Just kinda funny you assumed it was a woman.

Yes I would be equally irritated if they decided to go to church, I find religion equally as exploitative and harmful. I don't think withdrawing to lies to make yourself feel better is healthy. There was a much better comment that succinctly described how I feel about it, I'll find and link it in an edit.

Edit https://lemmy.world/comment/16630648

Edit2: running marathons obviously not, there's no inherent (fake) belief system with taking up running lol