Running instagrammers #11 Transformation Tuesday - they all start to pay for their kit

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the_chafe_is_real said:
Firstly, welcome 👋🏻

So Runnerbeans was off on yet another holiday, how relatable. I watched that reel - who really takes all that running kit on holiday? I bet a million freebies she didn’t pack any of that. She talks about speed shoes, long run shoes, fuel - then that bullshit body positivity post says she ran 30 minutes each day.
The constant brand change is because she’s rich enough to buy her kit but cheap enough to not want to.
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Thank you! Answered my question Zone3 it is. I think they also gave her the wetsuit for the Henley swim. This time she is reviewing the running shorts.
 
I just can't with Runner Beans. It's the constant @-ing of brands from her (can only assume this is to get their attention to blag some freebies) but that's just the tip of the iceberg isn't it? Her trying to be relatable about fitting it all in when you're a parent, when in reality in the past few months she's had countless day trips and trips abroad with friends and without her baby, done a stack of races, got a load of new running and swimming gear. I get it's her life and that's cool for her, but don't try to play the "I'm so relatable" card when you're really not.
 
elapsed_time said:
I just can't with Runner Beans. It's the constant @-ing of brands from her (can only assume this is to get their attention to blag some freebies) but that's just the tip of the iceberg isn't it? Her trying to be relatable about fitting it all in when you're a parent, when in reality in the past few months she's had countless day trips and trips abroad with friends and without her baby, done a stack of races, got a load of new running and swimming gear. I get it's her life and that's cool for her, but don't try to play the "I'm so relatable" card when you're really not.
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Yeah exactly! My husband made a good point the other day and that you never see her in her home gym anymore when she mad e a huge deal of showing the cash flashed to renovate it and with her expensive tread and peloton bike. She made such a big deal about using it whilst being a mother and getting things done for her BQ, she’s just all talk and there’s no chance on earth she’ll get the BQ at Valencia when she’s struggling at 5 and 10k right now! Bet that it’s just sat they’re doing nothing because she can afford to let it all rot. Unless she’s sold her equipment 🤔
 
instaclowns said:
She made such a big deal about using it whilst being a mother and getting things done for her BQ
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Just a way of justifying getting all that work done. I find Runnerbeans and Kelloggs the same with their never ending BQ quests. aka dull. You can have other running goals than a BQ, even if you want a goal just for #content reasons only. I reckon it's so much better to be more realistic, especially when you have kids. Not that I'm saying don't aim high, just aim realistically high. People would likely get more invested in that too rather than them trying to achieve a wild target in a few short months for their current fitness levels. It just shows them up for not understanding that much about how to train effectively IMO.
 
I have yet to find someone to follow who doesn’t think you are only a true runner if you do marathons. I don’t have time in my life to train for one and also worried I might lose my love for running just training for one. Why can’t these people admit that they are at a point in their lives where marathon training is not in the cards. Just be honest and don’t do this big annoucement of: I started this awesome training plan just for us to then never hear about it again until the next great goal comes around which then also is not being mentioned again after a few weeks. Nothing wrong with working on your 5k/ 10k/ half time or god forbid simply just run I don’t know three times a week for the fun of it without it being a session or a training plan.
 
I’m not sure people deliberately tit themselves when running? More that it just comes out if you’re running really hard, IYSWIM. It’s happened to me before 😭 I’d be mortified if someone thought done it just to get a pb - by the time it was happening it was too late!! (Luckily I had enough clothes on and long leggings so no-one would have known - was a proper mess in the portaloo at the end though 😭)
 
Oh hey totally get that sometimes toilet stuff just… happens… it’s unfortunate but that’s life for a lot of people, hope you guys don’t think I meant it like that. Charlie’s reel just suggested that people are choosing to tit themselves 😂
 
the_chafe_is_real said:
Kirsty running - did Boston and was done with marathons, wanted to focus on halves. Just seen she’s signed up for Amsterdam this autumn, probably part of her absurd “project go stripey”. Someone else said it here recently, about the trend for marathons and ultras. They can’t help it, they just want the content.
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She’s a bleeping muppet that girl! She never did go through with London after Boston and took that free flora place that someone else could’ve had!! Has she stopped talking about Boston yet? I don’t follow her but why has she done two posts in consecutive days announcing it 🤦🏽‍♀️
 
the_chafe_is_real said:
Kirsty running - did Boston and was done with marathons, wanted to focus on halves. Just seen she’s signed up for Amsterdam this autumn, probably part of her absurd “project go stripey”. Someone else said it here recently, about the trend for marathons and ultras. They can’t help it, they just want the content.
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Serious fear of missing out. I had to laugh when she posted about doing Amsterdam marathon. She just can't help herself. Then posts about it like it's been some big secret she's been hiding for the last couple of weeks.
 
All the arse kissers in her comments! One guy has written something about her doing Boston, like it’s unusual and unique and makes her better than anyone else…
Boston is a marathon, same as any other. Doing it does not make you better than anyone else. Not wanting to do it doesn’t make you less of a runner.
 
Camperfan said:
To be fair, I wee a bit on any long run. Had two huge babies and pelvic floor ain't what it was. Trying to work on it but it's perfectly common in women who've given birth. It's also a fear of it happening that puts many women off running so it's good to talk about it, it's not shameful.
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I’m sorry if it came off as shaming, I really didn’t mean it to! I completely understand that these things happen and are very normal. PMG’s was pre-Gracie and I think she admitted she didn’t want to stop at a portaloo because she was on for a good time
 
More me being nosier than anything but has chris_x_runs and cattherunner split up? Looked like a "soft lauch" of someone new on his stories?
 
runlondon21 said:
I’m sorry if it came off as shaming, I really didn’t mean it to! I completely understand that these things happen and are very normal. PMG’s was pre-Gracie and I think she admitted she didn’t want to stop at a portaloo because she was on for a good time
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Yes totally just want to emphasise I really want to clarify that I wouldn’t have intended anything like this too, so hope no offence caused but genuine & sincere apologies if that has been the case.
 
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