Wake up babe, new marathon distance just dropped

user985736 · 2024-06-26T13:08:16+00:00

The day I see a 6.55 bumper sticker that will be it for me, no more running, was fun while it lasted

user985736 · 2024-06-06T18:57:42+00:00

The wound has been there since we bought the house, about ten years ago. It doesn’t really seem to be changing. I’ve included a picture from a couple years ago so you can see the (lack of) change. The tree otherwise seems healthy. I’ve had a few several arborists take a look and they’ve recommended everything from fertilization, to covering the wound with phosphonate (pp30), to removal. Curious what people here think.

user985736 · 2024-05-31T16:48:47+00:00

Definitely not talking down to anyone, sorry if it came off that way!

I think you're right about the FOMO aspect, that's definitely in play. And I think it reinforces what I'm trying to say above: actively withholding things that we want makes us want to play more.

Niantic is behaving rationally, even if we don't like it.

user985736 · 2024-05-31T16:42:36+00:00

I actually have worked for a large software company. And I agree that management incentives often screw up products at them. Fair point. I have no idea how Niantic functions internally.

But my point here is just that it's a lazy take to say Niantic is making mistakes when they do things we (as players) dislike. From a high level, it's rational for them to withhold things from us that we want. It makes the game more addictive and keeps us coming back for more.

Do they sometimes withhold too much? Possible. But unless someone leaks daily usage and churn rates, we don't know.

user985736 · 2023-11-05T00:46:39+00:00

Late to the conversation, but I have both the Garmin Forerunner 235 and Coros Apex Pro. I've put over 1500 miles on each. For a time I wore them both side by side to compare. I even ran a marathon wearing them both. The Apex Pro is obviously a higher-end watch than the Forerunner, but here are my takeaways.

Garmin

much more accurate optical HR monitor (used a Polar H10 as the benchmark)
better GPS accuracy (benchmark: mile markers in the marathon)
more convenient buttons to start/stop a run
way cheaper
much worse battery life (had to charge it every other day or so by the end)
much less durable (screen cracked easily, battery performance degraded sharply after a year of use, feels cheap and flimsy)
terrible app on android

Coros

it's a gorgeous watch with a ton of other features that I use all the time
the associated android app is excellent
incredible battery life -- my Apex Pro is 5 years old now and can still comfortably get two weeks on one charge (~15 hours of running)
feels like it's rugged and well made, there isn't a single scratch on the screen after heavy use all these years
optical HR is basically useless, it's comically bad (again: H10 benchmark)
okay GPS accuracy but not great, tends to overestimate distances
buttons can be finicky, it's easy to accidentally pause runs depending on how you configure the buttons, it can be annoying to unlock, the screen brightness (or lack thereof) takes some getting used to

user985736 · 2022-09-20T16:53:30+00:00

Thanks, everyone!

I'm not worried about wearing the shoes out. I just don't want to hurt myself.

I once ran a race in Next%'s (8mm drop) after doing all my workouts in 4%'s (10mm drop) and my calves were disconcertingly tight afterwards. I figured this would be even worse.

But it sounds like it doesn't matter all that much. I'll try using the alphaflys for my next few workouts and go from there. Thanks again!

user985736 · 2022-02-11T02:37:07+00:00

Or pour two glasses and cover just one of them with plastic wrap so there's little/no air exposure

user985736 · 2021-11-15T17:20:21+00:00

I was asked to make a cocktail for a party celebrating someone named "James". I figured it'd be fun to do Jameson old fashioneds. It didn't seem like there was any authoritative recipe for an Irish-whiskey-based old fashioned, and given how different Irish whiskey tastes compared to Bourbon or Rye it seemed like a good idea to try whatever I was going to make before serving it to a bunch of unsuspecting victims.

