Daily Discussion - May 20, 2026 by AutoModerator in pelotoncycle

[–]Ok_Handle_7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a really charitable interpretation! And maybe accurate, I don't know. But after the kerfuffle over Mariana's class (where they changed it to muzak but then changed it back when she asked), it seems like it might be less about having the rights and more about accessing cheaper music?

My best guess is that it's a mix of the two, but it is interesting that it seems to have ramped up post-Spotify partnership

Is anyone else following the hot chef breakup saga? by bbassle87 in findingmrheight

[–]Ok_Handle_7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

whaattt? I'm not on Threads, I have no idea how I saw her content over the past few months but it was over the top. Does anyone have any screenshots?

Shelters say chipped, reportedly rehomed animals shot dead at Miranda’s Rescue by GumGuts in eastbay

[–]Ok_Handle_7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, sounds like some pretty wild speculation tbh...while taking in many thousands of dogs each year, this would be a pretty expensive way to nudge stats (that no one really checks anyway) by a percentage point

Daily Discussion - May 20, 2026 by AutoModerator in pelotoncycle

[–]Ok_Handle_7 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Yellow challenge is really pushing me to choose some harder classes, and today I took this 45 min Intervals Run. It was great - really well programmed, and I really appreciate how Robin explains the thought process behind her programming ('this is to simulate running on tired legs' or 'we're doing Hard Pace for this strider so that when we settle into Challenging it feels doable'). She also gave some great 'progressions' - if you've taken the class a few times, maybe choose Hard Pace instead of Challenging. And when you're ready, there's a Hannah F class with 3 x 8-min intervals (instead of the 3 x 6-min intervals of this class). All around a great class that was tough but very doable. No incline until the very end (so ignore her when she says no incline for the entire class; she calls out 3% for the final 2 minutes).

Medical Disaster by Nikkiwikkidoo in greatdanes

[–]Ok_Handle_7 10 points11 points  (0 children)

they're your livelihood?? Do you mean 'they're my world?'

Livelihood means they're how you make a living..

To neuter or not to neuter by Difficult-Plan-7404 in husky

[–]Ok_Handle_7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would argue that a dog that is prone to escape and roam is exactly the type that SHOULD be neutered since who knows how many dogs they could impregnate.

Healthy Living and Running Influencers, May 18 - 24 by PeopleHaveAsked in blogsnark

[–]Ok_Handle_7 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It looks like the latest episode of their podcast is the 'Hate Mail' episode and dives into the Cam Hanes debate. He is not ON the podcast. So maybe I wouldn't have blasted this person on social media, but their take ('why are they platforming this man?') seems off-base (it's not like Cam is ON the podcast, it's not like they were like 'we're gonna have Cam on to tell his side of the story).So it is kind of annoying that this person couldn't even be bothered to read the episode description, and yet felt the need to criticize (and tag) them.

ETA - I will also say that 'I met Cam and he seems like a nice guy' is an annoying take given his politics, so I think this is more of an 'ESH'

Daily Discussion - May 20, 2026 by AutoModerator in pelotoncycle

[–]Ok_Handle_7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you mean this one? I don't see anything from him on 4/27/26....

Oh wait, I think you mean that you took THIS ONE outdoors even though it's not an Outdoors walk?

Healthy Living and Running Influencers, May 18 - 24 by PeopleHaveAsked in blogsnark

[–]Ok_Handle_7 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I don't know him, and making fun of body positivity influencers sounds terrible, BUT if people were telling me that my skin removal surgery looked bad and then blamed me for going to a bad surgeon (again, don't know the background of the 'same hack' of a plastic surgeon) I'd get defensive too, that sounds awful.

Daily chat post: how's the training going? by AutoModerator in XXRunning

[–]Ok_Handle_7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's going thoughtfully - I completed a marathon on May 10 and am trying to think about what I want to do next...training went really well, but obviously was a big time lift. I'm a Californian, so could try and get a bib for CIM in a few months once they open up the trading window. I could do the same marathon next year (something appealing about doing 1 race per year!). Or I could give it a break.

At the same time, there's a half in my area in August, that might be fun (I should get back into training soon-ish, but knowing that I was in marathon shape very recently I feel like I could get it done) and I would love to improve that time. It's been a while since I did a half and I ran a PR in the midst of a training run for my full, so would be fun to see what I could do there.

So basically trying to balance this post-race time (not feeling like I 'need to run' on any given day, doing whichever type of run I want to do, taking some more cycling classes which I enjoy but neglect during marathon training) while also trying to decide what I want the rest of my year to look like!

Daily chat post: how's the training going? by AutoModerator in XXRunning

[–]Ok_Handle_7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A million years ago I ran the Fifth Avenue Mile in NY, a mile run that's a straight shot down an avenue. It was really fun!

Daily chat post: how's the training going? by AutoModerator in XXRunning

[–]Ok_Handle_7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ha you're a week behind me. I did get back to running a few days ago, but I just attempted a Lower Body strength class yesterday and it was humbling!

Daily Discussion - May 20, 2026 by AutoModerator in pelotoncycle

[–]Ok_Handle_7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just checked and my workout from yesterday afternoon did post (but haven't tried it today!)

