It's week 16 of 2024 and a new week of snarking on our "favorite" healthy living and running influencers. What's in store for this week? I think something is going on today (Monday), right? Let's discuss!
And to all the snarkers who BQed but missed the cutoff, I hope one day you get to run this race with your own posse of matchy matchy real friends.
She’s bananas but I love following her for that reason!
One of my favorite things is when she tries to put frosting on a PR cake. I don’t think has ever put frosting on a cake before. She looks so awkward.
Seth James-Demoor doesnt seem to catch much attention around here, whats peoples view?
Q- Does Rob Dalto work for Abbott like Megan Featherstun? Every time he pops up on my FYP it’s because he’s running another major.
Can’t speak to his employment but he’s been doing the abbot slam challenge where you run all six majors in one calendar year
Why am I getting downvoted? 😂 thank you for answering that sounds very cool and exhausting.
Was surprised by the downvotes considering it wasn’t a hater comment… maybe people dislike Abbott? I also saw in a vid Rob said he started a non for profit so guessing that’s probably one of his main gigs!
Peres Jepchirchir out here like "Hold my beer" to the Kenyan Olympic marathon team selection committee!
TCB talking about a “postpartum PR”
Is this a thing?? I have never once heard of a single woman mentioning a “postpartum PR”. Very on brand for her though.
Also the amount of preformed excuses in the buildup to this marathon was out of hand. Like girl maybe if you have this much going on you shouldn’t be running marathons.
it's definitely a thing.
It’s pretty normal. Many runners I know celebrate postpartum PRs, even 3-5 years after giving birth. It does take a while for a lot of runners to get back to their pre-baby baseline.
as annoying as she is, yes, that's a thing.
Most women that use the term postpartum aren’t using the medical definition that a gynecologist would use. Postpartum translates to after childbirth and I think it’s totally fair to say postpartum PR for as long after childbirth as you want.
No. This is so wrong. Your body is still adjusting and changing in all sorts of ways up to a year after baby. I got faster? That’s not the norm. But a doctor wouldn’t even advise you to run in the postpartum period you state so yes a woman who had a baby can an adjustment period that’s a little longer than the prescribed break she’s given.
Ahappypace mentions “post-twins” prs
I know of many women who have “reset” after pregnancies/big life changes because they’re no longer the person they once were… and I bet some men do the same too.
I don't know, I'm not a mom and I know TCB is fully snarkable, but I think it's completely fine to have "post-X" PRs in the cases of pregnancy, major injuries, or whatever. It's entirely possible that if she put in the work she would have an "overall" PR, but I don't see a problem with this kind of messaging (and it actually may be encouraging for people who struggle with motivation knowing they are likely past their peak).
I’m probably gonna sound like a grumpy old timer (I promise I’m not), but I miss the “fun runs” of my youth. Show up to an event early Saturday morning event, $5 to race, $10 if you wanted a t-shirt. You got an award if you were fast, not just for showing up. That didn’t stop runners of all ages and abilities from coming out to support a local charity, as most events were fundraisers. There were runners with the latest Nike running gear but some were in chuck taylors and jorts. But everyone seemed more genuine, with just a love of running as a common thread. I miss those days.
Perfect timing! I have been doing some spring cleaning and found my old Timex Ironman watch. Seeing it brought back all kinds of memories of those days.
The Garmin app is a surprisingly good source to find those types of low-key events! It’s the most comprehensive list I’ve found. I did a very small, casual 5k with <100 people and that event was included in the list. More> Training & Planning> Races & Events> Add
Around me there are still a handful of these every month, they're just not advertising it, so you have to look for flyers in the area where they're happening
I see flyers for these types of races on my Greenway. I haven't done any of them - but now I am thinking I should!
I recently discovered that my state does a state park running tour from October-March at a different state park every Saturday. The races are $15 ($25 if you want a shirt). So laid back and the greatest people. So happy to have discovered it.
I do, too.
Hope you get whatever reaction/response you’re looking for.
This person comes to the page every once in a while just to troll. Says outlandish stuff intentionally.
*Abbate
Uh oh guys
Excellent, they can now get some feedback on their utter shit.
What is the “running community?”
This popped up in my feed, too.
