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Fuck Run Club, Join Sit Club
- the_third_wave 2y agoFuck Sit Club, join Shit Club. Al you need to do is say hello to the person in the stall next to you and presto, you're part of the club. Competition schedule will follow forthwith.
- readthenotes1 2y ago[flagged]
- swalling 2y agoYou linked to an editorial not a peer-reviewed paper. Moreover it’s from 2014-2018 and is therefore missing a more updated understanding of coronary plaque composition in runners. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11012899/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11012899/ You should probably lace up your running shoes given that obesity and inactivity will for sure kill you.
- chneu 2y agoLol over the years I've been running I've heard people say the absolute dumbest stuff about running being unhealthy. "oh, ya know your heart is gonna explode?" "Oh gosh that's so bad for your knees." "Running will take years off your life cuz of the inflammation" None of it is true. Running, and in fact even moderate paced walking, is likely the single healthiest activity a person can do. Just moving at a brisk pace.
- techpineapple 2y agoMan, I should join a run club.
- therealfiona 2y agoWe don't talk about sit club
- chasing 2y agoI’ve been enjoying the local Fuck Run Club. Great way to meet people.
- bb88 2y agoIs there a comma in there some place? Maybe between the first two words?
- teamspirit 2y agoWhy not between all of them?
- chasing 2y agoWherever you want. It's a very open-minded club.
- JKCalhoun 2y agoThis is why we still love San Francisco.
- kstrauser 2y agoA few years ago my wife and I went to the Lard Butt 1K. It was a single lap around the Polo Fields track, with beer stands before and after and donut stands every few hundred feet around the course. Instead of time groups they had weight classes. I dressed as The Dude. We ambled next to a guy dressed as a cockroach pulling a wagon full of his similarly dressed children; he was Papa Roach. We've got our problems here, to be sure, but there's nowhere I'd rather be.
- nickzelei 2y agoThis is great! Looks like it only went on in 2018 and is mostly a Seattle thing. Would be great to bring this back to San Francisco.
- kstrauser 2y agoWe went twice in SF (and have the tshirts to prove it). And yes, they absolutely should bring it back.
- iamacyborg 2y agoYou should check out the beer mile races
- kstrauser 2y agoI'll keep an eye out!
- Galatians4_16 2y agoTriathlon Club when?
- denysvitali 2y agoAs in sit, watch TV and drink beer?
- Galatians4_16 2y agoI'd be more in favour of parcour/shoot a tv/run away, then celebrate with beer after.
- ecliptik 2y ago5 years ago I blew out a knee running and we ended up getting a Peloton (coincidentally the end of Feb 2020) since the doctor said it would be less stress on my knees. Used their service some, but I 3D printed a phone holder for the handlebars. Now instead of sitting in a chair watching videos and scrolling HN, I do it with an elevated heart rate for 30 minutes. Sure it's not the "right" way to exercise, but I've lost weight (in combination with an improved diet), have more energy and I feel less guilty about screentime.
- freetime2 2y agoWhy isn't it the "right" way to do exercise? I do something similar with my "zone 2" cycling workouts, where I throw a movie on Netflix while I mindlessly pedal at a fixed power output. It's a great way to get in some exercise, especially in the Winter months when it's hard/unappealing to get outside.
- sodality2 2y agoApplying the principle of least resistance to working out is the right way. The best workout will always be the one you can do consistently. https://matt.might.net/articles/hacking-strength/ https://matt.might.net/articles/hacking-strength/
- chneu 2y agoYears ago a coworker asked me if it's okay to take his multivitamin before going to bed. I replied, "taking them at all is the hurdle. Don't worry about not getting 5% of your multivitamin, because you're still getting the other 95%." Starting something is the biggest hurdle.
- _blk 2y agoThis. Most people don't finish [definiton of your race] not because they give up but because they don't try.
- watwut 2y agoIt is the right way to exercise. I think that the modern "if it is fun and pleasant then it does not count enough" is what keeps people off exercising, off learning, etc.
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- freetime2 2y agoI get that this is harmless fun - and I am legitimately happy that people got out and had some fun making up flyers and hanging out with other people. When I saw all those people hanging out in the park on a glorious Spring day, I admit I felt a twinge of jealousy as I sit here alone at my desk. But I've got to say... I find it a bit distasteful how Americans increasingly seem to be more united by their dislikes than their interests. Recently there was a frontpage HN news post about "stoop coffee" [1] - and that felt like a much more chill and constructive approach to doing nothing with other people. [1] https://supernuclear.substack.com/p/stoop-coffee-how-a-simple-idea-transformed https://supernuclear.substack.com/p/stoop-coffee-how-a-simpl...
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- mnky9800n 2y agoYes exactly. I think it’s because it is easy and cheap to find someone with your opinion and it requires no effort if that opinion is disliking something. If you like model trains you have to build them, run their routes, talk to others if you want to build a larger town or whatever, it’s very involved and you can spend your time and money pursuing the hobby. If you hate model trains you only need to find someone on the internet who will comment back to you and already you have completed your hate and can move on to the next train to hate. This is all why I have come to the conclusion that no matter what my thoughts are about something I should mostly keep them to myself if I’m unwilling to do things related to those thoughts. This has helped me find a lot of time I spent disliking things and discussing those dislikes and now I spend that time either trying to fix what I dislike or focus on something I do like. Also that stoop coffee post is a great post.
