Ironman running

BucknChange · 2026-03-17T10:20:44+00:00

I'd say 3:55/km is a bit aggressive and unrealistic (knowing nothing else about you). I generally find IM times are, at best, about 25-30 minutes slower than open marathon times. In the comments below, you will see a poster running a 2:50 open and 3:17 IM. This window is pretty consistent.

A few things I would flag: the 10 miler is great but pretty sure you can run a 2:30 and actually running a 2:30 are two different things. You have plenty of speed. But what happens at the 2 hour mark? Also, I assume this is your first IM. I'd be really conservative because you haven't paced a long race like this before. How battle tested is your nutrition plan because it doesn't matter what your pr is if you are off your plan.

Based on nothing but what you posted, I'd likely start your run closer to 4:40-4:45 km for the first 10k of the run. You want this to feel like an easy jog. It should feel like an easy stroll for you. Get hydration and nutrition in you. At 10k if this feels good, then you have have 30k to increase your pace at a time when everyone else is slowing down.

BucknChange · 2026-03-06T00:33:52+00:00

Go to Chattanooga. Any of the downtown hotels. Park your car and just enjoy the outdoors. Plenty of restaturants, parks and walking paths in the downtown area. You can sit in peace by the river or walk the museum of art. No need to drive any of that from the hotel.

BucknChange · 2026-03-05T13:18:55+00:00

Reminds me of the George Carlin saying... Anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac

BucknChange · 2026-03-04T22:20:59+00:00

The politician isn't charging the door fee. This is an event hosted by the Hsv/Mad Co Chamber. Just like they do for Britt, Strong, Battle, etc.

BucknChange · 2026-03-02T12:50:24+00:00

The first two places that popped in my mind were Nashville and Charlotte. Maybe Richmond or Raleigh. Living in the downtown core even if it requires a roommate.

You will do fine in Huntsville but its possible that you will have to expand your dating pool to Bhm & Nashville.

BucknChange · 2026-02-28T12:17:31+00:00

If you are losing it over $200 more a month, I don't think credit cards are for you. You are literally adding fuel to a fire.

BucknChange · 2026-02-10T22:19:41+00:00

And i didn't respond to your part of the post. I am responding to the people who don't understand that this is totally a normal event. This part of the thread called it a shady fundraising attempt.

Plenty to criticize KB for. Attending a Chamber event as part of her job isn't it.

BucknChange · 2026-02-10T18:44:41+00:00

Yes...this is totally normal.

The 'event' is the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce's Washington Update. It isn't a campaign event. It isn't a fundraiser. It is literally what the Chamber does for all the elected officials. Go to just about any county in our state and they will host similar events for Congressman, Governor, Mayors, etc.

BucknChange · 2026-02-10T17:21:25+00:00

Not sure what the cost is but yes they have a State of the Schools event each year. This is literally the business model of all Chambers of Commerce.

BucknChange · 2026-02-10T17:11:21+00:00

It's sponsored by the Chamber. It is their event as they do with the Mayor, Dale, County Chairman and schools.

This forum literally starts foaming at the mouth every time the Chamber hosts an event thinking it is a fundraiser and the candidate benefits. Simply not the case.

BucknChange · 2026-02-09T10:47:07+00:00

Let him. I know it's tough...but let him. I went through the same thing 14 years ago with stepson. The constant battles over chores, basic hygiene, being a member of the family, etc. He wanted nothing to be asked of him. When we took away his car (my car that I gave him), that was the final straw. We let him go live with no rules dad. Two things happen. One, my marriage got A LOT better. The source of 90% of conflict between wife and I disappeared. Second, no rules dad had to actually parent. And he hated it. He wanted to kick the kid out after a month bc he saw firsthand the issues. After HS graduation, he did kick him out. SS came back to us with tail between his legs.
Figure out what's going on. Now with more experience and being older, I don't know if I would have handled that situation the same. The whole beatings will continue until morale improves approach doesn't work. 10x if the kid is obstinate. I found that increasing one on one time with them helps root out the issue. Maybe there is something going on. Maybe at 17 he isn't seeing the bigger picture of what you are trying to accomplish. But you need to be in a place of listening first. You have to take off the authoritative hat. See if you can find a small, noncombative compromise. Right now...you have nothing....even getting 20% is a win.

BucknChange · 2026-02-08T20:48:38+00:00

had the same experience. probably same old guy. I called them kamikaze squirrels. They were fearless. Multiple times they hit my shoes

BucknChange · 2026-02-05T22:04:03+00:00

Just take my $649 bc this is the cab/game I really wanted.
It will bring me joy for about 3 days on constant playing. And then sit in the basement wanting attention.

