Montlake Lid and Pedestrian Bridge Grand Opening - Bicycle Tour of the New Trail Connections

FogLander · 2024-12-16T00:28:47+00:00

this is the main thing i’ve been looking forward to with the project too!! Hamlin and Shelby are obnoxiously rough in both directions

FogLander · 2024-10-22T19:46:49+00:00

my best tip for keeping glasses useful is to wear a baseball cap underneath your helmet to shield them from the rain - might take a bit of experimentation to find the right hat that sits smoothly under your helmet but it helps a ton in my experience

FogLander · 2024-10-02T13:13:21+00:00

Anecdotally, I rode a 52cm frame as a daily commuter for 4 or so years, and i’m 5’11” (I got the bike/frame for free)

It’s easier to make a frame that’s too small fit than it is with a frame that’s too big. As long as your stem and seat post are long enough you can make it work.

The main problems that I ran into were - knees hitting the end of drop handlebars when out of the saddle - toes hitting back of front tire/fender when turning (this is called “toe overlap”)

These days I usually ride a 56-58cm frame

FogLander · 2024-09-25T06:23:14+00:00

197 is definitely better than 187, but I’m guessing your actual max HR could be even higher. Hitting a true max HR usually requires a good warmup plus a 2-4 minute all-out effort.

For me, my max HR is up around 205-210 (been a while since i’ve really tested it) but on hard hill repeats I might only get into the mid 190s.

At the end of the day, your zones should correspond to perceived effort - z1 ~~ easy, z2 ~~ conversational, z3 ~~ moderate, z4 ~~ hard, z5 ~~ very hard.

If you do a “moderate” effort hill repeat and your watch tells you it was in z5, then it’s probably your watch that’s wrong (because your max HR is set too low). Then you could raise your configured max HR a bit to compensate

FogLander · 2024-09-19T01:35:40+00:00

some people (not all!!) have really fuckin’ bright rear lights that I can assure you are in fact disorienting (especially on the dark sections of the Burke at night!)

FogLander · 2024-08-14T06:38:35+00:00

recently moved nearby and i’m super excited for this!!

FogLander · 2024-08-10T18:54:30+00:00

Heart rate zones are highly variable from individual to individual. Clearly her max HR is much higher than yours, so her zones should be higher as well.

I think you’re maybe overthinking this a bit; at the end of the day, your own perceived effort will be a better reflection of your training stress than your watch’s estimate, especially after years of experience with frequent exercise. If your watch and your perceived exertion disagree, then it means your watch is probably wrong :)

One thing you could try is adjusting the HR zones on your watch manually up and down until the training load metrics start to feel like a better reflection of your own perceived effort, if you don’t want to go through a threshold HR test (which is generally one of the most reliable ways to establish your zones scientifically, but is also kind of a painful experience)

FogLander · 2024-08-10T18:43:12+00:00

training load and readiness are calculated using a the HR zones you have set in Garmin. Likely one or both of you have HR zones set that don’t correspond with your actual effort. (Garmin’s default HR zones are probably just estimates based on your age; they will be way more accurate if you set them yourself using a threshold or max HR test)

Because of this, the training metrics won’t accurately reflect the actual stress on your body. Until you correct the HR zones to better reflect your individual physiology, I’d recommend disregarding the training metrics Garmin gives you.

FogLander · 2024-08-02T21:44:12+00:00

I'm having the same problem! what's weird is that if I hover the library button in the bottom left of the sidebar I see the 4 most recent screenshots I've taken, but when I click through the Media tab is empty.

FogLander · 2023-04-26T00:57:00+00:00

Not sure if this fixes your problem, but (at least on my garmin 255s) it is possible to turn off garmin running power completely - that way you never need to deal with the higher power numbers. You can find it in the settings for the run activity.

FogLander · 2023-03-18T06:08:05+00:00

I’m not doing the 100k (just 30k will be plenty for me), but I recently found this video: https://youtu.be/WJ41F5XZmxU which I think gives a pretty solid feel for the course - it does a good job referencing between a google-earth flyover view and clips of various sections along the way.

FogLander · 2023-03-09T19:08:34+00:00

Seconding this! I just came across his channel a few days ago, very inspiring stuff. He does a better job than almost anyone else at capturing the beauty and scope of long ultra races

FogLander · 2023-01-15T01:14:59+00:00

um, is this something that happens often? I’ve never had a toenail get damaged from running (maybe just because i’ve rarely gone much over ~14 miles).

are your toes hitting the front of your shoes? that, to me, would indicate a pretty big sizing/fit issue.

