The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

Agree with others that your lack of faith in Philly seems harsh. As long as she doesnt try to hold onto Eilish or anything stupid like that, there's little reason to think she wont have a good day. Her training is very professional and sensible compared to most other 'Youtubers' although I think its unfair to compare her with any 'Youtubers' other than say Scullion as she's probably a similar percentage difference from the front of the woman's race as he is on the mens side. Bester et al are all firmly in the sub-elite category.

Cole is best of the rest, he's just put out a video saying he's had the best couple training weeks of his life and is now tapering, definitely not injured. 2:16-2:18 I recon.

Cole is injured, he’s done his knee. Put it on Instagram earlier today.

also misleading people saying it was just due to the Saturday race, but failed to mention doubling back for a 33K sunday session on it when it was already niggly

Check Cole’s latest instagram post, he fell over avoiding an e-scooter and hurt his knee. Raced afterwards and ran 20 miles the day after but flared up. Fingers crossed it’s nothing and he can run a great race but may plant a seed of doubt or even be exacerbated over the marathon.

Not my intention to be harsh, I have no idea what it takes to be an elite athlete but I imagine at that level it’s a very very fine line between perceived success and failure and it could be a long day if she goes off with the faster Brit’s. These are just predictions or complete guesses. I wouldn’t wish anyone to have a bad race and I hope they all run huge PBs.

Just absolutely gutting for Cole after the dream training build. Especially as the injury was due to some tool on a scooter on his phone.

Running 20 miles on it the next day was brave, but that's hindsight.

I guess it's better now maybe, than a couple of weeks ago, as he would miss peak mileage weeks and he's now in the taper.

12 days to ice and rest. I'd imagine unless he's very unlucky , it'll be fine in a week. (Only say that having fallen over a bunch of times)

damn you really know a lot about this guy...

i don't really like influencers as much as the next guy but he seems like...the least nefarious?

Fordy has been shilling for Start Fitness for a while but in his VF4 video he's telling people to sign up as a Fordy Run Club member and use the member code to get the UK club discount at Sportshoes.com

Congrats, Ethan.

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Holly Archer has a 72 minute half PB which is up there with Bowden and a minute slower than Rose Harvey. But agree will probably (?) run about a 2:35-ish debut. Will probably go out too hard but will push on.

Rose Harvey won't PB (ever again) will positive split and run 2:25-2:27ish and quite possibly retire after this.

Bowden -- I'm not sure but am thinking it won't be a PB because London isn't Berlin. Will also probably go out too fast showboating. Bit tough to call. I could be wrong and she might smash it

Eilish McColgan (OK not a YouTuber) would I imagine do well as she is a consummate professional and should be fastest Brit. Low 2:20s?

Shame about Cole on the men's side, but didn't we all know he was going to f- something up before getting to the start line?

I'd be surprised if any of the YouTube lot runs a negative split. Some of these people have no pacing skills.

Taking a break from this thread whilst I go on a quick weekend away to Kenya

yo, shout out to robbe from BITR. dude makes his living as a full time runfluencer whilst logging 25 miles a week. Respect!

I'll be getting in some solid training in Kenya for my free Sidney marathon entry.

Was it Ben Felton or Nick Bester's e-bike brigade that bumped into Cole? Was Matt Choi doing the filming. An unforeseen plot twist in the endless drama that is running influencers!

“Bret the Hitman Hart sunglasses” made me laugh, hard. What a parody of a human being.

okay though you made my day because I think the EXACT same things about this girl. tries all these British pronunciations with an American accent because she's desperate to fit in??? goes out way too fast in literally every race. shills whatever comes her way. puts Ben is Begging to shame. always tagging everyone because she's so chronically online she can't see straight. must think we're stupid if we think there's any sort of team behind her (that can be the only logical explanation for the over-use of the word "we"?). madness.

There's a new kid in ego in town.

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never ran a race. some stupid ass training. but is going to finish top 3 in London apparently

The thing with Bowden, and also Ally O, is they seem to constantly have to say that they are pros. Do real pros feel the need to say that? Yes, they’re making a living from running (and I don’t begrudge them that - good on them), but getting money from ad revenue and having companies tap you up because you’re ’an influencer’ isn’t the same as being a pro. Bowden hides most of her runs on Strava as well - as if any pro would be that interested in what she is or isn’t doing. She just seems so fake to me, trying to portray this cool, fun persona, but actually I think she’s highly strung and just a pain in the ass.

Why so down on Rose Harvey?