Forgive me father for today I walked.

Weather's going to be so shit here this weekend that I may have to do my long run on a tr**dm*ll at the gym.

>>77580267
Same. 15km for about 1h40min on a treadmill. I guess I will just watch other people in the gym to not get too bored. Should I bring a gel?

>>77580276
>Should I bring a gel?
Definitely. Only benefit of running on a treadmill is that you can bring all the gels and water you want.
>I guess I will just watch other people in the gym to not get too bored
The treadmills at my gym face an empty parking lot. I'll probably just put on a podcast and zone out.

I have a half marathon in 4 weeks and the longest run I've done is 10k. But I am in good 5k shape so I'm going to try to break 80 minutes. Don't try this at home.

>>77580267
How shit? It would have to be a storm for me to consider the tr*eadmill for a long run. Even 30 minutes is bad enough. I find shitty weather is only bad for the first few minutes then you just get used to it.

>>77580431
Storm Austen, wind force 6-7 plus rain all weekend. I haven't been on a treadmill in 15 years probably, but I'm laying the groundwork for a half marathon next spring so I want to stay consistent with my training.
>>77580354
madlad

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>>77580354
here is today's run. 10k with 6k tempo in the middle. headwind then tailwind. hr was even coming down when I was running 3:30s because of the tailwind

>>77580439
Continuous rain at around 10°C. I just don't like it wet and not warm. Also waiting for that potential 2h weather window is miserable

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>>77580520

>>77580354
>good 5k shape
What exactly does that mean, fren?
80min seems pretty ambitious. Godspeed!

Should I graduate from fast walking to running? SRS

>>77580508
I ran 15:30 a few weeks ago. 3:50 pace is reasonably comfortable, I can do 10k at that pace easily but I don't know if I can hold it for 21km. No worries if I blow up I'll just enter another and train properly for it next year

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>>77580736 >>77593630

Felt like I had to stop and take a picture on my morning roon for the first time ever

Any recommendations of anti-chaffing creams or tape for nip chaffing, btw, guys?

>>77580612
I just got the cheapest sports tape and no more hurt nipples. Had to shave my chest though

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>>77580736 >>77580824 >>77580923 >>77589040 >>77591310 >>77591908

I fucjing hate strava whay else can I use pls help.

>>77580716
The Garmin app is pretty decent, but if you don't want to get a new watch there's always Nike Run Club.
>>77580609
Image that flashes before your eyes as you draw your dying breath.

>>77580716
Strava is pretty shit for anything other than simply uploading your runs but it's fine for that. Just get a watch and don't record on the app.

>>77580267
>>77580431
How do you guys cope knowing that Vinny Mauri built his 2:05 marathon on a Planet Fitness treadmill?
Treadmillchads keep winning, it's not even fair.

“The weather’s always good inside” - Treadmill Chad.

>>77580861
Well several hundred better runners than Mauri never touched a treadmill in their life. Not that it makes a difference to me. Train whatever way you want and I'll train whatever way I want

>>77580861
To each his own, but that lifestyle just isn't for me.

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>>77580716
runalyze

>>77580699
Fuuuck I don't want to do that though.

What are your guys resting HRs?

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>>77580995
44 on average, it seems

>>77580995
Currently 51, but I'm on my second americano of the day, after having two cups of coffee earlier in the morning. At night, It's ~40. Lowest I ever got it was like 36, about 15 years ago.

>>77580995
64 just now, seems about right, but I don't wear a heart rate monitor so I dunno what it'd average out to. It was somewhere in the mid 80s just a few months back when I starting running. Surprising how quickly it changes.

>>77580955
I would try vaseline or one of those overpriced anti-chafe sticks before shaving my shit and putting on pasties.

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>>77580995
Low? Sometimes I need ear plugs to sleep because of the noise, I can ear my heartbeat in my ears real well, and when I get into bed, the intervals between heart beats creep me out a bit tbqh.

>>77581023
I was kinda hoping for brand names or something, ig I'll just see what the local sports store has to offer if anything.

Running a marathon this weekend. Ever since my last 21mi long run my leg has been acting up and I've been dealing with tendonitis. It's feeling okay rn but my knee is still tight and my shin hurts a bit. I'll use KT tape to patch it up and hope I can finish the race.

