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UrbanAchiever

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  1. UrbanAchiever replied to Bottlecap's topic in Futbol
    I did the same and came up with the same range. Cheap seats around $500 up to around $2K for premium seats with club access + parking. That's for 20 matches - 17 regular season plus a few extra matches. Austin FC president did say their cheapest season tickets would be close to the $20 level that they guaranteed Austin City Council as part of the stadium deal (as in a certain percentage of tickets have to be priced at $20).
  2. UrbanAchiever replied to Bottlecap's topic in Futbol
    I'm guessing season tickets deposits as well. They said spring '19 for that a couple of months ago, and we're running out of spring '19 days.
  3. I agree it sucks for OSU, but man I love the high stakes nature of match play.
  4. Chervony is up 2 thru 8.
  5. With MCM, your most strenuous weeks won't be until late September / early October depending on how you prefer to train. At that point, the early morning temps tend to get below 70 so you have that going for you. In the summer, I'm outdoors two to three times a week and then on a treadmill for easy days. Do some climate-controlled runs if you can especially if it's not a quality workout day. Pop some salt tabs during your outdoor long runs, and start super early. Just don't wear yourself out and get mentally exhausted come August. You'll start to despise your training and resent signing up for an early fall marathon, and it may affect your mentality leading up to the race. Also, don't focus too much on hitting the marathon goal pace. Just focus on the quality of the workouts.
  6. IMO you don't need a $2,500 bike if your goal is to just to finish a half Ironman. You can get a serviceable one that will perform well for half that or less. If you decide to do it, spend a lot of the time in open water training. There are a lot of elements to open water swimming that can't be replicated in a pool (mainly the mental side of things).
  7. Really happy for Bruce and the team. I've gotten to know Bruce really well since he moved to Austin as he's our neighbor. I'm admittedly biased, but I think he deserves the job. I'm encouraged that others feel the same. I know he's been heavily involved in the recruiting side of things for the past few years, so I assume the relationships he needs in that department are pretty well developed. Regarding the match, I was really impressed by the way the guys came out at singles and got up a set in 4 matches to set the tone. Clearly they tuned out all of the hype about how Wake doesn't drop singles points especially at lines 1 - 3. I was most impressed by Yuya and Scott bouncing back. Those matches completely turned in the second set. Obviously, we didn't need Scott's point, but he was on cruise control.
  8. What a way to retire from marathons. Congrats on your storied tenure as a marathoner. I've really enjoyed following you through the years, and I've learned a lot about my own regimens and how to get faster because of you. I hope you'll continue to give advice / feedback and keep us updated on your future endeavors.
  9. Ito with Point 3. 3-1 Texas now with Sigsgaard dropping to Rybakov.
  10. Top 5 teams from each of the 6 regional sites.
  11. Excellent job, man!! I heard some recaps, and weather seemed to be more problematic than you described ... at least for the runners in my group. I heard it rained all morning and after it tapered off, it left the air too warm and heavy. Getting under 3:00 in the conditions is very impressive. You should revel in that.
  12. I'm sad to hear that. But I understand - there's nothing more miserable than slogging through long runs when you can't find enjoyment in it. Look forward to following you in other endeavors - trail runs, tris, whatever. Good luck today!
  13. I'm doing the 5K. I ran it 3 years ago, but they've modified the course since then. It still goes around campus. The 10K follows the same course but goes up and back down through Hyde Park. I remember it being pretty flat. The only thing that was kind of a mess was the start. It seemed fairly informal, like a campus fun run but with Nike as the sponsor. It's certainly not made to accommodate a large crowd, because there's not a lot of room for runners to line up. And I fully expect it to be the largest crowd ever given the cancellation of the Cap 10K. The one thing that does help is that the 10K runners go first, and the 5K runners are off 15 minutes later. That will help with crowd control. The biggest upside is the Nike tech shirt that you get. To date, it's the best fitting tech shirt I've gotten in a race.
  14. UrbanAchiever replied to Bottlecap's topic in Futbol
    Why not both in a mixed-use project? Ground floor commercial space and housing above. And the city wouldn't be committing money to the housing portion except a little through GO bonds. It would probably be financed through whatever Foundation Communities decides.
  15. About time. They kept teasing this in the fall. I was anticipating a 2018 release, but all is forgiven now that tracks are incrementally being released.
  16. Well done! I know you were kind of squeezing this one in. Hope you can crack that 1:20 in Katy!
  17. The Houston Marathon was very kind to me. I ran a 3:22:44 (goal was 3:25) and bested my PR by 15+ minutes. The conditions were very favorable for low times - the wind dropped significantly from Saturday to Sunday, and temps stayed in the low 40s. That was my first Houston marathon, and that city knows how to put on a race. I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
  18. UrbanAchiever replied to Bottlecap's topic in Futbol
    This is the most animated I've ever seen Adler.
  19. Thought I would get this started and invite people to post 2019 goals, accomplishments, inquiries, etc. I'm doing the Houston Marathon on 1/20 with a goal of 3:25 (largely depends on the weather). I don't have anything else on the calendar at this point.
  20. UrbanAchiever replied to Bottlecap's topic in Futbol
    Regardless of your feelings about Council, the airport is hands down the best run city facility. It's something the city does very, very well.
  21. UrbanAchiever replied to Bottlecap's topic in Futbol
    A new red line stop in front of the stadium. The plan is to move the Kramer stop further north and have a new one there.
  22. Seconded. WWII museum is phenomenal, and dedicate as much time as you can to it.
  23. Check out the box score for set 2 of Minnesota - Oregon. Oregon won it 41-39. That had to be intense.
  24. I ran the San Antonio half yesterday and finished in 1:38:07. I hit my goal pace of 7:30 exactly. A few thoughts. First, the conditions were very favorable. Low 50s to start the race and high 50s to end. There was almost no wind, and the course was probably the flattest one I've ever run. There was a little ascent at mile 10, but they quickly reward you with a downhill as you make the turn back towards downtown. It was a corralled race which helped a ton with crowd management. I was in corral 2, so there was minimal weaving, and it thinned out by mile 2. Next is the Houston Marathon, and I feel more confident going into that. I may adjust my goal time given how pleased I was this past weekend. We'll see how training goes at a little faster pace.
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