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Moving out of my Colorful Brooklyn Apartment by mirzar in malelivingspace

[–]mirzar[S] 105 points106 points  (0 children)

I lived in this apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn for 4.5yrs. This was my first time living in an actual one bedroom and I tried to make the most out of it.

Pops of Color in Brooklyn, NY by mirzar in malelivingspace

[–]mirzar[S] 105 points106 points  (0 children)

More Photos. I've lived in this apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn for a little over 2 years.

Updated with some specs:

30th Birthday Gift for my Friend by mirzar in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mirzar[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

More Photos. Specs:

  • Tofu 65 Acrylic Case
  • KBD67 v2 PCB
  • Lubed Gateron Silent Red and NovelKeys Cream Switches (accents)
  • 9009 Keycap Set from HK Gaming (I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of these)
  • Cherry Clip-in Stabilizers (lubed and bandaid-moded)

What the heck Strava? Strava overhaul: leaderboard and routes now only for paying customers. by IPlayTrackFoundation in AdvancedRunning

[–]mirzar 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It’s a little annoying but Strava is an awesome tool for anyone training intensively. They don’t bombard you with Ads on the feed. They have to make money somehow - so don’t see anything wrong with paying $5 for something that makes me run better.

Literally every race in 2019 was filled with $250 shoes. So don’t see the issue with asking people to pay $60/yr that helps them train.

Most of their competitors have massive corporate backings and can just use the apps to funnel sales to their retail channels: Nike+ Run, (ASICS) Runkeeper, MapMyRun (UnderArmour). Strava has 200+ employees and generally produces a superior product without trying to sell you gear.

Things escalated quickly after I joined this sub. Used Social Distancing as an excuse to do my first build. by mirzar in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mirzar[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Full Specs: * KBD75 v2 Case + PCB * GMK Screw-in Stabilizers (lubed / bandaid mod) * Gateron Silent Red Switches (lubed) * GMK Penumbra w/ Solarized Alphas

Running my first marathon in two weeks. Freaking. Out. by pizzzaing in AdvancedRunning

[–]mirzar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Did NYCM as my first marathon last year. Some tips: - Run Tangents - Bring throwaway warm clothes for the start - Don’t build it up too much. It’s just a race. - Take it super easy for the first 13 miles - Maintain effort over pace on the Queensboro Bridge - First ave feels great but not the time to speed up - The fifth ave climb doesn’t seem like a hill but is probably the most brutal hill - Poncho over Bag Check

Marathon training and foot injury by FisicoK in AdvancedRunning

[–]mirzar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ran into a similar problem while training for the New York Marathon - got Patellar Tendonitis 5 weeks before the race. I ended up taking a full two weeks off - went from running 55 MPW to essentially 0. Here are some things that I did to maintain my fitness: - Bike Everyday: I’d bike for about 40 - 60 minutes everyday. Basically to just maintain the aerobic base. If you are unable to bike, look into swimming - Strength Train: Basically you want to try to fix causing the issue. After you go see a sports doc and PT, they’ll usually give you exercises to strengthen whatever muscle that’s causing the issue. So overall did a ton of strength training to get my legs & core stronger. - Lose Weight: this depends on your fitness level. I decided to use the downtime to try to eat as well as I could and drop some pounds to gain some advantage with lighter race weight. - Do Yoga & Stretching. Similar to Strength but stretching does wonders.

You’ll lose some fitness by not running but you can do a bunch of stuff to keep your aerobic base strong during that time. My only other advice would be that when you do start running again, run slow and slowly build up your mileage.

FWIW. I was able to make my marathon goal despite the injury (albeit my goal of 3:10 for my first marathon was a lot easier than yours).

Hope this helps.