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Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Re: Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Post by inanutshellus »

xandrius wrote: post #19
inanutshellus wrote: post #15

> My adulthood litmus test has always been the following: > > If you know what date it is every day, you are an adult. Tangent - My definition of "adult" that I came up with as an early teen: "When I realize I'm looking in the _driver's seat_ of passing cars hoping to see pretty girls, that will mean I'm `an adult`.". Years later I had a palpable shock moment in which I glanced in a car and remembered coming up with…

I generally unbundle age and adulthood. For me the definition has always been "an adult owns up to their own mistakes". Which is the shorter version of "A child doesn't care about their mistakes, a teenager expects others to fix them and an adults own up to them". This allows me to categorise older people who I feel like don't act like adults.

Yes, shockingly my tween-made definition of adult wasn't very adult. ;)

Re: Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Post by inanutshellus »

aradox66 wrote: post #23
xandrius wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I generally unbundle age and adulthood. For me the definition has always been "an adult owns up to their own mistakes". Which is the shorter version of "A child doesn't care about their mistakes, a teenager expects others to fix them and an adults own up to them". This allows me to categorise older people who I feel like don't act like adults.

This is an adult's definition of an adult

I think it's the definition of a moral person, not an adult, but I do like it.

Re: Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Post by RankingMember »

imzadi wrote: post #31
browningstreet wrote: post #27

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But what did you do next?

Tore my rotator cuff doing crossfit and had surgery and never really got back into fitness.

Time to get into cycling!

Re: Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Post by browningstreet »

com2kid wrote: post #40
the_sleaze_ wrote: post #37

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This is obviously the real one true definition of "adult"

It is also why a lot of people in the fitness industry don't like CrossFit. The rate of injuries is absurdly high. For the longest time (maybe still) CrossFit had very minimal certification requirements for their coaches, so while some coaches had a long history and knew how to train safely, a lot didn't. CrossFit did the community part really well, and then messed up the entire "train safely" part.

Yeah, I personally wouldn't crossfit. It's complicated doing reps for time, exacerbating form with fatigue, etc.

Re: Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Post by pinkmuffinere »

elliottkember wrote: post #33

I recently saw a tweet about someone who put on a nicotine patch every time he went running and tricked himself into thinking he loved it. He was on his third marathon! https://x.com/WillManidis/status/1728860291457524073

Wow this is fascinating! I wonder whether the net health impact is positive or negative, I’m tempted to do this myself

Re: Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Post by woleium »

inanutshellus wrote: post #15

> My adulthood litmus test has always been the following: > > If you know what date it is every day, you are an adult. Tangent - My definition of "adult" that I came up with as an early teen: "When I realize I'm looking in the _driver's seat_ of passing cars hoping to see pretty girls, that will mean I'm `an adult`.". Years later I had a palpable shock moment in which I glanced in a car and remembered coming up with…

i used to say i would become an adult the Saturday i go to buy myself a couch.

Younger folk get their couches on any day and usually from facebook/craigslist/local classifieds

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Post by aradox66 »

itishappy wrote: post #35
aradox66 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is an adult's definition of an adult

Maybe defining "adult" is the definition for adult?

Nah no way, as some of the above definitions show, children - or at least teenagers/"young adults" -clearly conjure definitions of the adult.

There is definitely a difference though between defining an adult from the inside vs outside

Re: Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Post by pinkmuffinere »

pinkmuffinere wrote: post #45
elliottkember wrote: post #33

I recently saw a tweet about someone who put on a nicotine patch every time he went running and tricked himself into thinking he loved it. He was on his third marathon! https://x.com/WillManidis/status/1728860291457524073

Wow this is fascinating! I wonder whether the net health impact is positive or negative, I’m tempted to do this myself

It didn’t take long to think of some healthier options, which I’ll share here in case others think the same:

- copy the m&m design (though I don’t like m&m’s)

- do the same thing with beef jerky/trail mix/hummus/steak/treats like that

- do the same thing, but use a good restaurant/coffee shop/board game/friend/TV show/hot tub/other experience

Re: Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms

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Post by senkora »

inanutshellus wrote: post #15

> My adulthood litmus test has always been the following: > > If you know what date it is every day, you are an adult. Tangent - My definition of "adult" that I came up with as an early teen: "When I realize I'm looking in the _driver's seat_ of passing cars hoping to see pretty girls, that will mean I'm `an adult`.". Years later I had a palpable shock moment in which I glanced in a car and remembered coming up with…

My definition that I came up with college was that adults had full spice racks in their kitchens. I had recently gotten into cooking and was annoyed that it didn't really make sense to buy spices that I would have to throw away at the end of the school year. (I lived out of my suitcase, so space was at a premium).

I am now very happy with my full spice rack.

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