The irony is, similarly to your construction worker/ millionaire example, Truett lacks the "opportunity" (here physical capabilities) necessary to achieve his goal (the OTQ) despite his training regime, weight loss, and pharmaceutical assistance. But of course he already knows this (it's why he's taking the good stuff... hard work is not enough).
I gotta say I do enjoy watching his videos, maybe akin to watching a trainwreck idk. That said I gotta ask what in the world is up with the insane breathing / wheezing / heaving he does on the hard "anaerobic" efforts?
Seriously he starts his latest video off with a highlight of his mile TT on the treadmill where he is sounds like your favorite adult film starlett. I have noticed this in his other videos as well whether its him doing an all out last rep of a workout when its not necessary or kicking to finish a race, he makes it sound like he's fighting off a bear. This has to be performative right? I have coached various levels and would see this from out of shape kids from time to time or definitely from the JR High / High School kids who wanted attention. Someone should explain to him this is using more effort and taking away from his overall output???
Sounds to me like you're not running hard enough
I didnt see Jingy huffing and puffing during the later stages / after crossing the finish line when he broke the 3k world record, which many thought was one of the strongest records on the track. I didnt see Hoey doing some performative panting after his 800m indoor record. Why didn't they run harder? Makes me wonder what the WRs would be if they actually tried.
Has anyone seen the new video from For the Love of Running, featuring Nick Bester. It's titled 'We Challenged 3 Normal Runners to race an Elite Athlete' - in a shocking twist, Nick wasn't there as a normal runner, but the elite!
Becky Briggs selected by British Athletics for the 50k World Road Race Champs. Selfies and glitter spraying on the start line?
A few thoughts on this / adding to other comments...
1. This probably explains why Becky recently joined a club (obviously had to be the club with the most expensive (bougie is the in term) kit in Belgrave) - it might also hint at when the selection actually took place as it's usually "athletes must be registered with a UKA club by X date" that corresponds with the nomination cut off... So potentially a few months ago. The 2023 selection criteria was a 2:34 marathon in the previous 18 months - has Becky run that? (I'd assume it was even faster this time)
2. As has been mentioned, I'd assume there was a very high athlete contribution for this. Combined with spring marathons it's probably rolled a long way down to get to Becky.
3. This is a rescheduled event, it was meant to happen in December last year but has been rearranged - also potentially reduced the interested parties .
4. In the last few years there's been a push to have better athlete development in road ultras. England especially are at the forefront in home nations events. Obviously 50k is in reality closer to the marathon but I'd like to know how much overlap there is with the wider push on road ultras (see the 24 hour team last year as an example of the fantastic output of this development pathway), I assume it's not much with Becky being selected - that said others on the team are very high quality and established road ultra runners that'll run really well (and thoroughly deserve these opportunities) so if a team can be filled out with an influencer with deep pockets/parents money to cover support staff, that probably makes sense!
5. It's a shame it's only a 50k, I'd love to see how far off the rails Becky would get in a longer road ultra where you get thoroughly found out for bad preparation, bad support and bad pacing - especially in contrast to the classy teammates who'll turn up with all their i's dotted and t's crossed.
I'd echo these thoughts. I've ran for England for ultramarathon (in a team with a few of selected athletes, who I love) and failed at a reasonable attempt to get to a GB vest for 24 hour world 25 champs.
Only thing I would say is debuting at 50k, I don't think is an issue. Quite a few people do really well the first time. It's less than 20% longer than marathon.
The fact they didn't fill the 6th female of team, means there wasn't another applicant meeting the selecters criteria. So if I was one of 4 other women I'd be happy she applied/willing to do it. More the merrier in a team comp as you need more bodies to be counters.
Not all over social media, like Becky selection, but Alex Milne was picked/added. Multiple Commrades top 10, 2:14 marathoner, teacher and top bloke. Wish the whole team well for the champs, hoping especially on team front they can both Podium.
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Remember when Fenton got to interview Jakob before the Copenhagen half marathon. He had one question to ask a double olympic gold medalist, and he went with...
"Are you going to wear Alphaflys or Vaporflys on Sunday?"
