The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

ShoeTubersHaveNoEthics · 2023-02-10T08:28:06-05:00

Given the Seth DeMoor thread is so popular, I thought maybe it'd be a good idea to start a thread about the other big running YouTubers and their trials and tribulations. Nick Symmonds: Not sure I'd call him a running YouTuber anymore, but his creatine-fueled quest to dead lift 500 pounds into a sub 5 mile appears to have hit a snag, as there have been no uploads after he ran a 5:30. Maybe carrying around all that Bison muscle makes it hard to run. Ben Felton: Hasn't posted on a week, last seen discerning the Asics Gel Nimbus and telling us a running shoe that's been around for 25 versions is worth $200, and running around in Nike Invincibles with Paula Radcliffe. Ben Parkes: Had an epic blow up on the beach Parkrun in the UK and ran 21:20 after being slowed down by all that sand. Matt Fox: in what should frustrate Seth DeMoor and perhaps establish a new rivalry, Matt partnered with Soar Running to make a Sweat Elite singlet, which you too can have for $79. Not only did Matt steal Seth's bobos, he undercut Seth on the price. Lol. Kofuzi: Bought a bunch of cheap shoes on Amazon and filmed himself running in them. Injury incoming after he ran in the Tiamou? Video was useful warning about possibly getting fakes from 3rd party sellers. Harry Morgan: crediting a longer warm up for breaking 19 in a parkrun. Run Like Heller: having difficulty opening a wood box from Saucony with a hammer. Phily Bowden: Running around Flagstaff in the snow and preparing for a late spring marathon. Who needs reality TV or to pay for cable when you have all this drama to stare at while munching on popcorn!

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4 months ago 02/01/2026 4:39pm EST

re: tob19091

tob19091 wrote:
I mean I love watching the guy but he has a bad habit of hitting the medical tent on his goal events. True for Valencia there was a probable illness in the bag but he needs to figure that one out to get the 2:10.

I just don’t think he can get 2:09 in London yet. I don’t see him being Faster than Jake smith who’s on that start list ahead of him.
He’s not in a Faster than Yee last year, it could be a hot day again and he’s not there, I’m guessing there will be some change of goal closer and this is just a pie in the sky goal but still.

4 months ago 02/01/2026 6:05pm EST

re: moderntoss

moderntoss wrote:
Does Anya have some level of dwarfism or achondroplasia?

I think it's just being British.

4 months ago 02/01/2026 6:28pm EST

re: Ben Fentanyl

Anyone see her recent video? Wanted high 34’s but out came the excuses. Calling it now, she won’t run sub 2:45 in Tokyo. Keep the receipts

4 months ago 02/01/2026 10:42pm EST

re: Grumpyold

Grumpyold wrote:
moderntoss wrote:
Does Anya have some level of dwarfism or achondroplasia?
To me it looks like there is something up with her spine -- when she runs her pelvis is in an anterior tilt but it looks like there is some kind of movement restriction in her low spine. She's very rigid and then around that just spins her legs like a wind-up toy. Not sure what's going on there, she never mentions it, and oddly it doesn't seem to slow her down.

I remember (for some ungodly reason) that a while ago she said she has a super high cadence... like 200-210. so the wind-up toy analogy is hilariously accurate.

4 months ago 02/02/2026 2:22am EST

re: no_more_night_races

no_more_night_races wrote:
Grumpyold wrote:
To me it looks like there is something up with her spine -- when she runs her pelvis is in an anterior tilt but it looks like there is some kind of movement restriction in her low spine. She's very rigid and then around that just spins her legs like a wind-up toy. Not sure what's going on there, she never mentions it, and oddly it doesn't seem to slow her down.
I remember (for some ungodly reason) that a while ago she said she has a super high cadence... like 200-210. so the wind-up toy analogy is hilariously accurate.

I've seen her, in person and she looks fairly normal. I think she stands out as she's not the normal Gym Shark, hot pants wearing dumbfluencer. Also, the gurning selfies and pictures she pumps out don't help the situation.

4 months ago 02/02/2026 5:09am EST

re: tob19091

tob19091 wrote:
HarderIsSmarter wrote:
Yet another injury? He's probably the only runner on the planet who somehow never gets injured (despite running more than literally everyone else). I think as always, he'll be just fine.
I mean I love watching the guy but he has a bad habit of hitting the medical tent on his goal events. True for Valencia there was a probable illness in the bag but he needs to figure that one out to get the 2:10.

