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Nice job. Looking forward to seeing you shave time like crazy now!

I predict 68.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes.

I just added 999 non-autographed rainbow to my cart without any problems. Only the autographed seems to have a limit (226 black autographed left). Trying to decide if I want the black or rainbow. I think the rainbow looks kind of shitty paired with that artwork.

You make a good point. I was just trying to bump the thread without saying bump.

Really? No one wants a free ticket?

Awesome job to everyone on the April challenge. Honestly, this was the motivation I needed to get out and run more, which I've wanted to do for a while. It had nothing to do with wanting to win a challenge. It was more just about tracking things, seeing what I was doing, and knowing I wasn't alone. It has been years since I logged anything. In terms of the 5k challenge, should it be within the context of a race? Or just any 5k from a run? I also like the idea of somehow seeding or handicapping it. Also, a question about edmondo. It seems to just take the average pace of the run to calculate best mile and what not. But what if I don't run at an even pace on some runs? The other day I ran 20 minutes hard and then jogged for 35 minutes. I ended up just entering it as two separate runs.

But he might overhear what happens!

My order arrived safe and sound. I just ordered the Built to Spill album. Of course it was black. Have any blue copies surfaced?

Good band. Great live.

I have 2 tickets to see Death Cab and The Antlers on 5/2 at Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis. The person I was supposed to go with jumped ship because he wanted to watch the big fight. Show starts at 7:30. If you don't mind sitting with me, the ticket is yours. Row A of first level balcony. PM if you are interested.

Ya know, even if I bought 10 with the intention of flipping 9, I wouldn't be able to sell any once they arrived. This has been one of my all-time favorite albums since it was released. I will surely wear out a copy within a month. Maybe this will be a numbered edition that actually gets numbered this time. Although I kind of like seeing that blank out of 500 box on my copy of Leitmotif.

This is actually a really interesting point of view and probably not too far off. There are a couple ways to look at it. First, if we assume that our 22-minute runner and 16-minute runner are both running their 100% effort for a 5k, then the 22-minute runner would seem to be working harder. After all, he/she is doing it for 22 minutes as opposed to only 16 minutes. The human body doesn't know what a 5k is. The human body knows time/duration. So while both bodies ran 5000 meters, one body ran for 16 minutes while the other did it for 6 more minutes. Our slower runner was actually working for 37.5% more time than our faster runner. However, this breaks down a little when we consider that we can only hold our best speeds for a certain duration of time, not a certain distance. For example, the human body can hold absolute top speed for somewhere between 18 and 20 seconds. After that, the body will slow down. The fastest runners in the world are the only ones who can legitimately sprint for 200 meters. Everyone else is just running a very fast pace for 200 meters (very close to that top end speed, depending how long it takes). The same is true over any distance and time (we just get further and further from that top speed) Now, if I can run a 5k in 16 minutes and that's my absolute best effort, then I can't possibly also hold that pace for 22 minutes. Along the same vein, the 22-minute 5k guy could run at a faster pace if he were running for just 16 minutes. If both runners ran at their maximum capacity for 16 minutes, then they would arguably be doing the same amount of work. 100% capacity for the same period of time. But when both runners are at the 16-minute point of a 5k (one is finished and one has about 3/4ths of a mile to go), the 16-minute 5k runners has done a lot more work (running faster and covering more miles). Now, some people argue that it takes the human body the same amount of work to cover a mile regardless of pace. In a calorie burning sense, this might be true--up to a point. A 4-minute mile is going to burn more calories than if the same person were slogging along at 20-minute mile pace. But, there are other factors to account for as well, including weight, body efficiency, age, etc. So, let's go back to our 16-minute and 22-minute 5k runners. When the 16-minute guy crosses the line, he has done more work at that point. Once the 22-minute guy crosses the line, he has probably done about the same amount of work, assuming the two runners are working at maximum pace for that given distance. Yes, the 22-minute guy ran longer, but the 16-minute guy ran at a higher capacity (not because his time was faster, but because he was able to maintain a speed closer to his maximum speed). Naturally, this all depends on the assumption that these runners are truly at maximum capacity over a given distance. Here's my conclusion: everyone's absolute best 5k is equally impressive. Of course, who's to say which runners are performing at their absolute best and which ones aren't. Is anyone still reading?

I might buy ten of these to celebrate.

Honestly, I don't know the Foo Fighters catalog very well after their first two albums. But some of the more recent Foo singles that I've heard on the radio have very similar vocal parts to this song. I'll dig around and see if I can come up with any. I'm sure someone on this board has much better Foo knowledge than I do.

I also heard the Dave Grohl sound on first listen without hearing anyone else say that. I grabbed a yellow. Didn't even see the violet option.

It sounds like common sense, but most people don't seem to know to do it. I spent many hours with my cross country runners (and even my track kids) going over how to run the shortest race. Find the tangents, run point to point, don't run in lane 2 on the curves!

Congrats! That's fantastic improvement.

Since the race is only a few weeks away, I wouldn't change your training too much. When I coached track, distance runners could often beat most of the sprinters in the 400 anyway. Of course, we were incorporating some speed into our workouts, but nothing even close to a sprint. End a couple of your runs each week with 4-6 x 100 at 85-90% effort. If you want to train more specifically, the best workouts for 400 runners are 250s at goal 400 pace or 500s just a little slower. If you want more specifics, hit me up and I'll give you some workout suggestions. I wouldn't do any 400s as prep for the 400 though. For the actual race, run the first 100 hard but not all out, float the second 100 (meaning relax your body while keeping a fast rhythm) then push as fast as you can the last 200. The human body can only hold top speed for about 220 meters, so be careful out there!

Rest. You can't lose any fitness in a week. Before my first half, I trained through injury the last few weeks and ended up way off my goal time because I was limping through the damn race.

I'm lucky to have miles of trails by my house. And it only takes about 30 seconds to get to them. Hardly any roads for me!

Any copies of Whatever Nevermind?

Is it one per customer on the 7"? A couple people have asked me to try to get one.

Enough with the Pledgemusic thing already.

It's not the worst record I own, but it is a bit noisy.