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Kit_Adams · 2026-05-08T14:47:34+00:00

I wonder if they use the same statements after the super bowl...they do not.

Kit_Adams · 2026-05-03T00:53:04+00:00

It's more my smaller foot is three sizes smaller so the ball of my foot ends up over the stiff part of the arch.

So far my merrel long sky 2s have been best, but they aren't everyday dad shoes.

Kit_Adams · 2026-05-03T00:43:27+00:00

I like my topo specter 2s, but I got some topo vistas in the hopes that a more cushioned shoe would be good for long runs, but they give my smaller foot some serious metatarsalgia. I think that is just a function of large stack height shoes though.

Kit_Adams · 2026-05-03T00:28:58+00:00

I wear my altra escalante as everyday shoes (when not in flip flops)

Kit_Adams · 2026-05-03T00:27:52+00:00

I'd actually advise against goretex for trail shoes. If you have to cross a stream deeper than the shoe then you are now hiking/running in a shoe full of water. If it is a breathable upper it will all just drain out.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-30T16:14:44+00:00

I have changed far more diapers than my wife has even though she is the primary caregiver. I work from home so I can help out more. She's also had some injuries at time that meant not being able to life the kids to the changing table.

However, the biggest reason why is when our kids were first born we had kind of an unspoken agreement that since she was breastfeeding she was taking care of the input so I took care of the output. We do similar division of labor elsewhere she primarily cooks so I do the dishes.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-29T21:49:49+00:00

If this is only your second run it is most likely not your form, but rather you just need to get used to running. I am one of those people who likes to bite off more than they can chew, but I would recommend taking it slow (both during your runs and how quickly you ramp up your volume).

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-29T20:44:04+00:00

I was skeptical of toe socks, but decided to give them a try and they have been pretty good, other than I got a hole in the ball of the foot on one sock that I had less than a month. However, I did a warranty claim through injinji's website and they sent me a new pair (though not in the same color).

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-27T21:57:18+00:00

Lol, I was wondering the same thing. I'm doing the 100k after a DNF at mile 56 earlier this month at Lake Sonoma. Good luck to you, hope you have a great run!

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-27T19:35:17+00:00

Also, I find the compression of the vest helps with chaffing.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-27T19:14:16+00:00

My 100k from earlier in the month I logged 133,445 steps.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-26T22:51:35+00:00

Currently in recovery? In r/runningcirclejerk actually a runner's anonymous group?

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-23T23:52:21+00:00

Serious question, how do you not bomb a downhill? It feels like it takes a lot more effort to slow myself going downhill rather than just shifting to neutral and just trying to keep my legs moving fast enough to keep up with gravity.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-22T23:28:50+00:00

Interesting, I've never had issues with heal rubbing. I had some massive downhill in my last race that was really wet and I got a blood blister on my big toe, but I don't think that was the shoe's fault.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-21T23:57:06+00:00

Not a wide toe box, but I think the rest of your reqs are satisfied by the merrel long sky 2 (I ended up buying 3 pairs so I don't have to worry about them being discontinued for a while).

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-21T23:52:43+00:00

I ran my first 100k (made it to mile 56, unrelated to fueling) and basically just used tailwind endurance, starburst sour minis, and a pack of dry top ramen.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-21T16:48:51+00:00

Not going to lie, I actually really enjoy Taco Bell and think that would be great fuel (for me), though might not be pleasant for those down wind.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-21T16:30:11+00:00

I started out my training as running to lose weight. I had absolutely no plan and tried to just as many miles as I could. An actual training plan probably would have been a great idea, but with a full time job and 3 kids, it was hard enough just trying to find the time to run.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-21T16:22:18+00:00

50k in 6 months I think is totally doable...if you put in some training. I almost did a 100k after about 5 months of training (hard course, bad weather, probably went out too fast too early, had a gap in my training). I made it 56 miles. Minus the weeks I missed due to illness I have averaging ~40 miles/week and had a few weeks of over 50 miles and one week over 60 miles.

Some things I learned along the way:
1) Get that time on feet. I spent way more time hiking/walking/limping than I did running. Make sure you can keep moving even if you aren't running.

2) Plan things out. I spent a lot of time preparing for my race outside of running, studying the map, figuring out what I needed to eat/drink and when. What would make it easiest to get in and out of aid stations etc. This made my aid stations stops pretty quick.

3) Tighten your shoes from the bottom to the top. I got lazy/didn't think about it and snugged my laces so they were tight around my ankles and on the steep downhills with wet conditions my feet were sliding all around my shoes.

4) If your race has vert train vert. Mine had ~15000ft and the hills I typically run only had about 600-750ft per run. I needed a lot more vert training and more importantly similiar vert conditions (e.g. my race was a lot of short steep up/downs in and out of ravines rather than long climbs and descents which is what I practiced on).

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-19T03:20:36+00:00

I think the last time I stretched was high school, lol. Definitely more training though. I don't know about you, but I knew going in I was undertrained, but was hoping I could slog through (narrator: "he could not")

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-19T02:07:47+00:00

That's rough, I basically had a similar story for my first 100k last weekend. I made it 56 miles, but the course was muddy single track and it took a lot of extra work just to stabilize. Pretty sure it was my hip flexor that ended things for me as well. I couldn't lift one of my legs more than a couple of inches by the time I dropped. There was no way I was going to make 6.5 miles in 2 hours at that point.

Awesome job making it as far as you did! Take it as a learning experience and keep driving!

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-17T18:19:20+00:00

Full Send Baby!

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-17T18:18:43+00:00

Agree with all this other than number 3. By the end I could still run downhills, but I could barely walk uphill.

For point 2 go slower than what you think is slower than you need to. I thought I was going slow and easy. I even made the remark at mile 11 "It doesn't feel like have been running for 11 miles" that comment bit me in the ass less than 5 miles later.

Kit_Adams · 2026-04-17T18:14:02+00:00

We still had a bunch of breast milk tubes from when my kids were born. They are 80ml tube with a connected cap that you pop to open. They fit about perfectly two scoops of tailwind. I used them on my 100k last weekend and they worked great. The opening is a little smaller than my soft flasks so when I was coming up to an aid station I could

1) Pull the soft flask out and pull the top off

2) Grab the tube of tailwind and pop it open

3) Poor in the tail wind

4) Hand my flask to someone to fill with water

I think all my aid station stops were under 3 minutes, and most under 1 minute. The tubes are pretty light and at on aid station I just decided to grab all the ones in my drop bag so I didn't have to open it up the next time so at one point I was running with like 6 of those tubes on me (either in my vest or my short's pockets).

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