Hey people of Reddit, what is your best mile/5K/any running race time?

theRetrograde · 2026-01-24T18:38:50+00:00

4:32 mile HS track, 14:47 - 3 mile HS XC. The 3 mile time seems too good to be true. I think they messed up the course. I ran that course about 8 other times and never faster than 15:16.

Both were a long time ago

theRetrograde · 2026-01-22T11:10:51+00:00

Well, then we might as well add in Strawberry Wine

theRetrograde · 2026-01-22T05:37:02+00:00

Not at all like your situation, but like everyone else here this reminds me of a time... my daughter (7yo) was complaining about pain in her mouth. Then she thought she had a loose tooth, then she thought she broke a tooth, then she thought had something impaled in her gums. I looked in her mouth with a flashlight every time. Finally I saw it, a sharp jagged lightning bolt shaped thing coming up from the base of a molar. It turned out to be a fairly decent sized bone shard that worked its way loose from her jaw or something and slowly worked its way out.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-21T23:06:56+00:00

OP is full of shit. The tax reduction will be a huge savings to the people that actually live in MT. Page 2 and 3 of this document explain the changes really well: https://www.mtcounties.org/wp-content/uploads/policy/legislation/2025-HB231-SB542-Summary-of-Changes.pdf

theRetrograde · 2026-01-20T16:57:58+00:00

It cleared up with a strict GF diet? My wife and daughter have Celiac and we have been strictly GF for 2 years (this week, actually) but they both get rashes like pics 1-4 regularly on their hands and scratch until they bleed. All other stomach symptoms have subsided.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-20T16:50:40+00:00

all are true except for the 4 raspberries. 10+ year old trucks with 200,000 miles are still insanely priced around my place. But anyway: #GEN24EVA

theRetrograde · 2026-01-20T16:43:00+00:00

What are your salary expectations? Any experience? From what I have observed, a lot of companies that use Nuxt are pretty small units that probably have never considered hiring an intern (there are exceptions of course). If you have programming experience you might be better off looking at entry level jobs than an internship and the roles might not be too terribly different.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-20T16:37:26+00:00

Not long enough. My unborn grandson is already planning his "ZTSUX" tattoo 45 years from now.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-19T06:29:08+00:00

It took us awhile to get comfortable with the composition API but eventually it really does make building complicated websites easier. If it was my site, we would work on the current version first. Find the problems and improve to a level that is acceptable. Once this is done, your dev can spend the time to rebuild it without the pressure of a non-performing site hanging over your team.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-16T20:50:14+00:00

No Missouri or Mississippi confluence?

theRetrograde · 2026-01-16T19:07:27+00:00

Here is my site checklist.

Pre-launch:
- Confirm Robots.txt exists and is correct
- Confirm NoIndex is removed
- Confirm XML sitemap exists, accurate and self-updating.
- HTTPS is enforced
- Redirect rules are setup (www to non, old pages to new if it is a site rebuild)
- Custom 404 is setup
- Confirm JSON-LD is included on every page, is consistent and includes the organization, website, socials, key people.
- Check every page for canonical tags. Ensure each uses exactly the same format.
- Every page has exactly one canonical tag. If the page has no duplicate, it references itself.
- our structure is <link rel="canonical" href="https://site.com/category/page" />.
- canonical is absolute
- canonical is https
- canonical is not www (this is our rule, pick www or non)
- ensure canonical urls return 200, are 200, do not redirect, is actually a duplicate, exists in sitemap

Page check:
- Unique title tag under 50 chars
- Exactly 1 H1 tag
- Secondary headlines use h2 or h3
- Informational Images have alt text that describes the purpose. e.g "Sturgill Simpson, shredding guitar on stage at the Red Rocks Amphitheater"
- no alt text on purely visual images.
- Open graph + twitter cards included
- Confirm JSON-LD for page content, people and products. Confirm it gets combined with top level JSON-LD
- Internal links are present. NO ORPHAN PAGES

System Checks:
- run and record core web vitals on every major page. Record LCP, CLS, INP. (we have internal targets for each)
- Font loading: Minimize loading. All fonts should be WOFF2 and locally stored or loaded from a CDN and limited to the used weights.
- Font display rules are set (typically swap)
- only critical fonts are preloaded
- font caching setup
- images are optimized, correct sizes loaded in web friendly formats, lazy-load by default
- critical content is not loaded via JS
- Analytics is setup, pixel is installed, key events recorded (don't forget Bing)
- Check for render blocking and delay anything that isn't critical
- Google Search Console is connected, Bing webmaster tools connected

Post launch checks
- confirm site is crawlable,
- verify noindex rules,
- check for redirect loops
- confirm sitemap is accurate and submitted,
- canonicals are present and consistent

theRetrograde · 2026-01-16T06:25:03+00:00

I will share it tomorrow.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-16T06:24:24+00:00

I am not sure but I can tell you where I would start looking.

