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My first 15 km run, at age 58 🥳. Apparently the current best plan is to strengthen the muscles, in addition to varying the runs. Hip flexors started hurting a bit at 11 km and feet at 14 km. Maybe the very soft and wet (partly ice) ground at the final four kms did something.

Tired but satisfied. Horses are back outside. Sauna afterwards.

🌤️ 10°C very nice weather.

#China has listed humanoid #robots as one of the key sectors in its drive to boost the economy and #tech industries, as well as increasing its economic self-reliance.
It is also banking on #robots to help counter the effects of an ageing population and falling population by helping to care for the elderly and counter the effects of a shrinking workforce”

#Running #robots put through their paces alongside humans in #Beijing half-marathon
scmp.com/news/china/science/ar

South China Morning Post · Running robots put through their paces alongside humans in Beijing half-marathonThe race was used to showcase the Chinese tech industry and to test the robots’ ability to carry out various tasks.

That's a wrap on a busy training week in Eryri. One (1) day of good weather and 5 of wind and rain. I trained 4 days out of 6, with 2 rest days (enforced by the weather, but probably a good idea.)

I seconded some grade 2 and 3 scrambles in the Glyderau as part of a course. It was my first time at this grade and made trickier due to weather conditions and greasy rock. (Routes completed: Idwal Buttress on Glyder Fawr, Chimney Crack on Tryfan Bach, Bastow Buttress Variant and North Tower on Tryfan, plus some grade 1 gullies in descent).

Challenging but highly enjoyable. I also solo ran/hiked/scrambled the Snowdon Horseshoe route, my first time up Crib Goch.

I'd wanted to do two more classic horseshoes (Cwm Bochlywd, Carneddau Southern Ridges), but strong winds and heavy rain looked like too much risk. So I swapped in a low level run around the Ogwen Valley to get some elevation in on rough mountain terrain, with a bit of grade 1 scrambling up False Gribin too.

I’ve been seeing a lot of folks who are struggling with their #running lately.

You are doing something hard, no matter how fast or how far you’re running. Each of us is different.

Your choosing to run is a reflection of your inner strength.

No matter if you are just starting to run or have been doing it for decades, running is hard, and most people don’t take up the challenge you have.

If you’re new here, follow the #running hashtag, and see what a wonderful community we have on #Mastodon. 🎉

The longest run of my training program for the Copenhagen Marathon, #Cph42 (in T minus 21 days).

This run was a major mental win for me! The first half was in hard rain and head-wind, and it had been so easy to just turn around and run home. But my coping strategies worked, and that is definitely proof of progress.

My fingers were so cold and wet I could not take photos out there. So here are just two from my camera roll.

#ParkRun 88 done and DONE! First time I've made it round without stopping this year, which is a small but critical victory. Legs still a bit sore from the 20k hike on Wednesday but I've not done any running since last week so felt pretty fresh. Struggled through the last half lap but reckon/hope I've shaved a decent amount of time off. Huzzah! Now it's....... COFFEE TIME! I hope whatever you have planned you're feeling peaceful and harmonious. We've got no kids home today. What do you think that means? Wild champagne sex party? Get off our face on an assortment of drugs and explore each others minds and souls? Naked capoiera? Naked capybaras? Running through wheatfields with wild abandon then knocking on people's doors and running away cackling into the night? No. It's........ time to wash all of the net curtains apparently! Hooray! Nets! Nets! Nets! Nothing but net. Much ado about netting. John Nettles. Net zero. Net today, Satan. X

Friday #Workout:
5.1 KM of Zone 2 #Running (5°C, 49% humidity, and 9 km/hr wind).

Some progress with Zone 2, but gosh is it hard, especially later in the run when it feels like if I push even a bit, I pop into Z3.

Passed one of the advance polling stations here in Ottawa that looked pretty busy (we voted by mail). 🖖🏻 #Elxn45

#mastohelp Je collecte des dons pour obtenir un dossard associatif pour le 10km Adidas à Paris et soutenir l'Association de Recherche contre le Cancer.

Mes objectifs
💪 collecter minimum 150 euros.
💪 courir pour l'ARC #running

J'ai jusqu'au 4 juin 12h pour collecter les dons alors : à votre bon cœur ❤️

C'est ma première collecte, alors n'hésitez pas à en faire un succès, soir en... donnant (🙏) même petit, les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières ou en reboostant (🙏) !

UN GRAND MERCI D'AVANCE !

C'est sur cette page que ça se passe ⤵️

adidas10kparis.dossards-solida

@edouriez @sbfclt @MrLafia @itwars @GrangeBlanche @trimillie

adidas10kparis.dossards-solidaires.orgMon 10k pour la recherche sur le cancer !Aidez-moi à prendre le départ avec un Dossard Solidaire ! Cette année, je participe à l’adidias 10k de Paris avec pour objectif de collecter 150 €. Ce défi, je souhaite le réaliser en faveur de la Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer !...

So much jealously over my friends running Boston this year... I need to get back on the horse and bq for 26.

I have it in me, I just need to focus on it. Like I did in summer / fall 23.
#Running

🏁 Cross Island Bornholm 2025

Just finished a half marathon race here on Bornholm (Danish island). It was a really good race where I attempted to push to the max. Very satisfied with my effort and result. The official time flipped just above 90 minutes - but despite this I landed a 10th place out of 233 finishers. So I can only be happy 😆. The course had - in fact - more descent than ascent 👌🏻🤭

strava.app.link/Ow7boJFmFSb

#workoutoftheday #running

Half marathon training
Week 17, run 2/3

Workout completed today despite occasional bursts of 1-2s knee pain when I land my foot the wrong way.

What I did:
✔️ Switch from midfoot to forefoot stride
✔️ Short stride
✔️ Very slow pace
✔️ Heating patches ensuring a proper warm-up and reducing the intensity of the pain

At 30' from the end I could switch again to a more natural midfoot stride, but it lasted only 10', then I had to switch back to forefoot.