It's week 49 of 2023 and a new week of snarking on our "favorite" healthy living and running influencers. What's in store for this week? Let's discuss!
Healthy Living and Running Influencers, Dec 4-10
Fitness & Wellness InfluencersThat was a strange one.
Omg nobody wants to read a book by Emily Abbate
It would be the ultimate word salad with no substance
I actually would love to read it, just for the endless snarking 😂
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Probably self help / personal development
Why would somebody post this? What would be the point or purpose? Asking seriously.
I wish i knew. Ok trying to think of serious answers … Looking for support or encouraging comments? Validation from friends and followers?
The dopamine rush when you get compliments in your DMs i guess?
Please God no
If that conversation is real, I’d like to imagine it was that persons nice way of saying STFU 😂
I wanted to ask what this could possibly be about, but decided not to.
I saw Megan Murray's post about her race at CIM. Trying to chop off 10 minutes in less than a year (from a 2:47 to a 2:37) is ambitious at best and stupid at worst. She ran SIX marathons this year (I know she didn't race all of them). She blew up at CIM because she's overtrained and underrecovered. I hope she takes some time off of marathoning, maybe work on shorter distances, and give it a shot in 4 years. She's only in her mid 30s (I think?).
In an episode of the Drop Thomas said it would only be a matter of time that she would reach that goal after falling short in Chicago. I'm not sure if he meant a matter of time this year, but I think maybe they thought she really could overtrain and race and still do it before the window closed. I mean elite runners don't run 6 marathons a year do they? So what makes her think she can rebound like that? I'm all for having audacious goals but her approach was definitely misguided.
I was also confused by Meaghan’s approach. I admire her progress, and the fact she was able to handle such high mileage is a really good sign. I had two back to back marathon builds this year, and it was exhausting, so I’m super impressed by her tenacity. She has a fantastic coach in Andrew Kastor, and I think with a more balanced approach, she can get there. I’d love to be in her position.
100% agree!
Completely agree. I want to root for her - she tried to go sub-3 for SO long and once she did she’s had some massive breakthroughs - but she’s so obviously overtrained and like you said, only focuses on the marathon.
I’m super happy for allie kieffer and her OTQ and I hope that it shows her she’s more than her body & body image going into the Olympic trials and beyond.
But I also just saw her post her pre-CIM training plan, which included just one 17&18 mile run and otherwise the second longest run was her half marathon in Philly, and only 12 weeks total. Which is fine for her but she is selling the plan on her website and advertising it to her (I’m assuming) primarily non-elite fans. This just feels kinda gross to me that someone who coaches people would sell a plan like that as if it would remotely prepare most other people to run a marathon safely or prepare them to achieve their marathon goals outside of possibly finishing in a bunch of pain lol.
I think it depends on the runner. But otherwise totally agree. I think where 20+ mile runs aren’t helpful is if your pace is in the 11 min plus range, that’s just a lot of time on your feet
Sure, there’s always outliers, definitely agree with you there. But generally this plan won’t work for just anyone and to sell it as if you could perform like allie at CIM with her CIM training plan is, disingenuous at best - potentially injury-causing at worst.
And tbh I actually think the lower weekly mileage in the plan is probably good for most runners too. But I think this is just one of those situations where this specific overall plan only works because of her natural talent and many years of running, and to sell it broadly is slightly misleading.
BoldCEO— has he blocked YOU yet?
Just more proof of BOLD’s spot-on business instincts!!!!! If you have haters you’re doing something right but also you need to block them so the landscaping company doesn’t notice the mean comments literally no one is leaving!!!!!!!
You know who doesn’t have time to comb through Instagram and block anyone who might have ever viewed your public content? ANYONE WITH A JOB OH MY GOD
Yeah why not just make your profile private if you don’t want any non followers to view it 😂😂😂
This is what gets me - it’s a business account, so why are you blocking everyone? If you don’t want people to spy on your personal pics, either don’t post them or create a private account.
Okayyyy I don’t feel so special anymore 🙄
What did I miss, why are we all blocked? It’s really kind of bizarre- I’ve never followed or interacted with his page, but it was showing up yesterday and now is not? So odd…
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Wait I wasn’t blocked when I looked yesterday, but I am now after viewing one of his stories. That takes a lot of dedication to comb through your story viewers to block them one at a time. 😭 I’ve never interacted with his page and this is the first time I’ve watched his stories!
