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New comment by almost_usual in "Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race"

almost_usual — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:34:38 +0000

While consuming about 800 calories.

New comment by almost_usual in "Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race"

almost_usual — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:25:00 +0000

Your body stores roughly 2000 calories in glycogen. They are burning calories but nowhere near the amount a middle pack would be at this pace.

So ~2800 calories of carbs with some fat being burned.

New comment by almost_usual in "Notes from the SF peptide scene"

almost_usual — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:32:25 +0000

Some people always want the ‘hack’ or easy way out. It’s unsurprising to me.

New comment by almost_usual in "Exercise has 'similar effect' to therapy, study on depression shows"

almost_usual — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:57:11 +0000

You have to work on your will to live incrementally.

New comment by almost_usual in "AI Doesn't Reduce Work–It Intensifies It"

almost_usual — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:58:37 +0000

Only if you continue to push yourself while training. What used to be difficult absolutely gets easier in endurance after training.

New comment by almost_usual in "NASA announces unprecedented return of sick ISS astronaut and crew"

almost_usual — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:22:54 +0000

I can’t imagine any other group who would be as calm as NASA astronauts. Maybe SEALs or other special forces.

It looks like there are a few astronauts that were SEALs, one returned December 9th from the ISS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Kim

New comment by almost_usual in "I program on the subway"

almost_usual — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:31:57 +0000

I work/program on CalTrain but that’s pretty common. NYC subway or BART seems a bit more challenging.

It’s overall time much better spent than being stuck in a car.

New comment by almost_usual in "Thin desires are eating life"

almost_usual — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:35:30 +0000

It comes down to dopamine and if there was friction involved to get that dopamine.

New comment by almost_usual in "Instagram chief orders staff back to the office five days a week in 2026"

almost_usual — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:03:39 +0000

No point in quitting, reduce workload.

If leadership needs to manage folks out make them do the work and collect a paycheck while it happens.

New comment by almost_usual in "Does 'Laziness' Start in the Brain?"

almost_usual — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:31:05 +0000

Anterior mid cingulate cortex (aMCC) has been shown to grow when individuals overcome challenges.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7381101/

New comment by almost_usual in "LAPD helicopter tracker with real-time operating costs"

almost_usual — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:04:06 +0000

The US is still cowboy country in many ways.

New comment by almost_usual in "Oldest woman to finish Ironman World Championship in Kona"

almost_usual — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:55:44 +0000

Nice work!

New comment by almost_usual in "LAPD helicopter tracker with real-time operating costs"

almost_usual — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:54:58 +0000

Actually a lot less than I expected.

New comment by almost_usual in "Oldest woman to finish Ironman World Championship in Kona"

almost_usual — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:34:42 +0000

That’s impressive, how much vert?

New comment by almost_usual in "Oldest woman to finish Ironman World Championship in Kona"

almost_usual — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:30:28 +0000

An 80 year old also completed Badwater ultra (135 mile run in Death Valley in the summer).

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5467389/meet-the-oldest...

New comment by almost_usual in "Oldest woman to finish Ironman World Championship in Kona"

almost_usual — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:09:54 +0000

Ultra typically has much more vert, if you don’t strength train or train downhills your quads get destroyed. It gets to the point where you want uphills because the downhills are all pain.

It’s also not unusual for ultramarathoners to include speed work early in a training block (see Jason Koop).

New comment by almost_usual in "Oldest woman to finish Ironman World Championship in Kona"

almost_usual — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:06:47 +0000

I ran my first ultra in the past month (55k, 7000ft vert). A year ago I didn’t run at all but I’ve always done strength training.

The hardest part is finding time for training. For 100k it’s recommended to put in at least 60 miles per week during peak weeks to finish without injury or a lot of suffering.

New comment by almost_usual in "Oldest woman to finish Ironman World Championship in Kona"

almost_usual — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:01:59 +0000

As long as you’re training responsibly your body adapts and builds a ‘base’ over time.

This makes you much more resilient not less.

New comment by almost_usual in "Everything you need to know about California’s SB 79"

almost_usual — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:59:12 +0000

This is a drop in the bucket, the Bay Area isn’t going to become Hong Kong anytime soon.

New comment by almost_usual in "Linus Torvalds and the Supposedly "Garbage Code""

almost_usual — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 07:25:03 +0000

If it makes me a better engineer and the feedback is valid sure. If they are attacking my personal beliefs or family that is a different matter.

I’m not saying it’s OK for everyone. If folks are unable to extract the same value that’s fine, find advice from someone else.