Do you all use Strava Premium? Is it worth paying for? Right now I use Garmin Connect with my basic Garmin but I hear a lot about Strava and finding routes on it, community, etc. Thoughts?
Do you all use Strava Premium? Is it worth paying for? Right now I use Garmin Connect with my basic Garmin but I hear a lot about Strava and finding routes on it, community, etc. Thoughts?
Garmin connect as well. Have no desire to share with others out there and haven't messed with Strava
5k today...more than a minute off my time from the 2 weeks ago. Bunch of hills to manage, today. Still ran well 4th place overall , 2nd in 35-49 category. (Wtf is with that category? Would have been first in the standard 40-49, lol. Winner ran a 17 minute race and was 37 years old.)
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Also, my son won his race...they had a short sprint, about 100 yards, broken out into age groups. He only had 9 others to race, but he smoked them He was stressing before. "Dad, I know I can win the longer races, but I'm not sure about the short ones." I love it.
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Do you all use Strava Premium? Is it worth paying for? Right now I use Garmin Connect with my basic Garmin but I hear a lot about Strava and finding routes on it, community, etc. Thoughts?
Garmin connect as well. Have no desire to share with others out there and haven't messed with Strava
5k today...more than a minute off my time from the 2 weeks ago. Bunch of hills to manage, today. Still ran well 4th place overall , 2nd in 35-49 category. (Wtf is with that category? Would have been first in the standard 40-49, lol. Winner ran a 17 minute race and was 37 years old.)
That is a weird age breakdown, I've never seen that before.
I don't use Strava -- no desire to have my run routes or workout info publicized. I do use Garmin Connect (set to private) sometimes, I also -- still -- use Map My Fitness, because old habits die hard and because I also want to record my lifts and other workouts. And I keep spreadsheets. And I track my total mileage and miles on each pair of shoes.... I seem to spend a lot of time tracking data; I'd like to streamline all of that and make it more efficient. Maybe I need to get an Apple Watch and wear it along with my Garmin LOL. I'm at the age where I want to track muscle mass and % body fat along with everything else (yay, perimenopause).
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Thinking/speaking/writing of tech: I've tried an AI training app on and off over the last 6-7 months, and I am not impressed. It promises flexibility but doesn't deliver; it cannot deal with city running (stopping at stoplights etc); it sets my easy runs at a pace so slow I cannot do them; and it provides inadequate training for long runs (marathons, ultras, etc).
I tried tweaking all of the settings. I told it my goal was to run a double-marathon. And it still spat out three weeks of 30-40 minute runs at me (I run 90 minutes/day with a longer run on weekends).
Maybe this is why I'm not freaking out about AI taking over everything just yet. A real coach would provide a much better plan -- and I could do better for myself, too.
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
Do you all use Strava Premium? Is it worth paying for? Right now I use Garmin Connect with my basic Garmin but I hear a lot about Strava and finding routes on it, community, etc. Thoughts?
Garmin connect as well. Have no desire to share with others out there and haven't messed with Strava
5k today...more than a minute off my time from the 2 weeks ago. Bunch of hills to manage, today. Still ran well 4th place overall , 2nd in 35-49 category. (Wtf is with that category? Would have been first in the standard 40-49, lol. Winner ran a 17 minute race and was 37 years old.)
Awesome. Sounds like you had a great run. I ran a very difficult 4 miles today. Maybe because of my scratched cornea (which shouldn’t affect my running). I actually had to stop a few times. It sucked. But finally finished.
Also, my son won his race...they had a short sprint, about 100 yards, broken out into age groups. He only had 9 others to race, but he smoked them He was stressing before. "Dad, I know I can win the longer races, but I'm not sure about the short ones." I love it.
That is awesome. Sounds like he is taking after you. Starting early. Good for him!!!
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Do you all use Strava Premium? Is it worth paying for? Right now I use Garmin Connect with my basic Garmin but I hear a lot about Strava and finding routes on it, community, etc. Thoughts?
Garmin connect as well. Have no desire to share with others out there and haven't messed with Strava
5k today...more than a minute off my time from the 2 weeks ago. Bunch of hills to manage, today. Still ran well 4th place overall , 2nd in 35-49 category. (Wtf is with that category? Would have been first in the standard 40-49, lol. Winner ran a 17 minute race and was 37 years old.)
Awesome. Sounds like you had a great run. I ran a very difficult 4 miles today. Maybe because of my scratched cornea (which shouldn’t affect my running). I actually had to stop a few times. It sucked. But finally finished.
Hopefully next run is better. As our friend here says, sometimes you just have a flush run. The eye should improve quickly. A few days later i was in good shape when I fucked mine up, hope the same is true for you.
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10 miles today, last run of any significance before next Saturday and hopefully another 100 mile effort. I'll do 1 or 2 easy leg looseness in the week but mostly wrap myself up in cotton wool
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Do you all use Strava Premium? Is it worth paying for? Right now I use Garmin Connect with my basic Garmin but I hear a lot about Strava and finding routes on it, community, etc. Thoughts?
