The sarcasm re the vitality 10k is probably flying over quite a few people's heads. The weather was ideal and the course is accurate (although it has a few unhelpful bends in places)
I'm yet to see anything in recent videos that suggests Rory wants to spend any time with Phily. There was an awkward exchange in her last video where she seemed to want to describe her improved fitness by how long it took him to overtake her. He didn't seem to think she was comparing apples with apples and I doubt she would have included the footage if it was one of the other unknown (to YouTube) runners.
Honestly feel bad for Rory. Imagine trying to get the most out of these sessions, to be at your best, and having Phily in your ear the entire time. Torture is the word that comes to mind.
Scored a second place on the Pikes Ascent and hasn’t released a video to brag or collect kudos from the DGR Fam. Is he done as an influencer or did he get a real job?
Floberg extolling the importance of sleep. I'm shocked. Is he realizing that the rate at which our bodies can adapt to training is capped? That there's no point in doing more training if you're already at the cap? And that excessive training can actually reduce adaptations? That reducing recovery (sleep) lowers the cap? That if there are signs that you're already at the cap and probably exceeding it, then cutting sleep to train more is doubly dumb because it lowers recovery and increases training simultaneously?
Oh, no, nothing so sophisticated as the fundamental principle of training. Just a meaningless "3% performance benefit" estimate plucked from some scientific study that has no direct applicability to his training. In fact, if I've learned anything about this man, the only way this will ever apply to his training is that after he does a hard workout on little sleep, he'll conclude he would've gone 3% faster if he had slept better, so he's so fit right now.
Next scene: 5:00am Saturday morning sitting in his car, preparing for his long run, struggling to stay awake. Good to be your own boss so that you can sleep in, right? But wait, maybe he had an obligation to his kids or some other acceptable excuse for waking up early to complete his long run in time. Except he was only supposed to do 18mi and did 22mi instead. Oops.
Next scene, later that day: Bib pickup for the Wrigley 5k. So he probably wasn't pressed for time, but you never know if he had a meeting scheduled between these scenes. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. It's unfortunate his AC went out and his kid was waking him up in the middle of the night. Those disruptions outside of his control are sincerely frustrating. Hopefully he can sleep well tonight to get the maximum benefit from his long run.
Next scene: 3:20am Sunday morning to watch the Berlin marathon live. #$)*(&#@()%$*&
So inspired though, I'm sure. The intangible benefits of watching that live will be huge on race day.
Concluding scene: Hitting the 100mi week with his son as his witness. "They watch what we do. Be about it."
Great message. Modeling good behavior is important and the kids don't understand overtraining... or do they? At that age they can be surprisingly perceptive. I hope they're not noticing any subtle or not-so-subtle consequences to this training, creating a different impression than you'd hope.
But who else is watching what you do? Naive runners who are totally oblivious to the poor example being set. But hey, go on more! Love the grind! etc
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Floberg extolling the importance of sleep. I'm shocked. Is he realizing that the rate at which our bodies can adapt to training is capped? That there's no point in doing more training if you're already at the cap? And that excessive training can actually reduce adaptations? That reducing recovery (sleep) lowers the cap? That if there are signs that you're already at the cap and probably exceeding it, then cutting sleep to train more is doubly dumb because it lowers recovery and increases training simultaneously?
Oh, no, nothing so sophisticated as the fundamental principle of training. Just a meaningless "3% performance benefit" estimate plucked from some scientific study that has no direct applicability to his training. In fact, if I've learned anything about this man, the only way this will ever apply to his training is that after he does a hard workout on little sleep, he'll conclude he would've gone 3% faster if he had slept better, so he's so fit right now.
Next scene: 5:00am Saturday morning sitting in his car, preparing for his long run, struggling to stay awake. Good to be your own boss so that you can sleep in, right? But wait, maybe he had an obligation to his kids or some other acceptable excuse for waking up early to complete his long run in time. Except he was only supposed to do 18mi and did 22mi instead. Oops.
Next scene, later that day: Bib pickup for the Wrigley 5k. So he probably wasn't pressed for time, but you never know if he had a meeting scheduled between these scenes. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. It's unfortunate his AC went out and his kid was waking him up in the middle of the night. Those disruptions outside of his control are sincerely frustrating. Hopefully he can sleep well tonight to get the maximum benefit from his long run.
Next scene: 3:20am Sunday morning to watch the Berlin marathon live. #$)*(&#@()%$*&
So inspired though, I'm sure. The intangible benefits of watching that live will be huge on race day.
Concluding scene: Hitting the 100mi week with his son as his witness. "They watch what we do. Be about it."
Great message. Modeling good behavior is important and the kids don't understand overtraining... or do they? At that age they can be surprisingly perceptive. I hope they're not noticing any subtle or not-so-subtle consequences to this training, creating a different impression than you'd hope.
But who else is watching what you do? Naive runners who are totally oblivious to the poor example being set. But hey, go on more! Love the grind! etc
Catching up on this thread. I like Seth and TL actually, when they are being themselves. I think at one point Seth was doing ok training her to run/walk a 5k and I admire that. No snark!
