The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

ShoeTubersHaveNoEthics · 2023-02-10T08:28:06-05:00

Given the Seth DeMoor thread is so popular, I thought maybe it'd be a good idea to start a thread about the other big running YouTubers and their trials and tribulations. Nick Symmonds: Not sure I'd call him a running YouTuber anymore, but his creatine-fueled quest to dead lift 500 pounds into a sub 5 mile appears to have hit a snag, as there have been no uploads after he ran a 5:30. Maybe carrying around all that Bison muscle makes it hard to run. Ben Felton: Hasn't posted on a week, last seen discerning the Asics Gel Nimbus and telling us a running shoe that's been around for 25 versions is worth $200, and running around in Nike Invincibles with Paula Radcliffe. Ben Parkes: Had an epic blow up on the beach Parkrun in the UK and ran 21:20 after being slowed down by all that sand. Matt Fox: in what should frustrate Seth DeMoor and perhaps establish a new rivalry, Matt partnered with Soar Running to make a Sweat Elite singlet, which you too can have for $79. Not only did Matt steal Seth's bobos, he undercut Seth on the price. Lol. Kofuzi: Bought a bunch of cheap shoes on Amazon and filmed himself running in them. Injury incoming after he ran in the Tiamou? Video was useful warning about possibly getting fakes from 3rd party sellers. Harry Morgan: crediting a longer warm up for breaking 19 in a parkrun. Run Like Heller: having difficulty opening a wood box from Saucony with a hammer. Phily Bowden: Running around Flagstaff in the snow and preparing for a late spring marathon. Who needs reality TV or to pay for cable when you have all this drama to stare at while munching on popcorn!

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7 months ago 10/25/2025 7:43am EDT

re: Eliud Bekele

It's time to catch up with our favorite running YouTubers!

The Believe in the Run Crew

YouTube.com

Baltimore Running Festival, Injury Strikes Again, Capetown Chaos | The Drop Podcast E404

Believe in the Run

Watch on YouTube

Kofuzi is working to pay off the

YouTube.com

Nike Running 2025

kofuzi

Watch on YouTube

by posting video of the Chicago Marathon, which he did not run. The Believe in the Run Crew threw some shade his way when they disclosed Kofuzi has been banned from both Boston and New York (and maybe Chicago too) for filming without a license. Thomas wants you to know that the Believe in the Run Crew always has a license.

Phily Bowden's videos about being injured after she broke a bone in her knee during a fall

YouTube.com

This Broke Me More Than I Expected

Phily Bowden

Watch on YouTube

Ben Felton is

YouTube.com

I RAN MY FASTEST MARATHON EVER: CHICAGO MARATHON 2025

Ben Is Running

Watch on YouTube

Ben Parkes is throwing shade at his fellow influencers and telling his viewers

YouTube.com

I Spent £1200 On Influencer Products… were they any good?

Ben Parkes

Watch on YouTube

On of my favorite channels, Jog On with Harry Morgan, made a video

YouTube.com

Pacing my Dad (68) as he's selected to run for England - Swansea Half Marathon

JOG ON with Harry Morgan

Watch on YouTube

Allie Ostrander is

YouTube.com

Lock In Season Starts NOW 💥 | my next big goal, exciting announcement, & a few days of training!

Allie Ostrander

Watch on YouTube

Her fiancee Spencer Brown has been taking some downtime since ending his season at Boulderthon and getting an elite bib and finishing 7th

YouTube.com

Can I Win my First Elite Level Race?

The Athlete Special

Watch on YouTube

And last but not least, the Greatest of All Time, Still the Original Running YouTuber has apparently re-retired. As you can tell from the above, the influencer world just isn't as good as it was circa 2020 when Seth was the Number 1 Running YouTuber.

7 months ago 10/25/2025 7:56am EDT

re: ukrunner9999

ukrunner9999 wrote:
OhYes wrote:
Anyone watch Donato? He's a really good British masters runner
Good runner. Wanker of a person as discussed earlier in thread.

Only just started watching him. What has he done as a person to say that?

7 months ago 10/25/2025 8:57am EDT

re: Eliud Bekele

Eliud Bekele wrote:
Recently started watching Ollie Drieu, young lad in the UK trying to crack 20 for the 5k.

