The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

At some point Flowberg is going to proclaim he can go sub-2.

His post says, "Fighting for my life with a 90+ mile/week appetite without running 90+ miles a week." In all fairness, this doesn't sound like he's saying he wants to jump back into running that much. Rather, it sounds like he's just wanting to consume a ton of carbs all the time even though he's not running as much.

Influencers carrying a bit of muscle are likely to get followers more easily compared to someone that's fast but skinny. Any publicity is good for Hane's brand.

well at least if floberg gets a stress fracture, one can only hope he's try to make some actual CORE MEMORIES with his family and hopefully regain all their love! slightly better than it be a sick CORE MEMORY with his random adult boiizzz at 6am absolutely getting after it with abs out on the epic chicago lakefront path while his wife takes care of the 4 kiddos in the suburbs waking up to eat breakfast wondering where daddy is LOL

Yeah, in hindsight I think that’s what he meant as well. Doesn’t NECESSARILY make me wrong though!

Only in hindsight?! That was obviously what was meant. What is your IQ if you don’t mind me asking?

As this thread demonstrates, the antics of YouTubers like Floberg et al. make them very unlikable. On the flip side, we’ve got FOD, a regular, everyday guy, making quality content without the drama, theatrics and self aggrandizement, all while making considerable improvements in his times.

As much at I generally agree with the thoughts about Flo et al., I think we should give props to dudes like FOD.

Best of luck tomorrow, Andy.

Love to see Truett getting called out more and love how much it bugs him and his room temperature IQ defenders. Not sure why it turns so defensive to the slightest bit of push-back but maybe that's part of the influencer playbook. The dude was a 17 minute 5k guy in high school and now he's running 2:30 marathons every week in jeans, with 20+ lb of extra muscle while also crushing a white monster every mile and an Acapella redintion of Creed's full discography. Like dude, a lot of us ran 17 minute 5ks in high school, it's ok. You don't need to dip into daddy's influencer clout, gear connections, and money to be "worthy."

Ah yes the old ‘Caring for runners whilst being paid by the sponsor’ gig.

Can you imagine a time where that Power Ranger full kit w*anker would ever give his time up for free?

Probably charges his missus a per/minute fee for a bonk.

Haha, English isn’t my first language and I read it to quick and made my Floberg assumption. I do apologize.

Good thing about FOD runner is when he gets a P.B and he takes the kids to Andy's he just drives them home to finish their homework.

RTJ appears to have kamikaze paced himself to 66:03 in Tokyo Half today, even though he tapered for thus. For context, Barega won in 61+mins today.

Again, it's still relatively hot (24C), and for someone who admits to struggling in the heat, but definitely not the greatest of results for him (even if you convert this to a maybe 64+, at best 63 high)

Man I hate to say it but his 2:09:xx goal is a bigger long shot than Floberg running sub 2:30

What are conditions like in Valencia on race day? I know it's December but if RTJ is looking for a PB then southern Spain, with huge jet lag potential and heat isn't the best place

Weather too far out probably to see properly as of now

But a consideration is that he could be going back visiting in the UK and could make the trip earlier, eliminating the Jet Lag risk. He probably would do it given Valencia/2:09 is really the key one this block

Agree to disagree I think RTJ will absolutely smash Valencia

Typical conditions in Valencia are around 15-20 degrees during day, about 6-12 degrees overnight during December.

So, it won't be cold but there's a good chance it will be relatively cool and fresh.

I think he'll get about 2.12.

For me he's still a winner of YouTube though. FOD and RTJ are the only running channels that leave me energised to run.