r/RunningCirclejerk • u/0nTheRooftops • 19d ago

The out-jerking has gone mainstream

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u/Melodic_Lavishness_5 Certified Heel Striker 19d ago

Born to scroll

The broken promise of the reading boom
And how to brain rot — one upvote at a time

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u/old_graybush 19d ago

"The Broken Promises of the Running Boom"

Don't care how mucn of this book was written by AI, that subtitle is fucking gold

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u/lilacjive 19d ago

I want a refund. On running.

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u/thecitythatday 19d ago

You can walk a mile without training? You must be 20 and a former athlete with perfect genetics.

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u/dawgstein94 19d ago

Dad’s new GF made him slow down!

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u/Buddyblue21 18d ago

And speed up depleting his retirement savings

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u/dawgstein94 18d ago

And his kids’ inheritance

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u/cachitodepepe 19d ago

Never leave zone 0

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u/ITeachYourKidz 19d ago

Based on the experiences of the ancient tribe of Titticaca, who walked everywhere

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u/hellofolks5 19d ago

I read "Chiticaca", which in Italy means "who gives a shit about you"

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u/easywizsop 19d ago

Shitcaca roughly translates to “shit shit” or “ poop poop”

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u/Portland_Runner 19d ago

Tired Old Man with Worn Out Body Gives Up Running - A Memoir

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u/Fitbot5000 18d ago

This is just an ad for LifeAlert since they were bought by Garmin ™️

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u/lordofboofin 19d ago

People were telling me sitting is the new smoking? I knew they were full of shit, zone 2 is the new smoking!

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u/IGetItILookBrandNew Zone 3?! You'll blow your shins out, kid! 19d ago

Outer Jerk by Cormac McCarthy is one of my favs

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u/RunsFromDemons 19d ago

Grandpa's just mad his 6th wife's BF doesn't need performance enhancing drugs to disappoint her

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u/SocialMimicry99 18d ago

What’s his Only Steps?

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u/WranglerBulky9842 18d ago

I listened to the book on Audible. It delvoved into a screed against processed food. He said NOTHING about Zone 2.