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SeaBee

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  1. Well, we as a nation are a bunch of long distance masochists. If I look at how quickly entries sell out neither Oceans or Comrades have the need to do this. If they want to make more money, simply allow more Ultra/Comrades runners. If they can sort out the logistics around busses and transferring the second leg runners to midway, surely another 2000 ultra runners could not have been a problem. I say that again with a friend in mind who ran a silver Oceans last year and now sit without an entry... so I might be somewhat one-eyed.
  2. One question is "what it is at the moment" - and what is your aim? If you're wanting to improve your marathon time, you will likely get a vastly different answer than hardly being able to complete a 5k run and wanting to improve on that. More running will help for option 2 just to get adapted to running and settled. But after that, to run fast, you have to run fast and again adapt your muscles, posture, etc. to that. Strength and stretching (IMHO) is supportive and helps in keeping your body more "balanced" and hopefully injury free.
  3. Still maintain this is how Ricciardo beat Vettel in that one season at RBR. Vettel wanted to leave, knew the clauses... But that's just me.
  4. Music, yes. I don't need an ultra run for music. I can only laugh at my own jokes and one liners for that long. And yes, I can still enjoy the nature around me.
  5. Has boredom not killed it already?! It has for me. A good couple of years ago. I went from being glued to the TV for highlights all those years ago when that was all we had, to glued for races religiously to... oh, let's see what the results were a day or so after. Even in the Schumacher era of dominance he was still scrapping for wins, but for the odd season (2002 springs to mind) where they had a really good car. But already by then the rules started artificially changing to create the perception of equality for the lesser funded teams. Guess what, it created a bigger gulf, since the funded teams can pour more into R&D for new developments every time. Then they go further to "equalize" and change the engine formula, one team writes off one season, steals the run on it and we've had the pinnacle of snoredom ever since. And no, I don't blame Merc, I blame this artificial tinkering with rules. They are so prescriptive that no real outside the box design/idea is even allowed any more. I'm starting to sound like the cynical old "back in the day" fart that I most likely realistically am.
  6. 4x1hr runs and one 30min+ one and you have it before the weekend starts...
  7. Go slow most of the time. Build up and progress. It's a hard sport on the body, esp when starting out. And even once you've built up, go slow more days than not. A lot of my "long runs" are more time on the legs than mileage, since I spend it on trails, taking in what we see and having a jol.
  8. Tjommies, where do you run? I run at night and when I run on road, there's no need for light with street and other lights. Only time I vaguely contemplated a light on road was when we had an area blacked out due to a substation failing for a couple of days. Yes, it gets dodgy on trails and mountain gravel road, so there I'll take a light along. Not familiar with that specific light, but the specs seem to tick the boxes.
  9. Jaws, what I've experienced is that while riding/running shortly after antibiotics my HR does not drop when recovering at all. It takes a good... usually about 2-3 weeks and then one day just suddenly it drops again. Keep in mind, it's not just antibiotics to blame - you've been ill/injured as well, causing you to have to use them. Also, check your workout HR values. It has happened that there's a malfunction and the HR "sticks". Then it will be a very flat line staying on one HR value throughout while other values vary. Best of luck!
  10. I also nearly had to get a change of pants when I saw this pic on strava this morning. I would not even have waited around to take a pic!
  11. Aaah, thanks Frosty... I was looking for it again this morning! Would have been quite nice. Odinson - which Saucony is that?! Wow... (Not liking the white soles, but really like the rest!)
  12. I never knew Garmin Connect had a 2018 vs 2019 records section... Anyways, as far as the weekend - I had an awesome Tour de Peninsula with two friends on MTB's. Best feeling was when somebody asked me in the tent afterwards what my time was and I had to admit that I have no idea and had to look it up on my Garmin!
  13. Good on you - you did about 3 times my mileage on bike.
  14. What do you count as "long distance"? ​But in personal experience - I have run with older Kinvaras and loved them so much that Saucony is now mostly my go-to shoes. I personally won't take them beyond 30 k's, but I'm sure there's people that will. Also ran with an older version of the Ghost and will not wear Brooks again, since for me they were too narrow and too high a drop for me and the heel was too jiggly. Yet there are millions of happy Brooks (esp Ghost!) runners. So, what I'm saying is, it's very individual. When 5 of us may praise one shoe, it may not be the shoe for you. Much like bike saddles...
  15. Sooo... when are the volunteers supposed to run?!
  16. Ja, they still need time to copy the front wing... Pretty darn sure that a) that was not Vettel's only lap and b) you can't read much into these times.
  17. Aaah, did not know you had to start an activity - that's just... weird. I usually create routes to plan activities I plan to do in future. But that's just me... Thanks for the help, will check it out!
  18. I'll be the idiot... where's the route creator in the app? Cannot find it. Used the web version before (as recent as yesterday!) - but this looks like fun!
  19. Will check it out, thanks. I always like anything in a lemon flavor - so I assume it depends on taste. But if you do like a natural flavor, they nailed it! I had one and was reluctant to use it and tried it a couple of weeks ago. Where other natural/naked/unflavoured drinks have a distinct trying-not-to-taste-like-anything bland taste, this one gave the water a sliiight taste, almost salty(?) and I surprised myself and actually liked it.
  20. Did I miss a rule change? This year's front wings look a lot less complex - nice and clean.
  21. Me... my go-to trail shoe at this stage. Have two different versions (5 and 8) of them and feet happy with both. I picked up my first issues in them EVER this weekend, but in hindsight, own stupidity by not lacing the newer pair correctly. Just went to check quickly, my 5's are at 920 k's and still going. Reaching end of life, but there's no tears, no soles/stitching loosening, thread still good, you name it. But I do know of a colleague who had his 5's tear (upper) quite early - at that flex point just behind the toes. As somebody else said, as long as the drop suits you, the shoe width suits you, etc, who cares what the logo says.
  22. I also like Versus socks. All my long runs are in them - or my I b**bies socks
  23. I tried toe socks as well, but I killed them. One muddy Bastille trailrun and that was the end of that. They were awesome while they lasted, though. Nice and warm as well... chose the wool option. Then, Altra Superior... awesome shoes - and I do love Altra shoes. But unless they changed it, be aware that the tread has a very limited life. The shoes keep working after that but wears down quite quick. But for a road training shoe, I absolutely loved my Altra. Used the Instincts at the time, but now those Escalante (not yet available at the time I bought) does look niiiice.
  24. Andrew, sorry to hear and hope the knee heals up quickly. But you learn much more when things go pear-shaped. Likewise, I went out too fast (hindsight) at last year's Oceans. Fortunately ended up being a slower than hoped for time, not a DNF with niggles to boot. Won't make that mistake again!
  25. This... and for long runs I found that I chafe on thighs a bit, so for those I have shorts with a longer built-in, almost like a tight. Currently using Nike ones, but there are others available as well. Whatever's on special...
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