The Athlete Special

27 here, watched almost all his videos he did in college. they were honestly quite decent. now he sticks to training for a few months at a time. half asses it at best. makes the sub 14 project because "enough people made him mad", so he will prove them wrong. then non-chalantly ends the sub 14 project for almost no reason. then makes some bs pacer test video, then hypes up a half marathon at 6min pace as if it means something to anyone that has ever seen him run. he's a 3:39 1500m guy acting like a fool. genuinely is exhibiting disrespectful behaviour to his loyal followers. he needs to follow a training plan w/ the same coach in the same location for a whole year before he wants to try something new. or just stop making videos. his videos suck now. i can't believe i used to defend this dude to letsrun. what the hell is he doing and how rich are his parents ?

I'm officially a hater, cheering against him now. I want him to try some 200s in perfect weather and have to sell out for 27 seconds. I want him to race (any distance) and fail badly (guaranteed result) and look bad the whole race. I'll check occasionally and will hatewatch those videos if and when they come. Until then I'm done watching him act like a 12 year old. Hope he reads this and makes another stupid Youtube Shorts video. Turn negative comments into no results. All you got is a DNS or a DFL.

The sub 14 project is being pushed back to the fall of this year for some unclear reason. He sort of said it was to focus on "track season," but of course the 5k can be run on the track...

He should run a 5k instead of the NOTHING he has planned right now!

If TAS has a million haters, I am one of them

If TAS has five haters, I am one of them

If TAS only has one hater, it is me.

If TAS has no haters, I am not alive

It's a weird video, but it's also weird that so many on here seem to be projecting themselves onto Spence and acting like they know about his relationship with Allie. Kinda weird and creepy.

I've never met you and probably never will but i would like to buy you a beer.

Some pretty cold blooded posts here. I think the general observation that this is a guy currently lost in a transition phase of his life is the most clinical way to express what appears to be happening without veering into destructive criticism territory.

I think he'd benefit a lot by getting a job. I was nowhere near as talented as a runner so my entry into work world began early... And I consider it an essential part of my personal development and for that of any young person starting out in the world independently. Might be just what he needs and that Georgetown degree could open some interesting doors for an internship or entry level position. You can tell he's actually a fairly intelligent guy based on his more serious videos, he could use some more opportunity to channel that into some kind of profession.

Hey if he can survive being an "INFLUENCER" ( a word that didn't exist in Boomer times) why would he work for a living? Plus when would he fit in his heavy training load and Oscar worthy YouTube clips if he had to actually work for a living? Think before posting please.

not sure it really takes any projection to call that inane video what it was: silly and weird and (because this guy is in his mid 20s): pathetic and cringeworthy.

currently, Spencer is a loser. he is going nowhere. not saying he can't turn things around easily (in running and/or in an alternative profession).

it's true that we don't know personal details about his relationship to Allie but, as some noted, it is clear that they both suffer from Peter Pan syndrome to a certain extent. Nevertheless, Allie is at least dedicated to her running and is financially secure based on her NNormal contract. there are so so so many fish in the sea; it truly baffles me why she would hook on to such a floundering clown.

The google-esque model of content-based advertising is to pay you handsomely your first month (after you form the business with tax id). This is to get you hooked. Then, they pump the brakes and dont pay you as well. This motivates the content publisher to try harder for views.

I saw this happening with the Cooper Teare channel a few years back. I myself was in the same boat in 2009 & 2010 with a different type of content. Same model.

He is a slacker. It's just his nature. I don't think he has the tenacity to train at Bowerman or ON guys training level. I could be wrong here but he kind of reminds me of Robby Andrews but latter was much faster.

Quickly went through the video. Awful. I still think he is holding back Allie O. At an elite level, you really have to be around right kind of people. That is what it takes to make Elise Cranny level breakthrough happen. AS is basically someone with immense talent who would show up at local road races and take the low hanging fruit.

Not sure what this video even accomplishes. If I want to watch something funny, I can just watch that fake fart guy. Think about it. Take your best mile time and divide it by half and add on to the mile time. 4 min +2 min for AS which is 6 min. 6 min/mile half marathon for him is nothing.

Has anyone ever thought that maybe Allie is holding Spence back? When he was at GT I remember him seeming like a cool, normal guy. Now he's soft and cringe. Too much poon will do that to you if you let it.

Cmon man, this is just gross to think about.

13.1 @ 6-flat in a Mario costume to get clicks seems like a decent LR. He just hit 12x800 @ T per his Strava. Maybe some of ya'll will like his next video more.

Robby was a great competitor, and just ran into back to back injuries and illnesses. He was not a slacker and didnt shy away from competition

If you go to his site for training advice you're an idiot, however if you go for entertainment some of the videos are super funny...I think the most recent one featuring him running 13.1 in a Mario costume was an all time best. I'll keep coming back for more if he keeps that stuff up.

Well said, but I think she IS going to grow up. Now that she's doing better in all phases of life she will find she can get a better guy and she will. All girls have to learn who they can get and it changes as your life changes.