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30 minutes ago, Butch Had Not said:

Thank you. Appreciate the kind words.

You are 4 years older than me and about 2 minutes off of my fastest time. You are elite for your age. Be proud of that. 

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On 2/8/2025 at 1:48 PM, Clintonaldo said:

I remember last year I was eating my lunch after the race and people were still coming off the bike and I looked at someone and said those poor bastards as it was getting hot. In all seriousness, I absolutely have a ton of respect for someone who takes a little longer and is out there pushing themselves. You are only racing yourself and it is a privilege to be out there. 

I have a friend who is 30 minutes faster than me at the Houston marathon and one of my wall coping techniques is to cuss him out for being finished.  Cause fuck that guy and his no longer running ass.

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Posted
18 hours ago, Butch Had Not said:

First race in a while. Wanted to break 20 and got close. Not sure if it would have made a difference but off the line I was caught in a real slow group and had to zig and zag quite a bit. 

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That's an awesome time.  Still, you owe it to yourself to break 20 before moving up.

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Ran the galveston 1/2 yesterday.   Not fast, but at least broke my "worst case goal" time of 3 hours.    Felt my hamstring all day long.    It got hot and i even ran into walgreens on the course at about mile 9 and bought some water.   The aid stations weren't great or numerous. 

Not a great day, but we got through it - and something i couldn't even think about doing a couple of years ago.  So all good.    Next up some "speed" work over the next couple of months and the Austin 10k.   

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4 hours ago, Mr. Drummond said:

Ran the galveston 1/2 yesterday.   Not fast, but at least broke my "worst case goal" time of 3 hours.    Felt my hamstring all day long.    It got hot and i even ran into walgreens on the course at about mile 9 and bought some water.   The aid stations weren't great or numerous. 

Not a great day, but we got through it - and something i couldn't even think about doing a couple of years ago.  So all good.    Next up some "speed" work over the next couple of months and the Austin 10k.   

That sucks (and I find it hilarious) you felt the need to buy your own water in the middle of a half.  Sounds like some shit planning on their part. Congrats - that's a long way to run.

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4 minutes ago, Basil said:

That sucks (and I find it hilarious) you felt the need to buy your own water in the middle of a half.  Sounds like some shit planning on their part. Congrats - that's a long way to run.

Apple pay on my watch saved me.   It wasn't just that there weren't that many stations, they were stationed unevenly and they were also pushing some off brand electrolyte swill that was gross, pickle juice (also gross) or a cup with 2 tablespoons of water in it.    In retrospect i should have just camped out at the aid station and drank 10 of the tiny sized cups of water until i got what i needed, verses, not being greedy and just grabbing a water and moving on.   

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5 hours ago, Basil said:

That sucks (and I find it hilarious) you felt the need to buy your own water in the middle of a half.  Sounds like some shit planning on their part. Congrats - that's a long way to run.

Shoot. I ran the Pearland half last year and the provider of port-a-potties didn’t drop the shitters off until I was crossing the finish line. Needless to say I found some bushes that needed a wizzing on before the race. Houston Running Co. is a terrible race sponsor. They misspelled ‘Marathon’ on the race medal and only remade them after a bunch of people called them out on their shit (no shitters, misspelled medals). I thought the misspelling was funny. A half marathon isn’t a big deal for me but it’s a big deal to a lot of people. People are super proud of that medal and it can make someone disappointed if their medal is misspelled. I didn’t think the port a potty thing was a big deal because I shit like clockwork when I wake up in the mornings but a lot of folks aren’t like me. My wife was pisssssed and swore them off even after they sent a $5 off coupon for this years race. She needed to use it before, during and after the race. Fuck Houston Running Co.

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Posted
12 hours ago, pearlandhorn said:

Shoot. I ran the Pearland half last year and the provider of port-a-potties didn’t drop the shitters off until I was crossing the finish line. Needless to say I found some bushes that needed a wizzing on before the race. Houston Running Co. is a terrible race sponsor. They misspelled ‘Marathon’ on the race medal and only remade them after a bunch of people called them out on their shit (no shitters, misspelled medals). I thought the misspelling was funny. A half marathon isn’t a big deal for me but it’s a big deal to a lot of people. People are super proud of that medal and it can make someone disappointed if their medal is misspelled. I didn’t think the port a potty thing was a big deal because I shit like clockwork when I wake up in the mornings but a lot of folks aren’t like me. My wife was pisssssed and swore them off even after they sent a $5 off coupon for this years race. She needed to use it before, during and after the race. Fuck Houston Running Co.

there are 2 things you can bet on for race day with me.

1. I will be fast.

2. I will dookie before I leave my house.

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5 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

there are 2 things you can bet on for race day with me.

1. I will be fast.

2. I will dookie before I leave my house.

Hey we have one thing in common !!!

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Today was a good run. I was just going to take it easy but I guess I had extra energy after a huge unhealthy lunch and ended up running 7.5 miles at a 6:20 average and was feeling great. If I could just hold a 7:15 pace for the 70.3 I would be thrilled.

