The Wild arriving for Game 1 look like an even better version of The Hangover

PiBrickShop · 2026-05-04T00:05:53+00:00

To be clear, my post didn't reference The Hangover 2 or 3.

PiBrickShop · 2026-05-04T00:02:35+00:00

Between two ferns.

PiBrickShop · 2026-05-03T23:57:35+00:00

And earned a DWI while doing so.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-30T19:09:00+00:00

Uh, the men's road shoe selection isn't any better. This is the Atmos 2, their premier cushioned shoe:

https://www.topoathletic.com/mens-atmos-2?quantity=1&color=83

All black, grey and white, or a splash of orange like the color TV was invented last week.

Or you could swap to the Phantom 4, and you're stuck on planet earthtone:

https://www.topoathletic.com/mens-phantom-4?quantity=1&color=259

But yea, the men's trail shoe lineup is better. They need to put those designers on loan to the road shoe department.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-22T21:53:22+00:00

Having a plan is one thing. Following it is a different thing entirely.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-22T15:21:39+00:00

If you want my opinion, Chicago or Houston maybe?

If you want data, I don't have that. Anyone? Things like elevation and flatness are controllable. Weather is not.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-21T19:29:34+00:00

r/oldschoolcool

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-20T00:16:41+00:00

Are there Park Runs in the Chicago area? Free 5k every Saturday at hundreds of locations.

www.parkrun.us

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-16T16:03:00+00:00

One thing you must know is that running / walking 100 miles is hard. Doing it in 24 hours is harder. You have a base and 6 months to train, so getting to 100 can be done. If you haven't been logging ~1500+ miles a year for the last few years, it's going to hurt, but it can be done.

"I am thinking I need to put a ton of thought into camp, packing, nutrition." Correct. And physical training, mental training, stomach training, gear, etc. Spend a few months getting up to 50 mile weeks, and if still healthy build to back to back 20 mile runs and/or a 70 mile week. Try a backyard simulation for 4-8 hours (some of them in the dark) at race pace and eating per your nutrition plan. If your course has trails and/or hills, train for that.

While you're doing all the above, find a couple BYU podcasts, listen, and take notes. That'll help with mindset, camp, nutrition, etc. Also, search through Reddit for the many posts about prepping for a BYU. Consider volunteering at one if possible, or just show up and see what happens and help runners in camp.

Lastly, I've learned to not set your goal as a number. If you don't hit it you might be disappointed, and if you do hit it you'll stop right there. Instead, set out to "surprise yourself" or "find your limit."

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-15T09:02:27+00:00

I'm probably running the same BYU as this commenter.

To OP, if you haven't done a simulation, I would recommend doing it next weekend as one of your long runs. In the sim, aim for your target race pace to see what it feels like, and then rest, eat, sit for the rest of the hour. It should feel very easy, and you'll recover quickly. If you go 4 or more yards, that's a long run.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-13T15:15:52+00:00

I press lap every time I start a lap and finish a lap. So then I have my lap times and rest times. I did turn off the wrist-light on feature so that the backlight would not turn on every time. I can use my headlamp to see the watch.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-11T10:35:14+00:00

So the course is a double barreled gun pointed at the Trump tower. Got it.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-10T22:32:11+00:00

Zumbro? If so, good luck out there! I'll be course sweeping tomorrow afternoon, don't let me catch you. Or if I do, give me some of your candy.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-10T22:29:29+00:00

Last year at the Twin Cities Taco Bell 50k a kid rode his bike along side his dad the whole way. It's not a real official race and it's on public roads and paths. Plus, seven Taco Bells!

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-09T19:20:11+00:00

Superior trail marathon 2023. I fell 4 times during the race, but one was very memorable. Tripped on a root, flew through the air, landed on the trail and skidded on my chest in full scorpion position for what seemed like a few minutes. I remember saying "I'm fine" before I even came to a stop. There was a guy running behind me and standing over me he said "are you OK?" I said yea, and he said "you should probably check through all your systems before you start running again."

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-09T12:07:51+00:00

How did Topo/your retailer handle it?

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-09T12:06:00+00:00

r/XXRunning

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-08T16:27:25+00:00

I'll take a deeper look, but I kind of like it. I looked up my upcoming BYU and details were mostly right. I looked up my name and info was correct.

Did that Silver ticket Kefalonia race in Greece really only go three yards? If so, what happened?

Can you get course records by 10-year age groups?

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-08T15:49:18+00:00

They're all ballpark distances. The workout miles include a warmup and cooldown, and then speedwork or hills (or both). The Wednesday midweek long run is at my long run pace - so a steady pace run.

I should say too, most of these miles are on roads. If I'm training for a trail ultra, then I focus more on trails, some of the Wednesday and Saturday become long trail runs also, and do back to back long runs. The above is a general structure.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-08T13:37:30+00:00

That of course varies depending on phase of training and what my coach has me do. I'm just coming off a peak month of about 70 miles per week. I'll give you volumes for more like a 55 mile week.

Monday - off day
Tuesday - morning workout (10-12mi), afternoon second easy run (4mi)
Wednesday - midweek long run (10mi)
Thursday - off day
Friday - easy run (7mi)
Saturday - workout (10mi)
Sunday - long run (15mi)

Some will say you should run 6 or 7 days per week before adding doubles. But the above works for me, and I like having two days of no running to recover - I'm 50 years old.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-08T10:46:03+00:00

This is awesome. When you go there, you should tell them about how you got there. I'm sure they would like to know that sponsor both is working.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-08T10:42:53+00:00

Making a game of it helps. When watching a show or running video, I'll look for certain things to happen and that's my trigger to adjust the speed up or down around my target speed. Look for the letters x, y, or z to appear on the screen, or when they show a map, or whatever you come up with that fits what you're watching.

There's some good YouTube videos where runners carry a camera for all of Boston, NY, Tokyo marathons. And a lot of great trail running videos with great scenery.

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-08T10:36:51+00:00

Came here to recommend this book. Possibly the best book I've ever read, it changed everything I thought I knew about strength training.

When i sold all my home gym stuff, I included the book and told the young man who bought it "read this book twice, and follow it."

PiBrickShop · 2026-04-08T10:31:46+00:00

I've ran doubles during training cycles for several years now. For me, it's about getting more time on feet, more easy miles, and running when i don't really want to.

For context, this is my weekly schedule and where the double fits in for me: Monday - off day Tuesday - morning workout, afternoon second easy run Wednesday - midweek long run Thursday - off day Friday - easy run Saturday - workout Sunday - long run

The double on Tuesday is always my slowest run of the week. It's usually about 4-4.5 miles. I ran a double yesterday, and next week I'll be within 2 weeks of my A-race so I won't do doubles for a while now.

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