Running, Anyone...?

[Dantheman]

You're Mr Downhill Runner, it seems.

When you have a BMI of 26 you really only have one card to play

[PeachesNCream]

When you have a BMI of 26 you really only have one card to play

Same. Been thinking of competing in a Clydesdale marathon hah

[Cruiser]

About 3 weeks ago I rebroke my big toe that I initially broke after taking a fall trail running back in September. The second one hurt worse than the first!

I sure am missing running. Imma try and keep it protected for a while and see if I can't get it healed cuz I'd really like to get out on the trails again.

In the meantime, y'all keep posting good running scenery!

[Dantheman]

That sucks! Hopefully it's not a non-union issue, good luck.

[bagtagley]

Unexpected snow on the mountains that I knew would be gone soon, so I got an early start and headed up.

Leaving the dirt


A lookout near "the top"


First tracks to the no trespassing sign, aka "the top"


Lookout on the way down. 15 minutes later and it’s already melting down low.

[stapes]

We could really use some snow. Been almost too nice. But taking advantage of dry dirt and getting in some good vert the past few weeks.

[fool]

Any VT/NH/New England runners/hikers in the thread? I'm considering the Presidential Traverse the last week of May - one or two days - and curious if anyone has insights into what it's usually like that time of the year and how current conditions are shaping up. We'll know a lot more in two months but I'm starting to plan (flights, etc.). Thanks in advance.

[stapes]

Continuing to make hay this winter…

Was feeling pretty strong end of the year and into Jan/Feb. Need to keep it rolling into spring/summer I hope.

[Cruiser]

^^^ Nice!

[Dantheman]

Way to play the hand you're dealt.

[PeachesNCream]

Cons of living in so cal: good skiing isn’t close
Pros of living in so cal: this is a typical winter evening run




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[sb]

Go Jasmin go!

Barkleybadazzbabe!!

[sb]

[tillPOWdidwepart]

FUCK YA!!!!!!

[sb]

FKNA

[alpinevibes]

“The race is too hard for women. They are simply not tough enough to do it. And I get to say that for as long as it goes that no-one proves me wrong.”

‒Gary "Laz" Cantrell, talking in 2016, about how a woman had never finished his 100-mile Barkley Marthons


Mega. Very very cool to see her triumph and five make it through



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[Cruiser]

What a suffer fest. Laz is gonna have to up the ante and make it even nastier next year.

[fool]

Awesome!

Such an insane race. Congrats to Jasmin and the other runners!


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[Cruiser]

Just checking in to say that stopping tracking my runs a couple years ago has totally changed running for me for the better. It's such a pleasure to just put my gear on and run without worrying about how long I got out or my mileage or my heart rate or my cadence. I used to think it wasn't worth it to get my stuff on unless I was gonna spend 60-90 minutes but now idgaf and the result is that I'm running way more often and spending way more time out on the trails.

I know some people love the data. So this approach ain't for everyone. But giving up on strava and its insights has led to nothing but mo betta running for me.

[fool]

iRunFar did an article about Jasmin four years ago: https://www.irunfar.com/a-love-affai...h-jasmin-paris

I was surprised I hadn't heard of her before her Barkley finish. But I had heard of her, and likely many of you had too:

Even if Jim Walmsley and Courtney Dauwalter are super famous to us trail runners and ultrarunners, our next-door neighbors aren’t likely to have heard of them. There’s a very slight chance your neighbor has a vague recollection of some guy named Kilian Jornet running up Everest twice in a week a while back. But if your neighbor can recall an ultramarathon news story, it’s probably from January of 2019.

That’s when English, 35-year-old mother, small-animal veterinarian, and PhD student Jasmin Paris won England’s 268-mile Spine Race outright–by 15 hours. The race took her 83 hours, 12 minutes, and 23 seconds, and this broke the overall record by some 12 hours. And she did all this while pausing to express breastmilk at aid stations.

[MultiVerse]

Jasmin Paris at the finish with just one minute 39 seconds to spare of the 60-hour cut off:



A strong finish considering she's 59:58:21 into a 60 hour race:

https://www.instagram.com/escoacorre...l/C41clCfuCer/

After such an amazing accomplishment she's simply one of the best athletes in the world.

[easyrdr]

Just checking in to say that stopping tracking my runs a couple years ago has totally changed running for me for the better. It's such a pleasure to just put my gear on and run without worrying about how long I got out or my mileage or my heart rate or my cadence. I used to think it wasn't worth it to get my stuff on unless I was gonna spend 60-90 minutes but now idgaf and the result is that I'm running way more often and spending way more time out on the trails.

I know some people love the data. So this approach ain't for everyone. But giving up on strava and its insights has led to nothing but mo betta running for me.

I agree. I quit tracking everything. From running, to mountain biking, to skiing. Once I quit tracking it I found I enjoyed it more. Constantly looking at my metrics was cool at first and then it somehow sucked the fun out of doing it. Now I just go out and have fun. I also stopped taking pictures with my phone while doing activities and instead just enjoy the activity. So......much......better.

[bodywhomper]

I used to track my shit in the early 90’s, when I was in HS and influenced by my dad’s techy-ness (mostly with cycling). I stopped tracking during and directly after college mostly because of minimizing added cost, but I got used to it very quickly and enjoyed the freedom. Now, 30 years later, I’m starting to think about it again as my wife is getting more focused on optimization of her time. For me, it still feels like “one more thing/stuff.”

[John_B]

I'm pretty far from being a runner but I've gotten out for some short run/walks the last week or so and it's feeling good so far. Maybe soon I'll be able to run 3 miles and not feel like my legs will fall off. It's funny coming into this with decent cardio and feeling so limited by what my legs can handle vs my lungs.

[Cruiser]

I felt similarly confused when I tried some road biking. I had pretty decent cardio fitness from running but biking is definitely a different set of muscles and boy was I slow at first.

Now that the weather is warming up, I'm thinking of dusting off the bike just to mix things up a bit but I know the ramp up is gonna be hard.