Tumblr, Fall Class of 2010.
I miss the āgolden eraā of Tumblr. For me, thatās the people who joined Tumblr around the time of Fall 2010-Spring 2011.
I miss the days when everyone was traveling to destinations to meet up with a bunch of ārandoms they met on the Internetā and had a blast. I travelled to Conway fricking Arkansas to run a half marathon and wore a t-shirt with Zoolander on it. I watched a guy take on āThe Burrito Challengeā in which he ate three or something burritos and ran miles or laps (I forget). I enjoyed following along as another guy in California ran six marathons in six months. I donated to St. Judeās because some people ate a ridiculous amount of pancakes. I ran a Christmas 5k with an introvert and proceeded to eat her pancakes << not an euphemism. We made friends in Chicagoā¦and had a hell of a time running that marathon. We ran and worked outā¦we put lip sync videos together. I made bad song parodies. We read about a couple of Brits ācoming to Americaā. Wbaw sold some t-shirts. People did epic shit.
If you were not on Tumblr during that era Iām sorry. You really missed out. Sure, people are still doing epic things but I miss a lot of those people. I miss those stories. I miss those people. But like all good thingsā¦they have to come to an end. I think Tumblr is a place for people to go, figure some shit out, and move on. Itās like a cross between college and rehab. You come do your crazy shit, talk through it, work stuff out, then you graduate and move on. You may one back from time to time but itās not the same. Youāre the alumnus to a fresh group of people who are āthe new classā. They have their own thing and their own jokesā¦and all we can do is say āremember the time when __________?ā
Maybe Iām just feeling nostalgic. Maybe itās that Tumblr has changed. It was easier then. Whatever it is, to meā¦itās not the same. Iām not leaving (just yet), but itās no longer what it used to be.
I feel like you wrote this in my stead⦠like you guest blogged for my brain.
Tumblr 10ā-12ā was so much a part of life with friends, influence, encouragement, support⦠I even met my wife from tumblr. (Imagine how that would have gone if we didnāt have replies @staff? It wouldnāt. You could be preventing a future tumblr marriage right now. Insert appropriate āfor shameā gif here.)
I canāt say my slow fall from tumblr is because the community has changed so much - itās not the same as it was and thatās life - but itās mostly because of me. Iāve changed. Iām not doing my part. I miss the guy I was then as much as I miss all the tumblrs that were a part of helping that me through a tough journey to a place of health and happiness.
To be honest - I need it again. I feel like Iām back at square 1⦠but itās different now. I know the path. Whatās ahead. The struggle busses to come. The abandoned wagons. The group wagons. The wagons with the little girl raging out of control, down a hill and into the woods. The milestones⦠it doesnāt make it easier. Itās like beating a game then playing it again on the harder difficulty setting (for my nerds).
While it will be another long, tough journey, itāll never be as fun as it was circa 10ā-12ā⦠making friends and writing peace songs because some tumblrs are tough to win over and going to meet ups to run and never to just get together and hangout and driving hours and hours to hop in a car and drive more hours with people youāve never met to meet more people youāve never met yet it all feels like friends youāve known for years and crazy Boston lady run and jump hug you like itās your best friend youāve never met⦠but maybe itās time for something new. Not better, but maybe just different and hopefully just as good.
Maybe itās tumblr. Maybe itās not. Either way, weāll always have tumblr 10ā-12ā. And for what itās worth for those of you still out there, thanks. It was the best. Letās do it again.
I think I was supposed to reblog this a few days ago? I tried to think of something to add but I canāt. It was what it was, is what it is, and will be what it will be. Co-signed. (PS @staff GET IT TOGETHER WITH THE REPLIES/COMMENTS ALREADY).
I was too far and too poor (grad student) to attend these great meetups, but I loved experiencing them as part of that community. I miss what was. Iām hoping we might find a way to rebuild some of that (replies would help with that, @staff). Until then, Iām going to keep writing about my fitness journey and about my life.Ā
Iām going to chime in now, since Iāve seen this post circulating over the past few days.Ā
Class of ā10-ā12 were definitely the golden years for me. I was getting ready to graduate college,Ā āstart a new chapterā by doing TurboFIRE and posting dailyĀ āwellnessā-es to help everyone in their own ventures.
After reading several peopleās posts, I was inspired to start running and eventually train for my first half marathon. In that process I met someĀ āIRLā friends whose friendships are still ongoing, though they have left the tumblr-verse (hereās looking at you: Maggie, Jenn & Emily!) and even Colorado. That hasnāt stopped us from staying in communication and getting visits in foreign countries!Ā
I got so much support from the tumblr-world in my races: 5ks, 10ks, triathlons and half marathons (even the random zumba and lip sync videos. Look them up on my archive, theyāre still there @operation225). Any time I refer to my blog, I refer to you all as my friends ( @nikkiagain, youāll always be my Fitblr BFF!). Because of the support, I was able to lose 27.2 lbs and finish all of those races.Ā
Thenā¦.VEGAS. I metĀ āthe Britsā, I met Devon akaĀ āthe girl who ran around the worldā, I met and got to run with Michelle and Robb, I partied with Amanda, Alicia, and he-who-must-not-be-named/wtf-happened-to-WBAW, and none of that could have been possible without the love and support that the Class ofĀ ā10-ā12 gave me.
