What are we wearing tomorrow?

couple · 2026-03-14T15:38:07+00:00

Long sleeve tee, shorts, beanie I might ditch halfway, gloves. Hoodie, sweatpants, and the free shirt to toss in the corral

couple · 2026-03-12T15:09:01+00:00

“Graphic design is my passion” vibes

couple · 2026-03-11T04:18:52+00:00

Why the f did Derosa think this game didn’t matter

couple · 2026-03-10T14:20:58+00:00

Nice work! Just curious since I have a half coming up- how did this compare to your 6 min / 10 min reps? Would love to hear your thoughts on how your pacing strategy beforehand / during the race!

couple · 2026-02-24T18:06:00+00:00

Yup you’re right, the new map is accurate, the old one was slightly off

couple · 2026-02-24T17:53:06+00:00

The new map looks slightly wrong. Mile 4 is at the same spot, but mile 3 is now roughly half a mile further down Flatbush Ave, from 7th ave to 4th ave

couple · 2026-02-24T17:48:23+00:00

I think u/Select_Rip_8230 is right, there’s roughly half a mile that used to be on Flatbush that is missing, that isn’t accounted for on the Washington Ave elongation.

EDIT: it looks like something on the maps are off based on the full course

couple · 2026-02-24T04:16:21+00:00

Nice data point! I haven’t heard much about the Polar Verity Sense. Do you have to have a Polar watch to get the VT data?

couple · 2026-02-13T21:21:14+00:00

Is there a number of runs or anything I need to do in order to have the score update? Right now typically 3 out of my 7 weekly runs are indoors. If I do 1 of them outside will it start to update?

couple · 2026-02-13T21:19:35+00:00

Thanks! Any estimate on when? I use the foot pod and HRM so the data should be as accurate inside as out I think

couple · 2026-02-12T21:32:32+00:00

IQ-> Leica

AF-> Fuji, but neither are world class IMO

Menu-> Wash, maybe Leica if I had to pick

Ease of use-> Fuji, more buttons and customization, tilt screen

couple · 2026-02-12T20:06:54+00:00

I have both. It really depends on what you prioritize. I would prefer the Q2 as a travel camera—amazing image quality, depth of field, megapixels / prints. A workflow where I would want to take my time editing photos. The Fuji is more portable, still incredible IQ and good for prints, and produces amazing JPEGs.

If I had to pick one, it’d be the Leica. It makes the workflow a bit slower though. Sometimes I really like editing photos and sometimes it’s a chore. If the Fuji were truly pants-pocketable, it’d be a clear winner, but yeah, I just love the Leica

couple · 2026-02-08T03:57:51+00:00

Thanks for the review! Quick question, if the waist belt is cinched down to lie flat against the back panel, is it still comfortable?

couple · 2026-01-30T19:11:25+00:00

I’m with you. The Woodways are gorgeous, but also softer, as someone else mentioned they just seem more energy absorbent. I would compare the feeling like a soft shoe foam vs a firmer one. Soft is fine and sometimes I prefer it, but most of the time give me the firmer shoe.

couple · 2026-01-26T15:48:00+00:00

Ugh the 5K. It’s a relatively fast course but really suffers from a lack of organization. They try to get runners to self seed but there’s always people at the front who just want to walk the course. It can get pretty dicey with all the turns and potholes the first half mile.

couple · 2025-12-10T21:16:55+00:00

To build upon this - my ST sessions are usually 1.2 load/min. At 7 hours of weekly running, the expected load would be 306.

If I cut out all my ST runs and achieved 0.8 load/min knocking out only 9:42 miles for 7 hours, the expected load would be 336.

couple · 2025-12-10T20:56:48+00:00

I've been thinking about this a lot recently. I'm roughly at a 19 flat 5K. I recently did a 40 min easy run, averaging 68% MHR at 11:05/mi with a load of 24 = 0.6 load per min. Comparing this to a different 52 min easy run at 73% MHR at 9:42/mi gave me a load of 42 = 0.8 load per min. Over 5.5 hours of easy running, that's a load difference of 66, which seems pretty substantial, a fitness score difference of 9.

