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Robin

Good morning peeps :)

New running style; shoe wise - a reduced distance this morning, this is my first run in zero drop/barefoot shoes, I am glad I started my transition from a cushioned shoe, by going to a minimal cushion back in January

My immediate reaction of barefoot shoes, is that you are doing the running, there is more feedback to your feet, and the foot strike is very much like being without shoes - but, it was a heap of fun to run!

GPS trace for the 19th March 2025, a orange GPS route is traced over a grey map of North East Malta, that starts and ends in St Pauls Bay,, going from SPB to Burmarrad up the Targa gap to Mosta, along the edge of Mosta to the Naxxar gap, then down the to the back of the hard rock industrial estate in Naxxar, then through it, back into Burmarrad and home to SPB . The run is called 'First Barefoot Run' the route is 12.00km, the start time is 0512 Hrs. total time 1:26:25 avg pace 07'11' m/km avg heart beat 139bpm
The Sunrise golden yellow through patchy clouds, the inky blackness of pre-dawn sky is now a powder blue. In the foreground a wind blown tree, and yellow dandelion flowers, wrestle against the wind. while everything else is thrown into silhouette
looking down at a grass broken rocky pavement, at the end of my black legging clad legs are my new dayglo orange and yellow Xero shoe HFSII running shoes.
When you finish your run and find you have been bought a A fresh doughnut filled with custard and jam - we runs so we can eats cakes :)
#Running#RunnersOfMastodon#BarefootRunning
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Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:

I dumped my coach in November, mostly for financial reasons, but also due to the fact that he's anti-data and anti-tech. He's very much a pro-RPE acolyte. It doesn't vibe with my math and data analysis brain.

I'm #running the Chicago Marathon this October and will be following a power-based training plan by Steve Palladino. His plan includes V̇O₂ max workouts, supra-threshold, sub-threshold, HMP, MP, and lots of easy running.

I'm curious to see how my RSB falls out.

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Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:

Here is my running stress balance while coached. This is found by scoring each run with a stress score, finding a rolling 7-day average ("fatigue"), a rolling 42-day average ("fitness"), and calculating "fatigue minus fitness".

Notice the time spent in the Maintenance band of training versus the time in Productive.

This is frustrating, because hiring a coach is expensive. I want to see progress, but it didn't happen, and I now know why.

#running #RunnersOfMastodon

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Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:

From Dec 1, 2022 to Dec 1, 2024 I was coached for attempting a sub-3 hour marathon. My PR up to that point was 3:21:31. However, the best my coach could get out of me during this time was 3:12:09.

As the training was progressing, I was skeptical that he was pushing me as hard as he could. Many of the workouts, while challenging, were achievable.

I tried suggesting adjustments, such as V̇O₂ max workouts and running doubles, but they fell on deaf ears.

#running #RunnersOfMastodon

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Alex Kidman

I just ran another 5km in my ongoing quest to (virtually) scale Australia’s five highest peaks and raise money for Canteen’s support of teenagers with Cancer. Read the latest blog post and donate today!

#Cancer #Australia #Running
fivepeaks.org.au/fundraisers/a

Five Peaks ChallengeAlex is conquering Australia's five highest peaks and needs your support!I'm taking on Canteen’s #FivePeaksVirtualChallenge and conquering 68km this March, supporting the 23,000 young Aussies facing the mountain that is a cancer journey each year. Whether facing their own cancer diagnosis, or dealing with a loved one’s cancer journey, climbing that peak means feeling isolated, lost, exhausted, and confused. It’s terrifying, and no one should face it alone. Help me find my strength and funds theirs - sponsor me today!
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Timon
Found a blip of light in the dark.

Last saturday I destroyed my knee. At km 35 of 42 it felt like my knee got stabbed by a knife. Stubborn (stupid) as I am I kept going (on a slower pace) to finish my run. On sunday my knee was still wrecked. Monday I did some exercises to see if it would help with recovery. Today I finally felt good enough for a little shuffle, which went well.

I am trying to do at least 60km of running a week this year. We'll see how far I get this week. Don't wanna push to hard and create a long term injurie.

#running
#trailrunning
#trailrunning
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Read before You Ultra

For the introverts among us.

❝I think there are more people who like the sport because they’re alone, but we’re not the people who loudly tell everybody, ‘I LOVE THIS SPORT BECAUSE I’M ALONE. ALL THE TIME!’
—Katie Schide/Lydia Thomson
irunfar.com/a-quieter-way-the-

iRunFar · A Quieter Way: The Power of Introverts in UltrarunningAn essay on the place of introverts in ultrarunning, with insights from elite ultrarunners Katie Schide and Jon Albon.
#running#trailrunning#ultrarunning
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Eystein

Surprised myself by running over 10 km for the first time in yonks! And at a good pace - under 6 minutes per kilometer (that’s over 10 km/hour when translated ). Which was my goal when I started up again only a few weeks ago. #running

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Thomas D.

If you are running regularily, sports analytics comes handy to improve your training. Iztok Fister has written a number of applications that analyze data coming from your sports watches. Especially comprehensive is the Python application sport-activities-features on GitHub. It even uses OSM data. Great :)
#opensource #sports #running #python
github.com/firefly-cpp/sport-a

A minimalistic toolbox for extracting features from sports activity files written in Python - firefly-cpp/sport-activities-features
GitHubGitHub - firefly-cpp/sport-activities-features: A minimalistic toolbox for extracting features from sports activity files written in PythonA minimalistic toolbox for extracting features from sports activity files written in Python - firefly-cpp/sport-activities-features
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WTL

Tuesday #Workout:
200 seconds of plank.
11 mins of yoga for runners.
10 mins of strength training.
15.4 KM of #Running (-6°C, -10°C windchill, 100% humidity, and 8 km/hr wind).

Plank was tough this morning; abs were mad at me from yesterday’s go of it after the vacation.

Run was great; changed route up due to Rideau River flooding, and was unintentionally faster than my goal (7:00/km), though I was slowing down after 12 KMs. Keeping an eye on my HR is … exhausting until I can run coat-free.

Grid of iOS screenshots: 1) Timer app showing 03:20.77. 2) Apple Fitness Mobile Hips Yoga for Runners, 11 mins. 3) Apple Fitness Strength with Kim, 10 mins. 4) Apple Fitness Running Details: Total Time: 1:43:37 Total Distance: 15.44 KM Average Pace: 6’43”/KM 5) Environment Canada site showing -6°C, -10°C windchill, 100% humidity, and 8 km/hr wind. 6) Apple Fitness screenshot of heart rate zones: Zone 1 : 06:42. Zone 2: 11:14. Zone 3: 49:16. Zone 4: 34:30. Zone 5: 01:50.
Grid of five photos: 1) blocked off path under a bridge due to flooding with the early morning sun reflecting off the Rideau River. 2) Pathway blocked off by flooding with Canadian Geese and ducks puttering round in the water with bare trees in the background. 3) The eastbound white and red Alstom Citadis Spirit train arriving arriving at the Pimisi station on #Ottawa’s Confederation line. 4) Canadian Museum of History’s main entrance in the Hull sector of Gatineau - an iconic curved facade in the shape of a face, under a blue sky. 5) Rideau Falls, flowing heavily with all th smelt water.
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