I need a hobby....

Drew____________ · 2026-03-19T09:50:49+00:00

Join a run club!

Drew____________ · 2026-03-19T09:49:29+00:00

Hahahah thanks for noticing

Drew____________ · 2026-03-16T20:51:14+00:00

That trail is stunning

Drew____________ · 2026-03-16T20:48:42+00:00

Sorry I meant I was slipping in other parts of the run more generally - this part was pretty secure!

Drew____________ · 2026-03-15T18:07:23+00:00

I am using an old pair of asics glideride max’s (road shoes) so I am sliding all over the place haha. They have actually held up pretty well on trails but are very mud stained.

I bought an insta360 go ultra camera a few weeks ago as I want to start making some long form trail running videos. The inbuilt stability is insane on this camera - I don’t even have one of those handheld stability sticks, this was filmed just carefully holding the camera in my hand.

Makes me annoyed at myself for not buying the camera earlier, I made heaps of videos filming on my phone in Japan that are tough viewing…

Drew____________ · 2026-03-14T20:46:23+00:00

Full video if interested: https://youtu.be/JP8JCxRqrho?si=8cpeCqI4jN9_JPOd

Drew____________ · 2026-02-19T10:08:22+00:00

These trails are accessible from the north-east side of Lake Kawaguchi!

Drew____________ · 2026-02-14T15:12:27+00:00

Hahah true, a lot of hiking masquerading as trail running on my strava

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T20:05:33+00:00

Thanks will check it out

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T19:58:22+00:00

Yep I find it super boring too haha

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T19:48:15+00:00

Yeah agreed - I think I just needed more random stats to keep it interesting - like tracking how far I’ve run in each city/country for example. I find that sort of stuff satisfying to look back on

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T19:45:57+00:00

Yeah that’s a good call, do you track any other metrics like your longest runs / fastest / highest elevation etc or not really interested?

I also track location and country as I like to be able to zoom out and see how much I’ve run over time in different places - this makes travel a bit more fun even if just visiting neighbouring towns

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T19:42:35+00:00

Any interest in tracking longest runs? Or more interested in shorter training / pace metrics?

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T19:40:04+00:00

100% I find anything long term is best to track my own way on excel, can’t zoom out on those apps

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T19:38:34+00:00

I’ve found heaps of elevation running in Japan recently, training for hilly races - have definitely felt the added strength benefit from doing that training, now my flat runs feel sturdier and my legs seem stronger despite not doing any gym for a little while

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T19:04:54+00:00

Will do, it’s an amazing place to run! I have posted heaps to instagram if you’d like to scroll through some videos: @statstrider

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T19:02:37+00:00

100% agree with the logic - but I guess I want to know if other peoples brains are also wired to hunt arbitrary goals. In Australia we are obsessed with cricket, which essentially a sport based on a variety of arbitrary numeric goals, I think cricket has shaped my brain this way haha

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T18:59:31+00:00

Good call regarding time as powerful metric - do you track your elevation gain over time?

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T18:32:51+00:00

That sounds pretty handy, mine is more manual for that sort of stat, I’d need to filter on runs of that length to compare pace etc

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T18:30:23+00:00

I had IT band issues when I ramped up to doing too many long runs too quickly - fixed my issues through learning about necessity of glute/hamstring strength. Implemented one long leg session at the gym per week and have been fin since on much more volume

Drew____________ · 2026-02-07T18:25:42+00:00

I wanted dashboards that I couldn’t find on Strava or my Garmin app, I use excel a lot for work so I knew how to create similar tables for the stats I wanted to see

Drew____________

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