#run interval

[big8cola]

Ive been trying to get into running for a while just cuz im a pretty big walker and it feels like the natural escalation to it and im not very good at it but today i ran for 18 minutes straight which is the best ive ever done :^) yay woohoo

[marlenacantswim]

i don't know how to animate at all, but as a scifi obsessee who listens to the scores casually, i felt a need to convey this extremely specific experience that i keep having with this particular track from doctor who's third series

[robo-dino-puppy]

horizontober 2023 | 29: beam

[blueboyluca]

I started interval training today. I did 6 intervals of 1 minute each. It’s 31°C/81% humidity. Putting this here to hopefully see my progress in future.

[gnosk]

some of y'all will really just hear a phrygian scale & go "it sounds like the desert!!1!" with 0 extra thought put toward the context or arrangement of a piece

[liesmyth]

👀?

YES THIS IS TRUE. And that's why you don't fuck around and find out on race day.

Some background for people who aren't into endurance activities: running burns a fuck of a lot of calories, primarily carbs. There's only a certain amount of carbs your body can store and efficiently use as an energy source; failing that, your body will start burning fats. Unlike what #fitspo influencers want you to think, "running to burn fats" is neither recommended nor pleasant — a common slang for it is "hitting the wall" because that's very true to how it feels. It's not efficient, and some people purposefully train on a completely empty stomach to be able to handle it better. There are many schools of thought, studies etc., and I'm simplying a lot here, but the point is:

If you're going to run for longer than 90 minutes, you WILL have a MUCH easier time if you consume carbs at some point mid-workout. There's also the fact that many people aren't comfortable running on a full stomach, or don't want to chew mid-run, and for all these reasons energy gels are veeeery popular among runners. They're calorie-dense and made to consume on the go, and contain a combination of simple and complex carbs designed to be absorbed as quickly as possible, might also have electrolytes. and have different flavour profiles... and some give you the shits. Or stomach cramps. Or nausea. Alas. Such is life.

Some people are more unlucky than others and there's like only one or two brands of gels they can stomach, some people are god's favourite children and they can eat everything, but just to be safe! If you have a big intense workout or a race coming up, always go with a tried and true nutrition for every run that you know for sure works for you.

(Fun fact! Last time I checked, we don't actually know WHY there's so much ???? weird overlap between running and bowels / stomach issues. It's just... very normalised in the running community that sometimes running makes you need to poop and that's just how it is. We all know it, we just never talk about it. Bodies are weird. So... combine that with an energy gel that you're sensitive to? It's hell.)

Anyway. Never fuck around and find out on the day of a race.

Anyway #2: that long introduction above is also why it's important to refuel if you're going to do cardio for extended periods! Like, if you're taking a 2-hour dance class, you might want to snack on dried fruit and you'll feel more energetic by the end of it. Or why football players eat energy bars at halftime, or why it's a good thing to take food along on a hike. Even if you perform better on a mostly empty stomach (I do!) some light nutrition will make you 1) accomplish more and 2) FEEL BETTER.

SORRY I TOOK THIS FUNNY POST AND INFODUMPED I just think sports science is soooo fascinating

[sticcmann]

Still thinking about the blood transfusion scene with singed… old man you don’t have that much to spare please ur literally about to pass out

[elena-rundriguez]

Thu // 8.15.24

Elaine Thompson has such a cute accent. This was fun.

[nibsthefitmermaid]

i did 3.02 miles yesterday (half of it walking because i decided to go run when it was 100° outside) and another 3.02 today with speed work

first 5 minutes was warm up, then 3x1min at mile pace, 3x2min at 5k pace, 2x1 at mile, 2x2 at 5k, finally 1x1 at mile and 1x2 at 5k. intervals were tracked by Nike Run Club and don’t include the recovery periods where i walked (which Garmin did track). thank goodness for my compression socks.

streak: 2 days/6.04mi

[praetorqueenreyna]

TAMLIN WEEK STATS COMING SOON!! WRITING THE POST UP AS WE SPEAK

[rapidhighway]

I guess getting chased by bugs is a way to get a more intense workout

[player-1]

Been thinking about the Abyssal Tyrants (shocking I know), but I love the implication that the main Tyrants are more of a threat to the Guild while they're basically 10-15 years old before the main story in Extinction. Of course, the Abyssals were still a threat for a variety of reasons and/or paranoia, it's kinda overshooting the fact that they were alive for a very long time; not as long as the Children of Omnicron of course, but still.

But going through the "family timeline" theory again, it's hilarious in hindsight to think that Braccus probably had the time of his life destroying what he can before becoming the hulky bulldozer he is (about 200 years before the main story) but Kroma had to suffer with the idea of wanting to destroy one specific person (ie. Eliza) around the same time and long before their real target was even born, only to get absolutely destroyed by Deena when she finally had the chance to fulfill her mission (also around 20-15 years before the main story so it's common knowledge for the Guild too)...

Long story short the Abyssals had all the time in the world to wonder why they were made/created as they were, just waiting until the time was right for their goals to be fulfilled, until they figure about that they might've been created to be glorified cannon-fodder in the grand scheme of things (even if they would've gone through that existential crisis or not)...Also I refuse to believe that the Abyssals wouldn't have run into each other at some point and figured out that they have nothing better to do but wait to be killed after completing what’s literally their life mission. Maybe they avoid talking with or about each other at Precursor Mountain so it doesn't hurt them anymore than it should (or conflicting goals making them distance themselves despite their origins being the exact same). Also letting Venefelis/Salem figure out that she has "siblings" running around the place would definitely help with their cabin fever, I'm sure of it :)

[eduurun]

Second run of the week and after God knows how long.

[baronessblixen]

running a month after covid is like

brain: move me! move me!

legs: let's goooo!

lungs: ... wait, wait a second...

heart: okay, not to alarm anyone but I think we might actually be dying?!

[killjoy-prince]

Got a good pic of Basil

[siliconforbrains]

I woke up and AO3 is still down.