I've had a pair of headphones (Bose IE2's) close to two years now, which is a record by far cuz I store them in a small case instead of right in my pocket. However, two years of wear-and-tear has still taken its toll and the rubber jacket has broken in some spots, thereby exposing the wires. To fix these breaks, I've…

You do realize there is an option to use bold type and italics instead of caps, right? I feel like all caps is the internet equivalent of the drunk guy at a bar who thinks his argument is correct because he can yell it louder.

Wow. I don't know what you do, but is the company hiring?

Alright, let's try this again.

First off, you're gonna want to run longer than a half for your long run before a marathon. 26.2 miles is a big hurdle, both mentally and physically, whether you're running Olympic Trials times, middle of the packer, or are gonna be DFL. Help reduce that stress by getting used to it a bit…

Mother f'ing Kinja...

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Don't even think of checking out the forums on letsrun.com. Those people are relentless.

I hate the gels. I stick to stuff like pretzel rods, bananas, watermelon, chex mix, gatorade, etc. (assuming you can get them at food/water stations). Gels are a matter of convenience and you can certainly get by without them.

My dad and brother love necco wafers for some reason. I clearly got the functioning-taste-buds gene from my mom.

Where's Twix? Twix has to be on there and it has to be high on that list, as we all know that Twix is the only candy bar with the cookie crunch.

It also helps if you're not shopping in Lower Manhattan.

Pecan is still ranked too high.

I'd rather eat the tires of that hypothetical car than eat a pecan. Ugh. I hate them so much that apparently I've developed a reputation among some friends for voicing my displeasure for pecans quite frequently.

Mathew, I'm not sure if it's the same thing as your rice cooker's burnt stuff, but when you cook rice in a pot, you get a brown, crispy bottom that you can scrape off and eat and oh sweet mother of mercy is it the best part. My dad used to give it to me and my brother sorta as a treat when we were little. Puerto…

I find this dog to have an uncanny appearance to Brittany Murphy in a shoddy Halloween costume.

Bleeding nipples are nothing. During my first ultra, I didn't hydrate properly and was pounding pavement for too long and ended up dropping out 47 miles in cuz my kidneys/bladder/something inside me (I forget what the medical people's exact explanation was) started bleeding and I was pissing blood.

That was amazing. I'm pretty sure you're my spirit animal.

"Disgusting" secret? More like openly discussed topic while hanging out or out on runs together. We runners can be some gross people. But yeah, if it becomes a regular thing, you should learn to alter the habit that is causing it (no burrito and chili before long runs!) or figure out a route where you can take care of…

That's correct. Sheetz vs. Wawa arguments is one of the great traditions of PSU. I wouldn't be surprised if it got mentioned during campus tours at this point.

As someone who grew up just outside of Philly, I can confirm that way too many meals in my 26 years of existence have been eaten at a gas station, especially when drunk. Hell, even out in Sheetz territory (Go Wawa!) they eat there all the time. At college, arguments used to break out whether Sheetz or Wawa was better.…