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  1. On 9/9/2022 at 8:03 AM, Native Horn said:

    Anybody else running the Zilker Relays in Austin tonight?  It's a four person relay, 2.5 miles each leg, 10 miles total.  Some really fast people usually (sub-5 minute miles) and great people watching.  Takes place mostly on Lou Neff Road inside Zilker Park. Real Ale beer garden and Taco Deli post-race.  

    I ran it. I actually did two legs as part of different teams. I ran on a coed team that finished 3rd in our division and a master's men team that finished 1st in our division. I was really hoping to take home the coed crown, because that is a big and competitive division, but we were narrowly beat out by less than a minute for the top spot. 

    It's one of my favorite events. Almost everyone in the local run community puts that race on their calendar, and it kind of kicks off fall racing season around here. The weather is typically the only downside as it's sweltering at 6:00 p.m. in early September. 

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  2. 28 minutes ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:

    I was in West Marin last week.  It's near San Francisco.  I drank Pliny the Elder* on tap and ate It's-Its non-stop. 

    The homeless folks seem to have their shit together and left us alone.

    (*don't care that the youngsters are off of IPAs)

    I call B.S. I used to work in San Rafael (not holding or spinning signs), and I can't think of any local who made reference to a West Marin. Maybe I wasn't part of the Marin 2% crowd.

  3. 14 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    Kind of an interesting deal with the Kansas votes and turnout. I don't exactly know how it works there, but A LOT more people are voting on the abortion issue than in the primaries.

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    Grand total of 276,000 in those two races with R Gov primary being 53% of turnout versus 47% in the D Gov primary.

    Then, you juxtapose that with the turnout in the abortion vote. Again, a lot of primary non-participants are voting in droves. But you also have got to think a lot of the R Gov primary voters are also voting "No" and thus pro-choice.

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    Unaffiliated Kansas voters can vote in primary elections on state referendums like the abortion one, but they aren’t allowed to vote for candidates as part of a party’s primary. Hence the huge delta between abortion votes and candidate votes. 

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  4. Second all of the above with a couple caveats. Everyone needs a different amount of water when running over the summer. It all depends on your conditioning and how much you sweat. Personally speaking, I'd be way too bloated if I were consuming 10 ounces per mile.

    And when it comes to gels, they are much better at replacing calories but less effective at replacing electrolytes, hence the need for salt tabs in the summer or basically whenever you sweat a bunch. The other word of caution with gels is that you have to test a bunch to make sure they're compatible with your gut. GUs are notoriously hard on the gut. I've experimented with a bunch (GU, Huma, Honey Stinger, Clif Bloks, Hammer) but ultimately settled on Maurten which are just fantastic. They taste great and go down easy. You can also go the drink mix route which is great pre-run or during. I highly recommend Maurten once again, Tailwind, nuun, or Skratch.     

  5. On 7/6/2022 at 10:21 AM, Jive Turkey said:

    anybody else training for any fall marathons right now?  i've got a marathon in October.  i'm in week 4 of training.  this might kill me.  i'm out the door before the sun comes up on most days and it's still oppressive.  i've done some 7 and 8 mile runs on the treadmill because i just can't deal with the heat every day.  thankfully i've got a few trips planned this summer for weddings:  Jackson Hole and Boston.  so i should get some relief there, but fuck me.  i may need to schedule a few more trips just so i don't have to do all of my long runs here.  i've got family in San Diego.  may need to go out there for a few weeks.

    I'm doing NYC in November and did Boston last October which both required summer training. I started my NYC build early this year (back in May), and I agree it's pretty brutal, but training in this weather provides huge dividends come race day. Believe it or not, your body does get acclimated to the heat. It typically takes a few weeks. You won't be able to hit your desired paces, but it does get a little more bearable the more you do it. Make sure you're taking salt as well. I usually take at least one salt tab before any workout run or run longer than 10 miles.  

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  6. 57 minutes ago, South Austin said:

    MUNA is already fairly well known among the kids (at least according to my high school daughter).  And Japanese Breakfast recently did a taping for Austin City Limits.  She played the festival a few years ago and recall it being a pretty decent show.

    So already I know more about this lineup than last years. 

    Yeah, saw MUNA during sxsw, and the crowd was definitely on the younger side. Their new album comes out in June, and I expect they'll be more of a household name after that. I saw that Japanese Breakfast taping as well last month - she's had a Phoebe Bridgers type trajectory over the past year. I'm a little surprised she's doing ACL as she just played here last October, then a set of shows during sxsw and then the ACL taping last month. 

  7. 18 minutes ago, ChickenNuggets said:

    I remember when I was at UT, Henry Kissinger was cancelled from speaking at the LBJ school. Meanwhile, Jesse Jackson and his fleet of white lincolns showed up on the south mall to protest G.W. Bush... This was all before "cancer culture" was a thing.

    All schools start somewhere, but if University of Austin can attract top notch teaching talent and foster actual debate and learning and not some woke echo chamber that many on here seem to enjoy, then I can see this school doing very well here. Not sure why the jokes unless some of you fucksticks feel threatened by it. 

    Kissinger backed out of that event. He cancelled himself.

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  8. 1 hour ago, drt said:

    Can you imagine how expensive construction labor would become, overnight?  Food service?  It would be a rude awakening for the vast majority of people in this state.  It's a problem for sure but I would guess his audience has no idea of the consequences.

    Don's a home builder. Undocumented workers made him the wealthy piece of shit he is. 

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  9. 26 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    That's where they're fucking going anyway. so ok. Do you think these guys are crossing the border and going "Let me get to Amarillo?" They're going to where likely family is, which is likely a population center. Fucking knob. 

    Amarillo actually has a fairly significant immigrant population, but it's largely due to refugee resettlement.

  10. Ran my first Boston yesterday. Weather was pretty decent - light wind, and low 60s throughout. 
     

    Ran a 2:48:36 which I was thrilled with. Didn’t intend to race it, but I pretty much did. Felt amazing to just take it all in - running an in person marathon again and Boston at that. The crowds were amazing. I love Boston, the people there, and their collective energy. They are the best hosts imaginable. 

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  11. 9 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

    SF takes the lead in top 9 on three straight bloopers. 

    Lamonte Wade Jr. clutch again. That guy is batting like .800 in the 9th inning. It's remarkable.

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