A bad habit or a sure fire way to keep up the persona once the actual race goal has long gone?

4 months ago 02/02/2026 7:04am EST

re: all for the tuuube

all for the tuuube wrote:
tob19091 wrote:
I mean I love watching the guy but he has a bad habit of hitting the medical tent on his goal events. True for Valencia there was a probable illness in the bag but he needs to figure that one out to get the 2:10.
A bad habit or a sure fire way to keep up the persona once the actual race goal has long gone?

Do you think there is even a jot of longevity in this running youtuber lark? The running boom will end, people will find something else to take selfies doing. What on earth do you think RTJ, Fenton or Bester offer if they arent running? They are rightly milking while they can before going to back to a normal job and being depressed, sitting in a corner saying "I could have been someone" for their lonely, middle aged years

4 months ago 02/02/2026 7:49am EST

re: no_more_night_races

no_more_night_races wrote:
Grumpyold wrote:
To me it looks like there is something up with her spine -- when she runs her pelvis is in an anterior tilt but it looks like there is some kind of movement restriction in her low spine. She's very rigid and then around that just spins her legs like a wind-up toy. Not sure what's going on there, she never mentions it, and oddly it doesn't seem to slow her down.
I remember (for some ungodly reason) that a while ago she said she has a super high cadence... like 200-210. so the wind-up toy analogy is hilariously accurate.

Do you remember Flight of the Concords?

Murray talking about The Crazy Dogs:

'Doggy Arfff number 1, Doggy bounce number 5, in the pound number 42. It doesn't stop. It never stops'

4 months ago 02/02/2026 10:30am EST

re: all for the tuuube

I seem to have replied / quoted the wrong post above.

My Murray / Crazy Dogs reference is in reference to the above poster asking if the runfluencers have a time limit or if it's just going to continue!

4 months ago 02/02/2026 12:38pm EST

re: SK

SK wrote:
new david roche video lfg go! starting off the video in a boot, so you know it's gonna be good
Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BZXOvo8atk

I was thinking the other day that Roche is never really mentioned on this thread for a chalk and cheese individual. Admittedly I'm not a retro oner so perhaps he's mentioned early in the thread.

At times I think what he's trying might be interesting to watch if it was someone else doing it.

4 months ago 02/02/2026 12:53pm EST

re: bishop muzorewa

bishop muzorewa wrote:
SK wrote:
new david roche video lfg go! starting off the video in a boot, so you know it's gonna be good
Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BZXOvo8atk
I was thinking the other day that Roche is never really mentioned on this thread for a chalk and cheese individual. Admittedly I'm not a retro oner so perhaps he's mentioned early in the thread.
At times I think what he's trying might be interesting to watch if it was someone else doing it.

He's not brought up here as dude has so much aura he earned his own 90+ page thread:

LetsRun.com Forum Thread

David Roche GOES HOME DEVASTATED from Western States

rochehater06/28/2025 5:21pm EDT11 months ago

It's over folks. At the Forest Hill aid station he and wife Megan are coming up with the DNF plan. Haters go home elated. David Roche goes home absolutely devastated.

View thread

4 months ago 02/02/2026 1:07pm EST

re: Master? or Masters? Runner

Master? or Masters? Runner wrote:
bishop muzorewa wrote:
I was thinking the other day that Roche is never really mentioned on this thread for a chalk and cheese individual. Admittedly I'm not a retro oner so perhaps he's mentioned early in the thread.
At times I think what he's trying might be interesting to watch if it was someone else doing it.
He's not brought up here as dude has so much aura he earned his own 90+ page thread:
Thread:www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?th...

Isn’t he just Donato for dummies? A diet Donato if you will.

4 months ago 02/02/2026 2:31pm EST

re: Eric Floberg's Forgotten Family

Eric Floberg's Forgotten Family wrote:
Do you think there is even a jot of longevity in this running youtuber lark? The running boom will end, people will find something else to take selfies doing. What on earth do you think RTJ, Fenton or Bester offer if they arent running? They are rightly milking while they can before going to back to a normal job and being depressed, sitting in a corner saying "I could have been someone" for their lonely, middle aged years

Aspire to serve coffee! Serve coffee to inspire!

Oh, Jesus Christ! Fenton!

