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     "text": "superblast 3 vs megablast for slower runner doing a half?",
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     "text": "SO true on needing to know if the shoe is good past 15 miles!!",
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     "text": "Meta speed edge are better than af3s",
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    {
     "text": "Foot pain after running in carbon plates isn’t normal? 😭",
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     "text": "After 3 marathons 😳😳😳!! I’m here trying to get inspired for ONE! How many have you done?",
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     "text": "I train in asics sb3 primarily… do i need a “race day” shoe? If so, stick with asics?",
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     "text": "I’m doing Chicago in the metaspeed edge!",
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     "text": "Shoe question!! My Marathon is coming up in 2 weeks, my goal time is 3:30. I have New balance SC Elite (carbon plated shoes) and I have Asics SUPERBLAST 3s. I’ve been debating and questioning what shoe I should go for in race day based on my time not being crazy fast. What do you think?",
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     "text": "This is the way. I bought Adios Pro 4s for my marathon last year and had some heel blisters on the mid-distance run. So I tried taping my heels for the long run and it didn’t work as well as I hoped. Pivoted away for the marathon but taping works for distances up to half and I have a few PBs on shorter distances in them",
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     "text": "Literally broke in a new shoe this morning on a 5 mile easy run and wondered how many times & what type of runs I need before NYC this year. Thank you!",
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    {
     "text": "I really do agree with this so much",
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     "text": "Isn’t doing a long run in them beneficial because you use the EXACT muscles you use on race day?",
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     "text": "This is how I fell in love with the Brooks Hyperion Elite 6’s",
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     "text": "I have the alpha fly 3s and I love them!! I swear they make me run faster! Doing my first half marathon in them this Sunday!",
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     "text": "This was good timing!",
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     "text": "I got the Nike!!!",
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    {
     "text": "Agree with you 100%",
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   "video": "\"useful tip if your build-up hasn't been perfect\", its biggest recent post",
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     "text": "HAHAHHA stop. i’ve been sick off an on the past 3 weeks but i WILL finish my race on sat (manifesting)",
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     "text": "This stings. But my post a few days ago (6 days before my first ultra) I was legit getting sick. 🤧 😂",
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     "text": "I just say “I got the power sh1ts the day before. Dehydrated me so bad, couldn’t recover from there”.",
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    {
     "text": "why do I find this so freaken funny 😂",
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    {
     "text": "inspirational thank you.",
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    {
     "text": "What about actively eating it and skinning your knee two weeks before your goal race? Asking for a friend (me) who did that this morning 😅",
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    },
    {
     "text": "Ferris Bueller coded.",
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    },
    {
     "text": "why is the search 'runners gut'",
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    {
     "text": "Bout to give a whole diagnosis on why i didn’t run a sub 3 marathon",
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    },
    {
     "text": "Oh thank god",
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    },
    {
     "text": "my last race i dnf'd at mile 58, luckily I had the excuse that my grandmother had passed 5 days prior. going back again this year but i can't use that excuse again.",
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     "text": "I’ve got a 100 miler in 2 weeks cough cough",
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     "text": "I ran Chicago after having pneumonia and bronchitis and fear people think I was making excuses",
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    },
    {
     "text": "Me letting everyone know about my shin splints 😂",
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    },
    {
     "text": "I ran a 5K with Covid (unknowingly) I had been feeling crappy the week before, ran anyways and had a pretty good time, tested the day after for COVID 😭😅",
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    {
     "text": "Taking notes",
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    },
    {
     "text": "I mean you did just call me out here but IM DOING THE RACE ANYWAY",
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    },
    {
     "text": "Ha!",
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     "byCreator": false,
     "label": "G"
    },
    {
     "text": "Omg hahaha we the two weeks before saying I thought I was getting sick. IN MY DEFENCE I actually did feel like I was 😭 My subconscious was just laying the ground work 👹",
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    },
    {
     "text": "Elite advice",
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    },
    {
     "text": "Why does this earn a follow? I don't know, but it immediately did",
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    },
    {
     "text": "Sandbagging is an art in itself.",
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    },
    {
     "text": "@Shay~Shay777!",
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    {
     "text": "😂",
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    {
     "text": "😆😆😆😆😆🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻",
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    {
     "text": "[Laugh approved]",
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    {
     "text": "😂😂😂",
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    {
     "text": "😂🤣",
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   "creator": "Creator D",
   "video": "\"10 miles. 7:36 average pace\"",
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     "text": "Damn!!! Train coming through. [Perfect score]",
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    },
    {
     "text": "Well put. LFG!! Nice run!",
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    {
     "text": "Wow!! 😮 👏 👏",
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    {
     "text": "The zoomin is back! 😤😤🪖",
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     "text": "You are so fast!!😭",
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     "text": "💪💪💪",
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