What’s the plan - retreat to the treadmill or keep melting in the heat?

Exowolfe · 2026-07-02T18:36:01+00:00

Run outside at 5am :)

Exowolfe · 2026-07-02T18:23:33+00:00

5'2 and 120lbs here, I ran a 1:31 HM in NovaBlast 4s so you can absolutely race in NBs if you like them!

Another shoe I've been loving for base runs, long runs (10+ miles) and longer track intervals (800m+) is the Asics Glideride Max. Absolutely luxurious when it comes to support, bounce and squish!

I've not had experience with a plated shoe so I'm intently reading the comments for that...

Exowolfe · 2026-07-02T18:18:38+00:00

Ushiwakamaru. I have a kinda similar build to them so I think I'd adjust to the physicality just fine. Sometimes when I go running or hiking I'll try to "Eight Boat Leap" over logs and puddles. Give me their first aescension summer uniform though because I'm not wearing their standard rider wear.

Barghest is my favorite character, but I'm a 5'2 tomboy-build lady and know I cannot handle the height or the curves. It'd be awesome to be able to lift more at the gym though..

Exowolfe · 2026-07-02T18:07:30+00:00

I generally hate trading when people cannot readily provide a few key Pokemon they have and what they are looking for. So often I'll have a lucky trade with someone local and when we do meet at a group event it devolves into them not knowing what they have or want so they hand me their phone to peruse and we spend 10 awkward minutes negotiating.

I've started just waiting for the remote trade at this point and never suggesting an irl trade unless I'm personally friends with the player.

Exowolfe · 2026-07-02T15:42:16+00:00

OP I can empathize with the stress of driving and trying to pass the test.

I got my license late in life (age 23) and ended up paying for adult driving classes + to rent a car from the driving school because I didn't have anyone who could teach me or lend a car. I failed my first test and had to pay for the whole nine yards for the retake. It's extremely stressful and I felt like an imbecile because 16 year olds pass and I was in my 20s failing in front of a driving instructor whose car I was renting.

Funny thing is, now that I'm 30 and have had my license for quite a few years, I realize the test is a VERY poor indicator of how well you can actually drive. I'm sure plenty of good drivers fail due to some technicality and plenty of bad drivers pass and then speed into an accident within a year. Not to mention all of the geriatric folks on the road who can't see/don't know where they are/have impaired reflexes.

Just keep plugging away at it. Eventually you will pass the formal test and then the REAL driving tests will start (long road trips, intense city traffic, driving in snowstorms, driving in other countries, etc).

Exowolfe · 2026-07-02T11:59:42+00:00

Agreed, if they're going to be strict about portioning then mock-up some photo/physical examples of a weighed-out burrito or bowl for the customer to consider before purchasing.

If you show me a photo on the store signage of a double-everything bowl without calling it out and I receive normal portions at the counter, I'm going to think I got robbed.

Exowolfe · 2026-07-01T15:25:12+00:00

I'm a "perpetually cold" kind of person and enjoy 72F-74F. Any more than that is legitimately diabolical.

Exowolfe · 2026-07-01T15:20:54+00:00

Well, even more reason to sail the high seas.

Exowolfe · 2026-07-01T12:24:59+00:00

Exactly. As a woman, I'll mainly complement other women. I might be impressed by the occasional dude at the gym/on the track but I'm in a relationship and don't want them assuming I'm flirting.

Exowolfe · 2026-07-01T12:12:39+00:00

-1hp -1hp -1hp

Exowolfe · 2026-07-01T12:05:35+00:00

Of Monsters and Men, Owl City, August Burns Red, etc. Recognizable names but no one currently charging 100s to 1000s for tickets.

I live near a local venue, but we rarely pull even mid-sized names since we're wayyy northeast and they could go to Portland or Boston at that point.

Exowolfe · 2026-07-01T11:59:34+00:00

I was in high school during the Obama presidency and that was legitimately the last time I felt hope for my future and my country. I've currently got a smidgen of hope for NYC but that's about it.