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Is he literally blocking everyone who looks at his stories? Does he understand the point of IG? I truly don’t understand.
I’m guessing he is looking at the profile of anyone who views his stories to see if we follow AOTR and assumes we’re just there to be nosy or snark… which is not wrong!
That's a lot of time on his hands for such a busy entrepreneur!
This whole thing makes no sense- I logged in on an old account (that I made for my dog in 2015… 😬) that only follows a handful of Chihuahuas and that account is “blocked” too
When you block someone on Instagram you have the option of “blocking other accounts they may have made” too— maybe through email?
This is all so sketchy imo
Omg I’ve been blocked😭 never even followed him I can’t believed I found out like this
So I went to check out his page for the first time and how can you have 40k followers but several posts with less than 100 likes even? I feel like half those followers are fake
He left this for all you HATERS!
Well, joke’s on him - no one’s going to see it if he blocked them all
Someone’s ego is FRAGILE
Don’t you need to have a company for people to have opinions about it? 🤔
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We’re all fine but he’s clearly not!
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Well he blocked one of my accounts. Not the other 😂
I am blocked too ? Lol can’t see his page? Then when I google it and it takes me to his page it says no post yet.
You’ve been blocked my friend
I can still see his page and still shows Ali following him…. Won’t watch his stories to stay invisible lol
Same with me. I can see his account (wow, what a lot of bullshit), and Ali follows him.
Lol I seem to be blocked, too. I never followed him or interacted with any of his posts. The only way he would know my account is because I follow Ali.
So weird. I can’t see him now on 2/3 of my accounts. I do watch his stories but I do not follow him
Ahem—Ali longer follows him 👀👀
Ali still follows him.
something really weird is going on. if you search for "Bold" or "Brian" under Ali's followers, you can't see the BoldCEO account, but you can see other accounts related to Brian (looks like dormant accounts)
Right. I’m not sure this is an intentional move. I hadn’t even followed him but have been blocked? Weird.
Did he block you?
no, since I can still see his profile
I follow him and can still see him …
YOU GUYS: UPDATE. I am now blocked. WTF.
The whole thing just doesn't make sense. Why would he take the time to block random people? And his account isn't private since some of us not following him can see him. It says he has 40.2K followers. How many did he have before?
It makes me wonder if it was something unintentional.
Yah that’s what I’m thinking, some glitchy thing?
Yea. It just seems like a big waste of time and very very strange for someone to block a bunch of people like that.
I too, have been blocked. I don't know where I am going to find my business motivation from. I will now be forced to listen to real podcasters who actually plug their mics in.
now you won’t know to rise and grind 😫
I can't find his IG today. It was there yesterday. I never followed him so I don't know why he'd block me. And even a Google search of his name shows no IG. So weird! What is happening?? Not that I'm speculating!! Only stating the facts of my experience! Followed by a rhetorical question.
I can see him on IG. He just posted something two hours ago.
if you google "boldceo instagram" it comes up
"Sorry, this page isn't available. The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed..."
I'm just saying, it still comes up in a google search. regardless of whether one has been blocked or not.
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Weird it’s gone for me too!!
i still see his IG today (both on app and PC)...it's really strange!
He’s acting a fool….
NOT ENCOURAGING CONTACT! Just observation
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As it’s been said, milk has been touted for years as a great post run recovery beverage due to its carb to protein ratio . In my opinion dairy has fallen off a good bit (this could be anecdotal of course), so I think milk is trying to make a comeback in the athletic/running space. For example, at the NYC marathon expo, “milk” had a pretty large space and presence. They were giving away free windbreakers to women & had a significant crowd at their space. I don’t recall seeing anything like that from milk at a marathon expo/marathon major. fWIW, I do recall years back some races handing out chocolate milk at the finish, but in my experience that isn’t really popular anymore (at races).
Most folks 30+ probably remember the got milk campaign of the 90s/00s. I would bet this is something similar.
I was a chocolate milk and coconut water ~girlie~ 10 years ago 🤣 I might go back to it because it was a lot simpler than all the other things on the market and not chalky, messy, or tough to blend!