Any last minute tips to help me get across the finish line?

>>77581116
Isometrics temporarily alleviate pain, but generally the long-term fix is to strengthen the tendons. First with controlled weightlifting focusing on the eccentric, but then with plyometrics.
But it's way too late for you now. Just try doing some pogo hops and squat jumps a couple of times today and during your race warmup tomorrow, and hope you don't make it worse.

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>>77581329

it's roonin time

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>>77581329 >>77581458 >>77581929

I am become bulletproof for this marathon

>>77581231
>360W
And I thought I was a skelly...
Wait, are all the runners with respectable times in here short & skelly? However, good job
>>77581235
Well done. How? That is so much time

>>77580861
i mainly cope by recognizing that i'm a shit runner who will never be competitive at anything and have to enjoy the training for itself instead of a greater goal of making the olympic team

>>77581235
>95 mpw
do you have a job? what does a day in the life look like?

>>77581329
>>77581458
I work remote, so I just get up at 6 and when I finish my run during the week it’s around 8-8:30 and I just go back inside and turn on my computer

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>>77581711 >>77581790

bros is it possible to get to a 7:00 min/mile in under a year if I commit to it?

>>77581329
I'm 78kg 5'11 completely average build

>>77581547
easily unless you're morbidly obese

>>77581547
I started from nothing, the only thing I had going for me was not being overweight. In a few months I could probably do a 7min mile, though I haven't tried, I generally do longer distances or intervals. My best mile was ~7:40 but that was while running 3 miles I think. I could probably get it to 7mins, if not now then by the time I hit the 6 month mark.

Just takes consistency. Even easier if you aren't in your 30s.

>>77581235
holy moly that's more than I ran all year

>>77580267
>>77580276
>>77580327
>tr**dm*ll
I just take an ipad and watch progressively longer and longer films on it to build up distance.

>>77580149
I've been running three times for months now,
always zone 2 or 3
no improvement so far in either pace or muscle tiredness.
any advice ?

Well my hilly parkrun was cancelled today due to weather so I'll have to crack 30 mins there next week. I drove an hour to get to a different one, much flatter, bit undulating as you go but way better than what I am used to. Absolutely soaked through though, it was hard to breathe honestly with my shirt stuck to me in the wet. Also I couldn't see through my glasses very well.

So about half way through I was feeling shattered, thinking about walking, when a guy goes past saying he was helping this guy to get a PB, I said I was going for one as well, he said well you're on for about 25mins so far. Couldn't fucking believe that so I just kept going, ended up with 26:45. Dead chuffed, about 4 mins faster than last week, mostly because there was no massive hill at the end.

First time doing a different 5k so it's good to know what I can do on a flat-ish course. Actually looking it up now, it's apparently a 31m elevation gain, huh, didn't realise it was that much. I guess compared to the 125m I'm used to it didn't feel like a lot.

>>77582071
Nicely done man, especially given the weather conditions.

>>77581963
makes no sense unless you're doing crazy shit in between the runs to ruin your gains. you are probably much fitter but you don't realize. run a 5k time trial and see what you get

>>77582071
125m in 5k is crazy hilly, bordering on mountainous. no wonder you are much faster. those hills will make you strong

>>77581700
Ok, in comparison the watts seem really low for some reason. Maybe just inaccurate from Garmin. I have almost the same stats overall, also Garmin, 20s slower: Almost 500W

>>77581116
If you run that marathon you will probably come to regret it with the pain and extended recovery that follows, don't do it nigger

>>77580995
45 avg last year, 44 avg this year. Not sure if the true baseline has shifted or i just chilled out more. I tend to have like 39-42bpm rhr, then I do a hard run and it is like 47, 45, back to the lower rhr. So it kinda oscillates like that. I wonder if it will drop even further should I up my mileage seriously or if this range is kind of already near some sort of natural limit. Would love to be solidly in the 30s just to troll medical professionals tho

>>77582473
Even 40 is enough to fuck with them tbf.

>>77580267
Weather was slightly less shit than expected this afternoon, so I didn't have to debase myself on the human hamsterwheel. Treadmill NPCs stay seething.

