Just caught up with the latest Welsh Runner video having only just come across him. He basically said I'm going to ignore my coaches advice and do a shorter warm up and more reps than planned. Also said he did the same the prior day. What's the point in having a coach at that point?
The latest Cole video is really cringe. Getting someone to film him walking out of the toilets, several times. And putting his shorts on :D
It makes the Ben is running videos look fairly normal
What till Dove soap sponsors him the way they do Matt Choi, then we will get videos of him in the shower from the waist up on Instagram. Now that I think about it, I'm sure Matt Choi will be chasing a toilet paper sponsor so we can be entertained by videos of him sitting on the toilet. Ugh.
Just caught up with the latest Welsh Runner video having only just come across him. He basically said I'm going to ignore my coaches advice and do a shorter warm up and more reps than planned. Also said he did the same the prior day. What's the point in having a coach at that point?
Sounds like every other video of his. He’ll be injured in a few weeks and go silent, which means you won’t have to endure much more.
I don't know why Phily, Blowberg, and now Cole feel the need to show us footage of themselves throwing up or pooing. Also, if you're reading this, stop showing the perennial opening scene of getting dressed - it adds zero value.
To top it off, after running a generic session, Cole shows us a video of opening and eating a tin of rice pudding.
The only interesting part is he said he's looking to beat Ryan Thompson and Ran to Japan in Berlin - this is setting up an interesting showdown.
Surely he’s massive underdog of the three? Seems like a straight fight between rtj and Ryan unless injury or illness hits.
id have rtj favourite if he staves off injury and illness in the build up. He does seem way more likely than Ryan to succumb to that though. Higher risk training strategy
Cole seems the slowest of the three and also an injury risk
I agree; however, their PBs are within a few mins. I can see them all being competitive.
About a month ago I binge-rewatched the first All In On Red. And the latest have been every bit as good. Less than 6 hours until another episode drops.
As someone who loves the sport but never had the chops to run collegiately (at least anywhere I feasibly would/could have attended school), it's great insight into at least a small part of well-coached college team. And emphasis on team since it's the DMR.
John Broom has put up quite an interesting video for people more interested in different training approaches and the more scientific/statty side of running.
Basically his experience with the HADD method when he was at his marathon peak. Not too dissimilar to SIRPOCs NSM method from what I could gather.
There’s definitely some gold to be had within the running YouTube scene if you don’t mind the odd, cringe video now and then. FOD is normally good value along with Tim Gross and occasionally Scullion.
For a more humorous, less serious watch MARM and Crown my Run I enjoy and Ran ToJapan manages to combine the best of both worlds.
Dare I say it even the likes of Benisrunning, Cole, WelshRunner, Phily sometimes release decent ones.
I can see why people find the more ego driven ‘influencers’ like Bester, Floberg, Seth, FilmMyRun, Sweat Elite annoying. Some of the stuff they do is the height of cringe but they aren’t really harming anyone and there seems to be plenty of people who do like them,
John Broom has put up quite an interesting video for people more interested in different training approaches and the more scientific/statty side of running.
Basically his experience with the HADD method when he was at his marathon peak. Not too dissimilar to SIRPOCs NSM method from what I could gather.
There’s definitely some gold to be had within the running YouTube scene if you don’t mind the odd, cringe video now and then. FOD is normally good value along with Tim Gross and occasionally Scullion.
For a more humorous, less serious watch MARM and Crown my Run I enjoy and Ran ToJapan manages to combine the best of both worlds.
Dare I say it even the likes of Benisrunning, Cole, WelshRunner, Phily sometimes release decent ones.
I can see why people find the more ego driven ‘influencers’ like Bester, Floberg, Seth, FilmMyRun, Sweat Elite annoying. Some of the stuff they do is the height of cringe but they aren’t really harming anyone and there seems to be plenty of people who do like them,
Love me some MARM and Crown. MARM might have the most unhinged commentary in the game, him calling that one bald guy at parkrun a "slaphead" out of nowhere had me in stitches.
Just caught up with the latest Welsh Runner video having only just come across him. He basically said I'm going to ignore my coaches advice and do a shorter warm up and more reps than planned. Also said he did the same the prior day. What's the point in having a coach at that point?
No point him having a coach as he won't listen and no point him having a lactate meter as he doesn't understand how to use it correctly. Yes he's getting the numbers from it but what do they mean? How does this fit in to your plan? Ben Is Running was the same. Hits a high lactate reading that clearly showed he wasn't in the shape he thought, then ran that pace anyway
Rees hits a double threshold day then back out the next day for a steady effort. Easy runs always too fast, throwing up on sessions, always injured. Just not a clue. He doesn't understand why he hasn't had a good marathon in about 3 years. Absolute moron.
Him and his wife will only put a video out to either moan or when training is going well
Isn’t this the same guy who usually gets injured during training block and doesn’t even make it to the start line of the marathon? Maybe it’s worth listening to the coach—perhaps a long warm-up and fewer reps are exactly the right strategy for him.
Has anybody noticed that even the smaller YouTube channels seem to be advertising stuff now? Normally the same things like Bill & Bens massage guns or the latest marathon time app predictor.
I’ve seen a couple of channels today (Freddy runs & Light it up) who have about 4k & 1.5k subs respectively. So really not big at all and both of them have been sent free crap. Not a dig at either of those channels. Freddy in particular is quite inspiring for how far he has come with his running but the advert seemed a bit out of place and random.