I did not mix the chocolate milk and coconut water.
I used to LOVE chocolate Zico (coconut water). Chocolate milk isn’t for me ha. Wish the non dairy milks had more protein! (I know soy does but chocolate soy has an aftertaste to me).
Chocolate Zico is a throwback!! I loved it too, largely because of Tone It Up 🫠
I learned about chocolate milk for recovery 15 years ago in grad school in a sport science class. It’s not a new thing. Chocolate milk has perfect carb to protein ratio and many sports dietitians have recommended it for years.
I've seen this a lot for a while. I actually use the Fairlife chocolate milk as a recovery drink and really like it! It does have more protein and less sugar than grocery store brand chocolate milk or whatever.
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Look into the fairlife for sure! It’s lower sugar, lower fat and higher protein. And way cheaper than UCan powder lol
This really is “what’s old is new again.” Back in the heyday of healthy living blogs and everyone and their mother training for some kind of race, there was an obsession with chocolate milk as the perfect recovery food. Not a dietitian, but I’m sure it has some merit and some element of “everyone else is doing it” (and/or the got milk? people are back at it)
Emily Abbate soliciting LinkedIn followers. 😂
Has LinkedIn gone full social media? I mean i know it was always but it always seemed somewhat professional. I’m barely on there but i hear it’s changed.
Yeah, I had a college friend announcing that she found God and is being re-baptized on LinkedIn. It had nothing to do with her job at all. I've also seen people announcing their engagements or things like that, and a high school friend has been using it to try to recruit people to what I think is a new-age cult. I work in engineering academia and MOST of those people behave themselves on LinkedIn, but not always.
I think they are trying to make it more interactive and the current state of Twitter/X is giving them the opportunity to get in on the social media game. I’ve had a lot of companies emailing me to ask me to follow them on LinkedIn lately, which is weird. Like Crumbl, Target, and Walmart. I have no reason to follow them since they aren’t related to my profession 🤔
I’m sure this is a me problem but watching Caitlyn miller post the same video with the same type of girls running down the street for every launch drives me crazy
Chicago Marathon lottery results are announced today! Did anyone get in?
Rejected!
I got in, so very excited!
I didn’t…but I’m honestly sorta relieved I don’t have to think about marathon training after all 😅
I got rejected but was able to get in with a charity bib so I’m excited to help raise funds and race!
Rejected again!
Rejected again. But I’ve enjoyed other fall marathons more than I liked Chicago the few times I did it. So. Moving on.
Please mention those you enjoyed.
My favorite was Detroit. It’s a week after Chicago and awesome. You also run into Canada for a few miles. That was my fave. I also ran Indianapolis which is a fall marathon and was good. No complaints. But I liked Detroit the most!
I got rejected and am considering Detroit. At the risk of asking a stupid question, how is the passport situation handled when you cross into Canada?
I have the same question .
No_Grapefruit_5441 : pls help
It’s easy! When you register, you enter your passport info. Then at the packet pick up, you show your passport and then you’re good to go.
Your bib has to be visible at both border crossings or they will remove you.
Some people found out ahead of time they were not eligible to cross- or they needed to meet with CAN officials ahead of time. They found this out weeks before the race. I believe this happens to those with criminal backgrounds that CAN won’t allow in.
Canada is super strict on criminal charges. Even a single DUII is treated as a felony in Canada. Whereas a lot of places in the US it’s a misdemeanor and usually one that the conviction can be cleared with a diversion. Still may block someone from entry.
Correct
Also got rejected. :( Big bummer, but I'll just try again next year!
Ugh. I was seeing so many time qualifiers and was super nervous the lottery would be harder this year.
Not me. Thinking about CIM instead. I’ll put in for NYC, but after years of not getting in, I just assume it’s a no-go.
I got rejected for Chicago and immediately signed up for CIM as my back up.
I did Indy this year , it was great. Getting to the start line was a breeze. I just walked out of the hotel also start time at 8 am is a win. I am thinking about Milwaukee lake front, since I live in Chicago.
Also thinking If I shd seriously work on speed to get under 3:30 so need not worry about lottery. Will taking a year off of marathon training and doing half and 10k will help?
