And went for a walk around London afterwards?? Forever in amazement at how little they seem to careIt's so weird that her family was so normal about her needing a paramedic. They didn't even seem surprised! What the actual f*ck!
theyre all emotionally stupid in that familyYeah plus Holly announcing her time to her mom right away ("I did it in 3:37!!") cause clearly that's the most important thing. Bonus weirdo points to Emily for talking about Holly being in the paramedic tent like it's this super fun, hilarious thing.
Yes, how could she, as someone who has university degrees in biology and who no doubt did her research into how to go about marathon training, not know that she would need to replace electrolytes during the race? I don’t run nor have I formally studied biology and even I know that that is really important… So I am inclined to agree that it was probably a conscious decision, which is really sad and concerning. She is choosing to damage her body, yet she has thousands of followers cheering her on and acting as though there is nothing wrong with her behaviour because she reassured them in some video that her relationship with food and exercise is ‘so much better now’. Running a marathon is a great achievement, to be sure, but given the circumstances I don’t think I can congratulate her; to me it seems like the whole thing was primarily driven by her eating disorder, which she doesn’t even acknowledge is still active.What idiot only drinks water during a marathon, honestly!! They hand out Lucozade the whole way round the race which means she made a conscious decision to only stick to water. The ED'd thinking is so obvious.
Her father wpuld probably drop another pearl of wisdom abputvthe importance of perseverance and how she's a wuss for dropping out. I can imagine her mum going "it doesn't seem that bad" as Holly writhes in pain while her sister vlogs the thing like a prank video. I swear her whole family consists of closeted sociopaths. She needs to get out.Do you think part of the reason she didn't pull out or even toy with the idea is because of the backlash/ridicule she may have had from her family?
It's still a big achievement. Most people in the UK don't ever run that distance. I think it's only natural to feel proud of that accomplishment. And the training is almost a bigger achievement than the race itself, as it takes months of dedication.I just not see the whole point of being proud for running a marathon, if it would be someone old, recently covid recovering or people who have never done exercise before, or at least someone struggling with money, it would have some merit to be proud. But in this case, Its just a rich girl of the first world who has never done any formal job before, live's a comfortable life, have plenty of time for waste only in herself who just decided to put a new goal in her life . And, anyways, it's nothing new since all her life it's about eat's a little and waste all the energy with training and training and more training.
Agreed; definitely something worth feeling proud overIt's still a big achievement. Most people in the UK don't ever run that distance. I think it's only natural to feel proud of that accomplishment. And the training is almost a bigger achievement than the race itself, as it takes months of dedication.
thank you! <3 tbh i kind of understand her persisting what with doing it for charity, spending so long training - a number of people still run it when they’re injured (obvs not if they literally can’t walk) but if they do they significantly lower their expectations and focus on finishing instead of getting a good time. this approach is also usually recommended if it’s your first marathon but hey ho. she clearly has the genes/has trained well but 3:37 WHILST injured is asking for permanent damage.well done for finishing! (and not possible giving yourself some kind of chronic injury an dkeeping yourself safe) it shocks me that her trainer would have let her do the race tbh, or did she just ignore their advice and lie about it?
I just had a quick look and couldn't find her but there are tons of Holly Whites. Tbh from what I've seen she wasn't training well or smartly (no very easy runs, faster interval efforts etc). That said I haven't watched any of her content since she blatantly begged for free running shoes.thank you! <3 tbh i kind of understand her persisting what with doing it for charity, spending so long training - a number of people still run it when they’re injured (obvs not if they literally can’t walk) but if they do they significantly lower their expectations and focus on finishing instead of getting a good time. this approach is also usually recommended if it’s your first marathon but hey ho. she clearly has the genes/has trained well but 3:37 WHILST injured is asking for permanent damage.
almost had a heart attack when i read the thing about only having water - but watching the vlog now and she mentioned having gels she brought with her??
i’m also curious - does she have strava or anything? (apologies if this has already been discussed) would love to see what a full week of training looks like and her splits, weekly mileage, etc. it seemed like her longest run before the race wasn’t much longer than a half marathon (unless i missed one?) and she’s considerably fast so i thought she would have managed to squeeze a 35k in somewhere
She’s posted pics with her number visible - it’s 39235! And honestly doesn’t surprise me, I definitely went through a stage where I just ran almost as fast as i could every time i went out, learnt quickly that it’s not smart (or effective)I just had a quick look and couldn't find her but there are tons of Holly Whites. Tbh from what I've seen she wasn't training well or smartly (no very easy runs, faster interval efforts etc)
Good point! Applies to so many aspects of life but consistency really is the keyEven if she didn't train well it doesn't say much. People new to the sport have massive gains and jumps and then progress slows which is when having good training matters.
That’s exactly my approach too. RE: brand, I have no idea but I know she tried out high 5 ones at one point! (personally find them way too runny but she could love them or have gone with some other brand for all i know)Also re only water that's fine as long as she consumed the gels. That's what I do too as I prefer using brands that I like and have trained with rather than any random shit on the day as for me that's asking for problems. Out of interest did she say what brand of gels she used?
Sure the training is an acheivement, but I think knowing your mental and physical limits and looking after yourself is an important aspect of being an athlete (thinking of Simone Biles & Emma Raducanu here especially). I'd be far more impressed if Holly had decided to not run the marathon to avoid hurting herself further, and perhaps decided to aim for the Marathon in 2022.It's still a big achievement. Most people in the UK don't ever run that distance. I think it's only natural to feel proud of that accomplishment. And the training is almost a bigger achievement than the race itself, as it takes months of dedication.
Exactly, my parents would be mortified, and also cross.It's so weird that her family was so normal about her needing a paramedic. They didn't even seem surprised! What the actual f*ck!
they weren’t even worried about her… they just laughed about it like it was the most normal thing. Such a weird toxic familyIt's so weird that her family was so normal about her needing a paramedic. They didn't even seem surprised! What the actual f*ck!
and then just went around london afterwards!they weren’t even worried about her… they just laughed about it like it was the most normal thing. Such a weird toxic family
probably already training. she has an exercise addictionAlso - was she just trying this on or was she really already exercising again????1?1?1?1?
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