Treadmill run: 10 min at 5.5 speed
Hannah ran on a foreign gym treadmill for 10 minutes at speed 5.5, then powered through another 10 minutes thanks to LL Cool J.
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Giggling about soft smiles, summer reading, and running
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Jun 30, 2026
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Hannah Becomes a Triathlete in Toronto
At 59:27 · chapter starts 59:02
The closing segment begins with Hannah's bombshell: she ran on a treadmill this morning. In Toronto. At a gym she had never scoped out. She is in what she describes as 'a dark place' — so dark it led to voluntary cardiovascular exercise. She ran 10 minutes at speed 5.5, hit a wall, and then LL Cool J's 'Head Sprung' appeared on her playlist and carried her through another 10. [1] — Hannah Berner "Treadmill run: 10 min at 5.5 speed: Hannah ran on a foreign gym treadmill for 10 minutes at speed 5.5, then powered through another 10 minu…" 59:27 She felt good afterward. The experience was marred slightly by a man approaching her to say he loved her special — while she was at her most sweaty, Botox-frozen, and emotionally exposed. Paige offers the 12-3-30 treadmill method as a future option. Both agree gyms should feel more like Pilates studios with candles and Palo Santo.
Hannah Becomes a Triathlete in Toronto
Stranded in a foreign Toronto gym, Hannah ran for 10 minutes at speed 5.5, nearly quit, then LL Cool J's 'Head Sprung' dropped and she powered through another 10 minutes. She is now calling herself a triathlete.
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