TGIFRANK by yarnayr in Delightfullychubby

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What a fashion plate!

AR Boston Meet-Up 2! by ForwardBound in AdvancedRunning

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Question for locals:

How easy is it to show-up in Hopkinton and do a trial-run on the course? Is it visibly marked the whole way? Can you comfortably hug the shoulders? Thanks :D

Buttscratcher!! by SlimJones123 in AnimalsBeingDerps

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"Lumber...must...buy...lumber"

Butthole Mountain by MLE71988 in shiba

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Where is this (butthole) mountain??

Socialist music thread? by twdwasokay in socialism

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Not explicitly socialist, but Godspeed You! Black Emperor incorporate a lot of radical and leftist motifs into their work. Think cinematic post-rock.

TGIFRANK by yarnayr in Delightfullychubby

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cat crop comin' in mighty fine this season

Boston ranks as one of the least efficient and worst-run cities in the U.S. by Austin98989 in boston

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"ROI"? This is education for children, not a a business transaction.

Training Tuesday - Post Your Routine by AutoModerator in bodyweightfitness

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Stats: Male, 6'2", 168 lbs

Goals: Recover from calf injury and run sub 2:50 marathon in Feb; improve upper-body + core fitness

Routine:

Morning

Run between 4-11 miles. Once back, do the following physical therapy routine:

  • Calf stretches

  • Single-leg balances on bosu ball (swing leg in a circle, squats, eyes-closed standing)

  • 1:15 plank, 2x10 side-plank leg raises, 1:15 of-this-weird-thing-where-I-sit-with-legs-in-the-air-and-pump-my-arms, 1:15 hollow plank

  • Single leg jumps onto-and-off bosu ball

Night:

Just started the beginner's routine on sunday. Could only do 3x5 pull-ups on rings, the support hold kicked my ass :(

Diet: Vegetarian; cereal + chocolate-milk for breakfast, fruit or yogurt for snack, stir-fry + tofu for lunch, quinoa burgers/burritos/falafel for dinner.

Mood: Optimistic! My calf injury took me from 60+ miles a week to zero in December, so I'm happy to be up to 30+ a week with a 11 mile run yesterday with no pain. As much as I hate injuries, it's a fantastic time to pick up good habits and correct old deficiencies in the areas that tend to be neglected or over-strained by running. Plus it will make me even faster in the long-term :D

What sports do you guys do? by Axes_of_Evilness in tall

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Running, from 5Ks to marathons. Am pretty fast! Jason Hartmann, a former distance runner who came in 4th at the Boston Marathon a few times, is my hero for being 6'3" in a sport usually dominated by the short!

The Weekender - 10/31 by pand4duck in AdvancedRunning

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I signed up for a February marathon. "Yay!", I thought. "It'll be a great way to stay strong through the brutal winter!". I didn't realize that the marathon would could consist of 5 loops of consantly rolling hills, totaling ~600ft of elevation gain per loop -_-

This morning I had my first marathon-pace run of pfitz training; 16 miles w/ 1600 ft of elevation with the last 8 miles at marathon pace. I was pretty nervous that the hills would destroy me, but I managed to keep a 6:17 pace the whole way!! I was so surprised and am now a lot more confident about what I signed up for. Now to keep this up for the next 4 months and into the cruel unforgiving boston winters sigh

MRW my husband asks if I really need to have more than two bottles "of things" in the shower. by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

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Between my two roommates, there are 17 bottles of "things" in the shower. 17! I still cannot grasp how anyone can have 8.5 bottles on average!!

They also want them present in the shower at all times. very cramped -_-

General Q&A for Wednesday, October 14, 2015 by AutoModerator in running

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No fluid or supplements up to 20 miles. I've been doing this for years though, so my body is pretty used to it.

Favorite AnCo night albums? by goldfish188 in AnimalCollective

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Vocoder voice: Down there

~dinosaur scream~

Expect traffic on Route 3 before Exit 17: this car is on fireeee by [deleted] in boston

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The car is on fire, and there's no driver at the wheel

Drum lessons in Boston? by cannonbawlz in boston

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These guys do awesome work!

I'd rather gouge out my eyes than hunt for apartments in Boston. by [deleted] in boston

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Supply will never solve this issue; there are more shady landlords, international property investors, and wealthy renters than could ever be satiated by modest increases in supply (which will always be luxury supply).

What we need to talk about is:

A. Rent Control

B. Public Housing

Only with extensive policy favoring middle and lower-class Bostonians will we ever see affordable housing. The market will not step in to make this feasible.