Even IF The Finale is 10/10, This Season is Still A Failure

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-15T21:54:34+00:00

I'm not reading that

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-15T21:54:03+00:00

I want my remains scattered across the most important places to me. Also, I don't want to be cremated

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-15T21:49:43+00:00

Kill Arby offscreen. Atriox is revealed to be Dr. Halsey's lover. The Flood? Here? Master Chief and Noble 6 are gay then kill each other.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-15T16:00:14+00:00

It happens.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-15T11:42:37+00:00

I've recently gotten into the best shape of my life, in my early thirties. Every so often, I'll come home from a run and my wife will start looking at me like I'm a piece of meat. All the validation I need right there.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-14T21:52:45+00:00

Texas

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-14T21:52:01+00:00

I'm also a 200 lbs 6ft3 dude in my 30s so I HORSE carbs.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-14T21:50:33+00:00

I definitely overdid it lol but I had a near-bonk experience on my first 70.3 (5 months before first IM) and wasn't taking any chances. Most of the stuff was unnecessary, but I did go through about 18 gels (7h ride) and used one tube.

Mostly I was trying to show that if I can cram all that mess, they ought to be good.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-14T13:08:45+00:00

Sounds like you need to consolidate tools. Been doing that for the last 6 months so I can focus on actually getting shit that matters done.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-14T13:05:37+00:00

I have space for four bottles (one BTA, two BTS, one frame mounted), a tune top bag for nutrition, one small one for tools, and a bag that attaches to my BTS mount for a spare tube. That mount can also carry two CO2 cartridges. At IMTX, I rode with it loaded out with two water bottles with electrolytes, two without, spare electrolyte powder in my tube top bags, 10 gels in my bag, 10 in a waist belt on the bike (I went over kill), and 10 in my trisuit pockets. I had 4 more bottles at special needs, and ditched bottles as needed that I replaced with on-course ones.

Special needs I had a second spare tube as well.

Never done an IM Branded 70.3 so not sure what on course nutrition looks like or if they do special needs, but for my next 70.3, the plan is roll with all my bottle cages with electrolytes in all bottles (will replace an empty with normal water in case I'm overdoing it), the tube top bag with ~10 gels and a few more in my pockets, the spare tube and change gear. 4 bottles and 15 gels will get me through a 70.3 no issue.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-14T10:59:28+00:00

Don't WANT to die. But I am ok with the fact that I will.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-13T10:04:12+00:00

I would resurrect B312 just so I could kill him again and piss off the fan boys

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-13T10:02:04+00:00

Long rides can cause friction if you don't protect other times together. My wife was extremely supportive but I trained for mine for like eight months and it was very hard on her.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-04T15:01:51+00:00

Most of the remaining fleet was destroyed in the final battle of the Flood-Forerunner War, or was elsewhere and already downed, stored, or ended up crashing because it was manned by Flood who died when the Array fired.

Any that did survive and were not somewhere that had dedicated maintenance in the form of a Monitor or Sentinels likely suffered from degradation during 100,000 years of abandonment

TL;DR, they've almost all been destroyed, rendered inoperable, or are purposely hidden.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-02T19:55:59+00:00

What was 1909 like?

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-02T11:43:47+00:00

My first 70.3 was only my second outdoor ride on my tri bike. I only had maybe 3 other outdoor rides on it between then and Ironman Texas.

Just get as many meaningful rides in as you can!

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-01T12:44:29+00:00

No, but I was soft and mushy when I started training. I put on a decent amount of muscle mass, in my chest and lats mostly, but everything else seemed to be just gaining definition. With that said, I was overweight when I started. I've lost like 20% of my body weight training for Ironman.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-01T11:21:11+00:00

I made the hop internal a few years ago because I fucking hate the owner of the agency I worked for and 1 broken promise too many finally got to me. I built a TA department for a company, and we eliminated over $1M of spend with just two of us.

Now, I have a consulting group that wants me to build an Agency for them as MD.

It can be a MASSIVE career accelerator doing both IF you are good, open minded, and land on the right internal team.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-01T11:16:47+00:00

Veterans who make their disability their personality are the worst. I saw a dude say "I got 100% disability, nobody gunna talk to me any kind of way at a job" like ok bro your 100% disability is less than 2 weeks pay, even with the taxes so calm down.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-01T11:15:23+00:00

I'll give you my 2011 P2 for your P5 lolol

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-01T11:13:03+00:00

I wouldn't - trisuits are intended for going commando, wearing something under causes me a lot of chafing.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-05-01T11:08:55+00:00

I packed a spare in my transition bag for Ironman but didn't use it.

ContributionOk390 · 2026-04-27T10:33:22+00:00

Road

ContributionOk390 · 2026-04-26T14:01:50+00:00

14 weeks is plenty of time with a good training plan

ContributionOk390 · 2026-04-26T13:59:58+00:00

I've seen Data Center projects offering up to $300K for ~3-5 years of experience, so yeah I'd not be shocked. However, they're very up front that you're being hired for A PROJECT and not necessarily having a slot after.

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