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  1. For the past decade plus, the Giants continue to do more with less while the Dodgers continue to do less with more. You can spend all the money you want, but you can’t buy clubhouse chemistry, and that’s what the Giants have in spades, that and a better front office especially with the addition of Zaidi three years ago. 

  2. 17 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

    All up and down I-35, there are now billboards for Don Huffines saying "Stop paying ILLEGALS our money!"  So we're going full racist in this campaign.

    Wait, Huffines is a home builder. That's precisely who he's been paying for decades. 

  3. On 5/17/2021 at 4:36 PM, fluff said:

    Trying to get back into some running, what is the best site to look up races in the area? Mainly 5k for now. There seem to be a few different sites but wasn’t sure if there was a gold standard. Austin area..

    Maudie's Moonlight Margarita Run was a summer staple 5K for the longest time. It was virtual last year and this year, and it looks like that virtual window just closed yesterday.

    A lot of the more popular 5K Austin-area runs are either in spring or around September. I'd check out the following:
    Sunshine Run 8/29
    CASA Superhero Run 9/12 (very popular one)
    Daisy 5K October TBD (also very popular)

  4. On 5/12/2021 at 1:36 PM, Clintonaldo said:

    In your opinion is it more important for me to run longer and slower right now? I am about to sign up for a half in October and a full in November and I want to qualify for Boston which means I have to run a 3:10 and I have never ran a marathon before. I realize I am setting a hard goal but that is my personality. I was going to try and do 15 on Saturday at a slower pace of around 8:40 or something. In my mind I need to get the distance before I get the speed. 

    There are two schools of thought, and to be honest, I've tried it both ways. I've tried more quality work with less miles and more miles with less quality. For me, the biggest payoff was building a base with a high volume of miles over a three month period. It's like building a performance racing car - you want to build as big of an engine as you can and then figure out how to fine tune it. You just want to make sure your body can handle a heavy workload; otherwise, you risk injury. And you also want to make sure there are recovery paces built in a couple times a week. 

    That said, there are some people who swear by fewer miles but doing more quality work. My belief is that a lot of these people are mixing in cross training. Whatever you do, as you build up your workload, make sure you're rolling out after long runs, mix in a strength regimen, and get lots of sleep and stay hydrated. I don't know what your current running schedule / volume is like these days, but I can't stress enough that you want to do all of the extra things required to stay injury free. 

    In terms of Boston qualifying, also keep in mind that you'll need a time below your qualifying standard. So while it says 3:10, you really needed close to a 3:02 for the 2021 race. I anticipate it will be closer to normal next year, but you'll still need to run probably closer to a 3:06 to feel confident about getting in. 

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  5. Well done, Clintonaldo! The Austin half is a tough course, and the late April date made for some challenging conditions. Plus, I think everyone returning to real racing is still trying to get adjusted to it after an extended layoff.

    I managed to get into Boston with a time from December 2019. The cutoff was almost 8 minutes under your qualifying time, and I had just over 8 minutes to work with, so I barely made the cutoff. 

    Ran a half up in Amarillo last weekend in 1:20. I trained for a 1:18, but I backed off that time because it was a warm and windy day. Feel encouraged with that result.

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  6. On 4/4/2021 at 9:22 AM, iodeac said:

    After a year of not racing due to Covid and my weight getting out of hand, I'm determined to run more miles this year.  My wife and I just signed up for my friend's half marathon in Lincoln, NE in October, and I just signed up for a trail half marathon May 1st.  Just ran my longest run of the year this morning, 8.5 miles.  I'm looking forward to running being fun again and feeling like I'm just flying around instead of struggling through every mile.

    Any recommendations on good trail shoes?  I have a pair of Solomons that's a few years old and I need something with some more cushioning.  Leaning towards Hoka, Brooks Cascadia, or maybe Altras. 

    Check out the Nike Pegasus Trail 2s. 

  7. The most popular grading service these days is PSA. There is an insanely long turnaround time because of the resurgent value and popularity of cards. But given the value of that card, you'll submit it with Express service (15 day turnaround, $2,499 max declared value) or Super Express (2 business days, $4,999 max value). If you're not comfortable submitting a card of that value yourself, there are people that will walk it through the grading process for you. You typically need to have an established relationship with them, and it's more common for large submissions. All that said, you have the king of all cards right now, so you can probably find someone who will process just that card for you.

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  8. Closed out the virtual racing year with a 1:18:34 half. Held steady at pretty much 6:00 even throughout. Favorable training leading up to it, and it was a favorable day weather wise on a pretty flat looped course.
     

    No idea what 2021 has in store but am optimistic I’ll be able to finally register for my first Boston using a December ‘19 time. 

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  9. 3 hours ago, bernorange said:

    The road to hell is paved with good intentions.  Affordable college.  Affordable housing.  Once government gets involved, markets get distorted.  And it's not a problem until it is and then it's really a problem.

    The vast majority of affordable housing is delivered via the market either as naturally occurring affordable housing or private equity in the form of tax credits.

  10. 3 hours ago, Jive Turkey said:

    finally got an MRI on my lumbar.  i thought it was a herniated or ruptured disc.  turns out to be mild spinal stenosis.  that's what has been causing the back pain and sciatica.  need to see a specialist about it.  it's not bad enough that i need surgery, but i will need PT to make it better.  i'm obviously gonna cut back on running for a bit.  but i still have a few more marathons i want to run in 2022 and 2023.

    What's on the wish list for '22 and '23? Godspeed for a quick and full recovery.

  11. From the capitol inside link above ...

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    The sidebar drama is all the more scandalous in light of Paxton's reputation as a staunch Christian who's attended the megachurch Prestonwood Baptist

    Is it though, is it? There's a direct correlation between the staunchness of one's Christianity and their propensity for scandalous behavior.

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  12. 1 hour ago, 0xdeadbeef said:

    The 3M Half Marathon is taking registrations (Jan 17th, 2021), but I don't believe for a minute that the City of Austin will allow that happen.

     

    Yeah, I've talked to the Decker race director, and he's offered a reasonable plan to city / county officials - no indoor use of the expo center, rolling start in waves (people stay in their cars until their wave), very limited on course hydration, etc. And they are still uncomfortable about moving forward with necessary approvals. Decker is 1/10th the size of 3M, so there's almost zero chance 3M happens.

  13. As of now, the Bryan - College Station half and full are still a go for mid-December. I know, I know, it's not an ideal location, but it might be the only opportunity to run a certified course in close proximity this marathon season. I'm registered for the half. 

  14. 20 minutes ago, B00M said:

    Can you just let us know when Adler and the council members you like start paying market rate to live in apartments with mostly subsidized units? Or when they support the building of one that towers over their backyard? Thanks in advance.

    Adler lives in the W. He's surrounded by towers.

    As for the other question, there are scant examples of those types of rental properties. It's usually the inverse - mostly market rate units with a small percentage of income-restricted units. And it's incorrect to tag them as "subsidized" without knowing the exact financing mechanism that was employed to build them. There are a myriad of them, the most common being a tax credit which is basically private investment in exchange for a dollar for dollar credit against a corporation's federal tax liability.

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