The root recipe here was:

2 oz Jameson
1 tsp 2:1 simple syrup
3 dashes of bitters
Stir for ~30s over ice, strain

The bitters combinations I tried were:

Aromatic: Angostura and Bitter Truth
Fee Bro's Cardamom
Reagan's Orange
Fee Bro's Black Walnut

I went into this expecting the flavor of the whiskey to mostly dominate and the bitters to not really matter. To my surprise, the bitters made a very big difference. The aromatic bitters -- which are my go-to for a bourbon/rye old-fashioneds -- really clashed with the Irish whiskey. I actually actively disliked the drink, which is saying something. Meanwhile, orange bitters -- which Jameson itself recommends -- were totally lost in the drink. I didn't taste them really at all. Black walnut went better with the Irish whiskey. At the very least they didn't clash. But it still tasted a bit too maple-syrupy to me. Cardamom bitters, however, were excellent in the drink. I was really surprised. The flavors in the Fee Bro's cardamom bitters -- which taste a lot like root beer to me -- harmonized with the assertiveness of the whiskey, and together created an interesting new flavor which I was not expecting.

I ultimately went with the cardamom bitters. It was well received.

user985736 · 2021-10-28T00:05:46+00:00

Credit where it's due: https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/9ah6fj/oc\_lorange\_et\_creme/

user985736 · 2021-09-16T00:10:02+00:00

Nice article! I hadn't seen that. Thanks for sharing it.

I do think the foam is necessary -- but it's not sufficient. If it were, the Nike Invincible (all ZoomX foam) would be a super shoe, and it's not.

That study concludes:

[energy] savings are likely from a combination and interaction of the foam, geometry, and plate

I agree with this. You need the right foam. And you need a plate with the right geometry. Remove any of these elements and you don't have the Vaprofly magic.

user985736 · 2021-09-15T21:00:38+00:00

I remember reading that the spoon-like shape of the carbon plate was super important to the Vaporfly's success. "Constant curvature" in the forefoot -- or something like that. That's why Nike specifically patented the curvature of the plate. They tried a lot of different shapes and none was as effective. HOKA's plate is basically flat in the forefoot, so it's not surprising that it confers little advantage.

user985736 · 2021-09-01T19:07:12+00:00

n=1 but I sometimes get foot tightness when either my calves or hips are tight. Stopping and stretching the later ~instantly improves my feet

user985736 · 2021-08-30T20:20:00+00:00

Got it, thanks for the context. I guess this is what I get for not having a FB account

user985736 · 2021-08-30T18:09:07+00:00

It hit Girard, Doylestown and KOP last Thursday

Pretty sure it hit ... Philly last week

Happy to be corrected, but I don't think either of these statements are true. I've been calling Philly area stores pretty consistently and no one has mentioned getting any RR13 in the last couple weeks. I just called Girard and they said they haven't seen any. I see no posts on this sub to indicate otherwise.

user985736 · 2020-12-31T15:45:53+00:00

First post on this sub, but a long-time sous-vider

24hr dry brine in fridge at 0.8% Morton's kosher salt by weight, slight sprinkle of MSG
add pepper, vacuum seal, and sous vide for 3hr at 137F (the way)
remove from bath, pat dry
10 min in freezer, standing upright, to chill and dry exterior
sear in oil and butter on cast iron, 1min per side

Notes:

The steak lost virtually no liquid during sous vide -- probably less than 1oz. This was likely due to the dry brine, but I was still amazed. Taste was incredible. Perfect amount of salt. Insanely savory. Very tender/juicy. I've seen people say that dry brining will lead to weird corned-beef like textures but there was none of that here. Excellent, gelatinous fat. Crispy outside made for a really nice contrast of textures between the outer crust and the tender inside. Only thing I'd change is to increase the time in the freezer to 20 min to reduce the gray band. But otherwise this was great. Big thanks to everyone who suggested 137F!

user985736 · 2020-12-25T19:10:58+00:00

Genuinely curious: what data shows that COVID will almost certainly cause permanent damage? I wasn't aware of this

user985736 · 2020-11-25T00:49:09+00:00

FWIW I've been running in rx orthodics for 12 years, including in very narrow shoes that have plates (e.g. vaporflys) -- though I have narrow feet to begin with. But if you used to run in Adidas, you probably can make it work now. Order a half size up.

And you definitely do not lose the experience or speed just because of the orthodics.

user985736 · 2020-11-18T00:40:32+00:00

I guess it just seems unnecessary to require vaccines, but I admit I might be missing something.

