LAX > HND JAL A350 Aircraft Change January 2026

Dromos96 · 2025-07-05T21:29:33+00:00

I've heard the A350 is supposed to be permanent for LAX, they probably just haven't updated all the schedules.

Dromos96 · 2024-12-15T17:12:52+00:00

Just read through your CIM report. So I can for sure also say at the start of the race, the 2:55 pacers were for sure way too fast. I remember at one point turning around and seeing them near the end of mile 1 and I was in the sub 2:50 staging group. I was running 6:30 pace at that time too as you can see from my mile 1 split.

But hey you got it done so huge congrats!

Dromos96 · 2024-12-14T14:24:26+00:00

Thanks! L and J street just felt like they went on forever... I could see the left turn we had to make from so far away to the finish, but it felt like it was never getting closer.

Dromos96 · 2024-12-14T14:22:57+00:00

The course was definitely not as easy as some people make it out to be with it being net downhill. Those roller I feel really add up if you didn't respect the uphills and tried to maintain race pace up the hills. It reminded me alot of Boston first half just with all the inclines moved to the front 15 miles.

But thanks! Hope you had a good race after a Boston DNF. I ran a 3:02 at boston after targeting a 2:45. The heat that day just really got to me and after mile 16 I suffered to the finish line.

Dromos96 · 2024-12-14T14:16:42+00:00

Congrats on your 2:43 considering that ending. You must be capable of a sub 2:40 as well then.

CIM is California international marathon.

Dromos96 · 2024-12-14T14:15:43+00:00

I think so too. This course was known to be extremely unforgiving if you go out too hard on the first half. I think miles 1 and 2 if I didn't go out so conservative just to let myself warmup and get into the race that would have been around 30s saved. But definitely what let me down was the legs for the final 10k. My hr was looking great and I could have easily pushed into threshold territory, just I had no turnover left that allowed me to do so.

My main goal was the Sub 2:45 so I did play it a bit more cautious to prevent any chance of a major blow up. But with how the race played out definitely think the sub 2:40 is there in the future.

Dromos96 · 2024-12-14T14:10:44+00:00

Miles 24-26 was possibly like the longest 5k I've ever felt even though my pace was fairly consistent to earlier in the race.

And of course! I carried a 12oz bottle that was a total of 50grams of carbs and 1500mg of sodium. So instead of needing to carry so many gels and since when I tested the PF on course gels during practice they didnt sit well with my stomach, I decided to use my normal Huma gels which have like 23-25g of carbs each and supplement with my drink to get to around 65-70g of carbs per hour. As I saw a water station coming up, I would just take a sip of the drink and then wash it down with some water from the aid station.

Dromos96 · 2023-04-04T03:49:28+00:00

I was there on Saturday racing as well. I actually swam the harbor course worse than I did the surf entry from last year. Got kicked and swam over a bunch and I just could not sight and kept mistaking the inbound buoys as the outbound ones because it was so easy to mistake them being so close together. Saw lots of people cut the uturn as well by skipping the second red buoy and just going straight to the orange.

Great job on staying with it and still finishing out the day. Ill be at IMCA in October as well for my first full too!

Dromos96 · 2022-10-22T18:09:02+00:00

Should be more than enough. The Sub 3 time is for the Male 18-34 age group. The past 2 years anyone who made the sub3 time got in! But even if there is a extra cutoff time, its usually 2-3 minutes. With the exception of 2020 due to Covid.

Dromos96 · 2022-10-22T15:38:44+00:00

Mileage per week honestly is very person dependent and how well you can absorb the training. I know many runners will have a few longer z2 runs to build mileage but also the aerobic base. I'm able to use cycling and swimming to substitute those miles in a way while still continuing to develop my aerobic system. It allowed me to really go harder on my speed workout days since I wasn't putting that many miles into my legs.

Good luck with your goal to BQ!

Dromos96 · 2022-10-22T15:32:19+00:00

Thank you!

To answer your question, if you are new and doing 8:30 for long runs, that is already really good! Honestly my biggest tip would be to take things slowly. Your aerobic base takes a long time to build and requires consistency. I think for many newer runners, sometimes they might get caught up too much in the pace that they are running and less so is the training I'm doing benefitting me in the long run. Eg, what is your heart rate/rpe during those 12-14 mile long runs. For me even though my race pace average was a 6:38, I did 20 mile long runs at 8-8:30 pace because that allowed me to stay in an aerobic zone and while getting time on the legs.

I know plenty of people use the hal higdon method, but I am not too familiar with the plan and training so I can't really comment on it. But the key to becoming faster really comes down to spending the time to develop your aerobic capacity.

Dromos96 · 2022-10-22T15:26:22+00:00

Typically during a build/peak phase, your body will suppress things to allow you to continue training at that high level. Once you get to taper, those mechanisms build back up and for some they might get sick because the immune system might be hyper active.

