Lucy Davis

[esrevni]

I get the hybrid thing though, if you're training for marathons you have to dedicate a lot of time to running and you get pretty fatigued/need recovery which does not lend itself well to doing strength training.

Also running sub 3 for a woman is a very different feat to running sub 3 as a guy, her goals 3:11 etc. might seem odd but she's at the point where running faster means slight improvements i.e. 10-15 seconds/mile. Generally from you know training how much time you can reasonably run splits so you try to set reasonable goals you can be happy with. A goal of 3:11 was 4 min better than her prior time I believe, which would be about 10 seconds per mile faster.

 

[AshM]

Aren’t they both just BPN athletes? Or do we think there’s something going on there?

Ben had posted something about him being a rat a while ago? Or the company he’s associated with. He looks like he’s had a face lift on Lucy’s stories I mean we don’t know they’ve been together for long if at all but it always amazes me how people jump so quickly to a new relationship. I’m eternally single

 

[lou96x]

been following the hyrox live results shes just missed out on the record, gutted for her and hope shes ok mentally after this after all the pressure on her around it

 

[Th2020x]

She keeps posting about Chester going wrong but am I wrong in thinking it was because she didn’t specifically train for a hilly course and also ran the first half as a PB?!

 

[runlondon21]

I don’t mind her gym content but the running aspect grates on me. I will never understand why she does all her runs in the Nike tempos, even easy runs! To me they are a faster day workout shoe. Where is the shoe rotation?! Then it also bothers me she wears gym shark tops to run in that really don’t look sweat wicking or breathable

I liked her when she was just focused on gym content but can’t stand her now that she thinks she’s some amazing runner. She comes across as a massive hypocrite because she was always calling out unqualified PTs online, yet then thinks she is qualified to be a running coach? It’s frankly made me lose all respect for her.

And I agree about the Gymshark kit to run in she always says the Gymshark stuff is the best thing for running but it’s so disingenuous seeing as she’s sponsored. Plus anyone who’s ever worn the stuff she mentions would never dare to run a step in it! Some of those leggings are so thick you’d get heatstroke.

 

[AshM]

i like lucy but really struggle to listen to the pod because of his attitude! from the very get go of this episode he spoke in an argumentative way to both lucy and cal… they must both have a lot of patience to put up with him because i would be telling him to grow the fuck up if he spoke to me the way he speaks to lucy most of the time!

Maybe the steroids talking she can grate on me sometimes but she’s a nice girl and shouldn’t have to put up with any of his shit

 

[Th2020x]

i like lucy but really struggle to listen to the pod because of his attitude! from the very get go of this episode he spoke in an argumentative way to both lucy and cal… they must both have a lot of patience to put up with him because i would be telling him to grow the fuck up if he spoke to me the way he speaks to lucy most of the time!

Completely agree with this - part of the reason I said I didn’t know if it was his opinion is sometimes it comes across like he’s trying to be controversial

 

[foxicultural1]

Oof looks like her hyrox world record has been broken already

 

[Elmoo]

I don’t know why they got them in the first place. Both always travelled a lot - seemed an odd choice

 

[Lalalsl]

Are her and Ben still together? They don’t seem to be with other hardly at all nowadays…

I'm so nosy so i've been wondering this too. They don't seem to be spending any time together or engaging with each others posts. Obviously we don't know her personally but on social media she seems happier and thriving when she's not with him

 

[PoppyKJ]

His content seems like he is going for the pity and I don’t buy it

 

[instaidiotics]

Another one who didn’t mind her before… now she really grates on me. Also this “stop commenting on our bodies” thing when she wears and takes photos of herself posing / flexing in tiny clothing and then expects people not to comment? Even to say that she looks incredible (which she does!)??? But she doesn’t complain about that, just when someone says she’s too muscly or something. Not sure you can have it all? I for one, think she looks fab and is clearly very strong. And whilst I don’t think anyone should say ‘your tits are too small’, she did start off training for aesthetics at some point so surely people will comment on your appearance as a result! She even used to do body / progress updates with videos following build / cuts…

 

[Th2020x]

I don’t know if on the podcast Ben is just trying to wind her up or if those are his actual opinions. Like she’s just got back from a trip she’s describing as life changing and he can’t even come up with bucket list places to visit and where she’s just been doesn’t even interest him. Feels like they’re in very different places

 

[instaidiotics]

I’m not from there but know Chester Mara to not be flat but some say it’s still a fast course despite that. Those of you who have run it might say otherwise though! It’s a like Wokingham half, and fleet half… not flat at all but weirdly fast

 

[Elmoo]

And his posts have always been odd. His last one was a ‘checked in at hospital, dm me hun’ vibe post

 

[runlondon21]

I think she’d also have to adjust her weight lifting/workout schedule to go sub 3, running would have to be the primary focus. I can say all I like though as for me I can probably only do that pace for 1km at best, maybe I could stretch it to a mile in perfect conditions. I can’t imagine holding it for a 5k never mind a marathon.

I doubt she would do that. When she did her ultra she said she was in a bad place mentally as all the running made her lose much of her muscle mass, so I doubt she’d want to 100% focus on running

 

[AshM]

Watching her video about the marathon...how was the elevation profile of the race a shock? Who doesn't check that? She also said she thinks she could go sub 3 after she's had kids...sure...that's the time to be throwing in the amount of time into training that would require. She did at least say she might get a coach for her next marathon attempt (presumably not for Lanzarote) hopefully an actual running specialist coach. She has at least checked the elevation for the next one

She also said she had new shoes for the marathon which seems a bit mental. I too am so surprised she didn’t think about the elevation. It’s not a good advert for her coaching that’s for sure.

I also find it a bit “eek” when she talks about having kids next year as there doesn’t seem to be any thought to the fact it might not be a straight forward journey. Maybe that’s something she would document, in which case good for her. but I worry she could have issues and she’s told all her followers she’s trying next year, so could be painful for her if it isn’t easy. Maybe I’m just a pessimist (realist).

 

[Runningdietitian]

She says it’s because her toes are so screwed from the marathon she needs antibiotics I’m pretty sure that shouldn’t be happening, but it seems like after every endurance event she does, her toes are just completed messed up. Surely that means she is wearing the wrong size shoes? Your toes should not be gushing blood after every long run or race

I've actually attempted to reach out to her and tell her for running shoes you sometimes need to size up 0.5 to 1 whole size. She knew better apparently.... your feet should NOT be in that state!

 

[instaidiotics]

Oh she will preach, I’ve no doubt about that

 

[Elmoo]

Wonder what will happen to the cats

They both spend so much time away from home, not sure cats was the best idea