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Posted
9 minutes ago, pearlandhorn said:

Had a decent 9 miler this morning at 8:30ish pace. It was rainy and wet. First morning in two weeks I was able to get out of bed and not wince in pain from my back.

Glad to hear it’s getting better. Your 70.3 is 1 week before mine. It’s so close but so far away. 

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2 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:

Glad to hear it’s getting better. Your 70.3 is 1 week before mine. It’s so close but so far away. 

I made my formal training schedule yesterday evening. May 10th seems so far away. Goal for me is more runs after long rides and more calories and hydration on the bike. I’m going to bump up to 300 calories per hour on the bike during training. And a ton more salt.

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Just now, pearlandhorn said:

I made my formal training schedule yesterday evening. May 10th seems so far away. Goal for me is more runs after long rides and more calories and hydration on the bike. I’m going to bump up to 300 calories per hour on the bike during training. And a ton more salt.

I always do 2 salt tablets before a 2 hour ride and 1 before my run. My advice is to be comfortable exercising 4 hours and the rest will come. 

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15 hours ago, pearlandhorn said:

I made my formal training schedule yesterday evening. May 10th seems so far away. Goal for me is more runs after long rides and more calories and hydration on the bike. I’m going to bump up to 300 calories per hour on the bike during training. And a ton more salt.

300 calories per hour seems miserable over 4 hours.  What do you use?  I usually use gatorade and granola bars on rides but I'm not training for anything.

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Basil said:

300 calories per hour seems miserable over 4 hours.  What do you use?  I usually use gatorade and granola bars on rides but I'm not training for anything.

Nerd clusters. I have a sweet tooth.

Miserable as in you think it’s too much or too little?

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Posted
30 minutes ago, Basil said:

Too much. I do not like the amount of sugar it takes to fuel a three hour run.  Sounds like its similar on a bike.

I think it’s more about being able to run a half marathon after a 3 hour bike ride. I was at 200 per hour last training cycle and bonked at mile 5 of the run in Waco. At 300 per hour, that’s about 75 grams of carbs per hour on the bike. I may even get up to 90 if my stomach can handle it. The last thing I want to do while running is to feel under fueled because you can never catch up on fueling during the running portion.

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2 hours ago, pearlandhorn said:

I think it’s more about being able to run a half marathon after a 3 hour bike ride. I was at 200 per hour last training cycle and bonked at mile 5 of the run in Waco. At 300 per hour, that’s about 75 grams of carbs per hour on the bike. I may even get up to 90 if my stomach can handle it. The last thing I want to do while running is to feel under fueled because you can never catch up on fueling during the running portion.

You might be over doing it. I think I had 3 gels on the bike and 1 on the run for the 70.3. I think salt was your bigger problem. 

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I have a half 2 weeks from Sunday and I am pushing a wheel chair so today was my last long run. It was in the 20’s and windy. Didn’t ty run real fast but wanted to get a decent pace.

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7:30 miles “not a fast run”. 
 

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I had a two hour spin this morning. Long run tomorrow, probably around 13 or 14 miles. After this weekend, I’ll be doing weekly Saturday bike/run and Sunday long runs. I think I did 4 bike sessions in the last 8 days.

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11 hours ago, pearlandhorn said:

7:30 miles “not a fast run”. 
 

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I had a two hour spin this morning. Long run tomorrow, probably around 13 or 14 miles. After this weekend, I’ll be doing weekly Saturday bike/run and Sunday long runs. I think I did 4 bike sessions in the last 8 days.

I think one long of 11 a month is probably enough now for your upcoming race. Work on bricks and also you need a speed day doing 400 or 800’s with 1 minute rest in between. 

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Went out for about 15 min on the bike this morning, even all decked out just couldn't get warm.     Came in and did a couple hours on zwift.      Pappasitos in an hour.   Then a nap.

Posted
20 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:

I think one long of 11 a month is probably enough now for your upcoming race. Work on bricks and also you need a speed day doing 400 or 800’s with 1 minute rest in between. 

Thats what I have planned out. Anything longer than 12 and I feel like I have to take a day off the next day for recovery.

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I would just like to announce that the whole pissing blood after long runs thing was just a benign runner’s condition. But I had to have a camera shoved up my dick to confirm it. Avoid at all costs.

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On 2/18/2025 at 6:04 PM, Basil said:

I would just like to announce that the whole pissing blood after long runs thing was just a benign runner’s condition. But I had to have a camera shoved up my dick to confirm it. Avoid at all costs.

Probably the best advice in this thread that I’ve ever seen.

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On 2/18/2025 at 4:04 PM, Basil said:

I would just like to announce that the whole pissing blood after long runs thing was just a benign runner’s condition. But I had to have a camera shoved up my dick to confirm it. Avoid at all costs.

I’ve had a few blood pisses after long runs.  Talk about scary as fuckkkkkkk the first time 

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How’s the ankle?

Mediocre but registration was non-refundable so my lame ass got out of bed and went to the starting line. It will probably be a short training run but I’ll cheer on some friends at least.
Posted
17 hours ago, Basil said:

Ive never ridden a tri bike. How much faster are they solo than riding a road bike on the hoods?

