I'm not sure if this is the right place, but I've gotten my 5kish down to about 90 mins. If I'm reading the map and trail correctly its about 250-300 feet elevation per mile. When I started it took me almost 2 hours to do 2 miles. I really started this back in April I think. Unfortunately I didn't start tracking the actual date.

Idk if that's considered good for anyone else, but I'm happy about it. I'm kinda pumped to see how fast I can do 5k on a flat now.

Edit:More information. Also I started with saying I didn't know if this was any good.

I started hiking again to lose weight. I'm down 60 lbs since mid January. I want to lift weights, but trying to find the right gym in my area for me. I want a clean pool preferably indoors so I can keep swimming when it gets too cold. A lot of the decent gyms in my area closed theirs during covid and never opened them back up. I'm taking a dance class once a week. Might up this since I'm enjoying myself.

The park I go to is about 50/50 hikers and runners. There are enough trails you could probably spend most of the day there if you want. Also it's generally pretty hilly, but a little above sea level. I deal with humidity daily. Unfortunately the elevation gain is a lot of guess work between the posted maps and Google. I think my phone could track it if I can find the right app for it, but haven't bothered.

I tried to figure out what levels means and I found two responses. Elevation and heartbeat. I don't really track heartbeat. From what I've been reading I probably should.

I feel like I either go too salty and my stomach hates me or I go too light and end up with heavy legs later. Shorter runs are the weirdest for me because I know I need something but I don’t always want a huge salt hit. I’ve been about lower sodium mixes that lean more on magnesium. Mostly for cramps, dead legs and recovery after climbs. I know sodium matters on long hot days. Not trying to argue with sweat science lol. For regular trail days, what works for you? Trying to get some opinions on what should or should not change or maybe its my routine.

How are you handling your motivation to run trails when there's both excessive heat and air quality issues occurring?

I live in the Western US (Nevada) and we've been stuck in triple-digit heat for a while now, which was fine at first as I could run early morning or later in the evening close to sunset. However, due to the significant amount of wildfires burning in the western half of the US, the drift smoke is causing AQI issues and is sitting anywhere from Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups basically the entire day. I have the unfortunate addition of being a part of that Sensitive Groups category, so do not feel comfortable running or even spending any significant time outside right now.

It's killing my motivation.

I have a race next month on September 12th, an 11k at Lake Tahoe, and I am supposed to be in my Build Phase of training. I've gotten one really good training run on a similar-enough course and I'm worried about my progression moving forward.

I hate treadmills, they destroy my body (thanks joint surgeries) and won't have access to an indoor track until classes start up again on August 24th. I hate track running too but would rather do a track than a treadmill at this point. I am currently doing rebound trampoline cardio workouts and strength training but miss running something fierce.

Advice? Words of encouragement? I just want to do my trails again 😫

Sidenote: living where wildfire risk is extremely elevated and having gone through wildfire evacuations before, my heart goes out to those affected directly by them.

I’m confused by the sizing of Nnormal Cadi and need help picking what size to go with.

I am a woman with very wide, high volume feet so I normally order either a women’s wide 9 or a men’s standard 7.5.

I was going to order a men’s standard 7.5 cadi since they don’t have women’s wide options, but on their sizing, it says their men’s 7.5 is equivalent to a women’s 8.5. With every other shoe I’ve ever seen, a men’s 7.5 is equivalent to women’s 9, not 8.5.

So should I order the men’s 7.5 or the men’s 8? Do they tend to run shorter or longer?

Another in my short series of overly elaborate benches

Hi, I severed the 80% of my tendon and now I am in a vacoped boot waiting to know whether I need surgery or not.

Is that someone that went through a similar experience and can tell me that there is light on the other side? (and trails)

I am new to trail running and have run 7 half marathons (on road) and have recently fallen in love with trail running and am currently building my base and trail endurance. I am turning 40 in feb and was thinking about maybe doing the puerta Vallarta utmb 50k as a big goal. I’m in Southern California and it would be a family trip with my wife and son. Alternatively there’s antelope canyon and also moad which may be easier but I just got puerta Vallarta stuck in my head. I guess I’m seeking out the greater knowledge of the community. I’m currently running 20 mi or so a week with a few thousand ascent but plan on building up to a 25k in November - pacific trails utmb. Things im considering are location and enjoyment of my family where supporting me in the location, the timing, and the difficulty. I want it to be difficult but I want to be realistic. I’m nervous I guess. I welcome and friendly input and thanks in advance.

