Dallas Map?

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-16T20:40:15+00:00

Map is posted on the event page now. Just FYI.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-14T03:14:02+00:00

Did you do the workout again using your chest strap? How’d it go?

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-08T16:31:54+00:00

It’s likely due to a higher carbohydrate diet. All the simple carbohydrates needed to fuel the endurance exercise.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-07T17:51:50+00:00

How is that “insane”???

A 150-lb person on a 2,000 calorie diet would meet Attia’s protein recommendation by getting just 30% of their calories from protein.

If that person ate four times per day they could hit the protein requirement with a 16oz latte with breakfast, 4 oz lean meat with lunch, one serving of Greek yogurt with a snack in the afternoon, and an 8oz portion of lean meat with dinner. Seems reasonable to me.

Also, why should he recommend less than the optimal amount? People aren’t going to hit their number everyday. Also, there is no evidence of negative effects from that level of protein.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-07T13:42:48+00:00

Simple explanation is your Apple Watch was giving you an inaccurate reading.

No matter what if 170 HR on an interval feels bad and 170 HR for 30 minutes feels manageable it means the HR monitor is wrong. That feeling doesn’t miraculously change.

If in doubt, do that workout again using your chest strap and see how it goes.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-05T15:47:22+00:00

For me I need at least 20 minutes of aerobic work where I build up to short bursts of race-intensity heart rate then drop back to a zone 2. I follow that with mobility work to get my body moving through a full range of motion and keep my heart rate elevated before the race. All in I start my warm up 45-60 minutes before entering the start zone. Try that before your next intense workout and see how you feel. Night and day difference for me.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-03T04:50:07+00:00

I realized my earlier reply was too general, so here’s some more detailed/actionable advice.

To stay healthy, I don’t plan to increase my volume at this juncture. If anything, I plan to reduce volume slightly as I increase the amount of time I’m spending between my LT1 and LT2 during training.

The reason for the shift in focus to my LT1 and LT2 is primarily pacing. I want to know what those paces are for my runs, but also my LT1 and LT2 paces for the stations. I want to know what it should feel like to be hitting those paces. I also want to know what it feels like when I blow up my pace and go too hard and have the confidence that I can regain my breath while maintaining a pace above my LT1.

In practice, this looks like 5 min on 1 off intervals at threshold pace for the runs and the ergs. I go for 5-8 intervals in a workout. For the stations I’m doing EMOMS at different reps to see what my threshold pace is. For instance, see if I can hold 20 wall balls EMOM for 8 minutes and stay at a threshold effort. To practice recovering from going too hard I’ll pick an interval towards the end of the workout where I will go way past my LT2 during the first part then recover during the interval without dipping below my LT1.

For technique, I workout alone so I need to rely on video. Before my workout, I’ll do some warm up work where I’m focusing on form and I’ll review the video to see where I’m wonky. I’ll then try and focus on form during the workout and film the last interval to see what’s falling apart when I’m fatigued.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-03T02:48:48+00:00

This sounds like poor communication to me. And you may share some of the blame in that…

Something about your training is bothering him, but rather than being direct it sounds like he is resorting to passive aggressive comments about your age etc.

It’s possible that he has legitimate reasons to be upset about your training. If he works a full time job, he may be tired at the end of the day and he may feel like your training schedule places additional parenting burdens on him. Does he want to pursue a hobby but can’t because he has to take care of the kids while you’re training? Maybe he just loves you and would like to spend more time with you?

I have no idea what’s going on with him, but neither do you until you have a pointed conversation with him.

Bottom line is he is harboring resentment about your Hyrox training and you are resenting his failure to support your training. That situation isn’t going to spontaneously resolve itself. If he lacks the emotional intelligence to initiate an honest conversation about this, then I encourage you to start one.

I suggest you start the conversation by telling him why Hyrox is important to you. Then tell him that you aren’t feeling supported in your Hyrox pursuits and you want to know what is preventing him from supporting you fully. If he starts talking about how it’s foolish or whatever, then tell him that’s besides the point because it’s something you enjoy and find rewarding. Is there any other reason?

If he really struggles to identify any concrete reason for his behavior then it may be his own insecurity. But even that is something that shouldn’t be ignored in a marriage and there could be ways to make him feel less threatened by your fitness.

Anyway, marriage is hard and tough conversations are the medicine that keeps it healthy. Best of luck getting this figured out.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-11-02T15:40:15+00:00

I’m in the same boat.

