jogging and motivation thread

[WussRedXLi]

@sales69

 

[sph777]

3:30 already very solid! Give you big thumbs up. I wish I run like that!

Haven't achieved yet, aiming for it haha

 

[winningeleven]

Would you run today? Based on the visibility. Today is quite bad .

But if judged thru "smell" it doesn't smell that bad for me. I would run after the sunset .. but today I give myself a rest since I ran yesterday 10km. Planing a longer run for tmr morning . Hopefully

 

[Mattitude]

I did check for last year 2025 scsm. Running department fastest group is 3hr45 mins . Maybe this year getting faster !

Running Department has a 3:30 pace group for this year BYDSGIM! First time! I have been joining them for their Saturdays long runs and their pacing is actually consistent!

Hopefully i am able to keep up with them during the actual marathon! Haha.

 

[Scrabby]

Klscm... Just don't have the energy to push the last 10km+

Shaved off 45 mins off my pb

 

[kaisin82]

Haven't achieved yet, aiming for it haha

what's yours right now?

 

[WussRedXLi]

Would you run today? Based on the visibility. Today is quite bad .

But if judged thru "smell" it doesn't smell that bad for me. I would run after the sunset .. but today I give myself a rest since I ran yesterday 10km. Planing a longer run for tmr morning . Hopefully

Already shared with you, it's the cardiovascular benefits:risks relationship mostly.

If you are more health biased, then dont do it. Plus gotta consider your nearly age 50 factor.
If your BYDSIM marathon timing is ultra important and number one factor in your mind right now and nothing else matters, then continue training. Maybe for some that is the only shot (accredited race) to go overseas majors next year etc.....that's a valid reason also.


There still is some net performance gain probably, since the air is not way over AQI 200 (leading to clear and lasting symptoms and inflammation which affects your next few sessions so it's LPPL).


I just checked with AI, it's telling me the same. Performance fitness gain yes, though hampered a bit coz of recovery hits etc. You can still train for say Garmin/BYDSIM and net benefits.

But you are trading this with health risks/benefits.


Or put it this way bro, it's like you are fuelling mostly with instant noodles laden with inflammatory oil + lots of palm oil addition, maybe 4-6 packets a day something like that.
So you will not bonk, performance will still be there since the carbs/glycogen will be supplied by it. But got 加料。


So need to see how you view things overall. Fitness (your BYDSIM marathon timing) vs your health.
You will get fit and net a good timing, but at what expense. You can only answer that yourself as everyone views risks and life differently.


Some more science in this
https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/...ts-performance-what-athletes-can-do-about-it/

How Poor Air Quality Affects Performance & What Athletes Can Do About It​

By Will Hicks
Updated August 14, 2026 Published August 4, 2026

 

[WussRedXLi]

Would you run today? Based on the visibility. Today is quite bad .

But if judged thru "smell" it doesn't smell that bad for me. I would run after the sunset .. but today I give myself a rest since I ran yesterday 10km. Planing a longer run for tmr morning . Hopefully

Anyway, yesterday was bad........ can probably knock about 5 to 10 AQI from the graph as this station tends to over-read a wee bit. But still it's hovering around AQI 200 (same as PSI 200)

Other areas might be a bit differnt tho.

Im still training, but mainly zone 2 with KF94 and more emphasis (slightly higher vol) for my strength/calisthenics. Take it as a slight deload, the zone 2 volume also cut anyway.....with KF94 not say very comfy past 1 hr mark, but it will work

The cheap gyms are also like quite full like that, unless if you are willing to really pay for top tier brands.

 

[Kuudere]

Marathon I dun have lofty goals. BYD aiming for 3:30 (hopefully no cramps). Seoul I go to try overseas marathon in cold weather for the first time.

3:30 marathon is quite nice if you are projected to run faster than that. I did my marathon around that pace and I was able to enjoy the marathon.

Butties who want to try overseas marathon in cooler weather can also try ballot for next year's Berlin marathon, one of Abbott's WMM event.

Supposedly one of the easier event to ballot for. (still 20-25% chance according to google)

I failed the ballot even for Taipei Marathon/Half Marathon, but I managed to get the Hong Kong Marathon/Half Marathon which is easier to get in. Majors are definitely a lot harder to get in.

For flat course, the nearest and cheaper one for us is the gold coast Marathon.
Berlin would be more prestige and desirable for star medal collectors.

Gold Coast don't have to ballot, first come first serve. Went for it this year, highly recommend.

I've tried tokyo 4 times, London twice, NY twice, Berlin and chicago once

So 10 times total

all failed

Some people suggested increasing the chances for those who failed before, but no such system in place yet for the balloting process.

Would you run today? Based on the visibility. Today is quite bad .

But if judged thru "smell" it doesn't smell that bad for me. I would run after the sunset .. but today I give myself a rest since I ran yesterday 10km. Planing a longer run for tmr morning . Hopefully

I switched to running in gym treadmill, to avoid the haze.

Run a 2.50 marathon can go for both Chicago and Boston haha

I gave up on chasing time goals, maybe I might consider the 40s age range, especially the 45-49 range. But, the requirement might get harder over time. Most likely, I will seek coaching after I am done with self training. I am still planning to try out some marathon plans (example: Marathon excellence Wind plan, Daniels plan). Given that I don't intend to run more than 1 marathon a year, it will take some time to exhaust the marathon running plans.