- mbgerring 2y agoSomething I learned over the last year as I got into running is that many avid runners don't even like running. I wouldn't say that I "like" running, either. I got into running because I was experiencing a mental health crisis, and I needed something besides drugs and alcohol to deal with feelings that were otherwise impossible for me to cope with. Suddenly, as a guy who has shouted "what are you running from?" at Bay to Breakers celebrants, what had been a joke became a dark and profound awareness. It turns out, I was asking myself that question. Running, paradoxically, helped give me the emotional resilience to face what I was running from head on. There are very few things in this world that cost you nothing, are equally available to everyone, and can automatically, reliably and immediately improve your subjective experience. This is a brilliant joke, and I love it. But the flip side is that almost everyone I know that ever got into running has Been Through Some Shit, is aware that running is annoying, not very fun, and kind of cringe, and Does Not Care, because whatever it is, running helps. All of which is to say — you can think of run clubs as support groups, for everyone who has found themselves with a good reason to run, to be seen by other people who Know. For many runners I know, it's impossible to hate them anymore than they used to hate themselves. So, bring on the jokes.
- bee_rider 2y agoAny time I have run (other than in an intentionally limited scenario like a sport) I have wondered “why am I not instead riding a bicycle or rollerblades.” We if we ever need a phrase for reinventing the wheel but, like, simpler and worse, I propose “doing a run.”
- freetime2 2y agoOk I'll bite. I go running with my kids before school a few times a week. Usually a mile, but sometimes longer if time permits and we feel up to it. It's a very low-barrier activity - all you need to do is put on shoes. If we're not feeling 100%, we'll walk portions of it. I always feel euphoric when I get back - it's a much better way to wake up than slamming coffee (although I do that too). And it improves my kids' mood and focus in the morning. I get a few minutes to chat with my kids on the cooldown walking home. They are able to improve their stamina, which makes them better athletes (they really love sports). It's one of the highlights of my day, and my kids seem to enjoy it enough put down their iDevices for a few minutes in the morning. Sometimes it can be a bit unpleasant getting started, but that feeling usually passes within a minute or two. We could do some other activity instead - but I can't think of much that beats running when it comes to benefit vs simplicity and time commitment. Just wanted to add a positive perspective on running. And I'm a cyclist, not a runner.
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- simonbarker87 2y agoI’ve always been a decent runner, won some school and county races, but I’ve never enjoyed it, it was something to get through. I stopped running years ago when I took up weight training and I didn’t miss it at all. Last year my wife wanted to do some Spartan races so started training, I joined her for a few training runs and due to the controlled, slower pace she was running at set by the training schedule/app I loved those runs. Turns out I was running too fast and hating every minute. I now run once or twice a week at a slowish pace, it’s been great. Speaking to “proper runners” since starting back up this is apparently very common, most people who hate running are simply going faster than they should. Anything that gets you outside, run/sit/ride/tennis club is a good thing so well done them for organising something.
- krzat 2y agoInteresting. I like running, but need to force myself for any strength training. I wonder if I'm doing the "running too fast" version of calisthenics.
- mnky9800n 2y agoGet a trainer. A good one will help you understand the progression and the different lifts and such. And will also keep you motivated when you are figuring it out. You don’t have to keep them forever but just to get started for a couple months can be great motivation in my experience.
- iamacyborg 2y agoThe best encouragement I’ve had to hit the weights is the injuries that stopped me running. Gotta get strong to get back to running
- simonbarker87 2y agoCould well be, the other thing could be that weight training is quite a bit more boring than running - I rely on music to get me into a lifting zone. Weights becomes fun when you see the progress in your physique and in the weight you can lift going up and feel in that things that were hard are now easier. As someone else suggested, a trainer can really help as can doing a a simple compound lift based programme like Strong Lifts 5x5 as it’s simple and you make good gains pretty quickly.
- pinkmuffinere 2y agoI love the writing style, and ended up binge reading 4-5 other pieces! This one is my favorite: https://rawandferal.substack.com/p/cooking-up-mehrans-steak-house https://rawandferal.substack.com/p/cooking-up-mehrans-steak-...
- nasmorn 2y agoAs an avid runner this doesn’t seem to sit too well with me. Will they also be ultra sittings? 24h without getting up? Categories toilet seat and hardcore?
- TonyTrapp 2y agoAnd what happens if your nose starts running during those 24h?
- tim333 2y agoSmall children love running around. I think adult running maybe takes the fun out of it by making you run 5km rather than 50m. Also the runners who look sexy tend to be the 100m sprinters rather than the marathoners.
- las_balas_tres 2y agoI own a stationary indoor exercise bicycle. Its quite fancy.. has a magnetically coupled flywheel to adjust the difficulty setting and has all the electronic counters etc. I try use it every day/second day and on those days I really have to motivate myself to get on it and do my 40 min cycle. The first 10 mins is really tough for me and I find I have to put in a lot of mental effort to enter a meditative frame of mind that helps me finish the workout but, by the end of those 40 mins and for the rest of the day I feel on top of the world... its the one thing that helps to motivate me to get back on it everyday. I suspect its the same thing with most endurance type sports which include running. Most people don't actually like the idea of it but the feeling of well-being makes them keep on doing it.
- johnea 2y agoI like running, and I don't even wear shoes, from nike or any other maker. The wet sand on the beach at low tide is the ultimate running surface. And getting away from streets and cars and noise and barking dogs and most of the rest of our idiot primate species is a major mental refreshment, as well as a physical improvment. I highly recommend it... p.s. I enjoy sitting too, but like most engineers my work already has me sitting WAY too much. And the authors complaint about corporate "big run" is then followed up with how they start each weekend at a corporate coffee corps. Sad lack of awareness, really.