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!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Heilung4eva]

OMG Yesss!!!!

[nkotb]

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

[Heilung4eva]

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:

[Heilung4eva]

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.