Not commenting on his running, I’ll just say it goes to show how important it is to upload frequently. YouTube recommends every new video he uploads; the platform really favors channels that post regularly and promotes them more.

7 months ago 10/25/2025 9:29am EDT

re: LondonBaby

LondonBaby wrote:
ukrunner9999 wrote:
Good runner. Wanker of a person as discussed earlier in thread.
Only just started watching him. What has he done as a person to say that?

Donato’s videos are great!!

7 months ago 10/25/2025 1:29pm EDT

re: believe in the boring af

believe in the boring af wrote:
$baby wrote:
I'm pretty sure that Thomas just inadvertently dropped the fact that Boston banned Kofuzi for filming on the course (????) in their latest podcast (@14:50)... SO THAT's why Ko keeps saying he doesn't want to run it any more (not because he wants other people who qualify but don't make the cut off to get their chance to run). Man, such a snake-y move if true. At least Matt Choi (who is also mentioned as banned from NYC during the convo) owns the fact that he violated the rules. 🐍
Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2v4omJNCE&li...
How do people listen to this garbage?

I need something dumb to fall asleep to.

7 months ago 10/25/2025 1:46pm EDT

re: Mike Hawks

Mike Hawks wrote:
What direction does Mr. Floberg's channel take in 2026? It it follow the same formula, or does he branch off into ultras, trails or "hybrid running" perhaps?

Hybrid of running and abs

7 months ago 10/25/2025 1:52pm EDT

re: $$$baby

$baby wrote:
idon'tbelieve wrote:
I'm pretty sure it's an "informal" sub 4 pace group, NYCM isn't vouching for them
I'm pretty sure that Thomas just inadvertently dropped the fact that Boston banned Kofuzi for filming on the course (????) in their latest podcast (@14:50)... SO THAT's why Ko keeps saying he doesn't want to run it any more (not because he wants other people who qualify but don't make the cut off to get their chance to run). Man, such a snake-y move if true. At least Matt Choi (who is also mentioned as banned from NYC during the convo) owns the fact that he violated the rules. 🐍

A certain Serious Runner saw this coming 2 years ago:

YouTube.com

A Serious Runner Shares Tips for Running the Boston Marathon

Serious Runner

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7 months ago 10/25/2025 2:10pm EDT

re: Beyond

Beyond wrote:
A certain Serious Runner saw this coming 2 years ago:
Video:youtu.be/MbyaIQWAEFU?si=xVrXtjHj_Z5944...

how did he avoid falling into youtuber sell out trap?

7 months ago 10/25/2025 3:05pm EDT

re: i have serious questions

i have serious questions wrote:
Beyond wrote:
A certain Serious Runner saw this coming 2 years ago:
Video:youtu.be/MbyaIQWAEFU?si=xVrXtjHj_Z5944...
how did he avoid falling into youtuber sell out trap?

Quiet you, we are talking all things Donato

7 months ago 10/25/2025 4:10pm EDT

re: ShoeTubersHaveNoEthics

BITR is a great hate watch/listen. Much like the goat sjd got too full of himself in 2020-22ish, Floberg and BITR are doing the same. They are cocky and delusional af, gonna be fun to see the downfall. Thomas, robbie, wide Jared, and trail Taylor suck at running. Can’t wait to see them fail in nyc this week. Now that Seth has been humbled I want him to come back!

7 months ago 10/25/2025 5:07pm EDT

re: Bloberg

Bloberg wrote:
BITR is a great hate watch/listen. Much like the goat sjd got too full of himself in 2020-22ish, Floberg and BITR are doing the same. They are cocky and delusional af, gonna be fun to see the downfall. Thomas, robbie, wide Jared, and trail Taylor suck at running. Can’t wait to see them fail in nyc this week. Now that Seth has been humbled I want him to come back!

Didn't Seth finish 2nd at this year's Pike Peak's ascent. How is that being humbled?

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7 months ago 10/25/2025 5:19pm EDT

re: runguy

runguy wrote:
Bloberg wrote:
BITR is a great hate watch/listen. Much like the goat sjd got too full of himself in 2020-22ish, Floberg and BITR are doing the same. They are cocky and delusional af, gonna be fun to see the downfall. Thomas, robbie, wide Jared, and trail Taylor suck at running. Can’t wait to see them fail in nyc this week. Now that Seth has been humbled I want him to come back!
Didn't Seth finish 2nd at this year's Pike Peak's ascent. How is that being humbled?