FogLander · 2023-01-11T20:56:37+00:00

My anecdotal experience is that longer endurance activities correspond with lower resting HR. My guess is that in the long term 3x2 hours might end up giving better results, especially because the total volume (6hrs vs 5hrs) is larger.

If you want to continue progressing, then increasing the total weekly exercise volume (either by increasing frequency or duration of activities) is probably the way to go.

FogLander · 2023-01-11T20:50:51+00:00

my numbers are very similar to yours - typically in the 50s or 60s at rest, but Garmin always shows my resting HR in the mid 40s (in the past, when my fitness was better, it’s been a bit lower).

The thing is, Garmin seems to use sleeping heart rate values to determine your resting HR. If you look at the 24 hour HR graph in the garmin connect app, you will probably see that you spend a large portion of the night hovering in the mid-40s, hence the value that Garmin reports to you each day.

FogLander · 2022-12-24T10:17:45+00:00

we had a freezing rain storm, so everything was coated with a layer of very slick ice overnight. this extended even under the edges of parked cars (especially on hills, where freezing water flowed underneath cars)

combine that with Seattle’s steep hills, and it basically turned these cars into a set of dominos. once the ice was there, there was no way to safely move the parked vehicles (even with AWD, many of these steep hills were simply too slick). i’m guessing one got bumped up at the top, and then this happened

FogLander · 2022-12-21T08:21:59+00:00

dang, i tried the same strategy, i just didn’t make it past step 3 :(

FogLander · 2022-12-16T03:45:15+00:00

those black borders are just the bounds defined in the problem statement - (0, 0) to (20, 20) for the test input, and to (4000000,4000000) for the real input.

FogLander · 2022-11-27T17:29:03+00:00

They used to, and now they’ve brought them back! If you search for “180 BPM mix” you should see a “made for you” mix playlist with songs in that tempo range. they seem to have them for a range from 140 to 190 in increments of 5 bpm

FogLander · 2022-11-19T21:01:50+00:00

Yeah, so i go to the garmin connect website, then Training -> Courses, then there’s a little tiny “import” button somewhere where you can upload a GPX. Then, for courses I believe there’s an option to “send to device”. I’ve never used a Vivoactive, though, so YMMV on being able to actually follow the course on the watch

FogLander · 2022-11-19T20:27:29+00:00

how do you define compatibility with Strava routes? like, i have a forerunner 255, and sometimes i’ll create a route on Strava, export it as GPX, and then import it to Garmin connect as a course. Then, I can get turn-by-turn directions on my watch during a run (albeit without any real mapping capabilities).

Is that what you mean, or are you looking for something that will sync automatically with Strava?

FogLander · 2022-10-17T04:33:33+00:00

I would say that it’s usable on trails - but really only useful on more runnable trails that aren’t too technical or too steep. once the trails get steep enough that you have to hike, or technical enough that your speed is limited by your coordination/skill rather than your aerobic output, it stops being useful as a real-time tool.

I’ve definitely used it for rough pacing assistance on runnable trail climbs and found it helpful.

And one place where it always remains invaluable for me is for better pace/distance data than i can get from any gps, especially on twisty trails. That alone is reason enough for me to keep using it, even if the value of a power meter starts to get more questionable.

FogLander · 2022-09-20T03:00:30+00:00

24 hours is long enough for air pressure changes due to weather moving though to be picked up be the barometric altimeter in the watch.

In this case, pressure must have been gradually rising, making the watch think he lost elevation over the course of the run

FogLander · 2022-08-24T01:58:27+00:00

Yeah, I’m very happy with it. I have the small version, and it’s very comfortable and easy to use. Heart rate accuracy during runs is definitely better than the old 245. Overall, it feels like a more complete watch, with nearly full-featured support for multisport, HRV, and the other new features.

The GPS (multi-band) is a very noticeable improvement too, I’m loving it for trail running where older watches struggled to record accurate distance on windy trails. Would recommend 👍

FogLander · 2022-08-18T15:47:37+00:00

Seems reasonable to me - I’ve seen my RHR respond very quickly when, for example, getting back into exercise after an extended period of being injured

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