TCO Top 5: Favorite Peloton Classes from Week of 3/16/26

Every Monday, we ask the Clip Out community to share their favorite class from the last week. Your stories of love, sweat, and tears always inspire us to keep moving. We are excited to share the five most enthusiastic nominations (in no particular order) and a quick review of each class. Read on for our weekly dose of motivation!

This week’s top 5 Peloton classes:

1. 3/11/26 30-Minute 80s Ride with Leanne Hainsby
2. 2/21/26 45-Minute Outdoor Run with Joslyn Thompson Rule
3. 3/10/26 45-Minute Real Route: Paris Mountain with Christian Vande Velde
4. 3/14/26 30-Minute Rolling Hills with Sam Yo
5. 3/14/26 60-Minute Long Run with Mariana Fernandez

1. Favorite 80s Ride

3/11/26 30-Minute 80s Ride with Leanne Hainsby

“Leanne’s 30 min 80s ride, she is always so joyful! And the playlist was fire!” — Charli Spellane

Leanne’s energy has a way of making every ride feel like a celebration, and this 80s ride was no exception. With a playlist that had the community buzzing, it’s the kind of class that reminds you exactly why you fell in love with Peloton in the first place. Whether you lived through the decade or are just along for the musical ride, Leanne’s joy is absolutely contagious.

2. Favorite Outdoor Run

2/21/26 45-Minute Outdoor Run with Joslyn Thompson Rule

“What are you gonna do when things get tough? I loved this run outside. Chose it based on the playlist and found it to be a better experience than I expected. Amazing music that keeps you going, excellent coaching and pace targets very doable outdoors. I highly recommend this for those training for a race or marathon. Joslyn talks about how to keep the focus even during the unexpected. I’m not training for anything but could transfer her words to my current life moment. Bonus: this is the class Hannah Frankson takes when she runs outside! #LilPowerhouse” — Cristina Ribeiro

Joslyn has a rare gift for coaching that reaches well beyond the workout, and this outdoor run is proof. The pace targets translate beautifully to real roads, making it a standout pick for anyone training for a race or marathon. But even if you’re nowhere near a starting line, Cristina’s point stands: Joslyn’s words about staying focused through the unexpected have a way of sticking with you long after the run is done. The Hannah Frankson co-sign is just the cherry on top.

3. Favorite Real Route

3/10/26 45-Minute Real Route: Paris Mountain with Christian Vande Velde

“I grew up about 10 minutes from Paris Mountain so it was very interesting to hear him talk about the ride and points of interest. It was a tough but doable ride and I set a PR. (Mostly due to a new FTP test I took recently.) CVV is a great instructor.” — Larry Welborn

There’s something uniquely special about riding a route where you have a personal connection to the terrain, and Larry’s nomination captures that perfectly. CVV brings his pro cycling background and genuine love of the sport to Paris Mountain, making this a class that’s as compelling to listen to as it is to ride. Larry walked away with a PR, and even if you’ve never been within 500 miles of South Carolina, this one is well worth the effort.

4. Favorite Rolling Hills Ride

3/14/26 30-Minute Rolling Hills with Sam Yo

“Best class of last week was Sam’s 30 min Rolling Hills. A tough class with a great playlist and a fabulous fitness-based plan. On top of that some fabulous words from Sam as he approached his 47th birthday about attitudes to age and getting older… wise wise words!!” — Andy Townshend

Sam proved that the best birthday gift you can give is wisdom, and this class delivered. A challenging rolling hills format paired with a standout playlist and some genuinely moving reflections on aging and perspective — this is Peloton coaching at its best. If you ever needed a reminder that getting older means getting better, cue this one up.

5. The Unstackable: Favorite Long Run

Sometimes we want a class that leaves us in a puddle and washes all hope of a stack of extra classes away with it. We call those classes Unstackable, and we love hearing about our listeners’ Unstackable experiences.

3/14/26 60-Minute Long Run with Mariana Fernandez

“One of my new favorite runs was Mariana’s 60 min long run from 3/14/26 — not only did I receive 2 birthday shoutouts (#runstephyrun); the playlist and her demeanor were on point, like always, but there was a special relaxed vibe to this long run. It was that feeling of ‘you’ve put in the work, now enjoy doing the thing’ type vibes. I should also add the Swifties will LOVE this one because she played 2 Taylor songs, one of which was All Too Well, the 10 min version, and she let it play, uninterrupted! New fav long run for sure.” — Stephanie Latos

Mariana has a gift for making a long run feel like a reward rather than a grind, and this class is a perfect example. With birthday shoutouts, a playlist loaded with standouts, and the full 10-minute version of All Too Well played without interruption — yes, really — this one is a love letter to runners who have done the work and deserve to just enjoy the thing. Swifties, clear your schedule.

Thank you!

Thank you to all of our listeners for sharing your recommendations and enthusiasm. Keep the nominations coming, and maybe your favorite will make the list next week!

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