The Running Thread

[washing machine]

Good running on that last page, guys. The summer is upon us.

Anyone going to follow Western States this weekend?? IRunFar has some great coverage. https://www.irunfar.com/western-states-100

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Got in 3 miles in a cool 45 min yesterevening. Was tough. Hoping to turn a corner soon.

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Pulled off 3.35 in same time today. Felt good.

[ghost]

23 miles in two days. Haven't been able to do that for a while. Guh.

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Nice.

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I think my mileage has been off, cause I've been using this FitBit without GPS. Apparently for GPS to work you have to have your phone in proximity. I'm sending this one back for a better FitBit with GPS, which also looks better and is easier to read while running with bigger display. Be nice to have elevation measured too, cause of all the hills I traverse.

Consuming this guy soon:

[washing machine]

23 miles in two days. Haven't been able to do that for a while. Guh.

Awesome, man. Keep it going. Your runs are always fun to see on Strava.

I'm finally building mileage in a practical, sustainable way. Honestly think this is the best I've ever felt in my running life. Fueled by strava kudos and chia seeds.

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With verb vanquished, I hope spike starts running. Spike, see you on Strava soon?

[Malloy]

back at it tonight

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Verb is vanquished? Should I use Strava? What's the appeal?

[washing machine]

Verb is vanquished?

I dunno. Last time he posted was 6/21 so I can only assume they got our man. Pour one out for that homie.

[ghost]

23 miles in two days. Haven't been able to do that for a while. Guh.

Awesome, man. Keep it going. Your runs are always fun to see on Strava.

I'm finally building mileage in a practical, sustainable way. Honestly think this is the best I've ever felt in my running life. Fueled by strava kudos and chia seeds.

Your runs have been looking nice lately. Keep it up!

[washing machine]

Thanks ghost. If you run with RM, you can run further than you ever know.

Okay, we should probably either stop right now or take this to r/RunningCircleJerk

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Had a nice run yesterevening on some edible marijuana. Glorious.

[ghost]

Running is my anti edible marijuana.

[washing machine]

Running is my anti edible marijuana.

There's a really good interview Matt Sweeney did with Tracksmith recently. He touches on this for a section of it. Good convo all around, but here's the part I found relevant.

Spoiler: show

Does Iggy still work out?

He definitely does. I think a lot of it has to do with swimming. I don’t know when he does it; when we’re on tour I still don’t know what his routine is. Since I was a kid, that cover of Raw Power, no one talks enough about how this iconic rock and roll image upends all these notions about what it is to be a musician, to be a rock musician or to be hedonistic, because on one hand that Raw Power image is like, ‘oh here’s this crazy rock and roll guy with his shirt off and he looks like he’s on drugs,’ but on the other hand, you cannot have a body like that unless you are rigorous. Just by looking at him, this is a person who is physically active every day and has a routine. That always stuck in my head. Like why is Iggy always referred to as this junkie icon, or this icon of excess, when clearly he is a rigorous human being?

By the time I got around to playing with him, I was physically active and had some understanding of just how cool it is to do something over and over again. It’s something I think should be more front of mind for artsy-minded people.

There’s not a lot of arguing that Iggy is one of the great artists of the 20th and 21st century, and being physical is a huge part of his art. That solo, physical, whatever-the-fuck-he-does thing, that affects EVERYTHING that he does. One of the inherent ironies is that everyone had that Raw Power image on their wall, and we used to joke about Iggy’s body, like, ‘he’s just skinny because he’s on drugs,’ but you know that’s not true. Hell no. Once you know that, it changes the whole lens, and with hedonism. Once you’re in shape, you can rock harder for sure.

You know Cronos from Venom? He’s also a big proponent of the 'work out to rock harder.' He was an aerobics instructor forever.

Some young, crazy musicians I know who really like to party also happen to be hella runners and very serious about it. Not to get too deep in this party thing, it is a fact that you can incorporate running into your life and it tends to enhance other aspects of your life. I feel like anything running does take away, are things you don’t really need anyway.

[tragabigzanda]

i hate in sports when someone says "i got it!" but then they miss it.

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Nice pace. Did you take the pj yoga flow playlist on the run with you?

[ghost]

I feel like anything running does take away, are things you don’t really need anyway.

I love this. I'm gonna try it on my wife next time she gives me the side eye as I leave for a 3 hour run in the middle of a Sunday morning.

[washing machine]

I feel like anything running does take away, are things you don’t really need anyway.

I love this. I'm gonna try it on my wife next time she gives me the side eye as I leave for a 3 hour run in the middle of a Sunday morning.

Hey now wait a minute, don't attribute that quote directly to me!

Context.