>>77580149
is there a running guide for dummies I feel like I'm joggin not running

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>>77583591

I ran a 1:34 Half Marathon PR this morning and will now treat myself by gooning to Alysa for an hour.

>>77582514
What is your goal? If you can jog for 30 minutes, add some speedwork like doing 100m, 800m, and 1 mile repeats.

>>77580149
I need to reach 3.2km/2miles in 14 minutes for February, I went up from 2.3km to 2.6km in 14 minutes in 2 months, but it was hard. What can I do? I also started running 2 months ago after years of not running lol

garn give up superlong runs

cannae be arsed
not fun anymore novelty wear off
and reduces quality of run

18 miles longest on sensible route wiv break in middle. possible issue is the cold making breaks less pleasant

>>77580612

get nip ease. They're great. basically nipple shaped tape that stays in place but manages to come off easy. Its all I use

>>77580995
for the past month it's been 42 for me

>>77581790
I ran a 6:40 mile 6 months ago and Im 40

>not all female car drivers
But ALWAYS a female car driver. Stay safe out there, fellas.

>>77582142
Cheers, yeah I gotta get used to that weather if I'm gonna keep consistent over the next few months.
>>77582427
Yeah it is a pretty rough course to start with, but I think it's helped a lot. Really glad I didn't give up early on, I think that hill can be super demotivating to a lot of people. I do need to add some strength training for my legs throughout the week, that's probably a good idea.

>>77582684
Nice time bro.

People at the walking/bike path I loop around at marathon race pace have been looking at me like I have three heads like they've never seen someone running moderately fast before. No I don't run like a retard

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>>77584485 >>77586159

Knee was feeling better finally, so went for a run. My heart lost so much conditioning after 2 weeks off. Going to try and take it easier this time. Only four days/week and fewer miles for now.
Saw a big heron in the river.

>>77584457
>average cadence 188 spm
Do you actively try to run at a high cadence or is that just your natural stride? I'm usually somewhere in the low 160s running at that pace, even when I try to focus on my form.

>>77584485
I made a concentrated effort to increase my cadence a while back, but now it's kind of natural. Higher cadence is supposed to reduce risk of injury, but who knows. I used to be in the mid-190s but that was probably too high.

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>>77584485
It doesn’t matter all that much if you aren’t overstriding. Your cadence depends a lot on how fast you are running. If you have a long stride your cadence will be low. This is me running this morning at 6:50 on average per mile for 16 miles. my cadence drops into the 160s when I am running slower than 7 minutes per mile and rises closer to 180 at 6:15-6:20 per mile.

>>77583591
Life doesn't feel worth living anymore.

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>>77586155

A second treadmill guy from America has appeared
He spammed miles on the treadmill and just ran a 59:12 in the half marathon in Valencia

was so annoyed dat run yesterday which turned out tae be over 21 miles and was ruined by copious wind, rain, need to piss from too much caffeine and den ankle was hurtin' bit

was rainin so much several times i thought if i really wanted to i could just piss myself and it wouldnt make an iota of diffrence but i was too paranoid because so many people around and most of the run was in the light which is more paranoia inducing

i actually have pissed myself in such circumstances to see what would happen but difference was that time it was pitched night and i was in park on my own

turns out you cant piss and run properly at same time. you have to slow down to do it. and also contributed rash on leg from friction i fink

but yeh was so annoyed did 13.5 miler workout today. was good. but need tae take it easy tomorrow

i dont regret the run felt fine despite risk of doing it day afta 21 miler

what i do kinda regret is i thought was good idea to do some leg weight exercise and fink dat was not good

legs takin too much battering. gotta go propa easy tmoro

>>77584815
>wall of text
>weird language
>pissing this, pissing that
Go easy on us, retard

>>77584815
>>77584934
Why is him speekin da pidgin

>>77584647
That's just endorphin depletion from too much gooning.

