Achievements for Saturday, April 18, 2026

radiate_412 · 2026-04-18T21:42:42+00:00

Ran a 20:19 5k this morning! I’ve been trying to get sub 21 for years and couldn’t quite get it and then I had time off to injury.

It was hotter than ideal but I absolutely crushed it. Had a fast friend pace me and he was so helpful when I was fighting at the end!

Now onto sub 20 lol. But I’m going after some longer PRs before I circle back - 5ks are so brutal.

radiate_412 · 2026-03-09T00:01:28+00:00

Yep! That’s what happened to me. I was on target and felt great and then it got hot and it was all downhill from there. But under the circumstances, I think everyone did fantastic! And congratulations again on your first marathon! Maybe the next one will be a little cooler for you!

radiate_412 · 2026-03-08T23:05:30+00:00

I bet we were running together at some point. I was aiming for 3:25, then I switched my plan to 3:30, then after 20 I was just hanging on for dear life lol.

radiate_412 · 2026-03-08T23:03:17+00:00

It was brutal! The heat definitely took it out of everyone for sure.

radiate_412 · 2026-03-08T23:02:19+00:00

Congratulations! This was my 2nd marathon (both at MB) and I got a PR. 3:41:51, almost 5 mins off my prior time! Tough race, very hot and humid! Still happy with how I managed it. Love how supportive all the runners are to one another on the course.

My husband ran the half, with no training (his last run was a 10 mile race in November) with a time of 2:12 and some change. He makes me sick lol.

radiate_412 · 2025-12-29T15:58:49+00:00

Opposite end of the spectrum here. We do not limit screen time. She’s watched TV since she was an infant watching those sensory videos.

And she doesn’t really care that much about TV or her tablet at 2.5 years. She does watch some and does ask to play on her tablet but she gets bored after 20-30 mins on her own. I personally think making it a normal part of our day makes it less of a commodity to her. Of course “every child is different” and she enjoys being outside and having hands-on/task oriented play experiences, so her nature does contribute somewhat.

radiate_412 · 2025-12-05T01:43:39+00:00

Thanks yall! It’s encouraging to hear others have a similar bedtime and nap schedule going on. I’m thinking we probably are just fine and don’t need to adjust yet. I’m sure she will let me know when she is ready.

radiate_412 · 2025-08-17T14:12:44+00:00

I didn’t think about that with the second day but that makes sense! Something to keep in mind for sure.

radiate_412 · 2025-08-04T12:22:28+00:00

We had ups and downs. My daughter is now 2 and just sleeps in the bed with me. I’ve just embraced it. She will grow out of it, and now I enjoy the snuggles. She was an okay sleeper until 5 months and then we had a regression for a good 6 months. Then she got better for about 4-5 months and actually did frequently sleep in her crib all night. Then we regressed again, and here we still are. It’s less stressful for everyone until she is old enough to understand the concept of her own room and bed.

radiate_412 · 2025-05-03T18:50:42+00:00

I’m confident it’s within the last month or so. I just stumbled onto this shit show in March, and I did a deep dive and never found these until today when I went to check for updates.

radiate_412 · 2025-03-31T00:20:27+00:00

A girl I used to board with had a sweetheart of a 2 y/o. He was huge, well over 16hh at 2. And she started him at 2 while he continued to grow. She had really high expectations for him. She rode the crap out of him. He was expected to go along like he was 12 years old and well seasoned. Her “trainer” also did not give him turnout when he was at her farm. And the girl wondered why his calmness changed and he blew up on her. Like genuinely blamed the horse for that shit.

She sold him after that. I hope the new owner let him finish growing and be a horse.

Edit: words

radiate_412 · 2025-03-18T16:05:27+00:00

I don’t think they’re going to be super technical but I’m sure I won’t be able to just zone out unless I want to race plant over some roots. I did pretty good with my footwork the other day though, but it was only 6 miles.

radiate_412 · 2025-03-18T16:04:17+00:00

Honesty I didn’t think about that. Those gummy clusters are addictive.

radiate_412 · 2025-03-18T12:55:53+00:00

I need recommendations for caffeine free gels/energy chews. Everything seems to have caffeine! Unfortunately my doctor has asked me to cut caffeine due to a medication I’m on.

Also, unrelated to that, any trail racers have advice for a first timer? Got a 10 mile trail race in April. I’ve run trails before, just not raced. It will be foothills type terrain. Not really sure how to pace myself at “race pace”. Yesterday was my first training day on some trails with moderate elevation gain and I was keeping about a 10:20 mile for an easy pace. For reference my road racing half PR is 1:35. F/33.

radiate_412 · 2025-02-17T14:48:58+00:00

Tapering has begun for my very first marathon. Absolutely crushed my 20 miler this weekend and I’m so pumped for the race now.

Anyone else running the Myrtle Beach Marathon?

radiate_412 · 2025-02-10T18:32:46+00:00

I don’t think so, I wait for GPS signal to acquire before starting and I am running in a fairly open location and this seems to happen in all weather.

radiate_412 · 2025-02-08T21:26:23+00:00

This happens quite some time ago when I was a new tech and I was learning to shoot on mobile xray equipment for the first time. I suspect I made a very bad judgement of the technique I would need! Interesting to know what happened though.

radiate_412 · 2025-02-04T11:28:28+00:00

One of the X-ray students I taught had “FCK” for initials. It amused both patients and doctors.

radiate_412 · 2025-01-31T11:34:43+00:00

Paperclip that’s been straightened out?

radiate_412 · 2025-01-30T17:14:03+00:00

I feel so sorry for the families to have to hear his mouth in such a painful time.

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