The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

Ozzi Batt-Man wrote:

In many ways I think we are going through.a golden age in running YouTube. Sure most of the runfluencers are terrible and pushing useless products, however, we have some actual top level talent putting out good 15-30 minute videos. The likes of Clayton Young, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Alex Yee and Phil Sesemann to name but a few.

I'll provide a shout out to some of our Australians with Izzi Batt-Doyle and Andy Buchanan releasing videos. They may not have the same production quality, and perhaps they are slightly more awkward/not accustomed to being filmed, but if you care about running and pro-level training, they are really good. I would be interested to hear about some other small pro-athlete channels outside of the big channels and even outside of the big 2 counties (USA and UK).

Ozzi Batt-Man wrote:

In many ways I think we are going through.a golden age in running YouTube. Sure most of the runfluencers are terrible and pushing useless products, however, we have some actual top level talent putting out good 15-30 minute videos. The likes of Clayton Young, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Alex Yee and Phil Sesemann to name but a few.

I'll provide a shout out to some of our Australians with Izzi Batt-Doyle and Andy Buchanan releasing videos. They may not have the same production quality, and perhaps they are slightly more awkward/not accustomed to being filmed, but if you care about running and pro-level training, they are really good. I would be interested to hear about some other small pro-athlete channels outside of the big channels and even outside of the big 2 counties (USA and UK).

Ozzi Batt-Man wrote:

In many ways I think we are going through.a golden age in running YouTube. Sure most of the runfluencers are terrible and pushing useless products, however, we have some actual top level talent putting out good 15-30 minute videos. The likes of Clayton Young, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Alex Yee and Phil Sesemann to name but a few.

I'll provide a shout out to some of our Australians with Izzi Batt-Doyle and Andy Buchanan releasing videos. They may not have the same production quality, and perhaps they are slightly more awkward/not accustomed to being filmed, but if you care about running and pro-level training, they are really good. I would be interested to hear about some other small pro-athlete channels outside of the big channels and even outside of the big 2 counties (USA and UK).

YouWerentJoking wrote:

Holy s*it, I thought all you guys were joking about this Bester guy being a great runner. Assumed he was slow and you were taking the piss

His Brighton video just appeared on my YouTube. First one of his I’ve seen and he’s absolutely bloody rapid!
Quite enjoyed the video too. Very charismatic but humble dude. Subscribed

Trouty212 wrote:

YouWerentJoking wrote:

Holy s*it, I thought all you guys were joking about this Bester guy being a great runner. Assumed he was slow and you were taking the piss

His Brighton video just appeared on my YouTube. First one of his I’ve seen and he’s absolutely bloody rapid!
Quite enjoyed the video too. Very charismatic but humble dude. Subscribed

No be honest in some of his videos he comes across as a bit of a narcissist, but I think at least he's now put to bed any questions about whether he's truly a world class runner with that performance

Bick Nester wrote:

Nick Bester shaves another 12 seconds off his world class Vitality 10k time to go sub-29 in Brighton! (accounting for the sub zero temperatures and gale-force seaside winds)

Sirpoc was a no-show, Sad!

Sarsy wrote:

Trouty212 wrote:

No be honest in some of his videos he comes across as a bit of a narcissist, but I think at least he's now put to bed any questions about whether he's truly a world class runner with that performance

Just watched the video myself and it was a strong performance from him, good to see him take the lead in a pack and not just sit and tuck in. Good kick at the end too, though the fella in the yellow vest had a crazy kick at the end there that was brilliant to watch.

But come on he isn’t world class, he’s a leading club runner which is nothing to sniff about, but calling him world class when he isn’t even in the top 100 of 10k runners in the UK this year is crazy

af11982 wrote:

he was in Kentucky with the life in stride boys this past week (they’re great, I got no issues with them)

So he did Chicago-> New York -> indy -> kentucky? Dude needs to go home and be a family man

and the over the top posts about his wife are sad and obvious ploy to make it seem likes he’s a big family man. If things are that great with your wife, you wouldn’t need to incessantly post about it

never gets old wrote:

af11982 wrote:

he was in Kentucky with the life in stride boys this past week (they’re great, I got no issues with them)

So he did Chicago-> New York -> indy -> kentucky? Dude needs to go home and be a family man

and the over the top posts about his wife are sad and obvious ploy to make it seem likes he’s a big family man. If things are that great with your wife, you wouldn’t need to incessantly post about it

The funniest bit in this whole thread is when people pretend to care about the youtubers' families.

notafan111 wrote:

I don't think people care. It's just funny because he has "a family man" in his instagram bio.

never gets old wrote:

notafan111 wrote:

I don't think people care. It's just funny because he has "a family man" in his instagram bio.

It's not just him though. Every time a youtuber travels people here start moaning about how long they're away from their families.

never gets old wrote:

It's not just him though. Every time a youtuber travels people here start moaning about how long they're away from their families.

ibarnett01 wrote:

Boomshakalaka baby lets go wrote:

That kick was pure hate, no way was he allowing a video of Bester beating him to live on the internet forever. I enjoyed the video though, proper racing at a very high level. The “come on boys, let’s go” at 2k was a bit cheeky to seasoned county/international runners in a competitive race and rightfully got swatted away.

"You go then. Don't tell us too..." Proper response from "the buoys.." "here's my boomshakawanka express train...." What a complete w*****

Michael Poncho wrote:

This thread needs a good poncho walk.