The call of the day wrote:
The dude got called out by the head of the site, as being a no name retard.
That was brutal, but you know how the old saying goes: arguing on the letsrun forum is like competing in special olympics - even if you win, you're still retarded.
I just watched his Channel and was like WTF, as I just wasted 10 minutes on that crap.The kid has serious issues.
You guys are all tools.
I’m a hobby jogger by your standards (29-low, 1:05 guy last year). I enjoy watching the progress of Spencer. I think all true fans of athletics can appreciate someone who exposes their life and training to the masses, promoting the sport in the process.
Yes, it’s self-absorbed but screw it, I follow his career more than I follow the other people who run fast then quit the sport, stalk letsrun for their next 30 years and moan about kids they were faster than ´back in the day’ while wishing they got a sliver of the attention he’s drawing.
Why the hostility toward our fellow runners?
You pathetic fat idiots who sh*t on this dude for self promoting are the same pathetic fat idiots who complain that running doesn't get enough attention in the media or that it is innately boring. Spencer is at least giving some variety and insight into a college athlete lifestyle.
Blows my mind how some people can talk down a 3:39 1500m, talk about insecurities.
Good luck at your local road 5k that you can hype up on your strava accounts...
3:39 is pretty great. But it does loose some luster when 3 guys from the same school ran faster than Spencer in the same heat. Especially with one being a freshman and another a sophomore.
I watch Athlete Special for the entertainment value and it's easy to relate to him as a fellow college runner. On a real note, though - 3:39 tho? I'm not sure that requires a whole thread on Letsrun.
Are you his gay lover? Maybe one of the dudes he films in bed with him, or eating, or doing those silly 8 minute abs. Since Spencer Brown has no future in running, why not try some silly late night infomercial? He can call it" The Retarded Athletes 8 minute abs".
He got beat by 3 people from the same school and he was almost last. He runs 34 minutes for 10k. He wants to be a professional runner?
Get a life wrote:
Daniel88 wrote:
ROJO-
My account is Daniel88, I made it about a month and a half ago. If you have any kind of database you’ll see that this account was created in Kentucky. Not in DC or CT where Spencer lives.
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ROJO knows the sport and Spencer you need to get a life. You are not Olympic or even NCAA championship material, but rather an average NCAA runner with a You Tube channel. I checked out your site and you do indeed seem silly.For the record you won't even make the finals at the NCAA meet, no wait, you won't even make the meet. So get a life and stop calling out ROJO.
Calling someone average let alone a sub 4 miler without even saying your name and posting a link to tffrs. smh. that is the only problem with this site. Accountability for the reckless keyboard warriors.
Rem 4 wrote:
He got beat by 3 people from the same school and he was almost last. He runs 34 minutes for 10k. He wants to be a professional runner?
31:50 Xc pr and 97th at XC natties is pretty good for a miler running 60mpw.
westsouthrunner wrote:
Get a life wrote:
ROJO knows the sport and Spencer you need to get a life. You are not Olympic or even NCAA championship material, but rather an average NCAA runner with a You Tube channel. I checked out your site and you do indeed seem silly.For the record you won't even make the finals at the NCAA meet, no wait, you won't even make the meet. So get a life and stop calling out ROJO.
Calling someone average let alone a sub 4 miler without even saying your name and posting a link to tffrs. smh. that is the only problem with this site. Accountability for the reckless keyboard warriors.
And will this be the subject of you video today Spencer? Why not do one called the Narcissistic Runner?
Well, trolls of this thread: your techniques backfired. Regardless of what his true relative talent is, I subbed. Just a reminder: the technique of using social media to build your brand is the way of the future (really, the present as well) if your goal is $$$. You don't have to be the best to be the richest. Examples:
Ryan Trahan (running - he's no Galen Rupp)
Ninja (gaming - he's no Roy/Lunchbox/Pistola)
Taylor Swift (entertainment - she's no Aretha Franklin)
Mark Rober (he's no Einstein)
Etc. It's the same premise for why LetsRun is so successful. It's not like the founders were world class runners when forming this website, and it's obvious rojo isn't a worldclass communicator. But it's not about being the best, it's about moneyz.
