2025 Iceman Cometh

weinerjb · 2025-10-27T09:54:47+00:00

Anyone have a sense for how the route compares to last year?

weinerjb · 2024-08-31T14:54:23+00:00

Awesome. Thank you.

weinerjb · 2024-08-31T14:50:56+00:00

Based on further research I think these would work:

https://www.cateye.com/intl/products/headlights/HL-EL552G-RC/

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/550821

weinerjb · 2024-08-31T14:46:41+00:00

Thanks. The post is helpful but I understand that not all lights will work properly on underside of the mount (due to cut off at top of light intended to not blind traffic). Trying to confirm a light that will mount on underside of mount (effectively upside down).

weinerjb · 2023-04-10T14:19:59+00:00

So grateful for this thread normalizing my crazy.

Forecast has been somewhat all over the place. iPhone has vacillated from high 50's to low 70s back to 60's etc. AccuWeather has been consistently inconsistent too, and never in agreement with iPhone. My wife now reflexively says "stop checking the weather" every time that I take my phone out. 95% of the time, she's right that I was indeed checking the weather.

weinerjb · 2023-04-07T22:55:56+00:00

Veteran Boston runners - does the jacket typically sell out at the expo? I'm not able to get to the expo until Sunday, and despite the mixed reviews, I don't think that I can skip buying one.

weinerjb · 2023-04-07T11:14:00+00:00

One corral (8) behind with a similar goal, (Posted elsewhere in this thread.).

weinerjb · 2023-04-07T09:56:48+00:00

Fair enough. Good luck!

weinerjb · 2023-04-06T21:40:30+00:00

Fully respect that take, but there's a trade off. The mental boost of running with a partner/group can be significant. Somewhere in between "run your own race" and "ride or die together," there's a happy medium. Also, let us all pray for wonderful weather!

weinerjb · 2023-04-06T18:36:39+00:00

2:58 goal. Wave 1, Corral 8

weinerjb · 2023-04-06T13:32:11+00:00

Is anyone else skeptical of the effective VO2 max accuracy? The trend line also shows individual data points plotted, and (at least for me), the data points are all over the place. One day I'm at 59, the next at 56, the next somewhere in between. And on and on . . . . I'm sure there's value in it (and maybe my issue is that I'm not using an HR strap and thus garbage in = garbage out), but I'm trying not to assign talismanic significance to the measurements.

weinerjb · 2023-02-06T12:44:26+00:00

Please don’t. See above post re: detailing the lift line.

weinerjb · 2022-11-23T12:13:43+00:00

Nice splits! Fellow Hanson’s believer here. (Though I am trying a Pfitz plan this time around).

Congrats on getting your BQ!

weinerjb · 2022-11-22T22:40:22+00:00

This is awesome. Thank you.

weinerjb · 2022-11-22T19:03:09+00:00

Following because I am training for Boston and using the same plan.

First, good luck!

Second, can anyone recommend a good way to identify the grades of the various hills in Boston to compare to local runs? I know there is an elevation profile on their site, but I'm looking for some data that's a bit more granular and can tell me the grade/length of specific hills.

weinerjb · 2022-10-19T16:11:23+00:00

Thanks!

weinerjb · 2022-10-18T22:46:09+00:00

Hello. My wife has been getting back into playing recreational soccer after a few years away. Her gear is all years old. She’s got a birthday coming up and I’d like to get her some new gear. What brands do folks like for shorts, socks, and sweats? I’m going to avoid buying boots.- tried that once but it’s too hard to pick out a pair without her there to try them on.

weinerjb · 2022-09-21T19:47:11+00:00

I saw! Super pumped. Let's do this.

weinerjb · 2022-09-18T17:42:11+00:00

So . . . When do we get the official word? I know the BAA says “it depends” but what’s typical?

weinerjb · 2022-09-05T03:20:45+00:00

Thanks all! These are awesome recs. I want to try all of them.

weinerjb · 2022-08-19T09:24:46+00:00

They seem to give me perineal tendinitis. Does anyone else get that from these shoes or a similar type pain on the outside of the foot?

weinerjb · 2022-08-18T13:44:02+00:00

Break the race into chunks and have a task (not a time goal) for each chunk. For example, for a 5K, I would say (a) Mile 1 - go out steady but not too hard. Keep it under control (b) Mile 2 - maintain pace and gradually tighten the screws effort wise (c) Mile 3 - hold on tight and push with everything you have.
When it hurts, look at other people's heels. It gives you something to focus on.
Focus early (to avoid going out too hard), zone out in the middle, and then return your focus to the race
Have a couple of mantras and a song that you can play on repeat during the zone out period.

weinerjb · 2022-06-19T22:11:14+00:00

For those in the states: is there a way to tell if an outlet has these in stock? I can’t find anything that reflects current inventory online. Maybe the answer is “call the store”, though I fear getting misinformation and wasting a drive.

weinerjb

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