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Speaking ofSo, who wants Antonio Brown?
, I should probably remember that there are games on Thursdays. I picked up Chark but he and his 17.6 points are sitting on my bench while I have an empty spot in my starting lineup. Whoops. 
Thanks, Duck.Speaking of
I think we were in the low 80s today.
Thanks SC.
I was thinking about you this morning actually when I was suffering on my little 10 miler.
I know what you’re trying to say, but I don’t think there’s anything relatively easy about 20 miles. Especially the first 20 miles of a race. Sure the last 6 are brutal but so are the 20 leading up if you’re racing a marathon. Just my opinion.
Right. I don’t mean easy like la-di-da, just that he should be trained for that and if he runs a smart race he should be able to get through that in pretty good shape.
Well...today did not go as planned.
Life throws a curveball and you still got in 8 miles. Nice work.Well...today did not go as planned.
I coach my older daughters 8u soccer team and help with my younger daughters 7u team. We had games at 9 and 12 today. I figured I would go out in between games and be back, no problem.
There was supposed to be little pop up rains around 8, but everything else was like 30% chance or less. During the game at 9, the floodgates opened and we all got absolutely drenched. Couldn't go run as it was still pouring and I am soaked. Weather let's up a bit and the noon game is a go. We get back to the fields and it just downpours again
Head back home and change out of soaking clothes again. I thought about bailing on the run and doing it tomorrow, but my wife has 12 miles on her schedule and it wasnt going to work out logistically.
Rain stops and the sun comes out. Now it's hot (80 degrees) and humid (75%). I start up and it's ok but hard to breath. First 3 miles are going good enough, 4 I start to slow and 5 isnt feeling good. My heart rate is too high and i cannot get it to drop by just running slower. Had to walk a few times, which hurts the ego.
Ended up stopping at 8 miles and was just absolutley shredded.
Was going to take tomorrow off, but will probably get a few in since today feels bad mentally.
One of the true BMF's in this thread dropped this bit of knowledge from one of his pacers at Western States and it's always stuck with me, "Might not be the day you want but it's the day you got." Good on you grinding out a tough 8Well...today did not go as planned.
I coach my older daughters 8u soccer team and help with my younger daughters 7u team. We had games at 9 and 12 today. I figured I would go out in between games and be back, no problem.
There was supposed to be little pop up rains around 8, but everything else was like 30% chance or less. During the game at 9, the floodgates opened and we all got absolutely drenched. Couldn't go run as it was still pouring and I am soaked. Weather let's up a bit and the noon game is a go. We get back to the fields and it just downpours again
Head back home and change out of soaking clothes again. I thought about bailing on the run and doing it tomorrow, but my wife has 12 miles on her schedule and it wasnt going to work out logistically.
Rain stops and the sun comes out. Now it's hot (80 degrees) and humid (75%). I start up and it's ok but hard to breath. First 3 miles are going good enough, 4 I start to slow and 5 isnt feeling good. My heart rate is too high and i cannot get it to drop by just running slower. Had to walk a few times, which hurts the ego.
Ended up stopping at 8 miles and was just absolutley shredded.
Was going to take tomorrow off, but will probably get a few in since today feels bad mentally.
In all honesty this is a weakness for me, and many others. You're right..
Maybe. I've often found miles 17-20 to be tough, after that it's not necessarily easier but I tend to get a second wind along the way. Maybe it's mental.
right knee/leg just won’t get 100%. As I already mentioned, I think I’ve decided I’m going to keep going with what I’m doing and then when we get our version of cold weather I will try and get the injection in my knee.
Just knocked this 2019 goal off the list. The CR has since moved to unattainable for me, so I stuck with the spirit of the goal (improve my PR by two minutes) rather than the letter of it.
It was 4:52 last year. Given the size of the jump to get there I assumed this would happen, which contributed to my punting of a fall full. I'll be watching to see exactly where it ends up as that will heavily influence my 2020 gameplan.
Not that I was even close to a BQ, but this (distant) goalpost is getting harder faster than I'm improving. Not a winning formula.
Yeah, no kidding. I feel bad for all those people who worked their tails off to get in under the NEW standards and STILL may not get in.Holy ####.
You absolutely have to train with a built in contingency. I will again be gunning for sub 3 whenever the times comes because I have no faith 3:05 will do it. If I hit a rough patch late then hanging on for dear life will be a 3:02ish sorta thing.
This surprised you? I've been saying all along that there will still be a cutoff. For 2018, it was 3:23. For this past year, it was 4:52. If it went up another 1:29 for next year, you're looking at 6:21, or essentially 1:21 faster than the new BQ standards. I'm guessing it'll be somewhere between BQ-1:30 and BQ-2:00.
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You just missed a 30% off sale on certain Garmins, maybe they would still honor. Basic with HR is the 35.
I'm probably the same, but I won't know until after I actually run it. I'll always be able to carry Boston Qualifier with me, but not qualifying by enough to actually get in the race has left me hungry for more. If I do make it into the race I'm curious if that moment will be the zenith. Or if actually running it will reset future goals.