I prefer to think of it as "All are welcome- just don't do dumb things to ruin it for others."
Yeah bashing influencers is not it. It's snark and IMO it's earned snark
Yeah, bashing influencers who wring their hands about runners wearing Brooks is totally different than not supporting everyday runners of all abilities and shoe budgets.
Bingo! It’s earned snark.
I really cannot stand Jess Hood like there is something about her where she has to latch onto whoever is "trending" and then try to copy them to a tee. Suddenly she's a photographer who can just drop money at the last second to fly out to the UK for the london marathon like?? At this point I am waiting for the day she announces she's becoming a full time influencer and quitting her DC job. Also as someone who also lives in DC, her "what I spend" videos are so off putting
It bugs me she has yet to upload the third part of her speed project recap explaining why they stopped and drove to the finish. I’m not doubting it’s crazy hard (I would never do it for this reason), but she was a little cryptic around why they stopped and never uploaded the final part saying why.
she already quit her job…. she is a full time influencer now
I missed a chapter there lol
this is the influencer that i rage follow. i just cannot understand what is appealing about her content because it tries so hard to be relatable while also showing $1000 normatec compression boots to run a sub par marathon
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She marched right onto the London Marathon course, directly in front of participants, just to hug her friend. Then proceeded to post a Tiktok showing it, not an ounce of shame. I can't help but feel bad for this kind of stupidity.
She is my BEC, the videos where she drives through the race course to show what it looks like - ma’am have you heard of a bike.
YES. and when she made a whole multi-part story about how her car got stolen in DC
Her journey from here’s an insufferable day in my life in DC to the only runner in town to race photographer flying to different places is mindboggling. I have less respect for places like Pacers who pay her as an influencer. So many runners in DC and this is who they decided to give $ to.
They PAY her?! I thought she was just a free hanger-on for them. What value do they possibly derive out of it, they’re a really well-known local store and have been for years.
They have to, right? She’s not shilling for them for free…
I thought all their run club people were volunteers so I assumed she was volunteering too
i thought it was more than just run club stuff -- she was promoting their stuff in store which made it seem more pay for play.
Have you ever listened to her podcast? She hasn't posted a new one in a while but it was very interesting
This may seem like a tired topic but anyone else out here starting to tire of the sheer capitalist money grab that the sport of marathon running has become? First it’s the shoes. I’m still choking at the cost of my daily Clifton trainers , let alone shelling out mega dollars for RaCE shoes. I hear discussions of the arms race that is shoes these days and one aspect that keeps getting over looked IMO is the cost. Running has always felt like a good sort of hobby/pastime that didn’t have to cost too much. It almost seems that if you aren’t an influencer or pro athlete you can’t really compete unless you’re willing to sink half your savings into the sport. Now, with shoes, clothing, endless influencers hawking every damn product out there where is the limit? Not to mention the people throwing down tens of thousands to run marathon majors. I’m sad about the direction the sport is going.
i'm old enough to remember when the entry fee for NYC was double digits!! (of course back then they also used to have that crazy "processing fee" for all entries which has been eliminated so...win one, lose one?) in terms of how much the Majors cost now, i'm not sure how much of it is because well...EVERYTHING costs more in the year 2024 or "because they can." or both!
I'm old enough to remember registering for the Chicago Marathon after Labor Day, and sitting on the fence about registering for the Boston Marathon until mid-March.
This is the part that really pisses me off. You have to apply so far in advance for the majors now, its like making a huge life commitment waaay too far out.
I didn't apply to Chicago when it was open, now kinda wish I had done it, sigh. Obviously there are a bunch of other marathons, so I'll survive.
definitely sounds like you're from my era :) ah, the pre-influencer age...
the way Boston escalated was absolutely insane-went from "can register a month out" to "if you were planning to qualify in Philly or if you qualified in NYC but didn't register you're out of luck" to sold out in 8 friggin hours! all in the timeframe of 2-3 years.
i'd disagree, you're just seeing marketing making it seem like you "need" to have shoes/clothing/ketoneiq/branded singlets.
at the end of the day, solid training trumps all. nutrition stuff especially is overemphasized. heck, i'd even say that most influencers are not even "competitive" in the marathon at all.
the biggest "cost" of running is the time, which not everyone has.
Agreed.
