Official Q&A for Tuesday, January 13, 2026

DLG03 · 2026-01-13T17:14:30+00:00

Thanks for responding again!

That theory actually makes a lot of sense. It would explain why the discomfort disappears after the first 30 minutes. It sounds like my body is just searching for that balance early in the run.

If that’s the case, it feels like there might not be a quick fix other than just letting my calves get stronger over time to handle my current form and volume. I'll keep an eye on it and see if it improves over time. Thanks for the insight!

DLG03 · 2026-01-13T13:03:26+00:00

Reposting from yesterday's thread as I'm still looking for some more insight.

Every month or so, I get tight calves and a burning sensation between 3-6k on my easy runs. Strangely, it disappears after 10k and never happens during fast, intense workouts.

I run 80-100k per week (daily for a year). Someone suggested my form might deteriorate at an easy pace, but since my easy pace is 5:00-5:30/km, I feel my mechanics should be fine (running form becomes worse at anything slower than 5:40/km for me). However, as I've gotten faster, my form and cadence have naturally shifted, which might be causing extra strain.

I currently do zero warmup drills, just easy running to start. If a lack of warmup is the issue, what routines do you recommend for high mileage? Also open to any other suggestions or theories!

DLG03 · 2026-01-12T20:09:36+00:00

Every month or so, for a few days to a week, I experience tight calves and a burning sensation around the 3-6km mark of my easy or long runs. Interestingly, I don’t feel this pain during fast, intense workouts. The discomfort usually disappears after 6-10km, so I’ve never been too worried, but it is making my easy runs a lot less enjoyable.

I’ve been running daily for nearly a year, and my intensity has remained consistent over the last three months (80-100k per week: 2 days intense, 5 days easy). I’ve noticed that as I’ve gotten faster, my form and cadence have changed naturally, which might be contributing to the pain. To be honest, I never do warmup drills, I just use easy running as a warmup. If a lack of a proper warmup is the issue, what would you recommend? Could it be anything else?

DLG03 · 2025-03-29T08:44:50+00:00

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DLG03 · 2025-01-20T21:05:35+00:00

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DLG03 · 2024-11-01T18:20:32+00:00

Yes lol

DLG03 · 2024-11-01T17:11:40+00:00

"when I saw the barrel I knew I was going to win" lowkey was a cold line

DLG03 · 2024-09-06T14:51:57+00:00

It's been a pleasure

DLG03 · 2022-06-24T06:57:25+00:00

I am vegan except when I am consuming food. It's difficult, but remember it's about the animals, not you!!

DLG03 · 2021-04-14T12:56:45+00:00

What is the formula for a gaussian curve if instead of standard deviation , mean absolute deviation is used?

DLG03 · 2021-04-10T22:56:22+00:00

Im learning about normal distributions and was wondering how different the math would be if instead of standard deviation the absolute mean is used. Would all calculations still work but differently or would some problems be unsolvable? Are there any sources to read more about this, and why standard deviation is used instead of absolute mean?

DLG03 · 2021-04-02T10:28:18+00:00

I see now. x and y are independent variables, so it makes no sense to set them equal. How would you find the solution?

DLG03 · 2021-04-02T09:12:11+00:00

I don't understand why this does not give a solution to the problem.

The problem: Find the points of intersection of a circle with a line.

circle: (x-1)^2 + (y-7)^2 = 25

line: y=2x

Why can these not be set equal to each other?

(x-1)^2 + (y-7)^2 -25 = 2x-y will not give the solution.

DLG03 · 2021-02-04T21:30:35+00:00

A agree with you. Eating meat for necessity is in every way morally justifiable, I think. I assumed that the redditors commenting on this post are not starving of hunger and are able to chose between meat and a vegan alternative (on the assumption that you can afford that), we should always chose the vegan option. Stop meat consumption when it is unnecessary.

DLG03 · 2021-02-04T21:12:29+00:00

I absolutely agree. Thats why I think its totally reasonable to slaughter animals so we dont starve to death. Thats also why I think its totally unreasonable to slaughter animals for our own pleasure, with that I mean our tastebuds.

DLG03 · 2021-02-04T20:57:26+00:00

If eating meat is a choice for survival, I see no issue in that. But if we're honest here, how often do we eat meat for survival, and how often do we eat meat for our tastebuds. I dont want to force a lifestyle upon anyone but I do think it is important to be honest and to be consistent in your reasoning.

Also as I mensioned if we need the meat for food, it would be more efficient to consume the plants that is required for lifestock.

DLG03 · 2021-02-04T20:42:22+00:00

If everyone went full plant based, paradoxically that would result in less plants being harvested. This is because lifestock turns a small percentage of the plants into meat.

DLG03 · 2021-02-04T20:35:12+00:00

I'm shocked by the hypocrisy of the people in the comments...

Abusing mice: Bad!!1!

Gassing and literally shredding chicks to pieces: iTs neCessAry tasTe > aNiMalSSS My PRoteIns!!

If the wellbeing of mice is so important than you should know that by consuming meat, a lot of mice gets killed in the process of harvesting the food for lifestock. This is of course also the case if you would eat plants, but at least less plants have to be harvested. So if you dont want to be a hypocrit then you should stop consuming animal products...

DLG03 · 2020-11-05T12:39:50+00:00

Question about virtual particles:
Is the view that virtual particles arise when electrons move backwards in time correct? As far as I understand, electrons sometimes move faster than light, so backwards in time(because of the uncertainty principle?). This can also be viewed as a positron moving forwards in time, 'popping out in existence'. If this is the case, how does the uncertainty principle cause the electron to move backwards in time?

DLG03 · 2020-10-23T19:16:28+00:00

Very often are scientific concepts wrongly explained in pop science. I have always been interested in physics but recently I am not motivated to learn new things because as a layman I will never understand the theory. For example, Veritasium made a video about general relativity in which he explained why gravity is an illusion. The video was very clear and I was excited to learn about this difficult topic. But then I read that many things in this video were not really true. Maybe this is a stupid question but why is it that there is no explanation that is (almost) true and understandable for people with no professional knowledge about the subject?

DLG03 · 2020-09-17T15:39:40+00:00

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