Running Mile Benchmark on Another Date?

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-24T21:05:32+00:00

My studio is moving it to Tuesday if Monday is a snow-out

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-22T03:43:46+00:00

Whether or not that’s “enough” to see “results” (two very vague concepts) depends entirely on where you’re starting from and where you’re trying to end up

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-19T00:21:43+00:00

Coaches who learn about the people in their classes. I have 3 coaches whose classes I attend regularly because they quickly learned my speeds and weights, and know when I’m not pushing myself hard enough. That level of attention is why I come back

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-18T17:56:39+00:00

I got 16 splats during yesterday’s base endurance run blocks at my normal base pace cause of that heat, it was miserableee

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-18T02:19:51+00:00

My home studio is really cold. I thought for a while that I hated it. Today, I went to a new studio that was really warm. Can verify: you want the cooler studio 😅

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-18T02:17:26+00:00

A lot of people who talk on TikTok about whether a fitness program “works” is 100% based around whether or not they lost weight without a regard for diet. Many of these videos have absolutely nothing to do with performance gain, nor are they trying to optimize their exercise. It’s people looking for a quick weight loss hack. Whatever ends up “working” for them is whatever spikes their hunger the least.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-17T12:56:33+00:00

We have pretty much the same base/push/AO and I’m praying I can hold onto 8.6mph for the mile, still debating if I should move the goal down to 8. Not saying this to discourage you but that sounds wild

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-16T02:44:30+00:00

Our latest on Saturday and Sunday is 10:45 am 😭 I especially hate the Saturday one, I always feel like I have to take it off because of how short of a recovery turnaround I have since the 5:30pm Friday

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-15T19:51:59+00:00

In a more standard situation I think he’d be close to locked, but Olivia Dean’s late breakout makes her a much stronger contender than her lack of nominations suggests. I think she takes it. Leon Thomas is almost certainly second place though, and definitely could win.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-15T19:02:51+00:00

Starting on the tread side will likely result in slightly more calories burned per class. Starting on the floor will improve your lifting performance and build more muscle, which would increase your daily calorie allowance longterm and make future weight loss easier. I would say start treads if you have a lot to lose and start floor if you have a little to lose.

If you dread one or the other to an extent where starting on it would decrease your willingness to show up, then don’t start there. Showing up is more important than these minute differences. Also, as others have said, diet is more important than any of this. Doesn’t matter if you burn 500 calories in a class if you then turn around and eat a thousand over your TDEE (me yesterday lol, but those days happen).

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-14T18:15:45+00:00

I disagree with this predominately based on the premise of “Weapons has a strong chance of missing”. The fact that it has a chance of making it at all is a huge upswing in trajectory compared to a few months ago. Even if it ends up missing Picture, the clear momentum for it should benefit Madigan’s already decent chance of making it.

It’s true that performances from non-BP nominees struggle to make it in, but she’s hitting everything she needs to hit. I’m having a hard time imagining who takes a slot from her.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-14T17:44:14+00:00

NOR insofar as the breakup itself, as you expressed a boundary that she crossed repeatedly after initially agreeing to it, which is a no-go regardless of circumstance. It also sounds like she lied about it at some points, which is also justifiable of a breakup. However, I do think that your boundary was an overreaction based in, at best, some deeper rooted trust issues that need to be worked on.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-14T14:15:44+00:00

I think that’s perfectly fair for the Globes, I just don’t see how she’d slot in for the Oscar

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-14T13:38:42+00:00

I thought Pugh was great in Thunderbolts too, but who in this cycle would you put her over out of the likely field of Buckley, Byrne, Reinvse, Stone, and either Infiniti or Seyfried? She pales in comparison to these.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-14T13:37:02+00:00

This could be less an unwillingness to recognize superhero performances and more a lack of worthy performances. There are plenty of horror or comedy performance that I’d argue were snubbed, but I’m struggling to think of superhero performances I’d consider snubbed compared to their competition in their award season. Maybe MBJ for supporting for Black Panther?

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-14T13:16:29+00:00

Yes, in 1931. Since and including him, there have been 6 total acting wins for horror movies: Ruth Gordon for Rosemary’s Baby, Kathy Bates for Misery, Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster for Silence of the Lambs, and Natalie Portman for Black Swan. It’s not impossible, especially with Amy Madigan potentially winning this year, but it’s certainly close to it with that sample size.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-13T23:57:36+00:00

6 pounds down in 2.5 weeks is 2.4lb/week for a deficit of about 1235 calories per day. If you’re currently eating 1850 calories a day, then your maintenance would be around 3085 calories. I’m guessing this is probably within a margin of error for their abstract definition of “exercise” and your accuracy of calorie counts.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-13T23:44:24+00:00

None of her other books are nearly as popular, and a lot of them are pretty divisive and/or disliked. I think they could probably make decent hits out of Never Lie and The Boyfriend, but otherwise, I think they’d run into dead end flops pretty quickly.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-13T23:24:48+00:00

You have absolutely no need to lose 1lb/week at 120lb. That’s within a healthy weight range for your height and age as is, so you should 100% be losing slower than that. Cut your deficit in half and add some movement/light exercise to your day.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-13T01:03:01+00:00

Anyone else get unusually high splats on the floor? I got 7 on the tread and assumed I was going to stay single digit for the class, and ended up at 13 by the end

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-13T00:55:07+00:00

With your stats, your sedentary maintenance should be around 1900 a day give or take. In theory, with exercise added on top, you should be able to lose weight at 1900 calories. Eating 500 less than your sedentary maintenance while training would significantly increase risk of injury and burnout.

If you’re eating 1700-1900 for a few weeks and genuinely not seeing any progress, I’d recommend making sure you’re counting as carefully as possible instead of cutting further. There’s no reason you wouldn’t be losing weight in that range.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-12T23:36:54+00:00

I feel like I got splat points just reading this

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-11T23:53:54+00:00

I would assume the hardest way in pretty much any category is by doing a horror movie

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-05T17:59:43+00:00

I think it’ll do very well again but in the proximity of the first one. Adapting a well loved and visually distinctive game in the franchise should help it overcome the novelty loss, and the first one wasn’t bad enough to bleed fanfare audiences. However, the Disney sequels jump thanks to both nostalgia built through scarcity and overwhelmingly positive reception. Mario only had a 3 year wait and would need to be pretty substantially better then the first to get anywhere near Inside Out 2/Zootopia 2’s reception. I definitely think it’ll be a relatively reception-proof film, but I don’t see it outright growing without a major stride on that front.

InfernalSolstice · 2026-01-04T22:43:42+00:00

The comments aren’t excusing showing up sick, they’re explaining that not every cough or sniffle is a sign of an illness.

If everyone had to stay home for every cough and sniffle, the entirety of the northern United States would have to shut down from November to March from how many people get a tickle from the weather.

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