TCB race recap: excuse, excuse, excuse, complaining about my kid, my life is so hard. BUY MY PLAN I CAN GIVE YOU A FREE WEEK OF TRAINING IM A RUNNING EXPERT EVEN THOUGH I JUST POSITIVE SPLIT BY MORE THAN 12 MINUTES
It kills me is that she said she hadn’t got out of the house in the last two years. Like, didn’t I just see you in Seville and didn’t you sneak off to Israel? Don’t feed me that crap.
She’s traveled more since having a baby than most people do in a decade!
and NYC last fall?
And Colorado last year!
I know I’ve said this before, but someone else in her family needs to start working. At least, the impression she gives is that she’s supporting her entire family herself.
She also gives the impression that being a “mother runner” is the biggest burden in the world. Maybe that’s not how she actually feels, it just comes across that way.
Yea, I don't understand why supporting her entire family is on her shoulders alone.
It's a total troll comment, but someone posted underneath her race recap: "Rough day hopefully your coach can get you to start pacing correctly. What does your partner do because he definitely doesn’t help with your child since she is your constant excuse for over 2 years now" She responded almost immediately, followed by several other fangirls of course.
I doubt she intends it this way, but at a certain point, all of her excuses about her daughter do reflect poorly on her husband and the rest of her family that's with her. If her daughter is really her priority and she wants to breastfeed- that's fine, but maybe stop pointing your finger publicly at your 2.5 year old. There's just something icky about how she constantly blames her young daughter but then also wants to be holier-than-thou about how special it is to have this time with her and being a mom is her priority and non-mother runners just don't get it.
I also hate the implicit statement in all of her "mother runner" content that other moms carving out time for their running or sleep means that their kid isn't the priority.
guess she missed how Aliphine Tuliamuk was fighting hard to be able to bring her daughter with her to the Olympics since she was still breastfeeding. idk seemed to me that she was carving out time for running and still making her daughter a priority
I was gagged at that comment lol
I keep seeing the TCB acronym - who is that?
trackclubbabe
Thank you!!
God TCB is so cringe running through the crowds as if the entire race is about her. How does she make the reels, watch them, think they’re good and post them without feeling incredibly embarrassed. Also her (assumed) husband on the course running filming her. Smh these people are terrible for the running community. Follow the rules, you’re not special.
Her entire persona of “I AM THE ONLY MOTHER THAT CHASES A TODDLER AND HAS NOT TIME FOR ME” is sadly old.
I am not mom and I get a little “mother runner” fatigue from these runfulencers who shout to the world that motherhood is the single hardest thing you can do. I get it motherhood is hard and huge kudos to all the running moms out there but also there are women equally kicking butt with other challenges. A sick spouse, special needs sibling, their own quiet struggle, parents with disabilities, full time jobs working 60+ hours a week etc…. We all have our own challenges let’s celebrate it all.
YUP!! So much respect to all the awesome moms out there, AND let’s not act like motherhood is the single highest calling for people
Really want to leave a comment asking if her husband was on the course to get that video. I'd be so pissed if I had to run around someone who was on the course to film a runner. So rude.
I was concerned he was banditing - I looked him up on results and didn’t find him initially, but his first name is technically Steven (middle name is Tyler), so he was an actual participant in the race. Still annoying AF to have to film her the entire time though…
Looks like a bit of a rough day in London for most of the runfluencers. Kofuzi had a bad one, running a 3:23. Andy Raynor (FODRunner) managed a 2:57 which honestly is impressive considering how disrupted his training was from illness. Erin Bailey on track for a 4:04 - but once again she’s only had like 6-7 weeks of training. Nick from the Run Testers bucking the trend with a blazing 2:27 this morning.
I can’t figure out if Erin Bailey is as good as a runner as she pretends to be
Hannah Frankson (Peloton-but she ran for charity) ran 4:03 when she actually looked to be pacing consistently for a sub-4 through the half...she said on IG that it was a rough 2nd half and that "she was a silly sausage at the end" 🤣
if anyone cares about the other Peloton instructors (who all were charity runners)-Ben ran 3:52, Leanne ran 4:54, Kristin ran 5:52, Jeffrey (German tread coach) ran 3:39. judging by the tracking, looks like everyone had a rough last 10K!
