#sufferfest

[bloobluebloo]

Man, my sleep was shit but I was like okay, I can do my training on my bike today no problem, because it’s zone 4 and zone 5 intervals with 2 minutes of recovery between each interval. Completely doable.

Only for my bike to go “Sike bitch. It’s zone 4 *into* zone 5 intervals with a 2 minute recovery at the end of the set”.

[tackykachowch]

Nothing against op, but I'm sorry, the concept that if one of the members of a canon ship dies in an au the other one will never truly be happy is so lame. Like. As much as the concept of soulmates is beautiful it's just plain unrealistic and exists for the sufferfest sake's more than anything else. Literally just. Don't know how to create easy drama for your character when realistically they shouldn't have any problems? Bam! Kill their soulmate. Booooriing.

[pellaeas]

Sunset xc ski today (ruled, cloudy, great snow) and afternoon snowy run two days ago (sunny, absolute sufferfest, like 9.5 miles of running in wet fuckin sand)

[farotrails]

Tecumseh Trail Challenge 50k race report

Tecumseh Trail Challenge 50k. Yellowwood State Forest, IN. Oct 19 2024. 7:41:09. Strava link.

the training block leading up to the race was less than ideal. maintenance miles at about 30/week, some dedicated hills, a few multi-hour runs. the real gains came with the mental training: ditching headphones and learning to listen to the wilderness, not getting frustrated with low effort low pace low fun long runs. everything over 21 miles was unexplored going into the race, and i wanted to maintain the curiosity that got me to that point. life got busy and the physical side was going to have to come down to base fitness from a couple years of consistent running.

flat cola rules and was the real mvp. everything was going stellar; perfect; unbridled by pain and suffering for the first 16 miles. pace was consistent, effort was similar (but creeping up as the miles ticked by), and importantly i was still eating.

not that anything was really expected beyond finishing at all, but it would have been really hard to anticipate how the race would affect me from mile 21 onward. the aid at mile 21 (dam 1) came into view, and instantly all appetite disappeared. i was still in good spirits, but food didn't sound good at all. i had a few chips and a slice of orange, refilled my water, and headed out for the next 5 mile section.

that's where the real sufferfest started. knee inflammation made uphill running slow and the climbing hr made it less economical than the nearly-as-slow hike. downhills were still happening but getting worse. "oh well, we're getting by, i signed up for this and knew some parts would be rough."

dam 2 at mile 26. i came in completely blown up, filled up my water, had a quarter piece of pbj and took off without a word. the marathon mark came and went with a sigh as i started jogging off towards a creek crossing and the last 5 miles.

this section was mostly a trial of power hiking, or death marching, or stubbornly aching towards the finish. mixed with moments of brilliant inspiration and shaky running. the full scope of this endeavor came into view as i retreated further into my own head. a modest 250 foot high / 0.1 mile long climb marked mile 28. i mutter "fuck" and keep my cadence without a second thought.

this was the breakthrough moment. my "why" had always been that i think my fitness can get me through an ultra, i love being outdoors running these trails, and i'm curious what running that long in a supported environment would feel like. the expectation of ayahuasca-tripping-tech-bro mind expansion was a rumor. and still is (pranked ya). but what that trudge taught me is that my conviction in the face of suffering was unwavering. that the pain i felt, now scraping the bottom of the barrel for "acceptable caloric and carb intake" as I slowly jog into and out of mile 29 aid (margaritaville) without consideration of the wares, wasn't going to stand in the way of this goal.

and if this was possible in an athletic pursuit where a dnf would be disappointing but without a real consequence, why could it not be possible in other situations that actually matter? i forced a smile. full coherent thoughts weren't happening but the satisfaction of movement broke through. i caught up to two other runners at mile 30 and listened as they made conversation and i explored my own human ability to make sounds with my mouth. but together we ran it in.

two beers and a cookie later brain function was returning around a fire. the reflection on this accomplishment started. i think it has made me more calm, more aware, more trusting of my intuition, and more confident in situations requiring tenacity. the hay was in the barn, the training had been done, but those last 5 miles were not something i think i could have trained for. they just had to be experienced and dealt with. the marathon was relatively easy. and then it got very very hard. and i can't wait for my next one.

epilogue: MoMoFo 100k in June. also going to look for a 50k in spring to fill in the gap, hang out with really fit people, and see what about the experience changes in the face of a looming 100k race. i love this sport. i love that the barrier to entry is a pair of shoes and the courage to commit to the training and hold on. and i love how participation can lead to soul crushing lows and life defining highs and unwavering determination to get this shit done. it reinforced that this is a lifetime journey.

when i started training for my first half marathon a few years ago, i had wrote the distance off with "i don't need to do that, i'm comfortable running 10ks." but then started the "why not run a half marathon." and then "why not run on trails in the forest." and then "why not train for an ultra." i couldn't answer that why not, and i still can't, and i hope i never can. stay curious.

