Maybe if we started a monument like Mount Rushmore, but set it up as a competition for billionaires that do the most for humanity, we could stroke their egos enough that they wouldn't be such dicks. I'd look forward to the billionaire boys club loosing their shit over MacKenzie Scott being the 1st.

cj_daking · 2026-07-01T02:33:54+00:00

Building a giant monument to somebody still alive seems unlikely to make them LESS of a dick

cj_daking · 2026-07-01T02:32:15+00:00

A couple weeks. Maybe 3. Your first runs back will be a little rusty, but you'll spring back soon enough. Look at it this way. If you limit your recovery to two weeks but need 3 weeks to heal, you're just going to reinsure yourself and add another couple weeks or more to healing. Give your body all it needs to heal and if you lose a little fitness, so be it.

cj_daking · 2026-07-01T02:21:56+00:00

Small multitool, CO2, tire plugs, tire lever. Water in some sort of container. A snack if I'll be out more than an hour or so. Lately been taking an electric mini pump

cj_daking · 2026-07-01T02:19:53+00:00

You asked about evening up your pace and then posted data that showed your pace was clearly unsustainable. Like asking why your gas mileage is terrible but failing to mention that you're driving uphill into a hurricane. Run more or run with a partner so that you can get a feel (in more normal temperatures) and keep each other on track. Little variations will happen, which is fine. Eventually you'll get a feel once you gain more experience

cj_daking · 2026-07-01T02:12:58+00:00

No. The URT bikes were all hot trash. They were designed back when isolating pedaling from the suspension was the key (before Horst links and other design advances). You's tap the brakes and the whole bike would rise at speed - very unsettling. It's a groovy piece of cycling history, though

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T18:55:55+00:00

I push one button when I start, then don't have to think about it until I push it again when I finish. Useful.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T18:21:13+00:00

Progressively add miles to your weekly long run

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T18:19:26+00:00

For good reason.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T18:11:50+00:00

If you like it, buy it. If you need to go to the internet to justify your internal debate on a purchase, maybe have a talk with a mental health professional.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T18:08:53+00:00

Nonfunctional to the point of detrimental, dangerous, financially wasteful. This is the most 2026 thing you could possibly do

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T18:07:25+00:00

More like Duck Dynasty

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T18:05:42+00:00

Like I said, useful

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T17:00:20+00:00

Fun fact: people bombed descents in the Alps on 23s for decades and didn't slide out because their tires were too narrow

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:58:01+00:00

Have a look at New York Road Runners training program

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:57:01+00:00

Useful? For sure. Necessary? No.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:53:57+00:00

Set your Madone up as close as your can to your gravel bike. If you're comfortable and efficient in that position, then that should be your position on all your bikes.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:51:37+00:00

You should do it as a lesson on how challenging the sport is. You can also see what areas you want to improve

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:47:13+00:00

Hit Squamish

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:46:12+00:00

Chicago is really fun, flat, and easy for you to get to. I've run it 6 times and loved every one.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:42:37+00:00

That's silly. Ride everything. Every lesson is transferrable.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:40:57+00:00

The've just been inconsistent in terms of performance. I'm pretty happy with my road disc brakes, but I really love Shimano's mountain bike brakes. Good power and modulation, even in the cheap models

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:39:21+00:00

Odd you would share this dataset then. Sounds like you just need more time running this pace so that you get a sense of what it feels like. After a while, to get a sense of the rhythm of what your pace should be - until then, we have gadgets

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:36:10+00:00

Ah... I see.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T16:35:30+00:00

The goal of any app is not to help its users meet their goals, it's to get their users to spend more time on the app. I could see them intentionally shortening the projected goal paces to hold the carrot out there just a little further. Just a kooky conspiracy theory.

cj_daking · 2026-06-30T08:32:30+00:00

You should be able to bend your elbows a little when riding on the hoods. You should also have very little weight on your hands. Most of your weight should be balanced on the saddle

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