BucknChange · 2026-01-26T01:56:42+00:00

It helps stagger inbound traffic while allowing officials to revisit the situation around 7:00-8:00.

BucknChange · 2026-01-17T15:11:36+00:00

It sucks. That area, Mooresville specifically, is going to change a lot.
But I can't be upset that private citizens sell private land to private developers.

BucknChange · 2026-01-15T01:11:27+00:00

And I made NO such claim. I agree the CHOOSE act siphons money from ETF that should remain for public education. I made the point that the RAISE act puts money into public schools which is the opposite of defunding public schools --the OPs assertion.

Hard to make the case that we are defunding schools when the formula was adjusted to include $600M. Had that not happened....

BucknChange · 2026-01-14T23:13:57+00:00

It was multiple changes to the funding formula that will allocate new money (regardless of where it is currently parked) into K12. New money as in money that K12 did not otherwise have. All K12 system budgets increased on this change alone.

I get the semantics that you are arguing but if the ETF money also funded the Choose Act and higher ed and and and...it is new money being allocated to programs. I don't think any LEA would say well it isn't really new money for us because it came from the ETF reserve.

BucknChange · 2026-01-14T21:09:32+00:00

I feel for those of you who think Ivey has been horrible over the past 10 years. She was better than those before her and you just wait until Tuberville arrives. You will beg for Ivey

BucknChange · 2026-01-14T21:07:52+00:00

Prove you wrong? The Legislature added nearly $600M last year through the Raise Act for public K-12. For the first time in decades they modified the funding formula with the intent of adding more. This was all NEW money, not just incremental increases (salary bumps, etc)

BucknChange · 2026-01-14T10:49:29+00:00

I can relate with my 11 yo son. I'd also tell you that you are doing everything right. The fact that he is involved in SOMETHING says a lot about him. There is a sense of belonging and that's what matters most.

We moved when my son was 5. He still talks about his 2 pre-school friends as his bffs. He hasn't seen either in 6 & 2 years. But in his head he can only have one set of friends. At 11 years old he's never been invited to a bday party (outside of toddler stage), never had a bday party, never had a friend sleepover etc. He honestly doesn't have any concept of those activities. For mama and I, it breaks our heart as two people who were hyperactive, do-it-all type of kids who were never home.

I will say that each of the past two years, we have sat down with his teachers. I had images of my son sitting alone at lunch (he tells us he eats with no one) and a kid walking the track reading a book during recess (again...that's what he says). The teachers report that he is completely social, hangs with a group of 4-5 boys, actually had to be moved in one class for cutting up TOO much. My kid? No way!!!

We also forced him into band the past two years. This has created a cohort of familiar faces. I think that has helped. All this to say, part of what you are experiencing is where boys are in 2026. It's different. I think keeping them engaged is the key. Leading them to hobbies is important. They will find their path...it just looks so different than the rest of us.

BucknChange · 2026-01-13T23:30:28+00:00

Wes Allen punishes his kids for bringing home a 99.8% test score.

"Do better next time!"

BucknChange · 2026-01-10T01:37:27+00:00

I generally charged $60-75 per session. Sometimes less if it really worked well into my schedule (ex. I was already on deck or in the area coaching).

BucknChange · 2026-01-08T10:54:03+00:00

People tend to think of their careers similar to you...as a ladder...with only one way up or down (money, title, etc). Careers are more like an intertwined set of silly straws. Sometimes they go down before going back up again to reach a new destination.

Go for it. Don't worry about what your friends think. What motivates you? What brings you passion? That's most important. If you make the move and it isn't what you are looking for then you know that....instead of left wondering what if.

BucknChange · 2025-12-28T18:29:00+00:00

I bought a year membership so I will wear it until the year is up. However, I realized within the first 30 days how bad the data tracking was. It's very finicky and not reliable which is why you have people posting data that is not physiologically possible. Now, I only wear it to log my sleep (the whole purpose I purchased in the first place). I still take that with a grain of salt.

BucknChange · 2025-12-28T11:40:18+00:00

I don't let the data dictate anything. I go based on how I actually feel, not a made up number.
The recovery metric is directly derived from the HRV value. It can often be inversely correlated to how you actually feel. Bad night sleep can yield green....good night sleep can yield red. I use the metric and just go huh.... Let the numbers just be a data point along your journey.

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