The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

NYRR makes you sign something that says you affirm you would be able to pass a drug test and says they have the right to test you. I've always attributed that to why Nick Bare hasn't run NYC, despite saying that he wants to. Maybe it's what kept Truett away too.

slower than his last time doing the same session around Battersea, for the record

Can Bester get a dedicated thread? Seems like 75% of the posts here are all about Bester. Even when the subject is not about him, the trolls will somehow find a way to insert him into the conversation.

Holy moly Bester clearly went a little heavy on the "pre-workout" before that collab with RantoJapan. His nose is working harder than his legs. Non-stop sniffing, nose-rubbing, classic glazed stare - skip to 29:50 to see. Explains the ego now...

Bester's known for doing lines of coke off his fore-arm during races to give him a second wind. I actually have a lot of respect for him for being able to pull it off with minimal spillage.

Exactly this. There’s at least 10+ other YouTubers acting ridiculously who are more worthy of discussion here. The constant Bester brown nosing is old now.

He’s a good trainer who achieves very good times relative to his talent. His videos are fine, if a little cringe sometimes with the whole boomshakala stick. Not sure what else needs to be said about him unless he does something wacky to be called out from.

There’s plenty of British & American YouTubers running far slower times but acting like they are 2:20 marathoners to ridicule.

This guy is such an oddball. I've seen him at a couple of races around the midlands in the UK. He's got no business attempting to run sub 3 yet. As you say, focus on the sub 20, sub 40 etc. Build some speed first!

He’s a bit like Sagasu Running, who makes videos about his track workouts and how he’s aiming for a 1:20 half marathon (though that was over a year ago), and then shows up at races every two years because he “takes running seriously.” According to Strava, his fastest paces have been around 4 minutes per kilometer throughout his entire Strava history. And then he runs 4–5 hour marathons. Where’s the realism?

I’d like to see Tim Grose also feature this dude when he does his ‘Valencia marathon prospects’ video.

He’s probably too nice to tear him a new one but I’d be interested to see what his analysis is of a guy who feels he can go sub 3 hour with a 10k PB of 40:xx

I think he has attempted sub 3 for the last 3 or 4 attempts and blown up each time, failing to even get sub 3:30. Why can’t he aim for a 3:20 which would be a nice PB, then move from there.

He is either setting this ludicrous goal for clicks or is genuinely the most deluded runner out there.

Tim G - if you’re still reading. Add this chap to your list ;)

In this guy's defense ......... he has a 3hr 20min marathon already .... just down a vertical cliff (colorado).

Guy seems to have cash to burn and his strava contains no training sessions, just races from what I can see?

This is a good idea. Sir Nick of Bester deserves his own thread given his talent and everything he does for the running community.

In addition, I hope he gets a licence to hold more races at battersea park as a way of giving back to the people, as well as holding more training camps to give people in-depth 1-1 running coaching and analysis.

I think that a utuber or his minions attempt to clutter the thread up with the obnoxious Bester and Ben posts to try to destroy the thread. My bet is that it is actually a Floberg bro. I noticed that after Chicago there were 2 immediate posts asking to stop talking so much about Floberg. Of course we are are gonna talk about the dumb things he says right after a goal race.

I think the main reason Bester name comes up so much is because of his deeply ingrained and ferocious rivalry with SirPoc who is very revered on letsrun.

It’s like the Messi - Ronaldo rivalry but for running. You’re either team SirPoc or team Bester. They seem to be spurring each other on to ever greater heights and it’s brilliant to see though. Nick went 1-0 up with his Berlin sub 2:20. Then sir responded at London Mara to level things up before Nick re took the lead with a stunning race at the Great South Run.

It’s certainly eclipsed the Fox-Bester rivalry from yesteryear. Nick put that to bed with a resounding victory in the end.

Barraclough - Linkleter - Mantz is certainly a future one to look out for. Seems likely that the Brit will humiliate the two North Americans on the major stage soon though. So not convinced it won’t become a bit one sided

He has his races set as visible for everyone, but his workouts etc set to followers only. For example, yesterday he was at the track and did 6 x 1km at approx 3hr marathon pace. The guy's an endless source of fascination for me.

It's unfair to say Bester went 1 nil up in Berlin, when Sirpoc didn't even race it! In fact, in the marathon distance it's 1 nil to Sirpoc.

The thing I find funny is that I reckon Sirpoc couldn't give a sh!t whereas Bester probably loses sleep over it.

I just watched a 15 minute Phily Bowden video and I think I don't remember learning a single new thing about her. It's just the exact same thing again and again.

I never had a problem or hated Bester or Floberg until I saw them trying to derail the thread with multiple accounts. Handle any criticism like FOD runner did on this very thread and you're golden. If you're a youtuber, this is the life you chose. Some mild criticism in exchange for a few bucks and strangers feeding your giant ego. Enjoy!

Bester destroyed Matt Fox, so much so, Fox lost his mind and got deported from America and Japan

Reminds me of the total love-in on SlowTwitch for that utter fool Lionel Sanders! Who like the imbecile Youtubers "self coaches" then wonders why he never does well

Its incredibly cringe!