I love Hannah so much; I think she only started getting into running within the last few years, so I'm so happy to see such a good pace out of her even if she is a "silly sausage". If anybody is looking for a new running instructor, Hannah is so great; she gives a "f-- off" minute every interval where she doesn't talk so you can vibe to music or get lost in your head a bit.
Love that they ran for charity so much. <3
i know Hannah has an athletics background-she tried out for the 2012 Olympic team in the triple jump...i think she was primarily a jumper and sprinter and distance has been something new for her!
i don't take the tread content but I absolutely love Hannah on the bike so not surprised it's translating well to the tread too.
I love that they ran for charities.
And Jeffrey ran Boston on Monday!
And he did Chicago and NYC basically back to back last fall!!
talk about a dirty double 🤣 he was actually a bit UTR about Boston, i actually discovered the whole thing with the Boston tracker showing for charity runners which charity they were running for and how much they raised when I looked him up!
Jeffrey had been pretty open about running Boston for (RED) if you follow him! I don’t remember when he officially announced that he was running/fundraising for them but it was awhile ago - maybe shortly after NYC?
ah i don't follow him-I guess that's why I felt it was UTR 🤣 (it seemed like Wilpers was getting more of the "press"...)
Wilpers always ends up suppressed in my IG feed!!! But I love Jeffrey and Tobias from the German tread team and see their stuff way more!! I try to take Jeffrey’s Monday classes live when I can (they’re noon EST)
i was thinking of outlets like Pelobuddy, they seemed to more amplify Wilpers running it than Jeffrey. American bias maybe?
I don't take tread content, but I do occasionally use the outdoor stuff to listen to while walking! today i actually did a Leanne recovery ride, listened to a Jeffrey outdoor walk and did a Kristin yoga in honor of them running today. (sorry Ben and Hannah but you get plenty of my attention many other times 😁)
I have so much love for the British instructors. The fact they all used their platforms to raise money for charity makes me respect them even more. Susie posted some videos cheering on the runners and I definitely teared up a bit seeing Leanne get emotional when she saw Susie ❤️
the Brits have always been more of my jam, this is even moreso why!
this must have been so emotional for both Ben and Leanne given what they've been through the last 2 years (obviously moreso Leanne.) now full steam ahead to their wedding!
I love them! I did Ben’s “the stronger you” program in January this year and he was such a comforting presence during my days lol
i did that program a couple of months ago too! Ben's definitely one of the best they have for strength-nothing fancy or overly complex-just simple, effective moves. set to a soundtrack of absolute bangahs 😂
Did Tommie Runz really run a 4:45 or am I looking at the wrong person?
His strava shows 3:01; the london marathon tracker shows he never started So I'm assuming something was up with his bib
I’m happy for her that she ran well, but yet again annoyed at the 6 majors in 1.5 years, presumably all on gifted bibs and presumably with comped travel and accommodation. What would take the majority years if not decades to complete and tens of thousands of dollars… just rolling my eyes.
John Hancock had a reserved number of bibs for employees as well- weeeeelllll before TikTok or influencing ever existed. It’s not really the same as just handing someone a bib for posting ads on the internet.
She’s stated that part of her contract with Abbott was getting to run the majors. So it’s not gifted anything, she earned it through working for them.
Yeah, and it seems like they really do put her to work on these weekends. I have no issue with her getting comped race entry as part of her compensation.
I guess I’m the a-hole! I guess the way I see it is, plenty of us spent a ton of time in school, work really hard for big companies, some of us even work for title sponsors of these races, however are not gifted entries or accommodations 🤷🏻♀️ just my 2cents
I don’t think you’re an asshole. Maybe rather than being annoyed by it could you use this as an example of asking for what you believe you deserve from these companies in the future?
I don’t think you’re an asshole!
are you working AT the races though? apparently Meghann is, maybe part of her work agreement with Abbott is that if she got entry into the races she takes less pay-we really don't know all the details?