It’s a trade off. If it’s flat, you’ll be faster on a tri bike as it’s a more natural aerodynamic position. If you’re going up hills, a road bike will win all day long.

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I registered for the Cowtown full marathon (Feb 23) and my training has been going really well, had a great 20 miler last week and planned for a 21-22 miler today, and then I sprained my ankle during my run this morning.


Since that injury 3 weeks ago, I’ve done very little running. A few treadmill runs and a couple of trail runs, nothing over 3.5 miles. Ankle was feeling decent but not great. I had a ski trip in which it did fine inside my boot, but unfortunately I also had an episode of shingles which affected sleep and my willingness to exercise for a while.

I tried to switch my registration to the half marathon but it was too late to do that. I then decided to show up and run as far as I could until I sensed pain and then I would stop, really not expecting much at all. I like the spectacle and vibes of the race environment and I had already paid so I had nothing to lose. My expectations were so low that I drank 3 glasses of red wine last night because today was just a casual jog.

Turns out, my ankle held up surprisingly well and my stamina from January was still mostly there. The half marathon turnoff came and I became perturbed at the idea of finishing a half and not even getting a medal, but instead a DNF, and I decided screw that, I would finish the full if I had to walk it. My other foot blistered up which never happens, but I think it was a shoe thing.

I powered through and finished with a 4:11 time. Not my fastest but I surprised myself and I’m pretty proud of this one. I’ll rest up and hopefully try again in the fall.
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1 hour ago, wild_turkey said:

 


Since that injury 3 weeks ago, I’ve done very little running. A few treadmill runs and a couple of trail runs, nothing over 3.5 miles. Ankle was feeling decent but not great. I had a ski trip in which it did fine inside my boot, but unfortunately I also had an episode of shingles which affected sleep and my willingness to exercise for a while.

I tried to switch my registration to the half marathon but it was too late to do that. I then decided to show up and run as far as I could until I sensed pain and then I would stop, really not expecting much at all. I like the spectacle and vibes of the race environment and I had already paid so I had nothing to lose. My expectations were so low that I drank 3 glasses of red wine last night because today was just a casual jog.

Turns out, my ankle held up surprisingly well and my stamina from January was still mostly there. The half marathon turnoff came and I became perturbed at the idea of finishing a half and not even getting a medal, but instead a DNF, and I decided screw that, I would finish the full if I had to walk it. My other foot blistered up which never happens, but I think it was a shoe thing.

I powered through and finished with a 4:11 time. Not my fastest but I surprised myself and I’m pretty proud of this one. I’ll rest up and hopefully try again in the fall.

 

Congrats on the finish. Time doesn’t matter, especially when your training gets screwed up due to injury. Happy for you.

12 mile run this morning. Tomorrow may be a day off, depending on how I feel tonight and in the morning. May do a 45 minute spin or something easy.

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4 hours ago, wild_turkey said:

 


Since that injury 3 weeks ago, I’ve done very little running. A few treadmill runs and a couple of trail runs, nothing over 3.5 miles. Ankle was feeling decent but not great. I had a ski trip in which it did fine inside my boot, but unfortunately I also had an episode of shingles which affected sleep and my willingness to exercise for a while.

I tried to switch my registration to the half marathon but it was too late to do that. I then decided to show up and run as far as I could until I sensed pain and then I would stop, really not expecting much at all. I like the spectacle and vibes of the race environment and I had already paid so I had nothing to lose. My expectations were so low that I drank 3 glasses of red wine last night because today was just a casual jog.

Turns out, my ankle held up surprisingly well and my stamina from January was still mostly there. The half marathon turnoff came and I became perturbed at the idea of finishing a half and not even getting a medal, but instead a DNF, and I decided screw that, I would finish the full if I had to walk it. My other foot blistered up which never happens, but I think it was a shoe thing.

I powered through and finished with a 4:11 time. Not my fastest but I surprised myself and I’m pretty proud of this one. I’ll rest up and hopefully try again in the fall.

 

That’s some big dog shit right there. Can’t keep a big dog down 

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My dumbass wasn’t wearing shoes on Sunday and my son rolled his baseball bag into my foot because he doesn’t listen when I tell him to put it on the ground when he’s looking for something. My toenail got split in half and I’ve been hobbling the last 2 days since. Finally starting to feel better for the 15k race this weekend. This is the last event before Panama City. I think I ran a 1:11:00 last year for the same race and don’t think I’ll be beating that this time around. We will see though.

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I’ve ran 23 miles this week and cycled for 3 hours with 0 swimming. Today is a rest day and tomorrow is a 3 mile run since I have a half Sunday where I will be pushing a chair again. I can probably break 1:40 but she will get out and walk the last 10 yards of finish line so that might slow my time up. Did I mention I get competitive ??

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I ended up having my toenail removed yesterday. I can’t catch a break. My favorite race of the year is tomorrow and I can’t run it. This is the first race I have ever missed.

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Posted
18 hours ago, Basil said:

I guess it’s painful? I’ve lost at least five nails in the last few years and not really missed them.

It’s painful due to how it happened. Nail was hanging on by a few threads and sticking almost straight up. I couldn’t put on my bike shoes without having significant pain. I’ll be back in a few days.

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