The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

No chance of barraclough hitting his capability in the marathon since he would never taper properly.

It's talent to handle the load. That's part of talent. I came across a similar guy who posted on reddit about running his first marathon in like 3 hours and change. People were doubting him saying it's not possible and then he posted his socials. Goes by @knoxcreates on insta and if you follow him on Strava you can see he is a new runner logging 100 mile weeks with intensity workouts. Of course he's run 2:5x since.

I can't handle that kind of mileage/relative intensity and if I could, I would be running 2:20. So pick your poison with "talent". You can have the chops to go fast but not handle volume, or handle volume while not being fast, while the guys who are the best in the world have both.

one of worst ones and needlessly long: “I hate being bad at new things like swimming” and that was it. of course about 500 ppl commented all the new hobbies she could try and attempted to commiserate with anecdotes of all their own uninteresting failed attempts at various activities.

Like Phily as a runner kinda insufferable as a person.......watched the latest video.....and I know he chose her......but legit felt bad for Daniel when she brought up that he took her to some pottery class for her birthday and she spent the whole day sulking because she wasn't good at it......must be a treat to be around.

His whole breaking 3 video was a farce.

He used greek mythology analogies, emotional montages, animations...this 15 year journey finally culminates in him going sub 3 at the Tucson marathon. Big climax, great euphoria.

Anyone with any shame/integrity would mention it was a course with over 1,600 feet net downill. Even needed a pro pacer.

He didn't overcome anything, gravity did. His elevation adjusted time was worse than a few of his other attempts...

Yeah I’d break a part, I just don’t know how someone pushes to 100 miles in a year in terms of even knowing you could take the risk. You see it takes years for most just as no plan would have 0-100 so rapidly so how would you even discover you could do that.*cries in stress fractures*

Without going on this guy's strava because I can't be arsed, but you do realize that it is possible to place one foot in front of the other, multiple times in a row even, without recording it on your strava profile, don't you?

got DP and had to DNF

Takes talent to handle a load.

Sure but having someone's complete training really obviates the presumption that they are full of crap. Before Strava, how many people were "running 100 miles a week" in the sense that Floberg is. Like he hit 100 once in a build. When you see all the training out there, like week after week of 90-105 miles as this guy is, it's much more impressive when it's totally verifiable.

In case you don’t get enough of charismatic Ben Is Running from YouTube, he’s starting a podcast!

Suburban Lizzie C. did an Alter-G workout with NO CALF PAIN!!! It looks like a slow marathon in Indianapolis is on!!! SO INSPIRING!!!

Yes, but we cannot deduce from an empty strava profile that suddenly ramps up to 100 mile weeks that it's 'a new runner loggin 100 mile weeks', as the guy I was replying to seemed to insinuate.

I love Jake, but Mantz’s PB is 10 minutes faster. They’re not in the same league.

It could be because he didn't want to risk the anti-doping rules set by NYRR.
"All participants in NYRR events, including recreational and general field runners, are subject to anti-doping rules and potential testing." What a clown. Dude just runs downhill races and when given the chance to run NYC he bails. Don't believe it was because he was injured.

Lets talk about other youtubers on here. How bout Joe Greer? Dude decides last minute to wear asics metaspeed rays (to which he admits he only ran 9 miles in) for the NYC marathon. Gets a terrible blister and DNF at mile 17. Amatuer move from a guy who ran a 2:36 marathon.

Griff Duncan gets injured, defers CIM, and look at that signs up for a downhill course in Feb (Mesa Marathon). Maybe it's a gentle downhill I remember looking at the course profile, but still. What a clown too. He's always defending Truett Hanes.

Of course Griff Duncan signed up for a marathon with 1000 feet of elevation loss. He's worse than the Utah girls. At least they live somewhere that has downhill marathons all over the calendar. Duncan travels across the country to snipe these "PR" courses then refused to mention the gravity assistance. He and Truett really are cut from the same cloth.

At least Casey Neistat went 2:57 on a legit non-flat course eventually. But it took him 15 years to do it. Griff Duncan may take nearly as long.

Griff Duncan commented on this thread previously and quite honestly he seemed really thoughtful, nice and reasonable.

People need to be a lot kinder on this thread.

Griff - we would love to have you back on here to defend yourself but also explain to those questioning you. A lot of us here think the world of you.

Just some friendly advice as a thought. You’d really benefit from joining Best Athletics. With the guidance of the wonderful Nick you’d surely break that 3 hour marathon barrier!

I wouldn't usually bite, but the melt who compares Bester to Lionel Sanders ...then says Sanders is self coached so never does well. I mean that's everything wrong with people today. Lionel has had bad races therefore must always do terribly. Let's give that just a little interrogation.

He has won ITU long distance world champs, second in IM WC twice, 5 long distance wins + 33 70.3 wins and numerous other race wins against the best in the world.

Before his injury last years he beat all the Norwegians and top athletes pre the IM world champs in Oceanside 70.3 . That's not Nick Bester and not always doing rubbish.

I get ppl over do the love in, but let's deal with facts.

Yeah not reading all that but Bester is better and cooler