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Running General Chat - Weekly Thread Sat 7 September 2024 (aussie.zone)

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Just a general thread about running. How's your running going? What are you training for? Did you get new shoes? Sporting an injury etc.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

My neighbor mentioned he likes to run, so I volunteered to join him. I need the motivation. But it turns out he prefers to drive to a nice destination and start from there? That seems like way too much work for me. Ever heard of someone doing that?

[–] OutsideBoxYouMustThink 5 points 2 months ago

Yes, I do the same 🙂 I drive 5 minutes to be able to start running in the national park. Instead of 3 km up over pavement (and back). Or, for my Sunday long runs, I like to go further away to see new sights.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Yes I've heard of many people doing it like that. I don't get it, it completely nullifies the point of running being quick and easily accessible IMO. If you're pro or semi-pro and training for an event type that your local area doesn't provide the optimal training conditions for, it makes sense. But for the other 99% of us that are just recreational runners, it just seems silly.