Random Running Questions

Not denying that the Garmin chest strap is more accurate, however I don't believe that extra accuracy is worth the inconvience of the chest strap.

Simply charging and go is easier then having to wet the electrodes and wash it every so often. What level of inconvience you find that to be will depend on you personally.

Personally it always slipped for me no matter how tightly I had it strapped.

How is a chest strap embarassing?

I think its more embarrassing to be running around a park with no top on tbh. Its not Hyrox

Ingebrigtsen I believe developed hip/pelvic issues due to a weakness in the achillies tendon which caused his pelvis to compensate for the weak achillies.

Whenever I've got injured the muscle/area affected was always never the direct area responsible.

I had lower back pain - strenghtening my glutes and core seemed to solve that as my lack of core strenght and glute strenght meant my lower back was absorbing some of the impact.

Had a knee tendon issue, was due to a weak hamstring not doing its job.

Unsure if that helps. Maybe its not the hips themselves that need work and something else connected to it??

Run a bit faster.

Get a plan, run a little more in training than you did last time, run a little faster in your sessions, in particular focus on some sessions with a HM pace for 1.45, and you'll be set

Hello! I'm new to these parts. Took up running at the start of last year, and I'm training for the Dublin marathon at the minute. I've done some shorter races, and I struggle at the drink stations - I have poor balance, so I think that's a factor. For my long training runs I wear one of those Eos Elite vests with a 750ml bladder connected to a long straw with a bite valve. It's fine, but a bit cumbersome, and heavy. I do like the bite valve though, and being able to sip as I go. So, for the marathon, I don't plan to wear the EOS vest, which means I'll need something else. I want to be able to take a drink every kilometer, so I feel I need to have some water with me all the time, and I don't mind stopping briefly to refill if need be. I'll also need something for gels. Any suggestions? (thanks in advance)

I don't remember any small water bottles at DCM last year, just the shitey hard plastic cups that we were all complaining about. Maybe I missed some.

Belfast was great though, a little water bottle put into your paw about every 4km.

Actually now that I think back I do remember some bottles, but mostly cups. Anyway, death to plastic cups.

I've used this running belt for years

https://www.decathlon.ie/p/333176-94128-running-belt-black.html

And a combination of different sized bottles

https://www.decathlon.ie/p/327568-78246-500-ml-flexible-trail-running-water-bottle-blue.html

https://www.decathlon.ie/p/325945-77971-flexible-running-flask-250ml-blue.html

Guess these are the 250ml bottles? Presume there's a good supply of them as I'd probably end up relying on them instead of the plastic cups.

hi folks, anybody else have problems with their calves after wearing carbon plated shoes? I did a race last weekend and had a flare up. Monday easy run, no problem, same Tuesday and then on Wednesday did a shorter easy run and while there was no problem on it, one calf tightened badly. Any advice on the shoes?