April #running recap: mileage dropped hard — 219.9 → 103.6mi, EG 5,142 → 4,252ft, time 37.5 → 21hrs.
Rough month: sprained my LEFT ankle at Redmond City #Marathon last month, then sprained my RIGHT ankle doing yard work, which triggered knee issues I'm still dealing with. VO2max tanked from 54 → 45.3. 😬
Now 154.9mi behind my 2,500mi yearly goal (708mi in). But my race calendar is clear until September. Time to recover & rebuild! 💪
(that's a picture of a sad pig)
For many years I've been trying to complete a marathon in 3:15, and that day finally came yesterday at Düsseldorf marathon! Being a smaller race, I could focus on running with the 3:15 pacers, which helped me finish in 3:13:52, shaving almost 5 minutes off my PB! Today I'm waddling like a 🐧 but it was very much worth it! 😁 #DusseldorfMarathon #medalMonday #running
March #running recap: mileage climbed slightly from 218.6 → 219.9mi (227.6 including walking). EG reduced 5,925 → 5,142ft, and run time slightly reduced 38 → 37.5hrs.
This month I ran two races: Woodinville #HM and Redmond City #Marathon, 3 weeks apart! With tapering/recovery my mileage is decent. My VO2max also jumped to all-time high 54!
I'm now just 18.2mi behind my 2,500mi yearly goal (was 25.8mi last month)! #EarthDay 10K race is up next in less than 3 weeks. Onward!
I got out of bed at 2:25 am, got into my sports gear, did my warm up routine, and was out for my run at 3:27 am. This *could have been perfect*. At the point where I usually hit 1K, nothing happened. GPS had stopped at 491 meters, iPhone was disconnected. Restarted both devices (AWU3 & iPhone 16PM), same results after 501 meters. F***! Went home and reset my AW to factory settings. Gonna run after work (which I really dislike). Pic right from before the reset. #Running #applewatchultra3 #gps
#laufen 26-040 35,0km 3:43h - waldlauf, hitzetraining, grenzen ausloten.
das wetter kickte gut rein.
Gestern die nächste Runde mit den Sandalen gelaufen.
Den Tipp von @oliver befolgt und zuerst 9 km mit den Cloudflow und 1,5 km mit Sandalen angeschlossen.
Hat sehr gut geklappt, und heute keinerlei Belastungserscheinungen.
📝 Race notes done: 24 Timer Ved Havet | DM 24 Timer (Danish Championship)
Phew 😅 - that took me a while to get done. But it’s finally here … the notes for the 24 hour race some weeks back 🤠.
https://moelholm.com/blog/running/2026/06/17/race_24_timer_ved_havet
If you don't have the perfect running technique, don't get the new wonder shoe. Like, let me tell you this as someone who fell for the Nike one about 2 years ago: Sure, we all want to have the next percentage out of our performance while #running, but I tossed mine now for good. 2 Marathons and a few other races and they are done. But that's not the worst: Without good technique, they might help you 10, maybe 20km… After that, they will sound and feel like anchors attached to your legs.
Pushed to prod the inaugural blog post of No Mad Gardens. Fittingly, it’s on running because while running is when most of my writing ideas are first teased into existence.
Called “Why Run”, I’d say it’s more akin to beat poetry stream of consciousness than a legitimate blog post, and I’m okay with that. Worst case, it’s word vomit, best case it’s a writing exercise.
For anyone that has the time or inclination to take a look, I appreciate you in advance and hope you enjoy 😉
7.5K Run (plus Coros HR update)
I have now been using the Coros HR arm band for the last 3 runs. I feel like it generally has lower measurements than I’ve gotten used to see with my Enduro 3. Today it was an easy run and it measured 126 avg which is consistent with the effort feeling I had cardio wise (disregarding muscle fatigue from yesterday’s session). I will provide a few more updates as to how the Coros experience is 👏🏻🚀
https://strava.app.link/R8DZHghsi3b
First #Coros only day, #Running was great (the air was so clean after yesterday‘s rain), #JumpingRope was also good, my #audiobook was a bliss – what a start into this Wednesday. And, to make it even better, this is the last day of our written final examinations – normality is expected to return tomorrow… (And I found out that sharing Coros data to Apple Health works flawless, so I can see my progress in #FitnessTotals – yay!)
Dear #runnersofmastodon do you know of any app that would take all my workouts from Apple Health or Garmin and show me how much elevation I have climbed so far this year? Maybe also being able to set an objective and see progress towards that goal?
There are plenty of solutions to track distance but I could not find anything elevation-related so far.
#trailrunning #running
✅ Copenhagen Marathon 2026
https://strava.app.link/54zA1hhJ12b
To the point: 3:00:15. I felt great throughout. But at kilometer 39 my legs began cramping. So it put a stopper for the flow. Especially the last kilometer wasn’t very beautiful 🤣. Considering that I’m really proud of the result 🤗🥳.
Best experience for sure: Copenhagen Marathon is super awesome. Highly recommended 🥳🥳
How long do you expect a running watch to last?
The battery on my #Coros Pace 3 has started to fail after two years, just a couple weeks out of warranty. The other two lasted about three years.
The watch does what I want, but two years of life is just too short. (And I'm peeved that Coros won't warranty the thing.)
Should I look for another brand for my next watch?
Das war Ultra-hart. 😍 Aber Hauptsache heile angekommen ☺️ #trailrunning #running
“I find it unhelpful, annoying, and fundamentally lame”
#Running 26.2 miles with no training can lead to all sorts of injury problems, and it’s obviously not optimal for performance. Many of these #influencers know it. And some even train more than they let on”
“as long as #influencers are making money off deception or survivorship bias, I’m going to remain a hater of this trend”
Hey, #Influencers: #Running a #Marathon Without Training Isn’t the Flex You Think It Is https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a71351469/running-marathon-no-training/
