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Not running it this year. Too many half marathons already on the schedule. Did you run the BAA 10k? That's another great race.

Goruck challenge was epic! I'd definitely prepare yourself to carry large, unwieldy things. Looking forward to my next one after my mind and body recover.

I'm doing my first challenge tonight! Load is packed and tested but there's definitely a level of concern. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow (if I live).

I always carry my own water. I don't care how large or small a race is, I'd rather trust my own supply.

I love Rock n Roll races. Already did 3 in the past year and have 3 more on the calendar this year.

I'd focus on running 2 miles each day to simulate the relay experience. When I run longer events I focus on running Thursday morning, Thursday night and Friday morning to get used to moving on tired legs. Either way, good luck and just have fun.

Shin pain is generally an overuse injury when you're pushing beyond your limits. When I start developing shin pain, I'll start icing my legs after a run. Make sure you're doing a good warm up and cool down along with the run itself.

This is Sparta!

That's most of my big races. Lots of other 5k/10k races in the mix as well. June 2 -San Diego Rock n Roll Half June 8 - Superhero Scramble June 28th - GORUCK Aug 10 - Spartan Race Aug 17 - Trail Animals Summer Classic 50k Sept 1 - Virginia Beach Rock n Roll Half Sept 13 - Reach the Beach Relay Sept 29 - Providence Rock n Roll half Oct - 6 Brooklyn Rock n Roll 10k Oct 26 - Ghost Train 100k Nov 17 - Vegas Rock n Roll half

GORUCK is likely much worse than the beast. I'll tell you next month when I GORUCK in Manchester, NH. I finished the Beast in about 8.5 hours though a lot of that time was waiting for team mates or getting stuck in long lines.

Definitely won't be running non-stop. It's generally a few minutes of running, do an obstacle, run to the next (and possibly wait in line). If you're running with a group, definitely stick together. If you don't have a group, you'll find others along the way.

They're a lot of fun. I've done 3 spartan races (2 sprints and the beast) but I tend to run other races now. Spartan is well put together but they really charge a lot of their races. Doing the Superhero sprint next month for half the cost.

I usually wear cheap compression shirts for mud runs. They protect you from tons of scratching while playing in rocky mud pits and they'll usually survive a few runs. Spending $10-15 at target is an easy trade-off considering how nasty scrapes can be.

I'll always side with undertrained vs overtrained so I take off when I need it. I'm mostly looking to push the distance instead of speed for these runs, so hopefully the lower intensity will help

Definitely a topic I can relate to. I started my BJJ journey almost 4 years ago when I was 285 lbs. I was getting tooled by kids half my size and I didn't know which way was up. Warm ups killed me, drills let me catch my breath and then I'd sit out half of the open mat. I just didn't have the "mat wind". It was hard, but I pushed my way through and improved. Over the course of 2 years I dropped 80 lbs (most of which I've kept off) and I have mat wind to spare. I drilled and drilled on technique and started building some strong fundamentals. Suddenly I wasn't getting tapped and I could transition into the occasional submission. I learned to flow between moves instead of trying to force the first sub I saw. It's a journey with plenty of ups and downs. It's going to be hard but totally worth it.