Marathon Tips?

[Space Freely]

I see

Ballooning is putting on weight

Haha.

It's actually a medical term as well.

ballooning. A descriptive term for the biconcave compression of the end-plate of a vertebral body caused by increased pressure in the intervertebral discs, usually in the lumbar spine, which may be seen in osteoporosis.

[sweetcell]

With all the old people on here, maybe we should do a health woes thread?

i'm 99% certain that we had a "ain't young anymore"/"getting old sucks" thread at one point but can't find it.

[hutch]

I really think a couple of extra hundred pounds puts a lot of strain on the knees

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With all the old people on here, maybe we should do a health woes thread?

i'm 99% certain that we had a "ain't young anymore"/"getting old sucks" thread at one point but can't find it.

please for the love of god, don't start that thread

[sweetcell]

With all the old people on here, maybe we should do a health woes thread?

i'm 99% certain that we had a "ain't young anymore"/"getting old sucks" thread at one point but can't find it.

please for the love of god, don't start that thread

i would if i could, but my lumbago is killing me...

[K8teebug]

I got into the NYC Marathon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[grateful]

OMG Yesss!!!!

[nkotb]

Nice...congrats!  That one was really super duper fun!

[grateful]

Montgomery County Road Runners cancelled all events through 31 March.  There is some discussion bubbling up in the larger endurance community that new guidelines will cancel everything through June 15.

[K8teebug]

I don't think we're racing any day soon. I'm running solo.

[sweetcell]

sign o' the times:

[grateful]

Apparently in lieu of actual races, everyone is running across Tennessee, virtually.

https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Memphis/TheGreatVirtualRaceAcrossTennessee1000K

[sweetcell]

someone in my running group had been training for a marathon, then the pandemic hit.  he continued to train, and today he ran a marathon - in his neighborhood.  he plotted a course just a little over 4 miles and ran it 6 times for a total of 26.6 miles (overachiever).  we followed him live on Strava, his wife was outside handing him water, tweeting comments and passing on our words of encouragement.  she live-streamed the last mile and the collapse at the finish line (AKA his front yard).  it was an uplifting experience.

[grateful]

Q: How long does it take the average person to run a marathon?

https://twitter.com/DeanKarnazes/status/1275588307984900096?s=19

[K8teebug]

someone in my running group had been training for a marathon, then the pandemic hit.  he continued to train, and today he ran a marathon - in his neighborhood.  he plotted a course just a little over 4 miles and ran it 6 times for a total of 26.6 miles (overachiever).  we followed him live on Strava, his wife was outside handing him water, tweeting comments and passing on our words of encouragement.  she live-streamed the last mile and the collapse at the finish line (AKA his front yard).  it was an uplifting experience.

That's so awesome! Congrats to him! Was it his first marathon?

This will likely be me in November. NYC is still on, but I just don't see it happening. I start training next week anyway.