Mis-information at it's finest. Did you read the go fund me? It's mainly for camera, that's presumably £1000s, not the window.
Why let the truth get in the way of a good story to bash a YTber.
Not really, all this stuff will normally be covered under his parent's house insurance. It's a horrible thing to happen; however, it's not like some pensions has been robbed and can't afford to heat their house.
he only wanted £800 on his go fund me but already has £1400 in donations. the lads guna quadruple his youtube income over night from this incident.
hes got a proper tidy set up, living with his mum and dad and keeping all his work income for whatever he wants, hes not exactly on the breadline.
wonder what he will do with all the extra profits which is well over the cost of a camera, ipad and car window?! cant really blame him, just the mugs who are donating to him!
Nick Bester says he qualified for a GB vest in a video a few weeks ago. How and what for? He got like 4th or 5th in some local half marathon race it looked and a time of 1:08 something...it sounds like he's saying he qualified for his age group to represent GB? There are 'age group' world champs or something?
Nick Bester says he qualified for a GB vest in a video a few weeks ago. How and what for? He got like 4th or 5th in some local half marathon race it looked and a time of 1:08 something...it sounds like he's saying he qualified for his age group to represent GB? There are 'age group' world champs or something?
You didn't hear that the Boomshackalacka world championships are a thing? Bester is the heavy favorite to win the marathon that consists of repeating that phrase at ever water station and mile post.
Mis-information at it's finest. Did you read the go fund me? It's mainly for camera, that's presumably £1000s, not the window.
Why let the truth get in the way of a good story to bash a YTber.
Not really, all this stuff will normally be covered under his parent's house insurance. It's a horrible thing to happen; however, it's not like some pensions has been robbed and can't afford to heat their house.
Didn't realise you'd know what his parents home insurance policy like.
Majority in UK don't cover items in the car, and most car insurance doesn't either. Usually it's a (quite expensive) add-on.
You make the same argument about anyone's dire situations, there's millions of people on worse position. It's usually the argument of people who gift absolutely nothing to those less fortunate themselves.
Nick Bester says he qualified for a GB vest in a video a few weeks ago. How and what for? He got like 4th or 5th in some local half marathon race it looked and a time of 1:08 something...it sounds like he's saying he qualified for his age group to represent GB? There are 'age group' world champs or something?
Check post no. 2133 on Page 107 of this thread for the proper explanation.
Short version: Yes it's AG, Yes the standard is terrible, No there's no WC he'll just be entering a normal local race but in an England AG vest.
Nick Bester says he qualified for a GB vest in a video a few weeks ago. How and what for? He got like 4th or 5th in some local half marathon race it looked and a time of 1:08 something...it sounds like he's saying he qualified for his age group to represent GB? There are 'age group' world champs or something?
Check post no. 2133 on Page 107 of this thread for the proper explanation.
Short version: Yes it's AG, Yes the standard is terrible, No there's no WC he'll just be entering a normal local race but in an England AG vest.
This isn't about Bester specificially but when did Shoetubing become such a British thing? When I thought of shoetubers or running youtubers in general, my default was always American (Kofuzi and Seth foremost) but now it seems most of the guys talked about are across the pond and every new guy I stumble on is UK based (Bester, the multiple Bens, Ran To Japan, etc.). Is there something in the British zeitgeist that makes people want to chuck in their 9-5 and start spouting their opinions on the latest Novablast? Again, I thought that was a uniquely American thing!
Check post no. 2133 on Page 107 of this thread for the proper explanation.
Short version: Yes it's AG, Yes the standard is terrible, No there's no WC he'll just be entering a normal local race but in an England AG vest.
This isn't about Bester specificially but when did Shoetubing become such a British thing? When I thought of shoetubers or running youtubers in general, my default was always American (Kofuzi and Seth foremost) but now it seems most of the guys talked about are across the pond and every new guy I stumble on is UK based (Bester, the multiple Bens, Ran To Japan, etc.). Is there something in the British zeitgeist that makes people want to chuck in their 9-5 and start spouting their opinions on the latest Novablast? Again, I thought that was a uniquely American thing!
No NCAAs.
Very few paths to elite running groups/contracts.
YouTube seems to be the only way to have running be your full time thing (unless you're running the world champs standard).
This isn't about Bester specificially but when did Shoetubing become such a British thing? When I thought of shoetubers or running youtubers in general, my default was always American (Kofuzi and Seth foremost) but now it seems most of the guys talked about are across the pond and every new guy I stumble on is UK based (Bester, the multiple Bens, Ran To Japan, etc.). Is there something in the British zeitgeist that makes people want to chuck in their 9-5 and start spouting their opinions on the latest Novablast? Again, I thought that was a uniquely American thing!
No NCAAs.
Very few paths to elite running groups/contracts.
YouTube seems to be the only way to have running be your full time thing (unless you're running the world champs standard).
Coming from the UK. The idea of a lack of elite options is only partly the case. Also, I think very few are full-time ShoeTubers. For those who are, Phily (as far as I am aware) is the only one who identifies as a pro-marathon runner - despite making most of her money on YouTube and training people.
I don't get the impression people like Bester, Parks, Felton, and Reese are deluded enough (you never know) to think they will be elite. Rather, they use YouTube to funnel leads into whatever brand deal or overpriced, under-researched coaching plan they are shilling.
In the UK, none of them appeared to be corporate high flyers. Escaping, at best, a middle-management office job to surround yourself with running is certainly appealing.
