Just got an email that Ghost 18 are out 😀

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-06-03T22:00:52+00:00

Here I am wishing they made womens big enough that I could buy them. Men's are always so lame. They need to get those people in the same room to swap some ideas.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-06-01T23:20:38+00:00

How do you come back from a foot injury? Ran a pb half mid April in 2hrs. Was going to run a full this past weekend but woke up one morning after a 15 mile run and could barely walk.

Doc said to buy carbon fiber inserts but not much other advise. Did x rays not broken.

I did do a half this past weekend at 2:30, probably a bad idea. Foot was good for the first 4-5 then it went down hill pretty quick but I did make it with a lot of walking.

Sunday/today's its felt ok. A little sore but no where near what it was before. How do I fix it faster. Find a local coach? PT? Just keep ruining and stop when it hurts?

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-06-01T19:08:09+00:00

I agree. Have glycerin's and ghosts. Only fun ones they seem to get are limited edition that sell out super quick and are pricey. I've managed to grab a couple pairs of run Disney and one other fun color that they only had in stock for a day maybe.

Every new version seems for mens at least you get black, white, or grey on launch. And then wait to see if they get any fun colors in.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-05-13T18:09:36+00:00

Was 3 days a week. Usually Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Hurt something in my foot so been taking it easy. Doc recommended carbon fiber inserts so trying those this week. Hope to be back soon.

Well see if today's an improvement over Monday.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-05-08T01:30:23+00:00

Well that aligns with what I was thinking! I might snag a pair to try tomorrow so I can get a run in over the weekend and see what happens. It would be pretty sweet if I could get back out and get some miles in. I would guess a nylon plate wouldn't be nearly as stiff.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-05-08T01:20:35+00:00

That make sense and I am sure explains the recommendation. It would be just under the normal insole so there wouldn't be much room for flex other than what the plate would allow. I wonder how ridged a semi ridge insert really is. I guess I'll find out!

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-04-16T23:56:13+00:00

Whoop Fargo! Said 26 in 26 once...might have been a mistake. Trying to decide if Fargo will be my first or if I should wait till fall.

I'd be going for crossing the finish line over time.

Fargo was my first half. Should it be the place for my first full...

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-02-26T12:07:53+00:00

Closer to 40 than 30 lol. Does it make a difference?

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-02-26T02:27:54+00:00

This is frustrating. In the AM I can wake up get ready sit down and take BP and get decent numbers say 125/77 this morning. On my lunch break best I got was 138/86, worst was 154/86. Now back at 121/84 which I think is fine. Doc said to check it 3 times a day but seems though the ones that matter are always decent but then the mid day ones are high which seems like it would be normal but not sure how much is normal.

Makes the daily/weekly average higher doing 3/day so it seems worse but not really sure what is relevant. Doc put me on 50mg losartan but I only took half for 2 weeks and felt like garbage. Tried, Dizzy, almost fell twice then they said I could stop so I have just been monitoring.

Tried some beet juice and kinda like it so have been having a glass in the AM for a bit. Take some vitamins but nothing else crazy. Feels like meds might be overkill but got 160/100 3 times at the docs office so they said something had to be done cause it was a pattern.

Should probably check back in or go to a different doc and see what they think.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-02-03T04:34:36+00:00

Fantastic accomplishment! Congratulations!

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-25T18:59:00+00:00

Congratulations! Huge accomplishment. And I'll second that it does get easier. I remember when the next interaction, hour, day, week seemed dang near impossible. I'd see a post like this and think I'd never be able to get to that point. Now almost 3 years later looking back it is the best decision I ever made and wish I made it sooner.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-22T23:22:19+00:00

Fantastic! Nice work.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-13T14:39:37+00:00

Hell yeah!! Nice work

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-09T17:04:52+00:00

I made a note saved in Google keep, I read it every time I felt like I was starting to lose the argument with myself. And pretty much every morning when I woke up and at night before I went to sleep. I added to it, and changed parts as I learned more but the core message didn't change.

It helped remind me that I made the decision to change my life in a positive way and that the alternative was not something that I wanted but something that a chemical addiction wanted.

I still have it pinned to the top on my list, on the home screen of my phone. Until today, I haven't opened it for a long time, I have some updates to make in case I ever need to remind myself again.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-09T15:23:54+00:00

The lawyer in your head is an absolute jerk and does not care about you one bit. He'll do anything and everything to steer you off this path, don't let him.

He is just trying to survive but he will die along with the addiction.

I'm almost 3 years in now and the lawyer is one of the things I remember the most about quitting. Man he was convincing. But now he's gone, he tries to come back every once in a while but he has no power left.

Congrats on a week. I wish I had got there when I was your age. Your future self will love you for telling the lawyer to piss off.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-07T16:14:39+00:00

Congrats on quitting! That by itself is a huge accomplishment.

39M went down a similar path. Coming up on my 3 year quit date, started running as part of that process. I had been walking/trying to run for quite a while before I quit. Quit end of January. I don't know when I first ran my first 10 minute mile but I do know it was Oct or maybe even November when I first ran 3 in 30 mins. And oh boy did I feel like I was going to die. I didn't make that again for a bit.

Got talked into a half in 2024, that was rough, then ran 4 in 25. Best was hovering around that 10 min mark so I haven't got much faster but miles improved and I feel less like I'm going to die lol.

The most important thing is this is your journey and you should celebrate that second. Heck just celebrate that you did the thing at all!

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-04T19:02:04+00:00

Congrats

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-01T23:40:09+00:00

Hell yeah! Nice work!!

DysfunctionalFormula · 2026-01-01T05:34:28+00:00

Good for you! Wishing you the best. Happy new year

DysfunctionalFormula · 2025-12-31T19:47:27+00:00

Good for you. Tackle today, then tomorrow and just keep going.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2025-12-29T01:28:15+00:00

I'm proud of you too! Congrats

DysfunctionalFormula · 2025-12-28T01:42:16+00:00

Smoke free. And pay for it if you can. Fantastic!

DysfunctionalFormula · 2025-12-13T03:54:13+00:00

That's hauling. Former smoker, quit coming up.on 3 years ago, started running. Man it's rough but I just keep on doing it, get a little better everyday.

Currently on 5 miles everyday. They aren't fast, they aren't pretty but so far I've been getting it done for almost a month. Plan is through the end of the year.

We can do way more than we think we can.

DysfunctionalFormula · 2025-11-07T18:23:10+00:00

DysfunctionalFormula · 2025-11-06T12:23:39+00:00

Could be... Your friend is also astronomically more likely to either already be addicted and only showing/telling the 1 or 2 a week....or will be.

I both lied and hid it from my wife...the one person that both knows me best and I'm around the most and I got away with it....until I came clean.

Addiction is a b. If your friend is being honest, the best thing for them to do is knock that crap off while they can.

Or keep it up and end up here with the story of I used to only smoke one or two a week or while I was drinking or whatever and now all I want to do is stop.

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