brad mMay 22

“I find it unhelpful, annoying, and fundamentally lame”
#Running 26.2 miles with no training can lead to all sorts of injury problems, and it’s obviously not optimal for performance. Many of these #influencers know it. And some even train more than they let on”
“as long as #influencers are making money off deception or survivorship bias, I’m going to remain a hater of this trend”

Hey, #Influencers: #Running a #Marathon Without Training Isn’t the Flex You Think It Is https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a71351469/running-marathon-no-training/

Hey, Influencers: Running a Marathon Without Training Isn’t the Flex You Think It Is

Running a marathon without training isn’t a flex—it can lead to injuries and harmful ideas about the sport.

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Show threadbrad m5d ago

“As if there aren’t enough barriers to entry for #running, especially for #women”
“I had 2 options: to sit on my sofa letting the internet tell me not to bother because I’d get #runner’s face or waist or any other litany of fake terms made up for an algorithmically captive audience, or get up and #run.
I chose to #run”

#SocialMedia Told Me #Running ‘Ruins’ #Women’s Looks. It Happened to Me
The algorithmic #running content for #women is not training advice—it’s shame https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a71221276/marathon-training-running-body-transformation/

Social Media Told Me Running ‘Ruins’ Women’s Looks. It Happened to Me—and It Wasn’t What I Expected.

A first marathon becomes a lesson in strength, fuel and self-trust as one runner pushes back against toxic beauty standards.

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Show threadBenjamin Han
@brad262run My wife told me it’d ruin my look too.
May 27 at 1:23amWeb