The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

good for him genuinely. i'm more impressed though that the video is only 16 minutes long. thank you for blessing us with less than a 2 hour feature film yowana!

i like his personality overall but i cant stand the fact he makes everything 60-90 minutes lol. i know some people watch the whole thing but thats insane for every video for a shoe review or training recap. he's a big yapper and would probably do better if he made 20min vlogs. kudos to him on a 2:32 after some meh races earlier. that's a nice pr and at least his 100+ mpw's have paid off for him to some extent

FODRunner with a big 21-second 10K PR, for a time of 32:35.

An excellent and well-deserved result, especially for such a gigantic person! It’s a pleasure to watch someone train sensibly and with consideration only for results, not content.

He inspired me to adopt NSA training this year, and it’s been paying dividends as someone highly susceptible to developing overtraining symptoms from hard workouts. Thanks, FOD!

Does this mean Andy has PB'd in every distance from 5k to marathon in 2025?

There's a certain segment of listeners that put vlogs and podcasts as background noise while they work. Like earlier generations did with talk radio, NPR, sports radio etc.

I am definitely not in that segment of population, but they're out there.

Yowana should consider chopping up shorter more digestible clips from his marathon videos. Those videos are full of extraneous lifestyle details such as his breakfast routine and lengthy tangents that deviate from the primary subject of the video.

Agreed. Incredible result.

Given his 5k through half times, I would have expected guess marathon time to near the low 2:30s. I can only imagine his size is the limiting factor here. Been very curious about this as a guy of a similar size with similar times that has not yet run a marathon.

I love Yowana/Supwells posts on Instagram & how he trolls the Superblast & EVO SL fan boys, lol. Any top 5 list that doesn't include those shoes gets them all worked up.

Also, I knew he'd love the Glycerin Max 2 since other youtubers hated it. (Though it does sound like a good shoe. )

Legitimately one of the nicest guys around running, deserves all the success he's having.

Fueling for a workout is not the same as recovering from one. You need nutrients. You need protein. You need much more than carbs.

Fueling for a workout is not the same as recovering from one. You need nutrients. You need protein. You need much more than carbs.

2:32 is Kenyan Women's easy long run.

Excellent analysis by Jake's sister in the RTJ Valencia Marathon recap video. "No he's struggling. He's f*cked."

That's true. But if you've actually watched RTJ's content you'd see Jake eats a ton, and importantly, he eats clean. Actually Japan has to be one of the best places on earth for price:food quality ratio. He's around 68 kg which is not small given the volume he puts in. Your posts suggest you are not familiar with the guy and don't like the high volume philosophy. Which is fine... but just say that then

I'm sure FOD along with many others in the hobby jogging community owes you a beer or ten!

I actually found NSM thanks to his videos and it's totally changed things for the better for me in a relatively short space of time. Already better performances but more importantly fresher and race ready.

I'm sure he will do you a book review at some point. Although sounds like it's selling fantastically well anyway!

Ben Parkes posted on Strava about racing the Telford 10k just a day after running 2:55 at the Valencia marathon. In the end he didn’t actually start the 10k; which was absolutely the right call.

That said, even floating the idea feels questionable. A hard 10k a week after a marathon isn’t great recovery practice, and with a big, mostly beginner audience, it risks sending the wrong message.

Post-marathon should be about recovery first, not jumping straight back into racing. It's a shame he didn't figure that out before saying he'd be doing the 10k.

What's his sister's ig?

Thank you! You wait until you see the race vlog tomorrow… Connor Roger’s (fellow YouTuber who smashed it today) got some footage of me and bloody hell… I look like an absolutely tank… and not in a good way! Club vest is too tight, I look about 10ft tall and I’m definitely carrying extra timber that I can shift. Currently 90.25kg so project 2026 is to drop some weight and get some free speed 😂

Too kind sir 🙏

Easily the best addition to the channel. Sister scran to Japan segment needs to happen