🔥Day 1 - 10K, +55 hexes - Rolle's January 2026 Running Challenge
It's -15 °C (5 °F), but I got used to it pretty quickly. Stride and CityStrides are fun again with lots of new running paths. WorkOutDoors and Habitify have both added new features. Loving it!
https://www.strava.com/activities/16902912103/flyover?origin=shared
Sometime around the 2020 era, we lost the right to be mediocre at things we love.
No longer can you just bake bread...you must start a sourdough side hustle lol. Wanna stay fit and go jogging or running? Nah, you gotta optimize your biometrics for a marathon. What my point is that every hobby has been enshittified and gentrified into a brand opportunity.
This strange infatuation with optimization culture is killing the human spirit.
So this new year, starting tomorrow, one of my resolutions is to do something bad but fun. Maybe I write a terrible poem. I like to draw and paint, so perhaps I will draw a horse that looks like a table or sing off-key in the showers or in front of my loved ones. The algorithm driving the mainstream social media wants me to be a polished product, but my humanity lives in these messy, unoptimized, cringe-inducing joyful failures.
I will try to reclaim the right to be an amateur. Will you join me?
#creativity #hobbies #art #depression #socialmedia #newyear #resolution #happynewyear #MentalHealth #Culture #enshittification #creative #design #writing #reading #books #drawing #music #gardening #nature #running #fitness
Join to my January 2026 running challenge on Habitify: https://join.habitify.me/challenges/H5OPSLSYVMT12JKiDCzCEn0IREUDhZvrKhLO9IulCw4OgrOLWH?last_modified=1767123882489
Join to my January 2026 running challenge on Habitify: https://join.habitify.me/challenges/H5OPSLSYVMT12JKiDCzCEn0IREUDhZvrKhLO9IulCw4OgrOLWH?last_modified=1767123882489
Sometime around the 2020 era, we lost the right to be mediocre at things we love.
No longer can you just bake bread...you must start a sourdough side hustle lol. Wanna stay fit and go jogging or running? Nah, you gotta optimize your biometrics for a marathon. What my point is that every hobby has been enshittified and gentrified into a brand opportunity.
This strange infatuation with optimization culture is killing the human spirit.
So this new year, starting tomorrow, one of my resolutions is to do something bad but fun. Maybe I write a terrible poem. I like to draw and paint, so perhaps I will draw a horse that looks like a table or sing off-key in the showers or in front of my loved ones. The algorithm driving the mainstream social media wants me to be a polished product, but my humanity lives in these messy, unoptimized, cringe-inducing joyful failures.
I will try to reclaim the right to be an amateur. Will you join me?
#creativity #hobbies #art #depression #socialmedia #newyear #resolution #happynewyear #MentalHealth #Culture #enshittification #creative #design #writing #reading #books #drawing #music #gardening #nature #running #fitness
It seems the less I post about running, the less I actually run. My November-December stats are embarrassing to look at. First it was twice a week, then barely once a week.
Conclusion: I'll try posting about my runs more often to keep myself more accountable.
I CLOCKED IN A 10K BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR!
So so happy, I didn’t think I’d make it in 2025!
I was going for a light 20 min run, and felt like going for another lap… and another… and here I am!
A cheerful tempo run to start this day. The days are getting brighter now.
I compiled a playlist of Christmas music for running. It's 47 minutes of pure holiday spirit. 'Tis the season to be jolly. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2exZpqp5Fjl6wEdgw73SKA?si=GUnlSsHYTeumo3jzjfhOmA
Take care, folks. Remember to tell your loved ones that they matter - just like *you* do!
Distance: 10.52k (total: 335.21k)
Pace: 5'16"
#ParisMarathon in 110 days.
Christmas came early at Pisa today, and I got myself a new marathon personal best! 🏅😁 I had to dig deep, particularly after the 30km mark where I ran into headwinds. Somehow my legs even managed to climb up the tower after race, though right now doing anything is a struggle. #PisaMarathon #marathon #running
