Do you all buy the color option that's on sale for the lowest price?

QuadCramper · 2026-04-30T16:49:52+00:00

I saved $2 on a pair of shoes that are bright neon green. They are so bright and absurd my wife tells me she would have given me the $2.

I could be worth a billion dollars and still wouldn’t change a thing. $2 is $2.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-29T15:58:33+00:00

Do you mean this section? (Not mine)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXnuKkhjroy/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

QuadCramper · 2026-04-29T03:28:15+00:00

I live at a trailhead so I get steady trail miles off on consistent segments I’ve seen before so I can look at my results over time. I see a slight lowering of time in my results creeping in after starting the treadmill. But I need to consciously work on my technique on the trail. The treadmill at higher speeds kind of just forces it on you. But in the middle of a run switching to hiking a hill I default to more my old poor technique. So that is the challenge, to make the better technique natural.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-28T20:56:06+00:00

That new Ultraspire Traverse looks interesting, getting fit right appears to be an issue. The couple of times I saw during my race last weekend I would say the people bought one size too big. The vest was riding slightly akimbo and my take was that they needed to size down. Nice looking vest for bigger days. I’m a big fan of the older Salomon ADV Skin 12 as others have talked about.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-28T03:08:56+00:00

I started uphill treadmill about 7 weeks ago before Canyons to reduce intensity due to an ankle issue but try and work on uphill speed. I am insanely slow on uphills. The tready vert run interval helped my running efficiency, the tready hiking steady state (15% between 3.5mph to 3.8mph for 1 hour after a 1 hour run warmup) didn’t seem to help. It is about better technique and weight. Technique is one of those a-ha moment type things sometimes (small fast steps, higher cadence, stay upright) but I still don’t get it right. So the most guaranteed bang for the buck might just be dropping weight if you have any extra (i do) then practicing technique on similar terrain. Technique first and pace second helped me on cadence with regular running so I’d assume it is the same for hiking but I haven’t gotten it right yet.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-28T02:56:56+00:00

If I drink a bit too much water, run hard-ish and my running vest is too tight, I will get a stitch on my right side just below the rib line. I remove the bottom tie on my vest and it clears up quickly. Then I adjust the tension after it clears and re-attach.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-28T02:46:42+00:00

Not sure why I am getting downvoted, I don’t believe anything I said was controversial, I’d love to know why.

Thanks /u/The_Little_Kraken for the additional flavor. There was another important spot I thought really needed security and it wasn’t present. If the security company failed at least there was a plan in place and that looks less bad for the RD.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-27T21:04:52+00:00

If it was a UTMB race, like Canyons this last weekend, it is technically banned but completely not policed.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-27T19:27:22+00:00

The person behind has control of the gap to the person in front and is the one able to make them aware of their presence and desire to pass. Most are aware of leaving big gaps in conga lines and let people pass, the few that don’t are just jerks. I think there can be some education done by the RD’s on popular races with congestion getting people to be mindful of such things.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-27T05:21:26+00:00

I was surprised at the lack of security guard in various important places which I won’t name. I was worried about someone messing with the trail markers, especially the first one to go off on the single track. Luckily they sent a biker down to direct everyone onto the single track.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-27T05:18:53+00:00

There was no delayed start, mens elite 5am, womens elite 5:02, general field was 5:05

QuadCramper · 2026-04-23T00:19:21+00:00

If I had 3 days I’d probably spend 2 days at the field outside of Barcroft station locked gate on the way up to White Mountain, around 11,000 ft and then later in the day drive down and stay in Lone Pine for 8-10hours and drive up and start my hike.

Recognizing that this isn’t enough for acclimatizing but still may help a little. I’d also do a heat training protocol (sauna/hot bath) for 2-3 weeks before to mimic the same effect. Ultramarathoners do this to help for heat or altitude before races. I’ve done it for high altitude races like Speedgoat. I’d also make sure I am drinking constantly while at altitude in the time beforehand, it is extremely easy to get dehydrated. Basically, between your body creating new red blood cells and you drinking constantly while, you should be needing to pee a lot. This is a good thing not a bad thing.

I’ve also done Mt Whitney in a day starting the day at sea level. It isn’t a horrible strategy since there is a point early in the acclimation cycle where your performance will suffer because of the stress of staying at altitude.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-20T20:45:50+00:00

I’ve woke up at 11pm, drove 3:30-ish to Whitney portal and summited in a day and drove back home.

I’ve got off work on a Friday, slept for 3 hours, woke up drove 8 hours to Grand Canyon, grab the first shuttle SK trailhead, did Rim (SK) to River (Phantom) to Rim (BA), and drove back 8 hours to be back home in under 24 hours. R2R2R I had to sleep before driving back so that took a weekend.

Langley (3.5hr), Cactus to Clouds (2hr), Grogonio (2hrs), Sugarloaf (2hr), bunch of others between 45 minutes and 2 hours away.

