jogging and motivation thread

[Sadisticnoob]

Interesting yours says 999 very high, mine is 1281 and says optimal haha

guess i need to train more lol

 

[ctstalin]

do anybody here keep track of the Garmin training load ? mine kind of cock up now, given that my heart rate montior died when i was overseas and it is cocking up my garmin traning load

Neh really see it, but my training status have been stuck at 'Maintaining' after 10 straight weeks of 'Productive'

 

[xllms]

not sure if anyone bought this affordable running singlet that is similar to NEDAO's version that cost more than 2x the price. I bought both and they arrived at the same time and i thought this more affordable option is worth sharing with everyone, especially suitable for SG context. You can enlarge the pix to see the small openings on the fabric.
https://e.tb.cn/h.8U0CO6PJCmo4ljU?tk=mOW4gyHBuN3
Price: RMB78.30
NEDAO:
https://e.tb.cn/h.85Znu30aAP2Fwav?tk=gSmIgytcBQ3
Price: RMB174

 

[sph777]

guess i need to train more lol

either that or maybe cause u suddenly increase intensity/ number of workouts?

https://support.garmin.com/en-SG/?faq=SEkNpdGyhR917js0qQL3Q6

 

[GlassDoor]

With your speed, 5 min/km is very doable, it's just whether the stamina is there. Once u get in your long runs, should be ok. I will prob be on the same trajectory since I am also targeting 3:30

dumb newbie question.. the selected pen during registration is the final pen or subjected to change?
imo take up rate seems so-so only... only pen C & D fully booked

 

[WussRedXLi]

just did a search on marathon training plans for 3:30... quick eyeball of the plans.. seems very similar to what I am currently doing already.. and my speed session targets seems more advance..
another possibility is to continue to do what I am already doing but try to improve the twice a month 35k runs by 5 mins each time progressively.. with 3h as a baseline (current fitness) and maybe ending with a 2h40m as a end point for final long run before actual event. I don't know if it's realistic or even doable. But this seems most sensible.

Dont aim 3:30 lah....... for you prob 3:10 is good A goal and 3:20 is good B goal. Talking about local weather.
Then go overseas got extra NOS button.

 

[GlassDoor]

Dont aim 3:30 lah....... for you prob 3:10 is good A goal and 3:20 is good B goal. Talking about local weather.
Then go overseas got extra NOS button.

you see me very up
my motivation is simply to BQ with comfortable margin. AND most importantly to stay injury free!

 

[WussRedXLi]

Adductors.

I dont specifically train them. But i do a bit of strengthening whenever i do the glute spreads to strengthen the glute meds.

Just a simple "use your hands" to spread the thighs while you squeeze back.

 

[WussRedXLi]

you see me very up
my motivation is simply to BQ with comfortable margin. AND most importantly to stay injury free!

You are already doing strength and plyo. Just very conservative progressive overload and add mileage, can liao.
Speed/intensity you already there. Dont see any reason for injury esp since moooorree than enough time till Dec as you are already there for base and speed.
Heck your mileage already more or less there, just more marathon very specific work prob (i'm not an expert in that)..... ultimately also dont know what is left for you to really training for also.


Of coz dont get me wrong with regards to this....... I think you might need to look more seriously into fueling, from what i have seen esp with my kid, it really can give a meaningful performance boost when one has not been doing this correct.
Also if you want more extra toppings, see how you can do some active cooling during race (as much as possible whack the ice at the stations and see how you can carry them along, eg socks and towels and cap) , so as to make sure you get as close to 3hrs as possible.
This area, i have also seen a very meaningful performance boost in my kid, esp if you have been heat trained/adapted during training.

 

[GlassDoor]

You are already doing strength and plyo. Just very conservative progressive overload and add mileage, can liao.
Speed/intensity you already there. Dont see any reason for injury esp since moooorree than enough time till Dec as you are already there for base and speed.
Heck your mileage already more or less there, just more marathon very specific work prob (i'm not an expert in that)..... ultimately also dont know what is left for you to really training for also.


