If you have to do something...

[HMan]

Didn’t think I needed to add /s here. But also kind of a dumb comment from me, because there are some real mountains right there. It was a rough day yesterday, still in a bit of shock this morning. 39 feet over six miles is pretty level though.

 

[supertrunker]

i thought the same; why's he training on a billiard table!

T

 

[GearNoir]

Shave #25 (1350 lifetime Open Blade Shaves) of 2026:

Gear: Colonial “Armored” General Brass, Schick Proline blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Clown Puke tub soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, some kind of AS, and Prada L’Homme to finish!

A night filled with some strange but powerful dreams. No Florida Water was used . Do rhymes mean anything? Time will tell. A strange night to cap a strange day.

May peace reign on this blessed Sunday.

 

[HMan]

 

[GearNoir]

Do rhymes mean anything?

I realize right now that autocorrect did it’s dastardly deed and changed something that didn’t need to be.

It should say “Do they mean anything?”

 

[HMan]

I realize right now that autocorrect did it’s dastardly deed and changed something that didn’t need to be.

It should say “Do they mean anything?”

And here I thought you’d been reading poetry before bed.

 

[GearNoir]

Shave #26 (1350 lifetime Open Blade Shaves) of 2026:

Gear: Colonial “Armored” General Brass, Schick Proline blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Clown Puke tub soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, some kind of AS, and Rochas Moustache EDP to finish!

Monday…what’s to say?

Ordered some fun things over the weekend - a little electronic car companion called a Mochi that released a special edition Libertywalk Ferrari inspired model Friday…and then a signed poster from one of my favorite indie bands.

OT workout later.

 

[GearNoir]

Shave #27 (1350 lifetime Open Blade Shaves) of 2026:

Gear: Colonial “Armored” General Brass, Schick Proline blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Clown Puke tub soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, some kind of AS, and Chanel Bleu De Chanel EDP to finish!

Well, yesterday’s workout ended up including a mile benchmark. Unexpected but I am pretty proud of myself for tackling it strong. Beat my previous PR by over 20 seconds, giving myself a new PR of a 7:35 mile. Not bad for an old fart!

 

[NurseDave]

 

[MarkB]

Not bad for an old fart!

 

[HMan]

Here here, just wait till Gear's an actual old fart.

 

[GearNoir]

Circle of life…we’re all destined to be farts at some point.

 

[GearNoir]

Shave #28 (1350 lifetime Open Blade Shaves) of 2026:

Gear: Colonial “Armored” General Brass, Schick Proline blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Clown Puke tub soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, some kind of AS, and Dior Homme ‘20 to finish!

Skatin right along. Should be a fairly chill workday. OT workout later this evening.

 

[HMan]

The immortal words of @GearNoir

 

[GearNoir]

Shave #29 (1350 lifetime Open Blade Shaves) of 2026:

Gear: Colonial “Armored” General Brass, Schick Proline blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Clown Puke tub soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, some kind of AS, and Le Labo Tonka to finish!

Good workout last night. I’m approaching my 400th OT class.

Daytime temps trending up a bit starting today, to the mid 70s. Should be like that for the next week or two.

 

[HMan]

Nice job sticking with it Chris!

 

[GearNoir]

Nice job sticking with it Chris!

Thanks! I definitely feel and observe a difference from 4 years ago when I started. Running training the last year and a half has been a big part of that too. It’s been worth it!

 

[GearNoir]

Shave #30 (1350 lifetime Open Blade Shaves) of 2026:

Gear: Colonial “Armored” General Brass, Schick Proline blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Clown Puke tub soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, some kind of AS, and Acqua Di Parma Colonia to finish!

Almost there friends! It’s Friday!

 

[GearNoir]

Shave #31 (1351 lifetime Open Blade Shaves) of 2026:

Gear: Tedalus Essence, Schick Proline blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Clown Puke tub soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, some kind of AS, and Prada Luna Rossa to finish!

Up for the training run. 8 miles today I believe. Then it’s the usual little breakfast treat before a day of chores and hopefully some gaming.

Happy Saturday y’all!

 

[GearNoir]

Phew…been a while since I’ve hit that milestone. No records set but we made it!