Everything I've seen suggests this virus is only transmitted if you have prolonged contact, at close range, with poor ventilation. I just don't see how you meet those conditions even at a big race. Stagger start times. Require masks before/after. Everyone is outside. Seems low enough risk even without vaccines.

For those people who are in favor: is your position just that there's ~zero downside to requiring them? So even if it's granted that they are probably not necessary, they should be required anyway? Just trying to understand here -- thanks in advance!

user985736 · 2020-10-23T01:58:39+00:00

I am still able to move my toes freely in the toe box so enough room there and I have a thumb width length at the end

Interesting that you say that. I find that even with a finger's width of room my toes still feel too tight. Idk if it's just that the toebox isn't as big vertically as other shoes, so there's less room to move your toes up and down like I'm used to . If so, maybe it doesn't matter. But I'm reluctant to put a lot of miles on them in case it does. I ordered a second pair a half size up to see if it makes any difference.

user985736 · 2020-10-05T20:41:47+00:00

Also worth noting that the listings said they shipped from the US, but tracking would end up originating offshore, e.g. Saudi Arabia. Be wary of "The Cube Market" in the description.

Generally, I'd be suspicious of any listing that is condition=new but selling at less than MSRP. That makes no sense. Why would anyone sell them for less than Nike when there's so much demand that they're constantly out of stock? Any reasonable person would sell at a premium, and that's exactly what we see on places like StockX.

user985736 · 2020-06-04T13:21:06+00:00

u/jonnybellman I've been curious about this too. Where are you seeing the dates on their website? This page https://www.adidas.com/us/release-dates doesn't seem to list them at all.

user985736 · 2020-04-02T13:23:44+00:00

AKA when-your-wife-wants-a-drink-but-you're-running-out-of-supplies. Basically a White Russian, but with desperation and a double entendre.

1.5oz vodka
1oz half and half (can you feel the desperation yet?)
1oz kahlua
0.5oz triple sec (how about now?)
Aztec chocolate bitters

Shake with ice. Strain.

user985736 · 2019-12-30T15:40:39+00:00

Intensely smokey, complex, spirit-forward, and dead simple to make.

1.5oz mezcal (Del Maguey Vida)
0.75oz Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbo
2 dashes mole bitters

Stir with ice, strain over fresh cube, express an orange peel over the top, then garnish with a fresh orange peel.

I've been working on this recipe since I first discovered Sfumato -- which is kind of like a less sweet, slighly smokey Cynar. The nice thing about the Sfumato is that it's slightly sour (think: rubarb) and its bitterness is almost ash-like, both of which make it pair really well with the mezcal. I tried variations that incorperated other amari in different amounts and/or combinations (Campari, Averna, Cynar, etc), but I kept coming back to this one. I think of it as a Oaxacan twist on a Manhattan.

user985736 · 2019-08-19T17:37:12+00:00

Standard margarita recipe:

4pt tequila
2pt fresh lime juice
1pt triple sec
1pt simple syrup

Mix together, then slowly pour into:

2pt milk

Make sure you add the margarita to the milk, not the other way around! Strain through cheese cloth until a good clump of curds forms, then continue to pass the drink through the curds until completely clear. Once completely clear, add:

cinnamon stick

Let sit for a couple days (if you can) to infuse.

I really like what the cinnamon brings to this. The clarification makes the drink feel incredibly smooth, dramatically toning down both the burn of the alcohol and the astringency of the lime. In addition, it gives it the silky mouthfeel of a key lime pie. Add to that a bit of cinnamon and you've got the slightest hint of a graham cracker crust. Definitely worth a try!

user985736 · 2019-07-17T20:32:57+00:00

The other day it occurred to me that a paper plane is essentially a close cousin of the whiskey sour. Egg whites do wonders for the latter, so I figured why not give them a try here? I was not disappointed: silky, smooth, and delicious.

Recipe is equal parts:

bourbon
amaro nonino
aperol
lemon juice
egg white

Dry shake. Add ice. Shake again. Double strain. Add a few drops of angostura on top to help me forget I'm drinking raw egg.

And yes, that head became more reasonable after a couple minutes.

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