Whoever hating on him is G-A-Y
Lolzer wrote:
Well, trolls of this thread: your techniques backfired. Regardless of what his true relative talent is, I subbed. Just a reminder: the technique of using social media to build your brand is the way of the future (really, the present as well) if your goal is $$$. You don't have to be the best to be the richest. Examples:
Ryan Trahan (running - he's no Galen Rupp)
Ninja (gaming - he's no Roy/Lunchbox/Pistola)
Taylor Swift (entertainment - she's no Aretha Franklin)
Mark Rober (he's no Einstein)
Etc. It's the same premise for why LetsRun is so successful. It's not like the founders were world class runners when forming this website, and it's obvious rojo isn't a worldclass communicator. But it's not about being the best, it's about moneyz.
No, in this case I a pretty sure Spencer will be forgotten about in the near future. He might try the Special Olympics, but he might not make it, as he might be dead last in the trials.
Zack Levet wrote:
Lolzer wrote:
Well, trolls of this thread: your techniques backfired. Regardless of what his true relative talent is, I subbed. Just a reminder: the technique of using social media to build your brand is the way of the future (really, the present as well) if your goal is $$$. You don't have to be the best to be the richest. Examples:
Ryan Trahan (running - he's no Galen Rupp)
Ninja (gaming - he's no Roy/Lunchbox/Pistola)
Taylor Swift (entertainment - she's no Aretha Franklin)
Mark Rober (he's no Einstein)
Etc. It's the same premise for why LetsRun is so successful. It's not like the founders were world class runners when forming this website, and it's obvious rojo isn't a worldclass communicator. But it's not about being the best, it's about moneyz.
No, in this case I a pretty sure Spencer will be forgotten about in the near future. He might try the Special Olympics, but he might not make it, as he might be dead last in the trials.
I just came in here to say this kid is playing the long game and building his brand while in the NCAA system. Provided he keeps pushing content, I'm predicting you go home devastated and Spencer's channel explodes. Check back here on January of 2021 and eat your words. The kid knows how to push content that isn't just running. It's a niche entertainment channel and he's starting to wise up to pushing not just running content to gain viewers.
Lolzer wrote:
Well, trolls of this thread: your techniques backfired. Regardless of what his true relative talent is, I subbed. Just a reminder: the technique of using social media to build your brand is the way of the future (really, the present as well) if your goal is $$$. You don't have to be the best to be the richest. Examples:
Ryan Trahan (running - he's no Galen Rupp)
Ninja (gaming - he's no Roy/Lunchbox/Pistola)
Taylor Swift (entertainment - she's no Aretha Franklin)
Mark Rober (he's no Einstein)
Etc. It's the same premise for why LetsRun is so successful. It's not like the founders were world class runners when forming this website, and it's obvious rojo isn't a worldclass communicator. But it's not about being the best, it's about moneyz.
+1
On a scale of 1 to Rupp how would you rank your hate for Spencer?
jesseriIey wrote:
Rem 4 wrote:
He got beat by 3 people from the same school and he was almost last. He runs 34 minutes for 10k. He wants to be a professional runner?
31:50 Xc pr and 97th at XC natties is pretty good for a miler running 60mpw.
FN lier, he ran about 34 minutes minutes at NCAA regionals last year in South Carolina.
Lolzer wrote:
Well, trolls of this thread: your techniques backfired.
Exactly. I wouldn't have even clicked on the thread and read about the guy if it wasn't for the psychotic hater posting so many times about him, keeping the thread near the top.
gahagand wrote:
rojo wrote:
My thoughts? When I read "Athlete Special" since I'd never heard of the guy and was trying to figure out why someone was talking about a 3:39 guy, I wondered if we were talking about a Special Olympics or maybe Paralympics guy.
Classic dickhead rojo. Spencer Brown, who runs a YouTube channel called "The Athlete Special" is a redshirt junior at Georgetown. He recently ran 3:39 at Bryan Clay, a significant PR (previous PR was 3:41). People are talking about him because he has a lot of fans on YouTube and it's nice to see him run fast.
As far as going pro he couldn't get a big contract right now but he's definitely got a shot, especially if he cuts some more time next year or has a very high finish at NCAAs (definitely a possibility with his strong finish).
Great post. Apparently an Ivy League education doesn't take much upstairs, nor does running a website. Congrats to Brown. I agree it was nice to see him run this well.