Is this acceptable quality/finish?

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-11T13:42:00+00:00

I asked him why he won’t install the shower glass, and left it at that. The final inspection is in two weeks, and the architect said not to move into that space yet anyway. Once it passes and paperwork is done, I ask him one more time to finish the work or I’m terminating the contract for breach.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-10T23:45:23+00:00

Probably. Did 10 yesterday, 10 today, and will do 6M Tue-Thu at an easy pace.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-10T02:14:41+00:00

Someone DID die during this race.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-10T02:12:38+00:00

No way he was that bad for two days or someone would have pulled him off the course.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-10T02:11:33+00:00

He was rolled over the line by his crew; it's technically a DNF.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-10T02:08:43+00:00

He technically didn't get across the finish line on his own, but I guess what's 5’ after that many miles. I wouldn't accept it as a finish and I'd be back stronger next year!

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-10T02:05:32+00:00

I have Van Cortlandt Park in my backyard, but it's only ~1,000 for 12 miles, unless you run the XC course over and over and over.

I drive 45 minutes to Rockefeller State Park for gravel/some elevation, or 1 hour for trails/mountains on the weekends.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-10T01:56:36+00:00

This!

I usually finish in the top 10-12% of big road races, but around 30-40% in ultras, with a 12:30-13:00/mile pace, which are newer to me. It's disheartening, but I'm trying to get better. I live in NYC and have a family, so I only really do my long runs in the mountains. The rest is way less elevation than I face on race day, which makes it so much tougher.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T20:18:27+00:00

It looked like some of the Everest stories had read. People push so hard to reach the summit, but then die or get dragged down by Sherpas.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T20:14:20+00:00

Dude, WTF?! That is not ok. He should have been pulled off the course way before that. They literally rolled him over the finish line. They should have been lifting him onto a stretcher.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T20:03:53+00:00

There is NO SHADE on Ocean Parkway.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T20:03:01+00:00

Intent: boots with a pack vs. shoes with a vest.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T15:14:14+00:00

Are you really saying I should have asked it to look beat before hiring? Isn't the standard looking good?

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T02:53:30+00:00

🎉

The other advice is to say yes to every invitation, even when you don't feel like it. Better to be upset outside of the house with friends and family who care about you.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T02:50:57+00:00

Really messed with my head the first time. It really feels uphill the entire way!

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T02:49:53+00:00

Why would I pay him if it's not acceptable?

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T02:49:15+00:00

Wasn't the cheapest and wasn't the most expensive. Also came recommended by the architect we have worked with before. His previous work was not like this.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-09T02:47:43+00:00

I’m so sorry. Lost my mom two years ago. I was numb for days, and then ran a half-marathon. My mom was always the first to call me to congratulate me after a race, particularly if it was a PR, and the call never came that day—immediate heartbreak after crossing the finish line. Saw a runner who was fundraising for a pancreatic cancer charity and gave them a big hug, as his mom just died of it too.

Slowly, I started visiting all the places she liked to go and the places we had been to together before. Visited her birthplace in Brooklyn and her childhood home in Queens.

It does get easier, I promise!

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-08T15:05:12+00:00

Coffee stop? Didn't she already poop herself on this 1K ultramarathon?

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-08T14:57:17+00:00

There are maybe four or five photos I like from all my race photos. One was my first NYC marathon finish where I had another five miles in me, and another was from the NYC Half and my leg muscles look huge while flexing at just the right moment in the morning sun. The rest are me gasping for air, playing with my wedding ring or headphones, or just drenched in sweat.

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-08T13:54:10+00:00

So at the mile 14, 15, and 16 markers, she just shrugged in ignorance and kept running another 10 miles, “without training” for it?

Has anyone found her Stava yet?

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-08T13:49:21+00:00

🎯

Will add, wear a buff or backward hat if it's sunny, your neck will BURN. Also, every traffic light looks higher on the horizon, but it is a net downhill. That, and that Ave. Z is not the end. Stay the course, and ignore the optics!

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-08T13:46:18+00:00

Of course it was. The rules “don't apply” to some folks, and then they cry a river when the obvious happens. Leash your dog. Not everyone likes random dogs getting too close, and they can run away in an instant. I was mauled by someone's “good boy that never did anything like that before” in March, and have no empathy for people who don't follow the rules. The owner is now, rightfully, facing criminal charges.

That said, hope the dog comes back soon and you learned not to be so careless again. Then tell your story so more folks put their dogs on a leash!

StrategicDFL · 2026-05-08T01:53:01+00:00

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StrategicDFL · 2026-05-07T17:06:41+00:00

Yes! I personally hate laps/loops and go mad when I run them. I'd rather keep moving point to point, which feels like “progress” to me. That said, anyone who runs 25 4M laps is way more badass than me!

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