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I am still not running as I feel pain in my left forefoot when I am walking and somehow donât think it is wise to go running then. But do you know what? When you are not running 5 times a week, you have so much more time to do other things! I just realized that after a few weeks of not running and.I think I will actually start doing these other things soonâŚ
Anyhow, spring is around somewhere and here in Hamburg the temperatures fluctuate a lot from day to day, which means you have to carefully evaluate your running outfit. You might even want to try out a fancy button down running shirt and look like you just escaped from your office. Or you try running in totally weird spaces like your frontyard or in your bathtub, if it is too cold outside.
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What Trail Running Teaches Us About Creativity
Running became much more freeing for me when I realised that every run doesnât have to be the best run Iâve ever done. Fitness is the sum of many parts, practiced over many days, which takes the pressure off any one specific run. This was soothing to my perfectionist soul. Now at work, I donât freak out if my initial ideas arenât amazing, or a client has more feedback than I expected. Itâs not a final grade, itâs just feedback. In running and in work, I trust that if I keep aiming for excellence, Iâll get there â just by dedicating myself to the practice.
Trail running is amazing for the mind, so much better than running through the streets. My take, please challenge me.
The Prerequisites for Consistency
The deeper kind of consistency is rarer and harder to see. It shows up not in the training log but in the results and relationship with the sport â a sustained ability to operate at an individualâs highest level across years, through different environments, different competitive eras, and different versions of yourself.
That kind of consistency doesnât happen by accident. And it doesnât happen simply by training harder or longer. It happens when a specific set of prerequisites are in place â prerequisites that most athletes never fully develop, and that most training plans never explicitly address.
I really would like to get back to consistency in my training. Obviously, my training is on a whole different level, but still I value consistency a lot.
The Modern Running Boom Is Changing What a Race Even Is
If everything is selling out, then races are no longer competing against the idea of not racing at all. They are competing against other races that are also full, and that changes how decisions get made.
Youâre not asking whether someone will sign up. Youâre asking why theyâll choose your event instead of another one that also has a waitlist. Will that be weather? Time of year? Medal? Expo? Race perks and swag?
That leads to bigger weekends, more built-out finish areas, more emphasis on the expo, and more effort put into making the event feel like something youâd want to spend time at beyond the actual race.
Itâs great that runs are sold out, I guess we need to create more to meet demand! If you travel to a race, you might as well attend an event and have more fun while away from home.
Would You Run a 5K in a Van? On a Plane? In the Tub?
The latest trick is recording a run in an unlikely location, the more cramped the better: a 5K in a police van, a marathon in a bathtub. One man kicked off a wave of online backlash after recording a 5K inside an airplane bathroom, over the course of nearly an hour, during a flight from Cape Town to Munich.
Using the infographic that Strava automatically generates, which overlays a runâs distance, pace and route onto a photo or a video, these posts have the same slick look as a sincere race recap â except the GPS track is an absurd scribble.
I am sure that Andy Warhol had running influencers in mind when he said that âIn the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutesâ.
Shacketology: A Runnerâs Guide to Button Down Technical Shirts and Shackets
Similarly the âtrail shirtâ has long been a staple in trail ultra running and hiking. Before there were technical button ups, runners wore 100% cotton western shirts that kept them shaded from the sun and cool when soaked in ice cold mountain creeks. The snap buttons pop off if the shirt gets snagged. Ultra running fit god Cliff Young consistently wore cotton button downs.
Theyâre a significantly cooler looking than the UPF sun hoodies you can get for fishing (sunlight reflects off the water and youâre fully exposed out on a boat). So not only are they useful, but you can also just wear them out and about. If I can get extra mileage out of my running stuff, Iâll always opt for that option these days.
I think Iâll not take part in this trend. Iâm not wearing a shirt to the office, why should I wear one to go running?
If you missed last weekâs edition, you can read it here:
Now, go running!
â Nico
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Great links as always. Wishing you a speedy recovery!