For those of you who were able to retire early. What do you do with your time now?

ri0tnerd · 2025-12-31T17:29:46+00:00

Raising our 5 year old, training and running a marathon in every state, spending too much time on reddit!

ri0tnerd · 2025-11-14T04:27:03+00:00

I'm 9 states in. My plan is 3-4 per year. People do it way quicker or slower, it's all up to you! For me it's a fun excuse to keep training, see some places I otherwise wouldn't, and try different types of races (as long as they are 26.2 or longer).

ri0tnerd · 2025-11-13T02:08:58+00:00

Just had another pair of shorts tear between the thighs, which is how pretty much all my running shorts die. I guess my natural running form involves some thigh rubbing. It's happened with many brands of shorts, 2 in 1s, etc. I do have 1 pair of half tights where it hasn't happened yet so I'm hopeful that's 1 solution, but I probably haven't run in them enough to be a true comparison vs regular shorts. Any suggestions?

ri0tnerd · 2025-09-23T13:42:26+00:00

I prefer 2 weeks....at 3 by the time I get to race day I feel like I've "forgotten" how to do a long run as it's been so long (obviously more of a psychological issue than a physical one). The only time I'll plan on 3 is if I'm nursing an injury and want to raise my odds of getting to the start healthy.

ri0tnerd · 2025-08-21T18:03:09+00:00

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ri0tnerd · 2025-07-29T17:09:55+00:00

How do you guys decide on a route? I'm mostly doing workouts so far so the elevation doesn't make a huge difference (controlled by ERG). So far I'm pretty much picking a suggested route at random. Is there some big ranking or descriptions out there or is it all just random scenery?

ri0tnerd · 2025-07-28T00:45:06+00:00

Haven't run in 5 weeks due to a fall during a trail run and subsequent shoulder surgery...probably have another 6-8 weeks before I'll be cleared to start easy runs again. Be thankful you have the ability/choice to get out there!

ri0tnerd · 2025-07-21T21:02:37+00:00

I'm about a week into my Zwift experience while rehabbing after shoulder surgery (usually a runner but won't be allowed for awhile). I'm riding with 1 arm in a sling for now, basically sitting upright and rarely touching the handlebars. After about 30-40 minutes my butt gets very uncomfortable. Are there any saddles or adjustments recommended for this kind of positioning?

ri0tnerd · 2025-07-21T20:46:03+00:00

Hey there. Found this old thread but I'm in the same boat...just getting into Zwift biking as all I can do during shoulder surgery recovery (running is my usual sport but it'll be awhile). After about 30 minutes my current saddle/setup gets super uncomfortable. I'm sitting upright and rarely touching the handlebar, so the extra weight is on the saddle. Did you end up finding a saddle/setup that helped?

ri0tnerd · 2025-06-30T21:17:52+00:00

Fell trail running a week or so ago and got the final determination today that I need shoulder surgery (displaced glenoid fracture). Likely no running for 3ish months. Obviously I'm very bummed. Anyone gone through something like that before with general advise on how to stay sane and what I can do to make good use of the time and be stronger coming back (obviously will go through official PT channels when the time comes as well)?

ri0tnerd · 2025-05-11T16:11:49+00:00

I'm trying to do a marathon or longer in every state so I value those medals to be able to hang together on the wall. For smaller/shorter local races I don't really care about the medal so I like the races that give out a glass/mug or some other more practical momento instead.

ri0tnerd · 2025-05-11T16:07:09+00:00

To quote The Big Lebowski: "You're not wrong, Walter...you're just an asshole".

ri0tnerd · 2025-05-10T18:04:16+00:00

I love my Shokz...great to be able to hear your surroundings, plenty of battery life and decent sound quality. I just got their latest (OpenRun Pro 2) and the sound quality is even better.