Of coz dont get me wrong with regards to this....... I think you might need to look more seriously into fueling, from what i have seen esp with my kid, it really can give a meaningful performance boost when one has not been doing this correct.
Also if you want more extra toppings, see how you can do some active cooling during race (as much as possible whack the ice at the stations and see how you can carry them along, eg socks and towels and cap) , so as to make sure you get as close to 3hrs as possible.
This area, i have also seen a very meaningful performance boost in my kid, esp if you have been heat trained/adapted during training.

reading up on fuelling now... this is something I need to trial during my long runs given that to date it's the random 100+ from vending machine on route + steal my kid's gummies

 

[WussRedXLi]

reading up on fuelling now... this is something I need to trial during my long runs given that to date it's the random 100+ from vending machine on route + steal my kid's gummies

Can just experiment with Kangshifu beverages @ Scarlett, from now till end Aug my area People's park branch got offer, 50 cents per 500ml bot, let your system get used to it first.

That is sugar (sucrose) + HFCS-55, sucrose is glucose + fructose, and HFCS-55 is 55% fructose and majority remaining is glucose. Then slowly transition to the gels which is basically maltodextrin (chemically very close to dextrose) + fructose in which it is basically glucose + fructose.
For eg Glucolin, that blue can glucose drink, is dextrose, but is basically glucose.

Is sweet, but at least no aftertaste. Swish w a wee bit of water if you dont like that sweet aftertaste lingering.

If want a bit of "electrolytes", just a small pinch of table salt into the bottle can liao.

 

[WussRedXLi]

Of coz, it'd be nuts to carry 1 to 1.5L of liquids along with you. Bo bian, need to plan the route so that you can route back to a certain place as a loop. Then leave your bottles there.

For eg, at Punggol waterway you can place at a certain shrub, dont think anyone would steal. If you freeze 1-2 bottles solid ice cold, i think very nice by the time you loop back.

 

[Kitaro9202]

Mine low

 

[sph777]

dumb newbie question.. the selected pen during registration is the final pen or subjected to change?
imo take up rate seems so-so only... only pen C & D fully booked

Cannot change according to their faq. I also dunno how many people they allow per pen

 

[WussRedXLi]

you see me very up
my motivation is simply to BQ with comfortable margin. AND most importantly to stay injury free!

This fella 68, did 3:30. Just returned to running marathons for a year plus after he stopped after he was a young adult back in 1980s.

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[WussRedXLi]

WTF

 

[Ender]

not sure if anyone bought this affordable running singlet that is similar to NEDAO's version that cost more than 2x the price. I bought both and they arrived at the same time and i thought this more affordable option is worth sharing with everyone, especially suitable for SG context. You can enlarge the pix to see the small openings on the fabric.
https://e.tb.cn/h.8U0CO6PJCmo4ljU?tk=mOW4gyHBuN3
Price: RMB78.30
NEDAO:
https://e.tb.cn/h.85Znu30aAP2Fwav?tk=gSmIgytcBQ3
Price: RMB174

Been wearing alot of these china made vent hole singlet. I see no point to get expensive one like Nedao ot FLipbelt. I have the cheap ,likely fake, Nedao and Flipbelt, and they feel exactly like the Qiaodan and the Asics Aerobreeze. The characteristic are the same, super light weight, gets saturated very fast and starts dripping, hence they are light weight even drenched. No use getting those that runner claim doesn't stick to body, coz when you are drenched like me, they will stick to body regardless how soft the material is.

 

[Tudo88]

Been wearing alot of these china made vent hole singlet. I see no point to get expensive one like Nedao ot FLipbelt. I have the cheap ,likely fake, Nedao and Flipbelt, and they feel exactly like the Qiaodan and the Asics Aerobreeze. The characteristic are the same, super light weight, gets saturated very fast and starts dripping, hence they are light weight even drenched. No use getting those that runner claim doesn't stick to body, coz when you are drenched like me, they will stick to body regardless how soft the material is.

Now the trend are the Li Ning ones. Been seeing them on streets quite often

 

[Ender]

Posted my new kicks from PDD in another thread dedicated to Chinese running shoes. I got a 2nd pair of 361 Lifeng SL.
Had a good run with Anta C202 G9 2nd Gen, but I read Gen1 is better, so the new gen 1 could be my BYD shoes.

Anyone interested in my Li-Ning FD Elite 6, Eu45. Can let go at $90. Strava record only 8.8km. plus walking to/fro starting point, maybe it's 9.2km. The instability is just not for me for any kind of run.

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...-xtep-for-your-running.7144267/post-159638537