Josh Cronin
@runningdadinor.bsky.social
Oregon dad, husband, runner, over-thinker. Current interests: running, sobriety, men's mental health, music of most kinds.
First marathon in the books! I fell short of my time goals, which was a good lesson in goal setting. I wish I had gone into this one with no goals. Experience it with no expectations. It would have been more fun. I finished in about 4:30, and it's given me a lot to ponder!
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May 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
First marathon in the books! I fell short of my time goals, which was a good lesson in goal setting. I wish I had gone into this one with no goals. Experience it with no expectations. It would have been more fun. I finished in about 4:30, and it's given me a lot to ponder!
#running
#running
Last long run before the Eugene Marathon! Did the tri-city tour! 🤣
Now it's really taper time. I'm aiming for sub 4, hoping for closer to 3:50 if I'm feeling great!
But for today, I'm grateful for beautiful Oregon miles, sunshine, and a hot bath!
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Now it's really taper time. I'm aiming for sub 4, hoping for closer to 3:50 if I'm feeling great!
But for today, I'm grateful for beautiful Oregon miles, sunshine, and a hot bath!
#running
April 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Last long run before the Eugene Marathon! Did the tri-city tour! 🤣
Now it's really taper time. I'm aiming for sub 4, hoping for closer to 3:50 if I'm feeling great!
But for today, I'm grateful for beautiful Oregon miles, sunshine, and a hot bath!
#running
Now it's really taper time. I'm aiming for sub 4, hoping for closer to 3:50 if I'm feeling great!
But for today, I'm grateful for beautiful Oregon miles, sunshine, and a hot bath!
#running
Hard run today. 15 miles last Sunday felt great. 20 today, hard from the start. The training schedule doesn't always mesh well with life and today became about accepting that and slogging through at what felt like a disappointing pace, but was actually a good effort given circumstances.
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#running
April 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Hard run today. 15 miles last Sunday felt great. 20 today, hard from the start. The training schedule doesn't always mesh well with life and today became about accepting that and slogging through at what felt like a disappointing pace, but was actually a good effort given circumstances.
#running
#running
Getting close to 400 miles on my Topo Specter 2s so with my first marathon in a month I got a fresh pair. While I'm sure they've lost some cushion, I'm super impressed with how they're holding up! I'm a sucker for new models and colorways, so it says a lot that I bought the exact same shoe!
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April 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Getting close to 400 miles on my Topo Specter 2s so with my first marathon in a month I got a fresh pair. While I'm sure they've lost some cushion, I'm super impressed with how they're holding up! I'm a sucker for new models and colorways, so it says a lot that I bought the exact same shoe!
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#running
One month to my first #marathon! Long run today with an impromptu handstand/headstand attempt at mile 7! Stuck the landing, recovered, and ran another 8 miles! Progressive negative splits to the end! Feeling good! Probably a little sore tomorrow from the gymnastics, though! 🤣
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March 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Glad I did it. Progress is more than just seeing the fast times get faster. It's seeing your comfortable pace get faster without feeling harder.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Glad I did it. Progress is more than just seeing the fast times get faster. It's seeing your comfortable pace get faster without feeling harder.
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#running
Trying to push my morning commutes into sub 8s. So close! For my second day into my 50s, I'll take it!
-Excited for what the next half century brings!
-Grateful for my family and friends!
-Proud of what I've done and where I'm headed!
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-Excited for what the next half century brings!
-Grateful for my family and friends!
-Proud of what I've done and where I'm headed!
#running
March 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trying to push my morning commutes into sub 8s. So close! For my second day into my 50s, I'll take it!
-Excited for what the next half century brings!
-Grateful for my family and friends!
-Proud of what I've done and where I'm headed!
#running
-Excited for what the next half century brings!
-Grateful for my family and friends!
-Proud of what I've done and where I'm headed!
#running
Yeah, I've heard pizza is good running fuel. Next time I'll try more tame toppings! This is what we got. Delicious but maybe a little much...
March 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Yeah, I've heard pizza is good running fuel. Next time I'll try more tame toppings! This is what we got. Delicious but maybe a little much...