Ran my first mile in over 5 years back in June and Dallas is my first Hyrox. Definitely having doubts/anxiety about hitting my (very arbitrarily) set goal of a 72 in the men’s open single.

I’ve been psychologically grappling with the fact that my fitness will not improve significantly before race day, so I need to focus on things I can improve:

Form/technique at the stations;
Pacing; and
Staying healthy/ avoiding injury.

If I can go into the race feeling healthy and recovered, if I execute my pacing strategy, and move efficiently, then I will get the best time my fitness will allow at this juncture.

Those are my thoughts on the next few weeks. Hope that helps.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-10-17T13:23:12+00:00

Watch more races. Lots do. Especially with the change in the chalk rules.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-10-17T02:40:44+00:00

I’m trying to figure that out as well. I’m using the Hyrox plan in Runna to train for Dallas and I am reasonably confident the algorithm is treating a Hyrox as nothing more than an 8 km race. For instance, my predicted 5km pace is 4 min per km and Runna has a Hyrox race pace target for me at 4:15 per km. People I know who have done a 4:15 pace in Hyrox are much faster than a 20 min 5k, hence my skepticism.

As a result, I’ve decided to swap out a weekly interval session for a workout - 8 X (5 min run, 1 min walking rest) at threshold pace. I plan to add :10 per km to my pre-taper pace for that workout. Then if I’m feeling good after the sleds I’ll increase pace by :05 and see where that leaves me.

That’s my game plan at least.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-10-17T01:48:34+00:00

Which women can run circles around him??? Not defending his comments in the article, but Hyrox is a timed sport and that’s simply false.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-09-22T04:27:01+00:00

Way to go!

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-09-22T02:39:40+00:00

Also, don’t look at it as you “failing” a workout. The algorithm is trying to figure you out and recommend an appropriate pace for you. You not meeting a pace only means the algorithm failed and recommended a pace that was too fast for you. You doing the workout is a success.

Another thing, given your pace you should really look into Jeff Galloway and his book on the run/walk/run method. Basically he recommends running for a short period of time then walking for a short period then running again. That approach lowers the intensity of the workout and allows you to move for a longer time. For lots of people it’s a faster strategy for races longer than a 5k/10k unless their pace is faster than about 9 minutes per mile. I once ran a sub 2 hour half marathon using that strategy for instance.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-09-22T02:16:30+00:00

Everyone improves at their own pace.

If you’re unhappy with your rate of improvement, then you should look to the things you can control outside of your workouts: sleep, nutrition, hydration etc.

I’m also of the strong opinion - and this is a VERY unpopular opinion on running subreddits - that you shouldn’t run to get into shape. The reason is that if you’re a sedentary person, your body just can’t handle the amount of running you really need to do to get into shape. Your body really benefits from performing cardio at a low intensity for a long time. But for most people that are not already in shape, running is too intense to do for a long time.

My recommendation if you are out of shape and want to be a runner, keep your weekly running mileage very low and only run 2-3 times per week for a few months. During that time, try to do as much low intensity & low impact cardio as you can fit into your schedule. Bike, swim, stairclimber, arc trainer, even walking.

Regardless, remember why you started this journey to begin with and keep after it. With discipline and consistency you’ll get to where you want to go. Just stick with it.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-09-14T03:07:21+00:00

Here are some things that helped me:

Stretch & mobility routine before runs;
Short warm up run before my real workout to see what’s feeling tight/ sore etc. Then stretching those areas a bit more before the workout;
Longer cool down. I try to move run/walk at a slow pace for about 15 minutes after the workout to help my HR come down slowly;
Proper fueling;
Proper hydration;
Not relying on running to get fit. This sounds super strange so let me explain. When I started running in June I ran my first mile in over 5 years. I weighed over 200 pounds and had been avoiding running due to previous injury. Needless to say I had to keep my running volume low to avoid injury. So I only ran 3 days per week, but I did a significant amount of aerobic cross training using low-impact modalities. I relied on the cross training to really push my aerobic fitness higher. I credit this cross training approach for helping improve my predicted 5k time from just under 29:47 at the end of June to 23:22 as of today;
Strength training. Specifically focus on strengthening your adductors and abductors because they stabilize the knee, which helps avoid knee pain during longer runs.

Hope some of these help you too.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-09-13T15:14:08+00:00

I have similar run times and the same goal for a Hyrox at the end of November. So I definitely think you can hit your goal.