Oh no way! We totally don’t know the details and they’re really not my business. I guess to me, the optics are just poor. Maybe I’m just salty about my desk job and the fact that my body can really only handle 1 marathon per 18 months, let alone 6! Hah
I guess I just don't see the optics of this being poor? I don't see this as being the same old same old "influencer being gifted a bib"-this looks to be more of a business arrangement. if she requested that a race entry be part of the negotiations for all the travel-good for her for having the balls to request it! (and it does seem to me like these races aren't just her gallivanting around London/Boston/wherever, they are working weekends!)
as for the races she's done-if you look at her marathon history-taking this year out of the equation, she's only RACED 1 marathon in the spring and 1 in the fall which really doesn't seem to be unusual? (she's never made NYCM a race effort) maybe now that the 6 stars are behind her she'll chill out a little bit!
Maybe!! Honestly for me I think it’s the 6 marathons (huge travel marathons) in 18 months of it all. Like I said, the cost factor, etc. I am sure Abbott has a ton of employees that would like to run a WMM and would volunteer at an expo or event that weekend to gain entry 🤷🏻♀️ but we keep giving the same people entries over and over for some stories on social and… a talk at the expo? Idk. It’s just rubbing me the wrong way, that’s all. Obviously I’m in the minority judging by all my downvotes!! 😂
I think her lack of injuries are also a testament to her good nutrition practices.
I have no issue with Abbott helping her into these races. She’s definitely working while she is there and absolutely put the work into her training. Unlike a lot of Instagrammers she also puts out a lot of educational, free content. I think it’s great Abbott is supporting someone who actually contributes helpful content vs your typical influencer.
I think companies need to do more to sponsor their own employees in things like this (especially if they’re a race sponsor!) but that doesn’t mean it’s unfair Meghann worked to get a contract with them.
"Unlike a lot of instagrammers she also puts out a lot of educational, free content" -- yes! This! I have paid Meghann nothing but my eyeballs (metaphorically lol) and never intend to take a course or work 1:1 with her, but I've basically learned how to fuel because of her. I PRed at Boston last week because I carbloaded, hyperhydrated, carried a handheld with electrolytes, refilled it 2x, and took 8 gels... literally all stuff I've learned from Fuel for the Sole and her Instagram. She has transformed the experience of training and racing for me and I know I'm not the only one. Sure, this knowledge is available elsewhere, but she's managed to communicate it effectively and broadly.
So I'm thrilled that Abbott's putting their resources into her rather than someone who just prances around wearing/linking a new outfit every day and taking sweaty mirror selfies. She's actually helping real people succeed in this sport, which is a whole lot more than most runfluencers can say.
Sure, this knowledge is available elsewhere, but she's managed to communicate it effectively and broadly.
I think this is the big thing!! I know she's gotten a lot of criticism on this thread about how her advice is NBD and has been around forever but whatever Meghann is doing, she's getting people to LISTEN. And I wish we had her around 10 or so years ago to talk some sense into people during the "minimalist fueling" era!
Haha, exactly!!! Two years ago I saw a woman on my team tease this guy about taking a "weak-ass gel" in the middle of a 12-miler... and now she carb loads and takes gels every 30 minutes.
some of the discourse going around about fueling back then was just whack, i even remember some hinting that taking more gels was like lowkey cheating or an unfair advantage or it wasn't what marathon running is about... 🤦🏻♀️😂 like give me strength
That's so wild!!!
Citgo had a pretty big group at Boston, I didn’t ask how they all got bibs though (like did they just hand them out to employees or were they raffled or whatever)
BoA offers guaranteed entry to Chicago for all employees, which equated to roughly 400 runners in 2023. For Boston they had a very small lottery and offered bibs to employees who qualified but did not meet the cut off.
BoA does get bibs, although I am not sure how many. They do like a mini lottery or a raffle to their employees. I think it is a few bibs and like a thousand or more entries (not exact numbers, I can’t remember the exact details). I have a friend who works for BoA.
I’m actually pretty sure BOA had employee bibs. John Hancock always did
I think she does contract work for Abbot.
Like a metronome.
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Is anyone else following the Spring Energy Awesomesauce debate on Reddit? Really curious to see what Spring Energy says to the people who said they submitted inquiries.
Edit- I’m not saying to contact Spring since that is against the thread rules. Just that other people have claimed to have already submitted inquiries.
What’s the debate?
