Frazz by Jef Mallett for August 27, 2019

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    eromlig  about 5 years ago

    Pedal on, Cyclist Jef. I’m sure Stephan would agree.

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    Bilan  about 5 years ago

    Frazz has obviously never been coming to the finish line and seeing a friend come up behind him.

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    asrialfeeple  about 5 years ago

    It’s not an ideal world.

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    sandpiper  about 5 years ago

    Waiting until the last moment means the weather becomes the decider as to how great that week will be.

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member about 5 years ago

    After a grueling 26.2-inch marathon, I’m all tuckered out and need 3 hours of football and a coupla cold ones to recover.

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    Larry Miller Premium Member about 5 years ago

    I’ve run quite a few marathons over the years including qualifying for and running Boston. Her dad is close but it’s effort. More effort near the end of a marathon doesn’t necessarily result in more speed for most runners.

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    daijoboo Premium Member about 5 years ago

    No, even pace is only one strategy. Even effort is another, and it’s good for hilly courses, like Baltimore and New York. On net-downhill courses, like St. George and Boston, negative splits is a reasonable strategy.

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    Concretionist  about 5 years ago

    Some people do best if they can look waaaaaay off in the virtual distance at their “ideal” goal. Other people do better if they have a goal that they might realistically reach. Many of that second category have tried the first way, understand the ideal(s), and have made a conscious decision to work toward their ideal via more immediate goals.

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    falcon_370f  about 5 years ago

    When I distance run, I don’t break into a sprint until the last 100 meters.

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    danketaz Premium Member about 5 years ago

    This being Michigan, do you think she’s off to walk the Mackinaw Bridge?

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    Brent Rosenthal Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Done a lot of marathons and no good marathoner runs an even pace. First miles are slowest. Last are fastest. Negative splits is always the goal

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  about 5 years ago

    Blog PostsFrazz15 hrs ·

    Sure, the holy grail of marathon pacing is to run every mile at the same pace. But not every runner feels that way; some like a little special sauce in their grail; maybe a Black and Tan, with a little more of a kick in the second half.

    You know the right way to run a marathon or take a vacation? The Nike way: Just do it. The rest is details.

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