>>77582426
I usually do a Fartlek in addition to work on speed. But yeah, I don’t feel like I’m improving much. I should also try a cooper

>>77583322
>running on sidewalk of a park
>about to cross the street
>hear car behind me
>look back to see if SHE is blinking
>no, so she´ll just go straight ahead meaning i can cross the street to her right
>almost runs me over
huh

>run the Amsterdam 7.5km event the day before the marathon
>entire route from 2km onwards is littered with Indians walking because they're too out of shape
>all wearing the same gold colored bib like they've VIPs
Just why

>>77585491
I used to run in Vondelpark all the time and never saw any Injuns, but I did see a couple when I went to buy new running shoes in Amsterdam recently, which surprised me. Is this a recent development? Are they joining run clubs for the pussy?

How the fuck do you run slower?
I've been doing 5K runs 2 or 3 times a week for the last couple of months just to keep myself fit (I'm stuck in Texas for work so can't go hillwalking every week list I'd normally do).
I've been looking at running longer distances and the general advice is to run slower while building up distance.
My 5K time is 22-23 minutes on a normal day.
I tried running slower and it felt awkward as fuck like I was going so slow I was going to just fall over and ended up doing the 5K in like 1 minute slower than my usual time.

>>77585947
>How the fuck do you run slower?
you don't

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Pyramid intervals on a local hill loop. Feeling good.

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I can run 10k somewhat comfortably now and am starting intervals from that runfastr website in the sticky to get sub hour (as of a last run I am only 2-3 mins over) and from there work down further. I am confident I could get sub hour by just running another couple weeks but I want to get used to the training plans more so

>>77585947
Stop listening to influencers who don’t know what the fuck they’re talking about. You’re already faster than almost all of them. The advice to run comically slow only applies to fat people who are going to kill themselves if they don’t. Don’t go balls to the wall every time you run. Literally just slow down by whatever feels like will get you to comfortably run for 30 minutes and repeat that as your easy say for now. No need to overcomplicate it. Slowing down to the point that you alter your mechanics just ingrains bad habits.

>>77585947
i can get not wanting to "run" 11 minute miles but surely jogging at a 9 min/mile pace doesn't feel that weird

>>77585947
shoes have a lot to do with it
it's a lot easier to plod around in giant pillow hokas or whatever than a faster shoe

>>77585491
i only showed up to sprint through the finish line for the tinder profile photo so i can keep fucking your women white boi

>>77584752
Yeah, I think I prefer Vinny to this fella for some reason...

>>77586154
>tinder
you're welcome to those whores. of course they only fuck Chad so good luck

>>77584457
should've spammed stairmaster/eliptical like a real autist

>>77582514
the brutal reality is there's probably not much difference between your jogging pace and your all out pace over any significant distance

>>77586159
My knee hurt too much. It hurts again today after running yesterday.

>>77585947
5k is really not long

what you wanna do is instead of running slower, run longer, and it will force you to run slower

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gotta do propa easy roon for real tmorow

wun today was a bit too long, 12 miles shoulda been closer to 10. felt tired at end albeit fink roon was successful. also had to roon up biggest hill in the city so probs make it bad. also my usual easy roons recently are about 6/10 on grass half concrete. diss was all on concrete because its so wet recently and i cant stomach myself tae do the full 6/10 proportion on grass which i guarantee will be relly bad. did short warm up for speed session on grass and was not gud so too cowardly atm. but yeh maybe the whole roon on concrete made it also more tiring den normal, coz of more impact, also compounded by fact dat its much much easier to get overexcited on concrete den grass. rooning fast feels much more fluid on concrete den grass

one fing propa annoying bout rooning long roons in city you see too many cute girls. propa annoyin'. esp. when you see wuns doin' exercise or aveling from sum exercise session dey wearin' that mental fitness wear. womens fitness wear is just over the top deez days. it not right not right they be wearin' dat shidd

so to-marrow imma make sure i only do 7 or 8 miles. i predict i will not be rooning on grass but who knows maybe change of heart innit

me last 10 roons oldest tar recent. phwoar propa gud dat

18, 10.5, 14, 10.5, 8, 10.5, 7, >21, 13.85, 12

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12 days until Maratroon Day

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>>77586801 >>77587766

>>77580149
Where’s a good place I can measure a 300 meter sprint?