Jakob looked at him like he was a complete buffoon.
Looking at Cole Gibbens recent videos I think the recent house move in with his girlfriend has improved his attitude, he looks far calmer and much happier than when he was flogging himself through the summer.
The dental athlete is an arrogant piece of sh*t who again, isn’t as good as he thinks he is. Tattoos tell a story. Anyone see active Mary McCarthy has been since her recent tearful video about being in a boot and out of tokyo. Make it make sense? Dumb. Very intrigued to see how Briggs goes. Will glitter, cliche quotes and all her friends being dumb runfluencers really help her succeed? I think not. Dropping out at 30km. Calling it. But hey, that will make great content!
The dental athlete is an arrogant piece of sh*t who again, isn’t as good as he thinks he is. Tattoos tell a story. Anyone see active Mary McCarthy has been since her recent tearful video about being in a boot and out of tokyo. Make it make sense? Dumb. Very intrigued to see how Briggs goes. Will glitter, cliche quotes and all her friends being dumb runfluencers really help her succeed? I think not. Dropping out at 30km. Calling it. But hey, that will make great content!
I swear suddenly these people I've never heard of on this thread just spawn into my social media feed. Just got a video of the dentist guy and a Floberg 3:50 to 2:32 on my fyp page! That should probably be my sign to take a break from social media and this thread!
But one final thing: I do wonder how many of these runfluencers just have the generic "injury boot" as a prop and trot it out every time they feel a niggle or just want to sandbag before a big race. This could also serve to show how badass they are because they cross train just as hard as they run! Heck yeah! No days off let's get after it! Stressies be damned! But of course, these injuries are very serious when it makes their race times suffer :'(
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I swear suddenly these people I've never heard of on this thread just spawn into my social media feed. Just got a video of the dentist guy and a Floberg 3:50 to 2:32 on my fyp page! That should probably be my sign to take a break from social media and this thread!
But one final thing: I do wonder how many of these runfluencers just have the generic "injury boot" as a prop and trot it out every time they feel a niggle or just want to sandbag before a big race. This could also serve to show how badass they are because they cross train just as hard as they run! Heck yeah! No days off let's get after it! Stressies be damned! But of course, these injuries are very serious when it makes their race times suffer :'(
It’s a bit dubious when they have the worst stress fracture the doctors ever seen but still weight bearing and only 2 weeks in a boot before they’re back. Embellishing the diagnosis as they do with everything
This is another one of those where I wonder what the kids’ perspective will be. When the roche’s kids are old enough to be in you tube, what will they think seeing these weird videos with even weirder thumbnails, accompanied by weirder podcasts, all at a time when their parents were supposedly “working” while nannies were doing all the parenting.
Remember when Fenton got to interview Jakob before the Copenhagen half marathon. He had one question to ask a double olympic gold medalist, and he went with...
"Are you going to wear Alphaflys or Vaporflys on Sunday?"
Jakob looked at him like he was a complete buffoon.
"Yes son, I once interviewed Jakob."
"WOW DAD! What did you ask???"
"Whether he was going to wear alphaflys or vaporflys in his next race"
"Oh."
"He said alphaflys"
"🙄"
"And it was true, he did in fact wear alphaflys at the race"
"So you would have still got the answer whether you'd asked the question or not? Sounds like a wasted opportunity father."
It’s very suss… a grade 4 stressie but cycling 50kms and skipping into the ocean? She is a terrible role model for her mainly young impressionable female audience.
"It's on Andy" Maguire is a great hate watch. Nothing against the lad but he his last 2 weeks of running have been 130k and 126k, basically 12 hours a week, including a Youtuber special 3 x 10k at "marathon pace". His "goal pace" is 4:30 per km so he was running 3 x 45 mins at MP 3 weeks out. Totalled about 36k, nearly 3 hours for the day.
He is the classic example "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing". He's seen bits of this block from one youtuber and some writings about an elite and mixed and matched them into an appalling training plan which will probably leave him fatigued on race day.
He actually failed to hit MP on any of his 10k reps yet does the classic r/firstmarathon quote "Today was a terrible day but tapered and carbed up, with race day adrenaline I'll be fine"