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@Lazy_Bones_85 Get some 2Toms SportShield and apply it for those longer sweaty runs...that's what I do, and I've had no inner lining chafing issues. I also apply it to the small of my back where my Garmin RD Pod can potentially rub (it attaches to the back of my shorts) and across my chest where the chest strap sits. You…

Sign me up for another 200 miles... it's getting warmer and warmer, so it'll be a decent challenge.

@Elise4270 Glad your husband likes his shoes...which ones did he go for? I currently run with the Epic React Flyknit 2, but I may try the Epic Phantom React Flyknit next time, as there'll never be a problem with the laces coming undone, lol. @kgirlhart I've been wearing Balega's Enduro V-Tech low cut socks for a long…

That's awesome! It usually takes about 3-4 business days from when I claim the reward to seeing the money in my PayPal account. Or if you're feeling generous, you can simply donate it to charity.

@MobyCarp Glad to hear the recovery is going well, albeit frustratingly slow. You only mentioned concrete and asphalt...you're probably already doing this, but any grass sections you can run on during the route, switch to those...it's what I did when I was told I could start running again while recovering from a stress…

If you live in the US, then I've mentioned Achievement before where you earn $10 per 10,000 points...this normally takes me about 10 weeks or so. Just checked today to see how much I had left to do, and I'm this close...I may have to take a nap or something to get that last point. In other news, I'm well on the way done…

I have the Trekz Titanium and I like them...I just don't really wear them that often as I tend to prefer running in silence overall. The one thing I will say about them is that it's pretty easy, and tempting, to turn them up too loud, which can damage your hearing. You tend to forget that you're supposed to be able to hear…

@katharmonic Wow, excellent job on your Spartan race! @polskagirl01 Congrats on your 5K and that final kick for a well-deserved PR! @Avidkeo Congrats on the new job! @KatieJane83 Superb job on your 5K! Got called late last night with work, so I didn't know whether I was going to be able to get up for this morning's run. I…

I haven't given updates here in a while, but just wanted to drop in and say hi, and good luck to @7lenny7 with your 50K this weekend...have fun! 02 - 14.22 03 - 14.14 04 - 11.40 05 - 10.10 08 - 9.11 09 - 7.30 10 - 7.54 11 - 6.13 13 - 13.11 16 - 16.15 17 - 13.88 19 - 22.03 22 - 15.65 23 - 14.45 25 - 15.38 26 - 13.23 Total:…

@lporter229 Your race report was great, I loved reading every bit of it, and many congrats on an incredible Boston marathon...you're an absolute inspiration!

@lporter229 Superb race! Congrats, and I can't wait to read your race report! :smile: @BeeerRunner Superb race! Congrats, and I guess we're not going to see your race report! :wink:

I need a crazy monster cat. Instead I have a yowling cat that likes to wake everyone up in the early hours of the morning, and one that has the intelligence of a marble.

Because the race got called off, I decided on a HM LT run a little after midnight before the storms hit. Running north or east was arduous due to the increasing wind speed, but overall I hit an average pace of 7:24. Calling off the race was a wise move...we just had a barrage of quarter-sized hail, and that would've hurt.…

@Scott6255, @7lenny7, @amymoreorless Thanks for the good-luck wishes. Sadly, I just found out that the race has been cancelled due to expected severe and damaging storms with hail. And today has been all sunshine and blue skies...sigh.

Thanks @Scott6255! Looks like wind and rain all the way, so my coworker may just get to keep the Fastest Half title for this year!

The greatest feature with the iPhone relates to the courageous decision Apple made in removing that useless headphone jack. Now, instead of plugging in those horrendous old-fashioned wired headphones, you get to spend extra $$$$ on a pair of AirPods that end up holding a charge for a couple of hours (tops), and you have…

I'm going to be lazy and piggyback this comment...great races, guys!

I assume your fitbit has GPS (seeing as you measure runs to 100ths of a mile) so you should be able to extract the GPS from your fitbit and manually upload it to Strava (if linking accounts doesn't work). When you plug the fitbit in to your computer and it uploads everything, go to your dashboard and extract the file (see…

All she needs to do is upload her .gpx files to Strava...I have no idea why she doesn't, especially as she'd probably come near the top of the different mileage challenges that Strava does.

@martaindale Awesome race, congrats! @PastorVincent Heh! This coming week will see reduced mileage as I have a race next weekend...plenty of opportunity to seize that full sweep!

15 mph minimum??? While you said you wasn't trying to make any records, at that speed you'll crack the marathon in 01:44:53 and pretty much have no choice in the matter. :wink:

@Elise4270 A very belated Happy Birthday to you! (Or super early for next year...take your pick) @runwithbritters Welcome! Today was hill work, so it was back to the only decent-sized hill in town to run up and down it 10 times. For good measure, once I got back from the run I did several minutes of "dead treadmill" to…

I have a HM race on the 13th, so I'll have a small taper for that, and then at some point I'll have another week of being on-call, so I reckon maybe somewhere in the region of 220 miles for this month.

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@MobyCarp - Sorry to hear the news; that's just pure rotten luck. Took it easy today after yesterday's harder run that involved ten repeats of jogging down the only hill in the local area, and then sprinting back to the top. The hill is relatively short at just 1/3 mile, but has an elevation change of ~95 ft and contains…

Waaaay too many posts to catch up on, so apologies for missing any great race performances and reports, but congrats and kudos to everyone that ran races...you all know who you are. :smile: Today was a lactate threshold run, and temps are starting to climb here in Texas...it was already in the low 60s at 3AM, which meant I…

Had to skim read through a lot, clicking likes on all of your runs. @katharmonic Great (and inspiring) result at your Spartan race! @Elise4270 Not one bit...you only get wet once, right? 01 - 14.13 04 - 13.59 05 - 13.36 06 - 13.45 07 - 10.29 08 - 16.08 11 - 15.66 Total: 96.56 / 200 miles

@Elise4270 - Hope the surgery went well. You're right about O2 vs VO2 Max (saturation vs usage), and there are now watches out there that include an O2 sensor. The new Garmin Fenix 5X Plus watch has an oximeter, but it can only take a reading while you stand still. According to their literature, it's useful for helping you…

@7lenny7 Fantastic race report, but dang that race looked brutal; serious respect and congrats to both you and Kody for that one! @rusgolden Great race, and congrats on the PR! @Elise4270 Ha, that feels like it was from an age ago! 01 - 14.13 04 - 13.59 Total: 27.72 / 200 miles

First day of being on-call, and I got called mid-run so had to abort. Ah well, I guess that wraps things up for February. 01 - 15.35 04 - 10.30 05 - 8.06 06 - 6.03 07 - 3.38 08 - 3.05 09 - 26.20 16 - 2.15 18 - 4.27 19 - 6.42 20 - 7.02 21 - 5.87 22 - 7.37 23 - 9.27 25 - 9.14 26 - 13.23 27 - 13.48 28 - 8.04 Total: 158.63 /…