Fun running in the forrest in the dark with a headlamp(?)
12 kilometres. My fastest friend ran it in 1h12m. The rest at roughly 1h20-30m. I came in last at 1h48m. After 7 kilometres I was spent. Could barely get over the stones and roots and stuff with my tired spaghetti legs. The run ended with running up a steep skislope. Haha. I walked it. Which was hard enough after 11 kilometres. At the finishline they gave you soup and bread.
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Fun running in the forrest in the dark with a headlamp(?)
12 kilometres. My fastest friend ran it in 1h12m. The rest at roughly 1h20-30m. I came in last at 1h48m. After 7 kilometres I was spent. Could barely get over the stones and roots and stuff with my tired spaghetti legs. The run ended with running up a steep skislope. Haha. I walked it. Which was hard enough after 11 kilometres. At the finishline they gave you soup and bread.
That looks and sounds like the full trail experience! Great job getting it done when it was tough, that's what it's all about. Looks fantastic
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Fun stuff - good on you.
Finished my training with an easy 8 miles this AM. A 3 and a few 2s left just to keep loose this week before Half next Sat and Full next Sun.
Excited. Plan to go way slow and just try to finish healthy. If everything goes above plan perhaps I hit it hard the last 5-10 miles of the marathon. If not, just stay on pace and accomplish the goal, healthy.
Finished my training with an easy 8 miles this AM. A 3 and a few 2s left just to keep loose this week before Half next Sat and Full next Sun.
Excited. Plan to go way slow and just try to finish healthy. If everything goes above plan perhaps I hit it hard the last 5-10 miles of the marathon. If not, just stay on pace and accomplish the goal, healthy.
Good luck with both of your races. My sister just started training for a 1/2 marathon. Maybe I will try it one day. Just not motivated enough yet. But I like my short 4-5 mile runs.
Finished my training with an easy 8 miles this AM. A 3 and a few 2s left just to keep loose this week before Half next Sat and Full next Sun.
Excited. Plan to go way slow and just try to finish healthy. If everything goes above plan perhaps I hit it hard the last 5-10 miles of the marathon. If not, just stay on pace and accomplish the goal, healthy.
Good luck mate! Look forward to hearing about them both.
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That photo brings back great memories of when I travelled with my brother, early morning runs from our accommodation through the parks to the opera house
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All checked and ready. Shit ready for back to back days, 2 of everything....need to determine how cold it will be, if it will rain.
All checked and ready. Shit ready for back to back days, 2 of everything....need to determine how cold it will be, if it will rain.
Good luck mate, very prepared! The Salomon pack is the pinnacle, can't see it ever being bettered
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Finished both and evaded any lasting injuries. Half on Saturday, easy peasy. Didn't stay in Zone 2 as I wanted, that is too tough....but did stay in 2 and 3 mostly until the last mile and a half, when I floored it and passed mofos like i was actually a good runner. Lol. Had some significant calf soreness during it, though.
Today's full marathon was ugly. I was ok until mile 17. My body quit. I made it through 19 without slowing down too much but was at a crawl from 20 on home. Finished almost an hour off my pace from last years marathon, when I was hurt. Oh well - mission accomplished.
Changed how I was running after having the calf soreness and focused on shorter strides and middle plants. Worked for that part....by the time my calfs went, my feet, ankle, knees, and back all were screaming. Lol.
Finished both and evaded any lasting injuries. Half on Saturday, easy peasy. Didn't stay in Zone 2 as I wanted, that is too tough....but did stay in 2 and 3 mostly until the last mile and a half, when I floored it and passed mofos like i was actually a good runner. Lol. Had some significant calf soreness during it, though.
Today's full marathon was ugly. I was ok until mile 17. My body quit. I made it through 19 without slowing down too much but was at a crawl from 20 on home. Finished almost an hour off my pace from last years marathon, when I was hurt. Oh well - mission accomplished.
Changed how I was running after having the calf soreness and focused on shorter strides and middle plants. Worked for that part....by the time my calfs went, my feet, ankle, knees, and back all were screaming. Lol.
In the books!
Back to back half and full is no joke mate, awesome work! Great stuff
Finished both and evaded any lasting injuries. Half on Saturday, easy peasy. Didn't stay in Zone 2 as I wanted, that is too tough....but did stay in 2 and 3 mostly until the last mile and a half, when I floored it and passed mofos like i was actually a good runner. Lol. Had some significant calf soreness during it, though.
