One of the surprising things about running is how often it surfaces weird issues for me to solve. I’ve learned so much about my body and its baseline performance over the last couple years.

Wrist-based HR is at best “average” so take it with a grain of salt. It can sometimes take up to 30 seconds for a drastic change in HR to display on your watch.

On mine, I’ve seen it glitch out a lot at the start of runs where it shows my HR going through the roof (when I’m really barely in z2)

If you’re running to zones, I look at it as % time spent in zone. I’m not great at staying in zone, and you can’t help but work harder going up a hill. So I target 80% in z2 for example. If I find I’m working too hard (and straying too long into a higher zone), I stop and walk to bring it down then go slower.

Note that outside temperature does play a part. A hot / humid day will bring your HR up a few points.

For more accuracy, a HR strap is better.

-7C !! Man I would kill for a cold weather run rn.

Yeah post pic is so inaccurate its not funny. Needs to be 100% drenched in sweat like they just took a sweat shower and splashed some extra sweat on for effect.

It rained during parkrun and somehow it got even hotter.

Sounds like it would be fun! Do you get to dress up?

Here in Aus it gets disgusting hot at Christmas so would still be fun but would be uh managed differently 😅

What is a 5K reindeer run?

Still got a few out to the local parkrun. It got heavier as the run went on, it was actually quite refreshing by the end.

I’m really struggling with motivation as we get closer to Christmas. Will probably bump my weekly mileage down about 10km coming into the ny.

Being male I have no hips and so tights just wriggle their way down my waist as I run. I feel like a penguin after a short while and spend a bunch time trying to pull them back up as I’m running.

The result is awful chafing between the legs.

If I’m wearing tights I usually spread the body glide pretty heavily between my legs, which helps a little.

Congrats!!

under 10c or feels like, thin gloves and short sleeved shirt with singlet underneath.

5c and below, long sleeved shirt and tights, and warm hat.

closer to 0c may wear an extra shirt over top of long sleeves.

edit: material is whatever quick dry sports material is available. ive not seen a significant difference in performance between top end (2xu, under armor) and no name dept store / ali amazon / temu brands

I’m not a morning runner by any stretch but I’ve always made time for Parkrun. Sometimes its sociable but often times its just me and a bunch of strangers going for a run.

Sometimes you just want to be around people but not have to interact.

I realised that recent issues I was having with legs and feet appear to have been caused exclusively by old shoes. I’m not sure how ppl get more than 800km out of a pair of shoes. Mine will barely last 500km.

Anyway, reminder to track shoe mileage and toss them when they get old. If you search it up you can find info on how to spot shoes that are no longer performing.

I think if your body is not used to getting up at 5:30am and eating, its gonna feel weird. My only morning run is usually a parkrun, and I don’t eat before that. My other runs (12 - 16 km) I usually wait until I’ve had a large meal + 90 minutes then go.

I usually run in the evenings, I struggle with events because they usually are run early in the morning (so I have the same issue, having to get up early just to eat).

For getting past 10km, just make sure you are putting a long run into your weekly runs, and keep increasing your total mileage week on week. Yeah, it will be a struggle until your body can catch up to it.

Thats a really good time for a first HM. I was previously not doing anything when running re listening to something but I’ve recently been trying to listen to podcasts that I dont have to pay too much attention to. It would be good to have someone to talk shit with as well, just to take your mind off it.

How did you go?

According to smashrun I’ve had 27 heart healthy weeks this year, which I’m pleased with.

If its anything liek what Harry Morgon / Jog On organises that’d be neet

That is incredible! Also good to see another smashrun user 😃

I got a 1.5L back reservoir and have been using it for my longer (15 km +) runs. I’m stunned by the difference proper hyddration has made. Recovery time after longer runs has been much shorter as well.

Long run last night trying to make up volume missed through the week. Just a gentle jog at parkrun