jogging and motivation thread

[WussRedXLi]

now i dont wear slippers anymore, prefer to wear shoes cos i scared slip and fall.

Just last week in one of my smash rides, one fella nearly fell when going past that KFC/Mcdonald's Kallang carpark gantry, in which the gap between the gantry and orange/white bollard is bloody small. He tot he could squeeze through w/o unclipping. These fellas are nowhere near beginner level somemore, quite experienced cyclists.
Age 16-30 young cyclist if fall i think still ok. But for age 50 and above, esp if never adequately strength trained or impact trained and/or calcium/Mg/D3 screw up, god bless. Osteopenia prevalence in general pop here is like 50% over age 50....my wife has it even though she brisk walks and jogs nearly every day but really recreational durations of below 30 mins. But only thing heng is not osteoporosis yet.
My team colleague motorcyclist 2 years ago very low speed crash and fall, maciam like 20kmh, also popped his clavicle (collar bone). He showed me the vid, crazy slow speed maciam like Hellobike speeds.


Bro, can try this. 12 pins, good for flat pedals. The shoes you can just choose cheap chinese stuff on TB, but even Shimano got some flat pedal shoes for below $100.

I have used it in "races", or more of group 1 smash rides. High force high rpm in my 30/15 microintervals, climbing, flat routes, off saddle, all no issue, safe.....feet wont slip one.

Safety is of paramount importance esp if your riding type calls for it...... for me since i do sometimes ride around the neighbourhood, do errands go hawker centre with slipper floors and so there is presence of pedestrians, dogs and also i transition between road and walkways repeated and constantly and also squeeze between bollards and carpark gantries and i also transit past my carpark to a section of HDB "void deck" daily in the presence of pedestrians etc, i need this.

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Shimano RF300 flats
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[WussRedXLi]

Just a vid that i have come across. Dont flame me hor....it's not my vid

 

[WussRedXLi]

Salute ahbang. 62 year old already, still wake up 3.30am to go hoot.
@xllms

For me i cannot do very early morning rides coz i prioritize recovery. (nor do i train in the night time)

These rides, really can be any level. Can be "slowish", can be mid, can be %%@#!@# vomit fast and surge like crazy or they press hard when climbing viaduct so your massive aerobic base doesnt matter much and then you lose the draft of the peloton and that is game over already.
Once i met an Italian triathlete in my group who was visiting Singapore and his in-laws here (wife i guess is SGrean), small size i tot is ok my level type...... all of us got dropped, post ride i chatted with him, his 5k timing during parkrun is 14:49 if i rem correctly, maciam like SRY or Shaun Goh one. KNN.

 

[DigDub]

Haiz... Bought my first wide shoes Asics novablast 6. First run trip and fall down already. New shoes now got one hole at the side and injured my shoulder also.

 

[sph777]

Haiz... Bought my first wide shoes Asics novablast 6. First run trip and fall down already. New shoes now got one hole at the side and injured my shoulder also.

oh man, get well soon, how did you fall?

 

[DigDub]

oh man, get well soon, how did you fall?

I think the shoes are a bit wide and tripped on the outside sole, landed on my right shoulder. Went x-ray and seems like a tear in the ligament.

 

[dev_stg_prd]

https://sg.shp.ee/nGEUYWBt

Good value. Bought in late 2024. Can last me until now.

polyester is it hot?

 

[Mecisteus]

polyester is it hot?

It's thick and comfortable.

And cheap. Just try for yourself.

I'm using them for running and casual wear also.

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[sales69]

I think the shoes are a bit wide and tripped on the outside sole, landed on my right shoulder. Went x-ray and seems like a tear in the ligament.

Get well soon man. Luckily not so severe. Trip at steps?

 

[WussRedXLi]

Haiz... Bought my first wide shoes Asics novablast 6. First run trip and fall down already. New shoes now got one hole at the side and injured my shoulder also.

Wow.....shd be quite the fall man, upper also ripped one hole. But heng heng no perm damage can liao.

 

[xllms]

@xllms

I think in future, majority of the chinese manufacturers will follow this trend.
No need to buy ang moh brands already.
Chinese manufacturing and biz model etc really power nowadays.

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It is common that Chinese biz ppl develop system building mentality since the market has the size to scale up. They will look for working partners to establish the entire biz chain to ensure full control. This approach minimize costs and maximize productivity.

 

[DigDub]

Get well soon man. Luckily not so severe. Trip at steps?

Tripped over the shoes. Think maybe the shoes are a bit wider as I went with the wide version. During the run the sole already scrapped the floor more than usual, plus the grippy asicsgrip outsole means I couldn't roll much during the fall.

 

[DigDub]

Wow.....shd be quite the fall man, upper also ripped one hole. But heng heng no perm damage can liao.

Hopefully the arm gain regain full mobility soon. Shoes are only 3km old.

 

[xllms]

Anyone has good running socks to recommend, my usual brand last time no issue. Recently due to the humidity, ponding more frequently. Thinking of trying something new

my most effective socks to minimize discomfort during ponding in summer are cycling socks. You can try if they fit you well
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[sales69]

Tripped over the shoes. Think maybe the shoes are a bit wider as I went with the wide version. During the run the sole already scrapped the floor more than usual, plus the grippy asicsgrip outsole means I couldn't roll much during the fall.

Maybe muscle memory default to previous shoes. This new one wider so knock into each other.

Get well soon.

 

[WussRedXLi]

See how botak does 1k repeats, he is preparing for Chicago

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[Kitaro9202]

Seem like my new shoe is tight and I loosen it my feet is ok liao
But not used to this shoe run slowly and muscle feel some strain
Has anyone try running 2 time in a day?

 

[WussRedXLi]