Robert Young fakes run across America

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  • You're baffled,I'm incredulous
    3 years ago 12/30/2016 11:05pm CST
    re: still has fanboys
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    still has fanboys wrote:

    Rob young fan... (newly). wrote:

    Our boy Robert will be back next year...running so many miles!...he is gifted and has so much potential....we support you RY

    He posted a brand new facebook cover photo yesterday and immediately 220 people liked it, so he still has lots of support. Baffling.
    https://www.facebook.com/roberthpyoung?pnref=story


    They're the type of people who believe if they put a crystal under their bed pillow at night everything will be cured.

    What's really worrying is many of them hold responsible positions in their home and work life yet still believe in this charlatan.
  • still has fanboys
    3 years ago 12/31/2016 10:47am CST
    re: You're baffled,I'm incredulous
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    You're baffled,I'm incredulous wrote:

    still has fanboys wrote:

    Rob young fan... (newly). wrote:

    Our boy Robert will be back next year...running so many miles!...he is gifted and has so much potential....we support you RY

    He posted a brand new facebook cover photo yesterday and immediately 220 people liked it, so he still has lots of support. Baffling.
    https://www.facebook.com/roberthpyoung?pnref=story


    They're the type of people who believe if they put a crystal under their bed pillow at night everything will be cured.

    What's really worrying is many of them hold responsible positions in their home and work life yet still believe in this charlatan.


    True - probably nice people, but totally deluded. If they want a hero to look up to, loads of REAL ones out there - why choose him?
  • Trinity1976
    3 years ago 01/11/2017 9:38am CST
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    still has fanboys wrote:
    True - probably nice people, but totally deluded. If they want a hero to look up to, loads of REAL ones out there - why choose him?

    Even in the UK there are many people doing more impressive things than Rob Young. You only have to look at the achievements of Jasmin Paris, for example. I don't know how many of you are familiar with fell-running in the UK, but Jasmin Paris set a very fast Bob Graham round time in 2016. The BG round is a 66 mile route in the Lake District taking in 42 Wainwright summits with around 27000 feet of ascent. She set a new ladies record of 15hr 24 which was also the 5th fastest round ever.

    She then went on to do a Ramsey round and a Paddy Buckley round (the equivalent in Scotland and Wales respectively). For the Ramsay round she set the fastest time by anyone, male or female.

    On top of all this she found the energy to do the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc and was 6th lady. She does this all with very little fanfare and while holding down a normal job as a vet.

    When I see the female groupies fawning over RY on his Facebook page I think it's a shame they can't pick someone like Jasmin as a role model.

    Likewise for the men I am sure there are plenty to choose from, like Eoin Keith who won the Spine Race and the Northern Traverse last year and will be competing again in the Spine Race next week.
  • probably not
    3 years ago 01/14/2017 5:59pm CST
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    still has fanboys wrote:
    He posted a brand new facebook cover photo yesterday and immediately 220 people liked it, so he still has lots of support. Baffling.
    https://www.facebook.com/roberthpyoung?pnref=story

    Not so sure about that.

    Dec 29th - posted picture
    Dec 30th - "220 people liked it"
    Jan 14th - still shows 220 people liking

    No likes since the initial posting.

    Conclusion: those 220 likes are fake (bought).

    Some real people see things days/weeks after it's posted, so the number should grow slowly.
  • spine cheats
    3 years ago 01/26/2017 8:33pm CST
    re: Trinity1976
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    Trinity1976 wrote:

    still has fanboys wrote:
    True - probably nice people, but totally deluded. If they want a hero to look up to, loads of REAL ones out there - why choose him?

    Even in the UK there are many people doing more impressive things than Rob Young. You only have to look at the achievements of Jasmin Paris, for example. I don't know how many of you are familiar with fell-running in the UK, but Jasmin Paris set a very fast Bob Graham round time in 2016. The BG round is a 66 mile route in the Lake District taking in 42 Wainwright summits with around 27000 feet of ascent. She set a new ladies record of 15hr 24 which was also the 5th fastest round ever.

    She then went on to do a Ramsey round and a Paddy Buckley round (the equivalent in Scotland and Wales respectively). For the Ramsay round she set the fastest time by anyone, male or female.

    On top of all this she found the energy to do the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc and was 6th lady. She does this all with very little fanfare and while holding down a normal job as a vet.

    When I see the female groupies fawning over RY on his Facebook page I think it's a shame they can't pick someone like Jasmin as a role model.

    Likewise for the men I am sure there are plenty to choose from, like Eoin Keith who won the Spine Race and the Northern Traverse last year and will be competing again in the Spine Race next week.


