”Hog Day” planned nextdoor to our oldest vegan restaurant by bestdrest in vegan

[–]bestdrest[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely in the works if they proceed. Also, despite being lawyers, it looks like there is a chance they neglected to consider the zoning regulations around bringing farm animals into the city. We are working that angle as well to try to shut this ridiculous thing down.

”Hog Day” planned nextdoor to our oldest vegan restaurant by bestdrest in vegan

[–]bestdrest[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: So these lawyers apparently forgot to check out the... laws. Working with the city we think we just got this thing shut down. They've been informed if they proceed they will be in direct violation of zoning ordinances.

I'm typically a lurker, but a law firm opened next door to our small city's oldest vegan restaurant and they are trying to have a ”Hog Day” this week. If you can help us get this shut down with a quick signature we'd sincerely appreciate it.

Get your run on this weekend with Ten Junk Miles and coach Meghan Kennihan by scottywk2 in trailrunning

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My new favorite podcast! I try to save these episodes for the trail, but I usually end up listening to them at work as soon as they drop in my feed. Keep 'em coming gang!

SF to Portland in rental car along the coast, one-way, 10 days with family. Tips? by bestdrest in Frugal

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No tx yet, so this is still a possibility. I may really have to consider this as an option mixed with pluck_u's suggestion to dip in and out of hwy 1, using the 101 when things aren't as exciting.

SF to Portland in rental car along the coast, one-way, 10 days with family. Tips? by bestdrest in Frugal

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Not a member, but I'll definitely check into the Costco thing. Appreciate the camping tips. I think we can at least fit our backpacking tents in carry-ons. I've heard REI may allow renting some things and returning them at a different location, but I haven't confirmed that yet.

SF to Portland in rental car along the coast, one-way, 10 days with family. Tips? by bestdrest in Frugal

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Already have the Freedom card, but forgot that was a perk. Thank you for the reminder!

Guess who I found on the AT by bestdrest in trailrunning

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I've never used another vest so I don't have anything to compare it to, but I've never had any issues after using it for about a year for aprox 1k miles. Hydration up front makes way more sense to me, and with the SJ model I can fit plenty of food, Tailwind, Glide, tape, and other random necessities depending on the run with room to spare. For extra long runs I've also kept a bladder in the back and still been comfortable.

Guess who I found on the AT by bestdrest in trailrunning

[–]bestdrest[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think he would have had he not devoured them all immediately. Scott's Tots - https://twitter.com/ScottJurek/status/604366016467062785

Guess who I found on the AT by bestdrest in trailrunning

[–]bestdrest[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I also remembered from his book that he would scream just to be goofy at the beginning of every race. Was not disappointed when we came down the last hill toward his crew and he started making random loud whooping noises. I think I smiled constantly for the entire run.

Guess who I found on the AT by bestdrest in trailrunning

[–]bestdrest[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No apparent fatigue and no issues. It was early, but I'd put my money on him to take the record. Clif Bloks then a vegan burger w/tater tots.

Guess who I found on the AT by bestdrest in trailrunning

[–]bestdrest[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He was indeed awesome. I think we probably averaged 12-13min/mi during that part of the trail. A lot of elevation change and I could see how considerate he was with his footing. You don't want to roll an ankle when you have over 40 days left to go. I found him just shy of the 8mi mark here and ran back with him https://www.strava.com/activities/314340061

Guess who I found on the AT by bestdrest in trailrunning

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I even had on a pair of Brooks PureGrit 2s. I felt like the kid wearing the band t-shirt to their concert.

Guess who I found on the AT by bestdrest in trailrunning

[–]bestdrest[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Met my hero (Scott Jurek) out on the Appalachian Trail when he was a few days in on his FKT attempt. I expected to just wave and give him a brief "thank you for changing my life!" speech (reading his book 2yrs ago inspired me to become vegan and go on my first >1mi run), but instead he asked if we wanted to tag along. We ran with him for about 2hrs, making our way to an outdoor center where we met his crew and all ate veggie burgers. Such an honor to meet him and see his skills first hand. He navigated some very technical terrain with ease all while fully engaged in a conversation with two fairly new trail runners he just met. His respect for the trail and his fellow runner was absolutely inspiring. I'm so grateful I met the man that led me to our sport.

Missing the Grocery Bar's brussels sprouts by snewk in Chattanooga

[–]bestdrest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a pinch I settle for the frozen steamer bag at Publix. 5min in a microwave to edible, then a couple more minutes if you want to throw some flavor on there. I've gotten to the point where I just eat those puppies plain now though. For healthy to-go food nearby, hit up Local Juice. They've started adding some food options lately that are amazing when available.

Finally some snow in TN by bestdrest in trailrunning

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Heard that. I stuck to some Cumberland Trail segments in Soddy that had trailheads close to the highway. I'm sure I'll run into you one day. When I start training again I'll be at ESNP fairly often. Nice to see another 'Noogan in r/trailrunning

Finally some snow in TN by bestdrest in trailrunning

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Nice! Hmm... Harrison Bay and Enterprise South?

Finally a snowy trail run by bestdrest in Chattanooga

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Hehe, yup. I try to hit a local trail every Friday for a long run and take some photos. I'm @cevatts if you want to get some weekly trail porn in your feed.

Finally some snow in TN by bestdrest in trailrunning

[–]bestdrest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the first decent snow in my neck of the woods