Recent content by Zasada

Like most trail races for me, the less-steep hills are runnable on fresh legs, and then by the end of the race even the slight inclines are "walk only". I actually wanted to get the first loop done fast to get ahead of the pack and not have to deal with people as much as I would if I was...

First 100-miler today. Well, I started yesterday and finished today. Course wasn't great (TX trails kind of suck) and it was 9 loops of 10.5 miles plus a 5 mile loop at the end. Staring down 6 more loops after completing three was mentally tough. But I just took it one loop at a time, saw...

Hey Guys, I need to ask a favour if you have a couple of minutes. I have an opportunity to earn extra points for a special drawing to Western States, by recruiting community referrals. As such, I'm respectfully requesting (read: begging 🙏) for help! Here is the link to the community referral...

In at 3:20 and 3:22! Great job, guys! Kept the same pace through the whole race!

Guys are cookin with gas. Through the half in 1:39 (@SteelCurtain) and 1:40 (@bushdocda)!

I don't think @bushdocda is going for a PR, but just FYI (per Strava) it's 3:17. Opening 5K was at a 3:21 pace...

Our Chicago heroes are on the course! If you don't want to deal with the app, web-based tracking here.

Also it seems that the cutoffs get easier as you get older. Maybe I'm wrong, but it feels like a 3:20 at 50 is easier than a 2:55 at 20.

Did my annual 29K/1,000m race today. Went well, was hoping for a sneaky PR, but didn't happen. 2nd AG. I'm definitely running tons of volume, but I think I'm doing it all wrong. Need to revert to my old approach. Just running 17K six days a week isn't giving me enough easy/short days, and...

Yes, I've seen on Strava that you've strung together a number of runs, nice work. Keep it up!

It's that time of year in DFW when I get into this running funk. It's so hot that every run, even at an easy pace, feels like a slog. And every run is slow. Can't bring myself to force any kind of pace or intervals. Long runs (13+ miles) are off the table. Intellectually, I know that I...

Adopting the "I don't care about my time, I'm just going to enjoy it" approach for Boston was awesome. You've already proven you can race a marathon, nothing to prove here. So your plan to enjoy it is a good one. If I ever got into NY, I'd do the same.

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First unintentional DNF yesterday. :kicksrock: Completed the distance but missed cutoff.

No, ever since I started getting elbow pain from pushups/curls/presses, I haven't been able to return to them without almost immediately also returning to my elbow pain. It got so bad before that I couldn't shake someone's hand without wincing. So, unfortunately upper body work hasn't happened...