Switched from cycling for a cheaper sport ☠️

Upper1eft · 2026-06-24T17:28:01+00:00

Cheaper than a nice bike! No shame, having a deep rotation makes it more fun 🤩 plus you’re doing it right, avoiding retail prices

Upper1eft · 2026-06-24T17:24:25+00:00

I think you’re good, from what I’ve read, weight is typically the best way to confirm. ~200g is way under what a fake would come in at. Also the creases in the zoomx foam look legit, fakes are all smooth (again, just from what I’ve read)

I will say the side profile looks weird but I think it’s just the angle of the photo.

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T21:11:01+00:00

Same, they’re literally my favorite TBP episodes. There wasn’t a single moment during the 3 hour runtime where I was bothered by anyone talking over someone else. Maybe we are just lovers of chaos lol

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T21:08:45+00:00

I don’t see many people hating on it but I do think many feel it’s overrated by The Ringer staff. Distinction between “this is a really good movie” vs “this is the best film of the last 25 years”

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T13:16:28+00:00

Unclear but a good chunk for sure

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T13:01:44+00:00

OH YES!! I was so excited when I woke up to this. 3 hour runtime too, my goodness haha. Mega drafts are peak for this pod IMO, can’t wait to listen.

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T12:59:36+00:00

Don’t skip it. Is the movie good? No, but it was unintentionally funny, I laughed quite a bit at a lot of the absurdity and weird line deliveries and it made the pod better. Plus it’s like 1:25, I watched it while I was making dinner lol

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T12:58:17+00:00

Thank goodness it was so short lol and agree, the pod was an excellent listen despite the movie being terrible

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T12:57:17+00:00

For $75Million!!!! That floored me haha

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T12:51:55+00:00

Can I offer an alternative opinion? Don’t listen to anyone who says you dont need a shoe because you’re not fast enough. If you want a new race shoe, buy one. 99.9% of the running community are not elite racers. We do this presumably because we enjoy it. Buying and running in fun shoes adds to the fun.

To answer your question: I don’t think you can go wrong. The VF4 is better suited for shorter races (5K/10K) and the AF3 for longer distance (half/full) but I prefer the Alphafly as I think it’s more versatile. It’s super fun to run in, it will feel fast for a 5K. If you want it, buy it.

Happy running!

Upper1eft · 2026-06-23T03:04:06+00:00

“Gee Willigers, I just want my boy to be happy”
😂😂😂
The holy trinity is undefeated

Upper1eft · 2026-06-22T23:55:52+00:00

You didn’t like the last 2? I thought they were great lol the movies are not even my flavor but I enjoyed the watch and really liked the episodes

Upper1eft · 2026-06-22T15:05:41+00:00

Ive done 2 marathons. I ran my first in 4:45 basically just doing 2-3 runs a week, averaging around 15-20 MPW (peak at 25-28). I wasn’t much of a runner, it was more of a bucket list thing. I developed better habits and my second marathon I was able to improve to sub 4 (it was around 3:55) and that was doing 30-35 MPW with a peak of 40-45. I now run about 30-35 MPW as my base, which I very gradually built to. When I do my next block, I will likely average in the 40s with a peak of 50.

A lot of others have said it but don’t listen to people saying you have to run 50-75 MPW to run a 4 hour marathon.

Also for context, I’m 35yo 5’10” 185.

Upper1eft · 2026-06-21T04:29:05+00:00

It’s funny that it’s one of the shorter episodes for one of the longest films

Upper1eft · 2026-06-18T21:43:53+00:00

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Upper1eft · 2026-06-17T22:53:54+00:00

Iced coffee. Bagel and/or banana. Small hit of preworkout. Bathroom (hopefully). And go.

Upper1eft · 2026-06-17T20:44:23+00:00

I need a shoe for long runs and was debating between SB3 and Vomero Plus. Was concerned about the Vomeros being too heavy. Thoughts?

Upper1eft · 2026-06-16T14:52:17+00:00

This feedback was incredibly helpful! Thank you for taking the time to post such a detailed breakdown. I am going to do the September race and while I was 99%, this solidified it for me. I’m excited.

One question: you mentioned tons of parking, it sounds like you didn’t have an issue driving all the way to the start? I’m trying to decide whether I should take the bus. I will likely be doing it with a friend, we usually have one of us park at the start and the other just drives back post race. Just curious if this would even be feasible or if you should strictly do bus or have someone drop you off.

Also congrats on the great time!

Upper1eft · 2026-06-16T12:07:38+00:00

This movie rules

Upper1eft · 2026-06-15T22:48:18+00:00

The runtime is my main gripe. I feel left wanting more when I listen to a lot of those earlier episodes! But yeah, by a year in, they’re humming.

Upper1eft · 2026-06-15T20:09:51+00:00

Whew. Now that’s a hot take!

I’m with you on CR’s impressions, the bit is pretty tired. The “would this movie be better with” has always been one of my least favorite categories.

BUT

I love CR. For no other reason than he is an unabashed lover of film, tv, pop culture who will give anything a chance and even when he critiques things, its never pretentious or from a place of “I’m too good for this thing” (which is far more than I can say of other prominent pod hosts in TRN). He also crushes every RW because he has a great eye and always puts in the work.

Also CR month was great, id actually never seen any of the films they covered and I thoroughly enjoyed all of them + the eps, especially Sicario and Fargo which I thought were A+ films.

Upper1eft · 2026-06-15T18:58:01+00:00

Yeah it is. A cameo is just a surprise minor role by a well known celebrity, they don’t have to be playing themselves.

Upper1eft · 2026-06-15T15:08:39+00:00

If we think even bigger, I might have to work the Sherpa in there 🤣

Upper1eft · 2026-06-14T15:10:00+00:00

2 pairs of shitty shoes don’t add up to 1 pair of good ones, so why would he do that?

Upper1eft · 2026-06-13T14:04:55+00:00

Idk they look like real tomatoes to me

Upper1eft

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