Catching up on this thread. I like Seth and TL actually, when they are being themselves. I think at one point Seth was doing ok training her to run/walk a 5k and I admire that. No snark!
Like when he asked for charity donations for his virtual races during COVID, and then pulled the plug on the donation part, and decided to pocket the money for himself?
Just seen the latest BenIR video. Must be confident going into Chicago after that performance.
I wanted to enjoy that. I like Ben, he doesnt take himself too seriously and think he's creating art like Floberg, he doesnt have kids and seemingly neglecting responsibilities like Kofuzi. Yes he shills products a bit too much but that allows him to run for a living and its easy to ignore - he's harmless. The issue with this video is that I've followed Ben for a few years because I like him and I like watching sub-elite level running. I dont want to watch his girlfriend jog about with her friend. No hate on her as a person, but if I wanted that, theres a million insta-running-girlies jogging about filming themselves on Instagram and Tik-tok. I dont go to Bens channel for that. Im all for him cheering on his GF and sister whilst having a de-brief to camera, after we've seen his race, but dont give her a camera. Such a bad video.
Floberg extolling the importance of sleep. I'm shocked. Is he realizing that the rate at which our bodies can adapt to training is capped? That there's no point in doing more training if you're already at the cap? And that excessive training can actually reduce adaptations? That reducing recovery (sleep) lowers the cap? That if there are signs that you're already at the cap and probably exceeding it, then cutting sleep to train more is doubly dumb because it lowers recovery and increases training simultaneously?
Oh, no, nothing so sophisticated as the fundamental principle of training. Just a meaningless "3% performance benefit" estimate plucked from some scientific study that has no direct applicability to his training. In fact, if I've learned anything about this man, the only way this will ever apply to his training is that after he does a hard workout on little sleep, he'll conclude he would've gone 3% faster if he had slept better, so he's so fit right now.
Next scene: 5:00am Saturday morning sitting in his car, preparing for his long run, struggling to stay awake. Good to be your own boss so that you can sleep in, right? But wait, maybe he had an obligation to his kids or some other acceptable excuse for waking up early to complete his long run in time. Except he was only supposed to do 18mi and did 22mi instead. Oops.
Next scene, later that day: Bib pickup for the Wrigley 5k. So he probably wasn't pressed for time, but you never know if he had a meeting scheduled between these scenes. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. It's unfortunate his AC went out and his kid was waking him up in the middle of the night. Those disruptions outside of his control are sincerely frustrating. Hopefully he can sleep well tonight to get the maximum benefit from his long run.
Next scene: 3:20am Sunday morning to watch the Berlin marathon live. #$)*(&#@()%$*&
So inspired though, I'm sure. The intangible benefits of watching that live will be huge on race day.
Concluding scene: Hitting the 100mi week with his son as his witness. "They watch what we do. Be about it."
Great message. Modeling good behavior is important and the kids don't understand overtraining... or do they? At that age they can be surprisingly perceptive. I hope they're not noticing any subtle or not-so-subtle consequences to this training, creating a different impression than you'd hope.
But who else is watching what you do? Naive runners who are totally oblivious to the poor example being set. But hey, go on more! Love the grind! etc
this post along with several others over the past few pages on floberg are too accurate and really highlight how delusional and off his rocker the guy really is. your post is hilarious and a 10/10 and the sad reality is that your humorous analysis of him is 100% spot on regarding how floberg's mind likely works. the guy is not normal and he definitely has some superiority complex and has probably inflated his mental ego due to his running youtube channel and being a 'figure in the community'. icalling him out on everything that he does in hte video really illustrates how unbelievably dim the guy is. but he and his fans all continue to think he is an absolute genius and the man! i wonder if internally the guy realizes he's a clown himself and feels a bit silly, or if he legitimately thinks he's a superhero and is this knowledgeable training guru who know's what he's doing. probably the latter, unfortunately. he's aware of the 'haters' but i 'm sure he genuinely thinks the observations in this thread about him are wrong. hey floberg, they're not :) i continue to feel appalled to know this guy is charging 50+ people over $100/month for coaching services and likely making $20-$40k annually off of non-personalized 'coaching'. he should be embarassed and ashamed that he's doing that. i get it, america and gotta get your money while it's hot, but i find it pretty deplorable for these influencers to be coaching other adults. especially floberg when he makes it evident in all of his own videos and strava posts that he doesn't know what he's doing half the time and makes horrible training decisions. it's hilarious what internet 'fame' can do for a guy. laughable honestly.
Agree Flo and others coaching people is ridiculous. This is the guy who necked tons of oj for carbs and it backfired .. literally. Utterly dumb. 3 x 1mile then realizes it was 6 on the plan ....calls it a mistake but gets a double threshold in. Why would you do that . Just stupid nonsensical rubbish.
Unfortunately we've years of this nonsense left. He's yet to figure out periodization, season planning, proper base building..the list goes on .
