Re- wherewithal or lack thereof: This is what those with leverage (real or perceived) generally bank on.

This is a good faq and I believe most other programs are designed similarly: https://www.allstate.com/auto-insurance/milewise

Allstate appears to include speed over 80, harsh braking and late...

Used to work in this space - you should definitely do it at that mileage but need to be willing to plug an obd2 device into the vehicle (assuming it’s compatible). Pricing is well worth it.
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Back into the swing of things, got...

Gotcha. Personally hate it, and I used to love smoking. Now it immediately sticks to the inside of my mouth the moment I notice it.

No one complained back in the day because it was normalized. ...

Do I think I’ll get cancer from 2nd hand smoke? No, probably from the years I smoked myself if at all.

Nicotine standalone is certainly addictive but not nearly as harmful as ripping butts. And...

Not a fan of regulation or being told what to do but at scale (400m people) proof already exists that there’s a large enough % of people who need to be regulated due to poor decision making (see gun...

Scary part is the parody isn’t obvious…

That was kind of wild, didn’t realize that was a thing. Apparently it’s a thing.

SGA is impressive in person. Took the family to a nuggets/okc game last year and nugs were flat but he dropped 40 something and it was effortless. The joker is worth the price of admission tho.
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Great work! Last weekend was near perfect.

Great work phatty!

You’ll do just fine on the road [emoji6]

This may be less popular but I was in the same boat and quality wool is your friend (at least shirt/socks and I had a pair of shorts that had wool liner and didn’t smell. Ibex was my brand of choice...

Yep, turns out that was a result of not recovering long enough after 4 days of bikepacking the Colorado trail. I felt so good after that effort (I’ve been MTB way longer than running) that I figured...

Thanks!

As I finished up, I was thinking “how do people do twice this much”. Finding enough time to train for 50 was sometimes challenging but who knows, it’s strangely addictive. I guess we will see!

Thanks guys, super satisfying! So impressed with how fast some people can run these distances as well.

Time to start thinking about the 2025 schedule [emoji16]

Best thing I did for myself was...

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Nice work phatty, excellent photos! Looks like a great trip.

Thanks! Im excited, should be interesting. Slow and steady is certainly my MO

Goes without saying but I’ll say it anyway, get out and do a soul cleanser, it’s the antidote to that life down...

Aw fuk, taper yeah. Crested Butte. We will see, I’ll let you guys know

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As a Broncos fan I laft,

and wept a bit.

Wife blisters them in cast iron and makes some sort of aioli as an appetizer. Good use of them when they are plentiful, which has been the case year over year for us (even when other pepper...

Looks awesome, recover quickly!

Good eye! That was OaB on Lawn Lake trail (Crystal Lake in the photo). I have stayed out of the park for years due to being a mountain biker and recreating w dogs. Bought a pass this year, stoked...

Nice new to me jaunt in RMNP this morning
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That “fern-y” green pic looks like the s signal cutoff (as do your stats). Had a very similar experience as you described there a few weeks ago. Used, but just enough to still require attention.
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I just got an Ultimate Direction Ultra 6.0 and it’s fantastic (for me). $110 on Amazon for the L.

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Fantastic!

I subscribe to that rule as well.

Your story is nearly identical to mine, bikes are still my #1 but trail running is really adding joy and another option. Definitely hard in a different way, but rewarding like most difficult things....

Longs peak trail to chasm lake in Boulder Co. super busy as it’s a popular 14er and gets above treeline in ~2 mi. I made it to chasm lake as a quick out and back, 9mi and 2700ft. Insane views. ...

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Thought this was pretty cool: https://www.alzrun.org/

Running an ultra in every state and seeking folks to run with, fundraising optional but 100% goes to Alzheimers research. Apparently already...

Only 20% of its 120m + members in the US…

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Sweet, that knife edge on pic 3 looks interesting. Is that part of the route?

This is an astonishing aside. Im basically befuddled. It’s like troll treasure. I must rationally reassess.

Some great pics and efforts [emoji3595]!

Thanks stapes, took the day completely off yesterday and got a massage. Going to give it one more day and try things out again tomorrow, massage lady...

Feeling great overall, shocked at how not sore I was (other than ass) after the ride days. Beginning of the run feels great and then the problem is sudden. Seems to get triggered by declines.
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Considered that but it’s hitting different than cramps, tried an easy run today and devolved into a walk after about a mile. Feel like I’ve been good about hydration and electrolytes daily. Going...

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Odd recovery question I’ll pose here for the hell of it, as Im a bit perplexed:

Been training all spring/summer for a 50 mi in Crested Butte in September. I like to ride as well, last week I did...

Pretty big runway between micro and balls, you can comfortably experiment w a decent digital scale. Yes there will be some variation from mush to mush but in 0.1 g increments you can find a sweet...

Not to bad curled up in the bag. They were more interested in me around camp for some reason

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I think that’s a bisdon.