Kofuzi Run Club

I ran Valencia. It went ok. AMAalso, I've got a ton of stuff to unbox. some i bought myself, others I will have to check whether there's an embargo packagesRabbit361merrelladidasmystery package 1mystery package 2

We had an early thanksgiving celebration in Iowa over the weekend, and it was a very Iowa weekend indeed. We tried some more of the food and gels from that care package that The Feed sent. And then we opened more packages

Packages unboxed:

The Feed - RNWY, RAW Creatine, Precision Fuel Gels

Book - Floris Gierman

Saucony Triumph 23

almost to the taper, and I am finally getting runner's high again.

also, i'm almost to the taper, so I rant about shoe boxes and running apparel questions. it's quite a day.

Taste testing a bunch of products that I got from The Feed last week. Some of them go over better than others.

Swiss RX Happy Tummy

Mortal Hydratino Watermelon

Formulas Dream Shot nighttime recovery formula

Pillar Triple Magnesium Professional Recovery pineapple coconut

Kyoku daily superfood breakfast shake

four weeks until Valencia, but I've got four weekends where I'll have to travel somewhere. this will be interesting.

packages unboxed

care package from my management, Coastline Creatives

book: 50 Ways to F___ Up a Marathon

megapackage from The Feed

I ran a cross country race, which really just felt like a painfully short trail race. But the race swag was nice. I tested the Coros Pace 4. Also, we discuss what's the difference between beet juice and hot dogs for endurance athletespackages unboxed:Swiss RX - Nitric Oxide and Nitric Oxide Pro

weather is starting to get real good here for running

taste tested RNWY recovery protein + creatine. tastes so bad it's got to be good

I didn't go to New York. I had such fomo. I was obsessed with it and also trying to avoid it. The race was exciting though. packages unboxed today:TopoNaakI mentioned that I would share the allergen information for Naak, and then I think I forgot to. but here is what they sent me:"Boost Gel/Drink Mix, Ultra Energy Drink Mixes, and the purees are all free of peanuts and tree nuts or traces thereof."They also directed me to their product pages which would have more information regarding other allergens.

New York Marathon is this weekend, and while I'm excited for everyone racing and to watch the pros, I'm bummed that I won't be there myself.

packages unboxed:

Puma Saysky

Mizuno

I went to France to visit Salomon's Annecy HQ and then I took the train to Paris to see a Salomon showroom and Salomon exhibit at Art Basel

packages unboxed:

Oakley Meta Glasses

New Balance More v6

Adidas Boston 13

Hoka Rocket X3

Chicago Marathon was last weekend. It was amazing. We talk all about it from the pros to the back of the pack

the weather is autumn crisp. weekend festivities are starting.

I make some predictions about Chicago Marathon

packages unboxed: ASICS dragonfly collection

For those of you getting ready for the Chicago Marathon, it's starting to turn into fall here. Kind of.boxes unboxed: GoPro Max 2 360 camera

I forgot to go live last Thursday. Everything is fine. I just lost track of days and time (I had two other interviews scheduled for Thursday and I was trying to also get a shoe review video up).

During this live, I had some technical difficultes during this live. but I come back eventually.

boxes unboxed: Adidas Boston 13Salomon ACS + OG and Salomon pants

No unboxings today, but we talked about Worlds, the heat of the Berlin Marathon, and some changes I'd like to make in terms of races I want to cover in the future.

Also, we go over some Boston cutoff predictions

I went to Tokyo to watch the World Championships Marathons (and some track and field). AMA(yes, it was hot)

I ran the Sydney Marathon 2025. AMA.

Also, I unbox a package to prepare for my next international trip.

checking out the new Vomero Plus. also, unboxing some new gels from The Feed

I tried to bring the new dog to the livestream. It went reasonably well for a dog that is very energetic and squirmy.

We talk a lot about Megabalst and Sonicblast, and I tried on some new sunglasses

summer is wrapping up in the suburbs, but there's still so much summer heat left. also, we unbox some apparel from Korsa and shoes from On and Adidas.

so much track action to discuss, and I taste the Strawberry protein shake that we unboxed last week

it's a heat wave in the midwest. that can only mean one thing. corn sweat.

plus, some unboxings

got some new shoes to unbox. One of them is still kind of under embargo I guess.

But there was also a live-reaction to new doping control news!

Trying to get over my aversion to racing by racing

I need to take a new approach to this heat. What I've been doing isn't working. also, I got a lot of shoes to unbox. I think none of them are under embargo

I think I'm developing a phobia of 5ks, so I tried to hop in a local 5k when I was at my in-laws in Iowa. It didn't quite work out.

also, apologies for the audio issues at the beginning. I fix it after a short while

got some new electrolyte produts to try. some are of the Eat Me variety. Others as Drink Me.

but by the end, I get pretty wired

You've seen those cooling headbands at the Olympics and in Triathlon. Omius gave me a set of the cooling headband things, and it was very different than what I was expecting - on a lot of levels.

I'm struggling with the heat. Also, some unboxings today from Mizuno and Reebok

I visited Brooks HQ and held Des Linden's Boston Marathon winning shoe (I probably was not supposed to do that)

Also, a rant about sport journalism and Grand Slam Track

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 A...

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...

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...

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 hal...

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...

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 wh...

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...

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...

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

by the time you read this note, I'll be in Berlin

Just got back from Boulder to see some stuff from Salomon.

got the new gopro. totally not interested in the lenses.

Went to Switzerland to watch Zurich Diamond League and Karsten vs Mondo

unboxing an wild shoe from Puma. Also checking out the Chicago collection from Rabbit, a package from Swiftwick, and the Hoka Mach X2

Almost accidentally broke embargo, but the rest of the packages were fun to share

so many shoes!

Just got back from Paris and watching my first Olympics. AMA

Got a package to get me ready for my trip to Europe for that event that I'm not sure how to refer to without risk of some sort of copyright, trademark, or other IP.

unboxing the updated Rabbit Dreamchaser

tried a new electrolyte drink and unboxed a whole bunch of other stuff

Got back from Eugene to an overwhelming amount of packages

Got a bunch of shoes in. They weren't what I was expecting, although I think none of them were under embargo. So that's progress, I guess

This week's guest is Eddbud, who I challenge to a game of name that shoe. I've taken super close up pictures of shoes he's made videos about, and he'll have to name that shoe. A twist is that it seems that I have different color ways of shoes than he has, so it adds an element of extra difficulty.

Eddbud on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDDBUD

Gonna taste test some new summer products from Skratch. And then I unbox some uncharacteristic apparel from Path Projects.

I'll show you a shoe and give you a few colorway names. You have to guess which one is fake.

Also, we had a ton of unboxings.

got a few boxes in the mail.

Also, the livestream will be operating under summer hours for the season. Livestreams will be on Mondays and Thursdays.

starting June 3, the livestream will be moving to summer hours. There will be livestreams on Mondays and Thursdays only.