Spring Energy has a gel called Awesomesauce which claims to have 180 calories with 45 grams of carbs in a 54g gel. Someone dehydrated a gel (with before and after weight) and found that the dehydrated weight - assuming it’s all carbs - comes very short of what the label claims. FWIW most of their other gels aren’t that much smaller and come in around 15-20ish grams of carbs per gel
This is upsetting a lot of people because Spring Awesomesauce is specifically targeted as a high carb gel to meet carb per hour goals for endurance racing.
Oh wow! I’ve seen their gels but haven’t ever used them. That is a huge discrepancy.
It’s a major discrepancy if it’s really true, especially considering the price of their gels. If not true, it doesn’t seem like an honest mistake since Awesomesauce is hyped as a high carb gel.
I like their gels to break up texture and flavor fatigue on longer hikes since they taste good. But I find they don’t sustain me on high intensity runs or speedwork since (except Awesomesauce) their gels are fairly low carb compared to other options. I’ve never used Awesomesauce though to see if there’s a difference (can’t justify paying that much for what seems like a pouch of applesauce)
I’ve followed it some and am curious to see what comes of it. As someone who loves the taste of Awesome Sauce but hates the price I’ll definitely be annoyed if the macros are not as advertised. I’ve been incorporating Never Second gels more and may stick with them instead.
Just dove into that rabbit hole of a thread. IMO Sage Canaday didn't do himself any favors trying to defend SE. Everything the OP says makes sense. I'm interested to see their response!
His water is a carbohydrate claim was not the best look
What subreddit is this under?
The trailrunning and ultrarunning subreddits
TCB estimated finish is not a BQ. Do the training programs she shills non stop really work? 🤡😂
I think she's kind of... doing surprisingly well so far though ? I didn't think she'd be faster than in NYC. Her projected finish time of 3:50-ish on virtually no training is pretty good.
Irritating that she can run a sub 4 marathon without much training and I’ve been working my butt off to try to get my marathon under 4 hours
Probably helps that it's a flatter course.
I like the plans (was given one for free from my sister and got a PR) but she hasn’t followed a consistent running plan in the 6 years I’ve followed her. Before the kid it was some illness or another that she said kept her from training for years.
She went out at an 8 minute pace for the first 5k... did she really think she'd be able to keep that up? This woman is delusional
Showed everyone how to not race a marathon…perfect opposite of a negative split 🤣
From my understanding the plans are just rebranded Daniel's plans so the almost certainly do, however I don't think she follows her own plans properly so it's not working for her.
Liz Newcomer is far off her very ambitious goal (3:20)
Looked up her splits and she even started pretty conservatively (8 min/mile) and held that through 20k - so even with that, she’d have to push to BQ, but was nowhere near 3:20 pace from the start. I wonder if she was hoping for a dramatic negative split? Or if she just realized that 3:20 pace was not realistic
Genuinely I don’t understand how she came to that goal? She missed the bq in Chicago so logically I would think her next step would be to try and bq again, not shave another 12 minutes off the next marathon. I feel like she set herself up for disappointment here…
To be fair she missed it by only 2 minutes in Chicago- I think 3:28-3:30 is doable for her, 3:20 was a big push but kudos to her for trying! I’m guessing she went for 3:20 because anything below a 6 min buffer (unfortunately) isn’t enough for a BQ anymore, so I think she wanted to give herself as much buffer as possible
I think she’s so far from 3:20 shape that it would threaten her ability to finish if she started off that fast. It seems like the job loss stress set her back in training and fitness.
Experienced runners should not expect to make a 10+ min jump in time in a matter of months. That’s only realistic for really new runners, people coming back from time off, or casual runners finally following a structured training plan with high mileage.
3:20 and 3:28-3:30 are world apart. Yes kudos for trying she did great today anyway
Honestly would be looking at her coach for giving her false hope she wasn’t even close to nailing her paces the entire block
I think that’s what is happening here. I’ve had a lot of extra time on my hands this weekend while I take care of my very sick dog and watched her final training week video on YouTube yesterday. She said her coach told her something to the effect of if you can run 6 miles feeling strong at race pace, it’s an accurate indicator you can meet your goal. I’ve done Hanson’s a few times and think working up to 10 miles at race pace while cumulatively fatigued is definitely a good indicator of fitness, but, IMO, 6 miles is pretty easy to fake.