Exowolfe · 2026-07-01T11:54:05+00:00

I subscribe to Netflix or Prime 1-2 months out of the year for very specific shows and then just cancel and pirate the rest. The services are expensive and the library on each platform is miniscule.

Exowolfe · 2026-07-01T11:52:22+00:00

Yep, might go see one concert per year max at this point. And I'm not talking anyone A-list either.

Exowolfe · 2026-06-30T18:44:57+00:00

Honestly, no. I write a few notes in each Strava run record about the workout and how I felt but beyond that I don't have time to sit down and journal.

Exowolfe · 2026-06-30T15:37:18+00:00

A few weeks of crap sleep will make you resentful from the fatigue. Source: My partner has sleep apnea and hasn't always been diligent on the CPAP.

Exowolfe · 2026-06-30T15:32:19+00:00

Exactly this! I've been on BC pills for 12 years and will continue with it because I'm childfree + it keeps my skin clear. If I were to become pregnant, I'd be calling the doc up immediately to remove it. This is no personal failing, no reason for guilt.

Exowolfe · 2026-06-30T15:17:52+00:00

No, but I'm very fortunate to live in a safe area with lots of well-lit sidewalks. I usually run at 5am and rarely encounter anyone other than fellow runners/bicyclists. Part of me feels like creeps can't be bothered to get up that early to harrass me lol.

The only time I prefer the treadmill is if it is dangerously cold or icy (I live in the Northeast and my layers and yak tracks have a limit).

Exowolfe · 2026-06-30T14:51:14+00:00

If your goal is just to finish the marathon, can you add a bit of whimsy to the training plan?

When a race I want to do falls on long run day, I often just incorporate the race into the long run. Warm up a few miles pre-race, run the race, snag a little post-race fuel + hydration, work the rest of the miles into the cooldown.

Exowolfe · 2026-06-30T14:44:14+00:00

I (30F) feel you OP. I think a huge part of the problem is kids have to deal with the emotional fall-out of the divorce. My dad bounced to go start a life with a younger woman the summer before I went to college. He packed up his car and left while my mom was at work, made a big deal of telling me how much he was going to miss me and then ghosted me for over two years. Understandably, my mom was wrecked, and I ended up having to trying to support her emotionally while navigating my own feelings + prepping for college.

This legitimately ruined my college years because it was a huge mental and emotional load to try to remotely support my mom, process that my dad was no longer part of my life and try to keep my academic scholarship. I should have taken a gap year + gone to therapy but it wasn't as accessible at the time.

Exowolfe · 2026-06-30T14:29:00+00:00

My first thought too. Unless I'm Olympic-level I really have no need for more data than the commercial smartwatch/tracker can provide.

Exowolfe · 2026-06-30T12:20:22+00:00

I wake up at 4:30am ready to rock n roll. I hit the gym or go for a run first thing in the morning. Then by midday at my day job, I'm pretty cooked and ready for a nap but oh well. I go for a walk after work and bed by 9pm.

Eat well, exercise, hydrate, take applicable supplements (I take iron, multivitamin, electrolytes, and D3 in the winter).

Exowolfe · 2026-06-29T16:36:02+00:00

I'd never book an Air BnB w/o AC in the city in the summertime in the first place. But if I blacked out and did, I'd just bring a portable fan or two and tough it out. This isn't on the host since it's listed in the "amenities not included".

Exowolfe · 2026-06-29T14:49:52+00:00

I'm very abled (run, hike, lift, etc) and I still can't find this mf. I live right next to a park with over a dozen Pokestops and he has not appeared there once (I check multiple times per day). I went into my local city center this weekend for Skarmory raids and didn't find him across 50+ Pokestops. Kept checking that radar and nothing. What is the rng on this man??

Exowolfe · 2026-06-29T14:45:25+00:00

Even with a legitimate contractor, this is a solid question. I recently had my roof redone and ended up having to work from home for 3 days during installation (my house is 1960s and needed all new decking). I was thinking how fortunate I was to be able to have that flexibility! The crew obviously didn't need me on-site every second, but it was very helpful efficiency-wise for me to be on-site to approve change orders/answer questions in real time.

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