jogging and motivation thread

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Ender said:
That's the affliction of those who are into long distance running. I think most of us tends to have a higher tolerance for physical 'pain' or suffering and hence sport of choice is long distance running. ALmost toxic for some to be abit of addiction amd detrimental for our injuries. After suffering a race, we will come back for more. Something alot of folks asked why we are so kum gong to pay to suffer.

SO have you recovered from you PF since you have more time to recover.
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guess its about achieving one's target. Pain and suffering are just part of the journey.
 
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WussRedXLi said:
hehe.....for me i didnt buy much lately. Think the SC Elite v4 only due second half. So might spring for that. SC Pacer looks good too, for those who are not looking at that serious a shoe....and cheaper too.
And also the PB 4.0....maybe in June during TB lelong.

These serve as motivation also lah...... not that i seriously need them.
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am hoping 乔丹comes out with a super trainer this year. plaid and pb3.0/4.0 are still pretty much race focus running shoes.
 
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WussRedXLi said:
Not lightyears lah....but i noticed one thing abt all these time trials, is just like IPPT ba. Sometimes you run it could be say 11 mins, but suddenly 1 time you can hit 10.30 or even 10 mins flat. It's prob like that if the chance/frequency to try is not there. Think the more you try, the more chance can get......due to more pacing + experience and as i said sometimes is a matter of luck also.

Of coz wont turn a 25 min runner into a 20 min runner overnight with just trying 5-10 more TTs, but 25 min it can easily shave off 1 min just by luck/experience alone, possibly close to mins also quite possible, no issue i think.
1 min 5k is just like 30 seconds for 2.4, i think most would agree 30 seconds plus minus diff in 2.4 is "nothing".
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first part, agree. won't really know when one gets pb or close to it. the more one tries, the higher chance one gets. so just keep trying.

second part, 30sec for 2.4km is huge, at least from my memory! pass/fail, gold/silver/bronze 😂
 
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xllms said:
am hoping 乔丹comes out with a super trainer this year. plaid and pb3.0/4.0 are still pretty much race focus running shoes.
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Actually i also love shoes that do not have too much of an aggressive rocker, but need to be soft.
 
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xllms said:
wish to enjoy that as well but no fate. anything softer than adidas lightstrike pro cmi 😂
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Oh yeah, even my slippers need to be soft.

Skechers hyperburst foam sandals. Same stuff as the running shoes, but this one i believe is even softer, lower durometer reading than the running shoes.

Like it way better than any Puma, Adidas, Nike stuff.


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milkiee said:
hey @Ender, did you pay for TrainAsOne premium membership? is it good?
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Yes, I am on the premium. Personally I find this suits me better than generic training plans from DAniels, Hansen or Pfitzinger. If you are like me, with mediocre talent for running, this might suit us better. Most generic training plan are just too tough for me.

But do take note, there this one test call Perceived Effort Run Assessment, don't do it too fast. DO it too fast, your future easy days and long runs will based on that perceived effort, and the training can get too hard.
From my experience, run with zone 2 HR during the Perceived Effort assessments.

When I started out with TrainASone 4 years back, I did my Perceived Effort Run at about zone 3 since it was rather easy and short test. When the programmed began to introduce back to back easy days and long s runs, I was assigned doing 18k to 25 km back to back at 5.30min pace for one week in the peaking phase of the training. Burnt out and gave up the programme. But I restart in 2023, and did my perceived effort assessment properly at zone 2, everything works well now for me.

Another thing to note, the training are 99% pace based. So I have a Coros foot pod, which give fairly good instant pace. Most GPS watch can't do instant pace well by itself. But I heard the Garmin 255/955 and newer models in the series can do this fairly well if all bands GPS are turned on. SO it's not easy to gauge your pace to match the assign pace with normal GPS watches (Garmin 245 or older). Previously without the foot pod, I used 1km lap pace to gauge, which also can work if your 'agar agar' is well calibrated. You can also set to 500m lap your watch, so you have a idea how fast you are going at shorter intervals.

You can do the programme base on HR too, since they also prescribe the HR intensity, but then things become too easy. The guide says the preference is to use pace base training.
 
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Dividends Warrior said:
My Nike Pegasus is showing wear & tear. Time to look for a new pair before CNY! :giggle:

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I had the Pegasus 35. But for heavy sweater like me , this shoes soak up the sweat, and traps them inside the shoes. After 15km easy days, my shoes will literally flooded with sweat. Got sloshing sound, it is that bad for heavy sweater.

But this version 39 looks alot breathable, so I think they may have improve on this aspect.
 
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WussRedXLi said:
Oh yeah, even my slippers need to be soft.

Skechers hyperburst foam sandals. Same stuff as the running shoes, but this one i believe is even softer, lower durometer reading than the running shoes.

Like it way better than any Puma, Adidas, Nike stuff.


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always wanted to try skechers slippers but nicer design
 
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