Sage is not elite. I just don't see the need for his vids. Why don't we see elites like Bekele or Kipsang posting videos about what they ate and drank or wore that day. Sage like Anton Krupicka get sponsors from not doing much. More power to them but this is NOT the way make ultra running legit.
go sage wrote:
i was a has been wrote:Sage Canaday's Vlogs are pretty stupid. Some of the stuff he spits is really stupid.
Sad to see such bad feelings towards a guy like Sage who simply loves the world and life of running and is out there trying to help others at all levels.
I found his videos absolutely great for helping me prepare for my first marathon which I managed to complete in 2:53 after years out of the sport. I feel I actually owe a litle of this to Sage and picked up his suggestions of 2-mile repeats, 5K repeats and his continued focus on 'not getting injured' which is always good advice and sometimes easy to forget when you start grinding out those miles.
His videos really were a great thing to watch after a hard workout with an IPA in hand. I actually found some of his goofyness funny and it makes his videos more interesting and fun to watch - seems like the guy just enjoys life and what he's doing so good on him.
Oh and I think Sandy is very cute so seems like Sage is sorted in many ways!
I agree. I really like his videos. You don't have to be an Olympian to have expertise in the sport. Some have a lot of talent but aren't that smart. Some are really smart, but unfortunately not talented enough. A lot of the posters on this forum know their stuff, but they'll never be world class. Sage really knows his stuff, and he's entertaining and helpful.
Sage, it's pretty sad that you come here with a list like that.
16th at Boston isn't good enough for videos and advice on here. Maybe if he was like top 6 at Boston that would warrant vlogging and we could consider him an actual elite.
Girl from little village wrote:
Only a couple of good runners (Kilian Jornet, Max King) in a list of ultrajoggers.
Sage is a clever guy, he knows how to make a living & get money from a sponsor even if he is not a competitive athlete in any major race.
Videos and words is all he need.
I like his videos ..The ones of seen and I've seen alot of them are informative and well done.. I like the information he gives and to date I've found his information to be accurate.. So I don't get this negativity on Lets Run? Let the guy do his deal..Hes giving out real strong videos that many people find helpful plus hes like able and tries to keep his videos entertaining ..Keep it up Sage!!!
Sage eats way too much! He has not defined abs. I bet if he ate less, he would lose weight and run faster. He's like 5'9" and weighs about 145?
MollysMom wrote:
16th at Boston isn't good enough for videos and advice on here. Maybe if he was like top 6 at Boston that would warrant vlogging and we could consider him an actual elite.
What's your best Boston finish?
I've never saw any top athlete doing videos or giving advices for philanthropy.
His sponsor requires those videos as part of the agreement.
These comments are astounding. Sage makes informative videos and his advice is useful given his running success. On top of all this, he is a humble guy.
Take advices from someone who tries to set course record on his first 100 miler and walked last 30 miles, almost DNF.
Do what I say, don't do what I do.
runharwell wrote:
Sage literally just puts out YouTube videos of his training, racing, and thoughts on the sport. That's it. ..
It's not like he's some ego-driven tool who's on YouTube just to see his own face.
i challenge you to post a few of his videos where he does NOT appear to be an ego-driven tool.
professional youtube vloggers are, by definition, ego-driven tools. if you disagree please find me three examples of vloggers with significant fan-bases who are not ego-driven tools
and i'll repeat: i challenge you to post a few of his videos where he does NOT appear to be an ego-driven tool.
post your picks for 'lowest tool-factor', and let people decide
this doesn't mean sage isn't a good guy, or a very excellent runner, or that his stuff isn't helpful to people, or whatever. but c'mon. vlogging like sage vlogs is kinda the textbook definition of 'ego-driven toolery'
Cicirunner wrote:
These comments are astounding. Sage makes informative videos and his advice is useful given his running success. On top of all this, he is a humble guy.
Criticisms are coming from kids who have limited talent of their own. Good runners wouldn't bother to knock Sage Canaday.
I hope he continues to post on this forum and not let those kids drive him away.
He puts himself out there for the world to see. Your failures are kept hidden because you're cowards.
my question 12 3 wrote:
He puts himself out there for the world to see. Your failures are kept hidden because you're cowards.
his attention hunger trumps hiding his failures. psychology 101.
How can i properly train without his breaking news and tips?
It would be miserable.
theohiostate wrote:
Cicirunner wrote:These comments are astounding. Sage makes informative videos and his advice is useful given his running success. On top of all this, he is a humble guy.
Criticisms are coming from kids who have limited talent of their own. Good runners wouldn't bother to knock Sage Canaday.
I hope he continues to post on this forum and not let those kids drive him away.
Holy shit CiciRunner????
No way dude, I completely forgot about your videos
absolutely hilarious sh*t dude
How's the pharmacy business?
I'm not convinced that he has any idea what he's doing with ultrarunning. I think it's fair to say that his best ever races on trails were White River 2012, Bandera 2013, and Speedgoat 2013. In the last 2 years, his only "significant" wins have been against weak fields (Speedgoat 2015, North Face 50 2014). He's gotten significantly worse at the marathon, and has probably never matched the potential he showed at White River 2012 off of road training. Oh well. He can still promote lousy sponsors nonstop while getting crushed by Rob Krar, Zach Miller, and Kilian at shorter races, and anyone with a sub-2:50 marathon PR, given any concept of how to fuel or train for a 100 miler.
This Sage looks asian.
Does he have immigrant parents?
You do realize that Rob Krar and Zach Miller were in that "weak" field at North Face 50 that Sage won, don't you? That is always one of the strongest ultra fields because it is $10,000 to win. He's got a 98% rating on UltraSign up over 24 different races, and it appears he also won the Black Canyon 100k in a course record this year fairly close to his 2:20 at the Houston marathon. If this shows us anything it's that road marathon fitness helps in ultras up to about 100km. At 100 milers he has been inconsistent.
Meh Lame Meh wrote:
I'm not convinced that he has any idea what he's doing with ultrarunning. I think it's fair to say that his best ever races on trails were White River 2012, Bandera 2013, and Speedgoat 2013. In the last 2 years, his only "significant" wins have been against weak fields (Speedgoat 2015, North Face 50 2014). He's gotten significantly worse at the marathon, and has probably never matched the potential he showed at White River 2012 off of road training. Oh well. He can still promote lousy sponsors nonstop while getting crushed by Rob Krar, Zach Miller, and Kilian at shorter races, and anyone with a sub-2:50 marathon PR, given any concept of how to fuel or train for a 100 miler.
Girl from little village wrote:
Only a couple of good runners (Kilian Jornet, Max King) in a list of ultrajoggers.
Krar was a relatively decent track guy before he started running long. From what I found collegiately he put up 1:51:05 in the 800M and 3:44:55 in the 1500M.
Also 1:05:56 half marathon. I know that's slower that everyone on LRC but he's no slouch.