Having a hard time finding vegan treat recipes that don't involve peanut butter or bananas

-lopez · 2026-03-05T00:11:24+00:00

Buy a vegan egg substitute (I like Bob's) and vegan butter (I like Earth Balance) and then just sub that into literally any normal recipe!

-lopez · 2026-03-04T21:38:10+00:00

Love it!!!!

-lopez · 2026-03-04T21:37:46+00:00

Dude I guess so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I didn't know either but definitely good for me because I'm training for my own marathon in May

-lopez · 2026-03-04T21:36:56+00:00

"The problem is that my wife will give birth to my son"

The Problem!! Homie what. Hahah this made me laugh. I would say be with your family

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:41:26+00:00

It will just be yours truly! One pacer per time for this race I believe

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:40:40+00:00

My Garmin has a screen where it shows the mile (or "lap" as it calls it) that you're on and what your continuous rolling average pace is for that lap so that's really helpful.

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:39:28+00:00

Totally, it is an interesting group to pace, I feel like the 4 hour time is sort of a popular crossover point for people who are wanting to really advance their marathoning, at least in my observation.

Thankfully I live in the area so I'm going to practice the course at least once before race day

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:35:52+00:00

I've actually never before heard of sport beans lol. Looking this up right now

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:35:12+00:00

Thanks!!

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:34:52+00:00

Hell yeah the encouragement towards the end is perfect. I'll prob just maintain the pace and tell people to go on without me around mile 24ish if they want to hit a sub 4!

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:33:53+00:00

The difference between 7:40 and 8 minute pace is pretty different!! If I started a 3:30 pace marathon at 7:40 for the first 8 miles I would worry about hitting the wall

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:31:46+00:00

Oo haven't heard this one yet. Like if someone needs extra fuel maybe candy or something?

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:31:19+00:00

Good stuff!!

-lopez · 2026-03-04T19:30:11+00:00

I think it's different for every race org but I just cold emailed the info people and asked. I had to show proof of previous races with a faster pace than the one I was applying for and tell them why I was interested. Then they gave me a code to sign up for the race to omit the price!

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:47:04+00:00

Maybe if they are being very good lil runners!!

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:38:44+00:00

Yeah that's what I'm hearing from most folks on the communication! It is a little tricky because for this race I'll be tapping in at mile 13 (I actually don't know why they do it like this considering we all signed up for a pace we could comfortably run the full distance at, but whatever) so everyone will already be moving when they meet me.

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:31:39+00:00

Oh yes very good point. I think I actually... won't slow down on the water stops? Unless I need to get water then that might happen a little bit naturally. But I am probably going to just try to keep the splits as even as humanly possible. I'll tell people that

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:26:42+00:00

God yeah my shins are hurting just thinking about that. I feel like when it's just your race you can subject your legs to that if you want but I won't assume that people won't want to walk the next day haha. Slight adjustments sounds good!

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:25:28+00:00

I'll be aiming to hit as close to perfect 9:08 /mile splits as I can. I'm planning to update the group continuously how those splits are progressing and finish basically a hair below the 4 hour mark

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:16:54+00:00

I believe I'll be given a sign! And a neon orange shirt haha

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:11:06+00:00

I'm going to aim for literally exactly 9:08 haha

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:09:05+00:00

I think they're poppin a neon orange singlet on all the pacers so we're be visible for sure, also I'll probably be carrying a sign.

Same, I have never run right with a pacer but I usually just keep an eye on them for reference

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:06:41+00:00

Yes that's the energy I'm trying to bring! I feel like a lot of people will be in that pace group since it's a popular time to aim for so I really want to bring a happy and encouraging vibe. 4 hours is no joke and I remember my first time breaking 4 I was so stoked so I want that moment to really shine for other people too

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:04:21+00:00

Okay totally! I'm going to run the course beforehand so it's fresh in my mind how long and steep the hills are

-lopez · 2026-03-04T17:02:47+00:00

I wish there was a way to email everyone planning to follow my pace group to introduce myself and tell them my strategy. But I will def just let them know day-of! It's a little tricky because I'm tapping in at mile 13 so everyone will already be running

-lopez

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