4 months ago 02/02/2026 3:20pm EST

re: brobergian singles method

Talking of our man Fenton in his latest video his lab test places LT1 at 3:14/km and LT2 at 2:56/km. Surely complete nonsense as this fits with 2:11-2:13 marathon fitness?! Looks like the results use fixed 2mmol and 4mmol lactate for the thresholds which is bad science in my books.

4 months ago 02/02/2026 3:23pm EST

re: dazthemook

dazthemook wrote:
Anya 'thunder thighs' Culling has just released another video, I think I preferred her when she was just an ex-fatty that ran a decent time.
Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnGlXjDZxE8

One thing that will be funny from Anya becoming a youtuber is how much this will put phily Bowden's nose out of joint.

4 months ago 02/02/2026 3:38pm EST

re: Fentoooonnnn!

Fentoooonnnn! wrote:
Talking of our man Fenton in his latest video his lab test places LT1 at 3:14/km and LT2 at 2:56/km. Surely complete nonsense as this fits with 2:11-2:13 marathon fitness?! Looks like the results use fixed 2mmol and 4mmol lactate for the thresholds which is bad science in my books.

Yeah I'm sure when he got tested last time the same thing happened and he commented that it was way faster than his threshold paces. His LT1 and LT2 are probably much lower than 2mmol and 4mmol (mine certainly are). If a lab is using population averages (2mmol and 4mmol) and not fitting the curve for the individual, then it's meaningless.

4 months ago 02/02/2026 4:34pm EST

re: LT lurker in chief

Is Cole still under coach Ben Connor? Ben is setting ridiculously high mileage for Cole if so, 26 miles in total today after a long run yesterday :o and 158 miles last week.

4 months ago 02/02/2026 5:42pm EST

re: Fentoooonnnn!

Fentoooonnnn! wrote:
Talking of our man Fenton in his latest video his lab test places LT1 at 3:14/km and LT2 at 2:56/km. Surely complete nonsense as this fits with 2:11-2:13 marathon fitness?! Looks like the results use fixed 2mmol and 4mmol lactate for the thresholds which is bad science in my books.

Fenton's coach (Victor Smangs) was on The Marathon Podcast this week and mentioned how he had to figure out where his own LT1/LT2 numbers should be, as his are relatively low.

Think he was keeping his morning intervals workout around 1.3-1.6 and then pushing a fair bit harder for the evening intervals workout, up to 3.0.

He said if he aimed at 2.5 and 3.5 that some runners work to, he would have been completely cooked.

4 months ago 02/03/2026 3:23am EST

re: LT lurker in chief

LT lurker in chief wrote:
Fentoooonnnn! wrote:
Talking of our man Fenton in his latest video his lab test places LT1 at 3:14/km and LT2 at 2:56/km. Surely complete nonsense as this fits with 2:11-2:13 marathon fitness?! Looks like the results use fixed 2mmol and 4mmol lactate for the thresholds which is bad science in my books.
Yeah I'm sure when he got tested last time the same thing happened and he commented that it was way faster than his threshold paces. His LT1 and LT2 are probably much lower than 2mmol and 4mmol (mine certainly are). If a lab is using population averages (2mmol and 4mmol) and not fitting the curve for the individual, then it's meaningless.

Can someone explain why Fenton is doing these tests?

He seems to think it's good content. However, he does not have the ability to add any value by articulating what the tests mean and what value they add to his training.

I am sure micro-optimisations like this have their place if you are an Olympic track athlete, where seconds count and environmental conditions can be accounted for.

However, Fenton is using it to get readings after trotting around the edge of a road in Essex.

4 months ago 02/03/2026 5:10am EST

re: brightonhobbyjogger

brightonhobbyjogger wrote:
LT lurker in chief wrote:
Yeah I'm sure when he got tested last time the same thing happened and he commented that it was way faster than his threshold paces. His LT1 and LT2 are probably much lower than 2mmol and 4mmol (mine certainly are). If a lab is using population averages (2mmol and 4mmol) and not fitting the curve for the individual, then it's meaningless.
Can someone explain why Fenton is doing these tests?
He seems to think it's good content. However, he does not have the ability to add any value by articulating what the tests mean and what value they add to his training.
I am sure micro-optimisations like this have their place if you are an Olympic track athlete, where seconds count and environmental conditions can be accounted for.
However, Fenton is using it to get readings after trotting around the edge of a road in Essex.

You seem to think Fenton has any idea about anything he's doing or saying. He's a very dim person looking for clicks.

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