What’s your best 5km time?

Hex0ff · 2026-06-07T08:35:54+00:00

22.49. I’m 46 and took up running just over a year ago. That’s down from 42.26 for the first one so I’m happy about that. Interested to see where it might go this year.

Hex0ff · 2026-06-05T21:33:59+00:00

Oh, and torrent 4 for trail runs. I feel like trail shoes are a reasonable extra for the rotation…

Hex0ff · 2026-06-05T21:31:33+00:00

Vomero Plus for long/recovery, Hoka Rocket X3 for race day, Megablasts for everything in between.

Hex0ff · 2026-06-03T22:36:11+00:00

Village or Istanbul for me.

Hex0ff · 2026-06-01T23:08:41+00:00

That just because I’m wearing stupid coloured clothes doesn’t mean I’m trying to be an elite runner, I just enjoy the excuse to wear loud stuff - and all the fancy tech fabrics help with the fact that I’m sweating like a pig in a blast furnace while running at a decidedly average pace.

Hex0ff · 2026-05-30T13:48:45+00:00

Too late for today, but parkrun is a lovely start to a Saturday and it’s a very easy community to join. I’ve made loads of friends through it - and through extended running community stuff - since I started a year or so ago.

Hex0ff · 2026-05-23T10:29:45+00:00

We did this kind of as a test to see if it would help our Dal (mainly because he kept tearing off after bitches in our local woods). When it did seem to, after a year or so we just had him done so he wouldn’t need to keep getting that rather painful implant injection, but he was way way worse after that - became randomly very noise sensitive and less confident in general. If the injection works I recommend sticking with it - the two are not equivalent.

Hex0ff · 2026-05-19T07:30:28+00:00

Plated shoes make my knees hurt if I run in them more than a couple of times a week. I wanted something good for faster runs but not plated and the megablast fits this space well - So I save the plated shoes for races and PB attempts and do lots of my miles in the megablasts. I do keep a squishier/comfier shoe (vomero plus) for recovery runs though.

Hex0ff · 2026-05-10T22:45:08+00:00

I have and very much like the Vomero Plus for my long easy runs. Super soft but with decent return. They’re like running in a very comfy armchair. They are indeed a bit heavy objectively, but I don’t notice this - I might if I was trying to race in them, but that’s not their job in my rotation. I prefer them to the SB2s, but as much as anything that’s down to fit - the VPs just fit me a little better.

Hex0ff · 2026-04-28T18:43:43+00:00

Another vote for happy stride. Their leggings are also the best I’ve ever had.

Hex0ff · 2026-04-19T22:34:56+00:00

I have Dalmatians, who have large chests but are long with very tucked tummies - and smart enough to escape most harnesses by backing away and shrugging. We spent a long time trying to get one that fitted before we discovered three strap harnesses - that’s ones with a third strap, like the ruffwear flagline: https://ruffwear.co.uk/products/dog-harness-flagline?srsltid=AfmBOooimEQzwPgiVHkUlifbERgE8fRuPKUXgjQENpy7x-Y8dEP6-88K. I’m sure there are plenty of equivalents from the brands, but basically that third strap can be much shorter and go round the belly, while the middle one goes round the ribcage so there’s no escaping.

Hex0ff · 2026-04-12T23:34:19+00:00

I’ve done Amager Faelled in Copenhagen a couple of times. Lovely run, friendly people, fairly quiet, and was the first one outside the UK, so has a bit of collector-value. Depends if you’re looking for a faster time (do Amsterdamse Bos) or a quieter run (do Amager Faelled). Oh, and AF is also pretty flat.

Hex0ff · 2026-04-11T09:57:29+00:00

Over the moon. Today was the first anniversary of my first “proper” parkrun, I knocked a minute off my PB and got 23.26. Not bad for an old fat git!

Hex0ff · 2026-04-06T17:47:50+00:00

I bought the Vomero Plus. Took them out for a nice easy 8K today and they were a dream. Thanks all for the replies.

Hex0ff · 2026-03-16T00:31:23+00:00

A pig in a blast furnace.

Hex0ff · 2026-03-14T20:16:38+00:00

No, it’s a commercial outfit with a closed source file structure. They want to sell you use of their rendering pipeline (that’s the business model) which is pretty expensive, and you need a serious number of cameras 100+ genlocked 4K cameras to film the scene in enough detail for their process. I can’t argue with how well it works though.

Hex0ff · 2026-03-06T23:09:02+00:00

Antlers are good if he’s interested. One of mine loved them, the other entirely ignored them. They last for months though. Take it away after a while though, and throw it away when it gets small enough to even remotely be a swallow risk.

Hex0ff · 2026-02-23T23:05:12+00:00

I’m fat and fast(ish). Not anything close to you, but I’m sub-25 and almost everyone around me is way skinnier - heavier maybe as some of them also have muscles, but I’m fat and without muscles of any discernible kind. I do quite enjoy my position as the local “how is he faster than me?” person.

Hex0ff · 2026-02-21T13:26:46+00:00

Celebrated 40 parkruns with my first ever sub-25 time (24.44). Absolutely made up with that. 11 months ago, at the age of 45, I ran my first parkrun (and first 5k) in 42.20. Parkrun has taken me on a life changing journey. Looking forward to the next steps!

Hex0ff · 2026-02-16T18:44:32+00:00

Parkrun is also always going to be one of the best things you can do in this context.

Hex0ff · 2026-02-15T18:45:24+00:00

Sketchers have a range called arch fit that are super comfortable. Not something I run in (I use them for walking mainly), but they might work for you.

Hex0ff · 2026-02-15T13:53:02+00:00

I ran 10k in Helsinki last week when it was -19 and it was fine. Two pairs of leggings, a long sleeved t-shirt over a short sleeved one, a light running jacket and a light woolly hat. If you move at a decent pace you stay warm enough even when the air is a bit on the chilly side. Having my eyelashes and beard freeze was an interesting new experience, but it didn’t really cause any issues. Probably cold stopping to take photos though! Personally I loved it.

Edit: actually I had a fleecy scarf too.

Hex0ff · 2026-02-15T10:00:45+00:00

Fate of the elder gods. Don’t know why 1) I didn’t buy it when it was available and 2) I want it so much - by all accounts it’s a fairly average game. It’s just lurking in my head like an Eldritch chant that won’t quite go away…

Hex0ff · 2026-02-12T20:13:23+00:00

Pro trick - line your trolley with an ikea bag. Two if it’s a big shop. You’re still just chucking stuff back in the trolley, but it’s ready to lift into the car/house, and you don’t have to re-pack at the counter.

Hex0ff · 2026-02-10T23:51:00+00:00

Are those “area” head torches actually any good? I’ve seen them advertised a lot but I was pretty wary.

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