The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

If Floberg goes under 2:30 today, he brags for all eternity and makes the most cringeworthy 3 hour youtube cinematic video ever. If he doesn't break 2:30, he makes a 2 hour video with several excuses instead of just owning the fact he isn't fit enough to run the time he wants. I would have an ounce of respect for him if he for once just didn't make up excuses or blame a race on something. Just say you couldn't do it and overestimated yourself. But he won't - he's an egotistical maniac and either truly doesn't realize he isn't as fit as he thinks, or he denies it publicly and finds blame elsewhere. Either way he looks like a fool to anyone with a brain and that is an actual runner. sadly, whatever happens today for blowberg, we are the losers lol...his mindless go one more fanboys are the winners. flow will receive 50 youtube comments that he is an 'inspiration' and has created a 'beautiful work of art'. if he doesn't break 2:30, he will "get it next time" and is "so close" and comments with glaze him and say "it's about family and the journey man, not the time on the clock!". it's insane how his fans always stroke his ego to no end.

Please let this grifter move on to something else soon enough and get out of the run space. The most insufferable lad in running media right now. He is delusional and arrogant to no other. It's quite laughable that this guy is away from his wife and multiple children daily for runs and nearly every week or month on running trips while she has to tend to a hoard of little flobergs 24/7 while blowberg is bro'ing it up with the boys and wasting his time training poorly. But hey, core memories for all so it's fine! We are so fit!

Floberg will likely run 2:27-28. Once in a lifetime conditions. If we doesn't he absolutely has blown it.

Through 5k in 17:54 - Lets Go One More, Eric. Bro is creating core memories for us all

Omg it's happening. It's actually happening 🥰 I feel emotional just seeing that split coming in knowing it's pretty much a lock at this point. Wow. Just wow.

Unless he's going for a godly negative split, it's already over

Let's all prey he isn't hit with another GPS issue like Chicago. That Coros issue scuppered his chances as he was clearly in 2:25 shape that day

100% lmao. He isn’t normal enough or modest enough to simply make a short YouTube video and say “ya I’m not that fit or in 2:30 shape”. He will undoubtedly make up excuses or blame it on something else. I do not understand how people enjoy someone like this. At a fundamental level, the guy is simply a clown if he can’t admit basic facts and always has to find something else to say was the issue. It shows a huge lack of character. Floberg doesn’t even realize this when he makes his videos, but it really is pathetic to make a 45 minute long film of yourself over and over about running a race and literally just giving excuses why you couldn’t achieve your goal, instead of being an honest human being and just making a 10 minute video and owning it (which is still self centered but would be a huge improvement for Flo to not talk to the camera for an hour, be overly deep and dramatic, and take zero accountability). he won’t change though - the guy is clearly in his own head and lives in lala land. I guess I would too if I was conning everyday folk as their run coach and making 75 grand

Boooooom!!! Mr Floberg is tracking for a 2:29:56

He only gone and proven all the doubters here wrong!

absolute scenes. Well done Eric

It is the result Flo and his family deserve. Shocking lack of respect on this forum. Sabriah and the kids will be huddled round the app watching these 5k splits tick off and living their absolute best life. This will be another of those absolute core memories like hitting the HR to win the pennant without anyone there, looking sad and withdrawn at your Grandparents funeral while your Dad gets the framing and color tone right or watching your Dad run a mile PR on an uncalibrated treadmill.

Those of us who've been there for the journey are blessed. So, so blessed

Laughing so hard at this. 10/10

Please tell me you understand that the majority of the top 100 fastest marathons times in the world will be dopers? You're treating this set of times like it's a legitimate benchmark for what is decent or not. I'm really not sure anyone has broken 2:03 clean, ever.

Running 2:06 for your second attempt (in New Balance ffs) in my books is one of the strongest marathon performances I've ever seen, because I strongly believe Yee is clean and that's not UK bias, I suspect plenty of Brits.

This floberg performance is right up there with things that make you go hard.

What a morning this is turning out to me. This will spark emotional scenes that even his fiercest critic might even draw a tear to.

Looks like people have been asking Matt Fox about the absence of Luke on his spotfy and strava comments. He's saying there had to be a change for the viewers but I wonder if this is another case of Fox burning bridges..

Does Floberg know the course profile? He expects a negative split here?

Truth. Even the greats like Kipchoge and Kiptum were 100% doping at their peaks.

I doubt he expects it but probably thinks he can do it lmao. I’ll be shocked if he can. Honestly surprised he didn’t go out faster than 75min for half. So he has that going for him. He’ll run 2:32-2:35. Hopefully he doesn’t even PR. Ya I’m rooting against him. because if he does, we can certainly expect the most cringeworthy YouTube video yet! Regardless, can’t wait to see what excuse he comes up with and then blabs on and on about how grateful he is for his life and this community

I’m here for the chaos. It’d be hilarious if he went sub 2:30 today and watching his “as a sub 2:30 marathoner” era would be fun for a bit too. But seeing him continue to not get sub 2:30 is still the most entertaining long term.

Boom. Half way in 01:14:48.

Floberg haters in tears rn.

He's doing it for LR at this point, keep the haters on their toes