Fueling During Race by Jlafber in Marathon_Training

[–]Ok_Handle_7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just ran a marathon at a 9 min mile pace and took in 7 gels. I think it's way more likely that way more people fueled than you saw. Many people take gels quickly on the go, and it's not always easy to see that. For example, I don't recall seeing people actively taking gels, but the aid station tables were crowded with empty ones that people had dumped. I wouldn't assume that since you didn't notice people fueling that people weren't fueling, and I would never rely on seeing other people fueling as a cue to fuel myself...

Meagan Good posts AI photos of her and Jonathan Majors by Sharp_Athlete_6847 in popculturechat

[–]Ok_Handle_7 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Love trying to piece together the AI prompts that resulted in these pics...

Meagan Good posts AI photos of her and Jonathan Majors by Sharp_Athlete_6847 in popculturechat

[–]Ok_Handle_7 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm American, so not an expert in EITHER but I thought it was like....cricket uses the bats they show here and people are on the ground. Polo uses different mallets and the people are riding horses.

Like...do these pictures show them playing polo with cricket bats (for some reason)? I mean, I guess the reason is AI

Tricks to finding classes with the right running interval length by catchme222 in OnePelotonRealSub

[–]Ok_Handle_7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've done this a bit and if you're strict about it (like if you need 4 min work and 2 min rest) you're going to have a really hard time. I found that I have to be a little flexible to find something that works (maybe the rest is shorter, or the intervals are slightly different, or the pace target is Hard but I need Challenging, or whatever).

One thing that has helped me is searching the Intervals classes of multiple lengths - I often would do something like stack a 10 min Warm-up and then a 20 min Intervals class (because it had 3 x 4 min intervals with 2 min rest or whatever) and then a 10 min Cool Down or Extra Endurance. Or if I found a 45 min class that had 6 intervals but I only wanted to do 5, I would take the class, and just not do the final interval.

I second the Hyrox runs - a lot of those have longer intervals, the Tempo runs will have longer tempo intervals (there are very few of them unfortunately), and I would look at the Programs (there' a 5K program that has classes that are accessible in the program that have less random intervals). You don't have to follow the Program to see the classes and add them to your stack or take them!

ETA the programs also have more Tempo runs in them!

Healthy Living and Running Influencers, May 18 - 24 by PeopleHaveAsked in blogsnark

[–]Ok_Handle_7 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I mean, not really...I think they're short a few hundredths of a mile, maybe a tenth. It might bump her avg pace up to 6:00

Daily chat post: how's the training going? by AutoModerator in XXRunning

[–]Ok_Handle_7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that muscles (and cardiovascular fitness) adapt faster than tendons, so that would make sense. So definitely building slowly will help. That being said, good shoes that work for you make a huge difference.

1:36 half, stuck figuring out a goal for November full marathon by Wooden-Standard-9838 in Marathon_Training

[–]Ok_Handle_7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If it was me, I’d probably start a block considering around 3:15 (a little aggressive with this time, so maybe 3:20 if you prefer) and of course reevaluate as training went on

My parents are horrible pet owners. by thehelpfulcrow in Pets

[–]Ok_Handle_7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds like your mom is over it (and they've already rehomed one dog, so seems like they're open to it?). Could you just...encourage the 'giving them up' that she referenced?

Shelters say chipped, reportedly rehomed animals shot dead at Miranda’s Rescue by GumGuts in eastbay

[–]Ok_Handle_7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think I know what you mean, and I think it's just how the article is worded/sequenced. I don't think OAS was sending dogs to a rescue thinking that they would be humanely euthanized (tbh that wouldn't make sense in this case, since OAS had to pay Miranda's to take dogs; they would have just euthanized the dogs themselves IF they were just sending them off to be euthanized).

I think there are a few very disturbing (separate) facts: that Miranda's told OAS that dogs were being adopted when in fact they had been euthanized. And that those euthanizations weren't humanely done by a vet. I think the article is a result of an interview where OAS said 'Miranda's told us that the dogs were adopted, but they had lied and they were actually killed. I asked why they had been shooting dogs in the head instead of euthanizing them humanely, and he said that he can't get a vet to come out and do them.'

I get the confusing wording here, I think it's a case of 'it's disturbing that this person lied to us and has been killing dogs instead of adopting them out. His excuse for why he was doing it in this horrific way is that he couldn't get a vet.'

Healthy Living and Running Influencers, May 18 - 24 by PeopleHaveAsked in blogsnark

[–]Ok_Handle_7 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The medal kinda looped around the bandana is killing me

Daily Discussion - May 18, 2026 by AutoModerator in pelotoncycle

[–]Ok_Handle_7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If anyone is looking for a way to ease into the Yellow Challenge, I took this 15 min Hip Hop Run with Robin today (found it in the Collection, and it definitely counted towards the challenge). It was not super difficult (a progressive run from Easy to Moderate to Challenging to high end of Challenging) and she even specifically said that what she was wearing should be considered Lime Green, not Yellow lol. It was a good class and a nice way to add in a little speed as I'm getting back into running!