starting off quite a bit faster than last year. She should still run faster than her 2023 Boston time but won't break her PR from California International. Too hot today
Caitlyn Miller is starting to struggle some after starting off quite a bit faster than last year. She should still run faster than her 2023 Boston time but won't break her PR from California International. Too hot today
They don’t understand the learning curve. Once you start training seriously most of the progress is made in the first two years.
They're exactly like delusional fitness influencers who start lifting and get beginner gains then assume they've got Mr Olympia genetics and start spouting ridiculous advice. I really can't tell you how many people are on my instagram reels detailing everything they eat and do for training to achieve their sub 3 marathons.
Someone I know who does keto referred to me to some performance coach on Instagram who ran the Houston marathon supposedly on no carbs. His recap was that it was an easy Sunday jog , but then I looked at his results. He went out at 720 pace and immediately started slowing down after 5K. His 30-35 5K split was 30 min. He obviously stopped and walked. He finished in the 330s. The guy is only 39.
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They're exactly like delusional fitness influencers who start lifting and get beginner gains then assume they've got Mr Olympia genetics and start spouting ridiculous advice. I really can't tell you how many people are on my instagram reels detailing everything they eat and do for training to achieve their sub 3 marathons.
Someone I know who does keto referred to me to some performance coach on Instagram who ran the Houston marathon supposedly on no carbs. His recap was that it was an easy Sunday jog , but then I looked at his results. He went out at 720 pace and immediately started slowing down after 5K. His 30-35 5K split was 30 min. He obviously stopped and walked. He finished in the 330s. The guy is only 39.
Compare that to the influencer/coach who was planning on fueling w 13 Maurten gels for Boston....cause science... All for a 3:16 marathon.
Now that the opening races are over, it's time for the main event, running influencers at Boston.
Meghan Murray from Believe in the Run: went through the half at 1:25, then promptly blew up and is running 7 minute miles.
Thomas Neuberger from Believe in the Run: ran a flying 28 minute opening 5k. This a dude who trains in $300 shoes. To run 9 minute pace! He should just go buy a pair of Brooks Ghosts!
Matt Choi, who somehow started in the fast wave, ran a 22 minute opening 5k, then faded to a 1:36 half and is now running 8:25 miles.
Katelyn Mueller, fading to 7:30 pace.
Ben Parkes, massive blow up at 15k, and is now jogging 9 minute pace past 20 miles.
Why oh why does the Internet hold these people up as experts? Why is anyone paying Choi, who can't run an average marathon unless it's down the side of mountain, for coaching?
Anyway, I suggest Rabbit send them all a free copy of this singlet that says "Show Up and Blow Up," on the front and "no one cares" on the back. They all sure did and no one does!
It's why I don't follow or trust Believe in the Run. Absolutely no authenticity.
It's all show garbage reviews to make commission. But Thomas is actually pacing himself well. A lot of people blew up. He seemed to have anticipated the warmer weather and really held back in the early miles.
Does anyone want to volunteer to coach Choi to a half decent time? He is doing something horribly wrong if he devotes all his free time and his entire existence to barely breaking 3 hours.
Dude finished in 3:27:49, just barely cracking the 8 minute per mile barrier!
Someone like that has no business giving running advice. Jesus. He does this for living?