Robert Young fakes run across America

I'm betting you're right. He's probably ignorant of the true sport and its legendary runners.

for realz do wrote:

I'm betting you're right. He's probably ignorant of the true sport and its legendary runners.

All evidence points to a very mediocre runner who went for gimmicks and exaggeration/fabrication to gain a niche.

Funny to see what a bumbling mess their "attempt" was and hilarious to see them scrambling to put lipstick on this pig.

Hey Dustin, I haven't gotten my notice of being sued yet for calling Robert and you frauds. Is it in the mail?

I'm developing a web app for that (in my mom's basement), but at the moment it only uses Garmin Connect data and it's a little rough at the moment.

The demo is here:

and github repo is here:

I can get it to work for general gpx files if I have access to a bulk download.

Saints and Sausage Rolls wrote:

Once again, I don't know why they didn't use a bike for these sections. It would have been a lot easier to control the speed.

Hm, now that I think about it: The best way to create fake GPS tracks might be a radio-controlled toy car with an additional microcontroller to produce slight speed variations.

That while RV thing is the wrong approach. One needs to think these stunts backwards from Strava.

Lame wrote:

Hey Dustin, I haven't gotten my notice of being sued yet for calling Robert and you frauds. Is it in the mail?

Libel laws are very different in England, good luck in America!

I started looking through the strava data on his fb page from the bottom up. Interesting that after the phenomenal uphill 25 mile leg he consistently ran long stretches of total downhill at 11 to 15 minute mile pace. A runners dream is to only have to run the downhills and get a boost on the uphill.

Oh boy!I guess I could be flattered, in an "imitation is the best form of flattery" kind of way.But yes rekrunner =/= rekrunnnerAnd I don't care about Robert Young.

Bill.Bowerman.pisses.on.Phil. wrote:

Oh boy. You actually registered the name. The real 'rekrunner' troll has his own personal rekrunnner troll now. He is very upset that so many people can't tell the difference and he alerts them.

I can tell the difference.

...

I wake up every morning with joy and pride in my heart that I posted on the first page of this momentous thread.

2016

-Bowie dies

-Prince dies

-Muhammed Ali dies

-Evidence for gravitational waves announced

-Bombs in Belgium

-Pakistan playground bombing

-Iran nuclear deal

-US Republican party puts forward erratic celebrity bigot Donald Trump as Presidential candidate

-Jama Aden drug bust

-UK votes to leave EU

........but much bigger than all that.......

-ROBERT YOUNG THREAD ON LETSRUN.COM

rekdummer wrote:

If you think this guy was slogging up hills at easily sub 6mm pace hour after hour you have lost any remaining credibility you had on this board.

You're making the assumption that the gps data is accurate. We know that it only shows "time running," not "time elapsed". While I'll accept that 30 miles in 2:50 "time running" may possibly be unlikely, that same 30 miles in 5:00 "elapsed" time is perfectly reasonably and even a bit slow for an accomplished trans runner.

But why would it show up like that? GPS malfunction.

And why would GPS malfunction? Military bases.

And why would it only happen in the beginning weeks of his run? Because that's where all of the big military bases are.

Take a look at this map.

RY was running by some of the biggest military test sites in the world. They constantly are messing with GPS signals there as they test various satellite, weapon and detection systems.

How does this explain his 5:00 miles? If the GPS was jammed it might not record the time as "running," but just include it as "elapsed time." If the GPS had worked properly, it all would have been included as "running time," and would have averaged out to 10:00/mile.

It's all very explainable when you presume innocence instead of guilt.

rekrunner wrote:

Oh boy!

I guess I could be flattered, in an "imitation is the best form of flattery" kind of way.

But yes rekrunner =/= rekrunnner

And I don't care about Robert Young.

Don't be fooled, this isn't me. It's just a troll pretending to me. I guess I'm flattered, in a way.

But I've always believed time alone is insufficient to form any conclusion. If he cheated, there would be other, substantial corroborating details, e.g. connections to dodgy persons, flash in the pan performances, institutional support, accusations from employees, teammates, competitors, journalists, etc. The lack of any corroboration at all, of substance, argues strongly against Robert's cheating.

I'm wondering, if no one else can come close to his time, even if cheating, why does anyone believe that cheating could work for people at all in the trans crossing? Why would you believe that cheating can be the only possible explanation for RY, yet no other cheating athlete has been able to duplicate his performance with cheating? If cheating works, it should be possible to at least demonstrate the improved performance with multiple examples. Now I know a proof by example is not proof, but it's better than a proof with no examples.

Yeah, that's the ticket.

My GPS was jammed.

And the reason no one could find me beside the van, was because I was wearing my invisible stealth suit.

And my cellulitis was lyme disease from all the tick bites.

And my 1:08 was really a 1:03 because I had a five minute interview at 10 miles.

And I'm a vice president at Norman motors, but I'm on a pregnancy leave.

Lol this idiot just shows how desperate his team is and how trolly others are.

Cheating of this magnitude requires a lot of free time and a few partners in crime. Most Dbags do not have the resources of RY and have to be content with Mike Rossi-low level stunts.

Oh you are well read. GPS tracking is corroborating evidence. As are fellow ultra-marathon runners and other eyewitnesses, and video, and previous race performances.If he sets a record, maybe because he was drafting behind an RV, while others were running in the open.

Rekruner wrote:

And the reason no one could find me beside the van, was because I was wearing my invisible stealth suit.

Have we considered the possibility that he may have been ingesting unicorn's blood at various times during his record quest?

If so, as in the case of Mike Rossi, it would explain why Asher didn't see him, as unicorn blood is known for its powers of invisibility.

rekrunnner wrote:

I see a simpler explanation that doesn't involve cheating. ...

It's all very logical when you presume innocence instead of guilt.

+1

Lord Coe said so too ("Champion of the World"), but some trolls - likely 12 skinny basement girls - here desperately try to keep this thread alive.

Barbie McKeever wrote:

Rekruner wrote:

And the reason no one could find me beside the van, was because I was wearing my invisible stealth suit.

Have we considered the possibility that he may have been ingesting unicorn's blood at various times during his record quest?

If so, as in the case of Mike Rossi, it would explain why Asher didn't see him, as unicorn blood is known for its powers of invisibility.

Hahaha. Jolly good. The unicorn blood and ostrich blood helped me run through the desert real fast with (inte)grit(y).

rekrunner wrote:

Oh you are well read. GPS tracking is corroborating evidence. As are fellow ultra-marathon runners and other eyewitnesses, and video, and previous race performances.

If he sets a record, maybe because he was drafting behind an RV, while others were running in the open.

The last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in Rob Young, the cynics and the sceptics: I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. But this is one hell of a race. This is a great sporting event and you should stand around and believe it. You should believe in this athlete, and you should believe in his supporters. I'll be a fan of trans running for as long as I live. And there are no secrets — this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it. So Vive RY forever!

...but he failed.