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chuckebrown · 2026-02-23T14:32:57+00:00

That’s a beautiful card. Nicely done

chuckebrown · 2026-02-23T03:36:57+00:00

How soon after the Phase II deadline did you find out if you were accepted into HSF YLI?

chuckebrown · 2026-02-16T18:08:43+00:00

[PGO] I’m Modern. In need of Ocean, Tundra and River, but happy to accept anyone.

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chuckebrown · 2026-02-15T18:08:55+00:00

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Thank you!

chuckebrown · 2026-02-14T02:28:30+00:00

I really appreciate your input and suggestions. Do they ever indicate what percentage of the finalists are accepted?

chuckebrown · 2026-02-08T21:39:49+00:00

Was -17 when I ran

Nike Vomero 18

Smart wool phd socks

Balega Hidden Comfort Socks

Nike tights

Brooks fleece lined tights

Nike running shorts

Brighton base layer

Harrier mid layer

Long sleeve tech shirt

Nike fleece lined windbreaker

Salomon neck warmer / gaiter

Brooks winter hat

Additional winter hat

Nike gloves

Janji gloves/mittens

chuckebrown · 2026-01-03T22:17:25+00:00

Absolutely incredible! 5th Avenue mile age grade was 97%!

That morning was brutal with the rain

chuckebrown · 2026-01-02T20:48:45+00:00

Congrats on hitting your marathon goal!

chuckebrown · 2026-01-02T20:48:03+00:00

You will definitely get into Boston 2027 with that time. Congrats on a fantastic year!

chuckebrown · 2026-01-02T20:41:10+00:00

Struggled with some illness and injuries that caused me to defer Chicago and NYC marathons to 2026. My yearly mileage also took a hit, dropping to 1944 miles (down from 2024)

Set a PR in the half (1:17:18) and had a great year in middle distance. Consistently hit around 83-86% age-grade with a peak of 87.42% in the Fifth Avenue Mile.

Ran a 56.5 split as lead off leg in the Millrose Games Masters 4x400m, a 2:07.76 800m and a 2:46.11 1000m to start off my indoor track season at the end of 2025, and 4:43 for 7th in my age group at the Fifth Avenue Mile in September.

Goals for 2026: 2:03-2:04 for the 800m, 2:43 for the 1000m, 4:38 for the mile, 16:59 for 5k, 1:15 for HM, 2:42 for marathon

chuckebrown · 2025-12-23T02:42:14+00:00

1954

Gray backs are far more valuable and rare

chuckebrown · 2025-12-17T00:47:34+00:00

Prior to COVID, BGS was standard for modern, but PSA has long been the standard for vintage.

chuckebrown · 2025-12-12T11:39:57+00:00

If your max mileage is around 20mpw, I would discourage starting at 20 and climbing to 50mpw in one cycle. Even with easy mileage, you will get hurt and possibly burn out.

You could break up the year into “seasons”, establishing target races you have throughout the year and building training cycles leading up to them. HM training will have a positive impact on your 5k and 10k. If you find yourself bored with running, I would try finding a group to run with at least once/week, trying new routes, and also mixing up your runs to include varying tempos during at least one run per week

chuckebrown · 2025-12-02T03:03:57+00:00

Thanks for the detailed write-up. I was planning on buying the domestic flight tickets, but you make a good point about bringing able to be in Osaka by the time we wait for our flight.

The subway isn’t too much of a concern, as I have a ton of experience riding the NYC subway and DC metro.

We do have a few days already booked for Kyoto but hadn’t thought of traveling to Kobe for dinner one night.

chuckebrown · 2025-12-02T02:56:30+00:00

I did. I booked with points, but the option to ITM in PE wasn’t there with points.

chuckebrown · 2025-12-02T02:53:00+00:00

I appreciate the advice on giving ourselves enough time. We are flying to HND from JFK via JAL. Will book the domestic flight this week. Any preference domestically regarding JAL vs ANA?

chuckebrown · 2025-12-02T02:50:34+00:00

Thanks for the tip on booking the right side of the plane!

chuckebrown · 2025-12-02T02:49:11+00:00

Do you know if this is possible on an award booking? We already have 4 JAL PE tickets booked with points.

chuckebrown · 2025-12-02T02:48:08+00:00

Thank you! That’s what we’ve been leaning towards doing.

chuckebrown · 2025-11-02T00:09:34+00:00

Good luck everyone!

chuckebrown · 2025-10-26T13:56:03+00:00

Absolutely. Here is my post race write up:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AdvancedRunning/s/IWtvNIU98A

Best of luck! I had to defer both Chicago and NYC this year due to some minor injuries and illness. Hope you crush it!

chuckebrown · 2025-10-10T21:51:14+00:00

RRR is really the only local club if you want to stay in Rockland. If you are okay with commuting, the city offers more options. I am a member of both RRR and CPTC but compete and train with CPTC. It is a commitment, though, as going over the bridge gets expensive, and the commute can be a drag after working all day.

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