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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #450 on: February 06, 2020, 08:13:02 pm »
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.

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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #451 on: February 06, 2020, 08:22:25 pm »
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.
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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #452 on: February 06, 2020, 08:46:08 pm »
I really think a couple of extra hundred pounds puts a lot of strain on the knees

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« Reply #453 on: February 06, 2020, 10:14:07 pm »
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
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« Reply #454 on: February 07, 2020, 12:09:02 am »
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...
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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #455 on: February 26, 2020, 12:10:19 pm »
I got into the NYC Marathon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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« Reply #456 on: February 26, 2020, 12:11:04 pm »
OMG Yesss!!!!

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« Reply #457 on: February 26, 2020, 12:55:02 pm »
Nice...congrats!  That one was really super duper fun!

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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #458 on: March 16, 2020, 10:39:44 am »
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.

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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #459 on: March 17, 2020, 08:42:14 am »
I don't think we're racing any day soon. I'm running solo.

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« Reply #460 on: March 25, 2020, 04:18:00 pm »
sign o' the times:

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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #461 on: May 02, 2020, 08:31:57 pm »
Apparently in lieu of actual races, everyone is running across Tennessee, virtually.

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

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« Reply #462 on: May 03, 2020, 02:08:49 am »
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.
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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #463 on: June 24, 2020, 07:57:41 am »
Q: How long does it take the average person to run a marathon?

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

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Re: Marathon Tips?
« Reply #464 on: June 24, 2020, 09:45:29 am »
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.