What do you think about tailwind?
“I felt unwell, cut it short. Decided to turn it into a 5k instead of a hill day”
Strava AI athlete intelligence: “Challenging run, cut short due to feeling ill”
Thanks, Strava AI.
#running Good news. I just looked at the route for the 50k trail race I will do in mid-August. Previously, I thought it would be 1.5 km of elevation. The actual number is 1.1 km of elevation. I don't know where I got the first number from. Perhaps the route has changed.
A couple of weeks ago, I did a 22k run with 750 meters of elevation in two hours and forty minutes. It went well, and I could have continued, so perhaps I am ready for this.
Too hot outside, so indoor run day it is.
Someone put out a full video of the entire Niesen Treppenlauf race. Shows nicely how narrow all the stairs are, and how “quiet” the race is with everyone being focused on their own “challenge and suffering”.
I am passed at around 1:01:00 to 1:02:00 into the video (black short and blue/green shirt - not fully visible). 😅 The guy has a strong technique and amazing finishing time.
“Full POV Run - Niesen Treppenlauf 2025 | Overtakes, Traffic Jams & Epic Finish View”
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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Donovan Bailey – 100m Olympic Gold, Atlanta (1996)
At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, #DonovanBailey ran 9.84s to win gold and set a world record in the 100m. It was Canada’s first sprint gold since 1928, helping restore pride in Canadian #TrackAndField after the Ben Johnson scandal. 🇨🇦 #Olympics #Canada #1996 #Running
June Half Marathon jog.
#RolleJuoksee#Run#Running#LongRun#HalfMarathon#Juoksu#Juokseminen
Another selfie from the run, sun shining, smiling long haired man
Smiling Rolle
Beautiful lakeside view in lake Jyväsjärvi
Map: 21.40km, time 2h 39m, avg pace 7:27
Alex Akselrod
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wanderer is a decentralized, self-hosted trail database. You can upload your recorded GPS tracks or create new ones and add various metadata to build an easily searchable catalogue.
Tim Chambers
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“The art of #training is figuring out what mix of #workouts will enable you to accumulate the greatest possible #training load over weeks and months without getting crippled by fatigue”
“ #running twice as fast for half the distance won’t produce the same #training effect”
#Wearable#Tech is Good. But Listening to Your Body Is Still Better.
Your #smartwatch or #wearable isn't actually the most accurate way to determine how hard your last #workout was https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/how-accurate-is-your-fitness-watch/
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
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Had a long weekend in southern #Eryri and tried to squeeze in some training (i.e. drag people up mountains with me).
- Climbed Aran Fawddwy from Cwm Cywarch, pleased with this as it was the only "Welsh Major"/P600 peak I didn't climb last year
- Did a social run in the hills around Machynlleth, some good climbing/descending practice (not technically Eryri, but adjacent)
- Had an easy day walking around Harlech, paddling in the sea, with views of Yr Wyddfa from the castle battlements
- Hiked around Rhinog Fawr, but didn't summit as the ascent was a bit scrambly and some of the party weren't confident reversing it. Will come back for it!
Strava map of a meandering route in hilly terrain labelled "Mach Social Run". Distance 9.7 km, elevation gain 296 m, time 1h 12m.
Strava route, a rectangular route in mountainous terrain labelled "Cwm Cywarch Circular".
Distance 12.1 km, elevation gain 863 m, time 4h 21m.
Strava image: a castle tower frames a view of distant mountains, with the pyramidal peak of Yr Wyddfa visible on the horizon.
Distance 13.8 km, elevation gain 343 m, time 3h 57m.
Strava map: a triangular route around a mountain (Rhinog Fawr). Distance 14.9 km, elevation gain 734 m, time 5h 26m.
As the warmer months of the year are upon us, the race begins between one's acclimatization to heat, and onset of higher and higher temperatures.
Today's #run was a draw, I feel, as my tempo intervals were progressively more and more difficult in the direct hot sunlight. But I made it back in one piece! :)
#running is an expensive "free sport".
Just been on the same walk + run that I couldn’t complete last time, I couldn’t quite complete it again today, the 5 min run was just too much - but maybe I’m going too fast? I was in zone 5, which is probably too intense? #running people, what do you think?
I've never understood why people go running on vacation 🤷🏻♂️
Now I am one of those people.
Legs have been feeling a little rusty lately, but a marked improvement this morning. As if someone’s put the Castro GTX to good use.
UK based readers of a certain age will be hearing the music now.
