Runners' Fairy Tales

Classic fairy tales reimagined for runners. Whimsical, sweaty, and a little ridiculous—because every run deserves a happily ever after. 👟✨Here:

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@ketosprinter An "easy run"... with "a few hill efforts"!! The oldest trick in the book. 😂 Hope Belinda has forgiven you for the hills by now. Great work out there!!

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@MBaker_RunSun @fit_leaders 8 miles on Veterans Day and 914 for the year!! That's some serious Marine-grade consistency... thank you and Joebaby for your service, and save a few miles for December! 🇺🇸🏃‍♀️

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@_IBthekid First 5K AND shopping for shoes already?! Yep, it's official, there's no going back now!! Next step: explaining your splits to people who never asked. 😂 Welcome to the club!!

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@OmiUsayd Day 2 and you've already unlocked the stairs boss level!! 😂 Welcome to half marathon training... the legs will forgive you by Day 5. Maybe Day 6. Probably...

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@rwrwithrahul 92 half marathons?! Most of us need a nap just from reading that sentence... 3,000 km and still going. Absolute machine!! 🏃‍♂️💨

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@StrathSuzy @RunComPod @SStrath58072 Soemtimes no matter how fast or hard you run you've gotta keep the coat and gloves on! 🥶☃️

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Holding the tape for the ones who served. Thank you, veterans.

#runnersfairytales #VeteransDay #running

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“I run for 20 minutes every day. And if I miss a day, I add 20 minutes to my next run. So, tomorrow I have to run for eight and a half months…”

#runnersfairytales #running #runnerhumor #runstreak

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@AnglyRun Excellent time! Be proud! Well done!

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@smokijay @Nike @Hfl_007 Your app deleted a WHOLE kilometer?? That's theft!! Your legs remember it even if the app doesn't... we're filing a missing-km report on your behalf. 😤🏃

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@WalterJCronk 97 miles and the recovery plan was sliders!! Sports scientists hate this one weird trick. Most earned burgers in history... worth every single mile. 🍔😂

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@toddewiest @hammernutrition @Saucony @Garmin Trash day route = free obstacle course!! Dodge a bin, hurdle a recycling box, wave at the garbage truck like it's an aid station... cooler temps just make it all the more enjoyable! 🗑️🏃‍♂️

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@AnglyRun Post-marathon walking era!! The legs filed for vacation and you actually approved it... honestly the hardest workout of the whole cycle. Enjoy every slow step!! 🍂

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@bens_adventures Third overall AND the year of the PB... that's the least knackered crock we've ever seen!! Somebody check the birth certificate. 🥉😂

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@carolineG_19 Nicely done!

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I've noticed my algo changing with the season, giving me more and more content about Tolstoy and Anna Karenina. No complaints, I'm a big fan. But maybe it doesn't know me very well ... or perhaps it knows me too well?

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“You’re right! I am unstoppable!”
“I, uh, actually said unstable…”

#runnersfairytales #running #runnerhumor #runnerproblems

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@Agent_Oli Love this! Always enjoy the journey! Congratulations!

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@_LifeofSergio_ Last long run of the build!! 22 miles and now the taper madness begins... enjoy the phantom aches and the sudden urge to reorganize your sock drawer. Good luck on race day!! 💪

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@RonPipes To quote the sage and scholar Brittany Spears, "Oops, I did it again!" Easy runs only have one weakness... the runner!! Tired legs voted no on the speed test and got outvoted anyway. 😂🏃