I need to do a self evaluation before a test for a job I want.
They also want this sprint to be under a minute at minimum. I am a terrible sprinter. So ideally, I’d also like a place to train before the real test.

is there a running speed where you actually start feeling fast and athletic? like an 18 minute 5k or something? i'm around the 21-22 min mark but i do my easy runs really slow and i just feel like a performative faggot most of the time i run in public desu

>>77586539
nobody is paying any attention to you and 22 is still faster than most. just run and don't be worrying about silly things.
but yeah sub 20 5k does get more respect from normies

>>77586494
If you don't have access to a track then I'd just find a nice straight flat bit of road. Ideally a bike lane so you don't have to worry about cars.

>>77585491
>>77585532
I think they just love anything that makes them look good like GPAs, certifications, "doctor,lawyer,engineer" etc. Of course they often don't perform amazingly but they will still look good to their peers when they finished a 5k "marathon" or a half MARATHON. Idk in general people are just impressed if someone does a marathon at all most people seem to think the distance is impressive somehow even if people take 6 hours to do so.

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>>77587106 >>77587191

So comfy running in the suburbs vs the big city. Everyone smiling and waving at one another. Provincial small-town cuties and milfs. Endless unobstructed concrete sidewalks bounding vast expenses of homogenous, manicured grass. Clean air and plenty of sunlight. Especially in the falls its fucking kino.

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>>77587191 >>77587198

>>77587101
Like, look at this. What more could you ask for?

>>77587101
>>77587106
>blacks out street names not knowing the grid is easily found
shiggy diggy

>>77587106
A blowski would be nice, as long as we're asking for stuff.

>>77587198
Ok, then go ahead and find it. And when you do let me know because I have a followup question.

Excited to wake up tomorrow and explore my new city and go to a popular jogging spot so I can roooooooon a half marathon!

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>>77587611

corr only gone and accidently done anudda 12 miler

tomorro defo garn keep it down to like 6-8 but garn do fast section in middul, perhaps even intervals 4-6 ~1000m, ~100m break

den day afta?

defo garn keep it to like 7 miles, 7.5 at very most and all easier pace, dinnae ken grass or not

projected week?

21, 13.5, 12, 12, 7, 7.5, 7

last 7 is a speed interval session wiv "warm up, cool down" miles either side

fink dats 80 mile week agen
propa bogglin'

day afta speed session? garn be anudda short easy wun

still finkin' bout if i garn go on grass agen

afta i MAY go agenst my solemn swear before and do anudda 20 miler but purel coz it will be pilgrimage to a place dat has meaning fer me

but if i dont feel it den maybe anudda rest day

maybe in end i decide not tae do it and stick to the 16-18 mile long roons

but i fink i do wna do it at sum point

>>77587583
Are you that American guy that wrote the whole Scots Wikipedia page by any chance?

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>>77588206

I just keep getting faster

>>77586168
I managed to completely fix my knee pain by doing the counterintuitive thing of loading it up as much as possible between running. Now I do plyometrics every day, and I have no pain at all even though I'm doing way more mileage and I'm getting way faster.

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>stress reaction in the metatarsal bone
Anyone ever had this? How was recovery? Cant rule out a fracture just yet, since I only got an x-rey. Was told to schedule an MRI if symptoms don't improve in two weeks.

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>>77586494

>>77586539
Sub 20 will get you respect from gen pop. Sub 18 will get you respect from decent amateurs. Sub 16 will get you respect from actual athletes (even tho it's still shit technically).

>>77587769
My 98kg ass finally did a 5k last night and clocked 19:40. My reaction was cool, have a baseline to train and drop weight against over the next 7 months. Not very fast.

The reactions of "fit" normies so far has been like I did a sub 2:30 marathon. I swear these people have never done any actual aerobic sports, yet they all claim to run 2-3 times a week.

I'm in a euro country where people are mostly skinny and somewhat sporty. We are doomed.

>>77588176
Sub-20 is fast, stop humblebragging. Be more like this guy >>77587623 and just brag.

So it's black friday and shit soon, and I need new shoes.
I have gel venture 11s, they've been good to me, I think, but they're kinda busted now.