[runnersnz]

"I started running at primary school, somewhat reluctantly, doing the required cross-country. And being at a small Fiordland school, if there was a sports team for anything, you sort of all have to play, just to make up the numbers!

Both my parents did the first Kepler Challenge and I remember “running” with Dad while he was training and trying to keep up with him... as much as an eight year old can. Around that time there was also a local run/bike event that went from Manapouri to Te Anau. You’d be in teams of two where you'd leap frog one another, leaving your bike on the side of the road and then start running. That would have been my first race but I didn't really run again after I left school. I did spend my youth volunteering for the Kepler Challenge though; amazed at how people could possibly run that far and never once believing that I could do it myself.

Years later I worked for DOC on the Milford Track, essentially chasing whio (blue duck) up and down a river. That kept me pretty fit as I was always on my feet a lot, hiking and climbing hills. So I decided to enter the Luxmore Grunt, essentially with no training, aside from chasing ducks. I did the Luxmore Grunt two years in a row and I did all right. And then I just stopped running again, for about fifteen years.

It was during the Covid lockdown that I took it up again properly. Mostly because there was nothing else to do, you couldn't go anywhere. I'd sort of tried to get back into running a few times, but I'd always injure myself early on because I’d go out too far, too fast, too soon. So lockdown was a good opportunity to do it right and I made a plan to take it slow. I even found a ‘couch to 5k’ plan and (mostly) stuck to it. But then they let us out of lockdown and I sort of just bolted! I found all the trails close to home on the Wild Things website and it ballooned out of control quite quickly. I was like “how many trails can I tick off?” I live in Christchurch with the Port Hills on my doorstep - so it turns out there’s a lot!

I found another training plan online and decided to train for the Motatapu Marathon. Unfortunately it was cancelled because of Covid, so I ran a 42km loop around Lyttleton Harbour. I just thought “I wonder if I can”. And I could, although it was a bit of a sufferfest. (I also had to because it was the only way to get back to the car!). 

Why did I run? I think I just really enjoyed the freedom of being out of the house and in nature. I don't know, it's quite relaxing... as much as it can hurt at times. And I think for me, those mental health benefits you get from being outside, moving and having time to think were really important. And I love a challenge - I'm very badge orientated. If there's a way of gamifying something, you've got me! And ticking off as many trails as I could had me hooked.

I’d listen to podcasts on my runs and there was an episode on Dirt Church Radio that stuck with me. Madeleine Collins from Auckland had done a challenge during lockdown where she ran an 8km loop in January... and then she ran it twice in February, three times in March, four times in April, continuing on like that for a whole year, finally running twelve loops in December. That challenge really appealed to me; that kind of incremental, increasing suffering, a ‘I don't know if this thing is possible’ kind of thing. I didn’t jump on it right away, but doing something similar was always in the back of my mind.

Then my Aunt Joan passed away from younger onset dementia a couple of years ago. Dementia Canterbury, a support network for patients and their families, had been a really useful resource for her and her family, and so I decided to try and raise some money for them in memory of my Aunt, to give back for all that they did. My Uncle Pete had ridden the length of New Zealand as a fundraiser and I still had this Madeleine Collins idea mulling around in my head. So I decided it was an opportunity to amalgamate these two ideas; raise some cash for Dementia Canterbury, and set myself a fun challenge... well, type two fun.

For my “Adventure for Dementia”, I settled on a 5km loop in the Port Hills, known as the “Pipeline of Pain”. It just sounds so appealing, doesn’t it. It has 490 metres of climbing over that 5km. The plan was I’d run one loop in January, two in February, three times in March, all the way through to December. The final run in December was 62 kilometres with 5,780 metres elevation. Okay it’s not really a run, it was basically straight up the gas pipeline, then it was too steep to run down the other side really, and then it was into another steep up and down. December's 12 loops took me 18 hours to complete. 

I was so fortunate to have a whole lot of community support around me for this. I did the single January lap by myself because I hadn't told anyone what or why I was doing it, and I didn't know yet if it was even possible. But people slowly found out and basically every lap thereafter people would join me. One guy Ken, who at the time I didn't really know, joined me in May and he did all five laps with me. Then he came back for June, July, August, right through to December. I did 78 laps in total and Ken did 68. We're quite good mates now, after spending a lot of time and suffering together. Heaps of other people that I'd never met before joined in for laps too. Some people got wind of it and drove from miles away to be a part of it. Some people just wanted to come and challenge themselves on the Pipeline track, and some came because they had a dementia connection.

