The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

Names not Matt, don’t run marathons but feel free to play with your imagination, bro. Anyone who watches lots of videos is…bro who assigned you that task 😂😂😂😂 ? Could just be you’re desperate for attention, jealous and a little insecure. You got this bro! Another 100 pages! 🌈 No Ethics!!! 😂😂😂😂😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

Boo Hoo 😤😤😤😤😤😤

Accepting free travel 😤😤😤😤😂

So jealous 😤😤😤😤😤😂

Perhaps Track Club Babe has graced us with her presence. I find it hilarious about how people who endlessly preach about not being mean to others because people are mean to them end up spouting anonymous insults on a forum they profess to hate. Also criticism isn't being mean. If somebody takes $8,000 in travel to go to Tokyo for a week are they seriously going to say that Asics: new $450 shoe sucks? Doubtful.

Well done to her!

I browsed the Tattle comments (horrible message board) regarding the London Marathon, and they seem to love her there.

In all fairness, I think OTE organised the event, not her. I am curious about the person who would pay (perhaps they were free tickets) for an evening with Phily - or any web-famous runner. That said, a night with FOD - what do you think Andy?

It's quite clever - it adds a slight air of exclusivity and scarcity around the video. It will make me have a quick watch - until I get disorientated by the jump cuts, cliffhangers, and grand reveals.

Could you not do the world cup properly. The draw is done by subs numbers, with highest first vs lowest .... putting Philly vs Andy first round is pure dumb and clearly fine for a reason.

Dental Athlete flying back (14 hours?) to London now after flying over there 4 days ago for the shilling trip

I don't know about you but would you fly that far to stay somewhere for such a short amount of time on holiday - probably not??

Dude is absolutely killing it on the carbon emissions front this year and this whole trip was impressively tone-deaf from Asics

Do you think these people care about anything else apart from being part of the "chosen few"? Imagine some of these influencers who havn't been flown over there. They will be totally gutted

The tattle board is literally the same as this thread but for a different type of content creator.

Looks like Sportshoes sent him not ASICS according to the caption in one post. I’m not sure what the appeal of this guy is or how he’s gone from 3 hour marathon to nearly breaking 15 minutes in the 5k in a couple years while being a fairly bulky runner but whatever.

Also, Ran to Japan promoting both Kaizen and Saysky extensively in latest vid. Annoying but acceptable, shouldn’t have to do this for free and the content is still quality and unique. I will keep watching.

Cole Running releasing his London Marathon video today I believe which should be interesting. Will definitely be paying more attention to him now after backing up impressive race performances in the marathon buildup with an incredible debut marathon.

I've been wary about Sportsshoes anyway (trying to avoid big chains where possible etc), but I think the Chris Barnes stuff may be the nail in the coffin for me completely avoiding them as it sounds like his infractions have been known about fairly widely for some time now.

If it takes some money out of dental hygenist flog's pocket then all the better.

Ran to Japan really deserves to be getting the ad money with the quality of videos he is producing. He is a good catch for any brand now that he is still growing. I suspect he will pass Ben is running in subs soon enough

I wasn’t aware of that until you mentioned it. I mainly use Start Fitness for shoes now but have used Sports Shoes quite a lot in the past as there is always a promo code flying about. I might have to reconsider using it all now I know who is running it and who they are sponsoring haha.

A night with FOD? Not quite sure how I should prepare for that?!

In all seriousness, I have a very busy and boring dad life, nothing exciting really happens, there are probably better creators up for that job, but I appreciate the thought!

Cole just popped a 31×× as a tempo run to win a local 750 person race

Thoughts and prayers when he eventually does break and blames it on nutrition. A 2:16 debut is absolutely quality but training like a melt doesn’t deserve any kudos especially with the impact it’ll have on others thinking they can emulate it.

Hardly training like a melt - just putting in solid work & reaping the rewards. Massive mileage is fine for Ran to Japan but not our Cole it would seem.

Looks like double standards to me.

Big Cole fan.

One point though, as a runner who's sat here with an ice pack around his ankle, my lived experience is that getting injured post A race is common (the danger zone). Basically I'd implore him to take it easy still for a week or two.

My training is as 'crazy' as Coles /RanToJapan and in the block injurys don't happen. It's the bit straight after the big A race that gets you (and got Jake post Tokyo, albeit he seemed to nip it in the bud quickly).

every. single. picture fordyruns uses for a thumbnail is him pointing at the camera and smiling. or then he'll really mix it up and hold up 5 fingers if he has 5 genius tips to give you on how not to sh*t your pants during a 10K.

I do wish he would do the shocker while smiling genially into the camera lens for one of this TOP 3 TIPS TO NOT GET PREGNANT DURING A 5K video

What have you heard about Chris Barnes. Well specifically it being well known by Sportsshoes?

It seems like they've very quickly dispensed of him and parked Podium for now