jogging and motivation thread

[Ender]

Not terrible if only my right leg is in good condition

Won't be steep like Sheare bridge lor. Meet a hill, just walk up. Used to do that when I was doing trail.

 

[dreamaurora]

Yes, i am running by feel now and what my body is telling me to take it easy most of the time, eg. Today
10.12km @ 6’57”/km av (70’22” total), wanted to do a z2 return run but didn’t feel good and ended up walking majority of the return leg 10.15km @ 8’50” (89’43” total). Personal observation is that i can no longer sustain high HR for prolonged duration now, eg. >165 and max at around 170+/-. 3 years back, I recall my Apple Watch did register HR higher than 180 and longer durations in 170s.

As indicated by many kind souls here, I am tweaking my runs now and do more of my runs at lower pace, eg. 7-8min/km to build up the base. And hopefully I will be disciplined enough to do more strength and spend work.

Think you were exerting too hard if your HR higher than 180. After starting my new training plan in July, my Garmin has adjusted my max HR to 184 down from 199 in June. Not sure if it's really accurate, but I do think my new corresponding HR Zones feel more correct based on how I felt my body was exerting in different HR Zones. My Z2 now starts at 135. So maybe you might need to adjust your HR zones?

I do agree it's not easy to stick to slower pace. A lot of times during my easy runs I wanted to go faster coz felt shiok or got chiobu in front, lol. But more or less I managed to stick to my running plan.

 

[dreamaurora]

Won't be steep like Sheare bridge lor. Meet a hill, just walk up. Used to do that when I was doing trail.

Haha, the Sheares Bridge still ok lar. Run up Mt Faber can feel like dying.

Today I ran the Ridge Runner lesser people compared to last year. I guess many were traumatized by the route last year. My Garmin recorded 406 meters elevation gain during the HM.

 

[人造人16 号]

just went jogging today, first time in like 15 years.

Jog for 1.4km, took 10+ mins and I almost died.

Felt giddy and my hands abit numb, had to stop.

I think jogging not suitable for me...

it's been 2 weeks since i started jogging.

Ran 2 km at 15 1/2 min today...

2 weeks liao but only small improvement, was hoping to run at least run 2.4 km by end of week 2, but now need to set that for next week instead.

 

[WussRedXLi]

Talking about Mount Faber, over there can do PBs and intervals too.

Significantly tougher on the muscles than running.

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[dreamaurora]

it's been 2 weeks since i started jogging.

Ran 2 km at 15 1/2 min today...

2 weeks liao but only small improvement, was hoping to run at least run 2.4 km by end of week 2, but now need to set that for next week instead.

Small steps. Last time when I started running, even 3 km already so shag.

 

[Ender]

Haha, the Sheares Bridge still ok lar. Run up Mt Faber can feel like dying.

Today I ran the Ridge Runner lesser people compared to last year. I guess many were traumatized by the route last year. My Garmin recorded 406 meters elevation gain during the HM.

Yup, quite siong. Used to do that regular like twice a week when my son was still in secondary school in Clementi (2016-2018). I was younger then under 50. That time I had to sent him to school everyday school days, then parked at Kent ridge Park and run from there to Hort PArk , to metal grill trail walkway up to Telok Blangah Hill, cross Henderson Wave Bridge to Mt Faber, and then down to Seah Imm for Breakfast. OVerall less than 6km only , so alittle of an endurance but more on strength.That time quite free, just got retrenched then.

 

[WussRedXLi]

15:36.25

 

[WussRedXLi]

Just able to confirm something "new", nothing new but this is quite noticeable this time round.
Sleep is really one of the super recovery main tools.


Yesterday had a rather long day, morning short but intense workout, after that longer ride with kid, and then rode to fix bicycle. Went to buy lunch and dinner (riding). Also gone to office 3 times (6 legs) to fix some maintenance issues.
By afternoon already quite tired. I actually was washing my armpits in the office toilet coz a bit stinko.
Pretty tired and can feel the tightness/soreness/etc by dinner.


Last night by just before 9pm already had the sleepy feeling and so went to sleep.
Woke up at 6.21am this morning.