ETA: I feel for her as I’ve been there with missing my goal time after time while running myself into the ground. I hope she takes some time off the marathon and trains for a fast half. I think it would do her a lot of good in the long run!
Ambitious goals are easy to set for races that are weeks away…also guilty of this. I forget I have I actually run it 🤪
Fair enough!
We are about to get the most dramatic crying video ever.
Seeing she did not BQ (again) made my day lol
To the shock of absolutely no one, TCB said Clark didn’t go to sleep until 2:00 am and she woke up at 5:something so she got 3 hours of sleep and she didn’t get to put her legs up the wall.
If I hear her complain one more time about not getting enough sleep when it's completely of her own doing (choosing to nurse her 2.5 year old throughout the night), I may lose it.
So done with TCB. Shes insufferable.
What did she do?
Shots fired by trainsmartrunstrong on Threds— she absolutely cannot fathom why people get annoyed when runfluencers film themselves.
Her response to every comment is along the lines of “maybe you’re just jealous that they’re iNfLuEnCeRs.” Hunny, not everyone is jealous of influencers. Some of us literally just find excessively self-centered behavior annoying.
ugh, there's actually a legit elite coach in the replies defending her 🤦🏻♀️
Who is it? I didn’t catch that.
I mean, I can understand if elites struggle with extreme anxiety around races — it is often their paycheck/livelihood on the line! For an influencer? Honestly their livelihood is posting and shilling affiliate links/paid partnerships. Not performing in races.
Drew Wartenburg-his wife is Kim Conley (Olympian in London and Rio in the 5k)
he wasn't defending what you just said though-he was defending the whole "videoing during running" thing
Oh gotcha, somehow I got sidetracked discussing how defensive she got when ppl suggested getting off social media might help her run-xiety 😅
those ppl aren't wrong at all. but...insert something here about leading a horse to water but can't make them drink.
Ya she’s got a crew of coaches that always defend her, regardless how obnoxious she gets
i guess i'm just surprised that she is the hill someone who coaches/is married to an Olympian wants to die on...
It’s a weird Influencer world, isn’t it?
"weird" does not even begin to scratch the surface
Not surprised. She’s very argumentative and has a holier than thou attitude about her training style. Blocks people who dare argue or point out her shortcomings/mistakes. Reading through that thread, she’s definitely instigating a fight with her comments of “by why?”
Yeah. I just cannot with her lately. Unfollowed today. I just don’t relate to her content and find it annoys me
Same. Unfollowed a few weeks ago when she got pissy with anyone who said maybe she should take a break.
What is going on with her lately? I used to absolutely love her and found her strength stuff so helpful. Lately it seems like we are watching her come unhinged in real time. She’s clearly going through something big and I really hate that for her. But she has been attacking a lot on the internet lately, and it seems very counterproductive to everything she’s working through. Also literally no one is jealous of someone being an influencer, other than another influencer. We borderline hate them all, please move on.
ETA: I actually just read through that thread…good grief. She’s on there actually begging for a fight. I’m glad she’s going to therapy, I’m a big proponent for literally everyone, but she is spiraling.
Right? I feel like this started a few weeks ago when she posted about “normalizing” having bad runs. And anyone who suggested she was burnt out got snapped at. Then her panic attack. And again, anyone offering advice she didn’t like-she snapped at. And now this. I don’t really see people being mean to her; but anyone who even slightly disagrees with her gets read the riot act.
Right — God forbid anyone suggest that perhaps if she’s having panic attacks over not performing in a race, it might be smart to back off the social media.
Same! I followed her pretty closely for a year or two because she was straightforward, positive, and seemed fairly practical with her own training and the advice she shared. Now…not so much.
I guess she’s getting unfollowed? I genuinely think she should step away from internet for a while and get her shit together again! She clearly needs space and time. Forcing herself to run the other day and searching for fights is not healthy.
💯💯
She is defensive abt absolutely everything and cannot wrap her head around anyone disagreeing with her. Now that she’s decided she needs therapy after her panic attack, she also thinks she can tell everyone that if something triggers them, there’s a deeper issue they need to uncover; it couldn’t possibly be that they just disagree with her. She’s obnoxious.
Can we talk about E Clor? Am I the only one who feels she’s just off a little?