Likely, yes! Focusing on a speedier race will help you develop speed. And even if it doesn’t, it can simply be nice to shift focus away from marathoning so you come into your next training cycle fresh/excited :)
Will taking a year off of marathon training and doing half and 10k will help?
Yes! I did this in 2022 and PR'd in almost every distance. In 2023 I came back to the marathon and PR'd there as well, in no small part due to my 2022. I think I'm going to do the same in 2024 (not sure I have the desire to run 26.2 every year anyway).
I feel you. When is the lottery for NYC?
It’s going to be a while. The application period doesn’t start until February 28, and the drawing is on March 28.
Ooh I didn’t know it was later/sooner to race day! I may throw my name in after getting rejected yesterday….thanks for this!
I actually did! For the first time since 2017, I’m so excited!
Congratulations! It's such a fun and fast course!
Thank you! I’ve been trail running the last couple years so it will be fun to race this one :) I’ll be trying for a BQ!
I didn’t get in
noooo! Are you looking at any other fall marathons?
Not really, my friend wanted me to do MCM with him but I’m not to crazy about the idea hahah
Did you get Chicago?
Just got my rejection :( so bummed, but trying to shift gears to another fall marathon
Oh no! Which fall marathon(s) are you looking at?
Potentially MCM or Columbus!
lolspacemonkey can miss me with that hOw dO YoU gUyS rEsT tHiS iS CrAzY bullshit
I LOVE rest days!
My PT told me he wished more people would take a full week or two off running every few months or so, just to give themselves a break.
I do at least one full rest day a week - just walk the dogs - and another when I do some “gentle” exercise like yoga plus a walk or body weight exercises
My partner is a pretty serious runner (sub 3:00 marathoner) and they take one full day off per week as well, and almost always 2-ish weeks of no running post-race if it’s a marathon or ultra. Rest keeps your body happy and keeps you happy - I am not big into racing but my partner always says that the rest period post-races helps to get them excited for training for the next thing, even if that is a ways off.
I think I’m more excited for my honeymoon bc I will get 2ish weeks “off” running than I am for my actual honeymoon 😂
I'm in the midst of a week off (not totally intentional, crazy work week, but I decided I'm not going to get up crazy early), and I'm feeling SO good. I'm excited to run tomorrow, but it has been great both physically and in particular, mentally.
I’m wondering if my forced 5 week holiday break last year due to breast reduction set me up for a great block because my spring races were awesome (fall races less so lol)
Did the breast reduction make a noticeable difference in your running? Starting to think about thinking about one 👀
I had a breast reduction. Not sure that it exactly helped my running, but it has made a HUGE difference in my day to day life. I am happier and look like I lost 20 lbs just from that alone. I can find clothing that fits properly (including bras). I no longer have to wear 2 sports bras for running. Highly recommend.
ETA: Yes I would say it has made a difference in my running when I think about it. I am far more motivated and consistent with running now than pre-surgery, but more than just the surgery has contributed to that I think.
I'm so happy for you! Obviously it's a quality of life change, but I also feel like the clothing thing must be huge. I am a 7th grade teacher so I try very hard to find shirts that don't bring attention to my boobs for obvious reasons, but then I end up wearing shirts that are baggy on the rest of me which is frustrating.
I have the same question!
Very BEC of me but I’m irritated the way she (mis)pronounces “preface”
Haha, I love Molly Seidel but the way she pronounces ‘Flag’ as in Flagstaff annoys me so much. I know it’s her Wisconsin accent, but it’s like ‘Fleyygg’. It’s me not her. :)
Definitely mid west pronunciation! A lot people in Chicago would pronounce it that way too.
Glad it wasn't just me!
Why does it seem like Liz newcomer (resiliency in running) has more watch problems than anyone? She seems to trust Apple Watch over the other brands which is odd since coros and garmin are more focused on running.
I think a lot of runners have to learn to run more by feel than paces on a watch- big cities like London with tall buildings bridges and rivers the signal is gonna bounce like crazy and the more running focused watches like coros and garmin reflect those pace changes more than Apple.
