The Runner Beans

[Amamam]

I am still so surprised Charlie's doing Boston again without a BQ. I honestly think that running it in 2017 has really caused her so much anxiety - imagine if she hadn't been so desperate to get her BQ for the last seven years so she could justify her place. She could have just focused on running for fun, doing gym classes and being with her kid?

Will be interesting to see how she justifies it this time - she said she was sure it would be magical when she returned with a BQ, what about going back knowing you're much further away from that goal than you were then?

 

[Lemming312]

She's probably kept quiet because she can't justify it. All the Barbie's have revealed their kit, they probably coordinated their posts, but nothing from Charlie, has she been left out or is she scared to admit she's doing it?

 

[punter]

My guess is she reads here, she knows people have figured it out. She is probably struggling to figure out how to frame it. Question is will she fess up because she will be in all the Barbie prerace photo shoots etc or will she just go: oh btw I ran Boston here is my medal. If it is a sponsored trip she will have to create some content.

The weirdest thing would be if she did it and not said anything about it like as if it never happened. Just mentions spring marathon, carb loading, training blocks but never actually say anything about the race.

Not to forget all the Barbies are there with qualifying times….

 

[Amamam]

My guess is she reads here, she knows people have figured it out. She is probably struggling to figure out how to frame it. Question is will she fess up because she will be in all the Barbie prerace photo shoots etc or will she just go: oh btw I ran Boston here is my medal. If it is a sponsored trip she will have to create some content.

The weirdest thing would be if she did it and not said anything about it like as if it never happened. Just mentions spring marathon, carb loading, training blocks but never actually say anything about the race.

Not to forget all the Barbies are there with qualifying times….

It's so odd. If she's that ashamed of running it, then just... Don't? No one is making her do it.

Unless she's going to say she's running it as she's giving up on ever getting a BQ and this is a kind of farewell to the whole idea? That would be an end to the biannual "here's my new plan to get a BQ, it'll definitely work this time!" cycle, at least.

 

[punter]

I am back to my plot twist: BQ attempt at Boston

 

[mqh]

she's finally announced it

 

[ihateinfluencersidst]

Gifted place as expected.

What a whopper

 

[punter]

They really got value out of this one given that she has only come clean now. Compared to someone who may have tagged them in their posts all the way through training….

 

[Amamam]

No long-winded justification post. Embarrassed or just shameless?

 

[punter]

I give her the benefit of the doubt and say she is actually realising that this is embarrassing.

 

[hollyhocks]

Wow that was lackluster. She is 100% embarrassed. What did she expect when she accepted the free bib?

 

[punter]

Wow that was lackluster. She is 100% embarrassed. What did she expect when she accepted the free bib?

She wants to be part of the barbie crew so badly. I think she saw this has her chance to join them at their major annual event Boston.

 

[the_chafe_is_real]

Bet Kells is fuming, free places at Boston and she missed out. Beans announcement was quite frankly tit. She looks embarrassed. And she’s pretending that she’s done a marathon training cycle? Nah.

 

[hollyhocks]

Bet Kells is fuming, free places at Boston and she missed out. Beans announcement was quite frankly tit. She looks embarrassed. And she’s pretending that she’s done a marathon training cycle? Nah.

Free bib, free flights, and likely free hotel! Kelly’s dream.

 

[Ravenclawgirl]

I’ll admit, I’m insanely jealous

I’d love to do it, but I’ll never BQ.

 

[Runin’ Wild]

This is everything that is wrong with these insta running mats!

There are decent honest hard working runners out there who have give there everything to hit a BQ and missed out and then people like this get a spot on the back of every run being an advert!

 

[Patrickthewonderdog]

She is the epitome of mediocre. She should not be running Boston. I worked my a off to get my place, it really irks me that someone like her gets to do it. Makes a joke of those of us who actually did it

 

[orange club biscuit]

Obvs Beans is thick skinned and dgaf but I’d feel so out of place at Boston if I hadn’t earned my spot and was likely to run a 4hr + race without a charity bib on.

I wonder what she will run it in. The Barbies are all fast and mostly earned their BQs, right?

 

[jenna256]

I’m late to the game here but who are the Barbie’s?

 

[punter]

I’m late to the game here but who are the Barbie’s?

Welcome

Not sure if it was me who coined it or someone else. I always think of them as Barbies A group of pretty fast US runners. All with loads of kids, some are military wives. They all coordinate their outfits for races and pose with tons of picks. They BQ every marathon they run etc. insta runners in the US. check out triandrungirl or clairerunsthere and you will see who we mean.

Beans did the Disney runs with them.