Any similar recommendations for shoes about the same price, or where the price could go down around there on sale? If not I'll try to just get them again from Amazon or something.
I run ~4x11km and 1x15~17km per week (I run by time not distance so it slowly goes up over time), mostly on countryside roads and paths, so there's some regular road until I get there, then a lot of busted road, some stonepaths, some gravel, dirt, grass, mud, snow, and I still go out when it rains or what.

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>>77580149
>knee pain

>>77588206
Not that guy but I agree with him. It's relatively fast because there are so many slow people out there but it's still something anyone can do with some good consistent training. Looking up results from my local 5k 440 people broke 20 minutes out of 1200 entries

>>77588237
I saw Nike Pegasus Trail on sale in the shop for €100 the other day. They look nice. I'd get them if I did any trail running.

>>77580267
If your gym doesn't have a weight sled it is a bad gym

>>77588237
Suggest trying on a Adidas Agravic SL. But, runs long, would go down a half size.

>>77588383
>>77588502
ty I'll see if local shops carry them to try them irl properly before waiting for sales online.

Shin splints don't ever seem to go away completely.
Would you roon if it only hurts "a tiny bit"?

>>77588176
>19:40
nice job :)

>>77580716
RunnerUp

>>77580995
right now it's 36 (but this is sleeping HR as determined by garmin watch). I'm 23, I kinda feel like shit thinking that in a few years I'll peak and that will be the end of that. what's even the point? I am trying to use my genetics tailwind to at least be more or less consistent with my running while I'm in my 20s, but I'm kind of feeling that it's pointless for the above reasons

>>77588680
how long you had it? i fink its common for runners to have a niggle and run on it

gud session today
1.25 mile warm up
6 * 1100

2 mile easy

800m fast + 300m fastish at end

>>77589304
I've been running with splints for weeks, recently I took a 2 week break and it's mostly gone but I can still feel a bit of very mild pain when i put all my weight on one leg and jump/lean forward.

>>77589817
I have one too after not running for 3 weeks with exactly the same symptoms you described. Not sure it'll fully heal so might just suck it up and run on the next non-rainy day

>>77589304
NIGGLES COULD BE HERE

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>>77590067 >>77590643

>See hot girl
>subconsciously start running faster
Paces for this feel?

>>77590047
I'm going to find you and fuck you

>>77590067
Uwu be gentle

>>77587216
If creeps like you want to creep, so be it. I refuse to live in fear.

>>77590408
Relax, I enjoy this general way too much to doxx anyone, I was just curious to see if I could do it. All I'm saying is be careful with what you share here if you care about preserving your anonymity, no need to get all huffy.

>>77590503
It would never even occur to me to try. Don’t be weird.

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>>77590556

>>77590503
I hope it wasn't me
Anyway today my knee was hurting again, so going to have to drop to running every third day I guess
I almost never pause in the middle of runs, but today I had to because there were two absolutely adorable otters frolicking on the riverbank. First time I've ever seen two of them together.

>>77590521
Because you lack imagination.
>>77590534
It wasn't you, critter counter. I would never do you like that.

>>77590556
Yes, I do lack the imagination to be a creepy piece of shit.

>>77590503
I assume it was most likely me, though I don't use my real name where you may have found it. But I do appreciate the warning, people in general should be more careful, I guess I'm just with the other anon who refuses to be afraid of things like that.

>>77590561
Even your comebacks are bland.

>>77590567
I was just correctly calling you out for being a creepy piece of shit. No need to get all huffy.

>>77590575
Are you a woman? Because you argue like one, and you have zero bantz.

>>77590580
I’m glad you dropped your facade. You weren’t doing a public service. You were just creeping.

>>77590584
This is exactly what I mean. Lighten up.

>>77590590
>I just wanted to see if I could do it

Why?

>>77590592
Why do people want to see if they can run a sub-20 5k? Because it's challenging. What's the moral transgression here? That I made you feel vaguely uncomfortable about your posting history? I saw some puzzle pieces and wondered if I could put them together.

>>77590607
Yeah, and then I rightly called you a piece of shit for doing so. Deal with it.

>>77590047
Damn yeah you were speeding bro.

I've started rooning again in mid August. I've averaged 30mpw since then. I feel like I'm marginally fitter at best and mostly indistinguishable from 2 weeks off the couch. Why is this shit so hard to improov at?