I/We raised $13,000 for Dementia Canterbury - very stoked!! That was nine months ago now. I still like running, but I didn't run for some months afterwards. I was a tad broken, but I learnt that it's possible... that it's absolutely possible... you just have to be stubborn, keep moving.... and remember to eat!

I do want to know what more I am capable of. I don't feel like I’ve hit the limit yet, maybe because I haven't failed. I feel like there's more. I've got a miler on my list, another Backyard Ultra maybe. 

My advice, just go and do it I reckon. If you don't get out there and give it a go you'll never know what's possible!"Amy @amy_goes_adventuring (Christchurch) Photo taken in Te Anau– Portraits of Runners + their stories @RunnersNZ

[fendrieneu]

Rouvy Virtual Vuelta – Tranquilo! Stage 4 – La Hermida

It was a sufferfest to end the Tranquilo Virtual Vuelta on Rouvy. Nearly 1200 feet of climbing in just 19 miles with a couple of sharp peaks early on and then a long but shallow climb to finish the event. There was also the added challenge thrown in of a golden kilometre in association with Strava which came before the first climb and carried a spot prize. I went all in for the golden K and…

[merkabici]

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Su volante de inercia de 5 kg garantiza una sensación de carretera realista, mientras que su compatibilidad con cassettes Shimano 9/10/11 velocidades estándar asegura que puedas entrenar con tu bicicleta preferida. ¿Cómo Zwift ayuda a identificar talentos deportivos? Descubre la tecnología fluida para una resistencia excepcional ¿Qué hace que este rodillo sea tan especial? Imagina poder simular diferentes terrenos y condiciones climáticas desde la comodidad de tu hogar. Con nuestro rodillo inteligente, esta visión se convierte en realidad gracias a su tecnología fluida de resistencia. A diferencia de los rodillos tradicionales, que pueden sentirse monótonos, este modelo ofrece una experiencia realista y estimulante. Potencia máxima que impulsa tus límites Con una potencia máxima impresionante de 700 W, este rodillo inteligente está diseñado para desafiar tus límites y mejorar tu rendimiento. 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[liquid-bonhomme]

As far as I know I was the only person in the "Lily crit" sphere that had also read Concrete Garden.

I've openly talked about being a fan of extreme cinema and extreme horror lit. I'm a horror artist. Potentially soon a horror author.

I have actually read, watched or played more or less every bit of dark media Lily has ever mentioned (with the exeption of Mouthwash, currently, only because I want to experience it myself. Need to get around to playing it.)

To the point I can say with certainy:

Most of Lily's "dark fiction" diet is honestly like, mid disturbing at most.

Almost all of it (and I mean like, 95% of it) she's described as enjoying has incest in it.

Yeah, Lily, you know, I've sat through Mondo films, shockumentaries, the bottom of the depravity barrel grindhouse and indie artsy sufferfests-- I have not made it through a single piece of creative writing Lily has produced. And I very much do feel like that says something.

The Vomit Gore trilogy is ALSO very obviously a product of someone wanting to subject everyone to their poorly disguises fetishes. Someone who, much later, was ALSO revealed to be a predator. Yet, despite that, I still can't really say I don't enjoy those films. Some of it is probably nostalgia. I watched those films at a very formative time in my life.

They're not even really GOOD films-- but they were my introduction to the genre of extreme cinema. And, like-- they are extremely disturbing.

Yet I couldn't fucking stomach pokemadhouse. That's not wholesome light fluffy happy shit, Lily. That's someone very obviously trying to justify abuse through fiction.

Lucifer fucking Valentine titled a movie "Black Mass of the Nazi Sex Wizard" and used his notoriety to groom teenage girls. He is categorically a bad person and a hack director. BUT AT LEAST HIS FUCKING MOVIES AREN'T LAMPSHADING THEY ARE AS AWFUL AS THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE YOU FEEL.

Lily's work is some of the most disturbing shit I've ever been exposed to (in the not fun way) because she is trying JUST SO HARD in text to convince you it's not.

This post was to funny not to make a dumb edit

Anyways below here I blow my top this week:

Now CD, honey, the current deluge of random fanfiction you post to your Ao3 account, in before complaining about Ao3 because you aren't the fucking main character there and aren't getting the clicks you need for dopamine is not why you are criticized or why people tell you they do not believe you have good intentions when making super duper sweetnsnuggly siblings

This fanfiction is

These games are

This video and the allegations within

With nary a hint of apology or regret, just insane levels of denial and cope all while using the trans flag as a bulwark against actual evidence backed critisism

Treating any minority label or identifier as a reason you can't be criticized is toxic to the community and only breeds the worst kind of people using it as shield for their terrible behavior when all people should be held accountable to the same level

[davidwfloydart]