Everyone just randomly stabbing themselves for lactate testing drives me insane. It's something you should check regularly in a lab or very controlled environment so you know what your levels mean, it's impacted by a million other things other than just 'fitness', and you may as well see how far you can throw a stick and decide based on that.
everyone, who's not truly elite, stabbing themselves for lactate testing is super lame. that goes for munching on bicarb pre-race and going overboard with other things that will or will not marginally improve their performance.
just do the hard work in training, recover fully - repeat. do the big stuff that matters and don't worry about what that elites do to gain a minute or two over the marathon.
Everyone just randomly stabbing themselves for lactate testing drives me insane. It's something you should check regularly in a lab or very controlled environment so you know what your levels mean, it's impacted by a million other things other than just 'fitness', and you may as well see how far you can throw a stick and decide based on that.
everyone, who's not truly elite, stabbing themselves for lactate testing is super lame. that goes for munching on bicarb pre-race and going overboard with other things that will or will not marginally improve their performance.
just do the hard work in training, recover fully - repeat. do the big stuff that matters and don't worry about what that elites do to gain a minute or two over the marathon.
Does this include the recent surge in noobs doing "double threshold"
YouTube seems to be the only way to have running be your full time thing (unless you're running the world champs standard).
Coming from the UK. The idea of a lack of elite options is only partly the case. Also, I think very few are full-time ShoeTubers. For those who are, Phily (as far as I am aware) is the only one who identifies as a pro-marathon runner - despite making most of her money on YouTube and training people.
I don't get the impression people like Bester, Parks, Felton, and Reese are deluded enough (you never know) to think they will be elite. Rather, they use YouTube to funnel leads into whatever brand deal or overpriced, under-researched coaching plan they are shilling.
In the UK, none of them appeared to be corporate high flyers. Escaping, at best, a middle-management office job to surround yourself with running is certainly appealing.
Covid.
Honestly I think it all originated from Ben Parkes being the main Youtube channel, but as his lack of training/quality videos/race performances/injury occurrences caused his channel to falter and pivot to mainly reviewing stuff, it opened up a big gap in the (British) market which coincided with Covid happening when alot of these channels were birthed as people were sat at home watching predominantly American channels (TAS, Ben Barrows, etc) with no one filling the gap here.
Ben Is Running was from Covid, Cole was mid-Covid, Philly was mid-Covid, Callum Elson picked up running properly in/after Covid, Bester was right at the beginning of Covid.
It gave people something to do, an extra income and something to work on during a time so many corporate companies etc were not doing well.
The problem that comes with this is the barrier to entry is incredibly low. You only need to order a camera and use click bait titles, and the mean demographic here (Parkrunners and 25min/5K'ers) are enamoured with the content without being informed enough to fact check anything or spot the half-truths.
click bait titles, andthe mean demographic here (Parkrunners and 25min/5K'ers) are enamoured with the content without being informed enough to fact check anything or spot the half-truths.
Sounds like you just wrote a presidential campaign plan
The problem that comes with this is the barrier to entry is incredibly low. You only need to order a camera and use click bait titles, and the mean demographic here (Parkrunners and 25min/5K'ers) are enamoured with the content without being informed enough to fact check anything or spot the half-truths.
This is the finest summation of the entire Shoe Tube and influencer phenomenon ever written!
I was unfortunate enough to end up near Fordy and his band of merry runners walking from public transport to bag drop at a major road race last year. Initially was trying to figure out who the celeb was surrounded by a gaggle of people and multiple videographers before I saw all of the tacky "Fordy Runs" kit everyone had on. I was able to get close enough to hear the great man speak and he sounded like an absolute bell, completely full of himself.
It is deeply interesting seeing these cult followings within what's still a fairly niche sport. It's possible to be in the running sphere and have no idea who a lot of these youtubers are. And then you come across 20 people and 5 cameras surrounding a deeply odd bloke and you question why we're even on this rock hurtling through space in the first place.
Kofuzi released a US Half Marathon Championship video.
I was surprised to see:
"Disclosures: no one paid me to go to Atlanta. I covered all expenses and paid the video team myself. No one previewed this video before it was published on YouTube."
Does he really make enough money from ad revenue to turn a profit on videos like this?
He probably has enough stashed away from his time as a big time lawyer that, so long as he's not losing money, he can make it work by funding his own travel. A flight to ATL, two night hotel and a few meals, maybe $800. He'll probably get that back from as revenue.
I do find it interesting he put that in there. It shows he's cognizant, if annoyed by, the criticism of not disclosing free travel provided by brands (Asics has paid for his travel to major events in the past). I'm also wondering if there was more to the story of his Moroccan adventure and maybe he saw the underside of the influencer industry. I doubt we will ever know the full story, but despite my user name, Kofuzi has never struck me as someone with zero ethics (just that he would overlook certain ethical disclosures that should be made to keep up appearances). If the result of the Moroccan fiasco is less free travel and more focused content, then that's great
He probably has enough stashed away from his time as a big time lawyer that, so long as he's not losing money, he can make it work by funding his own travel. A flight to ATL, two night hotel and a few meals, maybe $800. He'll probably get that back from as revenue.
I do find it interesting he put that in there. It shows he's cognizant, if annoyed by, the criticism of not disclosing free travel provided by brands (Asics has paid for his travel to major events in the past). I'm also wondering if there was more to the story of his Moroccan adventure and maybe he saw the underside of the influencer industry. I doubt we will ever know the full story, but despite my user name, Kofuzi has never struck me as someone with zero ethics (just that he would overlook certain ethical disclosures that should be made to keep up appearances). If the result of the Moroccan fiasco is less free travel and more focused content, then that's great
I have read that 1m views is worth somewhere between $4k to $8k so to make back $800 he'd need from 100k to 200k views - people in this thread seem to think YouTubers are millionaires