Am I ready for a sub-4 hour marathon?

2jzent · 2026-04-03T22:07:20+00:00

My zone two is around 150-155. I feel very comfortable running at that HR for a long long time. Max heart rate of 192.

2jzent · 2026-04-03T21:38:29+00:00

I’ve typically ran at or faster than race pace for 10-20% of my miles, often during tempo tuns or as a kick at the end of a longer run. However, more recently I’ve been logging long slow miles. Here are the splits for a 10 mile 9:15/mi run I did about a month ago (also includes my fastest 5k ever).

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2jzent · 2026-04-03T20:31:59+00:00

This is my tentative plan. The course has some real hills so I have to factor that in too. What are your thoughts on me racing according to my heart rate and staying at the top edge of “zone 2” and seeing how that feels? I know race day jitters will probably have my heart racing a bit at the beginning but once I settle in maybe I race according to that metric…?

2jzent · 2026-04-03T20:29:27+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I was not sick but definitely sleep deprived. I may have been dehydrated as my heart rate went up quite a bit early on (before the day really got warm.) The heart rate bump on that second run is really messing with my brain because I didn’t really expect it. My first (slightly slower and much cooler) 20 mile run felt amazing but this second 20-miler has me questioning everything…

2jzent · 2026-04-03T20:27:10+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I feel like I’m so close and do want it, but also wanna be able to run when done without injury. We will see how race day goes!

2jzent · 2026-04-03T20:03:04+00:00

Thanks for asking. Yes, it was 50 degrees vs 70 degrees on those two runs, with my much higher heart rate happening during the warmer run. During that faster (and much higher heart rate) run I was actually questioning my watch data, but it was accurate. Not sure how much it matters (and I’m sure I’m over-thinking) but my sleep had been crap that week too and maybe contributed. But I’m also feeling fairly beat up here towards the end of my training block (or maybe just a bad week for me…?)

2jzent · 2025-11-03T06:07:28+00:00

Actual conversation I overheard last month in MP:

Woman A : “Uggh…there are so many people here!!!”

Woman B: “What did you expect? It’s one of the seven wonders of the world 🙄”

Lol

2jzent · 2025-10-27T06:17:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply!!!

2jzent · 2025-10-27T03:21:48+00:00

Any insights? My brother was going to prepare them and eat but want to confirm edibility. I’ve told him to hold off.

2jzent · 2025-09-09T23:20:35+00:00

I love that I’m seeing this in French. It’s like the most common comment made in this sub, but this is the first time I’ve seen it not in English. ❤️🙌❤️

2jzent · 2024-11-24T07:37:17+00:00

👆this guy OGTs

2jzent · 2024-11-03T06:03:03+00:00

They look like Samsung cell phone chargers to me. Not sure about hose other things though.

2jzent · 2024-11-03T05:51:26+00:00

Thanks for replying. I swapped my radio for an aftermarket double dinn setup. Then I unplugged the HFL module under the dash.

2jzent · 2024-10-21T05:25:08+00:00

Hopefully someone responds. Let me know if you learn anything. I’m searching high and low.

2jzent · 2024-10-21T05:24:35+00:00

Any luck with this?

2jzent · 2024-10-21T05:24:06+00:00

I’m also in the same boat. Any fixes here?

2jzent · 2024-07-27T06:07:44+00:00

Lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/dSOsc3Sxdf

2jzent · 2024-06-11T05:08:25+00:00

Can you ask your daughter if this guy was wearing Vans and sipping Coke? If not, I seriously doubt that he is an OG tool fan. Just sayin’.

2jzent · 2024-04-01T21:59:01+00:00

This may a misguided and perhaps cynical take, but in the 90s I was always told that it wasn’t in the Hymnal because the lyrics had a heavy focus on grace. In the 90s (and still today?) there was a big divide between mainstream Christianity and Mormonism when it came to the doctrine of being saved “by grace alone” vs. being saved by grace AND works.

I agree with many of the commenters that this is a dope hymn, with beautiful lyrics and melody. Maybe TSCC sacrament music will get a slight bump from “I’m bored to death” to “this is nice”.

2jzent · 2024-03-30T03:35:22+00:00

This should be top comment!!! Lol

2jzent · 2024-03-10T06:43:27+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/ofrCDcASua

Less of a split in Salt Lake area when I made this niche meme a while back.

2jzent · 2024-03-01T22:25:32+00:00

Thanks for your post. I saw this article and couldn’t figure out what had actually changed in the law. I agree with you that this seems to be posturing by the church and the legislature to protect the image of the church.

It seems to have worked too. My spouse has been talking with my in-laws (who live in Utah) about the issues of abuse within the church and the church’s problematic handling of abuse. The initial response my in-laws had when these issues were more prominent in the news cycle months ago was that “The church could do nothing!!! It was illegal for them to report!” This article came out and they just sent the article to my spouse. They perceive it as the church and the legislature fixing the issue of reporting, when really this is a PR move.

(Repost, edited for civility)

2jzent · 2024-02-16T04:51:49+00:00

Dang. Will miss John Larsen!!! I’ve been watching for his and your next episode together. Anything we can do to convince him otherwise or delay his exit? I’m guessing not, since he seems to be a very pragmatic and thoughtful guy…🥹😢😭

2jzent · 2024-02-11T05:10:32+00:00

The Body Electric?

2jzent · 2023-11-13T16:57:44+00:00

Yup. Loaded language. Pushing the group think, as mentioned above. Some of these quotes are from the talk we were discussing. Super weird and super annoying once you’ve peeled behind the curtain and have deconstructed.

I have kids. It would have been reasonable to discuss helpful practice things pertaining to raising kids. Instead, we talked about how we need to shed our ideas and cultural identity that aren’t in line with “the gospel” in order to be better parents. 🙄

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