Running Adventures Ep 24 - Week Recap and testing the new shoes on winter trails!
My first run of the week was on Thursday and it continued the "meh" theme from last week. Fortunately I managed to find a better groove after the weather was kind enough to bestow upon us some nice fluffy snow.
Before Thursday's run I ate something lite and even stretched for a bit, something which I usually don't do because I'm lazy I guess :P. I'll have to do some research on stretching before running at some point in the future, because there seems to be people that are against it.
Anyway, even though I properly prepared, I still felt pretty crappy and didn't get comfortable until maybe the end of the run. I felt that my joints were soar ( no idea why) and that I lacked my usual energy.
Maybe running in circles in the park like a hamster is simply not my cup of tea :P
The second run of the week was much more of a success even if the speed was kind of lacking, the scenery made up for it and really got me in a good mood.
I woke up Sunday morning and saw quite a bit of snow outside and said to myself that the forest trails must be nice and fluffy without any of that nasty mud. This made it perfect to try out my new trail running shoes which you can check out here if you're curious. I will do a review about them after I'll get a better sense about how they perform, but the first impressions are very nice.
Because I was pumped about running in the snow again I was determined to go big or go home.
I think this is one of the longest training runs that I've recorded on strava so far and it was a heck of lot more fun than "hamstering" in the park :).
The forest was wearing her best white dress and she looked awesome. I almost lost hope of enjoying such a nice winter scenery this season.
My new shoes definitely performed well and kept moisture out thanks to the gore-tex membrane.
The grippy outsole with those giant lugs made me feel something like this:
I had to stop a lot and take pictures because I found the whole scenery amazing and wanted to share it.
Bilașcu spring, a nice source of clean water for thirsty trail runners and hikers
That's about it for this week's running adventures, I hope you liked how the forest trails around Cluj look when winter does its job properly and it snows :)
Take care and stay active.
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Awesome running in that snow! It looks so beautiful.
When it comes to stretching, people do have different opinions but UK Athletics recommends leaving the traditional "static" stretches (where you hold a stretch for 10-30 seconds) until after your run.
You can do "dynamic" stretches (things like walking lunges, high knees) to increase mobility as part of a warm up depending on your planned session. I only do this when I'm going to do a hard interval session or a race.
Hope that helps?
That helps a lot, thank you :) Dynamic stretches while running in town I think are not an option because it would look pretty ridiculous, and by the time I'm on the trails I'm already warmed up :)
You're welcome. I must admit I prefer to find a quiet spot to do drills when not at a track as it does look a little strange!
Ma bucur ca faci sport si te mentii in forma. Te admir pt perseverenta ta.
Poate iti fac pofta sa mergi la alergat :))
Da, vreau sa alerg, dar sa se mai incalzeasca vremea ;)
dupa aceea trebuie sa astepti sa nu mai ploua, dupa aceea sa treaca canicula :P ( sunt un pic evil dar asta-i stilul meu nu e cu rea intentie :) )
Oh, da, sa stii ca ai dreptate :))
Looks like a fine run! For joints try to eat more pineapple. It really helps.
Thank you for the tip, I really appreciate it :) Too bad that the tinned version has a lot of sugar and fresh pineapple is not always easy to come by.
Try to find tinned without sugar - not all of thinned have sugar in it. Good luck!
Felicitari!!! este perseverent, nu gluma! :))
Pai am zis "go big or go home" :D. Mersi de incurajari :) alergatul pe zapada e prea fain ca sa ratez poate ultima alergare de genu din sezonul asta.
Is very difficult running through snow, You get tired , it need an extra effort to run in such condition. Beautyful Views in the woods with the snow
Nu-i asa de greu de alergat prin zapada daca ai papuci impermeabili si paranoroaie pe glezne ca sa nu intre zapada, si haine adecvate bineinteles. Daca zapada devine foarte adanca atunci e altceva dar nu a fost cazul :)
Ești rezistent oricum ești foarte ambițios
De fapt sunt lenes si delasator dar ma bucur ca din exterior nu se prea vede :))))
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Wow, the snow during the winter gives the forest a new look which makes it more beautiful and pleasant to the eyes
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