Ed Baker of recent front page fame has recently produced a video on his favorite subject: Ed Baker. If, after reading the interview with slowtwitch and watching Ed's seminal airing of the Ed Baker show, you haven't had enough Ed Baker, you can hear Ed talk about himself more here. Wow, is this dude irritating or what? That's all I can say at this time as I am on probation, but do discuss amongst yourselves.

I wonder exactly the same thing. To me, he actually seems like a nice enough guy, albiet with zero EQ - he must not realise all his casual brags make him look pretty silly - even if they are all great accomplishments.

My theories as to why he made this video (in no particular order):

1. he wants to be a pro, and/or wants to get sponsors. This is odd to me, as he likely doesn't need sponsor money. But I guess it might make him feel "legit".

2. he wants to be like the pros, so he makes videos like they do - also a bit goofy since pros do it to put food on the table, or to "repay" fans for their interest. Neither seems necessary in his case - but to each his own.

3. this is a branding exercise to make him appear really successful and super loved by his family. Perhaps his time at UBER has tainted his corporate brand a bit, and he is subtly trying to improve his marketability.

4. he has spent so much time with slightly socially awkard tech guys, that making a vanity video full of front doors brags is totally normal among his peers.

In any event, he seems happy enough, and the video isn't doing anyone any harm, so whatever.

Are you OK with being a Troll? Who else actually seeks information about someone that they don't like for no reason other than throw stones?

Does bringing someone else down somehow bring you up?

It's clear from other previous posts you don't like the guy - why then do you search out more stuff to troll about? I don't get it. I actually respect the guy, and yet have no desire to find more to read about him or watch videos, etc. I'd rather be doing other things. Perhaps he does things that annoy you (duh). Your being a troll annoys me; perhaps, makes me like Ed even more.

Has he made significant gains in performance in a short time? Yes, he's on the steep part of the learning curve - that's what happens when someone works hard at something. Almost anybody who's listened to someone new to the sport be so excited to do a 3 hour Oly, then 3 weeks later doing a 2:45, then a month later doing a 2:38. In their mind they'll be sub 2 mid next season at the latest - until reality sets in. His curve happens to be at a place that very few will get to no matter how long/hard they try. Am I jealous of that? Sure. He picked his parents right to get an engine that is a few standard deviations above "normal." I'd rather see someone use that then waste it. Criticizing his life style won't make his gift somehow less.

Beat him on the field of play, then we'll talk about how great you are. Can't do that? Join the club.

You and a few others must like living in glass houses. Must be cool. Perhaps add a mirror to the décor, see if you like what you see. In the mean time think about putting that energy into more training, or something positive. I'll bet you'll be happier - which is nice

How the hell do you people say Gwen is too big to be an elite runner, she 5-10 and 120lbs...if anything she's too light for her frame. We really gotta stop spouting bullshit when it comes to weight. Gwen in general is tiny.

Shalane ie 5-5 and 105lbs...you're telling me that Gwen at 5 inches taller and 15-18 lbs more is too big...gtfo here.

not that this makes any difference, but no, he wasn't a 120lb runner. he was a 160lb runner. i was a 160lb runner. chris solinksy is a 160lb runner. they're out there. he was one. this is what makes for a very powerful cyclist. move on to the next gripe.

Creepy? The irony....

https://www.recode.net/...igns-travis-kalanick

https://www.susanjfowler.com/...strange-year-at-uber

Everyone is bent out of joint that a former college runner, who did a 2;21 marathon while working in his post college career and kept up some semblance of fitness afterwards recently quit work and took up tris full time and vaulted to the mid 8 hour range, which is seeminly remarkable compared to the rest of us training or asses off for years and getting no where near those abilities. But very few of us were 2:21 marathon guys either, so while it's not impossible that the guy is doped (in that case he'd be like many 40 somethings in TRIATHLON), its also possible that he's a genetic mutant compared to most of us and if he took up tris in his 20's he'd be like Lionel Sanders (from what I gather he was a faster college runner than Sanders was)

I watched the video few days ago and I actually thought it was pretty inspiring . I think most of us are just jealous of his life. The guy is super smart, wealthy, beautiful family and has the time to train his ass off. I personally think we all wish we had his life. I wish Ed the best of luck in Kona along with all of the rest of the amazing athletes .

This sounds a bit like the Michael Woods story. He just got 3rd at UCI cycling worlds (rides for Vaughters' Cannondale/Education First protour team). Was a sub 4 track miler and was injured, so some of the local FOP tri guys brow beat him into coming out on the bike when injured, and she shows up in running shorts and running shoes with a borrowed beater bike with rat trap pedals and proceeds to totally smoke everyone and the local benchmark times on one of the hill climbs. Those guys just have massive watts per kilo for climbing pretty well out of the gate, then its a matter of converting them to being able to ride in the drops/aero.

It seems like Ed could very well set one of the fastest age group times ever in Kona if he can keep his act together. He seems like a younger faster version of when Slowman took up tris with similar body type....can't remember Slowman's mile PB, but I think it was around Ed's low 4:20 range.

I just saw on Strava that Zwift is spotlighting Ed Baker - https://www.strava.com/...104733/posts/3224477

And Zwift now includes the video on their "Zwift at Kona" page - https://zwift.com/.../8174-zwift-at-kona/

So perhaps Zwift produced it? Or maybe Zwift is just capitalizing on a video that's getting some buzz...

He's an investor in Zwift

hey. i have very few palmares but i'm jealous of those i have. it was in the TEENS.