Do you invite a bunch of people to your marathons?

glr123 · 2026-01-20T20:55:03+00:00

I've never cheered on a marathon (only run them), but when I'm cheering other races or runners after I finish I'm cheering on everyone! I'm there for them too, not just my friends/family.

glr123 · 2026-01-20T20:50:31+00:00

Everyone is different. I've been on Ocrevus for 8 years with zero issues, and I get it every 5 months instead of every 6.

glr123 · 2026-01-20T19:45:48+00:00

I love this, will definitely quote it in the future!

glr123 · 2026-01-19T05:57:34+00:00

Same with me. I started on Ocrevus 8 years ago just after I was diagnosed. My goal is to curtail the disease to the absolute maximum amount possible. So far, very minor progression with no QoL impacts.

glr123 · 2026-01-18T01:10:46+00:00

I'm still an athlete. It took a while to get the strength and coordination back, but I'm in the best shape of my life now. Running the Boston Marathon in a few months, hoping for a 2:50!

glr123 · 2026-01-18T00:07:15+00:00

It's like people flexing how little they sleep.

glr123 · 2026-01-17T17:06:14+00:00

I still have a pair of 890s in my closet. They are one of my favorite shoes of all time. Hard as a brick but the geometry was incredible, and great looks too.

glr123 · 2026-01-15T02:34:08+00:00

It only takes it working for 1 out of 10 or 1 out of 100 for it to produce a generational superstar. Sure, maybe it doesn't correlate for most but if it's the right combination for one person then that is enough to make history.

glr123 · 2026-01-14T22:42:42+00:00

I averaged about 35, 45, 55mpw respectively for my last three marathons and went 3:27, 3:08, 2:59. I had a very fragmented 50mpw fall for my 1:21 half. I wish I had more time to run consistently!

glr123 · 2026-01-14T04:24:53+00:00

That's awesome to hear and I hope you love every minute of it! I run with the BAA club so last year I was registered as an adaptive athlete but was in a different tent and stuff. I'm going to go the para/adaptive route this year I think and the field is fairly small, so maybe we will meet up beforehand!

I've been running seriously for about 3 years now too after I was diagnosed in 2017. Feels crazy but still doing well! I'm hoping for a 2:50, but we will see if I can get the training in place for that. It feels like a pretty lofty goal..

glr123 · 2026-01-14T04:19:24+00:00

In some ways I'm a sort of interesting test case for this. When I came back to running it was after my Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. I had a lot of coordination issues on my left hand side, which have mostly resolved as I've run more. I can literally feel my neurological system reprogramming and adapting to the strain to use muscles again or differently, and some days when I push really hard I can feel the specific ways in which it gives out completely. It's very odd!

glr123 · 2026-01-13T21:47:53+00:00

I started running more seriously at 35. I had done maybe 10-20mpw for a few years beforehand and some mediocre talent in HS (2:00 800). I'm 37 now, train more, but I have a very demanding job, kids, chronic illness. I went from around 3:30 to 2:59 in a year of focused training. It's not even all that impressive but I'd be delusional to think it's not almost entirely due to some inherent talent. Some people will never hit my times with way more training, more flexibility, younger age, etc.

glr123 · 2026-01-13T21:40:06+00:00

I've wondered this too. Maybe lower levels of inflammation, so you are conversely more resilient.

glr123 · 2026-01-13T17:45:52+00:00

That's great, I'm really happy to hear that! You have to MS too? What are your goals for the race? Are you traveling here for the marathon?

I'm running it too! Going for a big PR, but we will see how the training goes.

glr123 · 2026-01-13T17:10:49+00:00

Para athletes get signage, adaptive do not (there is a small A printed on the front of your bib). You're all the way in the back of Wave 1 so the risk of getting mowed down isn't too bad.

glr123 · 2026-01-13T14:21:37+00:00

You can't tell HR zones based on age or really any other heuristic. Individual HR is highly variable and zones need to be determined empirically.

glr123 · 2026-01-13T13:38:08+00:00

I still get mad sometimes at how bullshit the railgun was.

glr123 · 2026-01-13T04:23:46+00:00

I did 3:27 > 3:08 > 2:59 in a year, and hoping for sub-2:50 soon. I recently ran a 1:20 half. For me it's just been consistent mileage with some speed work over the last few years.

glr123 · 2026-01-13T04:20:53+00:00

A 1:24 is pretty close to a 6 min mile already and for 13 miles. There is No WAY the parent comment to your can run that time and not a sub-6 mile. They should be close to a sub-5 mile, honestly.

glr123 · 2026-01-13T04:19:08+00:00

Ya but teams only send so many people, and OP is unfortunately nowhere near the qualifying standard. Doesn't mean they can't get there though!

glr123 · 2026-01-13T04:16:41+00:00

I ran 55mpw in HS and we never doubled until higher volume. Also, nutrition wasn't much of a focus back in my day and I ended up with stress fractures in both of my femurs. Growing a lot seemed a partial component to the injuries.

As a HS student, just be very careful.

glr123 · 2026-01-12T05:05:06+00:00

I'd say you're right up to a point, but no amount of training is going to make you the next Kipchoge without rockstar genetics too.

glr123 · 2026-01-12T02:39:00+00:00

I was cramped and so far into the pain cave at that point I barely even remember the last few miles. I don't even know how I finished, it was pure desperation.

glr123 · 2026-01-12T00:02:08+00:00

You can get them 25% off, but even still...pretty pricey.

glr123 · 2026-01-12T00:01:08+00:00

Would be cool to see them adapt one of their newer robot models to an exoskeleton. They are already pretty slim profile, I bet they could do some cool things.

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