I just watched the video (the part you're referencing is less than 2mins in) and you've left out the part where she says "I did text you last week" and the coach has clearly forgotten that he ok'd it. I'm not a fan of Philly by any means but you left out a massive part of the context that conflicts with your view of her as "uncoachable"
Well yeah she pushed back and says that she texted him.
Whether or not he had forgotten or just decided that it wasn't a good idea isn't made clear in the video.
But surely the point of having a coach is that they make the decisions on the training you should be doing and not the other way round? It just comes across as she wanted to do the workout for youtube so she was going to do it regardless of whether it was the correct thing to do running wise...
This goes back to what I have always thought about her she trains hard rather than smart doing what she enjoys rather than what will give her a better time and usually that involves to much mileage or speed work.
I also think her injury is more a result of overtraining than she's admitting. She had increased her hard runs just before it happened.
She was very lucky previously hopefully she does not get into an injury cycle as so many others do. She needs to show the injury the respect it deserves and air on the side of caution not trying to rush it as it appears from the last video she is doing.
This goes back to what I have always thought about her she trains hard rather than smart doing what she enjoys rather than what will give her a better time and usually that involves to much mileage or speed work.
I also think her injury is more a result of overtraining than she's admitting. She had increased her hard runs just before it happened.
She was very lucky previously hopefully she does not get into an injury cycle as so many others do. She needs to show the injury the respect it deserves and air on the side of caution not trying to rush it as it appears from the last video she is doing.
To be fair to her, she has taken a lot of time to recover, not running for 8-10weeks or something and her return to run program has been very conservative.
She has taken 10 or so weeks to build backup to only about 70km a week and this was her first track session.
Compare this to Fenton who has an injury, has one or two weeks off an then is doing 100km+ again the next week.
1). Goddard will blow up tomorrow. He has suggested his followers track him. I think not. Thought he was injured?
2). Jonny Davies posted a new reel highlighting how we’re all afraid to fail. Isn’t he the one who’s afraid to give a proper go at the marathon and instead would rather run these silly backyard ultras? Give me a break
3) How long can McCarthy go on for with this beat the boys garbage? She’ll be lucky to beat the boot.
4) Sullytrains is a good follow. Down to earth, decent runner. Doesn’t talk trash.
This dude infuriates me. Look at his story he just posted. "Almost perfect progression run". The best part is he disabled comments on the story. It is a terrible progression run looking at the splits. I encourage everyone to see for themselves. Starts his 2 mile warm up basically <1 min slower than GMP. Already off to a terrible start. His "progression" through 7 miles is basically a 7 mile tempo at 6:53 ish pace. Doesn't look anything like a progression run to me.
Griff Duncan is at it again with a fresh 9 mile "progression run" in which he failed to progress or hold his goal marathon pace for the last two miles.
I think this guy is going to show up at the Mesa marathon, try to go out in 1:30, and not even make it to the half that quickly before either giving up or stumbling home with a 10 minute positive split. His threshold pace is maybe 7:00 give or take 5 seconds. But he's hell bent on the idea that is marathon pace is 6:52.
YouTuber Griff Duncan goes out in 1:28:37 at the Mesa marathon and stumbles home devastated with a 9 minute positive split for a 3:07:41. Despite a 1000 foot drop, he fails to PR despite being in much better fitness than he was when he ran a "PR" at another downhill marathon. He went out too fast for his fitness, hell bent on the idea that his marathon pace is 6:52 at worst.
I would say on flat ground, his threshold pace isn't too much under 6:50 these days. Griff disputes this on these pages in a whiny tirade talking up times his legs can't run. The results speak for themselves. Hope to see a lesson of humility and respect for the marathon learned, but somehow I doubt this.
Can't wait to see what you say after I do it at Indianapolis next. "the weather was too optimal, doesn't count!" Sheesh, get a grip. It seems your name is in here the most, spreading hate and misinformation because you're too dense to even to the slightest bit of research on people you are talking about.
I truly feel bad for you. Keep watching what others are doing because you're too scared to post any of your own results. I am very much looking forward to seeing whatever seething post you write after I do, indeed, achieve my goal.
Griff
Hey Griff, valiant effort out there today. You really proved the haters wrong by going out in sub 1:28:xx for the opening half marathon (well under 1:30+ predictions). Nevermind that it drops over 700 feet net -- it's comparable to Chicago, right?
Remarkable in that you also managed only a 9 minute positive split, blowing my 10 minute projection out of the water. I guess I really don't know what I'm talking about.
What's the goal for Indianapolis? I would say you were really in 2:58 shape based on that opening half, so on a flat course, I would say you're good for 2:55.
I’m probably going to get downvoted to oblivion for this because people don’t like him, but I’ll just come out and say it: FENTON is a really, really good runner who has achieved superb PBs in every distance bar the marathon (yet). You may not like him but facts are stubborn things. Well done Ben. Also Hugo Fry was 21 seconds off mogging Jakob looooooool