I need time and space to be alone so I can overthink things, over eat and suffer… #overthinker #overthinkingkills #obessivecompulsivedisorder #overeatingdisorder #holidayseason #sufferfest #sufferinsilence #suffermode (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeATL0p05irDgKY9bEaPARKWAd5iykU-3PqxU0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[pezcyclingnews]

What do you think of our new Feature on Pain Caves? We’ve received such good response to our Readers’ Rigs series over the years that it just seemed obvious to it inside and see what kind of indoor training dens readers have built. We kick the series off with a look inside our Own Leslie Reissner’s cave ... “When it feels like -29C outside, as it did here earlier this week, I take great pleasure in riding in the Swiss Alps in the sunshine in my comfortable Pain Cave”. See the full story here https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/writers-pain-cave-leslie-in-ontario/. And send if you have a Pain Cave you’d like to share on PEZ, email us at content@pezcyclingnews.com. #paincave #paincavetraining #indoorcycling #wahookickr #elitetrainer #sufferfest #peloton #pelotoncycling https://www.instagram.com/p/CMM5yN-ldkA/?igshid=sma8hsad1r8d

[behardonyourself]

So today is the day that I tested to decide if I am recovered enough from Covid to train and have a shot at an 11:30 race in Cozumel. So I did this and a 10 mile run. I am pleased with the results, but not pleased with the effort it took. I lost 6 weeks of training to that fucking virus, and I am still not completely there yet. Moral of the story - Idk if I want to race or defer. Extremely frustrating. I’m not racing to just finish. I know I can suffer through a race and finish even if I didn’t train. I guess I will wait one more week until I decide. Anyway… #cycling #ironman #triathlon #swimbikerun #strava #zwift #endurance #triathlete #tritraining #paincave #sufferfest #running #runners #argon18 (at Krugerville, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTdAF4Xv0rf/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gearandgrit]

Tour Of Sufferlandria Exceeds Expectations For The Davis Phinney Foundation

Tour Of Sufferlandria Exceeds Expectations For The Davis Phinney Foundation

The virtual cycling event raised more than $390K to help people with Parkinson’s live well today Mythical Nation, Worldwide — Wahoo SUF, an online platform that provides fierce (and fun) cycling, yoga, and strength training workouts for people all over the world and the Davis Phinney Foundation, raised $390,000 this year in their 9th annual Tour of Sufferlandria. In this remarkable year marked…

[noreasterbackcountry]

These were MY nine favorite adventures in 2019. . . In no particular order: 1. Huracan 300; 2. Vineyard Bikepack; 3. Newton-Ashland Routefind; 4. The Big Fat Dummy aka “Singletrack Minivan” school runs; 5. XNH Bikepack with my son; 6. Mid-Mass Two Night Loop; 7. Taconic Ridge Bikepack; 8.Lexington-Ayer Overnighter Bikepack; 9. Son’s First Sufferfest. #mtb #mountainbiking #adventure #sufferfest #huracan #huracan2019 #florida #marthasvineyard #vineyard #ma #massachusetts #bikepacking #bigfatdummy #surlybigfatdummy #singletrackminivan #biketouring #bikecamping #nh #nhbybike #mtbnh #hammockcamping #hennessyhammock (at Arlington, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6rb_n1FWzV/?igshid=3tam8m8t3ark

[unkiyo]

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#cyclinggym #wattbike #sufferfest #sufcycling #defender #sufferfesttraining #トレーニング #training #ftp #FTP強化トレーニング #hillclimb #hillclimbtraining #brotures #viacyclesvillage #emmacoffee #dosnoventa #brotherhood #photographe #instagram #instagood #protein #roadbike #fixed #fixedgear #sony #α7 本日は約10日間ぶりにWattbikeに乗りました🚴‍♂️ SUF CYCLINGとして...DEFENDERと言う新しいプログラムメニューに挑戦！！ なかなかの乗りご��えのあるトレーニングになりました🚴‍♂️💦 気になる方は是非😆こちらで無料体験👍✨ https://cycling-gym.com (生野区大池橋のサイクリングジム【Cycling-Gym】) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm6A09kB8hy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=76pqrrq69bf5

[coachstephanieholbrook]

My last open water swim before IMAZ 70.3. I was sure the race would be cancelled, nope. Jokes on me, i cut back on training. No worries, I am confident I can make my cut off times. I imagine I will have a few suffer fest moments on the run. Big THANK YOU to Andrea who is going to let me borrow her floaty pants instead of my full sleeve wetsuit. #openwaterswimming #lakepleasant #triathlontrianing #sufferfest #ironman703 #ironmantraining #703training #ironmanarizona703 #imaz703 (at Scorpion Bay Marina on Lake Pleasant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGSlh02gHoi/?igshid=1pj9gtexmby2