Everything posted by Basil
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Looks like the Maurtin is 40 carbs. The one I use is 36. Does the Maurtin have any other advantages?
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Running / Triathlon Thread
For sixty, I'll usually take one water bottle, one gatorade bottle, a banana and a granola bar. If its really hot or I add on more 15 or 30 more miles I'll stop at a gas station and refill the bottles, sometimes with a Fanta, and grab a carb-loaded bar or candy. I know that's underfueling but I've never bonked, and these are just weekend rides.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
I did 60 on the bike Saturday and was getting nauseous the last 20. I left about 7:45 and the sun was full out with a heat index of 100 when I was done. I left at 5:15 on Monday and did the first 20 in the neighborhood with a headlight, and then hit the hike and bike trail when it got light. There was a system coming through to the north, the weather stayed cloudy and mild and I did 75 and felt fine the whole time. I was used to getting up way too early in years past to run before the sun came up. I don't know why it didn't occur to me it would be the same with cycling.
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Texas may have accidentally legalized marijuana
I had the same thought. One or two hits today is like a joint of old fashioned Mexican Ditch Weed.
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Tell Me About Texas a&m
I am thankful Randolph Duke is still alive. I assumed he died in a kiln explosion.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Hey, I can manage 23 on a bike, for about 5 miles with a nice tailwind. Good luck to h the rest of the way.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Well, that sucks. Bummner.
- Texas @ OU Series Thread
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Running / Triathlon Thread
That would suck. Hope they man up and toss you all in the water. Every man for himself.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Are there any half IM considered "good" vs. shitty. I live in Houston so Galveston would make the most sense. But the prospect of an 18 mph headwind scares me. I should also mention that I'm in a low key cold war with my wife over excessive cardio. I can tell she doesn't exactly think 15 hours a week on a bike is reasonable, with the kids and sports and all. At the same time, I'm not out boozing, drugging, chasing girls or golfing, so she usually leaves me alone. I've already tried to float the idea of vacationing somewhere to run a marathon and she was not exactly a big fan. All this to say, it's going to take some craftsmanship to (1) get a tri bike, and (2) enter a race that requires travel. I could drive to galveston the morning of and come home after, or stay at friend's beach house. But flying to California because the breeze is nice is probably going to be a no-go.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Think he’s saying with a bunch of slower folks DNF’d, he’s lower among the finishers. Just a false data point.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
I’m going to sign up. So I can play with the cool kids. Congrats - muscling into the wind at 16 mph for 10 miles sounds terrible. Must have been fun.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Well?
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Running / Triathlon Thread
I’m heading out to do 60 on the bike. I’ll be thinking about you when I’m done and realize there’s no way my legs could handle jumping right into a HM.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Well that fucking sucks. Makes me feel whiny about carrying around a bad knee.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Good luck! Haul ass!
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Good luck? Do you have target paces for bike and run? (Swim wouldn't mean anything to me). And did you do a full 58/13 brick before? If not, how close?
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
Aussies has been south of Town Lake since at least 1998.
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I caught the cancer
Good luck, we're all counting on you. And where the fuck are you? That doesn't look like MDAnderson's main campus. And, not to get your hopes up, but some solid tumors are pussies and tend to wither and die in response to chemo. Noticeable shrinkage is a great sign if we're talking cancer and not genitals.
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I caught the cancer
I went through the ringer and MDAnderson and did a clinical trial. But multiple docs thoroughly explained the standard of care (i.e., the normal. accepted treatment protocol for my type and stage of cancer) and how the trial deviated from it. (BTW, my trial was to use extra chemo instead of radiation to avoid some potentially horrifying side effects of radiation). Pretty sure that's part of informed consent, which is required.
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2025 NFL Draft
The Texans are about the stupidest franchise they can can be. That makes them o ly the second stupiedst franchise in Texas because Jerry Jones won’t die. But fuck them too.
- Texas A&M @ Texas Series Thread
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I caught the cancer
They will give you ativan in your chemo drip if you ask. You def want that.
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I caught the cancer
Unless he’s retired the port surgeon sings the whole time. He’s pretty good.
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2025 Pro Cycling Season
I first saw this guy's name a few months ago because he has a bunch of KOMs next to my neighborhood. I found his "rode the Tour de France" credentials to be acceptable.