Kofuzi Run Club

ran the first to fast 5k, but the race seemed a bit short. we take to strava to look into it further

Skechers Performance is now Skechers Running, I guess?

getting ready to take my daughter to her first State track meet (it's my first time ever attending a State track meet, too!)

had a big weekend of running for each of my daughters

Got some surprise packages and added a lot of new shoes to the shoe weights sheet

getting back into a somewhat normal routine. tasting the last of my Japanese snacks. and unboxing something I don't normally review

I unbox a new Diadora shoe, which starts me on a meandering about running shoes, run inspired casual shoes, and luxury shoes that can actually be run in.

Just got from the launch event for the Metaspeed Edge and Sky Tokyo and Metaspeed Ray. AMA.

Just published the Boston Marathon 2025 Runner's Weekend, I unbox some new shoes, including the Adidas Evo Pro 2, and I talk about my upcoming trip to Japan.

Just got back from Boston. I didn't race, but I sure am exhausted. I'll talk about the Puma Fast R3, how my race predictions turned out, and how Deena Kastor challenged me to a race while we were picking up trash.

We had a chance to play our favorite livestream games, live, in Boston during Boston Marathon Weekend 2025. Adidas invited the Kofuzi Run Club to their popup space in an event called, The Fastest Game, powered by adidas. We had livestream regulars, later but lives, and friends in attendance. The audio isn't quite as good as I would have liked, and that is on me (not the audio team that was on site - they were excellent). But I hope you can enjoy playing along with these games. 0:00 intro2:57 Name That Shoe 11:08 Who's Time is It19:28 Triviadisclosures: thanks to Adidas for providing this space, the audio services, and the av support for Kofuzi Run Club to meet and have some laughs during Boston Marathon Weekend.

Going over my schedule of events and appearances over the Boston Marathon weekend. Plus, some unboxings

Went to Kenya with Kiprun. AMA

We're updating the Shoe Weights sheet with the shoes I unboxed last time. And we're unboxing more race shoes (this one reminds me of little rectangle desserts at the Asian Buffet)

unboxing Cumulus 25, Diadora Cellula, Diadora Gara Carbon 2, and Cure Hydration. Also, we update the Fastest Known Marathon Sheet

I went down to Atlanta to cover the USATF Half Marathon Championships. AMA

I'll read you the colorway of a shoe, you guess what shoe it is. This game seemed super hard to me, so I did narrow it down to a single brand (Adidas). I thought people would get zero of these correct, but someone was able to guess correctly for each one! you guys are amazing.

Just got back after a week, running in Morocco. Tested some snacks I brought home. And then opened some new shoes

Unboxing packages from Path Projects, Harrier, Atreyu (which led to a lengthy discussion of both Neverending Story and Atreyu the band), and Puma

Today, I'm trying plant based ramen, Immi. "Beef" flavor. Also, we talk about how I don't know what a super trainer is.

Today, I weigh the shoes we unboxed last time. Plus, I accidentally break embargo (it's ok, it was one of my own). Get your 2025 Running Bingo Card ready!

Made it back from Miami. I can talk about some stuff, but a lot is under embargo. But I do have a bunch of shoes to unbox.

In this final interview from Houston 2025, I spoke with Victoria Sekely, TrainSmartRunStrong, who I've been following on Instagram for what feels like years. I had the chance to bump into her while getting coffee, and I was excited to follow up here to talk about here Houston Half PB, her mantras, incorporating strength for runners, and her relationship with social media 0:00 intro 1:02 meeting in Houston 2:13 cucumber 7:26 race day shoe 8:00 mileage 11:38 not discussing paces 15:07 higher mileage and strength training 17:28 strategies for the most strength-reluctant runners 20:33 squat rack 22:44 relationship with social media 26:40 being anti-algorithm 28:33 growth is painful sometoimes Follow Victoria IG TrainSmart Run Strong https://www.instagram.com/trainsmartrunstrong/?hl=en Work with Victoria https://www.trainsmartrunstrong.com

We didn't get to add the new shoes we unboxed last time into the Shoe Weights sheet, so we'll do that today. Plus, we have a new entry to the Fastest Known Marathon sheet. And there's also some new unboxings to cover. Also, we won't have a livestream on Thursday beacuse I'll be on location, covering a new shoe.

