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1 hour ago, Lazarus Bocanegra said:
Signed up for the Marine Corps Marathon in October. Will be my first full in five years, and my first time training through a Texas summer. I've been running in the mornings this year, and I'm planning to run commute to the office late in the cycle when I get up to 8-10 mile wednesday runs. Any other tips from you seasoned veterans on how to avoid dying in August?
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.
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13 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:
I am really fighting the urge to do the Ironman 70.3 next year in Chattanooga after watching several people I know do it last Sunday.I really don’t want to buy a $2,500 bike and all of that shit but I cannot shake the feeling of wanting to challenge myself as half’s are starting to get boring and I want to progress and push myself. Am I an idiot?
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).
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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.
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On 5/18/2019 at 4:04 PM, hrmaddie said:
Congrats on 10th place!!!! Hope those bone spurs heal, I've never had to deal with them.
My Boston Marathon - went exactly as I planned. I ran a little faster than through the first half, just staying with the thousands of other runners. I high-fived a ton of kids, soaked in Wellesley College girls, stopped and gave my niece a hug at mile 14, and felt strong through the Newton hills. I stopped on Heartbreak Hill and finally had a couple of beers (plastic cup size, not full size cans) with the BU kids. Got going again and just had fun running it in. I saw my wife and kids on Bolyston, while I was stopping to give them all a hug, I was waived off and told to finish strong. So that's it, no more Boston, no more marathons.
I bought a road bike and am waiting for that sucker to come in. I'm going to continue to run and bike, have fun and maybe just maybe get little faster in each one. I'm trying something new with my running this summer, we'll see what that brings or doesn't. Might help if I were to put down a cookie or two or three.
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.
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Ito with Point 3. 3-1 Texas now with Sigsgaard dropping to Rybakov.
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4 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:
How many teams advance?? Thx...
Top 5 teams from each of the 6 regional sites.
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On 4/22/2019 at 11:01 AM, ToY said:
Ran Boston. Weather was a little unpredictable, but we ended up with a nice stretch where there was no rain. It was a little humid and a little warm, but could have been a lot worse. My plan was to go for 2:45 regardless and was on pace till the hills. For the hills, I was going to not fight them and hope I still had legs to close the last 5. Turned out I did not. Salvaged a 2:49 without dying too much. Cardio wise, it felt great, but the legs just did not want to turn over fast. I'm pretty happy overall!
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.
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4 hours ago, hrmaddie said:
Congrats Clintonaldo!! Great time!!!
Last marathon coming up in a few hours. No time goal. Just finish and move on. I’m done with long distance for the foreseeable future. I just haven’t had fun with it for a few years. No regrets, I had a great run at marathons. I think I could have beaten my current PR by about 2 minutes, but that was interrupted with a triathlon and my dad turning 70. I still really enjoying running but will race shorter distances and mix it up with some trail races or even off the wall races. I got into good shape this go around I finally beat my time up this steep hill and was able to log some fast miles around town, but mentally I’m spent No excitement for towing the line these days
With the Texas heat around the corner time to cut my mileage back and focus getting faster on the bike.
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!
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On 4/7/2019 at 8:33 AM, HornOnTheBayou said:
I'm looking for another 10K in the area and I saw the Longhorn Run is next weekend. Is that a good race?
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.
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2 hours ago, Pasken said:
I really hope the city finds itself in a situation with land for affordable housing but no more money to build anything and we can move the affordable units from the stadium to that land. Developing that area into a retail complex would be so much better. Bars/restaurants etc.
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.
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39 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:
I understand mileage increases during training before a race, but for the "offseason", how many miles is one running per week?
(I'm fully aware some of you are insane and don't have an offseason)
I'm keeping a baseline of 28 / week (run 4x a week) until training starts again in May. That's basically two workout days (short workout and long workout) and two easy days.
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On 2/18/2019 at 8:04 PM, Mach 1 said:
I liked to Stern alot on KRock, and jumped to Sirius immediately. I used to think he had Sirius by the balls, they'd have to rehire him or lose a shitload of subscribers. Now I'm not so sure. I stopped listening to Stern about a year ago, mostly because his narcissistic personality became more annoying as I got older (not sure why, maybe because I had kids), but also because the bits were getting stale. Now I listen to music and news exclusively. The money I pay is 100% to avoid the cringe worthy shit on terrestrial radio.
It will be interesting to see what happens when his contract comes up. I think Sirius now has the leverage to low ball him, which with his ego, would likely lead to retirement, and we can then find out if he really has a ton of offers to do other things. He always said he hated it and wanted to retire, but I think that's bullshit. He likes the fame and notoriety.
Haven't checked in on this thread in awhile, but this is where I'm at. Listened to Stern on terrestrial radio in San Francisco starting in 2004 and then jumped to Sirius when he made the move. His content when he first got on Sirius was so good. He was finally liberated and able to do the show on his terms.
Over the past couple of years, I just felt like they were on vacation non-stop, and I didn't really like the guests he was bringing in. I called to cancel in January because I was paying too much, and they offered me a yearly subscription which was about a third of what I was paying. The cheap plan didn't include Stern which I didn't realize at the time. Anyway, I don't really miss it that much except for Richard and Sal stuff and the wack pack content (which has also fallen off as someone else mentioned).
TL;DR - still have Sirius but not Stern. Won't go back to terrestrial radio. Would listen to a just Richard Christie show.
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1 hour ago, Jive Turkey said:
I'm back from Tokyo. Ran the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. It was cold and rainy, but I did PR. Finally went sub 3:35. Flat, fast course. Despite a few out and backs, I liked it.
Definitely feel like sub-3:30 is within reach. To qualify for Boston, I'd need to go sub-3:25. That may be out of reach. But who knows.
I trained hard to run faster for this marathon and it paid off. Did a lot more speed work than I had before. From mile 11 to mile 22, my splits were between 7:34 to 7:55 per mile. I was cookin' for me. But I know there's still room for improvement.
I'd love to get into London or Berlin next year and go all out.
Nice work!! Congrats on the PR and for crossing Tokyo off the list!! As an aside, you and I have eerily similar marathon race profiles.
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9 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:
Tech has a mid week roadie at SDSU?
They're playing two (Tues/Wed).
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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.
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17 hours ago, jet black said:
Nice job smokey!
How did everyone else’s races go? I went 1:23:03 in Houston on a lot of fatigue. Hoping to take 3:04 off of that in a couple of weeks at Katy half with a full taper.Well done! I know you were kind of squeezing this one in. Hope you can crack that 1:20 in Katy!
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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.
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On 1/13/2019 at 10:23 AM, jet black said:
Same thing for Houston full/half. But it’s not the cold I’m worried about, it’s the accompanying 15 mph wind that’s gonna make it brutal.
I'll take bitter cold any day of the week over upper 60s and humid as Houston has been known for in the past. The colder, the better IMO.
Curious about the wind, though. I'll keep an eye on that.
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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.
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2 minutes ago, ztejas said:
I'm not complaining about anything and don't give a shit. The context was Lobo's comment.
But yes, the Austin City Council has been and will always be filled with morons, regardless of your opinion on airport parking garages.
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.
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1 hour ago, Hagbard Celine said:
congratulations austin, didn't believe PSV would pony up. my only question is what does $3.5m to capmetro over 15 years get you?
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.
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1 hour ago, smoky said:
Yes - it's amazing.
You could spend a whole day there easily.
Seconded. WWII museum is phenomenal, and dedicate as much time as you can to it.
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Check out the box score for set 2 of Minnesota - Oregon. Oregon won it 41-39. That had to be intense.
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