Today's full marathon was ugly. I was ok until mile 17. My body quit. I made it through 19 without slowing down too much but was at a crawl from 20 on home. Finished almost an hour off my pace from last years marathon, when I was hurt. Oh well - mission accomplished.
Changed how I was running after having the calf soreness and focused on shorter strides and middle plants. Worked for that part....by the time my calfs went, my feet, ankle, knees, and back all were screaming. Lol.
In the books!
Unreal. I can’t believe you did both in the same weekend. Time to rest and celebrate. That is awesome!!
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Recovery sauce
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That hurt as much as anything yesterday, for the first few minutes. Waited a while after the third bucket of ice went in....chunks were not melting down, which meant it was good and cold.
That hurt as much as anything yesterday, for the first few minutes. Waited a while after the third bucket of ice went in....chunks were not melting down, which meant it was good and cold.
That photo brings back great memories of when I travelled with my brother, early morning runs from our accommodation through the parks to the opera house
I'm so glad you have great memories of it. I was limited to do things with my daughter who suffered jet lag. I definitely have an appreciation for the band and crew while traveling through different times on this last leg!
Vedder with the new balance fresh foam more trail shoes
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Ha. That is awesome. Have a 1 miler with my son followed by a 5k dressed as an elf, tomorrow. Been drinking hard all week, traveling, and already had a Bloody today. Gonna be a slow 5k time, lol
Ha. That is awesome. Have a 1 miler with my son followed by a 5k dressed as an elf, tomorrow. Been drinking hard all week, traveling, and already had a Bloody today. Gonna be a slow 5k time, lol
Have fun tomorrow. That is great that your son is becoming a runner as well. I had a really crappy run today. I just wasn’t feeling it. I stopped two times ready to call it a day. But ended up forcing myself to finish what I started.
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Vedder with the new balance fresh foam more trail shoes
Jeff’s Gear | Engie Stadium, Sydney
As the last minutes of the last show quickly slipped by, I found myself wanting to capture everything I hadn’t yet, not knowing if we’d ever get to do all this again. I saw Jeff’s hat and sneakers sitting here and it wasn’t something I could resist. These personal items just waiting for their owner to come take them away to where we all go when we leave, back to our lives.
Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024
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Fun running in the forrest in the dark with a headlamp(?)
12 kilometres. My fastest friend ran it in 1h12m. The rest at roughly 1h20-30m. I came in last at 1h48m.
After 7 kilometres I was spent. Could barely get over the stones and roots and stuff with my tired spaghetti legs.
The run ended with running up a steep skislope. Haha. I walked it. Which was hard enough after 11 kilometres.
At the finishline they gave you soup and bread.
Finished my training with an easy 8 miles this AM.
A 3 and a few 2s left just to keep loose this week before Half next Sat and Full next Sun.
Excited. Plan to go way slow and just try to finish healthy. If everything goes above plan perhaps I hit it hard the last 5-10 miles of the marathon. If not, just stay on pace and accomplish the goal, healthy.
The Bloody Long Walk
That photo brings back great memories of when I travelled with my brother, early morning runs from our accommodation through the parks to the opera house
Shit ready for back to back days, 2 of everything....need to determine how cold it will be, if it will rain.
Half on Saturday, easy peasy. Didn't stay in Zone 2 as I wanted, that is too tough....but did stay in 2 and 3 mostly until the last mile and a half, when I floored it and passed mofos like i was actually a good runner. Lol.
Had some significant calf soreness during it, though.
Today's full marathon was ugly. I was ok until mile 17. My body quit. I made it through 19 without slowing down too much but was at a crawl from 20 on home. Finished almost an hour off my pace from last years marathon, when I was hurt.
Oh well - mission accomplished.
Changed how I was running after having the calf soreness and focused on shorter strides and middle plants. Worked for that part....by the time my calfs went, my feet, ankle, knees, and back all were screaming. Lol.
In the books!
Waited a while after the third bucket of ice went in....chunks were not melting down, which meant it was good and cold.
That is awesome.
Have a 1 miler with my son followed by a 5k dressed as an elf, tomorrow.
Been drinking hard all week, traveling, and already had a Bloody today.
Gonna be a slow 5k time, lol
Jeff’s Gear | Engie Stadium, Sydney
As the last minutes of the last show quickly slipped by, I found myself wanting to capture everything I hadn’t yet, not knowing if we’d ever get to do all this again. I saw Jeff’s hat and sneakers sitting here and it wasn’t something I could resist. These personal items just waiting for their owner to come take them away to where we all go when we leave, back to our lives.
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Enjoying some time off work over Christmas and ramping up the training again ready for 2025.
Any races planned for 2025?