    Interestingly the spine had two cheats, second and third runner took big short cuts and had half an hour added to their times. No way was that a mistake as both are experienced at that race and know the way. . They were losing to the brit guy and cut the course

    https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2017/01/17/paloncy-and-rosello-sole-maintain-spine-race-lead-despite-short-cut-time-penalty
  • buying likes
    3 years ago 01/26/2017 8:35pm CST
    re: probably not
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    probably not wrote:

    still has fanboys wrote:
    He posted a brand new facebook cover photo yesterday and immediately 220 people liked it, so he still has lots of support. Baffling.
    https://www.facebook.com/roberthpyoung?pnref=story

    Not so sure about that.

    Dec 29th - posted picture
    Dec 30th - "220 people liked it"
    Jan 14th - still shows 220 people liking

    No likes since the initial posting.

    Conclusion: those 220 likes are fake (bought).

    Some real people see things days/weeks after it's posted, so the number should grow slowly.


    Very possible seeing as he bought 10,000 likes for his page, lol
    But still a lot of those are real runners and they still support him. Just cant see why.
  • Ultraboy
    3 years ago 02/04/2017 5:37pm CST
    re: buying likes
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    Generally they are not runners. They are joggers who think 3 hour marathons are godlike and have zero idea about what a top class ultra performance looks like.
  • Trinity1976
    3 years ago 02/06/2017 7:56am CST
    re: Ultraboy
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    Ultraboy wrote:

    Generally they are not runners. They are joggers who think 3 hour marathons are godlike and have zero idea about what a top class ultra performance looks like.

    I had a glance down the 'likes' and found a couple of people with whom I have 'mutual friends' (running friends of course), which alarmed me. I would have thought any real runner could see straight through the bloke.
  • killrob
    3 years ago 02/06/2017 9:04am CST
    re: Asher Delmott
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    Website gone?

    http://www.marathonmanuk.com/
  • Trinity1976
    3 years ago 02/10/2017 5:08am CST
    re: killrob
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    killrob wrote:

    Website gone?

    http://www.marathonmanuk.com/

    So it would seem. They probably couldn't afford to pay the fee.
  • Steen
    3 years ago 02/28/2017 6:44am CST
    re: Trinity1976
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    He updated his FB page with a "Time to start running again" post today! Woo!
  • Racergirl
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    3 years ago 02/28/2017 7:26am CST
    re: Steen
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    (Puts kettle on and settles back with a fresh cup of tea)
  • RVdriver
    3 years ago 02/28/2017 11:05am CST
    re: Racergirl
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    Rob is back baby!

    http://imgur.com/a/CJKNH
  • Raceboy121212
    3 years ago 02/28/2017 11:14am CST
    re: RVdriver
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    Check out his buddy Adam Holland - still trying to milk charities and sponsors and has said nothing about Rob lately
  • The Robster returns
    3 years ago 02/28/2017 12:57pm CST
    re: RVdriver
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    RVdriver wrote:

    Rob is back baby!

    http://imgur.com/a/CJKNH

    Yes, He's back.
    That odd troll Phil Turner who always defended him has posted in the uk ultrarunning community. Not really doing him any favours posting in there!
    Whilst the admins defend RY a lot and wont allow anyone being too mean, they ARE now allowing people to speak against RY, whilst threatening to lock the thread if people are rude about him - pathetic

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/259647654139161/permalink/1048562568580995/?pnref=story
  • Brits and bad teeth
    3 years ago 02/28/2017 3:16pm CST
    re: The Robster returns
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    "I'm delighted to announce the comeback of one of Britain's greatest ultra runners ever" :

    Greatest??? What is with these Brits.

    https://www.facebook.com/marathonmanuk/posts/1277590748991847
  • Here we go again
    3 years ago 02/28/2017 3:29pm CST
    re: Steen
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    Steen wrote:

    He updated his FB page with a "Time to start running again" post today! Woo!

    Somebody wake the geezers up.
  • Yanks cheat too
    3 years ago 03/02/2017 8:18pm CST
    re: Brits and bad teeth
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    Brits and bad teeth wrote:

    "I'm delighted to announce the comeback of one of Britain's greatest ultra runners ever" :

    Greatest??? What is with these Brits.

    https://www.facebook.com/marathonmanuk/posts/1277590748991847

    Parvaneh Moayedi and Larry Macon aren't Brits are they.......................
  • ring the bell Tattoo...
    3 years ago 03/02/2017 8:35pm CST
    re: Yanks cheat too
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    . . .we are about to be taken to Fantasy Island again.

    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9a/86/a7/9a86a70ed03f4e99515089acc11e0928.jpg
  • Trinity1976
    3 years ago 03/03/2017 2:52am CST
    re: Here we go again
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    Amusingly, he has posted a 'good luck buddy x' message to himself by accident. Clearly he meant to log off his account and log back on to one of his fan accounts (possibly Phil Turner who is surely too much of a sycophant to be real) but accidentally posted it while still logged on as marathonmanuk. What a tosser!