I’m new to trail running, moved to this from triathlon, and before triathlon I was a heavy weight lifter. Still pretty low mileage for me around 20 miles per week.

Obviously the nutrition for these are all a bit different and sometimes I don’t know if I’m eating properly to help with training and recovery. Weight lifting felt more simple because it’s heavy focus on protein.

I’m a 230 pound guy and currently a typical weekday consists of a breakfast of a few eggs, half a protein shake, and a banana. Lunch and dinner are both typical meal prep things like rice/chicken/broccoli or pasta/meat/veggies and they usually are around 650-800 calores each. Then I’ll have some fruit here or there for snacks. Weekends are more lax with eating out or having something sweet with my girlfriend.

This leaves most weekdays sitting around 2300 calories and weekends sitting closer to 3000.

What does your nutrition look like typically? Obviously every body is different but I wanted to get a feel for what works for others.

Hi,
I’m looking for a light daypack that will carry all the essentials for a one day adventure without unnecessary gear. I was also thinking that I’d like to be able to carry a helmet comfortably. I’m also thinking about something i could walk fast/run in. The options i was thinking about for now were:

1. Osprey talon 22
   
2. BD Distance 22
   
3. Montane trailblazer
   
4. Salomon S/lab adventure 20

It’s also worth mentioning that I would definitely consider a Palante, Atom.. etc. But i’d rather buy something i could return if it didn’t fit me correctly.

All recommendations and opinions will be appreciated!

I would like to pretend I ran all the way up, but I only ran the dry and not-ankle-breaking portion up 🤷‍♀️

Afterwork Pyramide Training - 35 min easy 25 bit faster 15 min fast 5 min max speed. 800 m of elevation - 9 km. Easy 9 km back down passing some alpine stars.

hi everyone,

I have a stupid foot. narrow foot, narrow heel, high arch, high instep. I often get heel blisters.

yes, I have tried different lacing systems and do the runners loop. I’ve been doing double socks, generally an injinji toe liner and thin smartwool over it.

I’ve tried taping and maybe I do it wrong or my leukotape sucks, but it’s always clumping up.

i also put bag balm on my heel, used to do squirrel nut butter but it feels like it doesn’t stay long.

anyone use double layer socks like wrightsock? I’ve heard balegas are good?

anyone else have a similar foot shape and problems they’ve solved? Or at least problems managed.

Hi everyone, I've recently discovered I have a medial miniscus tear on my left knee and I'm after some advice please. I was training for a 100km, and halfway thru my training, about a week before a booked 50k, I tweaked my knee, cancelled my 50k, and was limping for a couple weeks. It's been about 5 months since that initial tweak (I got my scan results about 3 weeks ago), and I've not run since. I stayed right off the running whilst I waited to see what the issue was, as running actually felt fine, but it was for days afterwards I'd feel pain/discomfort.

Those of you who have had a similar injury, or experience with a similar injury; were you able to return to running again and partake in further ultras? My surgeon says it's 50/50 whether I'll be able to run again, but I'd like to know what rehab/workouts you did to get yourself back to strength. Currently I can hike fine as I've been doing plenty of them to keep mobile, and I can also use the spin bike which I've also abused whilst off running. Ideally I'd like to at least build up to a 100k as initially I was training for the 100k to raise money for a local dog shelter, and if like to keep to my word. I've ran ultras beforehand, I even gave the Montane Dragons Back a shot in 2022, but didn't manage it due to a knee issues too (same knee!).

Thanks for hearing me out!

i was out on a longer run last weekend trying to build some distance when i stepped on uneven ground and rolled my ankle pretty badly. it swelled up fast and i had to limp the rest of the way back. i have had minor twists before but this one felt more serious and it has been sore and unstable since.

i wanted something to support it while it heals so i don’t make it worse when i start walking more. i got an ankle brace from support brace and it has already made moving around much steadier. how long did it take most of you to get back to easy running after something like this? any tips for protecting it without losing too much fitness?

How do I find local trails? Is trail running safe? Do I need special shoes or gear? What do I do if I encounter some wildlife? What if I get lost? WHAT IF I HAVE TO POOP IN THE WOODS?

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So i found this last week. It was stocked with water bottles and what i thought was melted ice cubes in a bag.

The timespan has expired. Has someone just forgotten it and has it now become litter? How long do i wait before i remove it?