Garmin connect as well. Have no desire to share with others out there and haven't messed with Strava
5k today...more than a minute off my time from the 2 weeks ago. Bunch of hills to manage, today. Still ran well 4th place overall , 2nd in 35-49 category. (Wtf is with that category? Would have been first in the standard 40-49, lol. Winner ran a 17 minute race and was 37 years old.)
Congrats, great result!
I'm running my first 5k race next weekend, I don't know what to expect as I really don't like their shorter distance races.
10 miles today, last run of any significance before next Saturday and hopefully another 100 mile effort. I'll do 1 or 2 easy leg looseness in the week but mostly wrap myself up in cotton wool
100 miles !!!! I haven't ever hit that in a week. Good luck!
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Do you all use Strava Premium? Is it worth paying for? Right now I use Garmin Connect with my basic Garmin but I hear a lot about Strava and finding routes on it, community, etc. Thoughts?
Garmin connect as well. Have no desire to share with others out there and haven't messed with Strava
5k today...more than a minute off my time from the 2 weeks ago. Bunch of hills to manage, today. Still ran well 4th place overall , 2nd in 35-49 category. (Wtf is with that category? Would have been first in the standard 40-49, lol. Winner ran a 17 minute race and was 37 years old.)
Congrats, great result!
I'm running my first 5k race next weekend, I don't know what to expect as I really don't like their shorter distance races.
I bet you are faster than you think. Looking forward to hearing how it goes!
10 miles today, last run of any significance before next Saturday and hopefully another 100 mile effort. I'll do 1 or 2 easy leg looseness in the week but mostly wrap myself up in cotton wool
So incredible. I can’t wait to hear all about it. Good luck. I’m sure you will do great. Can we follow it online?
Do you all use Strava Premium? Is it worth paying for? Right now I use Garmin Connect with my basic Garmin but I hear a lot about Strava and finding routes on it, community, etc. Thoughts?
Garmin connect as well. Have no desire to share with others out there and haven't messed with Strava
5k today...more than a minute off my time from the 2 weeks ago. Bunch of hills to manage, today. Still ran well 4th place overall , 2nd in 35-49 category. (Wtf is with that category? Would have been first in the standard 40-49, lol. Winner ran a 17 minute race and was 37 years old.)
Congrats, great result!
I'm running my first 5k race next weekend, I don't know what to expect as I really don't like their shorter distance races.
10 miles today, last run of any significance before next Saturday and hopefully another 100 mile effort. I'll do 1 or 2 easy leg looseness in the week but mostly wrap myself up in cotton wool
So incredible. I can’t wait to hear all about it. Good luck. I’m sure you will do great. Can we follow it online?
I'm not sure, ill find out. It's a 5 mile trail loop completed as many times as we wish in 24 hours. I know there is a scoreboard at the start of each loop so we can see where we are, so we must have trackers. But I'm sure like the last one I did I'll post some updates here during the event, that was very cool to have you guys respond... Gave me a huge lift
10 miles today, last run of any significance before next Saturday and hopefully another 100 mile effort. I'll do 1 or 2 easy leg looseness in the week but mostly wrap myself up in cotton wool
So incredible. I can’t wait to hear all about it. Good luck. I’m sure you will do great. Can we follow it online?
I'm not sure, ill find out. It's a 5 mile trail loop completed as many times as we wish in 24 hours. I know there is a scoreboard at the start of each loop so we can see where we are, so we must have trackers. But I'm sure like the last one I did I'll post some updates here during the event, that was very cool to have you guys respond... Gave me a huge lift
Have fun. Let us know if we can track your progress.
I put money down for my first 1/2 Marathon today. Not until December, but now I'm committed!
Looking forward to seeing how your 100 goes, Beano. Definitely keep us posted if we can follow along some.
Awesome! Good luck on it. It's great to have a race to look forward to when training.
I ran my first half last fall, my 2nd this spring. Now I'm signed up for a 5k this weekend, a 30K in September, my first marathon in November, and my 2nd marathon in April. This is becoming addicting.
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But have heard strava is good.
Have no desire to share with others out there and haven't messed with Strava
5k today...more than a minute off my time from the 2 weeks ago. Bunch of hills to manage, today.
Still ran well
4th place overall , 2nd in 35-49 category.
(Wtf is with that category? Would have been first in the standard 40-49, lol. Winner ran a 17 minute race and was 37 years old.)
He was stressing before. "Dad, I know I can win the longer races, but I'm not sure about the short ones."
The eye should improve quickly. A few days later i was in good shape when I fucked mine up, hope the same is true for you.
199 high mark, 178 average
Was huffing and puffing once we hit the hill
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I'm running my first 5k race next weekend, I don't know what to expect as I really don't like their shorter distance races.
I'm not sure, ill find out. It's a 5 mile trail loop completed as many times as we wish in 24 hours. I know there is a scoreboard at the start of each loop so we can see where we are, so we must have trackers. But I'm sure like the last one I did I'll post some updates here during the event, that was very cool to have you guys respond... Gave me a huge lift
Looking forward to seeing how your 100 goes, Beano. Definitely keep us posted if we can follow along some.
I ran my first half last fall, my 2nd this spring. Now I'm signed up for a 5k this weekend, a 30K in September, my first marathon in November, and my 2nd marathon in April. This is becoming addicting.