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    • ChrisC
      Chris
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      My grandfather had Parkinson's.  It's an ugly disease.

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      • den1mheadD
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        @cander49 just made a small donation to your chosen charity - Good luck with the marathon buddy

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          @Chris:

          My grandfather had Parkinson's.  It's an ugly disease.

          I'm really sorry to hear that. Parkinson's sucks. I saw a donation from a Chris in there that I didn't know, so if that was you, big thanks.

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            @den1mhead:

            @cander49 just made a small donation to your chosen charity - Good luck with the marathon buddy

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            Thanks! Really appreciate it! I've gotten some really good traction from my local craft beer community in the last 24 hours, so it's awesome to see this starting to blow up now that the race is a few weeks away. Now, to just figure out how to get in some real training over the next few weeks without blowing up my hip…  😃 Plan right now is another cortisone shot within 24 hours of flying out, but that won't help me get in any long runs or workouts without major pain and injury regression in the mean time. Hah. Oh well; guess I'll at least not have way too many recent miles in my legs leading into this one.  😉

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            • Matty123M
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              Great job guys.
              @cander49 I hope you’re injuries heal up.

              I’m running in my first 5K in November. I Just started training this week. I know it’s only 3.1 miles but Itd be a big deal for me

              Maybe so. Maybe not

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                They definitely will with time. At least for me, getting hurt from time to time is part of serious training, even if it shouldn't be.  😃 That's awesome re the 5K! Enjoy it!

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                • Matty123M
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                  Thanks man. You enjoy your race as well.

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                  • ChrisC
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                    @cander49:

                    if that was you, big thanks.

                    Yup.  Hope you hit your fundraising goal.  And enjoy Berlin, even though it sounds like injuries are going slow you down.  That's a shame, given how fast the course is.

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                      @Chris:

                      @cander49:

                      if that was you, big thanks.

                      Yup.  Hope you hit your fundraising goal.  And enjoy Berlin, even though it sounds like injuries are going slow you down.  That's a shame, given how fast the course is.

                      Thanks so much! And, yeah. Timing really couldn't have been worse, but it'll still be fun.

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                      • DougNgD
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                        Any way to treat a tight IT band other than foam rolling? I hate foam rolling.

                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                          Deep tissue massage could potentially help.

                          Berlin is in 6 days for me. Not really where I want to be leading into it, but it is what it is. Hah. This will be interesting. 🙂

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                          • ChrisC
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                            Hell of a day in Berlin.
                            Hope your race went well, @cander49…

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                              Hah. Not so good. I decided to go out close to PR pace (2:40 compared to 2:38) despite the lack of fitness and just hope for some magic. I haven't been able to do a run of more over 10 miles except on the antigravity treadmill in the last 7 weeks, so the magic didn't happen and it was quite challenging for me, especially with hip getting bad in the second half, and I finished in 2:55, just very happy to be done. Still very glad I ran such a great event, particularly in such a historic day. I'll come back some time when I'm properly prepared and try again! But, for now, it's time for some recovery from the injury!

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                                Well done @cander49! I know not quite what you were hoping for, but impressive effort nonetheless. It must’ve been awesome to be there on that historic day!

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                                • den1mheadD
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                                  Awesome @cander49

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                                  • madmondayM
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                                    @DougNg:

                                    Any way to treat a tight IT band other than foam rolling? I hate foam rolling.

                                    try RICE therapy but you knew that (rest, ice, compression, and elevation)
                                    get the wife to rub you down, just because a rub down is always good
                                    do clam shells and hip raises because they are sexy exercises and your dogs will attempt to jump on you while you on the floor bumping and grinding

                                    Kipchoge is not actually human, do you all think he's going to break two hours before 2020?

                                    good on you @cander49 , not sure what your goal was, but with injury and life in general getting in the way much props for still lacing up and doing the damn thing

                                    head high, middle finger higher

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                                      Unless another Nike sub-2 attempt is organized I can't see Kipchoge going sub-2….  Ever.  There are so many factors that have to fall into place, many out of the athlete's control, for a PR/WR to happen in a marathon that I can't see the current WR being touched for quite some time let alone a sub-2.  You also have to consider that 2020 is an Olympic year which has a huge impact on the scheduling of races for the top marathoners.

                                      IG: Shadesofindig0

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                                        I think once @cander49 sorts out his injury, that milestone will finally tumble!  😎

                                        Congratulations chap, great effort.

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                                          Hahahahaha. I do think Kipchoge has 2:00:xx capability in a real race, not just a Nike event. A few variables weren't perfect here: slightly hot and humid for a WR, a bit too sunny, and pacers not making it very far. Fix all of those and 2:00:xx can happen. 1:59:59 can't, but I do think he's at the point where it can in a Nike event with pacing the whole way.

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                                          • UnTuckedU
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                                            Question I posed on my FB page a few weeks ago pertaining to a specific running goal, and how to tackle it.

                                            If I have a goal of running 2miles in 12:00, and 5miles in 35:00, what would be the best way to tackle that? I understand they are two separate goals, and will need two plans, but thinking about the two of them independently, should I:

                                            -focus on the time, and work on increasing distance within that allotted time
                                            -focus on the distance, and work on improving my time

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                                            Right now, I'm just working on getting my legs back under me, and making running an enjoyable "habit" again, as it's been about 3 years since I've ran with any sort of consistency.

                                            All input is welcomed.

                                            In search of:
                                            IHV-04, med.
                                            IHSH-185, large
                                            IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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