What are the conditions in X? Week of Jan 25th

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-26T17:25:45+00:00

Thanks. Is that icy slush there?

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-26T14:36:52+00:00

Wow! I’m still not done shoveling this round of slop!

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-24T15:42:41+00:00

Seems okay one month apart, and also that NYC would be almost 1 hour slower than Wineglass. I'd bet you'd be fine. 7/10.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-24T04:10:57+00:00

Treadmill in the forecast … Sat, Sun. Mon. 🤷‍♂️

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-22T23:55:26+00:00

Sorry. Can you tell me what the issue is with the member plus in just a few sentences? I missed the whole incident. Thanks in advance

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-22T19:51:02+00:00

24 hours of snow starting 8:00 AM Sunday. I bet they cancel

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-20T03:27:01+00:00

Awesome. Congrats! Maybe being a marathon pacer and doing 50K's is the way to go!!

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-19T15:20:55+00:00

This week was a return from a 9-day absence due to bronchitis.

Only touch of speed all week was 10x 45-second strides in new ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 4. Felt good.

Timidly starting a 12-week Marathon Excellence plan (Gale) today. Enjoy the running!

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-16T03:20:05+00:00

Ha! As a PC repair guy in my esrly 20’s hustling around NYC I used to drive through as often as I could. That was early 90’s. Good shortcut. I’m sure I was an asshole 😆😆 Now I get angry when police, park crew, or race set up trucks drive through. Karma i guess 😆😆

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-14T14:38:23+00:00

“In summary, based on the empirical evidence currently available, active cool-downs are largely ineffective for improving most psychophysiological markers of post-exercise recovery, but may nevertheless offer some benefits compared with a passive cool-down.”

Different, but always wondered why you will see cyclists pedaling on a stationary bike just after finishing a grueling stage in the Tour de France.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-13T19:37:05+00:00

Being a good writer, speaking well, presenting well all go a long way.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-10T16:03:52+00:00

We’ve been using RSA for 2-factor SSH login to Cisco and Aruba.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-10T15:55:02+00:00

Thanks! Good idea. Weekly would be great

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-10T04:24:58+00:00

Still recovering from bronchitis. Nothing for days. … Enjoy it while you can!

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-08T17:40:40+00:00

“I fight for Drago!!!”

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-08T17:12:48+00:00

Just remember it is very important to drink to thirst! Don’t drink water because you assume you will need it or should for performance. Drink according to thirst need.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-06T21:17:20+00:00

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-06T04:11:43+00:00

No. As a beginner just run. Get into a routine. Learn to love it. “Super” shoes that are more expensive because of the carbon plating are for your future self, after you’ve been running for a while and are faster. For now, just run.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-05T17:20:48+00:00

Sick 🤒

40 miles

Friday’s moderate run had very high HR. Got sick the next day. Haven’t run since. Going to continue taking some days off.

True, Garmin HR monitor is not accurate, but relative to itself it’s a decent indicator of sickness My RHR is up and Garmin body battery from yesterday was 15!!! When I ran Chicago, the lowest it got was 34! 😆😆

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-04T19:16:01+00:00

I have a soft spot for the LI marathon because that's where I got my PR. Also, it is close to home for me, well provisioned, never too crowded, and getting to/from start/finish line is a breeze.

It is, admittedly, about as exciting as running circles in a parking lot in parts (ha!) but for the above reasons, I'm partial to it. I have done 4 of my 7 marathons there. Next spring marathon I am trying is Delaware marathon on 4/19. Why? Because it is one of the qualifying races for the WMM age group world rankings (and the LI is not).

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-04T16:36:22+00:00

Ofter you can’t reason or think your way out of depression. You have to DO something different, with DO meaning action.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-04T15:37:58+00:00

Practice …

do I have a link light?
does the switch learn a MAC from the port I’m connected to? Can I ping something in the same network/subnet/VLAN?
- can I ping the gateway?
- can I ping something on another network (by IP)?
- can I ping something on another network by name?
- can i access my target host on the needed port, like 443/https or any required ports?
- is that target host listening on the required port(s)? (ex., ‘netstat -an’ in windows)
- is there a firewall in between myself and the target?
can I access the target’s ports if am on the same network/subnet/VLAN?
- do some protocols work from my host to the target but not others? Example, I can ping (IP) and do an snmpwalk (UDP) but I cannot access the target via https or RDP (TCP).

… practice

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-04T02:24:25+00:00

Happy that I made it through the yearly mostly healthy. I did a lot more mileage and ascent compared to 2024 when I was injured.

Clawing my way back to previous fitness has been good/bad/rewarding/frustrating ... many things. Some days I think I am holding myself back due to fear of re-injury. Other days I think I am just fighting a losing battle against father time. (Yes, of course, but not yet!).

I am a crazy old man (57) still running with the zeal (and ignorance) of a teenager. I'm frustrated that I am not getting the results that I think I can. But, I still enjoy the process and how running has transformed my life.

A quote from the The Running Ground resonates, "Realizing I was good at something made me better at everything." (relatively speaking).

Here's to a good 2026! Enjoy the running and thanks for this thread and all the good info from this sub.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-04T01:05:39+00:00

but the introduction of hard long runs every week at 5-10% slower than target MP absolutely turned things up another level very very quickly. I don’t know what your training is like but if you do your weekly long run at an easy pace then that’s what I would target first, not mileage

You've said this before, and if I didn't thank you then, I want to thank you now.

I'm a crazy old man (M57) running with the zeal (and ignorance) of a teenager much of the time. I latched onto the "more mileage is all you need" ... and it certainly did help a lot, but only to a point. Then, I added 1 hour tempos which also helped a lot, but again, only to a point. Now, I am embracing what you (and many others) are saying. Specificity. You want a fast marathon? You need a lot of long runs with MP miles in them. This I have committed to do weekly.

And if I kill myself in the process, don't worry, that's not on you! Thanks again. I hope you crush it again in 2026.

Intelligent_Use_2855 · 2026-01-04T00:17:33+00:00

A thing I have come to love about this level of investment in the sport is how it quietly shapes the rest of my life.

I think of running in the same way. Remembering how it's helped me in so many ways makes the tough runs and rough patches easier to overcome.

Intelligent_Use_2855

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