@zbitter This surprised me. Very few of the top marathon athletes are wearing Brooks these days.
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Jairo Nunes
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A year ago, Clayon signing with Brooks would have been a surprise to me. It still wasn't my first, or even second guess, but I can see why. The Hyperion Elite and Hyperion Max are great shoes, imo and will likely continue to improve over his contract.
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@HankFrank This is so untrue. If you’re part of any running club, there are always runners on the cusp of qualifying for years, working hard but just lacking the speed.
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“Not everyone is meant to BQ.”
I hate this take.
Anyone with two working legs and 3-5 years of patience can qualify for Boston. The barrier isn’t talent. It’s consistency over a timeline most people aren’t willing to commit to.
Stop telling people what they can’t do.
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@JasonFitz1 They are easier on the knees for sure, but not on the Achilles. I have insertional tendinopathy that is greatly aggravated by hill sprints, so I can’t do them at all!
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More and more, I think hill sprints are a game-changer:
- They build more power and injury resilience than strides
- They're safer than sprinting on flat ground
- And they force adults to sprint, something few of us do regularly
How many of you run hill sprints weekly?
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@Brady_H As a 180-pound runner in peak shape with thick legs 🦵🏽, I can totally relate. Thanks for sharing this article; there's an older one correlating poor running economy with larger calf circumference (I think), and now I have something recent to show my friends why I'm slow 😂.
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The real reason East Africans dominate middle- and long-distance running?
Skinny legs.
"Adult Kenyan elite/sub-elite runners and untrained adolescents have superior running economy and slimmer lower legs vs. Danish counterparts... more slender lower legs are closely associated with better running economy."
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@zbitter Maybe no one, but both Conner and Clayton are still recovering from injuries, and we are only 12 weeks away from the race.
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Okay hear me out. 3 person teams (aggregate time scoring). Who is beating BYU alum team Conner Mantz, Rory Linkletter, Clayton Young?
Chris Chavez@ChrisChavez
The 2026 Boston Marathon men’s professional field is officially set‼️ Field features: – 10 sub-2:05 men – 8 of last year's top 10 are back – Conner Mantz and Clayton Young reunite vs. Alex Maier – Boston debuts for Charles Hicks, Joe Klecker + more ⬇️ citiusmag.com/articles/2026-…
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@Brady_H Impressive! Do you usually watch or listen to something while riding, or do you just lock in and focus on the Zwift screen? 🚴♂️
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@AidanReed45 The measure applies to immigrant visas. Pro athletes use nonimmigrant, temporary visas.
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So, 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games just not happening for these countries? No Eritrea, no Ethiopia, no Uganda, etc.
Leading Report@LeadingReport
BREAKING: Sec. Marco Rubio freezes all foreign visa processing indefinitely from 75 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
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@gregogallagher That’s right but try to be less envious while doing your “perfect” physical activity.
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Marathons are one of the dumbest “fitness goals” people pursue.
They’re a net negative for health, athleticism, longevity, and physique.
What are you actually doing?
➡️ Jogging at an extremely easy pace… for hours
➡️ Sacrificing muscle tissue
➡️ Spiking cortisol for several hours
➡️ Creating massive oxidative stress
➡️ Crushing your joints
➡️ Aging your body faster
This isn’t “elite performance.” It’s self-destruction disguised as discipline.
If you love running? Amazing. Run short and medium distances. Get actually fit, explosive, athletic.
Build a body that looks good AND performs well.
But grinding away muscle and hormones to shuffle a slow marathon pace for 4 hours?
Yeah… dumb.
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@theryandreyer I’ve broken 3h many times and most of my Z2 runs are around 9:30 min/mile.
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Endurance guys who haven’t broken 4 hours in the marathon:
You have no business doing Z2 runs faster than 9:30/mile
Your goals in training should be to make running easier and less taxing on your body
… not doing 8:30 miles to look descent on Strava
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If you’re going to wear headphones to run the NYC marathon (or any big-city marathon) you might as well stay home and run around your neighborhood.
Enjoy the vibes.
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@brady_h Silver lining: it still shows up as a Strava best effort 😄
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Maybe my most controversial running opinion?
If you run a personal best time during a self-timed time trial, that’s great, but it doesn’t count as an official ‘PR.’
Chip-timed race please 🤷🏻♂️
Hybrid Athlete Guy@Hybridathlete
@brady_h @UltraRunner26 Do you actually think that? Like if you go to the track and run a full mile PR, you wouldn't count it?
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@brady_h Correction, 13 per group, even smaller sample than I thought
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@brady_h Makes sense overall, but 2 critiques:
1. Small sample (18/group)
2. Short-distance group had very low mileage for marathoners
Would love to see this done with bigger samples + a 60–70 vs 90–100 mpw comparison.
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Two training characteristics predict better running economy durability in runners:
- Regular weekly long runs (90 minutes or more)
- A higher training volume
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@jerryteixeira Asians eat plenty of white rice on their regular diet and have the lowest rates of heart diseases in general.
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And then health officials wonder why people are confused about the what to eat
New York Post@nypost
White rice is as bad as candy when it comes to heart health: study trib.al/gukDsxk
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@bradloncar Well, 2 facts to consider though:
1-Where are the oral treatments for covid from biotechs now when we need them.
2-With omicron becoming the prevalent variant so quickly and the holidays coming, we need any help we can get, the agency made the right decision.
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Have said it before and I'll say it again: Replace the name "Merck" with any smaller biotech company and the drug would never be approved on this data, and in the context of Pfizer's efficacy, in a million years.
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