>>77580149
I'm schizo and I don't want my name published on these marathon websites....are they actually going to post my name if I enter marathons?

>>77590658
it's okay bro. this is the type of thing that actually improves social credit score.

>>77590643
Faster is a relative term. 9:00/mi is "faster" than 10:00/mi. Reading comprehension.

>>77590664
wow nice i feel owned with facts and logic
u got me good mr. ferrari

>>77590658
You can always enter using a fake name. They don't ask for ID.

>>77590669
No, I just pointed out that you misunderstood what I typed. Its not an own.
Lets see your run from today?

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>>77591062

>runclub gf has a boyfriend

>>77591004
but so do you

>>77580716
Anyone here use any of the Polar apps?

>>77591062
Sure wish I had a boyfriend.

>>77590678
They don't? Id do this desu
I'm pretty sure they do for health reasons

>>77590663
Just don't want my gangstalkers stalking me

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>>77591794 >>77591818 >>77592602 >>77594373

>running on tarmac

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>>77591762
Most races over here send your race number out in the post so you don't even have to collect it. Could put any name down

>>77591792
my mate did a race like this and passed some lad who broke his ankle twisting his foot completely backwards

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>>77580716
Intervals.icu
You can upload files directly from Garmins , idk about Coros, probably. Lets you skip the intermediary app.
I'm in the process of de-algorithming everything and destroying any account I may have used. Intervals is made by some British autist.

Odd question but has anyone got any tips for sleeping? It always takes me ages to fall asleep and I wake up feeling like crap, I think it's hurting my recovery.

>>77591814
ahh that would be so awesme to do than

>>77592087
Try melatonin 3mg tablets

I have to stop running for the upcoming season. Any other cardio besides the tr*dmill I can do to be ready for spring time?

>>77592087
Magnesium Glycinate

>>77592087
Make sure you refill your carbs after your runs. The muscles stay in a carb sucking mode for quite a while after a decent run and it's easy to get into this weird vibe where your body releases stress hormones or whatever because there isnt enough glucose. I guess going for a good amount of complex carbs in your dinner is best and also replenish after a run with chocolate milk or something, maybe dates.

I think some milk when already in this vibe kinda helps too because of the protein and fat. like it isn't much sugar but it gives your body some actual good nutrients so it chills out.

>>77592196
Why do you have to stop running ?
I live on an island in the North Atlantic and I run 5 days a week.
>>77592087
Develop a routine, don't look at screens 4hrs before bed, wake up at the same time every day.

>>77592152
>>77592205
Ok thanks gonna try and get both of these and see.
>>77592302
I'll keep this in mind too, I somewhat recently became vegetarian and I'm sort of struggling to maintain a decent diet. I really need to branch out and cook some different things.
>>77592305
Good tips, but luckily I never use my phone in bed or anything like that, and my cat does keep me very regular in terms of sleeping.

>>77592305
Good for you, Iceland anon, but unfortunately northern Canada is a bit different in the winter.

>>77592424
Cross-country skiing my dude. Basically the same as running.

>>77592374
Are you eating green vegetables, lentils, and oats daily or close to it ?
Low fat, unprocessed, whole food, plant based diets should be a boon not a burden.
Eat
100g oats
15g flax seed
cup or two of fortified onions milk
100-200g of blueberries
All soaked over night, eat that every morning.

>>77592477
you actually might be onto something

>>77591792
Looks fun.
Do they know the paths before going?

>>77592087
If you're not tired you're not running enough.

>>77592602
depends what you mean. unless they repeat events on the same courses yearly i doubt they have run them before. some of these courses are in relly obscure places around the world and all like 30-50km long

>77592673
>>77592602
Many courses appear each season in the Golden Trail series and they do recon runs.

>>77592690
Ah, I see. I guess it'd be a bit too harsh a course to do without recon runs.

corr propa gud roon yesterday and todae

yesterday was supposed tae be easy but fink went a bit too fast coz day afta a fast session sometimes tail is up and ye just feel fast. probs around 8.5 miles overall.

today? 2 mile warm up fastish pace

2 miles of intervals 9 * >300m wiv 50 meter walk recovery and include cheeky 200m sprint additional 10th rep. propa fast dat wun. absolutely mental

>2 mile warm down

>>77592087
>Go to bed at the same time every night
>No screens one hour before bed
>No food four hours before bed
>No hard exercise four hours before bed
>Keep your bedroom dark, cold, and free from distractions
>Have a bedtime wind-down routine
You need to identify as a professional sleeper. Once you fix your sleep, the rest of your life improves dramatically.