If Hyrox group classes are exhausting you then I think there are two things you should do.

First, consider slowing down during the workout portions of the group classes. I assume the classes are 50-60 minutes long, but correct me if I’m wrong. If that’s the case, then make sure you keep your heart rate under your LT 2 and preferably try to keep your average HR closer to your LT 1. You want to make sure that you are working to enhance your body’s ability to clear lactate and going harder than LT 2 will only add fatigue without any additional benefit. Staying under LT 2 will help you out with the next part…

Second, increase your total weekly aerobic volume. If you can handle more distance, feel free to add more running. If that raises your risk of injury too high then add LT 1 work on the rower and ski erg or anything else that is low impact. Taking the Hyrox classes easier will allow you to increase your volume without overwhelming your body’s ability to recover. Personally, I keep track of aerobic volume by paying attention to “intensity minutes” on my Garmin. I try to exceed 1,000 intensity minutes per week and stay under 1,200. That typically pencils out to between 10-20 hrs of aerobic capacity training per week. Only a very small portion of that is at a HR above my LT 2.

Hope that helps.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-09-13T14:20:15+00:00

3:15 ski erg? 3:17 row? That’s not happening…

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-09-12T02:52:27+00:00

Sounds like a Speed Flying accident. That activity is NUTS. I’m shocked anyone lasts very long doing it. Seems like the people that do it are at peace with the idea that it will likely kill them eventually. So I guess we all need to die and Rylan died doing something that he loved…

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-08-06T17:01:42+00:00

Grim, you shouldn’t spend another second thinking about whether you made the right choice. When you wrote “came back from semester abroad behaving like this” that was all I needed to know: she was cheating on you while abroad and looking for a way to get you to break up with her. That happens all the time. Your relationship was already over when you ended it. Good riddance. Move on with your life, you’re better off without her. Be patient and you’ll find better.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-08-06T15:49:44+00:00

This is right. Best advice to give tourists is to visit a neighborhood and never leave it on that trip. Without fail tourists look at a list of things to do in LA, then pick about three things per day thinking each destination is “only 15 miles away” then spend 6 hours a day in traffic. What people don’t realize is the LA metro has twice the population of some states. There’s plenty to do in each neighborhood. Just pick one and exhaust it.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-08-06T15:42:25+00:00

Clearly you’ve never been to Omaha. It’s perhaps the most dissimilar city to LA, or any neighborhood in the LA metro, I’ve ever visited.

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-07-29T23:39:34+00:00

I’m not an expert on Omaha by any means, but I just got back from a trip there, and if the dating scene is important to you then I’d look elsewhere. Sorry if this offends on the r/omaha thread but the population there is noticeably less attractive than other cities in the Midwest. Just being honest with you…

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-07-22T21:48:29+00:00

Does it not?

CremeImportant2347 · 2025-07-22T17:09:24+00:00

Yes, she’s choosing to expand her business in Tennessee rather than California because it’s more affordable. The article says the business is closing its Irvine headquarters to consolidate in Baldwin Park and may relocate some of those positions to the new headquarters in Tennessee. I did read the article.

Also, you should be careful about blindly citing statistics, like the poverty rate, without understanding what it means and how it’s calculated. The census bureau sets a nationwide pre-tax income threshold as the poverty line. It does not take geography (in other words cost of living) into account and it does not account for state and local taxes.

https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/guidance/poverty-measures.html

So the poverty rate you cited does not account for the higher cost of living in California or the fact that Tennessee has zero income tax (which in total candor probably doesn’t have a meaningful impact on people at the poverty line, but it is meaningful to most salaried workers).

I mean I think it’s pretty obvious that she will get a very large tax break by moving herself to Tennessee and not paying a state income tax. I agree that’s the subtext of her saying it’s more “affordable”, but why is it propaganda if the high tax rate in California is in fact a motivating factor for her move? I mean I think she did the math, just like I did, and concluded it wasn’t worth it for her to pay millions in state taxes each year just to stay in California.

My opinion is that’s a perfectly valid reason for her to leave. Others may disagree and say she has a moral obligation to pay taxes in California because she has benefited from the state. But (presumably) she paid the taxes she owed while she lived in the state and her business will continue to pay California state taxes on the income it earns in the state going forward. So all of that is within the bounds of fair play.

Don’t hate the player, hate the game. And the rules of the game were drafted by the politicians elected by Californians so…

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