re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Well considering I'm old, slow, and still fat I'll take your advice and flex some workouts around.

Thanks for the help.

Which model you roll with?

I’ve liked all my brooks.

TBH I’ve been happy with all my Brooks, NB, Saucony, and Adidas shoes.

Only one pair of my Skechers and Nikes have been disappointing in the last few years.

I follow you on Strava and I saw you went sub 20 and sub 40.

I don't know where I'm at but if I guess I would think I could go sub 21 but I really want to get to sub 20 and then sub 40. I have probably shaved off a minute and a half in the past 3 months (not official) but just potential.

I'm using your body of work as a benchmark.

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My first mid day long run in the heat so far this

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I had a hot one yesterday. 88 with some humidity. We’re supposed to get rain all week so there was a lot of cloud cover this afternoon on a run.

Not a major accomplishment but I got a Strava KOM and set a .5 mile PR of 2:59. I’m not going to say I wasn’t trying because I was obviously moving. I don’t think I’ve ever gone out and tried to set a half mile PR and those were in my squishy shoes so I’m pretty sure I can do better.

Haven’t tried those. I’ve tried the Launch, Ghost, Glycerine, and Revana.

I think they’re a good mix of cushion and speed right?

Speaking of I wonder if Burt got his damn Launches.

Jazz Half in October --> Are you shooting for a PR? Set a solid goal yet ?

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1:30-1:35. Would love to hit 1:30. Current PR is 1:41.

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Based on your times, I'd think you could nail 1:30 (assuming conditions are decent). 7 minute miles puts you just under 1:32, and I think you should be able to beat that with a summer full of training in the heat and humidity with a nice cool October morning.

Yeah, I got my Launches. I think it’s hilarious that Brooks calls all its shoes these incredible, fast names despite them all being super heavy. These are the lightest they got and they’re pretty good but nothing special. It’s nice to run in a pair of shoes that isn’t trying to passively kill me. Brooks be like “okay, we got this new design that weighs as much as a gold brick; our lightest shoe evah! We shall call it the Launch Interceptor Falcon Puncher at a scant 22.5 ounces a piece”

I, like everyone else on the planet, got tricked into to buying those fricking Nike Epic Reacts because it was the first shoe they launched with a new proprietary foam so we all assumed they’d put it in a running shoe. Joke’s on us. Having to break in a flyknit is the dumbest fricking thing ever and hell yeah I’m mad.

Nah, Brooks is solid. Nike’s got me worked up though. I’d imagine since most runners are in the Clydesdale/Athena class now, Brooks would be the go to shoe because they can carry the weight so to speak.

Text me your email Brah.