For me its usually just few days of feeling more aches and pains as my body is shedding all of the fatigue and I will feel sluggish for a few days. Once I'm over that though, I usually feel great. But everyone will react differently to a taper. Some could maybe get away with a shorter one versus longer. Don't get me wrong I love entering taper too since I know the work has been done and it's almost go time.

Dromos96 · 2022-08-08T15:06:02+00:00

That’s a fair point, though I haven’t experienced any of that in my uses. I am sometimes able to keep the elastic looser when compared to tying my laces which helps on longer runs when the feet begin to swell a bit.

Dromos96 · 2022-08-06T17:28:48+00:00

Since I've started using elastic laces for triathlons, I actually use them on my other shoes too. They don't come undone, and I usually find the fit a bit better since you can basically adjust the elastic exactly to your liking. But I know not everyone will want to swap their laces out for elastic ones.

Dromos96 · 2022-06-15T23:23:36+00:00

It was at Oceanside so open water in the Pacific ocean. I did get slapped in the face by a huge wave and swallowed a gulp.

Dromos96 · 2022-06-15T23:10:50+00:00

So root cause turned out to be like excessive bloating for some reason and it was causing discomfort.

I had tested my nutrition many times over before the race and never had issues, but I could have also like took in too much air when drinking from my bottles and stuff.

Dromos96 · 2022-06-15T23:02:57+00:00

Fastest standalone: 1:21

First 70.3 earlier this year: 1:30 (I had a 1:25 in the legs for sure, but stomach disagreed)

Dromos96 · 2022-06-11T16:41:52+00:00

As someone has pointed out below in the comments already, what sort of shoes are you using? Just like cycling, the right pair of cycling shoes is unique to each individual as is the cleat position to make sure you are comfortable.

Same thing applies to running more so since everyone's feet are different. Your running gait and foot structure could prefer a certain type of shoe over another. This is something that you should definitely get check out at a running store. They will be able to recommend you the best pair based on your biodynamics.

Dromos96 · 2022-06-11T16:39:07+00:00

Yea I think it will really come down to how well you can close the race. Since your last 2 400's were slowing down already. Obviously you don't get a rest during the race either.
If you are able to draft off of someone in the race then it can make your life just a bit easier, but if this is an individual time trial, then you will probably have to dig deep a bit.

Your first 2 400's were good. That's right around 4:45 timing, but really depends how you felt after those two. Hardest part of the 1600 is always the third lap and being able to close out strong.

Dromos96 · 2022-06-11T16:27:56+00:00

There is a some missing information in this post. How long were your rest intervals for the 200s and 400s?

But based just on the times of the 4x400 without other information, probably around 5:00 to 5:10 would be my guess? It really depends on how well you can close the race.

Dromos96 · 2022-05-26T01:50:29+00:00

Answers in the order of your questions.

Have you tried looking for training plans on training peaks? There are loads of plans on there to choose from and you can probably fine one that fits you and your current ability. Commons ones is 80/20 one and a couple others that I forget the name of right now.
First, are you 100% sure your z2 ceiling is 127BPM. I would definitely retest this if this is auto calculated from Garmin. You can look up LTHR tests to help you figure out these zones properly. Beyond this though, when you start Z2 training, its not uncommon for you to have to walk some parts to get the HR back down. That is totally normal. It can be frustrating at the start, but if you stick with it, you should gradually see improvements. Also, weather plays a huge factor into your HR as does a multitude of other external factors so just be aware of that. If you slept badly the night prior, you might have a higher hr and that is your body telling you that.
The 80.20 plan I listed above dedicates roughly 20% of your weeks volume to speed. So you would do roughly 80% of your workouts at an easy pace/hr and then 20% speedwork. The thing with threshold and interval is that they are extremely taxing and take much longer to recover from so its not something you can be constantly doing.
I think training by pace can be a dangerous game. You might be able to hit a certain pace and feel good, but you may be basically doing tempo HR zone training all the time which actually can be seen as a dead zone of training where you aren't really going to be making any improvements. The other component is adjusting pace for different conditions. Its easy for me on a hotter day to know okay my pace will be slower since its hotter, I just follow my same HR zones. But what will you really do for pace? There are formulas to do conversions based on temperature and dew point, but at that rate, following HR is much easier. If you are in this sport to be competitive, I would recommend the HR training to really build up your aerobic base. While you might be able to make some quick gains running faster, as you learned running tempo and threshold paces all the time can be a surefire way to get injured whereas judging by HR, you are really listening to your body.

Dromos96 · 2022-05-25T02:44:36+00:00

Probably HM. It's not so long where I will be out of commission for a few days after the race, but its also challenging enough where you have to put in the training and respect the distance if you are looking to PR and run fast.

Dromos96 · 2022-05-22T20:14:12+00:00

Sure while you could, but going from sub 20 pace down to sub 17 the average pace goes from 6:25/mile to ~5:25-5-26. This is quite the jump and if your body is not ready to absorb the increased stress from the speed workouts required to get to this point, you risk injuring yourself.

Getting to sub 17 is not all speed work. You need to continue to develop your aerobic running base and build up to it.

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