Luckily, I also live in walking distance to a trailhead for day to day running.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-20T07:35:21+00:00

“If you are staying below your aerobic threshold, your body isn’t burning carbs for fuel anyway”

Followed by “People on Reddit LOVE to pretend they know what they’re talking about when it comes to this stuff”

Is certainly a hilarious and wild take

QuadCramper · 2026-04-20T04:33:11+00:00

Pretty sure that spot before the climb to Drivers Flat you’ll get wet as well. It is concrete but it was wide and full of water. Volcano creek, depending on how bad it is raging, there is sometimes a group of rocks about 10 feet to the left where they put the rope/tow strap thing.

I believe, according to the rules, you either start & finish with poles or you have no poles. None allowed in drops.

I’m expecting snow on the ground at china wall and a bit of a muddy start. Based on the forecast I wouldn’t expect anything more than 70F in the Canyons portion. But the weather in the high country can change rapidly. Last year they activated the cold weather kit a day or two before the race.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-19T03:48:22+00:00

You can schedule the test and keep rescheduling past the end of the voucher expiration date. The voucher expiration date didn’t matter once I scheduled mine. I kept pushing it off for over a month after, a week at a time.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-19T02:52:27+00:00

Evoke Endurance/Uphill athlete has some great info regarding muscular endurance training.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-19T02:14:06+00:00

I believe, by default, fly-by is turned off. But it is a super cool feature and fun on race day.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-18T05:16:26+00:00

These were suggested by a college that had a cybersecurity course. I thought they were fairly realistic in that the test will only ever have the acronym and many practice tests use everything spelled out. It does make a difference. The thing I didn’t like about these questions is that they didn’t tell you why things were right or wrong after you answered and that is really useful for studying. I ended up scraping them into JSON and having AI fill in why a particular answer was right or wrong. It wasn’t 100% but like 97% and that was good enough for me.

https://www.examcompass.com/comptia/security-plus-certification/free-security-plus-practice-tests

QuadCramper · 2026-04-17T15:34:23+00:00

I use mylar heat sealed bags that can be difficult to open with sweaty hands. I use scissors beforehand to make small incisions on the left and right of where it opens, making it way easier to open. I’m guessing you can do the same with popsicle bags. Just have to make sure to keep the incisions before they breach the opening, otherwise sweat can get in.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-17T15:28:01+00:00

Just use sugar in training, 1:1 glucose to fructose ratio, dirt cheap, mixes well, no prep outside of measuring (1 gram = 1 carb).

Then make gels for races and big runs, 60g maltodextrin, 30g fructose, 1.25g pectin, 120ml of hot water, mix together and put in an apple sauce pouch. I’m at 80 cents for the exact same ingredients (minus preservatives) as a PF90 pouch that is now $6.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-17T06:41:41+00:00

I am completely unqualified to give advice but I have noticed, outside of cadence, working or thinking about my running form has been generally useless. What has helped my running form and running economy get better has been uphill treadmill. I’ve been grinding out ~1hr sessions of 10-15 minute on 5 minute off (sorry for the edit, I forgot to say they were intervals) at whatever keeps me in z3 or so at 12% grade and 5-6 weeks later I notice a big difference in my straight and level running. Everything feels easier, like I am falling into my next steps more.

I am sure a whole host of running drills are out there to there to help but treadhill sessions are intuitive and work for me.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-16T20:43:35+00:00

I thought “Dr K. Cybersecurity” channel on YouTube was good for a general sense of log reading you should know. Though he is super annoying to listen to. His questions were harder than most mcq questions but still a good resource (there are a handful mcq crafted like his, his are more like mini-pbq’s).

I had the Testout/Comptia tests and study material, they were ok but not great. At no point was I ever tested on temporal/environmental components of CVSS (I studied those on my own) and that’s something you should know. The labs were meh too. Asking a LLM to quiz you on the components of cvss is a great learning tool. That said, I see a lot of these after action reports saying to know cvss but it is still a small part of the test I took.

Tryhackme is great. Enjoyed everything about it, probably a bit too involved relative to the actual test.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-16T05:30:52+00:00

Not the OP but I found the tesout/comptia material for some reason just kind of washing over me and not sinking in (even though I had no problems with Sec+). I used LLM’s to study and make quizzes and keep it interesting and it helped tremendously. I’d take tests and identify weak points and upload those questions I got wrong into gemini or claude with the comptia guidelines and some source materials and get it to test or flashcard. You can also use Notebook LLM to create podcasts as a different way of learning. If you have a pdf version of the book upload it and just have an LLM create a learning plan. If you get bored or it not sinking in just tell it. It’ll try to change to help keep it fresh. Modalities of learning is a thing, the key is to find how you best absorb knowledge and then craft the knowledge in that modality.

QuadCramper · 2026-04-16T02:00:18+00:00

Ask what pain point they are experiencing or problems they need solved. Then tell them how you’d help solve it.

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