March 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
March 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Learning experience half marathon today. It went well but could've gone better. I had plenty of fuel with me but my stomach wasn't having it. Felt uncomfortable and a little painful. #1 goal was 1:50 but I came in at 2:03. Ten minutes better than last year.
Still need to dial in fueling.
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Still need to dial in fueling.
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March 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Learning experience half marathon today. It went well but could've gone better. I had plenty of fuel with me but my stomach wasn't having it. Felt uncomfortable and a little painful. #1 goal was 1:50 but I came in at 2:03. Ten minutes better than last year.
Still need to dial in fueling.
#running
Still need to dial in fueling.
#running
Congrats, Chuck. Papa Trump is pleased with the way you cleaned his boots. You now have a solid legacy. @schumer.senate.gov
March 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Congrats, Chuck. Papa Trump is pleased with the way you cleaned his boots. You now have a solid legacy. @schumer.senate.gov
Homemade Greek yogurt, whey protein powder, and yes, Rudolph cereal. I'm sorry! I ran today, then spent several hours out in the sun rowing a boat. It started out as a healthy snack...
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March 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Homemade Greek yogurt, whey protein powder, and yes, Rudolph cereal. I'm sorry! I ran today, then spent several hours out in the sun rowing a boat. It started out as a healthy snack...
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#running
Commute runs aren't happening this week due to logistics. So I woke up early and got 5 miles in. Unfueled, uncaffeinated, and unfast. But it felt okay and it got the "I haven't ran all week" voices out of my head!
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March 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Commute runs aren't happening this week due to logistics. So I woke up early and got 5 miles in. Unfueled, uncaffeinated, and unfast. But it felt okay and it got the "I haven't ran all week" voices out of my head!
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#running
This is what a great trail run feels like. It is indeed music. And while there's always a chance I'll trip and die, it would be with a giant, childlike grin on my face.
#running #trailrunning
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March 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This is what a great trail run feels like. It is indeed music. And while there's always a chance I'll trip and die, it would be with a giant, childlike grin on my face.
#running #trailrunning
#running #trailrunning
Here's why #libraries are the best! Browsing. I can go from martial arts to poetry to travel by taking one step to the right. You can't browse like that virtually. I had a spare half hour before picking up my kid and walked out with three great books I didn't know I needed!
March 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Here's why #libraries are the best! Browsing. I can go from martial arts to poetry to travel by taking one step to the right. You can't browse like that virtually. I had a spare half hour before picking up my kid and walked out with three great books I didn't know I needed!
My autocracy bingo card is nearly full. Wow.
March 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My autocracy bingo card is nearly full. Wow.
Three years since I ran my first real mile. That mile was miserable. The idea of loving running was so foreign to me. I was doing it purely for exercise. Three years later and it's where I find peace, strength, and motivation. It's where I've found the most beautiful community.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Three years since I ran my first real mile. That mile was miserable. The idea of loving running was so foreign to me. I was doing it purely for exercise. Three years later and it's where I find peace, strength, and motivation. It's where I've found the most beautiful community.
#running
#running
I've already waxed poetic about it, but here's the data and a couple of my favorite trees from my trail run today. 7 miles with 1,000' of vert to round out my 20 miles for the week! A very good morning.
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March 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I've already waxed poetic about it, but here's the data and a couple of my favorite trees from my trail run today. 7 miles with 1,000' of vert to round out my 20 miles for the week! A very good morning.
#running #trailrunning
#running #trailrunning
Touch grass, eat grass, smoke grass, whatever it takes. Get outside and get your mind right. We're forest creatures, savanna dwellers, swamp crawlers, desert rats.
Get out and let your body do the things it was designed to do.
Yeah, that was a great run! 😁
#running #trailrunning
Get out and let your body do the things it was designed to do.
Yeah, that was a great run! 😁
#running #trailrunning
March 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Touch grass, eat grass, smoke grass, whatever it takes. Get outside and get your mind right. We're forest creatures, savanna dwellers, swamp crawlers, desert rats.
Get out and let your body do the things it was designed to do.
Yeah, that was a great run! 😁
#running #trailrunning
Get out and let your body do the things it was designed to do.
Yeah, that was a great run! 😁
#running #trailrunning