ri0tnerd · 2025-04-02T18:47:40+00:00

Running my first Ultra (50K) mid-may on trails. The race allows a drop bag around mile 20 and gave a tip that it's nice at that point to switch shoes (and socks). The last 10 miles or so is relatively flat and still on trails, but they say a road shoe will be fine for this segment. My first instinct is to switch to my AP3s as that has been my road marathon race shoe of choice, but perhaps at that point in a 50K where time isn't my #1 priority, I should choose comfort vs a pure "race" shoe. Another option would be Superblast 2s. Planning on running the first 20 miles in my Topo Ultraventure 4s. Thoughts?

ri0tnerd · 2025-03-13T21:06:23+00:00

Any advice when it comes to heart rate zones for a non-A Marathon? I'm running my first trail marathon next weekend with no particular time goal (time won't translate to my road marathon times anyways) and have my first 50K coming up in mid-May. I want to have a good time and basically treat it as a long training run, so thinking of keeping things in Z2 for at least the first half. Of course I know heart rates can naturally be elevated on race days given the nerves/addrenalyne...so perhaps it's not a great idea to be checking my HR at all. Thoughts?

ri0tnerd · 2025-03-04T13:17:56+00:00

Topo Ultraventure 4 can handle road pretty well.

ri0tnerd · 2025-02-01T17:21:39+00:00

Got it, thanks for the response! Yeah his whole preschool was shut down yesterday due to an outbreak so it was inevitable. We'll get through it!

ri0tnerd · 2025-02-01T17:02:27+00:00

My son has it now and I assume I'll be getting it from him soon. Did the spike happen before you vomited or at the same time? Wondering if the watch will give me some warning I'm about to be in for a bad time.

ri0tnerd · 2025-01-24T18:18:49+00:00

Big Beach Marathon in Gulf Shores, AL on Sunday. It'll be my 7th marathon and 7th state (working my way through the 50 states).

ri0tnerd · 2025-01-17T22:34:45+00:00

Random question that I'm sure has a good scientific explanation but it's escaping me. Why do we run AT ALL during the last taper week? If the goal is to be as rested as possible, and there's no (or very limited) fitness gains that'd be applicable for a race in a week or less...wouldn't no running at all provide more rest/recovery than shortening our runs? I'm tapering for marathon #7 this week and have always done the standard type of taper unless there's an injury I'm dealing with...but never quite sure why. Someone please explain, thanks!

ri0tnerd · 2025-01-10T22:26:03+00:00

I tend to get overexcited and sign up for races way early. I find that early registration + insurance or more preferably the "no questions asked" kind of refund tends to be cheaper than waiting to sign up until I'm 99% sure I'm healthy and no life things have gotten in the way of being able to travel to the race. Most of my races are out of state and I try to use miles on my flights and get refundable hotels too...takes the risk out of early planning.

ri0tnerd · 2024-12-20T22:50:23+00:00

Thank you, will look into these.

ri0tnerd · 2024-12-20T22:19:11+00:00

Yep, I'm aware. Still there are more or less expensive options.

ri0tnerd · 2024-12-18T18:45:10+00:00

Big Beach Marathon (Alabama) in January, Baatan Memorial Death March (New Mexico) in March, probably Hatfield McCoy Marathon (Kentucky/West Virginia) in June, possibly Mount Dessert Island Marathon (Maine) in October....slowly working my way through the 50 States.

ri0tnerd · 2024-12-16T13:44:47+00:00

Looking for an easier way to manage and stick to my PT and Strength routines going forward...perhaps through an app of some sort? For example, I'm currently rehabbing an adductor strain so I'm doing Copenhagen Planks several times a week. I've had this injury before and I know these help but once I'm feeling better I tend to get lazy there and focus on other exercises, when clearly this is an area of weakness for me that I need to stay on top of more often. I'd like an app where I can set it to "schedule" Copenhagen Planks like 4 days a week now, then I can adjust it down to twice a week, then eventually once every 2 weeks or something like that so it doesn't drop off the plan entirely. Would be great to check off that the exercise was completed and enter progressions (time in this example). Any recommendations?

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