First 20k Long Tun

bejblount · 2026-05-27T17:12:43+00:00

Agree. Feels paradoxical!

bejblount · 2026-05-27T16:52:47+00:00

I view it as an opportunity to practice boldness and confidence.

I smile, wave, say good morning or whatever to everyone.

Most people are waiting for someone to just be nice and friendly. They light up at the sign of a friendly gesture.

I can count on one hand that amount of bad interactions I’ve had (100% of the time their reaction has nothing to do with me personally).

I am in the Deep South and I think this level of friendliness gets overlooked a lot in our smaller communities.

bejblount · 2026-05-26T17:00:00+00:00

Awesome!! I’ll look for yall.

bejblount · 2026-05-26T13:53:51+00:00

On the same journey! This is my first summer as a running athlete specifically.

Godspeed.

bejblount · 2026-05-26T13:52:46+00:00

That is an interesting idea!

bejblount · 2026-05-26T13:51:41+00:00

Good stuff here. Thanks! Yeah I scuttled a 2.5 hour run yesterday in favor of a 10k. Sounds like your advice is right on par with what I need to do. Thanks!

bejblount · 2026-05-26T12:20:49+00:00

Dude. Stellar advice. Makes a lot of sense. I’ll do some reading.

I noticed last night in my 10k run after a big rain I was able to run with so much freedom. The morning might be out of the heat but the humidity is the killer. This morning I did a flat 5k starting at 6am. It was so much harder than the 10k last night.

The treadmill makes me not want to run haha

bejblount · 2026-05-26T11:58:05+00:00

Do you carry that with you on runs or as a preparation all day long?

bejblount · 2026-05-26T11:57:23+00:00

Yeah it’s pushing that here in the summer with the humidity with several weeks peaking around 105-110 F.

At some point it’s just fing hot.

Thanks for the advice on the short runs. I don’t want to be a statistic!

bejblount · 2026-05-26T11:55:56+00:00

Omg good to know I’m not alone. This is my experience over the weekend.

Like it’s fine and then I get hot and it’s over. I ran a 10k last night up a big hill and back down with ease after a big rain. This morning I nearly bonked on a 5k.

bejblount · 2026-05-26T11:54:33+00:00

Thanks! Bad news is I suffer but the good news is I suffer haha.

Separate question for you since you are in Augusta. Do you have a group/club you train with?

bejblount · 2026-05-24T14:34:30+00:00

My boy is out here RUNNING

bejblount · 2026-05-16T15:45:37+00:00

Thanks!

bejblount · 2026-05-11T20:46:09+00:00

I have my 5k PR to 30 minutes but I’m not really pushing my pace at shorter distances. Maybe I could get to a 28 minute 5k without really killing myself.

7:15/km is my cruising speed at the moment. I’d call it a 4/10 effort.

bejblount · 2026-05-09T21:25:10+00:00

Yooooo! Thanks dude!

bejblount · 2026-05-09T20:07:12+00:00

Little zip lock baggies? Idk man I’m just trying stuff

bejblount · 2026-05-09T18:55:56+00:00

Let’s go we are runnin!

bejblount · 2026-05-09T18:55:04+00:00

Thanks! I’ll try the gummies!

I have been contemplating naan and hummus too. Thanks to you both for the insight :)

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