YouTube Running Channel Ideas

Just start one and let it roll from there, make a new video everyday and you'll get good at it, like running.

Here's some ideas you can talk about.

Running form

Mileage

Shoes

Running surfaces

Barefoot running

Age

Foods

Running locations

Racing

Famous runners

Doping

World Records

Olympics

Stretching

Fads

Injuries

Running at night VS day

Doubles

Your own progress

What worked for you and what didn't

Minimal Shoes

Hydration

Recovery

Speedwork

You can never run out of ideas that's why there are so many running magazines and websites. Just think of helping people by thinking of questions they might ask. I spent a lot of time searching this forum on countless subjects to get advice.

Here's an easy thing to do.

100s of events are filmed on video cameras and smart phones and then posted to youtube.

Index them and highlight achievements.

Plus you could index coaching videos with the permission of the poster, which would drive more traffic to them.

Yeah that's good if you just wanna make money, if you wanna actually help people than it's a waste of time.

I like your idea! Have ever considered joining a youtube network? If no, do it now! But make sure to choose a reliable one. A network with a higher reputation is likely to be a better network. These reviews http://youtube-networks.com/ might behelpful for you, I guess.

All farts, all the time

"The athlete special" is a series that a Georgetown runner started, it's pretty entertaining, and covers the collegiate running vlog market well enough. Safe Canada's does a good job of covering training and racing strategy and viewer questions, though a more track/middle distance perspective of that structure would be interesting. Plenty of channels already cover gear, etc.

My recommendation for a fairly novel (running-wise) channel is to copy the structure and style of DJ Akademiks' YouTube channel, but make the subject matter running-related rather than hip-hop/pop culture. You can get most of your content from news stories posted on LRC and Flotrack.

Just remember not to make it elitist. There's probably more people on YouTube trying to break 30 in the 5k than 15

Jimmy21 wrote:

Just remember not to make it elitist. There's probably more people on YouTube trying to break 30 in the 5k than 15

I was going to reply that perhaps they should make it elitist to a degree. The few video logs by runners I have seen tend to bring it back down to the beginner very often . I understand the reason why, but it would be nice to have something consistently aimed a little higher that also has decent production value. I guess it would take a fairly big name doing it for something like that to be sustainable though. I would love to see a big name coach do a long video log series instead of going the traditional training book route.