These companies must have people trawling through every single running channel with more than 1000 subscribers and then making calls. Those people must have to sit through some real dross. It must work or they wouldn’t do it but it does make me wonder what the strategy is.
Also makes me wonder what on earth the likes of FOD is offered, considering his channel is much bigger and I don’t see him advertising stuff often. I think Andy reads this thread from time to time so would be interested in hearing his experience about it. Is your email / private messages just inundated with companies wanting to send you free stuff?
Has anybody noticed that even the smaller YouTube channels seem to be advertising stuff now? Normally the same things like Bill & Bens massage guns or the latest marathon time app predictor.
I’ve seen a couple of channels today (Freddy runs & Light it up) who have about 4k & 1.5k subs respectively. So really not big at all and both of them have been sent free crap. Not a dig at either of those channels. Freddy in particular is quite inspiring for how far he has come with his running but the advert seemed a bit out of place and random.
These companies must have people trawling through every single running channel with more than 1000 subscribers and then making calls. Those people must have to sit through some real dross. It must work or they wouldn’t do it but it does make me wonder what the strategy is.
Also makes me wonder what on earth the likes of FOD is offered, considering his channel is much bigger and I don’t see him advertising stuff often. I think Andy reads this thread from time to time so would be interested in hearing his experience about it. Is your email / private messages just inundated with companies wanting to send you free stuff?
Andy did a video a few months back detailing stuff he's been offered to sell and has turned down.
I'm sure someone said there is an app/website where you can express interest in being available for advertising products.
Even MARM has had shades, Bob and Brad and a few other things sent to him.
The running YouTubers viewers must be seen easy to sell to
Has anybody noticed that even the smaller YouTube channels seem to be advertising stuff now? Normally the same things like Bill & Bens massage guns or the latest marathon time app predictor.
I’ve seen a couple of channels today (Freddy runs & Light it up) who have about 4k & 1.5k subs respectively. So really not big at all and both of them have been sent free crap. Not a dig at either of those channels. Freddy in particular is quite inspiring for how far he has come with his running but the advert seemed a bit out of place and random.
These companies must have people trawling through every single running channel with more than 1000 subscribers and then making calls. Those people must have to sit through some real dross. It must work or they wouldn’t do it but it does make me wonder what the strategy is.
Also makes me wonder what on earth the likes of FOD is offered, considering his channel is much bigger and I don’t see him advertising stuff often. I think Andy reads this thread from time to time so would be interested in hearing his experience about it. Is your email / private messages just inundated with companies wanting to send you free stuff?
Andy did a video a few months back detailing stuff he's been offered to sell and has turned down.
I'm sure someone said there is an app/website where you can express interest in being available for advertising products.
Even MARM has had shades, Bob and Brad and a few other things sent to him.
The running YouTubers viewers must be seen easy to sell to
Companies that want "Ad reviews" are likely using AI or other 3rd party ways to "crawl through" any sort of youtube channel (big or small) that can give them any sort of traction/plugs imo. There are of course 3rd party sites and ways to work with brands more directly.
If they want to give a Youtuber with less than 5k-10k subs a "free" $80 massage gun for several hours of work (making a video ad) it's a good deal for them imo. Especially if that video is going to get thousands of views.
What you want to do as a content creator is ask for cold hard cash (along with free product) ideally. Of course having over 50k-100k+ subs should mean you can ask for a lot more money but it doesn’t always work that way.
It's still the wild west with advertising rates and what some companies are wiling to pay for a "2-min run -time ad" vs a "dedicated full video 'review'.
How does fordy runs actually review basically every shoe that comes out on 30-40km a week? Surely isn’t doing enough mileage to offer a proper insight into them
How does fordy runs actually review basically every shoe that comes out on 30-40km a week? Surely isn’t doing enough mileage to offer a proper insight into them
Not just 40km a week, he runs about 30k of that in one run.
He must run once or twice for 5k at a time then review the shoe. He is a charlatan and a joker at coaching, running and reviewing shoes.
Sorry, I'm off to smash some "goal pace" in my long run
How does fordy runs actually review basically every shoe that comes out on 30-40km a week? Surely isn’t doing enough mileage to offer a proper insight into them
Not just 40km a week, he runs about 30k of that in one run.
He must run once or twice for 5k at a time then review the shoe. He is a charlatan and a joker at coaching, running and reviewing shoes.
Sorry, I'm off to smash some "goal pace" in my long run
So more new shoes than runs a week? I don’t understand this mentality of only being interested in the shoes and not in improving your performance. Sure I like shoes as much as any runner but I’m far more bothered in my race times than trying as many shoes as possible and the nuances between different models. I’m sure I’m not alone here.
The latest Cole video is really cringe. Getting someone to film him walking out of the toilets, several times. And putting his shorts on :D
It makes the Ben is running videos look fairly normal
Yes, it was bad!
I don't know why Phily, Blowberg, and now Cole feel the need to show us footage of themselves throwing up or pooing. Also, if you're reading this, stop showing the perennial opening scene of getting dressed - it adds zero value.
To top it off, after running a generic session, Cole shows us a video of opening and eating a tin of rice pudding.
The only interesting part is he said he's looking to beat Ryan Thompson and Ran to Japan in Berlin - this is setting up an interesting showdown.
I've been watching Cole for the last two or three years, through all the highs and lows, but he's just insufferable since he ran 2:16. And what's with the bleached hair? He looks like Phily Bowden now.
He's also seriously skinny. I can't imagine a tin of rice pudding offers much nutritional value after a big session.
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