I moved to Nicaragua for Peace Corps, had shoddy internet access, and wasnāt able to keep up with everyone as much as Iād liked. Though, I felt like you guys all experienced that with me. I felt you all with me when I ran that 25k and chantedĀ āLetās go, let go, legs go!ā the whole wayā¦a phrase I never would have known without tumblr.
Those were the good olā days. I miss them and I want them back. We have built such a strong, supportive community. I get it, people grow up and move on; kind of like Andy in Toy Story 3. Iām not ready to give you guys up. I need you all on my side and have my back to restart my journey.
Class ofĀ ā10-ā12: Fitblr Forever!
cc: @staff these shenanigans have got to stop. Bring replies back. Our community is breaking without them
I spent 30 minutes replying to this earlier today and TUMBLR ATE MY POSTā¦.
But how I feel about this is important so I am going to rewrite itā¦.
I too was part of the 2010-2011 Tumblr class. Ā I came to this little piece of the inter-webs because I was virtually training for the 2011 Boston Marathon with @mostlyfitforthebeach. Ā I originally thought that this would be a place where I would document and track my training progress and to have some accountability from like minded fitness souls who were out here!Ā
NEVER did I expect what I found hereā¦.Ā
I did not get to go to Conway, AK and run the Soaring Wings Half but I watched eagerly (and with jealousy) my dash daily (really, hourly) to see what shenanigans the group was up to and virtually lived in the moment by running the virtual half at home!Ā
I followed @roguewandering with a vengeance as she trained for her first marathon. Ā Her upsā¦her downsā¦her victoriesā¦her strugglesā¦they were all something that I identified with as I trained for Boston. Ā She motivated and inspired me!Ā
Then I did get to have my first Tumblr meet up ā Las Vegas Rock and Roll Half (aka The Strip at Night) where I met @activeinpink, @robbsadventure, @happyfitrunnergirl, @devonrunning, the Britās and a handful of other wonderful peopleā¦
That did it for me ā I was hooked on meeting my virtual friends and familyā¦
I traveled to NYC and ran the most emotional 5k EVER (Tunnel to Towers) and explored the city with @regainingmymoxy, @lindsaydoeslife, @reclaimingmyinnerbamf, @runsforbrunch, @runningformeĀ and sooo many othersā¦
I ran and didnāt finish the 2013 Boston Marathon due to the bombing and this community was a HUGE source of love and support. Ā I eventually went back with @rookcanrun and @shrinkingmomma and did our Unfinished Business 10k that June and finished the race that the bombers took away from me that day! Ā And the following year, in 2014, I crossed the finish line HAND IN HAND with both of them again⦠Tumblr solidarity!Ā
I have met Tumblrās at airports ( @stilldavidsgoals ), on Do Life Runs ( @bendoeslife and @runswithpoodle) and runs and races both locally and across the milesā¦.Ā
I have watched some of you get married ( @footy-chic & @spartanhusband) and I have watched some of you have the most incredible babies ( @themotherrunner) ā I have felt for many of you who have lost friends and loved ones to cancer, illness and old ageā¦Ā
I could keep going but that is not the point (or maybe it is)...Ā
What is important is what @mostlyfitforthebeach said ā it was really aĀ āgolden timeā and it will NEVER be the same. We all change, we all evolve, we all go different directionsā¦.but hereās the truth:
I miss those times!Ā
I crave those times!Ā
I mourn those times!Ā
Like all of you, I miss this era as well. It was pure. The community was here to lift you up, hold you accountable, and pick you up if you fell. It was just that, a community. @staff has taken away the ability to comment and that just shows how far things have fallen.Ā
What if those of us that remember this amazing time did something to bring it back? What if we banded together to rise up and do our part to rebuild what has been dismantled?Ā
If you are interested, please let me know. Let US know.Ā
As far as I know, you can still answer questions. Maybe until @staff gets their shit together, we can come up with a whimsical question to end all of our posts. Ā
@activeinthemtns am I crazy, or would a 10 year reunion for the Class of 2010 be pretty amazing?
As the great Bonnie Raitt would say, āLetās give them something to talk about!ā
Oh. My. God. Yes!!! Reunion time!!!!! That would be so amazing!
The class of 2010 was literally life changing for me!!! It changed my path. It was amazing. I miss it so much!
**also canāt believe itās been so long!!!**
All. Of. It. ALLLLL OF IT.
This. All of this. The friends I made. The destination races I had fun at. So much love for these Tumblrs.
Sadly, I, too, am back to square one. But even worse with injury. I need our community back. I need to feel whole with the interweb friends again.
I am SO DOWN for a 10-year reunion. Class of 2010 - ROLL CALL.
@thereluctantrunnner @mandabears @roguewandering @thisfearlesslife @devonrunning ā¦et al.
OMG Iām in literal tears reading all of this. It feels like Iāve lived a lifetime since those years, where ironically, I probably needed tumblr the most. Not to sound dramatic, but this group of amazing people changed my life in ways I canāt explain.
Should we make a comeback? Miss yāall.









