The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

Wait until FORDYRUNS. Although, I would literally pay for sirpoc to be on that episode. I would guess sirpoc has no idea who some of the more clown like figures are. Which will make for tremendous content.

explains the RTJ affair, one look at that strava graph and she's putty

It is so ironic she is on the the physiology of endurance running podcast yet she constantly overtrains and ignores all physiology.

Think she needs to go back and listen to the episode 'how to pace your next marathon'. Dan Nash must be screaming inside.

Your negativity knows no bounds. You have no idea what he or his family are feeling. Give it a rest. Let him grieve the way he feels he needs to.

Thoughts on RTJ not running London and going for an Ekiden instead?

I think not running London makes a lot of sense - he's clearly not all that fit right now and, while it would of course appeal to his mostly British fanbase, he was never going to run a time that he'd be happy with.

I don't know what to think of him picking an Ekiden instead of a marathon as his next race, though. It of course fits the Japan theme, but for someone who's been going on and on about a sub 2:10 marathon, It feels like a bit of a cop-out to go for a completely different type of race instead of targeting a marathon later in the season.

Hi Eric, stop using your family for sympathy clicks you absolute weirdo

I think its pretty sensible to not spam marathons over and over untill you burn out or reach your round number, like the typical influencer. Not that much have happened since last try I bet, so why not wait untill the fall, or god forbid next year.

That's some certified rage bait you're trying to serve. No, I'm not Eric, nor some other YouTuber, but please go ahead and keep being a cynical loser. If karma hasn't already dragged you down, it will.

I would pay good money to just have a close up camera on SIRPOC as Goddard goes on his 3rd 40 minute ramble of the episode about his training for London marathon and how humbling the marathon is.

I would pay even better money for him to explain to Goddards face exactly why his training is complete dogsh*t just for Goddard to do a 32k Runna session the next day with 0 self awareness

I think it makes sense to try something different rather than probably failing at another marathon. He said he hopes the Ekiden training will pay off in the marathon later down the line.

Fair point, but at some point the whole "sub-2:10" is getting a bit tiring. This is the moment where I see for the first time maybe he switched to YT first, running second. He should race more and also have meaningful gains there, marathon is unlikely to keep people engaged over months of a training block.

Relying on an app to tell you what workouts you have to do for the whole training plan, thinking that's gonna get you a sub 3, is a joke, I know is all marketing and he probably has to do so and share his Runna training workouts, since they got him a bib.

Couple of 30k long runs with sprinkles of marathon pace, no real challenge or sort of race simulation, also if I was him I wouldn't have started tapering 3 weeks out from the race.. By the time London Marathon comes he will even forget how sub 3 pace feels like for over 10k..

Let's see how the weather is going to be this year

Yowana gets featured in a running warehouse video. Those feature length shoe review videos have paid off.

These guys are mostly idiots and have no idea about training. Goddard, FORDYRUNS, floberg, even Fenton to an extent. I thank sirpoc for coming along and understanding and making good training really accessible for hobby joggers. If nothing else, it's good it has caused me to stop watching these tossers. Most of these guys could pick up the NSM book and instantly get faster. But the majority don't care about their own performance, or their viewers, just churning out pure garbage week to week I congratulate fod for understanding this isn't a fad and adapting to get on board. Just look at how much he's improved.

The sad thing is, I bet the likes of the above don't understand how little they know. They are in the dark with their own cluelessness.

Fenton is literally running the Norwegian model coached by victor smangs.

The problem for FOD is this. Obviously bringing sirpoc on makes great content, he will just say what needs to be said. Not sugar coat it and highly knowledgeable on a range of topics.

The downside for FOD and sadly the truth , is that getting the clowns on with all their followers will get more streams, but create way worse content. You kind of have to decide what way it'll go.

I knew it was going to be good when sirpoc basically said the Megablast is one of the worst shoes ever. Of course nobody else will admit this in influencer sphere as they don't want it upset ASICS and all their free stuff

To be fair, he doesn't even know how you use a lactate meter. Remember pre London last year? He thought his readings meant he was in whatever shape he never was.

Of how he thinks LT1 can be at like 180bpm peak on a treadmill.

He has gotten fast but the amount he trains and has time available, plus the knowledge he should have gained, it's staggering the lack of knowledge he can impart back to his viewers.

Honestly disgusting exploiting your family and posting stuff like this framing and staging it for social media. I am truly shocked how many of his fans are obsessed with the content he posts. He’s like a martyr to them because he is a family man and can also exercise. It’s not rocket science and yet the comments he receives are crazy or people praising how he can do it all and is an inspiration. Give me a break bro.

The guy is a grifting scammer and forced to be performative in the running space for money. Truly embarassing and it takes an egotistical mentally ill vermin to continue on like this and not have any dignity or self awareness.

I’m all for it. Jake seems to be more of a man focused on Japan now than the marathon while still keeping serious about his goals.

He left his home and job to go specifically to Japan on scholarship. Was the scholarship framed to be running oriented? Yeah, but the guy has made a new life for himself in Tokyo then Nanyo. It would be weird if he didn’t pivot and do the Ekiden. Sets him up to get faster and train for something post injury, get more connected with the town and the NDSoft guys, and when ready move back up.

Jake hadn’t run serious long runs since his injury, so why risk it in London? Ekidens are THE race to be a part of in Japan (if you can even get close to an opportunity to participate in one). It’s hardly a cop-out.