Jake Dearden runs a 2:22 today in Houston… never seen someone who is more obvious on the juice than this man. Runs a solo 68 HM last weekend and follows it up with a 2:22 today, improving by almost 6 minutes on his already suspicious PB from last year.
I’d love for someone with more expertise to analyse this chumps training in the build to his 2:22 marathon. Scrolling his strava makes it even more unbelievable - where was the work… you can’t tell me it was from hyrox lol
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According to the published results in the latest instalment of the Surrey Cross Country League, Bester finishes a miserable 93rd and first scorer in Holland Sport's B Team. Surely this must be a misprint for one of Britain's finest. Vlog coming this week, excuses at the ready.
According to the published results in the latest instalment of the Surrey Cross Country League, Bester finishes a miserable 93rd and first scorer in Holland Sport's B Team. Surely this must be a misprint for one of Britain's finest. Vlog coming this week, excuses at the ready.
According to the published results in the latest instalment of the Surrey Cross Country League, Bester finishes a miserable 93rd and first scorer in Holland Sport's B Team. Surely this must be a misprint for one of Britain's finest. Vlog coming this week, excuses at the ready.
At the pro running level it’s usually when someone makes a big jump in performance that their relative past PRs/performance doesn’t support. Because they’ve been training super hard for years and may be in their late 20s or l...
Maybe this has been asked here. I have been thinking about vlogging/filming training and writing up recaps, mostly focusing on NSM. What are aspects of training vids do people enjoy to see? Is it all just personality based? Visuals?
What's your gameplan?
"Today's video is me doing sub-T intervals. The same ones I did in the video from 7 days ago. Tomorrow's video will be me plodding along at <70% heart rate. After that one, we've got an exciting sub-T session coming up. You definitely don't want to miss that. Like and subscribe for more sub-T and easy sessions."
Calum Goddard-Mocklow of the Motional Intelligence podcast has announced he's running London Marathon with Runna (shock). He has also said he is going for sub 3, LOL.
Considering he is averaging 34km a week and his recent 'easy runs' have been 6 minute K's with a HR in the mid 150s, good luck to him. What actually goes through these kids heads when they choose a goal time?
Annnnd hes 'injured' already...
Got to be one of the biggest clowns in the scamfluencer space. And that takes some doing
He also took a charity place at the London Marathon this year to pace his girlfriend, ran in his own vest (so he could do an advert and make money off it) and quietly raised less than half the minimum fundraising target (actually costing the charity hundreds of pounds as they pay for the places and need to hit minimum targets per person just to cover the costs).
For the most part I find these influencers annoying but harmless, but it's just such scummy behaviour and really shows the lack of morals some of these people have.
Right on cue, first episode of Olympic Trials or Die Tryin' has just dropped from the mongoloid himself.
I'm really looking forward to seeing him fail at this. This dude is such a meathead but I don't think there's any way that he genuinely has no idea how big the difference is between 2:29 and 2:15:xx. He's experienced enough at running at this point that he has to know. Right? It's just for content, surely.
Or maybe he really is that stupid. Perhaps he really is like Floberg before the plateau at 2:32, thinking the gains will just continue forever.
I don't consume much YouTube, but I was watching some trail stuff the other night and the Olympic Trial's or Die Tryin' popped up.
I gotta be honest...it was kind of a nothing burger for me.
I didn't even finish watching it. The dude is just bland. It would almost be better if he were more antagonizing, a la Roche, but as is I just couldn't get myself to care one way or the other.
Some of his inspirational stuff almost seemed like a parody, but it's clear he's being 100% earnest. It's almost endearing how earnest it is.
Anyway, maybe it says something about myself that I wish I could hate the dude, but I just don't.
P.S. Yes he's a lot faster than me and looks better with his shirt off. So take my opinion for what it's worth.
I feel honored that he quoted me in his little monologue.
Andrew Huberman is in the comments wanting to bet that Truett will do it. I might take him up on that if the money wasn't going to charity. Anyone who thinks this is possible doesn't understand elite running.
That's genuinely quite funny that he reads this thread.
Are you reading this now Truett? If so, there's only one possible chance for you to actually run sub 2.16 in the time frame you've given yourself.
You need to immediately reach out to Sir Nick Bester and beg he takes you under his tutelage. Only then will you have the knowledge and power needed to give yourself the best chance of making it.
Jake Dearden runs a 2:22 today in Houston… never seen someone who is more obvious on the juice than this man. Runs a solo 68 HM last weekend and follows it up with a 2:22 today, improving by almost 6 minutes on his already suspicious PB from last year.