I miss my influencers doing poncho walks and weighted climbs....the good ol days
Yes, from what I understand the course Ben F and Nick B ran wasn’t though. Flat but lots of sharp turns and and an hot day. Interesting to see if Nick can continue the progress to Valencia (hoping for a Bester, Barraclough collab again) and Ben is in peak shape for Chicago. He’s trained very smart for this block, learnt from previous mistakes. Think he’s really maturing as a runner and coach. Clearly delves into the science of running and is a ‘professor of the sport’ which should stand him in good stead for his first sub 20
Yes, from what I understand the course Ben F and Nick B ran wasn’t though. Flat but lots of sharp turns and and an hot day. Interesting to see if Nick can continue the progress to Valencia (hoping for a Bester, Barraclough collab again) and Ben is in peak shape for Chicago. He’s trained very smart for this block, learnt from previous mistakes. Think he’s really maturing as a runner and coach. Clearly delves into the science of running and is a ‘professor of the sport’ which should stand him in good stead for his first sub 20
you're confused. we're discussing Allie O's 5K, not the 10K in London
Floberg extolling the importance of sleep. I'm shocked. Is he realizing that the rate at which our bodies can adapt to training is capped? That there's no point in doing more training if you're already at the cap? And that excessive training can actually reduce adaptations? That reducing recovery (sleep) lowers the cap? That if there are signs that you're already at the cap and probably exceeding it, then cutting sleep to train more is doubly dumb because it lowers recovery and increases training simultaneously?
Oh, no, nothing so sophisticated as the fundamental principle of training. Just a meaningless "3% performance benefit" estimate plucked from some scientific study that has no direct applicability to his training. In fact, if I've learned anything about this man, the only way this will ever apply to his training is that after he does a hard workout on little sleep, he'll conclude he would've gone 3% faster if he had slept better, so he's so fit right now.
Next scene: 5:00am Saturday morning sitting in his car, preparing for his long run, struggling to stay awake. Good to be your own boss so that you can sleep in, right? But wait, maybe he had an obligation to his kids or some other acceptable excuse for waking up early to complete his long run in time. Except he was only supposed to do 18mi and did 22mi instead. Oops.
Next scene, later that day: Bib pickup for the Wrigley 5k. So he probably wasn't pressed for time, but you never know if he had a meeting scheduled between these scenes. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. It's unfortunate his AC went out and his kid was waking him up in the middle of the night. Those disruptions outside of his control are sincerely frustrating. Hopefully he can sleep well tonight to get the maximum benefit from his long run.
Next scene: 3:20am Sunday morning to watch the Berlin marathon live. #$)*(&#@()%$*&
So inspired though, I'm sure. The intangible benefits of watching that live will be huge on race day.
Concluding scene: Hitting the 100mi week with his son as his witness. "They watch what we do. Be about it."
Great message. Modeling good behavior is important and the kids don't understand overtraining... or do they? At that age they can be surprisingly perceptive. I hope they're not noticing any subtle or not-so-subtle consequences to this training, creating a different impression than you'd hope.
But who else is watching what you do? Naive runners who are totally oblivious to the poor example being set. But hey, go on more! Love the grind! etc
this post along with several others over the past few pages on floberg are too accurate and really highlight how delusional and off his rocker the guy really is. your post is hilarious and a 10/10 and the sad reality is that your humorous analysis of him is 100% spot on regarding how floberg's mind likely works. the guy is not normal and he definitely has some superiority complex and has probably inflated his mental ego due to his running youtube channel and being a 'figure in the community'. icalling him out on everything that he does in hte video really illustrates how unbelievably dim the guy is. but he and his fans all continue to think he is an absolute genius and the man! i wonder if internally the guy realizes he's a clown himself and feels a bit silly, or if he legitimately thinks he's a superhero and is this knowledgeable training guru who know's what he's doing. probably the latter, unfortunately. he's aware of the 'haters' but i 'm sure he genuinely thinks the observations in this thread about him are wrong. hey floberg, they're not :) i continue to feel appalled to know this guy is charging 50+ people over $100/month for coaching services and likely making $20-$40k annually off of non-personalized 'coaching'. he should be embarassed and ashamed that he's doing that. i get it, america and gotta get your money while it's hot, but i find it pretty deplorable for these influencers to be coaching other adults. especially floberg when he makes it evident in all of his own videos and strava posts that he doesn't know what he's doing half the time and makes horrible training decisions. it's hilarious what internet 'fame' can do for a guy. laughable honestly.
I can't believe all these words were written about some guy on the internet that makes running videos.
Yes, from what I understand the course Ben F and Nick B ran wasn’t though. Flat but lots of sharp turns and and an hot day. Interesting to see if Nick can continue the progress to Valencia (hoping for a Bester, Barraclough collab again) and Ben is in peak shape for Chicago. He’s trained very smart for this block, learnt from previous mistakes. Think he’s really maturing as a runner and coach. Clearly delves into the science of running and is a ‘professor of the sport’ which should stand him in good stead for his first sub 20
he's been doing more cycling and lactate testing so maybe that was what was needed for the breakthrough. A 30:10 10K is equivalent to a 2:18:46 marathon according to a calculator so certainly got a chance of a big PB if the Chicago conditions are kind to him
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