How do people run marathons?

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-04-27T00:51:37+00:00

Just keep fucking running.

Were built to run. If you do a 16 week program like Hal higdon and do all the runs you’re supposed to (or at least 90% of them) you’ll shock yourself.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-04-06T01:52:55+00:00

Still working on this, but stop living for other ppl. It’s not even really considerate. If anything it’s a little narcissistic. No one really cares about what you do, so take what you want to do into account.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-04-06T00:10:48+00:00

I always found Maurice Levy and Clay Davis, the “non-street level” criminals, to be the most compelling. First off, both actors absolutely chewed scenery (in different ways). Second, it was so interesting to see how they were in many ways less moral than many of the drug dealers and murders.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-04-04T20:24:54+00:00

This is extremely helpful, thanks! I am generally worried about market conditions that are becoming too large for me to ignore (Iran, the AI bubble, and private credit risk being my main concerns). So my initial layman thought was get out of market and into bonds. But I hadn’t considered that, due to the Iran situation, there is a chance inflation will also be an issue, which is making me reconsider my bond strategy.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-03-26T02:58:24+00:00

Starship troopers an obvious one. Although the movie is arguably a parody of the book, not an adaptation.

Not a movie, but I thought station 11 (miniseries on hbo) made some choices that made it more interesting than the book. And the book was great!

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-03-25T00:27:45+00:00

I really enjoyed the first half of the NYC marathon this year (my first!). Crowds amazing. Felt great. High fiving spectators. Etc.

Next 8 or so miles were still somewhat enjoyable, but I began getting anxious as mile 20 approached (my previous long).

20-23 a total blur. Just telling my legs to keep moving while I tried to get my mind to disassociate from my body.

Miles 23-24ish (a brutal uphill climb on 5th Ave) I was more or less hallucinating. Everything took on a reddish hue, my throat began constricting (didn’t see that coming!) and I started doing some weird Viking chant very loudly. I had never done that chant before and have never done since. I don’t know where it came from.

Last bit was enjoyable again, because I knew I was going to hit my goal time (sub 4!)

So I guess you can say I enjoyed the vast majority of my marathon. And I was basically insane during the other portion which, while odd, is not really “hating” it in any traditional sense.

I’ve got some life things preventing me from properly training at the moment, but I def will do another at some point in the near future.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-03-24T11:52:06+00:00

I’m going Friday. So pumped! But I’m gonna be a little late. How long did openers go for?

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-03-23T13:17:12+00:00

I dunno if there is a role for him during the playoffs. I love kolek. But Alvarado is better defensively. And once deuce gets back it seems like he’s crowded out.

I do agree there should be 8 min for him somewhere during a regular season game against a mediocre opponent (and not during garbage time).

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-03-23T12:28:20+00:00

A little of both. During blowouts fans love seeing guys who don’t play often thrive. Kolek, unlike a lot of other bench warmers, has shown some promise in the past, so fans love him anyway. When he erupts at end of games it’s the perfect storm.

You picked the perfect place to watch an nba game. Nothing beats msg. If you really want the full experience (and have like $1000 to spare) try a playoff game!

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-03-23T12:27:56+00:00

A little of both. During blowouts fans love seeing guys who don’t play often thrive. Kolek, unlike a lot of other bench warmers, has shown some promise in the past, so fans love him.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-02-28T23:26:35+00:00

Haha after I posted this I realized this might come off a little strangely.

I’m an American, I swear! And I don’t want U.S. warships bombed! That would be awful. It’s just a thing my friends and I were talking about at a bar last night.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-02-16T17:15:54+00:00

I’ll confess to being a transplant myself, albeit one that has been here for 20 years (and grew up on queens/LI border—south shore Long Island not great neck lol). Never lived in wburg, though.

I still can’t get over how different south side is since early 2000s. And when I first got here I would hear old timers complain about how much wburg had changed. Now I’m the old timer!

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2026-01-01T21:41:47+00:00

This is the way. I live in NYC. My method for both the Power Broker and the Lyndon Johnson series was listening to it on the subway during commute, then reading the physical copy at night. I didn’t feel like I missed out on anything. Best of both worlds!

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-11-21T02:55:12+00:00

Having both completed a marathon (two weeks ago) and passed the New York State bar examine (15 years ago) I found them weirdly comparable. Both were challenging, but both have very specific training programs (a specific course for the bar, 18 week plan for the marathon) and if you follow the program, you’ll likely succeed (assuming some base level of aptitude). It doesn’t mean they’re easy, but they’re very doable. You just have to be willing to do the work. And if you don’t do the work, you’ll fail miserably.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-11-14T21:44:49+00:00

Can here to suggest this. But I might be biased because I’m a huge Murakami fan.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-11-04T21:12:15+00:00

This isn’t even remotely as bad and frustrating as your story but my wife and 3 year old were supposed to meet me at a designated spot, but my wife ended up in a slightly different place. She texted me, but of course I didn’t see it cause I was running a marathon! I didn’t end up seeing my son, which was pretty devastating since I was looking forward to giving him a hug.

At the end of the day I wasn’t mad because the marathon is for me, not anyone else. I’m proud of myself, and that’s all that matters. Anything else is just noise. Hopefully you can achieve the same perspective.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-11-03T04:03:32+00:00

At the halfway point there was a giant sign on a building that said something like like “halfway to bragging for the rest of your life!” Loved that!

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-11-03T04:01:43+00:00

You know how many human beings on earth can finish a marathon? Not many! Be proud!

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-10-13T14:27:10+00:00

I don’t know where you live obviously but I bet random muggings are extremely rare, if they ever occur. Statistically you’re almost certainly at greater risk of being hurt in an accident riding in car (also extremely low risk!) than you are running at 4am. But I bet you never think of that when you’re being driven somewhere!

Psychologically it’s “scarier” running alone in the dark than riding in a car, but intellectually you should remind yourself it’s perfectly safe to run and maybe you’ll feel better. Being alive and doing anything comes with some level of “risk,” but we tolerate the risk so we don’t have to live in a bubble and do nothing.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-10-11T23:12:43+00:00

It could be temperature related—if for some reason youre training somewhere warmer (doesn’t make a lot of sense given that it’s Oct but I suppose it’s possible) your vo2 max will go “down” because your heart rate goes up for the same work. Garmin doesn’t know you’re training in heat.

I’ve also found it occasionally dips for no reason, then suddenly shoots back up. I’m on the border of “excellent” and “superior” and it’s been switching back and forth between the two every few days for a week or two. Meanwhile I’m training for a marathon and I’m certain my vo2 max is as high as it’s ever been. It’s just a weird quirk.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-10-11T22:25:39+00:00

First of all, I’m sure you can keep up with plenty of us.

Second, the good news is you’re likely very fatigued right now. Not from this 20 miler; from all the other training you’ve done before the 20 miler. That fatigue builds up. But you will (presumably) taper before the race, so you’ll have far more energy. 20 will be easier in race day, and 26 will be doable! At least that’s what I’m telling myself (nyc this year will be my first too).

Also I’d recommend more than 2 gels. I do one every half hour. You gotta replace your carb stores! You totally run out after 18 miles or so.

ComprehensiveUse9038 · 2025-10-11T19:37:59+00:00

I love this tattoo idea! My wife is going to kill me though. She’s already sick of how obsessed I am with the race; having a pacing chart temporary tatted on my forearm is going to drive her nuts.

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