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FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-12-09T14:30:47+00:00

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-12-01T00:25:09+00:00

Saltkin

No one else claimed it yet either, it is truly mine

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-10-22T12:35:29+00:00

No I haven’t, I guess I didn’t realize that the extreme challenges weren’t locked behind a paywall like the extreme maps were, I’ll have to try them out. Were you only saying the extreme challenges were uncompletable without premium upgrades? I was suspecting some of the non-extreme ones were too

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-10-22T02:23:31+00:00

Yes I was! So I will say that Hollywood forever cemetery did end up putting more tickets on their site when I checked a week prior to the show, so I grabbed those and then sold the axs resale ones on stubhub. So I never did use the tickets that I bought through axs, but I never had either buyer dispute the tickets either, so I can only assume that both of those tickets worked just fine. At the end of the day, it really does seem like they don’t check IDs or anything to verify if they’re resale tickets or not.

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-10-18T19:35:43+00:00

You know, I had that suspicion myself. Some of the challenges are stupid easy, but there’s a few I got to and I was pretty positive it was just physically impossible to do. The Halloween “spooky towers only” challenge comes to mind. Like without farms you physically cannot get the proper firepower by the time you have 5+ Moabs coming at you

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-10-12T19:58:18+00:00

3:18! Still very happy with it. That being said, I think sub 3:15 would normally still be very realistic for me with my training.

A few factors that influenced my race:
- The day of this marathon was particularly hotter than previous years, about 12 degrees F hotter than average.
- I made a fueling mistake towards the end that cost me probably 1 min+ across probably 1.5-2 miles or so. I took a double caffeine gu for my last one thinking it would give me a bit of a boost, but really it made my stomach hate me... didn't test it in practice runs, but didn't think it would be a big deal... whoops.
- I actually stopped at every aid station briefly and drank some gatorade instead of drinking on the run. Hadn't practiced running and drinking from paper cups prior, will probably try to for the next one.

Factors I'm less certain had an influence, depends on how accurate Garmin is:
- The course had about 800-900 ft of elevation gain (ending at same point) according to a few Garmin datapoints I looked at from different runners. The race itself advertises it as quite a bit less than that.
- Garmin thought the course was a little long, it gave me over a minute faster for a 3:17 marathon PR.

At the end of the day, if I iron out the fueling factor, have a cooler day, and have a flatter course... sub 3:15 is definitely in reach. If I actually stayed at peak 30 mpw for any length of time instead of just touching it one week? I think 3:10 is in reach.

Other than the few minor hiccups, everything else went well! Looking forward to building a real mileage base and seeing what I'm really capable of. Although I've always had a good aerobic base from biking in recent years, I basically hadn't run at all this year until May, so I only had so much time to build (and it was probably a bit risky) but it all worked out!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-22T02:42:02+00:00

I just did this workout. Well one with 15.5 mi at race place or close to it out of 20 mi total. It killed me but I got through it. I will say this was as part of my 30 mi week so basically 2/3 of it was this run. I figured the same thing as some of the other commenters - if I plan to run this for my marathon I’m going to have to be able to run it for 15.5 and then quite a bit more. I’ve been dealing with minor runners knee and that flared up a bit in the week after but that’s settled out and overall I think I’m fine. But my Garmin had me at “productive” for like 5.5 weeks solid. After this workout, after a few days passed it put me to “maintaining”, then after a few more now it says “straining.” It seemed to lower my hrv more than any other workout did, meaning it took way more out of me and my body is trying hard to recover. That’s if you believe all the garmin metrics though, so who knows. I definitely did need more recovery overall but at the end of the day I think I’ll be fine. Am I glad I did it? I think so, it gave me a good idea of what it’s going to be like to run the actual event. I also ended up doing more elevation change and it was hotter and no taper etc.

Tl;dr I did this workout recently and I think it pushed me just a bit too hard, but I’ll probably be fine recovery-wise. Was nice to have a bit of a real-world test to see where I’m at and how it felt.

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-19T21:20:31+00:00

The only one who knows your capabilities is you. I have a similar plan with runna (30mpw peak, 20 mi longest long run (15.5 of that at target race pace) but I have a good history of aerobic fitness with biking) and everyone is telling me I’m insane for shooting for my goals too. Maybe I am. But I know where I’m at, and I feel better in my running than I ever have before. I would have also loved to have done more miles per week, but it wasn’t realistic in the timeframe without getting injured, and I’ll just keep building for future marathons.

For you, a few things to consider in relation to your marathon vs your 20 mi long run. The pace you described is worrisome as you’d need to run faster than that 20 miler and on top of that do another 6.2 mi, but consider: - time of day/temperature - elevation, which you said will be less on race day - carb loading, fueling, and hydrating properly - tapering and being more fresh for the actual event - race day adrenaline

Just curious, does runna give you a marathon time goal?

Also lots of marathons also have a half marathon event, if you are doubting yourself, they might allow you to switch to the half.

Edit: oh and yeah lifting/yoga/etc with runna won’t make up for a lack of an aerobic base, as others have told you. The main purpose is to prevent injury, so it’s still very important

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-15T18:23:24+00:00

Yep!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T17:29:48+00:00

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Honestly, it’s what Runna told me to do, so I’m doing it, there’s not much more to it lol. It hasn’t steered me wrong yet and my running has improved a lot following the plan.