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>>77580995
80-100

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>>77593080
pic unrelated

hello sirs i runned today it was very cold and i almost slipped but i catch myself

>been running with weak hip rotators for years
>start training rotators
>easy pace run goes from 7 min/km to 5:30

Oh, so that was the problem. I wish I could go back in time. At least garmin no longer thinks i'm dying.

>>77593337
How do I unlock this ability?
What exercises do I need to do?

Is there a point where too much cooldown after intervals has negative effects? Like, 10 min warmup, intervals, 10 min cooldown usually has me run for about 50 minutes, but I like to keep going up to a round hour. Am I losing out on some of the benefit of intervals or? Should I warm up longer before? Or just stop after after the 10 minutes cooldown?

>>77593354
There's tons of videos out there, this helped me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKf2IntRdRk

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>>77592424
You wear a base layer, long sleeve zip, and shorts down to -5C
Add pants below that
Buffs for head and neck
Only part that gets cold on me is fingers so I wear gloves when I need to
Our winter is -5 to -10 with regular near 0c temps that turn everything to slush, and we get tons of precipitation.
I do just fine, harden up and buy some clothes buckaroo. or go stare at a screen in a gym on a cuckmill ?

>>77593419
Plenty of people do 5k up and down. I used to do 3k but now I do less because I don't care about hitting any weekly mileage goals.

Finally got my hilly parkrun done in under 30 mins, really glad about that today. Ran further up the hill than I ever had, but I felt much slower on the descent. One of these days I'll run the whole thing.

>>77580609
I fucking love the countryside
Grew up there, drive a long way to go fishing away from people with my kids now so they can appreciate it

Do you guys use any gadgets besides a wristwatch? I have a Garmin Forerunner 165 and I'm wondering if I should buy something extra.
I got a 150 euro coupon for Decathlon from my boss and I am wondering whether I should spend it on shoes or that overpriced Garmin Smart Scale.

>>77593735
HR sensor?
If I had a 150 euro coupons from Decathlon though, I'd help myself to those Kiprun Kipride Gravel, they seem good.

>>77593753
How much better are those vs just the watch?

>>77593735
Not that anon but I got myself a Coros armband heart rate monitor recently and I don’t regret it. My Garmin is actually generally accurate on heart rate but I have had it get stuck in “cadence lock” before on key runs and leave me with no good heart rate data for 20 miles. The arm band is like an insurance policy. I don’t actually look at my heart rate during runs unless I’m stopped at a stoplight or something and I seem my average for the run, so I really only use this for data collection and looking at the run afterwards to make sure I didn’t overdo it. It’s not strictly necessary imo

>>77593627
Congrats man, a satisfying conclusion to the hilly parkrun saga.
>>77593735
I always think of gift certificates as house money, so I don't feel bad about spending them on stupid stuff I don't need.

Spooky skeleton's vertical oscillation is off the charts.

>>77593735
I use a chest strap heart rate monitor on most runs, since the watch is not always accurate

bone conducting headphones?

>>77593757
You can always doubt your watch but not those.
Watches typically use optical sensors, chest strap monitors are proper ECGs. Some watches also, but they're usually on the very expensive side.

>>77593735
I wear my Shokz bone conducting headphones at least 5 hours every day. I use them to listen to audiobooks at work, but they're great for running too.
Other than that, I'd get a pair of Kipstorm Tempos.

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>>77593980

One week until race day boys

>>77593978
yeah i've got a 60k

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>>77594308

achilles was bad. had to take a full week off. lost the 100k streak

>>77593993
that leap from 70 to over 100 is kinda craY

>>77591792
https://ifunny.co/video/A6Cz5zsXB

First run in 3 weeks, kept it short but still got a great result. Definitely need to rework the cardio again, that was nauseating any longer at that effort and I would've puked