I was shocked to see Katelyn Tuohy go Pro today! I was really excited to see her and Parker Valby go head to head for some NCAA titles. My guess is that she’s focusing her training on getting to the Olympics? They mentioned the opportunity for her to altitude train, so I feel like she’s got her eyes on some prize.
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It isn’t common to forgo eligibility to go pro in the middle of an academic year. She still had her senior season of track if she wanted before even considering the fifth year/covid eligibility. It just wasn’t really on my radar that she would forgo without doing a track season, but I guess the Olympic year thing throws an additional variable in all that.
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I think she’d maybe hinted she wasn’t going to do the NCAA track season already. Feel like commentary for some of the 2023 XC races was always focusing on how she was mainly doing this year’s XC season because she likes the team aspect and she would probably go pro soon. Or maybe that was just them speculating?
Her NCAA eligibility is up, so it makes sense she went pro.
She said on the citius podcast that she still has eligibility
Not much eligibility left then. Makes sense to go pro before an Olympic year, she could make the team and can cash in some huge bonuses and opportunities.
Yup, she’s only a senior, so at least one more indoor and outdoor track year left, she’s also a 2020 freshman so she likely has even an additional year bc NCAA gave everyone a bonus year due to the pandemic. Guessing the motivation is it’s just easier to train for the Olympics when you’re not a full time student and aren’t expected to race every single weekend like NCAA athletes tend to
I’m also pretty sure she has a redshirt season in there somewhere too.
Exactly why she went pro. She’s training to make an Olympic team.
CITIUS Mag had (two) good interviews with Katelyn Tuohy and her coach, released today, if anyone is interested!
Interesting Post on LetsRun.Com
I found it interesting to see the various range of followers for different female elite-runners. It would be interesting to do a comparison with some of the top running influencers as well.
it's interesting because this was brought up in the Fast Women newsletter this week:
also, related links:
and gotta say, it's super sad when a world champion says she wishes she was an influencer instead because it pays more :(
🤭
AOTR’s Ellie appreciation post…no pics of Brian—- and usually she always includes the first photo of the three of them at the animal shelter.
And yet
This is too much snark but Ellie’s teeth annoy me for some reason.
Got confused for a sec, and thought Ellie was her daughter’s name—I’m just glad you’re not talking about the kid’s teeth! 😅
LOOOOOOOOOOOOL
It is a little confusing to have Ellie, Allie, and Annie — it feels like the same name with minor adjustments (but obviously they like these names, which is great for them! As an occasional listener/consumer of the life Allie puts out on her pod/social media, I just get confused bc all 3 names sound so similar)
I've always thought that too! 😂
Omg, never!
Idk why but I find the idea of snarking on a dogs teeth hilarious. It’s SO specific haha.
Haha, I can’t explain it. They’re so weird and like every picture of the dog is the worst angle showing the teeth. She’s cute, but the teeth kinda creep me out. Not the dog’s fault though!
Way too much! Leave the doggies out of this! 🐶
Sorry sorry sorry, you’re right. :)
😁
But he commented 🕵🏻♀️
His comment is deleted now 👀
Idk where to put this so imma put it here 🤣 but how does boldceo have over 41K followers and get 8 likes on his posts??? Buying followers?
I just looked for his account on IG and can't find it. I had been following him and he isn't showing up anywhere. Is it just me, or is he off IG?
his account still shows up for me and he just made a post 7 hrs ago.
I don't follow him or Ali, FWIW.
that being said I noticed Ali no longer follows him (but still follows his biz accounts.) make of that what you will.
What account is his personal account? The BoldCEO is the only one I’ve seen, and still shows Ali as a follower.
that's...strange. if you search who Ali is following, BoldCEO doesn't come up at all. (if you search either Brian or Bold)
Yowza, that is some piping hot tea right there. 🍵
I can’t see him and I tried both mine (follows Ali but not him) and my husband’s (follows no one at all relevant to either of them) account
I follow both him and AOTR and I can still see both of their accounts.
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Wow! I came with some weird screenshots for the fam.
This one looks like a fake account (?!) but his real account is still active
Emily Abbate is apparently now my BEC bc I’ve posted about her twice in one week, but how many takes do you think that “Sunday mornings are for Tony” story took? I’m guessing at least 5, and there’s nothing relaxing about that.