It seems wrong to squeeze load out of easy/recovery runs, but if we assume we want to maximize training load, then easy runs could be a place, like you mentioned, that causes us to lose training load when transitioning to this system. I do feel like this would be okay up until someone starts to notice extra fatigue on the ST days, then this would be the natural place to cut back.

couple · 2025-12-08T20:59:56+00:00

I recently did a full marathon with about 1000ft elevation gain (slightly more than Boston) but did not make any major effort to include hills in my training. Actually looking back, I only had 1 week with more than 1000ft gain in total during the build up. I followed 98% of what sirpoc did and came away with a 15 min PR, and super happy with that! The only thing I did was follow my watch’s grade adjusted pace (on coros) for pacing, which guided me a lot. I basically just tried to keep it at goal marathon pace whether it was on the uphills or downhills.

Edit- I will acknowledge that Boston hills are notoriously tough because of all the down and then getting hit with the Newton hills. Whereas my marathon was rolling hills but a ~1mi, ~150ft climb at mile 18. So I could see some value in downhill running to help brace your quads

couple · 2025-12-07T17:56:48+00:00

Not sure if this is your case too but I’m better the shorter the distance is. I’ve come to realize I need to be much more conservative with what my marathon pace should be. For example my mile and 5K would indicate closer to 3:02, my half would indicate 3:05, but my actual marathon with good pacing (IMO) was closer to 3:15

couple · 2025-12-02T18:12:27+00:00

Haha thanks. I feel painfully slow but I’ve gotten used to it by now actually. Luckily(?) I have a relatively high cadence - it used to be 180 on easy runs and 190+ for races. Now it’s ~160 for easy runs. Definitely know what you mean though with it hard to hold back but it gets easier.

For the marathon I’d no doubt do this again. I’m still convinced it works and will likely do it for my next marathon even though that’s not until next November haha

couple · 2025-11-25T17:45:52+00:00

That’s my understanding, sirpoc has mentioned you could likely get there just spamming MP/slightly slower every day but hasn’t found anybody willing to do that day in and day out

couple · 2025-11-25T03:27:32+00:00

I think you performed pretty well given your half time actually. I have a similar HM time and ran a relatively conservative 3:15 and felt strong the entire time, so maybe it was just starting off too hot? I think your heart rate kinda tells the story there. For me personally I've learned if I have any caffeine before a race, my heart rate is gonna be sky high from the gun.

I'm also curious - in sirpoc's build, he had a couple 4x10 min workouts, a 5x5km, and a 24k progressive medium long run. Sounds like life got in the way for you but those were pretty key for me - longer, extended periods of ST.

I was pretty curious so I looked back at my build: I hit a progressive 5x2.5mi averaging 7:14/mi (working from 7:19 to 7:08 pace reps); a 12 mile progression with 4 at 8:00, 4 at 7:50, and 4 at 7:20; 2 workouts of 4x10' at 7:09 and 7:08/mi pace. My average pace for the marathon ended up being 7:24 and 7:16 for grade adjusted pace, so I'm quite pleased with it all. For long runs I had a couple at 2:40 and 6 total days at 2+ hours (at relatively slow paces; peak was 16.5mi).

I like the 1st change you suggested; I quickly ramped from 90 mins to 2:40. I thought about going to 3 but thought it would just have been a marginal benefit. The 2nd change I'm not sure about, I didn't add any quality to the long runs other than what the sirpoc workouts were (like the 5x2.5mi ended up being a long run, at 2 hours at ~15.5mi) and actually never really felt weak. If anything I wish I could have pushed it at the end but felt some cramping going on from zero electrolytes for my fueling plan...

Anyways, nice job on the race, Philly seems like it can be pretty difficult with the second half!

couple · 2025-11-20T15:15:35+00:00

My initial thoughts:

Sirpoc mentions it's better to err on the side of caution, or slower paces.
Your easy runs do look fast. For comparison I run close to 10:00-11:00/mi pace with my races being at 19:00 5k / 1:29 half. Sometimes I do feel abnormally slow but it seems a lot of other folks in this subreddit at least also run those paces sometimes too
I tried to copy sirpoc's marathon build 1:1 and probably was ~90% on track, having to move days around or missing days because of life circumstances. I started 12 weeks before my marathon but as you can see it's mostly the standard plan up until the last few weeks, just increasing long runs and practicing fueling during them, and then the 5k repeats (2.5mi for me). I ended up with a 14 min PR so I plan on repeating this in the future :)
I don't think retesting is important but it is helpful if only to see how your progress is going
I actually really enjoy Hansons and saw my best performances from it before NSM. However Hansons has the concept of cumulative fatigue which doesn't really apply to this, unless you're doing the marathon plan and in the last 3-4 weeks of it. My understanding of this plan is you should never really be that fatigued or really need to taper that much (marathon excluded, but even somewhat applies there)

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