In this Bonus Episode, I speak with Erika Kemp, professional road runner for Brooks, after her 2nd place performance at the Houston Marathon 2025. Not only was this race an 11 minute PB, Erika was also able to lower her own record for Fastest American Born Black Runner. We talk about her race, he race days shoes, and trusting in her training. 0:00 intro 1:41 feeling strong at the end of the race 2:45 how cold was it 4:09 warming up for marathon vs 5k 5:31 start line congestion 6:24 what was the race plan with your pacer 7:10 race nutrition 9:22 maintaining composure throughout the race 10:28 deciding how to cover the moves 11:57 running the full marathon in houston for the first time 14:24 race day shoes 16:33 Erika's Shoe Rotation 19:40 when did the leader break away? 22:46 what's it like to wear the flag? 24:58 was Erika surprised 25:51 Fastest American Born Black Woman 27:15 what was different training for houston 29:01 9 day cycle 29:45 volume for this training block 30:55 believe in the training 31:38 seeing it all come together 32:33 track szn? Follow Erika on IG https://www.instagram.com/imtinyrik/reels/

In this bonus episode, I talk with Morgan McDonald who recently ran 60:58 in his half marathon debut in Houston. We talk about his race shoes, whether he's disappointed as a newly minted 60 minute guy, and where he sits on my list of Faster Half Marathon YouTubers 0:00 intro 1:17 race day shoes 3:13 was it cold 4:43 is he disappointed 6:52 falling off the lead pack 8:28 finding rhythm 8:43 race nutrition 9:43 australian half marathon record  10:56 Morgan's Shoe Rotation 13:03 lightspray 14:07 half marathon mileage vs 5k mileage 15:55 why youtube 18:44 favorite kind of video to make 20:00 Fastest Half Marathon YouTube  Follow Morgan: https://www.youtube.com/@MorganMcDonaldisaChicken https://www.instagram.com/morganmcdonald__/

just got back from racing the half at Houston 2025. AMA. Also, in this livestream, I was introduced to the concept of age grading.

got a ton of stuff to unbox, plus let's talk Houston. if you don't have any other shakeout to run in Houston, you can run with me https://www.strava.com/clubs/683450/group_events/1888294

I'm trying to figure out how to do a last-minute no-budget shakeout run for Houston.

In this episode, we create a runner's bingo card for 2025. if you want to play along hit the link to create your own board. https://bingocardsfree.com/card/running-bingo-2025-12079.htm hit the Play button on the bingo website to have a card generated for you. and then probably the best way to keep track of it would be to screeenshot it so you can mark off your bingo card as events of 2025 unfold.

circling back after the holidays. hope your new year's eve races went well!

I'll show you food from a running youtuber's video, you guess Who's Food Is That?

Unboxings shoes from Adidas and Topo. Got a couple packages of merch. Plus, a long discussion on gel viscosity.

In this episode, I picked 16 shoes from 2024 and set them up in single elimination. Each shoe will go head to head against another shoe, and the chat gets to vote on which is uglier. See which shoe reigns supreme!

After Valencia and CIM, we had so many updates to the Fastest Known Marathon shoe sheet. Plus some unboxings and ringing of the PR bell

I'll show you a super close up picture of a running shoe, you have to Name That Shoe!

While we're talking about your turkey trots, let's taste test some bars and chews from Skratch and Gu. Also, we added four new shoes to the Shoe Weights Sheet

TRE is next week, so I crowdsource some questions to ask the brands when I meet with them. And, we do a Ciele unboxing. Note: because I'll be at TRE, there will be no livestreams the week before Thanksgiving

I've got some new taste testing to do on the livestream today, a bunch of shoes that I still need to unbox and add to the Shoe Sheet, and some running shoe questions

Sara Vaughn just finished as top American in New York and 6th overall. And this was all just a few weeks after having to drop out early in Chicago. In this bonus episode, we talk about her New York Marathon, what it meant for her, the shoes she trains in, and of course, we'll talk about her YouTube channel.  interview date: Nov 8, 2024 0:00 intro 1:35 race shoe for New York 2:49 experience in Fast R1 and Fast R2 5:25 Puma training shoes 7:42 from Chicago to New York 9:02 why do Boulder runners love New York? 10:24 her pack in New York 11:48 was this a good result? 13:27 is it vindication or a comeback? 14:41 worst pre-race bus 15:59 Boston vs New York 17:27 off season 19:32 NIL as a parent of an athlete 21:39 Fastest Marathon YouTuber Corrected Fastest Marathon YouTuber List 1. Molly Seidel 2:23  2. Sara Vaughn 2:23 3. Nell Rojas 2:24 4. Phily Bowden 2:25 5. Anya Culling 2:34  Sara Vaughn IG https://www.instagram.com/smevaughn/ Sara Vaughn Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@smevaughn Thumbnail photo by Chase Fleming Photo https://www.chaseflemingphoto.com

