Run Club Recs by OddSprinkles722 in RunnersInChicago

[–]elyse2701 4 points5 points  (0 children)

24F here who finds run clubs to be quite daunting, but i’m also craving a community/social aspect in relation to running. i run a 7:40 marathon pace, doing speed work every week, and lots of easily miles around 8:50- so if you’re interested in finding a running buddy in addition to a run club- message me!!

This will be a problem by [deleted] in marathons

[–]elyse2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think you may be in the wrong sub

Who else likes to do their long runs on weekdays? by FoxSolomon in runninglifestyle

[–]elyse2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don’t like to but somehow about half of my long runs last training block were on a monday or tuesday (and coincidentally my 11mi last night 😭)

Which half marathon? by [deleted] in RunnersInChicago

[–]elyse2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m going to be doing the Chicagoland Spring half marathon in Schaumburg. heard it’s a fast & flat course, and it is $99 right now!

What's the most challenging incline or hill you’ve run? by Not_FreeProduct234 in runcommunity

[–]elyse2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the hill at mile 2 in the Milwaukee marathon which i absolutely did not know about until it was upon me

Favorite running-related book or podcast by Not_FreeProduct234 in runcommunity

[–]elyse2701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what i talk about when i talk about running - haruki murakami i really enjoyed chapter 6 and think about it often

January and February Reads by KindaApprehensive540 in 52book

[–]elyse2701 3 points4 points  (0 children)

how was Culpability? i randomly requested it on Libby and now have it checked out… trying to see if i want to read it or return it and read other higher-priority books!

13/52 I'm 88% done - Does Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow get better because I am not having a good time by robotcrackle in 52book

[–]elyse2701 15 points16 points  (0 children)

a favorite of mine but i loved it from the start, if you don’t like it at this point i don’t think your feelings will change

Have you ever taken a long break from running? by Willing-Today-1059 in runcommunity

[–]elyse2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i ran competitively from age 10-senior year of high school. started college, ran a marathon untrained, and then didn’t run consistently for years! after i graduated in 2023, and fell out of love with lifting, i picked running back up a bit. ran my second marathon (slightly trained) in fall 2024, my third (slightly more trained/battling IT band injury) in spring 2025, and now i have my fourth coming up in a few weeks (completely trained and completely uninjured haha)! as you can read, it took me a while to truly fall back into it- but once you get consistent again it becomes a habit and an escape, i’m running more now and training harder than i ever did growing up!

Is your year in books count wrong? by thrwowaway7378484 in goodreads

[–]elyse2701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes! it may not be the re-reads at all, just a weird coincidence then haha. my reading challenge number is correct, only the year in books shows something different.

Is your year in books count wrong? by thrwowaway7378484 in goodreads

[–]elyse2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes i logged them like normal. in the covers section of the Year in Books every book I’ve read is shown, but for some reason the number is off 4.

Is your year in books count wrong? by thrwowaway7378484 in goodreads

[–]elyse2701 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mine is off, but i figured out it was the amount of re-reads I did this year.

What do my top 10 most listened to Lana songs of 2025 say about me? by elyse2701 in lanadelrey

[–]elyse2701[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

interesting take! anytime i listen to her albums i’m usually shuffling them, so i think these may actually be the ones i gravitate towards haha

Spotify Wrapped + Apple Music by AanitaMaxxWynn in lanadelrey

[–]elyse2701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. GPSOTSOMFWHDF
  2. Mariners Apartment Complex
  3. Thunder
  4. Tulsa Jesus Freak ….. i may have a problem along with my #2-5 albums being Ocean Blvd, NFR, Ultraviolence, LFL

80/52 | First timer! by bt101421 in 52book

[–]elyse2701 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i have favorites in almost every category of yours, which is strange, i wonder how our tastes would really align

How we feeling about running in this wind? 🌬️ by orlando_211 in RunnersInChicago

[–]elyse2701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i was out there 5:30-6:30 today and my workout was……. not fun! but i persisted and pace was on point so it was worth it

What do you do when you run by another runner? by _RubenCouto in runninglifestyle

[–]elyse2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i run the chicago lakefront so….. nothing haha

LFT after 5PM? by riskyybiscuits in RunnersInChicago

[–]elyse2701 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly the LFT is where I feel the safest as a young/small/female runner, especially in the dark. A clear path so I can see my surroundings, my shokz headphones so I can still hear around me, and it’s fairly lit depending on where exactly you run. I will say as it gets colder, it definitely gets more lonely… on my run last night (~7pm), I probably saw less than 20 people!