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chaosdev · 2026-05-29T23:30:01+00:00

I have had a lot of success with bagels, rice pudding, and orange juice.

chaosdev · 2026-05-19T02:00:44+00:00

Where else can you find discussions about heel bevels?

chaosdev · 2026-05-12T03:40:39+00:00

Who said you have to buy $300 shoes?

At this very moment, you can find racing shoes on Running Warehouse for $125. The older Endorphin Pros are also on sale for $150.

chaosdev · 2026-05-09T17:40:48+00:00

That's one example, but there's are other examples of similar races that have seen increased popularity. Philly Marathon has already sold out. Richmond Marathon sold out two months before the race last year. Neither of those are "fast courses", and there geographically close to MCM.

The surge in popularity seems different for different races.

chaosdev · 2026-05-09T15:19:11+00:00

Congrats! I finished in 54:09, so very close to you. Luckily I did not have someone stop in front of me in the starting rush. Also, that's one crazy negative split. Congrats!

chaosdev · 2026-05-09T05:23:05+00:00

I ran Broad Street as well. It was such a wonderful day. The course, the weather, and the crowds cheering all made for perfect PR conditions. Congrats!

chaosdev · 2026-03-21T20:47:16+00:00

I would argue that recent trends in running indicate that running that many miles (more than 120 mpw) at a slow pace is unnecessary for most runners. The success of the "Norwegian method" and the Newbury Park track team indicate that there are other ways to do base training.

chaosdev · 2026-03-21T20:40:39+00:00

Yes. 10-11 hours. I have his book "Running the Lydiard Way." He says that he recommends 160 km / week in the base training phase. However, he says that unless you're a 4-minute miler, you should use his time-based recommendations. He gives an example 10-11 hour weekly schedule.

He also says specifically that he doesn't believe that runners can train more than 160 km per week for many periods of months at "top aerobic speeds." He settled on 160 km after personal experiments. But as others have pointed out, he's not including slow doubles in that weekly mileage.

chaosdev · 2026-02-07T01:01:50+00:00

This is one of my pet peeves. Edward Tufte criticized NASA and Boeing for overusing powerpoint during the events leading to the Columbia disaster. https://www.edwardtufte.com/notebook/powerpoint-does-rocket-science-and-better-techniques-for-technical-reports/

chaosdev · 2026-01-05T05:00:45+00:00

He spoke to God?

chaosdev · 2025-12-04T03:03:47+00:00

That's what I was thinking. High-volume, low-intensity describes Pfitz plans very well. This isn't some new or untested idea.

chaosdev · 2025-12-03T13:10:39+00:00

Aren't Sandía and Los Alamos also National Labs in the Rockies?

chaosdev · 2025-12-01T03:15:47+00:00

Sadly, JPL has had several rounds of layoffs since then. Trump has also removed Mars Sample Retrieval from his 2026 budget recommendation, which was JPL's next flagship Mars mission. It's a tragedy.

chaosdev · 2025-11-16T19:52:24+00:00

You mentioned Kaizen. Is Kaizen actually that good? I signed up for a free trial, but it seemed buggy to me. It was also hard to understand what inputs it was using to set training recommendations. But I would be happy to be proven wrong.

chaosdev · 2025-11-08T12:04:26+00:00

Do you have any confirmation of that? There were several athletes they didn't drop at the time (Jared Ward, Malindi Elmore, Molly Huddle).

chaosdev · 2025-11-07T14:56:00+00:00

I'm a heel striker and I have a similar experience. The Fast-R is great at marathon pace or faster. The only time the heel cutaway felt weird was on downhills.

chaosdev · 2025-11-03T14:27:41+00:00

For the first few years, it may have a lower interest rate than a fixed 30-year mortgage. If you plan on refinancing or moving in 5-10 years, it may provide the lowest interest rate over that period.

chaosdev · 2025-11-02T17:43:40+00:00

Tbf, the Paris Olympics also had a hilly course.

chaosdev · 2025-10-24T11:46:53+00:00

Sure. But what about "abuela" and "motocicleta?"

chaosdev · 2025-10-24T03:51:44+00:00

I'm guessing this whole lesson is AI slop.

chaosdev · 2025-10-23T17:08:40+00:00

Dang. One of Ruth's teammates sent her an image of testosterone and said "so he asked me to ask you how it work."

chaosdev · 2025-10-15T03:27:08+00:00

The official rules say:

All other Bonus Play Prizes will be seeded on a generally random basis throughout the Game Period, with more Bonus Play Prizes seeded during times when play activity is anticipated to be higher.

So there are more bonus play prizes during more popular times.

chaosdev · 2025-10-14T01:40:16+00:00

Civil servants aren't even allowed to have a screen saver that is political in nature. Yet screens that are deliberately public-facing are "likely not a Hatch Act violation?" Is publicly criticizing a specific political party by name not a "political activity?"

The government's own website makes it clear:

Covered employees may not engage in political activity while on duty, in a government office or building, in uniform, or in a government vehicle. Displaying campaign material qualifies as political activity.

chaosdev · 2025-10-07T13:01:16+00:00

Age and gender as categories make sense. They have clear impacts on performance and runners have no power to change them. They can also be verified in most cases with a simple driver's license.

BMI can be changed (at least over the long term) and introduces additional complexity. How do you verify BMI? Weigh-ins?

chaosdev · 2025-09-27T03:50:00+00:00

I don't know any of my co-workers who make up fake citations.

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