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At some point in my #running 🏃 journey I realized there is something off with my 80/20 plan. I was 100% compliant 💯 with Garmin's (and other most popular) HR zone calculations. But I was not progressing towards my goals and experiencing knee and shin injuries ❤️‍🩹 which I could not explain 🤔

Then I switched to RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) for my easy runs and then BOOM! 💥 Everything changed. No more injuries, and VO2Max started to increase!

Any similar experiences? How's your easy runs?

in reply to Moha

Congratulations! Being injured is bad and so is being worried about getting injured. Glad you found something, RPE, that works for you.

I have the same trouble with RPE that I have when a medical person asks me to put my pain on a ten-point scale. I really have no idea, no firm reference points.

I'd like to know whether you are using empirical things, e.g. can I talk, or going solely on feeling.

I do know that nearly whatever measure I use, my easy/recovery runs require walking!

in reply to MarvinFreeman

@MarvinFreeman
Thanks mate!

Yes, it took me 2-3 months to figure out how exactly the 2-3 RPE feels. It's also indeed very personal. I don't use RPE for quality runs because as you go higher the scale it's harder to assess.

in reply to Moha

@MarvinFreeman

For me 2-3 RPE for easy runs means I genuinely feel relaxed, not breathing heavily at all and I can sing along to a song for example without too much effort. Interestingly that puts me on avg at 6:10 /km pace and avg 130-135 BPM HR. That means there are days that 6:45-7:00 /km feels easy and some days this might be 5:45 /km I really don't care.

I also changed my easy runs watch screen to show only distance or time (depending on the training) and I don't look at pace or HR until I finish the run.

#running

in reply to Moha

This makes a great deal of sense. It really is the harder runs where RPE is just impossible for me.

Looking forward to your successes!

in reply to MarvinFreeman

@MarvinFreeman
Thank you so much! Same to you, whatever goals you may be chasing in 2026


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Found a nest of one of my favorites! A true oddball. Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus, the red-headed spider ant.

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New house came with a SolarEdge inverter already installed. ☀️

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Another shocker... 🙁. #TaxTheRich. Might help the bottom 99% if they'd just toss a few crumbs. Grrr.


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My cats bring me these sorts of gifts, only they are ALIVE. Fortunately, they are also unharmed except lingering problems with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I'm the one who has to re-catch these gifts and put them back outside!
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When I graduated high school, my mom threw a party. We had around 100 people in the house and on the deck. Our cat, Tami, figured out that there were a lot of mouths to feed and started bringing (dead) meadow voles from the empty field across the street. Guess who got to remove them. Tami brought 47 voles that day. I seriously wondered if she didn't empty that field of voles.





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in reply to It's FOSS

I mean, that's hardly surprising. The Linux kernel is the single most important piece of software in the world right now and runs on more computers than any other piece of software.
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Linux was the case study that led to the term "open-source software" being coined.



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What metrics are important for you when it comes to #running? #HRV, #Sleep quality, #RHR, or something else?

I tend to adjust my RPE during my running sessions based on my sleep and awake HRV. If my HRV is above or below my normal range (which is 105-110 sleep and 83-85 awake) I adjust the intensity of the workout accordingly.

What metrics do you monitor and how do you adjust your workouts according to these metrics?

in reply to Moha

HRV being unbalanced is a sign that something is off. My sleep recovery is very important. Otherwise it is all feel which is sometimes at odds with the measurements. Can I push? How do I feel post pushing is what's important to me.
in reply to Kirk

@JustBrogrammer Yes, how do you feel is the most important, regardless of the metrics.
@Kirk


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in reply to Muse

English title - "Three Bags Full"
put on my holds list. 😀
in reply to Muse

@(: aNNa :) blume I've put a reserve on it at my local library!


Particularly fun round up of good dogs this week.
@Christoph S I love the dog with the "destroy" button!

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This is my cats! They all prefer paper bags to boxes. Oh boxes are nice, but they don't make lovely crinkly sounds! Moki especially loves the big bags from the candle shop, because they have the best smells.
in reply to Muse

@Katherine Bond Apologies for stepping on your meme glory! Sometimes images have a life of their own.
in reply to Muse

No problem at all @Muse.

I’m enjoying seeing the kitty in the bag again. 😃

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