I’d love for someone with more expertise to analyse this chumps training in the build to his 2:22 marathon. Scrolling his strava makes it even more unbelievable - where was the work… you can’t tell me it was from hyrox lol
Sirpoc ran 2:24 with less mileage. Dearden did 7 marathons in 7 days and ultras in the past. So seems like he enjoys running and has a big aerobic base from past 10 years. He was targeting 2:19 too and blew up last 6 miles. He’s bigger than most runners but not big like bare or truett. Honestly seems like a very believable time. 2:22 is good but you have tons of average D1 kids run similar times
Can’t believe I wasted 1 hour reading about him lol but dearden acknowledges how he was running huge mileage in the past was just stupid. Was 2:19 a crazy goal? Yes. Influencer with sus peddling? Yes. But he is a full time “pro athlete” (lol @ hyrox, but still, all he does is train). So young guy with some talent accomplishes a 2:22 should be very believable. I could be an optimist as well
I like Sage but as an one the longest servicing YouTubers it must be very difficult coming up with new angles on heart rate training (or anything else for that matter) when you've been feeding the machine for so long. I do wonder what the impact of NSM on traditional creators is, given its relative simplicity to start with.
I like Sage but as an one the longest servicing YouTubers it must be very difficult coming up with new angles on heart rate training (or anything else for that matter) when you've been feeding the machine for so long. I do wonder what the impact of NSM on traditional creators is, given its relative simplicity to start with.
For starters NSM is niche, very niche. Most runners dont frequent LR or Reddit. They probably dont even know what it is.
Secondly, even with pages of info on the thread, a Reddit sub, Strava group and a book, you still get people who dont understand how to implement the simplest running programme ever. The general public are thick as p1g sh1t.
Also, 90% of the successful Youtube channels are aimed at newbies. Theyre easier to scam. Beginners and gymbros are where the money is and neither group is going to spend too long searching for NSM.
Just because LR has a thread on NSM doesnt mean it is popular in the "real world"
I feel honored that he quoted me in his little monologue.
Andrew Huberman is in the comments wanting to bet that Truett will do it. I might take him up on that if the money wasn't going to charity. Anyone who thinks this is possible doesn't understand elite running.
Yes! I’m so pleased — as expected — that Truett is reading this thread. I like how Truett says, “We need people in the workforce.” But he’s chasing his dream and putting it all on the line — even cycling off his supraphysiological doses of steroids. The real dream probably has nothing to do with the marathon, it's to stir up controversy, get more views, and maintain his career as a influencer shill.
It seems, like his dad, he’s trying to slot into the Rogan manosphere: branding anyone who criticises him as a hater because he “works harder than all of us.” Jumping on PEDs, hiding the fact, and selling supplements and a hustle lifestyle makes you a scumbag preying on insecure young men.
Truett, this is for you: Show that you’re doing this clean. Cycling off PEDs for a single blood test proves nothing; you know this! If you want the respect of the community, sign up for Drug Free Sport International (or similar) for a full anti-doping programme with blood, urine, random selection, and lab reporting. Prove you are not building a “hustle harder”, “I’m better than the other incels” image off the back of PEDs!
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Efrem Gidey 27:38 PB beating his own Irish 10km record
Scott Beattie 27:41 PB (beaten on chip by Alfie Manthorpe - 27:40 PB)
WORLD XC
Rory Leonard. ouch. finished 79/114. It would have placed him 6th in the women's race.
India Weir. Respectable run and delivered on expectation. Ran the slowest leg in the GB Mixed relay Team but didn't lose any places (didnt gain any either).
India Weir should have been nowhere near the team. she was spanked in the trial race and her 1500m PB is nowhere near world class
a truly scandalous selection which hasnt been questioned as much as it should have
same goes for Millard as well, would love to here how that relay team was selected and questions marks over all the selections
pure time-trialler, it was obvious he would be useless in a relay environment where he has no pacemaker or lights to tow him around
he is literally the poorest racer i have ever witnessed, climaxing in him being unable to get out of the heat in the UK 1500m champs. his only tactic in champs is to fall over and rely on a generous appeal to bump him through.
guy gets so many chances but has 0% chance of doing anything useful as he cant finish his dinner yet alone crack out a sprint finish in a race. has a lot to prove and certainly does not warrant preferential treatment from the management. if he were at the short course trial in Cardiff, i guarantee he would not have been in the top 5