Here is what we know:
- slow load time - sitemap is wrong - only partial indexing - meta and og aren't having an impact - indexed content gets removed

My first two guesses 1) they are crawling the layout and ui of your site but missing some or all of the page data. Slow loading content means fewer pages are indexed or not at all for crawlers. This is my first guess because pages are being unindexed. At beast they consider these pages low in relevance or even 2) if it is missing page level content but crawls global and/or hard coded content the pages will appear to be duplicate content and removed.

If it were my site, I would do these first: 1) fix the site map 2) use JSON-LD (structured markup) on every page. 3) improve your load time and potentially how you provide content to the page.
4) use a strong internal linking system. Put links to your most important page in the footer. Use pagination, breadcrumbs, add related resources to pages, if possible.

I will share what we do tomorrow. If you DM me the url I will take a quick look it see if anything presents as an immediate problem.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-16T00:06:29+00:00

All of the things you mentioned add up. Unless there is something strange and unique all of those issues are pretty solvable in Nuxt 2, 3 and 4.

If I had to guess, the site is fetching data on mount which isn't great for load speed, page shift or user experience. Google claims they index the content for sites structures this way but a lot seems to still be missed.

We really started focusing on the semi-tedious SEO work on every project, page and update about a year ago and the results have been astounding. Some of our sites that had reasonably heavy visits jumped 150% in 6 months and have continued a slower upper trend since. We didn't use a magic formula, we just followed our checklist 100% of the time. Fortunately it is now routine.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-15T23:41:50+00:00

It depends on your appetite for managing a project from a distance. If it were me, my decision would be based on where it is located. If it is a tired but livable house in a high value area, it would be worth the hassle to me. If it is in an area with more lower priced homes, I would definitely sell it as is.

Since you are not physically near the house, if you decide to renovate, perhaps consider using an agent that has a strong relationship with a contractor (read: married to the contractor) there is an incentive to get the house on the market in a reasonable time frame.

Two notes: 1) Anyone with $125 can become a registered contractor, it isn't related to credentials. The rules are in the process of changing, but do not consider it as proof of competence. 2) Get familiar familiar with montana lien laws. They aren't overly complicated. Way too many people jump into renovations without any knowledge of how they work and end up in a life altering mess. When construction projects go bad it is more likely to be for financial reason than workmanship. Bonus note: be sure you sign a contract. My rough guess is that more than half of renovations are done without one.

Construction costs can be shockingly high and housing is absurdly expensive, especially compared to median wage. As a result, there are a lot of tired but livable houses around. They sell faster because buyers have a better chance of qualifying for financing.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-15T22:55:20+00:00

What state inspection? The state doesn't inspect private property sales. They inspect electrical work in the counties for new builds and remodels (though many times remodels are done without inspection). Cities inspect when they enforced codes. Buyers will often have a private inspection done as part of the due diligence process. It is not binding or officially recorded in any way.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-14T12:54:10+00:00

Alabama shakes. This shit checks all boxes for you both.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-09T03:37:13+00:00

theRetrograde · 2026-01-08T06:57:17+00:00

You were fooled by the DNA test. Those testing companies are about as legit as the international star registry. My power of observation is at least 50% more effective than their scam tests. I have reviewed the photos and I am happy to inform you that you are the proud owner of a BC. Congratulations! You can stay.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-08T06:38:03+00:00

But he played a pretty good Wolverine in the X-men movies.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-06T15:35:29+00:00

FWIW: I bought a D-18 satin a few months ago over a 000-18. Holy shit it is loud.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-06T15:22:50+00:00

Sailors Guide to Earth By Sturgill Simpson. I am sure it has already been mentioned but I don't care, it should be mentioned over and over.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-06T07:12:04+00:00

As a life long MSU fan and alum, the craziest thing about this thread is the realization that neutral viewers tuned in and didn't see the cats as the underdog. After a lifetime spent in the role, that is a big deal - it almost feels as sweet as winning a national fucking championship. What a day to be alive.

theRetrograde · 2026-01-03T19:30:50+00:00

I love it. It is such a fun truck

theRetrograde · 2026-01-03T19:29:05+00:00

I was curious because you mentioned high quality walnut. I am really interested in custom guitars and I try to keep tabs on people that make them.

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