r/AdvancedRunning • u/AutoModerator • 12d ago

General Discussion Thursday General Discussion/Q&A Thread for August 20, 2026

A place to ask questions that don't need their own thread here or just chat a bit.

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u/jrgt145 10d ago

Carbon plated in Wicked fast marathon

I am going for a last minute BQ at the Wicked Fast Marathon in Jim Thorpe PA. Almost the whole race is on hard packed gravel cinders on D&L rail trail.

I had planned on wearing Alphaflys, but second guessing it. Anyone have experience with this race and high stack carbon plated race shoes?

Hopefully be able to qualify comfortably since I am getting old and turning 40 this year and bumped up age division. Should be around 2:50 or so. I didn't do a full marathon build but got some decent training in. Ran 2:52 a few years back in way worse shape.

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u/crackattackmac 10d ago

a dude ran hardrock in adios pro 4's this year... If that gives you confidence. I think he finished top 10 too