Natacha Oceane

[Westeryonder21]

Yeah, I watch The Running Channel and ypu can see the difference in terms of them actually enjoying running and what they gain from it, even if they are working to certain goals.

There is a difference with Natacha, like she isn't doing it for herself but just to say to can run that distance then she will quickly fixate on something else to work on.

 

[Elyezabeth]

Also this is pure speculation but a lot of ultrarunners tend to be extremely lean (even though for some it's probably the result of an ED). I wonder if that was an aspect of it that appealed to her?

 

[Lilac Wine]

I think the problem is that now she is financially independent and her channel has run its course, she lacks a sense of purpose. She has been trying all kinds different hobbies over the last few years, like sewing and crafts and now ultra marathons but they aren’t giving her a purpose and she is lost. She doesn’t know how to fill her days and she definitely doesn’t know what kinds of videos to make.

 

[Marinium]

The part I enjoyed from the whole 100 mile series is that it did highlight that these distances (or any short of ultra really) aren't a breeze. She was probably a bit overconfident or extremely naive attempting to do it the first time with 3 months of minimum training. Shortly she realised that that wasn't happening and now after 3 failed attempts the reality of the distance has probably hit her hard.
There is a reason so few people do this sort of races. Even marathons are a massive commitment if you don't wanna be walking half of it, let alone ultras with a time limit. Tbh even for her ironman she trained for 3 months with a big triathlon background already, and she was doing 30+ hours weeks, I'm surprised how she thought that 100 miler is going to be easy.

 

[danish101]

She was probably a bit overconfident or extremely naive

So true! I found her video annoyingly confusing in terms of timeline, but seeing as the 1st one was in summer in France, there wasn't that much time for her to recover and then try 2 more ultras by November. This was stupid.

 

[emm]

I just saw her latest post, pretending she didn't realise the first one looks like a wedding photo, clearly just dot for engagement, ridiculous

 

[Marinium]

I just saw her latest post, pretending she didn't realise the first one looks like a wedding photo, clearly just dot for engagement, ridiculous

And obviously complete silence on YouTube after Black Friday.
It's ridiculous cause we all got to love her because of her seemingly genuine character. And nowadays I like way more the influencers that make it clear from the start that engagement and sponsored posts is the reality of the job, not how much they love us all.

 

[runingpringels]

I did not enjoy watching her attempts at 100miler, it just seemed obsessive and she kept going at it one after the other, not taking time to heal, emotionally and physically.
I don’t know what happened to her, I used to love her posts, but lately it’s just not it.

 

[x_bethanyy]

Has anyone watched her new video?

I sympathise with her having stomach issues and having to 'quit' because of an issue that (I'd assume) is out of her control. But I didn't really understand when she said that training was interrupting her normal life too much. I don't know what she was expecting. Surely injuries, gut problems, and balancing training with other responsibilities is part of the challenge of ultra running?

I don't know, I think she's sometimes overconfident and overestimates her abilities. It's ok to not be the best at everything. Her relationship with exercise doesn't seem very healthy anymore.

 

[LurkingCat]

I only dip in and out of her content but the whole time I just kept thinking give it a rest! Seems so silly to just keep trying to push through these massive amounts of running.

 

[Phillipa78]

Has anyone watched her new video?

I sympathise with her having stomach issues and having to 'quit' because of an issue that (I'd assume) is out of her control. But I didn't really understand when she said that training was interrupting her normal life too much. I don't know what she was expecting. Surely injuries, gut problems, and balancing training with other responsibilities is part of the challenge of ultra running?

I don't know, I think she's sometimes overconfident and overestimates her abilities. It's ok to not be the best at everything. Her relationship with exercise doesn't seem very healthy anymore.

I agree. I hope she recovers, but I don't know what she was thinking having done a month of designing her training without eating, to then enter another 100-miler. It's such a common issue in these kinds of races.
And yes, who does endurance race training alongside a job/family commitments without expecting it to be inconvenient?! I think the narrative was a little off there.

 

[aimzalicious]

I liked her newest video! It was like old Natacha was back - vlog type video going around London with Mario, and great gym footage sprinkled in. Hopefully she'll post more like this as I was not vibing with the running footage for the past year or so.

 

[Millennial Pink]

I liked her newest video! It was like old Natacha was back - vlog type video going around London with Mario, and great gym footage sprinkled in. Hopefully she'll post more like this as I was not vibing with the running footage for the past year or so.

It seems to suit her so much better than the endurance training, it's nice to see her happier.

 

[Marinium]

I liked it too, but can’t help thinking how much spare time she has. Seems like she spent all last year either preparing for an ultramarathon or doing art-crafts.
I am probably petty cause all those influencers spend their time chilling, doing stupid crazy challenges and other fun stuff, whereas I regularly do 13hour shifts and it’s a pleasant surprise when I’m not knackered on my training runs.

 

[anom1289]

Anyone watch her latest video called goodbye?

 

[yolo123]

just watching. Guess she's made enough money by now -- good for her.

 

[TamaraSz]

Yeah, I saw it. No surprise there.
Although I found it odd that she mentioned she wanted to relax etc. as if youtube had taken up a lot of her time while in reality she made 3 or 4 videos in the past year.

 

[pbjellie]

quite sad - I always loved Natacha's content and found her super refreshing

 

[aimzalicious]

I watched her goodbye video and I'm sad but not surprised that she is quitting Youtube and all forms of influencer life it seems. It seems her heart has not been in it for a long time. I found it admirable that she wants to focus on her science studies (the stem research and PhD in chemistry) and she will LOVE Japan - I've visited once and it's an incredible country!

 

[Marinium]

I appreciate her leaving and saying goodbye.
She reached a high point probably 2-3 years back, but has been fairly obvious that her passion for youtube and content creation has been declining steadily for a good while.
And I do believe that Natacha had indeed a message to pass, she wasn’t there just to overshare her life and pretend that’s important, she always seemed like someone that keeps significant parts of her life private.

So maybe she ran out of ideas or ways to convey them that would fit her standards and clearly she is in a financial position that can afford to do that.
I won’t miss her as for the last couple of years she wasn’t uploading regularly anyway and a few videos I found irrelevant, but I have to say I have valued her a lot as a youtuber and her original videos helped me significantly when I needed it.