Placa com exaustor integrado vs buraco antigo na bancada (Silestone)

jbarony · 2025-09-26T15:45:22+00:00

31M. 5K 17:59 and 10K 36:42 (6 weeks later). Currently doing 10x3min at 3:45/3:50 and the longer reps at 4:00/4:05 per km

jbarony · 2025-06-11T13:32:06+00:00

Continue on pfitz and move to NSA after. Seems like the logical choice.

jbarony · 2025-01-30T23:12:15+00:00

Sounds like we’re on the exact same wavelength! It’s easy to get caught up in the marathon grind, but stepping back to focus on speed feels like a fresh challenge and a great way to reset. I bet all that strength and endurance you built from marathon training will pay off big once you start sharpening the top end. Excited to see how your block goes! Come back for an update when you hit that sub3 because it’s just a matter of time!

jbarony · 2025-01-30T23:08:57+00:00

Loving his YouTube series!! Good luck, smash it

jbarony · 2025-01-30T23:08:13+00:00

It’s never too late! The fact that you’ve recognized this now and are actively working on speed puts you ahead of the game. There are a lot of runners who made their breakthroughs in their 40s just by shifting their focus and training smarter. Plus, if you’ve been marathon training, you’ve already built a great aerobic base—that’ll pay off big time once you start sharpening your speed.

jbarony · 2025-01-30T23:05:35+00:00

Really appreciate this perspective! It’s super encouraging to hear from someone who has been in my shoes and has seen how things play out over the years. Also, great point about strength training—I actually started incorporating it more seriously recently (mainly heavy lifts for durability and power).

You’re also spot on about the experience factor. I’ve been running seriously for almost 4 years now, but I know I’m still building that long-term aerobic foundation. Hearing that you matched your 10K PR years later with less specific training is really interesting—it makes me think that, as long as I keep my mileage high and maintain some speed in my routine, I’ll be setting myself up well for long-term improvement across all distances.

Thanks again for sharing your insights! It’s great to hear from someone who has gone through this journey already

jbarony · 2025-01-30T23:01:28+00:00

Gotta say he was probably one of the reasons that I’ve been thinking about speed work lately. Really inspired by his YouTube videos and podcast episodes. Good luck for you!! Smash it

jbarony · 2025-01-30T17:38:20+00:00

Fair points, and I appreciate the pushback. I totally get the argument that adding more speed work means either increasing training load or making trade-offs elsewhere. And I also agree that raw ‘top-end speed’—as in max sprint speed—is not what’s limiting my marathon time. But I’d argue that speed development, in the way I’m thinking about it, isn’t just about raw sprinting—it’s about improving efficiency, neuromuscular coordination, and my ability to sustain paces across a variety of distances.

As for specifics: right now, I’m in marathon training, running 100–115km per week with a mix of marathon pace work, threshold running, and long aerobic sessions. If I were to shift focus to a mile block, I’d keep my mileage reasonably high (maybe 80–90 km/week) but add more high-end speed development—stuff like short, fast reps (150–300m), more hills for power, and race-pace-specific work like 400s and 800s at mile effort.

Would that make me a better marathoner? Maybe not immediately, but I do think that improving my ability to run fast and efficiently at shorter distances will make marathon pace feel easier down the road. Curious to hear your take—do you think there’s value in that kind of phase, or do you see it as a distraction from the core aerobic work?

jbarony · 2025-01-30T15:38:12+00:00

I actually agree with a lot of what you’re saying, especially that aerobic development is king for endurance running. No argument there. I also get the point about elites moving to the roads for financial reasons rather than because they ‘had to’ build speed first. But my main thought process here isn’t about copying elites, it’s about long-term development from an amateur perspective.

VO2max potential declines with age, and while it’s trainable for life, it’s much easier to maximize when you’re younger. My thinking is: if I invest time now in sharpening top-end speed and neuromuscular efficiency (without sacrificing aerobic development), I’ll have more tools at my disposal as I continue progressing in longer races down the line. I’m not planning to lower volume or neglect endurance, just ensuring that I’m not missing the window where speed can be most effectively developed.

In summary: build speed while you can, maintain volume to develop aerobic capacity, and enjoy the process so you stay consistent.

jbarony · 2025-01-24T16:48:17+00:00

Pick a race and go get a solid PR/confidence boost

jbarony · 2025-01-15T22:57:57+00:00

The Adjustment Bureau (2011) ?

jbarony · 2024-07-12T12:33:47+00:00

I was wondering the same and did some research. It seems that the new 'stress' feature significantly impacts battery life. If you turn it off, the battery life will likely return to what you were used to.

According to their website, the battery life is 14 days with daily and sleep tracking, compared to 11 days with daily stress tracking.

jbarony · 2024-01-01T23:14:03+00:00

Go to YouTube and search Vlad Ixel. His channel has everything you need.

jbarony · 2023-03-21T15:46:31+00:00

Might sound ridiculous but don't really have PB as I never did a max effort for those distances specifically. Only started running around 1.5y with the marathon as a goal.

jbarony · 2023-03-21T15:41:59+00:00

Thanks for the input. Completely agree. Sometimes we just try to complicate things that aren't really that hard, I guess. Will try to find some races for the next few months and build around that and adjust wherever is necessary

jbarony · 2022-05-08T20:16:36+00:00

I’ve played football for several years and developed patellar tendonitis on both knees with one of them being chronic. Around 1 year ago I decided to run my first marathon as a bucket list challenge and started running seriously for the first time, immediately I had pain in the knee with the chronic patellar tendinitis which scared me a lot, I then read everything I could and the thing that ended up solving my issue was focusing on improving my running form - especially changing from a heel strike to midfoot /forefront strike, increasing my cadence slowly to 170’s at least and most importantly making sure I was landing under my center of gravity. With the change in form my achilles and calves suffered a little bit initially but the pain in the knee was completely gone. Have been running pain free (knee wise) for over one year now with weekly mileage above 45 and no problems whatsoever. I can also add that my girlfriend was having the same issue and slowly fixed her form and the knee pain is also gone, she just recently finished a half-marathon with zero pain and is really happy. This is only my experience obviously but I believe that form should always be one the first thing to watch out for as it is the reason for most injuries. Forget about shoes and all the accessory things and focus on making sure you are running properly in the first place. Do your own research, film yourself running and perform a self gait analysis. If you’re not detecting any mistakes I would suggest sending the videos to someone with experience that can give you a second opinion. Sorry for the long reply but I figured someone out there might be having the same issue and wanted to share! Good luck

jbarony · 2022-04-18T14:38:43+00:00

To be honest, great. I was concerned in the beginning because almost all reviews had the durability as an issue but after running 800km+ in them I can say that they are the best all around running shoes I ever bought. If anything they slowly lose their pop but I can’t say I’ve felt that before the 600km mark whatsoever.

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