He did, which is great. You must not have been around for the downfall of his channel though.

7 months ago 10/25/2025 6:45pm EDT

re: Bloberg

actually I was it's just that your post seems to indicate that the fall just happened

7 months ago 10/25/2025 9:27pm EDT

my, my a bit testy ain't we? someone needs their balls s__ked indeed.

7 months ago 10/25/2025 10:41pm EDT

re: runguy

Yes. By you as I just explicitly requested. You really are dumb as f//ck

7 months ago 10/25/2025 10:55pm EDT

re: ShoeTubersHaveNoEthics

ShoeTubersHaveNoEthics wrote:
It's time to catch up with our favorite running YouTubers!
The Believe in the Run Crew
Video:youtu.be/Pa2v4omJNCE?si=F2mIHkZkiwGcm8...
Kofuzi is working to pay off the by posting video of the Chicago Marathon, which he did not run. The Believe in the Run Crew threw some shade his way when they disclosed Kofuzi has been banned from both Boston and New York (and maybe Chicago too) for filming without a license. Thomas wants you to know that the Believe in the Run Crew always has a license.
Video:youtu.be/aGZjmFvZ7vo?si=EK-wV-SDeDY0Cp...
Phily Bowden's videos about being injured after she broke a bone in her knee during a fall
Video:youtu.be/csf8FsjJ_xs?si=jPS44RpeyAxMpP...
Ben Felton is .
Video:youtu.be/pYIB9pwUYq8?si=SS1NFEgIEODhvw...
Ben Parkes is throwing shade at his fellow influencers and telling his viewers
Video:youtu.be/mTuKVjG2mfw?si=y7u_9K_11B7Rdx...
On of my favorite channels, Jog On with Harry Morgan, made a video
Video:youtu.be/jzUrlFteIak?si=oBnIOqHVzkGG5w...
Allie Ostrander is
Video:youtu.be/O7eWJsmf3Uo?si=nR_K4_W6VBTN9M...
Her fiancee Spencer Brown has been taking some downtime since ending his season at Boulderthon and getting an elite bib and finishing 7th .
Video:youtu.be/L591aWu2F-I?si=_8q1KA3PX087e1...
And last but not least, the Greatest of All Time, Still the Original Running YouTuber has apparently re-retired. As you can tell from the above, the influencer world just isn't as good as it was circa 2020 when Seth was the Number 1 Running YouTuber.

Ugh this was a formatting disaster:

Kofuzi is working to pay off his Klarna Loans he used to buy a collection of Nike Running shoes. BITR implied that Kofuzi had been banned from running in Boston AND New York, just that the ban wasn't publicized the way Choi's ban was (fwiw I think running with a selfie stick that extends four to six feet out from you in a race with 10,000 plus runners is just as dangerous as the e-bikes. Allie Ostrander is locked in for the USATF National XC Champs. Spencer Brown is taking an off season after a solid Boulevard 4 Miler in Spokane. Ben Felton is celebrating his PR. Ben Parkes is throwing shade at other YouTubers and telling people not to drink LMNT. Harry Morgan made a video about pacing his 68 year old Dad in a half marathon. And Phily Bowden's videos about being injured get more views than Kofuzi and BITR combined.

7 months ago 10/26/2025 3:08am EDT

re: ShoeTubersHaveNoEthics

I'm normally a fan of the Global Runner but for some reason this week he fell into the trap of showing himself mako coffee in some sort of ASMR crap. Why are running YouTubers obsessed with showing us them making coffee (poorly)

7 months ago 10/26/2025 3:24am EDT

re: oaclover4222

oaclover4222 wrote:
running youtube is the biggest cesspit. Anyone with an actual personality could break into this space easily and destroy the current boring channels.

And yet here you are 🤣

7 months ago 10/26/2025 3:31am EDT

re: ShoeTubersHaveNoEthics

2:17 training effort for RTJ at the Kanazawa marathon (3rd)

30K Steady, 12K Pickup according to him, although the last 5K was definitely closer in pace to the first 30K steady per Strava

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