Literally recovered and ready to go now.

Sleep is really one of the super recovery main tools.

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[Sadisticnoob]

Talking about Mount Faber, over there can do PBs and intervals too.

Significantly tougher on the muscles than running.

I do lots of cycling in the past , mt Faber is nothing compared to overseas hills

 

[Sadisticnoob]

Walked approximately the last 1.5km overall did 7.10 per km on average

Am relying lesser on gels and only had 1L of water .

next run will be the first Half marathon distance that is unsupported . Targeting 7.10 per km

 

[WussRedXLi]

Wah....talking about cao cao, cao cao arrives.

In Dan’s journey back to health and fitness, he discovered that no matter how much he improves his VO2 max, builds strength, or follows a healthy diet, progress remains limited without proper sleep. In this episode, Dan delves into the crucial role sleep plays in every aspect of health, breaks down the four stages of sleep, and reveals how daily habits can either support or sabotage your rest. He also explores how much sleep you need, whether it's possible to get too much sleep, and shares practical tips to help you improve your sleep quality.

 

[WussRedXLi]

I do lots of cycling in the past , mt Faber is nothing compared to overseas hills

Yah, this is a limitation of coz but it's just a soft limitation, the only thing is that it gets boring when repeated.

All these limitations don't prevent you from reaching your goals. Some poeple use it as an excuse actually.
It is in the mind, i can gun around Marina Bay area a good several times, just good for intervals.....can "see people" at MBS while recovering, before gunning again. Much safer than using the roads here at my South Side, unless if you can get up before 5am on weekdays then dont say.

Folks still can Everest here in flattish SG.

The concept of Everesting is fiendishly simple: Pick any hill, anywhere in the world and ride repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8848m.

Likewise, SG is a small country but people still can do 100-200km here....


Im just on a foldie costing 1k and my 5k "TT" is reaching sub 8 ie above 35kmh "comfortably". (5k distance is simply coz i dont go tmcr or seletar, just a convenient TT distance, same for 3-5k for my running). Sprint/strength wise managed to hit 50.7km on a straight flat recently, albeit with tailwind (SE winds) and on GPS though no obstructions.

The same goes for running.......actually i find it even more challenging to try to racewalk faster than what other amateurs can run. (I did just that in 2023 AHM, LLST coz i suddenly kena injured after 6th km mark)


It's all in the mind.
But one thing for sure we do not get here is Altitude training. The closest i ever thought of is Genting Highlands.
I also dont think locally we have any hypobaric chambers like what i come across say in Japan etc.

 

[Kuudere]

https://ibb.co/gSqgdXX

Broke the 8:40 barrier for 2.4k, fastest I ran so far in Sg. Ran this without carbon plate shoes.

 

[WussRedXLi]

Actually one fella that i peifu is Aaroiseverything. His bike and stuff are simple. His trainer just $100 or so (think second hand one). Nothing fancy at all, does not even go overseas etc. His mindset is actually power, and i believe his mental threshold is very very high.
edit - of coz not talking about olympic / international level kind of mental toughness, but for sure tougher than many non-pros but dedicated hobbyists.

His sprint tris/dual specific leg timings and 2.4 to HM distances would put lots of even dedicated cyclists/runners to shame

 

[WussRedXLi]

https://ibb.co/gSqgdXX

Broke the 8:40 barrier for 2.4k, fastest I ran so far in Sg. Ran this without carbon plate shoes.

Wah, looks like signifcant improvement. For such shorter distances and faster timings, 30 seconds is a heck lot. (9 to 8.30 is not the same as 13 to 12.30)

edit - eh you still not full send lah. 168bpm max only, and young fella also

 

[Sadisticnoob]

https://ibb.co/gSqgdXX

Broke the 8:40 barrier for 2.4k, fastest I ran so far in Sg. Ran this without carbon plate shoes.

crazy speed . thats insane

 

[milkiee]

@Ender boss i tried doing the race pace in between my long run and died.
felt feverish and lethargic after that. think i have over-exerted.

think i should have stick to 5:30 pace instead of going for 5:00 pace.