Just got back from spectating and cheering at the New York Marathon 2024. AMA. I tell some stories from New York, and some new times to the Fastest Known Marathon sheet, and after some unboxings, I add some weights to the Shoe Weights sheet.

After setting the fastest time of all Canadians ever in New York, Rory Linkletter returns to the podcast to talk about his race, the Olympics, a coaching change, and where he stands in the rankings of Fastest Marathon YouTubers. 0:00 intro 1:35 a new tattoo 2:16 Olympic performance 4:13 coaching change 9:08 which shoes does Rory use? 10:33 pacing duties in Chicago 13:39 New York pre-race 17:26 who's watching the kids 18:03 NY Marathon, before Queensboro Bridge 21:46 NY Marathon, after the bridge 25:15 what is Rory most proud of in New York 26:48 what's next 29:30 Fastest Marathon YouTuber  Follow Rory's Journey Rory's Strava https://www.strava.com/pros/9351341 Rory's IG https://www.instagram.com/rory_linkletter/ Rory's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@LinkletterRory Fastest Marathon YouTubers  Suguru Osaka (2:05) https://www.youtube.com/@SUGURUOSAKO-COM Clayton Young (2:08) https://www.youtube.com/@_Clayton_Young_ Rory Linkletter (2:08) https://www.youtube.com/@LinkletterRory Stephen Scullion (2:09) https://www.youtube.com/@stephenscullion262 

Got a couple of watches to unbox. I wish I could say they were spooky unboxings, but they were just regular running watches I guess

I've got three shoes to unbox from Brooks. Two that you can probably guess. The third is a surprise (it's not the Hyperion Elite proto, unfortunately). So we'll get these shoes weighed and add them to the Shoe Weights Sheet. Also, I've got some updates to the Fastest Known Marathon Sheet. And it's Monday! so let me know how your races went. Link for Kofuzi Run Club x NYC Shakeout https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/official-runna-shakeout-tickets-1049457454497? Read only link for the Fastest Known Marathon Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13v_jaJokZPVCuCr9pzZE7PNsZI98IgMD_KJUWIyjq-c/edit?usp=sharing

I'm no analyst, but I'll go over the story lines and the names that I'm most excited about for New York 2024. Also, we'll do some unboxings. If you want to run with me in New York, I'll be doing a shakeout run with Runna on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 8am https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/official-runna-shakeout-tickets-1049457454497?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Testing out the new flavors of UCAN. We added some new shoes to the shoe weights sheet. And there were so many races and PB's to celebrate!

Today, I'm starting a new spreadsheet. I'll list a bunch of race shoes and we'll try to fill in what we think are the fastest known times that anyone has ever run in that shoe.

On today's Bonus Episode, we have Lindsay Flanagan, who ran a marathon PB of 2:23:31 to finish as second American and ninth overall at the 2024 Chicago Marathon. We talked about how Chicago is a homecoming for her, the prototype shoes she ran in, her race/pacing plan, her nutrition, and how (even though she ran a PB) she really should have run 1 second faster.  0:00 intro 0:50 Chicago homecoming 3:19 Race week shoes 6:22 race plan 9:40 pre-race vibes 11:35 Gabby Rooker is so nice 11:50 Rory Linkletter chatty on the long run 12:15 Centro Runs a Marathon 13:26 race nutrition plan 16:03 Lindsay's favorite part of the course 16:44 Lindsay's splits 17:47 wind and temps 19:35 World Championships Standard

For the first time in a long time, I spectated the Chicago Marathon instead of running it. I had an incredible time and collected a lot of stories.

looking ahead to the Chicago Marathon this weekend! also, some unboxing

I tried to do a proper race recap in livestream form. If there was something that didn't get addressed here or in my Runner's Weekend video, let me know Runner's Weekend Berlin Marathon https://youtu.be/Tm31McQ90d8?si=5IOb1UGF22CwLGqZ