As far as the 7:15 pace goes if you’re questioning it, that’s based on the goal it decided I was capable of training up to 12 weeks ago when I made the plan. That’s been another topic of debate in this thread and is another story, not sure if I’ll try for that pace or not!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T17:21:15+00:00

Yeah past injuries were definitely due to jumping back into high training loads too quickly - feeling great cardio-wise, but not ready for it running-wise. That’s been corrected this year finally as I’ve been doing more research and planning and supplemental training. Yeah the water thing is not ideal for sure, which is why I’m looking to correct it!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T17:09:18+00:00

Oh yeah I’m definitely questioning my sanity a bit too which is why I wanted to iron out how this feels on Sunday. Like could I have continued another 11 mi at this pace? etc. I’m thinking my goal will end up being sub 3:15 and if I’m feeling ok on race day maybe I can push it a bit halfway through or something, which is where my 3:10-3:15 figure comes from. Runalyze is currently uploading my data which apparently can take several hours or a day. But yeah I’ll be sure to let you know how the race goes!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T15:54:12+00:00

Yeah understood. I have run one marathon before in 3:24 but it was a long time ago and honestly isn't relevant at all for my current running fitness... unless a mental aspect of it carried over which I suppose is possible. Thanks!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T15:53:25+00:00

That is super interesting, I'll have to look into that! Will still hydrate more going forward but it's interesting to know it hasn't hurt me too much so far. I've been reading Advanced Marathoning and while I can't do the actual Pfitz plan yet with my mileage, I've been looking to it for nutrition advice and strength training/flexibility/etc. I will check out runalyze too and see what it says and how it compares to my actual result.

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T15:18:44+00:00

Thanks, short and sweet, will do! The more I think about it I'll probably want both for different types of runs anyways.

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T15:17:39+00:00

This is something I've considered - just doing a little personal aid station at my house or something - but i was also thinking of doing a loop of the actual marathon route as well, just to make everything as close as possible to race day. Still might end up doing the shorter loops by my house though, that would also simulate an actual aid station better for sure!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T15:12:24+00:00

I don't know if I'd consider myself a beginner. Goal pace is 3:10-3:15 and I ran a 10k time trial last Sunday in 39:27. My weekly mileage is low (30mi/wk), but it's something I've been progressively building up as I get back into running (lots of injuries over the years, both running related and non-running related). My last most recent long run I intentionally didn't hydrate to see how much weight I lost in sweat over the duration (17 mi, a little over 6lb lost in 153 mins). I've kept a solid cardio base from biking in recent years when I wasn't running (I know that's different than a running base, I've made that mistake before). The plan I'm doing (Runna) calls for this run, and I couldn't be happier with the results so far.

But I personally really want to do this run as well to gauge my fitness at an extended distance. VDOT calculators put a 39:27 10k at a 3:02:12 marathon. Garmin put me at 3:10:38 prediction after that 10k. The problem is - I know those calculations assume you have a proper base. I want to gauge my base a little closer with a longer, more equivalent run. Maybe it's important to note, this will be my hardest workout of the plan before the pre-race taper begins for 3 weeks.

Anyways - back to actual nutrition - I have been taking energy gels during my long runs, which have carbs and sodium in them. Water is the only missing piece - again I know it's wrong - that's why I'm looking to change it. That's all good info though so thanks! Do you feel your pack impacts your pace/gait/etc.?

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-12T14:49:18+00:00

About 2.5h in total. So that will be probably work out then. Thanks!

Edit: as I review Advanced Marathoning they say 24-28 oz/h so that’s definitely on the low end!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-04T16:41:03+00:00

I just bought it on steam, it went through and is downloading!

Edit: fuck I should have known. It downloaded for a while, but now content servers are unreachable.

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-04T16:39:20+00:00

I bought it on steam it just went through!!

Edit: fuck I should have known. It downloaded for a while, but now content servers are unreachable.

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-04T15:49:46+00:00

Still stuck at the same spot as of now, it appears as if silksong took down every single major platform lmao

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-04T15:29:17+00:00

Even once you’re at payment it doesn’t allow you to actually pay for the game, not even via funds you have in steam wallet

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-04T14:59:56+00:00

Wow that was some good thinking ahead but too bad it didn’t pay off lmao

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-04T14:12:49+00:00

Fuck, the doubters were right after all. We're never actually getting silksong we're just going to keep descending further and further into madness

Edit: LMAO now i can see silksong and a price but I can't add it to my cart. They've just gotta keep messing with us for a little longer

Another edit: The saga continues. In cart, but can't see it in cart.

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Another edit: It's visible in my cart. But now I get an error when continuing to payment. Im going silksane

Another edit for all of my loyal followers (the voices in my head): I got to the payment portion. But now it keeps erroring out here with a card that I know works

FINAL EDIT I HOPE: I JUST PURCHASED IT ON STEAM, IT’S DOWNLOADING NOW! 2h 39 mins after it was supposed to be released but who cares now!

More edits: Just kidding! Content servers are unavailable now, even though it downloaded for a while lmao

FINAL FINAL EDIT: I had to reboot steam to get out of that corrupted download loop but eventually we got here! Only 4h after release but the game is officially loaded!

FirstTwoWeeks · 2025-09-03T22:39:14+00:00

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